Israeli Court Upholds Eichmann Death Sentence
The Israeli Supreme Court rejected Adolf Eichmann’s appeal and affirmed the death sentence for the Nazi official. Clemency would go to President Ben-Zvi. execution could follow after a likely June ruling. Ramleh Prison awaits.
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Jerusalem
Supreme Court
Adolf Eichmann
Gestapo
Simon Agranat
Eichmann
Robert Servatius
Izhak Ben-Zvi
Justice Ministry
Ramleh
Tel Aviv
Memorial Day Parade Opens Bennington Observances
Memorial Day events in Bennington begin with a 10 a.m. parade from Bennington High School to Putnam Square and Soldiers Home grounds. 9:30 a.m. formation precedes exercises in North Bennington to dedicate the new Veterans Memorial at Grandview Cemetery. Atty. Robrt E. Cummings Jr. serves as speaker with BCHS student Francis LaDue delivering the Gettysburg Address. Grand marshal Capt. Edward T. McKenna. aides Edward Rood and Nephtali L. Ross. Parade sections feature BCHS and Benhi bands, Yankee Doodlers Drum Bugle Corps, and Arlington units. Wreaths, Navy and Marine services, taps, and post‑ceremony refreshments round out the day.
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Bennington
Vermont
North Bennington
Grandview Cemetery
Atty
Robrt E. Cummings Jr
James B. Gibney
Robert Walke
Francis LaDue
BCHS
Edward T. McKenna
American Legion
Edward Rood
VFW
Nephtali L. Ross
Bennington High School
Putnam Square
Hunt Streets
Benhi
Pleasant Street
Main
Benhi Band
Mitchell Kahwajy
Safford Street
Main Street
Yankee Doodlers
Drum Bugle and Baton Corps of
Arlington
Ted Ritchie
Gold Star
Putnam Bridge
Navy
Marine Memorial
Nellie Hollister
Joseph Vince
Raymond Coutu
VFW Rooms
North Street
Furnished Apartment for Rent On Ground Floor
Hidden treasure in your home could become cash with a Banner Classified Ad. Sell unwanted items or rent a small furnished downstairs apartment with good heat and hot water. Display options let you pick convenient days to advertise.
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Banner Classified Ad
Worst Since 1929 Stock Sells Off Amid Market Panic
A massive stock market sell-off drives down major indices and wipes out billions in value. The Dow falls to 576.93, the AP average drops to 211.20, while blue chip giants like IBM and Du Pont suffer steep losses amid margin calls and panic beliefs inflation is ending.
Union School District Plans Progress After Strong Vote
Bennington County voters approved forming a four-district union school district serving Bennington Bennington North Bennington and Shaftsbury for grades 7-12. The plan seeks swift legal steps, with directors to organize, construct, finance, and craft curricula, though no tax or funds levy is yet authorized.
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Bennington County
Bennington-Southwest School Planing Board
Bennington Graded
Greater Bennington
Arthur S. Faris
Vermont
Secretary of State
U S Nuclear Blasts High Megatons In Pacific Test
U S high altitude nuclear tests begin in about three days on Johnston Island with three to four megaton to sub megaton blasts. The program aims to study impacts on wartime communications radar and Van Allen belts with possible Hawaii visibility and scientific review under Kennedy request.
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Washington
U.S
Pacific
United States
Christmas Island
Hawaii
Johnston Island
AEC
Defense Department
Kennedy
Market Chair Says Bear Run Will Run Its Course
Edwin Posner, chairman of the American Stock Exchange, cautions investors that the bear market will run its course and eventually rebound. He notes panics drive prices down and compares current declines to past crises, predicting a recovery may come tomorrow or next week. Eldon Grimm of Walston and Co. explains forced selling due to loan calls accelerates declines in a domino-like chain reaction.
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Posner
American Exchange
Edwin Etherington
Etherington
Eldon Grimm
Walston and Co
Connecticut
Market Prices Still Falling
New York AP reports stock market prices continued a dizzying decline as investors dumped holdings after the worst avalanche since 1960. Losses ranged from fractions to about 4 points with heavy early trading and little resistance. Some technicians expect support near 566.05 where the Kennedy bull market began on Oct. 25, 1960.
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New York
Wall Street
Bgan
Windsor Negotiations Involve 450 Workers
Windsor Vermont AP reports negotiations to settle a dispute affecting about 450 Cone Automatic Machine Co workers. The union seeks a 7 percent hourly wage rise, new pension benefits, and an eighth paid holiday as the strike deadline at midnight Thursday approaches. Management says a settlement before the deadline is possible.
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Windsor, Vt
Cone Automatic Machine Co
Supreme Court Decision May Affect Putnam Deed
The Putnam Deed of Gift dispute may hinge on a Vermont Supreme Court ruling on Public Service Commission jurisdiction over a municipal water system. Hamilton L. Shields and Loyal Nash await the decision after consulting with Public Service Commissioner John D. Paterson who urged waiting until summer.
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Supreme Court
Putnam
Vermont
Old Bennington
Henry W. Putnam
Bennington
Hamilton L. Shields
Loyal Nash
State Public Service Commission
Randolph
Shields
Public Service
John D. Paterson
Nash
Paterson
Public Service Board
Public Service Commission
Vermont Supreme Court
PSB
Negroes Leave Cape Resort To Hunt Jobs
In Hyannis Massachusetts several Black migrants sent by segregationists plan to seek work in New York's Catskills while others hope to return to Arkansas. Jerome Smallwood 48 left Hyannis after a day seeking kitchen work with a brother in New York. William Ricks 20 wants to go back to Little Rock. 41 riders remain including two women and 20 children. Housing is scarce and jobs are temporary on Cape Cod. Amis Guthridge of the Capital Citizens Council says funds remain to send three more riders.
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Hyannis
Mass
Catskill Mountains
New York State
Little Rock
Ark
Jerome Smallwood
New York
Catskills
Smallwood
William Ricks
Capital Citizens Council
Arkansas
Chicago
Cape Cod
Eugene Douglas
Bobby Gene Jackson
Macon
William Hudson
Hudson
Howard University
Eugene Harris
Amis Guthridge
Goddard Students Question California Congressman
A government class at Goddard College in Plainfield Vermont questions Rep. Jeffrey Cohelan over a speaker telephone pickup. Nineteen students participate including Cohelan's daughter Pamela in the morning session.
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Plainfield
California
Jeffrey Cohelan
D—Calif
Washington
Plainfild
Goddard College
Cohelan
Pamela
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Moon
Edwards Afb
Calif
U.S. Exchange
SAP
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
du Pont
American Telephone
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Bache & Co
Planning Board
Shaftsbury
Faris
Cmsr
A. John Holden
Bennington - Southwest
Union School
Atomic Energy Commission
Stock Exchange
Darden Chambliss
AP Business News
Change
Edwin Posner
Windsor
By Bob Hagerman
Cape Resort
Khrushchev
Carpenter
Russia
Goddard
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