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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1965
Page
2
In Montpelier May 1 the Vermont Young Republican Club will hold its annual officer election. The current president is Don ald G. Milne of Washington who serves as assistant clerk of the House of Representatives.
The General Electric Co. filed for a new trial in the Burlington anti trust suit won last year. The court awarded $504,000 to Burlington in a case over turbine generator sales involving GE Westinghouse Electric and Allis-Chalmers. In Randolph an 80 year old farmer Wallace Hill died from a heart attack after his tractor toppled over an embankment. His wife Bernice found him hours later. officials ruled the death due to natural causes.
The Vermont Senate plans debate on a bill to abolish the death penalty in most first degree murder cases with the House already approving broader abolition for all capital crimes on first offenses. Governor Hoff supports signing the measure, despite earlier Senate resistance.
The Conservation Department announces a 90000 dollar appropriation to start a 150 unit campsite at Lake Lauderdale near Cambridge as part of a 2 million dollar expansion plan. New boat launching sites are planned at Saratoga Lake, the Hudson River near Hudson, and at Lakes Placid and Champlain. In Guilderland a 17 year old senior admits attempting to bomb his driver education teacher's car. Parke Reeves is charged with attempted arson and speeding arrests have occurred. Albany hearings probe whether raising the drinking age to 21 will curb teen alcohol use and traffic deaths, with witnesses including New Jersey Governor Hughes and aides from several northeastern states.
North Adams authorities search for a motorist who rammed the Hoosac Tunnel with a car and, after meeting a westbound freight train, fled back out of the tunnel. A red station wagon is sought as the driver remains at large.
Work on two new school projects in Berkshire County continued Thursday despite a strike by Local 473 Hod Carriers and Common Laborers in Pittsfield that has shut down 18 projects, including a Williams College dormitory in Williamstown. The contracting firm said it agreed to union demands to finish by September.
The New York stock listing shows ACF Industries Air Products Air Reduction Allegheny Ludlum St Allegheny Power Allied Chemical Allis Chalmers Alcoa American Airlines American Can American Cyanamid American Electric American Metal American Met Pd American Motors American T&T American Tobacco Anaconda Armco Steel Armour with varied percent figures and price data across several entries reflecting fluctuating market activity.
Vermont Representative William Blachly proposes a five to eight million dollar dairy subsidy funded by ten dollar state savings bonds. Payments tier by milk output range from two dollars per hundredweight to twenty-five cents, with monthly ten thousand dollar disbursements drawn from bond fund interest. The plan seeks to aid family farms during crisis and bolster rural communities, though it resembles a lottery in its monthly draws.
A Vermont Army helicopter pilot survived despite his craft being shot down in Viet Nam. The incident near Viet Chabot caused no serious injuries, and the officer reportedly escaped unharmed. Authorities released few details pending further briefings.
ST. JOHNSBURY UPD reports Edward Chabot 47 of Hardwick began a prison term of 15 years to life for the rifle slaying of his wife Norma. Chabot, an electrician, pleaded guilty to second degree murder after being indicted for first degree murder. He fired three shots from a 30-30 rifle through the windshield of the family car, according to court disclosures.
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