05 May 1962
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1962
Page
1
U S detection stations have been alerted to monitor a new series of Soviet atmospheric nuclear explosions. Officials expect tests at any moment, with some shots aimed at signaling political resolve and pressure in the nuclear arms race.
Shaftsbury School District voters will consider authorizing up to 1200 for fire safety upgrades at Shaftsbury Elementary School. The plan includes an automatic fire detection system, relocation of the emergency switch, and minor state fire marshal required improvements. Approval would qualify the project for 30 percent state aid.
President Betancourt dispatched loyal troops to Carupano and sent warplanes overhead as 450 marines and police rebelled in the coastal city. Rebels, led by Navy Cmdr Jesus Molina Villegas and Capt Testamack, seized the radio station. 50 quickly deserted. Peasants blocked highways to aid recapture as communications were cut and broadcasts urged others to join.
Bennington village trustees voted to discontinue an injunction against William H. Morse and his construction firm over a disputed zoning ordinance. Legal advisor George H. Plumb urged crafting a new valid ordinance with care, noting confusion in current statutes and urging thoroughness over speed.
Concord residents gather to honor surveyor and handyman Henry David Thoreau, who died in 1862. A Wakefield style funeral oration by Ellen Emerson follows the 17 year old’s reading of the remarks first delivered by Ralph Waldo Emerson. A horse drawn wagon carries flowers to Sleepy Hollow cemetery after a short procession from 73 Main Street Thoreau’s Walden and his simple life are recalled by locals.
Massachusetts Atty. Gen. Ed ward J. McCormack Jr urged a federal probe into state funds used to transport Negroes to the North as part of a Freedom Bus North program. Senator Ted Kennedy called the tactic brutal, and the plan to move two Black families to Hyannis Port drew mixed reactions as they head to Boston for care.
Hollywood reports Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay reconciled Friday. The couple set a brief Hollywood record for a divorce action by filing Thursday and resolving their differences within 24 hours. Mansfield said she would withdraw the suit once she gets around to it.
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization military leaders in Bangkok warned of constant vigilance and readiness for a combined response to Communist threats. The communique followed a three day SEATO military planning review chaired by Lt. Gen. Pelagio Cruz with delegates from the United States United Kingdom France Australia Pakistan New Zealand and Thailand. The warning came as Laos reported the fall of Muong Sing near Thailand raising concern over regional defense and the spread of Pathet Lao forces with border implications.
President Kennedy urged the United States to lead in an open global trade partnership at a new 12 million dollar New Orleans wharf. He warned of a crossroads between trade expansion and fading as he framed a plan linking Europe and the United States and extending to Asia Africa and Latin America. He noted safeguards for affected industries and rejected sacrifices for the national interest in a tightened tariff or capital flow.
Boston AP reports Pittsfield attorney Edward L. Dobbins lost his bid to overturn a $3 parking fine from July 1959. He challenged a city ordinance banning all night parking after 11 p.m. citing vague terms and minimal signage. The Massachusetts Supreme Court upheld Superior Court Judge Horace Cahill’s ruling and the fine.
The United States fired the fourth Pacific nuclear test shot, a device air dropped near Christmas Island. The test, in the intermediate yield range estimated at 100 000 to 500 000 tons of TNT, followed two earlier shots and a third in the million ton range, with testing expected to continue for months and about three dozen shots planned.
The National Labor Relations Board ruled 3-2 that a Brattleboro Vermont company illegally fired Bernice Dagan for union activity and must reinstate her. The board also ordered back pay for wage losses from November 11, 1960, onward, scrapping the 26 year old practice of excluding such losses after trial findings.
Cloudy conditions give way to a warm Saturday with partly sunny spells and a high in the upper sixties. Saturday night remains fair and mild with continued warmth.
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