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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1968
Page
2
A Glasgow warehouse fire trapped at least 22 people behind iron bars in a 109 year old building. The blaze began Monday morning in a former whisky store and warehouse with no rear exit and a bolted fire escape. George Jesner, 43, owner of the building, was among the dead.
California Supreme Court upholds the death penalty by a 4-3 vote affecting 85 death row inmates at San Quentin. The ruling allows executions to proceed while challenging anti death penalty juries and limiting exclusion of anti capital punishment jurors.
In Manila harbor a British freighter cut a moored Filipino passenger vessel the Iruna Monday night. Divers recovered three bodies amid rough seas from Typhoon Mamie while Coast Guard denied reports of six bodies. Only a few passengers were missing from the ship, which could carry 150.
Roman Catholic Cardinal Augustin Bea is hospitalized with the flu. A typhoon and heavy rain hit Cebu Harbor near Manila, causing the interisland vessel Iruna to split and sink after a collision with the freighter Eastern Moon. At least 15 children reportedly died amid chaotic scenes and damaged infrastructure.
Washington based economists track the developing franc and mark crisis as officials from the Treasury and Commerce Departments warn of possible price shifts in French perfumes and German cars. They note uncertainty in timing and impact, with French devaluation and German revaluation debated amidst speculator activity and global monetary pressures.
U S surgeon general Dr William OH Stewart warned of a potential winter outbreak of a new Asian flu described as a real epidemic. He noted vaccine production aims for 17.5 million doses, prioritizing elderly and chronically ill, while stressing most people face only temporary illness.
Rome Italy faced a political upheaval as Premier Giovanni Leone’s five month old caretaker government announced its resignation. The move triggered immediate uncertainty about Italy’s stability and future leadership amid a volatile political landscape.
Athens reports crown prosecutor Iannis Liapis rejected an appeal for clemency by Miss Anastasia Mella for Alexan dros Panaghoulis, convicted of attempting to kill Premier George Papadopoulos last Aug. 13. Panaghoulis has refused to seek mercy, and reports say the regime is split on commuting the death sentence.
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