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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1962
Page
1
Three Burlington police officers face Chittenden County Municipal Court on burglary and theft charges from breaking into downtown stores while on night duty in uniform. Two other officers recently pled guilty and were sentenced to four to six years in state prison for burglary.
Burlington police seek a study by the International Association of Chiefs of Police after five of forty eight officers were arrested for burglary in under a month. Captain George McKenzie expects a letter outlining details and a preliminary survey to set a price for a possible contract. If approved, the survey would last about three weeks with Mayor Robert Bing and the police commissioners supportive.
Icy roads across Pownal Searsburg and Arlington caused multiple crashes early today. Marvin Finger of West Ghent N Y and Edmund Cardinal of 216 Washington Ave were hospitalized at Putnam Memorial Hospital with head injuries and facial contusions respectively. A third crash near Sears Mountain involved Jay Porter of Vernon Ohio. Arlington schools closed while highway crews reduced hazards by noon.
A two day Vassar College conference debated The American College a 1084 page study by Nevitt Sanford and colleagues. Panelists including Benson Snyder and William Fels argued for and against a psychological developmental emphasis in liberal arts education.
Superior Judge Harold C Sylvester reconvenes a chancery court hearing on an injunction petition to force reapportionment of the Vermont Senate. Rep William Mikell petitions to enjoin clerks in four counties from distributing ballots for 1962 until the senate is revised per the 1960 census. The 1961 General Assembly failed to agree on a reapportionment formula and Chittenden County sought to increase its delegation from four to six members.
Kenneth Stracker 20 and his wife Carol 18 died in a head on collision in Foxboro while wearing safety belts. John Fee 53 of Boston also died in the wreck as state police said a car crossed Route 1 from the opposite lane. Firefighters took over an hour to remove his body.
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP a giant space balloon named Big Shot broke apart hundreds of miles over the Atlantic while inflating to the size of a 13 story building. The 500 pound plastic balloon fell into the ocean 600 miles southeast of Cape after a 6 06 a m Thor rocket launch. NASA said the balloon separated from the booster then split during inflation with the cause unknown. Engineers will review television film from the Thor to study the 25 minute flight.
The United States and the European Common Market nations plan to sign a sweeping 20 percent tariff reduction deal on hundreds of industrial products in Brussels. Howard Peterson and Jean Rey will sign for the two sides as critics note French reservations on certain chemicals. The pact aims to clear agriculture barriers and expand U S trade authority under the 1958 act.
Algiers endures daily tolls with 48 dead and 116 wounded reported during the weekend, including 35 Muslims and 13 Europeans, as French forces and local violence continue. Gendarmes patrol streets while casualties rise and women and beggars lie amid the aftermath.
The Congo Parliament passed a 67 to 1 vote censuring Deputy Premier Antoine Gizenga for defying the central government. Gizenga agreed to end his exile and return to Leopoldville by Saturday after his bodyguard surrendered to Congolese troops. The action clears Premier Adoula to oust Gizenga. 14 Congolese troops and Gizenga’s gendarmes were among those involved in weekend fighting in Stanleyville.
At the United Nations General Assembly in New York the Angola debate tests US Portugal ties as Africa Asia and Latin America push for self determination and a peaceful settlement. Lisbon warns the issue is a domestic matter and may boycott if censures occur.
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