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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1963
Page
1
President Kennedy proposed a near 99 billion dollar budget aiming to boost deficits with tax cuts to spur full employment and growth. Defense rises to 55.4 billion, space programs 4.2 billion, foreign aid about 4.95 billion, and a Cabinet level Urban Affairs Department eyed.
President Kennedy presents a fiscal 1964 framework showing income of 86.9 billion, spending 98.8 billion and a 11.9 billion deficit, arguing deficits reflect investment in the future while seeking higher defense and space spending and previewing a tax cut impact. He notes collection shifts and economy gains, with details to come in a Congressional message.
U.S. District Judge Edward Weinfeld ruled that a Cuban U.N. mission member does not automatically have immunity from U.S. jurisdiction. The decision, affecting the Casanova case, holds that U.N. diplomatic status does not guarantee immunity from the U.S. government in a sabotage conspiracy trial.
Moise Tshombe prepared to return to Elisabethville for talks to surrender Katanga and enable U.N. entry into Kolwezi. U.N. demands include unopposed access for troops and adoption of Thant's unity plan sharing mining revenues, military merger, and a federal constitution. Meanwhile fighting continued in South Kasai Province near Katanga.
A series of seven blasts ripped through the Direct Mail Advertising Reporter magazine plant at 224 Tilt St in Garden City. The blasts shook Hempstead Mineola and Garden City causing evacuation of ninety families from two apartment houses. no injuries were reported as firefighters contained the fire quickly.
Inside coverage notes strong opposition to a sweepstakes proposal in New Hampshire. The piece highlights public debate and potential implications for residents and lawmakers as the plan faces scrutiny.
AP analysis says East Berlin congress widens rift between Moscow and Peking as Khrushchev’s heavy rhetoric highlights competing powers. Fidel Castro’s Latin American posture echoes Chinese deviations, signaling potential polarization and stalled rewards for many parties.
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev inspected the Berlin Wall and the Checkpoint Charlie area as tensions rose with China over Beijing’s stance on Moscow. He warned China against warlike rhetoric and insisted on avoiding nuclear catastrophe while urging moderation in Communist disputes.
A 26 day old dock strike threatens national welfare and vital commerce as President Kennedy forms an emergency board of labor relations experts to mediate. If talks fail he will ask Congress to end the strike affecting 60 000 longshoremen from Maine to Texas and causing half a billion dollars in losses.
Gov. Hoff in his inaugural address urges a delayed legislative session to study solutions for education health welfare and transportation. He plans a spring adjournment and a future budget proposal, stressing redesign of schooling and regional planning to boost Vermont’s economy amid traditions he says hinder progress. The newly sworn-in Democrat calls for nonpartisan action with a broad plan to address state crises.
A Bennington meeting of selectmen municipal and private group officials explored expanding town involvement in recreation. A committee to study area needs was seen as likely, with a survey of the town farm land possible for future recreational development. Opponents argued against immediate town takeover of the village program citing governance concerns.
A Swiss diplomat said Fidel Castro's government will likely allow a second plane to fly Cuban Americans to the United States on Friday. Over 700 Americans have filed repatriation applications, with 68 aboard the first flight to Miami last Sunday. About 900 U.S. citizens remain in Cuba, many of them children, and none of the 25 to 30 known prisoners were released.
Labor leader Hugh Gaitskell aged 56, in London, is responding slightly to treatment for a mysterious virus but remains in very grave condition. Middlesex Hospital bulletin notes long sleep periods and ongoing renal and abdominal complications.
Three East Germans escaped into West Berlin through the western border barbed wire early today. West Berlin police said the trio went unnoticed by Communist guards and no further details were released.
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