20 Apr 1976
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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1976
Page
1
Price wars spread savings to shoppers as supermarkets boost promotions and cut prices nationwide. Industry officials say the downturn in growth forces ongoing competition, with reduced costs and pursued market share.
Black nationalist guerrillas killed three white South African motorcyclists and blew up a section of Rhodesia's main rail link to South Africa. Police blocked a 178 mile stretch of the Fort Victoria Beltbridge road near Nuanetsi after Easter weekend border crossings. A motorist said 12 to 20 guerrillas armed with AK-47 rifles attacked the cyclists.
Convicted hijacker J. Lentz coerced pilots and hostages aboard a Navajo and a Convair jet near Denver. After a tense standoff with FBI agents hidden aboard, Lentz fired a shot into a wall as agents opened fire, ending the incident with his surrender. Blair, the other hostage, is safe.
Three assailants and a woman arrived on two motorcycles and opened fire on cyclists. Two men were killed and a woman wounded as a train detonation damaged the Rutenga Beitbridge rail line, Rhodesia’s sole direct link to South Africa. Authorities could not confirm if the same group caused both attacks amid Mozambique border tensions.
The Beatles return to the charts after six years with several top 50 entries led by Yesterday at No. 10. EMI marketing chief Bob Mercer credits a campaign releasing classic singles and albums to rekindle Beatlemania and lure new audiences.
Sen Frank Church charging President Ford is weak declares he would halt sending jobs abroad and end costly foreign wars if elected. He criticizes Nixon pardon and CIA abuses, urges foreign policy reset, and cites high unemployment as proof of need to curb overseas investment by U.S. firms.
Unionists said they entered bargaining with pay 10 percent behind inflation over three years and dismissed plant-closure warnings from management due to labor costs. They highlighted industry growth forecasts, Firestone expecting 12 percent sales gains and the Big Four to report strong first quarter earnings. Goodrich led with a near tripling of first quarter earnings versus 1975, noting 1973 was among its worst years.
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