06 Apr 1963
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1963
Page
1
Vermont House Education Committee backs passage of the $3.5 million Simpson education aid bill. The bill would establish a preJune 1964 equalization process to set fair market values, determine state aid by financial need and local effort, and fund towns at 15 percent of need or expenditures.
The Ladies of the American Legion Auxiliary request State Sen Robert L. Bloomer of Rutland to advise on eligibility for Girls State amid questions over a religious qualification that bans Jehovahs Witnesses. Some high schools have withdrawn and others doubt participation as leaders avoid public comment on the clause.
The commander of Puerto Belgrano naval base and the crack marine chief gave themselves up to army officers at Bahia Blanca. Loyalist forces prepared to attack if rebels resisted, while negotiations outlined limits on the marine corps and deployment of units.
Police report a Burlington bank teller Louis Barra 28 shot his wife Barbara 22 and their 5 month old daughter Tammy Sue in their duplex, then killed himself with a rifle. The bodies were found after the father-in-law failed to reach them and autopsies were planned.
King Hassan II of Morocco capped a 10 day New York visit with rapid royal shopping. He ordered at least five Cadillacs and a vast array of bedding textiles plus 150 blankets. Crests and monograms were prepared for departure as the pace remained hectic.
At Jodrell Bank England observers report fitful signals from the Soviet Lunik IV near the moon. After a period of silence the lunar rocket resumed beeping for 44 minutes Friday night then halted, suggesting possible trouble with the mission.
In Geneva the Kremlin offered to open a direct Teletype link with Washington as a safety measure to prevent accidental war. Soviet and U S officials signaled readiness to begin informal negotiations next week based on Arthur Dean’s draft for a cable Teletype circuit.
Rep Elmer D Bullock of Georgia Vermont filed a bill to outlaw nudism after accusing Forest City Lodge nudist colony at Long Pond of not staying out of sight He plans to develop his 60 acre property into a summer camp and worries residents would not want to live beside the colony The colony has operated at Long Pond for years with an estimated seasonal presence unknown
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that sharp cuts in foreign aid would aid Soviet strategy and warned that U S influence would wane globally if Americans pull back. Critics including Rep Otto Passman and Rep H R Gross pressed back as hearings opened on Kennedy’s 4 5 billion proposal.
Toronto AP reports Lester B Pearson’s Liberal party leads in the final campaign hour with broader support. Doug las says fundraising elites back Pearson while rivals Dian the Conservatives and Social Credit accuse Liberals of subsidy ties and fear minority rule. Thompson claims potential gains for Social Credit.
An editorial backs Vermont plans for a new medium security institution while a full page outlines the state's correctional problems and proposed remedies. Readers see opinions on the opening of the major league baseball season as Pearson campaigns in Ontario.
In Greenwood Mississippi a judge found 12 Negro vote marchers guilty of disorderly conduct and sentenced each to 30 days in jail and 100 dollar fines. A second group of 12 Negroes arrived by car to take voter tests without incident as autos were used for the first time.
The House Appropriations Committee refused to add funds for the make-jobs accelerated public works program, delivering a setback to President Kennedy's economic agenda.
Gen Curtis LeMay says civilian defense chiefs erred in awarding the TFX war plane contract but accepts the decision and does not plan to contest it. Senate Investigations Subcommittee chair John L McClellan says the probe into General Dynamics and Boeing has about half the work left and may pursue prototype testing.
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