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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1966
Page
2
Nell Theobald, a statuesque model, was bitten on the leg and clawed by a 250-pound lion during a publicity pose at the International Automobile Show preview at the New York Coliseum. About 150 spectators watched as she was hospitalized in shock after the incident in Bavarian attire.
Airman Lukken son of Mrs Anne M Pisto 309 Elm St arrives for duty at Kadena AB Okinawa as a jet mechanic in Pacific Air Forces. He previously served at Dow AFB Maine and is a Bennington Catholic High School graduate who attended the University of Maine. The Mohawk Chapter SPHE will meet Monday at Thornies Restaurant.
Dr Ruth Adams co editor of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will lecture The Politics of International Science at Bennington College Theatre Monday April 11 at 8 pm A social hour at 6 30 dinner at 7 followed by a business meeting Also Earl Forsthoff will speak on The Art of Material Handling A film and slides will be shown Easter Sunday services in St James Episcopal Church are at 8 and 10 am Miss Mary Eaton a Bennington senior at the University of Iowa is among 148 students gaining teaching experience this semester A one day bus trip to New York City for Vermont craftsmen in Montpelier April 27 Peter E Wendland director contact for rates and reservations Leland E Watters son of Mrs Louise Watters of Bennington enlisted in the Navy for four years His address at Great Lakes Ill 60088 Also Bennington Rural Fire Department to test alarm Sundays at 11 15 am Outdoor fire permits required from Fire Warden Norman Turgeon Grass fire danger noted Mrs Charles M Sturgess will be 90 on Monday April 18 Iron Kettle Weekend Special: homemade soup baked ham with raisin sauce salad vegetable potato beverage 165 ADV
Bennington voters face a special April 26 election on a proposed town unification. The Unification Study Committee outlines tax rate changes, exemptions, and timelines to ease rural burden, with 65 cent public service exemptions, phased six year adjustments, and 32.5 cent equivalence in 1967.
The Bennington County Central Labor Council schedules its regular monthly meeting for Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Putnam Hotel. Final plans will be announced for a weekend seminar on labor relations set for April 29 to May 1. The building committee will report on acquiring or renting a permanent headquarters. Clark Condon will discuss a Vermont Labor Council executive board meeting. Kenneth E. Clayton may form a committee to review Local 1371 UAW contract demands.
Obituary notices recount Carolyn Hard of Arlington area dying in North Carolina aged 63 after heart attack while traveling with son toward Florida. Survivors include two sons and a daughter, funeral set for Phoenixville. Also obituary for Mrs John F. McGrath of Hoosick Falls with details of family, schooling, work and funeral arrangements. Also brief appointment note: Charles R Dunklee leaves Greater Lawrence to join Western Massachusetts Electric Co community relations department in West Springfield.
The Arabs named three star pairs in Ursa Major as the leaps of the gazelles. Alula Australis marks the first leap, followed by Alula Borealis and Tania Borealis for the second, with Talitha as the third. A dark clear night may reveal this star pattern.
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a low-yield underground test at the Nevada Test Site on Thursday, marking the second consecutive day of testing. It was the 13th test of the year and the 267th at the site, with a yield of less than 20 kilotons.
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