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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1963
Page
1
Rome AP report notes U S concerns as Barghoorn case prompts warnings. meanwhile Mrs Ngo Dinh Nhu arrives in Rome from Los Angeles to join her three younger children and begin a new life after the South Vietnamese coup. Le Thuy, 18, accompanies her.
Bennington Graded School District trustees voted to reactivate the salary review committee amid rising competition for teachers. The board also reversed its stance on Social Security, rejecting coverage until more financial details are available. Superintendent Heath cited procurement problems and compared local pay to other districts.
Eliza beth Lund Home Inc in Burlington Vermont reports record enrollments during its annual fund drive. The facility notes it averages one delivery daily and has turned away many girls in need while a surplus of babies awaits adoption. The drive aims to raise $10 000 led by Mrs Harvey Butterfield wife of the Vermont Episcopal Diocese bishop. Last year 70 percent of the 160 entrants were from Vermont and 100 babies were placed for adoption with ages 13 to 35 for the entrants.
The Bennington Regional Planning Commission will meet at 7 30 PM at the Bennington Village offices to discuss a recommended site for a proposed new Bennington Post Office. John C Burdis of Albany N Y is expected to attend as the commission's consultant.
In Kotzebue Alaska the Eskimo village of 1290 voted 199 to 183 in a local option election to enact prohibition. The vote took place Wednesday reflecting a revival of temperance sentiment in the roistering frozen north once famed in Gold Rush days.
In the demilitarized zone near Seoul eight U N and South Korean soldiers were ambushed by North Korean forces. One American was wounded and Lt Col Alphus R Clark of Leavenworth Kansas was hospitalized with shock and exposure. Seven men escaped as a South Korean captain was presumed dead after they tried to cross the Han River.
A Southern senator’s blast at House Republican Leader Halleck is not expected to fracture the bipartisan GOP Democrat coalition in the House. Senator Russell’s Dublin Georgia speech aimed at strengthening his anti civil rights stance, with Halleck’s pro civil rights position in the House viewed as political posturing.
Vermont Fish and Game reports deer kills at 4,677 this morning, 1,082 below 1962 pace, with Windsor County at 929 and Orange 789, Rutland 703, Windham 498, and Washington 495. The bear total reaches 244, up 77 from last year.
In Chittenden Richard Greene of Thomasville Connecticut shot a 325 pound black bear in the Wildcat area yesterday. Realizing the size of the animal he could not haul it out himself he hired a bulldozer to move it.
The AFL-CIO warned of a rising right wing threat and vowed to make opposing it a main political objective. It plans a 750000 dollar campaign to register union members and boost turnout for the 1964 election as its biennial convention opens at the Americana Hotel. President Kennedy and Governor Rockefeller were noted speakers amid a broad political agenda.
Commissioner of Administration William Kearns Jr. says Vermont has seen 8000 young, productive citizens leave the state in the last two decades. He calls the loss the most serious problem and urges a cold self analysis. He notes wages and advancement prospects push talent to other states.
Bennington listers propose a do it yourself method to equalize town Grand List assessments and reflect 1963 market values. They favor applying an adjustment factor to pre drawn 1950 51 reappraisal schedules and discuss fairness under changing state law and sale prices.
President Kennedy denounced the Yale professor Frederick Barghoorn as not a spy and called his arrest unjust. The U.S. cancelled ongoing cultural exchange negotiations with the Soviet Union and protest notes were filed. Ambassador Kohler advised postponing travel to Moscow until Soviet replies are received. Barghoorn led Yale Soviet studies and helped student exchanges. See PRESIDENT
Elizabeth Dwyer praises the new Children’s Book Week display at McCullough Library. Manchester’s Area Trade Show runs this weekend with more than 30 exhibitors expected to participate across the venue.
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