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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1963
Page
1
Haiti's Dictator-President Francois Duvalier told American reporters he will remain in office despite unrest and exile plans. He claimed re election for six more years after a rigged ballot and announced inauguration activities, while Haitians are moved to Port au Prince for the event.
Astronaut Gordon Cooper nears the end of a 22 orbit mission with Faith 7. Mercury Control authorized the final descent toward a Pacific splashdown about 6 03 p m EST east of Shanghai. A Kearsarge recovery group watches as Cooper captures zodiacal light photos over the Indian Ocean.
Canada opens a new session as Prime Minister Pearson faces a throne speech likely to stress economy with the nuclear weapons decision already made in Hyannis Port. Opposition will press the issue Monday while fears of a no confidence vote loom in the minority Liberal government.
The Vermont House rejected a two percent across the board cut and approved the omnibus appropriations bill to fund state government for the next two fiscal years 207 to 27 after a 164 to 70 split on a conservative amendment. The measure heads to the Senate for study before floor action.
A Shaftsbury special town meeting approved a $113 421 ten year tax freeze for Eagle Square Manufacturing Co from 1964 to 1973 to back the relocation of Stanley Tools woodworking operations to Shaftsbury This move may create 50 to 60 new local jobs and follows a plan that could shift operations to New Britain Connecticut or Tennessee.
The Vermont Senate rejected an abolition bill 15 to 14 after the House passed it weeks earlier. Gov. Hoff lamented the vote as a setback to ending capital punishment. Proponents argued the bill would move toward abolition while preserving harsh limits. opponents cited deterrence and fairness concerns.
Soviet authorities announced the execution of Oleg Penkovsky a 44 year old ex deputy chief of the State Committee on Scientific Research and Coordination for high treason. British businessman Greville Wynne also 44 was convicted and sentenced to eight years confinement. The court said they ran a spy network supplying 5000 films of secret documents to the West in 16 months.
The State Senate has finally confirmed Gov Hoff's nomination of Stella Hackel of Rutland as employment security commissioner. Senate leaders plan to bring a bill to raise the debt limit to 309 billion dollars before the current 305 billion cap is reached. Senator Barry Goldwater says he has asked three California Republican groups to stop raising funds for his presidential campaign.
Prominent Alabama businessmen support a desegregation pact in Birmingham as white shoppers face a potential boycott. Police, mayor, and Connor urge white residents to boycott downtown merchants in retaliation, while a 77 member contact group aims to curb violence and mobilize calmer responses amid unrest. Governors and Kennedy clash over federal troops deployment to Alabama amid rioting.
The President's Science Advisory Committee urged stricter laws and regulatory changes to curb pesticide hazards while preserving food and health quality. It demanded more health risk research and wiser use of pesticides in homes and fields during the interim.
Roger MacBride of Halifax, a Republican representative in Montpelier, markets himself as a 19th century liberal. He rejects the Birchers, backs Barry Goldwater, and pushes libertarian ideas such as abolishing the federal income tax. He moved from New York to Vermont seeking a sense of home and has become a prominent figure in the state legislature.
Moscow selects Mikhail A. Suslov from the Soviet Presidium to lead a delegation for ideological talks with the Chinese Communists. Talks set to open July 5 amid ongoing Moscow Beijing tensions. Pravda publishes Maurice Thorez critique of left wing deviationism as a danger to world communism.
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