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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1962
Page
2
Dialog shows a couple debating activities and attire for a Saturday night outing with friends the Smiths and the Jones. The man seeks guidance, the woman defers, and the choice lands on bowling while discussing clothing preferences. A day later the woman asks about a yellow dress.
President Kennedy delayed a decision on requesting an immediate tax cut for economic stimulus until about August 15 amid White House discussions on possible recession signals after June statistics showed a weak but inconclusive recovery. Officials expect a mid August White House briefing with new index data.
Fort Devens Massachusetts hosts a farewell review for 4000 National Guardsmen and Army Reservists ordered to active duty during the Berlin crisis. Lt Gen Garrison H Davidson will address 16 units as they prepare to depart Fort Devens in early August with dates pending. Units include 664th Medical Detachment Pittsfield 45th Engineer Co Proc t Vermont 131st Engineer Company South Burlington Vermont 526th Medical Detachment West Hartford Connecticut 847th Signal Company Lynn Massachusetts 245th Ordnance Co Roslindale Massachusetts 962d Ordnance Co Plattsburgh New York 324th Ordnance Co Lawrence Massachusetts.
Town Clerk Mary Hodeck reports transfers in Bennington. On July 13 Paul W and Ethel B Bohne sell land in Bennington to Stanley H and Marguerite P Burnham. July 13 William H Cone sells parcels west of Catamount Lane and east of Monument Ave to Lawrence and Mary Becerra. July 17 Martha C Firth estate administrator Van Vechten Graves transfers at Dewey Street Elm Street corner to Charles E and Aileen M Longtin. July 19 James and Nancy Hall transfer easterly Beech Place property to Edward W Spinner.
James M. Kelly 41 of Bellmore pleaded not guilty to operating a heavy tractor trailer without a highway use permit and was found guilty by court trial with a 105.10 fine. Dauane Bently 22 of Pratt Street pleaded guilty to four charges including suspended license and leaving the scene of an accident and was held without bail for pre sentence investigation. James Pello 19 of Safford Street pleaded not guilty to a breach of the peace and bail was set at 100.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Rice announce the engagement of their daughter Shirley Ann to Henry McLenithan son of Mr and Mrs George McLenithan both of Pownal. They are Bennington High School graduates with Shirley also a Burdett College Boston graduate and medical secretary for Drs Humphreys on Silver Street. Henry works at Fairdale Farms. The wedding is planned for October.
Dr. Robert Soblen, convicted in the United States for spying for the Soviet Union, won permission to appeal in the British Court of Appeal. A three justice panel set the hearing for next Thursday, aiming to finish quickly. Soblen, 61, faces a life term in the U.S. after fleeing to Israel and attempting suicide aboard an airliner to gain hospital admission in Britain.
The clerk claimed he could liquidate all Tallman stock owned by Bache and not by individuals. The district attorney said Tallman stole 100 GM shares and the plan escalated to moving over a million dollars in blue chip securities. Tallman allegedly packed the funds in a Manila envelope on June 12 and hid them under his shirt. Bache & Co. says Tallman confessed the entire plot and notes full insurance coverage.
The Supreme Court declared the current apportionment unconstitutional and appeared inclined to favor adding one seat for Chittenden, potentially reducing Rutland County. State lawmakers weigh a special session, with Republicans like George Heaslip noting cautious openness to action but no rush.
Old Bennington schedules a public hearing on August 3 at 7 30 p m in the Schoolhouse. The newly formed three member zoning commission, led by Mrs Hazel M Wills, will collect input from property owners as part of establishing a comprehensive zoning ordinance for the village.
The Senate passed a $4.7 billion foreign aid measure without the Red embargo, sending the compromise bill to the House. The plan, valued at 4.672 billion dollars, preserves Kennedy’s authority to aid behind the Iron Curtain and includes a four year Alliance for Progress program totaling 2.4 billion for Latin America.
Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan is greeted by an honor guard and a 19 gun salute on arrival in Jakarta. He and President Sukarno will attend the opening of a $17 million sports site built largely with Soviet financing and design for the Asian Games.
Police report in London shows 196,854 indictable crimes in the previous year, up 4.5 percent from 1960. Scotland Yard detectives were found to work an average of 60 hours per week, above a typical 48 hour standard.
Lt. Gen. James L. Richardson Jr. said plans to replace tents with a permanent Wolfhounds base camp for the 1st Battle Group, 27th Infantry Division, now stationed in Thailand since April, are moving ahead with a site selected.
Radio Hanoi's weekly program for U S servicemen in South Vietnam was heavily jammed Friday for the first time since its start two weeks ago. Jamming rendered the broadcast unintelligible in Saigon. The program features a honey voiced woman dubbed Hanoi Hanna by servicemen.
Gen. Ricardo Perez Godoy, head of Peru's military junta, urged the United States to renew aid and diplomatic ties, saying democracy should be preserved and elections held next June with civilian rule returning by July 28, 1963. He argued aid would reach hungry Peruvians despite past misuses. The U S halted Alliance for Progress funds and suspended diplomatic relations following the coup.
Miss Joanne Marie Strong daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald S Strong of Lanesboro will marry James Albert Myers son of Mr and Mrs Joseph E Myers of North Bennington at St Charles Church Pittsfield Mass The ceremony will be at 10 with Rev John J Foley officiating and Lincoln D Lynch Jr to sing A reception will follow at Taconic Park Restaurant Details include bridal party and gowns and the couple plan to live on Houghton Street North Bennington after a Cape Cod trip The bride is a Mount Greylock graduate and Myers is a 1961 North Bennington High School graduate employed by Tansitor Electronics Inc.
Honolulu AP reports the United States will conduct a second high altitude nuclear test above Johnston Island late Monday night as part of the Pacific series. The blast is set between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. HST weather permitting and will be submegaton in yield, ranging from 20 000 to 1 000 000 tons of TNT.
Bennington Banner advertises a 20 percent discount for servicemen with a display notice. The notice is part of the Bennington Vermont paper published at 425 Main Street by The Banner Publishing Corporation and affiliated with the Associated Press.
Color film God of The Atom produced by The Moody Institute of Science in Chicago will be shown Sunday at 7 30 PM at Alliance Tabernacle Crescent Boulevard. The program features real bomb photos and data about atom and hydrogen bombs and discusses the moral and spiritual issues raised by destructive power. All are welcome.
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