25 Oct 1962
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1962
Page
1
United Nations reports Thant urged a freeze on the Cuba crisis and asked Kennedy Khrushchev and Castro to halt actions. Washington and Moscow voiced no intent to pause, while Cuban reception remained unclear. Ghana and UAR suggested Thant meet the principal parties, but US and Soviet objections blocked progress.
The White House issued a 12 point memo urging caution in publishing military details during the Cuban crisis. Defense Department guidance bars release of specifics on forces, equipment, alert levels, movement, and command systems while stating cooperation is advisory not binding.
Former United Nations Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge says Khrushchev misjudged Americans when he placed missile bases in Cuba. Lodge credits President Kennedy with the right decision to impose a naval blockade and urges collective support for the president.
John Steinbeck won the 1962 Nobel Prize in literature valued at 49,656 dollars. The 60 year old California author was cited for realistic and imaginative writings with social perception and humor, with Travels with Charley cited as recent versatility. He learned of the prize at his Sag Harbor home.
Vatican City AP Pope John XIII urged world rulers to push negotiations to avert a nuclear war. In a 242 minute surprise Vatican radio broadcast the 80 year old pontiff warned of disastrous consequences and urged Christians to join prayers for lasting peace based on justice.
President Kennedy is reported ready to tell U Thant he could accept a two week Cuban blockade pause only under strict guarantees. The reply, in Adlai Stevenson’s hands, aims to address Soviet missiles and new deliveries to Cuba while not fully rejecting the UN secretary general’s plea.
The United States maintains its naval blockade of Cuba while the Soviet Union appears to divert some cargo ships. Thant urges Kennedy to suspend the blockade and Khrushchev to halt shipments. Global reactions from Macmillan and others fuse pressure for a peaceful settlement as Congress briefs proceed.
Moscow reports Khrushchev urges top level meeting to discuss war and peace and reduce risk of a nuclear clash over Cuba. Russell messages push Kennedy to seek dialogue and hold ships in Cuban waters while Washington weighs response and blockade context.
In Springfield AP report pumpkin rolling, a once harmless prank, turned somber when a giant pumpkin rolled from Elm Street and smashed a $125 plate glass Vermont Gas Co. window. Police said it was stopped by a gas stove before further damage.
The Cuban crisis saw a pause as some Soviet supply ships diverted toward calmer routes. President Kennedy signaled willingness for a crisis conference with Khrushchev if conditions allow, with primary goal to halt Soviet missile bases in Cuba. The White House cited U Thant's two week freeze proposal as a path to negotiations. Soviet leader Khrushchev indicated a summit could help avert nuclear war but did not directly offer a conference. The quarantine on Cuba began at 10 am Washington time with 25 Communist ships en route and some vessels altering course.
Rep. James Van Zandt says a State Department briefing disclosed a Russian tanker bound for Cuba was intercepted but later allowed to proceed. The briefing followed a conference for congressional members from 11 northeastern states and regional governors.
Federal officials surveil several Greater Boston homes as they pursue the August Plymouth mail truck heist. North Weymouth resident Thomas R. Richards, 37, allegedly boasted he hid a million dollars on his premises, but searches found nothing conclusive and he remains free.
Civil defense agencies at national state and local levels boost emergency activity to meet potential Cuban crisis needs. Washington reports 24 hour manned relocation center at Lorton Virginia and 60 million shelter spaces stocked nationwide with supplies. Demand for canned foods and home shelters surges as officials warn of possible mobilization.
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