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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1976
Page
1
In County Armagh gunmen stopped a textile workers bus as it returned home. A Catholic passenger escaped before the attack. Ten Protestant workers were killed and one wounded in the volley of shots carried out by suspected Provisional IRA members seeking revenge for prior Catholic killings.
In Pittsburgh on Monday about 2,200 teachers and aides braved subfreezing temperatures to march on picket lines despite a court order to resume classes for 62,000 students. The district canceled 1 PM classes, citing insufficient staff, while 30,700 Madison teachers closed 47 schools in a first ever citywide strike.
Johannesburg marks a state televised era with the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation switch on. Prime Minister Vorster begins the service with a prerecorded message saying he is not feverishly enthusiastic about television, citing concerns over slanted news and balanced presentations amid a decade of controversy.
Beirut premier Karami declares elections postponed indefinitely due to uncontrolled violence and civil war disorder. Critics warn of a constitutional vacuum to extend President Franjieh's term, amid left wing Muslim fears of prolonged rule. Opposition in New Delhi denounces Gandhi emergency as democracy erodes.
Native Hawaiians on Kahoolawe dwindled to one or two demonstrators as authorities began efforts to locate and remove them. The plan aimed to stage a week long camp on the 45 square mile island to press for land returns claimed by native Hawaiians.
A Rembrandt portrait titled Elsbeth van Rijn valued at $1 million was stolen from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston in April and returned to authorities in a parking lot by a ski masked intermediary. The museum said only two tiny dents are the permanent damage and the investigation continues.
The nation logged about 286 traffic deaths over a four day period from 8 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday, according to the Associated Press. The count aligns with National Safety Council estimates and sits well below recent New Year’s holiday totals.
President Ford intends to nominate Anne Armstrong, former White House counselor and cabinet officer, as ambassador to Britain, replacing Elliot Richardson. Armstrong, wife of a Texas rancher, has long been active in Republican politics and would be the first American woman ambassador to the Court of St James if approved by Britain and the Senate.
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