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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1962
Page
1
In Algiers fighting escalates as Secret Army commandos ambush French patrols and raid arms stores. Six soldiers die with twelve wounded in Bab El Oued, while clashes spread to police posts and government strongholds. Army surrounds Bab El Oued as oil and tacks slow traffic.
Governor Wesley Powell cancels his planned delegation trip to Japan next month after a heart attack. The other governors will depart April 4 as scheduled with a Japanese visit in May, while Powell remains hospitalized and improving.
Pownal officials and Taconic Racing and Breeding Association officials broke ground at the Taconic site yesterday with over 100 onlookers present. Louis Smith and other leaders faced questions from press as gold shovels failed to pierce the turf. About 60 guests then joined a steak luncheon at Mt Anthony Country Club after the ceremony.
The Union School Planning Board completed a six month study on a proposed union high school budget and site options. Walter Danisch outlined capital and operating costs, with full board approval and a public presentation scheduled for Monday at 8 p m in Molly Stark School.
In Concord New Hampshire a three hour session between Ben-Mont officials Local 534 of the Printing Specialties and Paper Products Union and a federal mediator ended with no progress. Union president Lloyd Fleming said management remains firm against wage gains this year and a two year reopenable contract could be possible. The union seeks a 10 cent wage hike, better hospitalization coverage, clarified vacation policy and a union shop. Further talks to follow with no date set.
Police said Herbert Mattison 17 East Road and a 14 year old girl admitted to ringing a box at Elm Street and Washington Avenue. They confessed to four of five false alarms including two Monday one Wednesday and last night. A third 17 year old, Steven Hansen Burgess Road, also admitted involvement.
An ICC examiner's hearing opens today on a survey about the Rutland Railway feasibility. Witnesses include Sidney G. Rodgers, Harold E. Lundin, and possibly Gov. F Ray Keyser Jr. The 331 mile line has been idle since worker strikes last September 25 amid a wage dispute.
Richard Williams of Manchester New Hampshire told the Vermont Travel Council that Vermont's $125 million tourist industry is in trouble and has shrunk from one percent of the national market ten years ago to four tenths of a percent. He urged renewed promotional efforts and said restoring 1962 levels could yield about $700 million in tourist business this year.
President Kennedy travels to California to speak at the University of California Berkeley and receive another honorary degree, with plans to relax in Palm Springs. He will tour Vandenberg Air Force Base and may see Dwight Eisenhower and an Atlas missile test, accompanied by Robert F. Kennedy.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk accused the Soviet Union of blocking a test ban while planning new atmospheric explosions. Gromyko denied the charge and blamed the United States for failing to reach agreement. The 17 nation conference saw Rusk Kennedy and Home pressed for effective controls.
Exiled Perón supporters launch a nationwide 24 hour strike led by pro Peron unions recruiting nearly 2 million workers to oppose President Frondizi. Police on battle alert as government officials hold emergency talks with military leaders at Government House.
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