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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1962
Page
7
Secretary of the Air Force Eugene Zuckert said the Air Force will follow Defense Secretary McNamara's ruling against immediate broadening of the RS70 program. McNamara argued against spending more than 320 million dollars to expand the controversial 2000 mph bomber, now discussed as a reconnaissance strike plane.
New York AP reports Brookhaven National Laboratory scientists along with Yale CERN Saclay and Ecole Polytechnique groups created the anti Xi minus particle, a fleeting bit of matter observed from atom nuclei. No practical use is anticipated, but the discovery advances understanding of atomic forces.
A roundup of brief New England happenings includes Dr. Raymond Galloway tending to three injuries at Wilton High intramurals where a 14 year old broke an arm a 15 year old girl cramps from flu symptoms and a 17 year old senior sprained an ankle. A Rhode Island man sues for three cents in a small claims case and a weather bulletin offers a cautious forecast. Memo Mona the cat wins an afghan raffle at a Pawtucket church while Granny Barbara Keith, a Hartford grandmother, recounts parachute jumping feats and flight training from an airplane she once bought and rebuilt.
Zanesville Ohio residents raised funds to take over the Zanesville Rapid Transit Co after it suspended service due to rising costs and falling revenues. The new group reports 33 000 dollars in treasury with donations from schools, seniors, merchants, civic groups, and a union. The current firm plans to sell its 24 buses for 25 000 dollars as a transaction date is set.
In New England storms and climate shifts dominate headlines as a direct teletypewriter line connects the U S Weather Bureau with The newspaper to speed weather alerts and forecasts to readers.
Washington AP reports the Air Force enacting the Human Reliability Program to bar personnel showing excessive worry about dangerous duty from crews handling nuclear missiles and bombs. Commanders must screen new assigns and monitor behavior, removing unreliable individuals when needed. A general policy has existed since April 1960.
Boston AP reports the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Spring Flower Show opens March 17 at Wonderland Park Revere linking grandstand to clubhouse with acacia display. The event runs through March 25 with Earl Weidner performing organ music in the clubhouse area.
Kennedy announced atmospheric nuclear tests in a TV broadcast to gain attention and explain choices. Across eight 1962 press meetings, he shows restraint, varied tone, and careful handling of Khrushchev, suggesting a guarded, open-door approach to diplomacy despite tensions.
Dr. Fred E Crossland, NYU admissions director, calls the college entrance crisis a myth arguing four applicants equal one freshman. He says many apply to few colleges, and only 25 to 50 of the 2000 institutions can overflow capacity with Ivy League schools among the top. He cites guidance counselors as key to the issue.
In Arlington Virginia teens scuffled with astronaut John H Glenn Jr at a church and said they did not realize who he was. One boy claimed he would have shook his hand if aware, while another group had recognized him and taunted him, singing about a beer can in the ocean.
Pasadena California Dr Justine S Garvey of California Institute of Technology reports progress in growing liver cells to produce an infectious hepatitis vaccine. She says large scale cell growth is needed for vaccine preparation and notes the disease affected about 50 000 Americans last year.
MOSCOW AP reports Sovetskaya Justizia journals claim invalids and pregnant women are being deported likely to Siberia. The piece accuses Leningrad courts of abusing a law that targets people who refuse honest labor to justify the deportations.
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