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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1966
Page
1
The United States launched the 3900 pound Orbiting Astronomical Observatory to 492 to 505 mile high Earth orbit. It will host ten remote controlled telescopes, creating a global space platform for astronomical viewing.
Brattleboro Vermont witnesses a four week model rocket course culminate in a campus launch. 175 students from Green Street School Rocket Club launched four solid fuel rockets reaching 500 to 2000 feet with one achieving 2000 feet and parachute descent.
UPI reports 491 survivors after a pre-dawn blaze on the Viking Princess near the Cuban coast. Three killed and four missing as passengers evacuate. Captain Otto Thorensen praised for leading the ordeal and aiding in the search.
Paris reports France hopes to keep American supplied nuclear warheads for troops in West Germany after Charles de Gaulle orders NATO withdrawal. Diplomatic sources say a U S compromise on future military relations could be possible before the April 1967 deadline, citing Under Secretary Ball’s NATO briefing.
Albany stock report notes the sale of 650 million tax anticipation bonds as the largest single borrowing by New York and likely by any state. Notes carry 3 1/4 percent interest, mature March 31, 1967, and were sold to 41 banks statewide and 15 NYC securities dealers.
President Johnson told a gray haired audience on Good Friday that he will seek an across the board rise in Social Security benefits next year and push a dental care program for young children. He signed extended Medicare signup deadlines and urged plans to keep Social Security in step with living costs while pursuing broader insurance for widows and orphans.
The United Mine Workers union and Peabody Coal Company signed a 30 month contract emphasizing fringe benefits over wages. The deal, expected to set a pattern for other soft coal operators, carries no first year across the board wage increase but includes a $1 daily raise next April 1. Estimated cost to miners is about $2.58 daily. some say Peabody’s largely strip mining operation explains the lower wage costs.
Hundreds of American civilians and nonessential personnel ordered to leave Da Nang amid anti American riots in Saigon. Buddhist protesters clash with military forces, bombs and grenades used, with at least 10 American service members injured. U.S. Marines seal Da Nang hotel area as helicopters move in to evacuate to bases nearby. Evacuations follow Hue and Saigon unrest fueling fears of civil conflict.
An Arlington family of three was hospitalized after their car crashed off U.S. 7 in Shaftsbury and snapped a power pole causing an hour and a half of area wide power outage. Robert McKeighan Sr and wife Mary along with infant Robert Jr sustained head and facial injuries and were listed in fair condition at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Police investigated the crash and reported extensive property damage, with traffic backed up for miles.
U S forces expanded ground and air actions in North and South Vietnam, reporting 44 Viet Cong killed in two Thursday engagements. In Tuy Hoa region a company of the 101st Airborne cleared a fortified Viet Cong position after air strikes and artillery, with 15 Viet Cong dead and materiel seized. Central Highlands shells left 29 Viet Cong dead as 1st Air Cavalry troopers engaged 30 to 40 fighters. A government outpost near Saigon was briefly overrun but retaken with air and artillery support. Navy and Air Force missions increased as weather allowed more sorties.
The left wing of the Labour Party in Britain denounces Prime Minister Harold Wilson for pro American Viet Nam policy, NATO endorsement, and East of Suez posturing in the New Statesman, arguing his claim of new world authority serves Johnson rather than Britain.
In Moscow the 23rd Soviet party Congress closed with Nikita Khrushchev stripped of his final leadership tie. Brezhnev was solidified as party secretary general while Anastas Mikoyan and Nikolai Shvernik were retired from the politburo, leaving one remaining old Bolshevik Arvid Pelshe on the politburo. The congress endorsed Kosygin’s five year plan and Suslov urged U.S. troops to quit Vietnam as delegates cheered.
Columnist Jean Wassick shares springtime thoughts about Bennington and campus life. Columnist Bill Blachly discusses socialism and Canadian power shaping policy debates.
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