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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1973
Page
1
London dealers rushed to record prices as gold soared amid fears over paper money and a potential leftist French government. The dollar weakened against major currencies while demand flowed from Europe and beyond.
Winthrop Rockefeller dies of cancer at 60 in California. His cremation will occur there, with ashes sent to Arkansas as Gov. Dale Bumpers declares a day of mourning for his watershed public service. Survived by brothers Nelson Rockefeller and David Rockefeller, his life spanned oil wealth, military service, two Arkansas governorships, and a complex family legacy.
In Saigon the four party Joint Military Commission stalled further cease-fire investigations as each side refused to probe the other's charges. Only two probes began in more than three weeks, with no completion. Saigon reported 448 Communist violations in the last 24 hours, 20 more than Thursday. Eleven Communists were killed and 11 government troops wounded near Ba Te northwest.
Senate Democratic John Stennis of Mississippi makes gradual progress at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after a Jan 30 street holdup. An aide says he eats regularly, is up in his room, walks more each day, and enjoys reading newspapers and watching TV as physicians remain encouraged.
GOP Congressional Campaign Committee in Washington searches for the typical first time Republican congressman. The profile centers on a 43 year old business type with political background, not a career politician, to identify viable 1974 House nominees and marginal districts for gains.
Washington's River Front Farm, a seven acre tract once part of Mt. Vernon, will be bought by the American Horticultural Society with a $1 million gift from Enid Haupt to serve as a headquarters and center for teaching and environmental preservation. The sale ends attempts by the Soviet government to acquire the site for a summer retreat.
Ellen Ewing in Spokane started a drive to collect POW bracelets and melt about 500000 bands into a monument. The effort honors 80000 Americans who died in Vietnam and POWs, MIAs, and servicemen missing in action, with a hoped national Capitol display.
At Williamstown cinemas The Sword in the Stone and Barefoot Executive debut at Cinema 1 while The Getaways with Steve McQueen and Ali McGraw runs a second week at Cinema 11. Fat City and Easy Rider continue at the College Cinema. The text also mentions a peace monument and veterans bracelets tied to a Miss Ewing initiative, with public reactions and personal notes from viewers.
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