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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1962
Page
1
In stormy seas off Norway, 20 bodies were found among wreckage from the Norwegian liner Sand Svithun. Five lifeboats yielded 47 survivors. 20 or more remain missing as searchers from more than a dozen ships and planes sweep the coast near Nordveya Lighthouse.
Teamsters President James R. Hoffa arrives in Nashville for a federal conspiracy trial tied to alleged Taft Hartley Act violations and a million dollar dummy‑company funds scheme. Hoffa criticizes Attorney General Kennedy and predicts acquittal as proceedings begin.
The University of Vermont trustees ask the 1963 Legislature for a record 9.4 million dollar appropriation to run the school in the new biennium starting July. The request totals 21.2 million for two years, including 17.8 million for the general budget and 3.2 million for the agricultural department operations.
President Kennedy asked for a prime time TV slot at 7 p.m. EDT to address the nation on a subject of the highest national urgency. White House officials said networks were asked to provide a half hour, while meetings of the National Security Council and Cabinet were set this afternoon.
On the Himalayan frontier fighting continues as China reportedly uses tanks on the western end of the border and expands attacks into eastern India near Burma. Indian posts at Ladakh and other northern areas report losses while Bhutan and Sikkim leaders rush to New Delhi for emergency talks.
Washington AP reports two weeks before election day no strong political tide favors either party. Democratic Senate and House majorities remain. potential GOP gains may come in state houses, with possible minor House gains and small Senate change. Governors possibly swing to Republicans in several states.
Billie Sol Estes, the West Texas promoter famed for fertilizer tanks grain storage and cotton allotments now in bankruptcy, faces a Texas trial today on criminal charges. The case marks the state’s third attempt to prosecute him for theft swindling and related offenses across four indictments.
The Supreme Court affirmed a Circuit Court ruling allowing registration of 54 Black residents denied the vote due to discrimination in Macon County Alabama. Many are linked to Tuskegee Institute. the decision upholds lower court orders for voter registration.
The United States schedules a sub megaton atmospheric blast above Johnston Island. An Army Nike Hercules rocket will loft a 20 000 to 1 million ton TNT device to 20 30 miles. The shot follows a Friday test seen from Kauai and may be among the final 1962 Pacific blasts.
Charlottesville will admit 15 black pupils to Venable and Johnson elementary schools after a federal court order and a Supreme Court stay denial. Eleven will enroll at Venable, four at Johnson. Lane High has 30 black students, five white elementary schools, two all black.
Rep. Robert Stafford of Vermont faces Democratic challenger Harold Raynolds in Montpelier for the first planned debate. Montpelier High School principal Dr. Robert Chastney will moderate.
Gerald L. Bonneville 64 of 236 Depot St died after falling five feet from a ladder while helping repair a porch roof at Arthur Butler s home 118 Lincoln St in North Adams Massachusetts. A puncture wound from a bent nail in a post pierced his leg leading to fatal femoral artery and vein perforation. He had served in the Marine Corps in World War I and in the Army in World War II. Burial set at Southview Cemetery with funeral arrangements at San Soucie Funeral Home.
United Nations debate opens as the General Assembly considers the Soviet led resolution to replace Chinese delegates in all U N bodies. Delegates expect another defeat for the Communist bid, with votes unlikely to pass.
In Chicago the White House called Senate minority leader Everett Dirksen and House minority whip Leslie Arends back to Washington for urgent business. Dirksen said the nature of the work was unknown and both leaders were campaigning in Illinois for the November 6 election. A jet was arranged to depart O Hare at 10 30 a m CDT.
The Vermont highway death toll for the year climbs to 78 as two men die in weekend crashes. Chelsea resident Friend R. Melvin, 23, dies when his motorcycle hits a guard rail on Route 110. A 17 year-old passenger is in critical condition. Chelsea resident Steven B. Ladd is in critical care with a fractured skull at Barre City Hospital. Randolph resident George S. Allen, 76, dies after a Friday car crash at a bridge in East Braintree and Gif ford Memorial Hospital.
A Vermont legislative commission will hear union objections to Rutland Railway abandonment and a possible sale of track to a New Hampshire buyer. Union leaders plan to appeal to the Interstate Commerce Commission, saying the move impacts rail service restoration efforts.
Washington reports point to a major U S action possibly tied to Cuba as secret weekend briefings and military build up unfold. President Kennedy may address the nation while the Pentagon expands operations around Vieques with 40 ships and 20 000 personnel.
A Midwest bound Alleghany Airlines flight suffered sudden decompression causing a hatch to open and stewardess Francoise de Moliere to plunge 1500 feet to a Farmington Connecticut meadow. Co hostess Katherine Lacy described a loud explosion and hissing before the accident. Investigators will move the plane to Washington for a full inquiry.
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