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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1976
Page
1
Clear sunny and breezy today with highs around 60. Increasing cloudiness tonight with a chance of a few showers in northern sections. Lows near 40. Partly sunny breezy and colder Thursday with highs in the mid 50s.
Gov Thomas Salmon will join ceremonies in Montpelier tomorrow at 11 am as three 16 passenger buses are handed to Bennington Regional Transit Inc. The event is followed by a return to the Montpelier garage amid unresolved insurance, with BRTI and BCRC officials noting a nationwide shortage of liability coverage and new planning grants to monitor the Rural Transportation Demonstration Project.
In a three hour exchange in the Floresta district police and army units killed an undetermined number of guerrillas as a security raid targeted an apartment building. Four guerrillas reportedly died and four security forces wounded amid a large scale assault with helicopter and armored cars.
The House approved the first federal lobbying reform in three decades by a 307 to 34 vote after a 12 hour session. The bill would force groups spending 1250 dollars per quarter or employing lobbyists to register with the GAO and file quarterly reports detailing spending, personnel, pay, and lobbying issues.
In Lebanon’s central mountains on the second day of a wide Syrian rightist attack, Syrian troops using tanks and missiles broke through one Palestinian defense position while facing strong resistance on other fronts. Heavy artillery roared along Mt. Lebanon ridges as clashes continued northeast of Beirut.
UPI reports Sen Robert Stafford Republican Vermont accuses Gov Thomas Salmon Democrat of lying in a paid newspaper ad about tax reform. He says Salmon's claim that Stafford killed tax reform is false and notes his vote backed selective exemptions in June 24 roll calls.
Rhodesia's Prime Minister Ian Smith said he is anxious to proceed toward black majority rule and invited a top British diplomat to help resolve the standstill with black African leaders over an interim government. Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere said black leaders expect majority rule in four to six weeks, contrasting with Smith's earlier two-year timeline.
Manchester Wood Company in Manchester will change hands mid October with Clifford Pierce of Pierce Industries leading the purchase. Vermont agencies approved a loan for the deal set to close October 15. The move aims to grow employment to 75 within three years as wooden parts join Pierce Industries’ metal lines.
Richard Nixon describes Watergate as a partisan scandal aimed at toppi ng him and says he resigned to avoid a lengthy impeachment fight. He admits only a judgment error, rejects personal responsibility, and recalls key events from 1946 to 1974, including Kissinger, Ford, Haig, and Tricia Nixon Cox.
A brief note on the Vermont Selective Service office closure as part of the program to shift welfare dependence to work. The article summarizes regional implications and mentions page references for related items.
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