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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1966
Page
3
United Press International quotes Lyle Wilson urging a panel of three to five distinguished unbiased citizens to survey 14-B impact on the public management labor and economies of states that outlaw compulsory unionism to speed repeal efforts.
FBI agents, mingling with carnival crowds on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, arrested Charles Lorin Gove a prison escapee linked to a Kentucky bank holdup. Gove 40 unarmed and unresisting will be arraigned later today before U.S. Commissioner Robert Rightmeyer. He used the alias Leo Nichols while in New Orleans and had been sought since Oct 31 after escaping a Vacaville California facility. Gove and Ralph Dwayne Owen were to be listed among the ten most wanted criminals.
A congressionally sponsored panel of foreign policy and international law experts urged de-escalation of the Viet Nam war and early peace talks. They warned against unilateral U.S. troop withdrawal and urged study by House members. Rep. Rosenthal said the recommendations reflect expert views, not a political push.
Washington based report notes New England consumers, facing high electric bills, may benefit as private utilities push expansion. Since Dickey Lincoln School public power project approval in Maine, observers record increased activity and a plan to invest 1.5 billion dollars over seven years in new plants, lines, and distribution ahead of the 1972 completion of the Dickey Lincoln facility.
HOLLYWOOD UPI reports CBS-TV news president Fred Friendly resigns amid a dispute over live coverage of Senate Viet Nam war hearings aimed at the daytime housewife audience. He left after arguing for longer live access. CBS subsequently announced live hearings for the coming days. Cronkite and Sevareid sought reconciliation, praising Friendly’s guidance.
A group of 32 House Republicans led by Rep. Seymour Halpern of New York proposed a Hoover type commission to study the organization of the executive branch. The bill, endorsed by the House Republican Policy Committee and co sponsored by 31 colleagues, aims to reveal where decisions are made in the federal government and to address urgent public administration needs this decade. Additional notes include Defense favoring extended air mail to deployed service members, Africa hearings on apartheid set for March, and a critique that foreign aid should supplement but not replace increased global food production.
A Mozambique dog limped into a hospital alone with a broken leg and, after initial treatment, returned the next day for postoperative care. He kept returning until the leg was fully healed, earning the nickname the canine patient who treated doctors like friends.
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