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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1976
Page
2
In Chino California two guards were hurt as 13 inmates from the California Youth Authority Training School fled during a riot that served as a cover for the breakout. About 1,000 felony inmates aged 14 to 29 were housed there. Twelve fugitives were recaptured, including four by guards pursuing them through a cornfield using a large mechanical harvester.
The House passed 378 to 16 a bill to empower rangers with firearms and misdemeanor or probable cause felon arrests. Interior Secretary would designate staff to maintain order, draft master park plans, and report to Congress, while a new national parks advisory board would be created. Senate action already occurred and a reconciliation is required.
Canadian International Paper plans a 30 million dollar investment at its Gatineau Quebec newsprint mill to produce a new low energy pulp. The pulp mimics chemical pulps with yield near groundwood and promises reduced wood use. CIP president C S Flenniken says machine trials show excellent papermaking properties.
In Washington a car bomb killed Orlando Letelier former Chilean minister and ambassador to the U S. Also killed was Ronnie Karpen Moffitt of Potomac Maryland, a Transnational Institute staffer. Letelier’s spouse was injured. Federal investigators said the type of explosive would take days to identify. No suspects named. The Chilean junta condemned the killings and leaders in the United States called for a full inquiry. About 75 people gathered at the Chilean Embassy to protest.
Washington and Plains reports describe President Ford upbeat about the Thursday face to face with Jimmy Carter. Advisers doubt the 1964 election law probe will hurt Ford, and White House counsel cites a three year statute of limitations. Carter rests at his Georgia home preparing for the first of three national debates and proposes abolishing several federal energy agencies to streamline government.
In Minneapolis the Episcopal Church faces a split over 15 women priests. Bishops urged a conditional ordination to regularize them, aiming to heal divisions between reform and traditional wings. Ten dioceses face whether to complete Philadelphia and Washington ordinations or proceed under a stricter rule. Debates continue on conscience clauses to permit local bishops to refuse ordaining women.
82 law professors led by Vern Countryman urge House and Senate Judiciary Committees to investigate federal judge Irving Kaufman over alleged improprieties in the Julius and Ethel Rosenberg trial. FBI documents cited describe bias, out of court discussions, publicity efforts, and questionable remarks about the case.
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