15 May 1962
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1962
Page
1
Paris AP reports ex General Raoul Salan goes on trial for treason before a special court with expected death sentence for leading the Secret Army Organization in Algeria. Security is tight around the Palace of Justice as Salan seeks broad witness coverage and to implicate De Gaulle in alleged plots.
The European Secret Army Organization escalates violence against Moslems in Algiers and Oran amid the Evian cease fire, fatally injuring and wounding dozens. Police report 26 dead and 88 wounded across the capital as curfews and shoot on sight orders follow. Europeans account for most victims. moslem commandos clash with authorities.
President Kennedy ordered 1,800 U S Marines to Thailand to help ensure the territorial integrity of the peaceful country. A White House briefing followed a 45 minute conference with congressional leaders from both parties on the Laos crisis.
The Vermont Supreme Court opened a hearing on Bennington's bid to change Main Street parking from diagonal to parallel. A village injunction blocked the ordinance. this appeal seeks clarity on powers of elected officials amid regional Southeast Asia tension coverage.
Senate investigators probe Billie Sol Estes cases as Republicans accuse Secretary Orville Freeman of finagling and call for his resignation. Senator McClellan says he will meet with investigators who questioned Estes in Texas after he offered little information. Republicans in Congress intensified attacks on the Agriculture Department and its head.
In Old Bennington Police Chief Joseph Young will use an electrical timing device to clock speeding motorists and issue courtesy tickets. He aims to show how the device works as part of Police Week May 13 to 19, with Peace Officers Memorial Day observed on Monday.
Edwin Benjamin Jr of the Greater Vermont Association told Manchester Rotary Club that the Vermont Development Department has shed its political football image after recent reorganization under Gov. Keyser. He urged higher budgets for promotion, stronger state planning, and a marketing push to keep young people in Vermont and attract tourists and vacationers. He cited the need to target a one-day driving radius and lift annual tourist revenue from 125 million to about 300 million.
Vermont unemployment fell about 11 percent in the week ended May 12 with 4,977 claims filed, down 606 from the prior week. Initial claims numbered 398, down 41.9 percent from May 5, with declines over 10 percent in six of 11 sectors including Brattleboro 20 percent, Bennington 17.9 percent, and Barre Montpelier 15.5 percent.
Reports indicate a planned landing of U S Marines to bolster Thailand against Laos insurgents. Officials stayed tight lipped as Prime Minister Sarit Thanarat reportedly traveled toward Satakeep naval base where a carrier task force may land Marines. about 1 000 U S Army troops already in Thailand for SEATO exercises.
Providence AP reports the Boston office of the National Labor Relations Board is conducting one of the largest mail ballots for bargaining ever, with about 11,700 telephone company employees voting. Ballots will be counted May 24.
Four Indonesian transport planes with two Mitchell bombers dropped 40 or more paratroops and supplies into West New Guinea at dawn to reinforce encircled guerrillas. The Dutch reported no ground contact and sealed off the area as Indonesian officers vowed to press infiltration and take West Irian.
The United States and West Germany said they are in full agreement on essential points after a two hour Dowling Adenauer meeting. Disagreement remains over East German representation on a 13 nation authority and inclusion of neutral nations.
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