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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1962
Page
1
President Kennedy and Republican leaders agree the economy lags but dispute remedies. Kennedy urges jobs programs and elder medical care funded by Social Security taxes, while Dirksen and Halleck attack his fiscal policy and expand executive power as hindering growth.
Chairman Glenn T. Seaborg of the Atomic Energy Commission says the government is getting the information it sought from the Pacific nuclear tests. He declined further comment on a television interview as the 10th test was announced, an air drop of intermediate yield estimated at 20 000 to 1 million tons of TNT.
U S delegates at the 17 nation disarmament conference urged immediate talks on a treaty banning weapons in outer space with international controls. Soviet Union declined to comment as Moscow had rejected similar proposals for years. The proposal links a space ban to a broader world disarmament effort and cites a Washington Antarctic weapons ban as a model.
In Washington the Senate again seeks a two thirds majority to cut off Southern filibuster of the voter literacy test bill. If it fails, Mansfield may move to other civil rights legislation or to Kennedy's public works program and textile import agreements.
President Kennedy entertains French cultural affairs minister Andre Malraux with a luncheon during a busy weekend. Malraux visits Washington for five days as a guest of the Kennedys, with the luncheon at Glen Ora near Middleburg.
Rutland Railway officials led by Vice President Bucklin collected about nine cars in North Bennington at noon for return to parent companies. The operation, involving over 100 cars total, aims to clear the Rutland to Bellows section of foreign owned cars and push freight cars toward Mechanicville and return one Rutland owned car.
The Supreme Court upholds 15 year sentence for Dave Beck former Teamsters president for pocketing 1900 from a Cadillac sale. The vote 4 to 3 with Justices Clark writing the majority and Black in dissent joined by Warren. Frankfurter White did not participate. Beck, 66, convicted in King County Washington in December 1957 but free on bail awaiting appeals.
A pilot spotted a forest fire in the Bennington area yesterday at about 4 p.m. He landed his light plane and alerted Bennington Rural firemen, drawing more than 75 men to the scene where about six acres of scrub and tree forest burned. A Bennington Fire Department member joined and called for village firefighters for help.
U S diplomats press Laos cease fire talks as feuding princes dispute terms for resuming negotiations. Souvanna Phouma and Prince Boun Oum clash over delegations while Pathet Lao forces threaten further offensives.
Margie Page 38 of Dover Tennessee earned a diploma alongside her son Cecil in a joint high school ceremony. Disabled husband S S Page required Margie to work and complete her education. She balanced a restaurant, clerical work, and school while Cecil attended classes with her, even dancing with him at the senior prom.
Pietro M. Betts of 315 Main St. along with eight other Bennington residents faced gambling law violations. Betts pleaded not guilty to 14 new charges alleging he received held and forwarded wagers. Bail set at 125 cash or 300 sureties. released without bail to await trial May 22.
More than 200 Rotarians and wives from 23 clubs in southern Vermont and southern New Hampshire attended the weekend conference at Bennington Elementary School and Mt. Anthony Country Club. Highlights included focus on international student programs with reports by three foreign students and Brandon’s district committee chair Dr Ralph Wells.
Voters in Maryland Pennsylvania and Nebraska head to primaries with Maryland drawing attention for a Democratic gubernatorial clash. A tape alleging a 5000 dollar payoff for Baltimore judgeships fuels the contest among Tawes Mahoney and Hume. Brewster and Blair Lee III lead the Senate race.
President Kennedy orders broader alert as 2000 Marines move toward Southeast Asia. 7th Fleet forces shift toward Laos crisis while Thailand grants landing permission to bolster anti-Communist defense and deter further fighting. Ball cites possible Soviet cooperation for cease-fire restoration.
President Diosdado Macapagal directed a nationwide radio address to announce the indefinite postponement of his state visit to the United States. He cited the U S House rejection of a Philippine war damage bill and said the atmosphere of goodwill could not exist amid resentment and congressional attitudes.
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