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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1962

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Flight Engineers Strike Restraint Heads for Court Test

A federal judge extended a restraining order against Pan Am flight engineers as appeal looms. Daniel Kornblum said he will appeal after Judge George Rosling extended the restraint to August 1 amid ongoing FEIA dispute and parallel Eastern Air Lines strike.

New York Pan American World Airways U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Daniel Kornblum U. S. Dist George Rosling Kornblum Pan Am Flight Engineers International Association FEIA Rosling Eastern Air Lines Flight Engineers Air Line Pilots Association

William Faulkner Dies at 64 in Oxford Mississippi

Nobel prize winning author William Faulkner died at a hospital in Oxford Mississippi at about 2 a.m. He was 64 and had recently spent time at the University of Virginia as a lecturer. Faulkner, famed for Yoknapatawpha County novels, owned a 366 acre farm near town and his latest work The Reivers appeared on best seller lists.

Oxford Miss William Faulkner Mississippi Yoknapatawpha University of Virginia Faulkner Dorothy Oldham Paul D. Summers Jr Charlottesville the Reivers

Author Mourns Fellow Winner Of Nobel Prize

Pearl Buck, America’s lone surviving Nobel Prize author, mourns the death of her friend William Faulkner. Buck spoke by telephone from Perkasie Pennsylvania with her Manchester secretary, saying Faulkner was in good health recently and that his talent was original and penetrating. Buck, who divides time between Bondville Vermont and Bucks County Pennsylvania, said she will miss him in American letters.

Manchester America William Faulkner Pearl Buck Perkasi George Breen Buck Bondville Bucks County Pennsylvania

Union high school district plans outlined for July organizational

Vermont observers and four district nominees detailed the proposed start of the union high school district on July 1 1964 with Education only control of current high schools and hoped construction of a new building by fall. They discussed leasing Bennington High School as a junior high on a no cost basis with bonded debt and 15 year terms, plus hiring outside help, site purchases, and potential bonding to fund planning and administration.

Union School Board Arthur Faris Shaftsbury Faris Union District Planning Board Vermont State Department of Education Lease Bendi Dr. Faris Bennington High School Bennington Desert Proving Ground Pacific Philippine Sea Vandenberg Air Force Base Far East AEC

Food Riots Erupt in Rio In Price Control Attempt

Rio de Janeiro faced widespread food riots as mobs looted more than 100 stores while troops restored order at Duque de Caxias. The unrest followed a general strike by union leaders demanding a nationalist government to resolve the Goulart-Parliament stalemate, with casualties reported in multiple suburbs.

Rio Rio DE Janeiro Brazil Duque de Caxias Adolfo Daci 1St Army Sao Joao de Meriti Nova Iguacu Joao Goulart Goulart Rio Grande Do Sul Leonel Brizola Sen. Auro de Moura Andrade Andrade Mnister

Keyser Candidacy Announcement Planned for Thursday

Governor F Ray Keyser said he expects to formally announce for re election next Thursday. He told The Banner a written statement of political plans will be released probably early that afternoon. He had earlier indicated Friday as the tentative disclosure date.

Montpelier F. Ray Keyser

Saskatchewan doctors strike deepens amid health plan push

Saskatchewan faces a six day strike by physicians as deputy premier Brockelbank hints at a legislative session to amend the health act. Premier Lloyd, on a secret eastern mission, weighs mediation while emergency services shrink and doctors quit, forcing claims of safety concerns and reprisal threats from a Citizens Safety Committee in Regina.

Regina Sask Saskatchewan J. H. Brockelbank Breckelbank Woodrow S. Lloyd Canada Lloyd Saskatchewan College of Physicians and Surgeons Sam Landa Canadian Medical Commission Saskatoon Citizens’ Safety Committee

Above Ground Blast Set for Nevada Test Site Tomorrow

CAMP MERCURY Nev AP the first hydrogen bomb type blast in the United States and the most powerful in the underground series is ready at the Nevada test site. A later detonation will be a low-yield above ground shot to demonstrate crater creation for potential harbors and canals under the plow share program Project Sedan aims to remove radioactivity.

Camp Mercury Nev United States Nevada Atomic Energy Commission AEC

Track Readies Crossing Plans For RR Tracks

Atty Frederick Fayette of Burlington and Taconic Racing and Breeding Association outlines access road plans for the Pownal track. Proposals include three crossings with U S 7 and Vermont 346, with one main public entrance and a staff entrance. Boston and Maine Railroad consent hinges on safety conditions. PSB review precedes Highway Department final details.

Atty. Frederick Fayette Burlington Taconic Racing and Breeding Association Pownal Public Service Board Highway Department Fayette U.S. 7 Vermont U. S Boston & Maine Railroad PSB

Drought Second Worst in Ten Years Threatens Water Supply

Bennington area faces a severe drought with Paul W. Bohne of Harwood Hill calling it the second driest in a decade and possibly the worst if dry conditions persist. He notes lack of snow, low precipitation since October, and record low 38 degrees at Albany and warns the Bennington Village Water Board may impose new usage restrictions as Lake Hancock falls and Morgan Spring pumping looms.

Bohne Bennington Albany, N.Y Weather Bureau Bennington Village

Newsboy Cash Found in Auto Sparks Claims War

The federal government leads a list of claimants to a 2.4 million fortune found in a dusty auto trunk in New Jersey. Bookmaker Joseph Moriarty and his girlfriend Anna Petrick faced questioning as authorities seek to prove the money’s link to Moriarty and potentially seize it on grounds of liens and illegal activity.

Jersey City N.J Joseph Newsboy) Moriarty FBI Anna Petrick State Prison Trenton Moriarty Miss Petrick U.S Satz

Senators To Check on Sugar Lobby

A Senate subcommittee under Sen. Thomas J. Dodd will probe foreign agents influence on the sugar bill. Reports say lobbyists for foreign governments were paid over 500000 dollars, with some earning up to 50000 dollars yearly and fees up to 50 cents per ton for quota work.

Washington Senate Kennedy Thomas J. Dodd D-Conn James O. Eastland D-Miss Senate Judiciary Committee Congress House Senate Finance Committee

U S Delays Megaton Shot Third Time

Honolulu AP reports the United States postponed a high altitude nuclear test above Johnston Island for 24 hours marking the third delay of the Pacific test series. Officials offered no clear reason though unofficial sources cited technical difficulties.

Honolulu United States Johnston Island Thor Johnston Hawaii Pacific Christmas Island

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