19 Nov 1962
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1962
Page
1
Officials from at least four Bennington County towns will meet with Bennington selectmen Tuesday night to discuss court interpretation of the Henry W. Putnam Deed of Gift related to care of indigent patients at Putnam Memorial Hospital. The session aims to map court action avenues and costs, called by the selectmen last week.
Edward Perrine a Marlboro College freshman from Rockville Maryland was killed when his motorcycle left Vermont 9 struck a guard post jumped a brook and hit rocks near the Christmas Tree Lodge. Josiah Adams III a Marlboro student from Greenwich Connecticut was critically injured and taken to Putnam Memorial Hospital after the collision occurring about nine miles east of Bennington as they headed to a Williamstown Massachusetts scramble.
Bonn moves to drop Franz Joseph Strauss from defense after Bavarian elections. Adenauer aides Herman Dufhues and Heinrich Krone push for immediate cabinet reorganization to avert a political leadership crisis amid coalition tensions with the Free Democrats.
New York reports the deaths of three renowned figures over the weekend. Nobel physicist Niels Bohr died of a heart attack in Copenhagen at 77, while John J. Schubert of the Shubert theater dynasty died at 53 aboard a train to Clearwater Florida. Senator Dennis Chavez of New Mexico died at 74 in Georgetown University Hospital.
Premier Khrushchev told the Central Committee that heavy industry and armament production remain primary, but promised more food and consumer goods in shops. He urged radical party reforms, noted an 8.5 percent rise in capital goods and a 63 percent gain in consumer goods, with 33 billion rubles in investment.
In Paris the U S Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman warned Western European trade officials that restrictive farm import rules threaten Western unity and may invite retaliatory measures. He cited the European Common Market and said U S exports like wheat and poultry face favored status through import levies.
Republican State Chairman Roland Q. Seward rejected reports the GOP would challenge Gov elect Philip Hoff's ballot status as both Democrat and Independent. He said there is nothing to it and declined further comment on the story from Wallingford Vermont.
Cuban authorities grounded domestic flights amid radar concerns and Castro’s threats to destroy surveillance aircraft. U.S. reconnaissance planes continued flights to monitor missile activities, while Moscow and Peking traded sharp exchanges over Cuba. McCloy met Soviet officials in New York. Guantanamo Bay’s base commander affirmed strong defenses around the base.
Vienna reports show the Conservative Peoples party gaining strength in early returns from Austria’s national election. Conservatives could add two seats while Communists fail to win any. Final counts cited: Conservatives 481, Socialists 76, Freedom 8 of 165 seats in parliament.
Paris AP reports Charles de Gaulle’s UNR party led in metropolitan France with 50 of 104 seats decided and 31.9 percent of votes, defeating old-line parties. Runoffs next Sunday will determine if UNR reaches a majority. Communists gain slightly to 21.78 percent.
New Delhi India AP Chinese Communists cut off Indian troops retreating from Se Pass defense positions near Bomdila and pressed toward the Assam plains Front reports say Bomdila is near fall Indian forces withdraw to link with reserves Nehru warned the Chinese offensive threatens independence Peking accused US arms aid of widening the war and about 5 million dollars in weapons were flown to India by the United States
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