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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1962

Page

3

Kennedy urges critics to help pump life into economy

President Kennedy, speaking at Yale commencement, calls for abandoning worn out slogans and uniting government with business and labor to restore confidence and economic health. He rebuts claims the administration is hostile to business and urges clear, responsible management of the economy.

Kennedy Yale University Dwight D. Eisenhower Yale White House Harvard Europe

Train Rams Bus With 100 Tots In Argentine

A commuter train collided in dense fog with a school bus carrying more than 100 kindergarten children near Buenos Aires. Forty two killed and about eighty seriously injured. a woman teacher among the dead. A girl escaped by jumping from a window as witnesses called the scene appalling. The bus driver said the barrier was down and he did not see the train.

Train Rams Argentine Buenos Aires

Senate and House Set Packed Week in Congress

The Senate and House launch a heavy week with four major bills, including 48 billion for Defense and 932 million for Interior, plus actions on all channel TV and space satellite. The House also tackles women’s pay equality and the Fryingpan Arkansas project, while finance and tax issues loom. The Investigations subcommittee will hear show girls and club owners as racketeering ties are probed in several cities.

Senate Defense Department Interior Department House Billie Sol Estes Senate Finance Committee American Guild of Variety Artists Chicago Philadelphia Baltimore Miami Tampa Calumet City III

Army Trucks Move Negroes To Barracks

A convoy of military cars moved 42 people to a barracks at Camp Edwards and Bourne mass as part of a relocation from the south. Families, including Mack Johnson Jr. and his wife Betty with five children, joined other mothers and children in dormitory-turned-barracks. The spinoff housing shift follows May arrivals and court cases saw Eliza Davis and Edward Burton charges dropped after a gun incident.

Hyannis Mass Freedom Riders Army Camp Edwards Mack Johnson Jr Shreveport Johnson Betty Bourne Cape Cod Community College South Matthew Gilbert Jerry Hall Henry L. Murphy Eliza Davis Cuba Ala Edward W. Burton Little Rock Ark

Young Lifer Wins Hearing Right In Rape Case

Massachusetts Supreme Court rules prisoner Paul J. Guilmette entitled to a hearing on claim he was coerced into pleading guilty in 1960 to participation in a Leominster rape gang. Court cites lack of prior factual hearing. date for the hearing to be set later.

Young Lifer Boston Massachusetts Supreme Court Leominster Harold P. Williams Supreme Court Paul J. Guilmette Raymond S. Wilkins Guilmette John G. H. Meagher Worcester County Superior Court Guilmtte

Last Steps Taken To Halt Hanging Of Pair in N.H.

An attorney for Russell J. Nelson said he will file habeas corpus petitions in the U S District Court in New Hampshire to halt the death sentence. The New Hampshire Superior Court may stay the penalty pending federal action. Nelson and Frederick J. Martineau were convicted of murdering Maurice Gagnon in Nashua in 1959.

Providence R.I Rhode Island New Hampshire U. S. District Court Leo Patrick McGowan New Hampshire Superior Court McGowan Russell J. Nelson Nelson Frederick J. Martineau Pawtucket Maurice Gagnon Lincoln Nashua

Freeman sorry for Estes crack amid Senate hearings

Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman reportedly regrets saying the Estes case was blown out of proportion. Sen. Mundt says Freeman spoke with him for 90 minutes and acknowledged the issue is more serious than first thought. Estes faces fraud charges after a multimillion dollar grain storage and cotton operation, with bond disputes and potential favors under scrutiny as hearings resume.

Freeman Estes West Texas Senate House Mundt Kenneth B. Keating R-N.y New York Agriculture Department

Minister, 92, Quits For Second Time

The Rev. Walter Scott Robinson, 92, retires from active ministry for the second time after serving Decatur's First Methodist Church as associate pastor. He began as a circuit rider 64 years ago and, though still fond of golf, says his legs have given out.

Decatur, Ga Stwards Walter Scott Robinson Decatur Methodist Robinson

Greeks Urged Grow Less Wheat in Greece

Prime Minister Constantine Caramanlis urged Greece's 250 000 farmers to reduce wheat output to qualify for U S surplus aid. He said current production undermines consumers and hinders access to cheap bread and U S aid benefits.

Athens Greece Constantine Caramanlis U.S Caramanlis

Railroad petitions for tax suspension hearing set

The Public Service Board schedules June 27 in Montpelier to hear the Rutland Railway directors petitioning for tax suspensions amid the strikebound railroad dispute.

Montpelier, Vt Public Service Board Rutland Railway

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