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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1964
Page
2
Joseph J. Lombardo of Brooklyn tells about 300 Vermont VFW members that the Communist timetable for world domination is advancing on schedule. He accuses the USSR and China of a hoax and insists the free world must stay alert against ongoing aggression.
Essex Junction Democrat meeting hears State Senator Charles Delaney say the Democratic Party is on the move in Vermont and that the Republican led legislature should put partisanship aside next session and judge proposed bills on merit.
Roland Vantour of the Vermont Development Department told a Vermont Technical College audience that graduates will find rising jobs in agriculture and industry. He cited a rise in manufacturing payrolls from 132.745 million in 1958 to 174.1 million in 1962 and personal income increase of 27 million from 1961 to 1962, noting Vermont's abundant growth factors and predicting similar gains over the next two decades.
Albany Board of Education refused a cobalt 60 gift citing danger. Col Alfred Jacobson had offered screening and safety capsules. The decision followed concerns raised by Dr Arthur J Wallingford president of the board.
Douglas Lyons eight year old was discovered in about eight feet of water a quarter mile from his rural Mayfield residence. State police ruled his death an accidental drowning after a search that began Wednesday afternoon when he was reported missing.
Bell Laboratories of New York City has dropped its patent suit against Sprague Electric of North Adams in federal court Boston. The stipulation allows the case to be dismissed with prejudice, barring renewal, as Sprague’s patent on solid electrolyte tantalum capacitors is affirmed.
In Pittsfield the time study and methods men at General Electric voted to affiliate with the American Federation of Technical Engineers. They organized Wednesday night to form Local 145 AFTE. In North Adams the last old time shoe shine parlor will close within two weeks. Anthony Lopreta, owner for nearly 50 years, opened the 10 chair shop in 1918 and once employed a dozen shoe-shine boys. He cites the automobile as the major reason for the decline in business.
Air Force Secretary Eugene Zuckert rejected a New York led plan to move the Electronics Systems Division from Hanscom Field in Bedford Massachusetts to Griffiss Air Force Base Rome New York The decision cited manpower and economic impact favoring retention at Hanscom The proposal had been pushed by New York lawmakers while Massachusetts delegation opposed it
Senator Edward M. Kennedy in his first Senate address urges colleagues to pass the civil rights bill, invoking his brother John F Kennedy’s legacy and urging a shift toward freedoms and peace rather than oppression. He says his brother showed segregation was morally wrong and that the bill aligns with his life’s meaning.
New York stocks opened narrowly mixed in moderate trading. General Electric rose 1 percent to 872, American Tobacco up 4 to 3434, Columbia Broadcasting up 4 to 46, while International Telephone fell to 591. Gulf Oil dropped 2 to 55, National Airlines up to 52, Reynolds Tobacco up 4 to 46, Johnson & Johnson up 1 to 105, Pan American World Airways up to 81. Union Pacific slipped to 412, Pennsylvania to 311, New York Central to 351, Southern Railway up to 631, Chesapeake and Ohio down to 70, Southern Pacific eased to 385. Chrysler rose to 4712, General Motors steady at 81, Ford eased to 54, U S Steel up to 5756, Republic to 457, Inland to 4614. Control Data up to 8615, IBM up 1 to 586, Litton 2 to 7134. Texas Instruments slid to 7934 and RCA eased 4 to, Standard Oil N J down 14 to 86, Socony Mobil up 1 to 70.
The FAA will hold a May 7 conference on installing arrester gear at major airports to prevent crashes during landing and takeoff after three New York area incidents in bad weather. A tested belly-hook system stopped heavy jets in about 2,000 feet with no passenger harm.
A planned debate at the University of New Hampshire between Communist editor James W Jackson and historian Peter Viereck was canceled by the No Time For Politics committee. Gov. John W King criticized hosting speakers who oppose the U S government. The incident follows prior canceled talks and a policy review set for April 18.
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