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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1962
Page
2
Vermont reports heavy rain floods shut six miles of Route 73 from Brandon to Sudbury for a second time in 10 days. The Highway Department announced the closure and noted repeated inundation over the period.
Castleton State College will enroll thirty women in its first nursing class this September. Dr. Richard J. Dundas, president, said the program will grow to align with a $5 million construction project at the college next month. The 1961 General Assembly approved funds to establish an associate in nursing degree.
Burlington lines show Sen. Jack O'Brien opposing Superior Judge Harold C. Sylvester's reapportionment ruling that would add a Chittenden County senator by cutting Rutland County. O'Brien supports a sixth Chittenden seat at Orleans County's expense and vows to fight the ruling if it reaches the Senate, noting it follows a 1961 amendment the Senate rejected.
Donald B. Miller of Pittsfield purchases the 1,000 acre Parkhurst lot adjoining Mt. Greylock Reservation from West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. The move links Berkshire County land to regional recreation and state road funding debates.
President Kennedy named Dr. J Herbert Holloman head of the new office for science and technology at the Commerce Department. The Schenectady GE lab manager will advise Secretary Luther Hodges on scientific matters after earning degrees from MIT and teaching at MIT Cornell and Harvard.
Wisconsin’s first in the nation to require belts in new cars shows 376 traffic deaths in six months through April 1. Only one belt wearer died. 70,000 1962 models sold since October. Reporting gaps hinder firm conclusions. media groups urged inclusion of belt usage in fatal accident coverage.
Vermont highway officers discussed reform of the three road systems at a State Tax Study Committee session. The panel reviewed 13 000 miles of roads with 2 000 state routes 2 000 state aid roads and 9 000 town roads and proposed reclassifying highways to base state aid on use and need. The meeting featured Herb Farrington and legislators from Derby Montpelier Lyndonville Pawlet and other towns with May 11 set for the next session on personal property lease and sales taxes.
Daily program listing includes Phys ed classes from 8 30 a m to 3 p m at North Benning ton School with routines for Men's Conditioning Boxing instruction and various youth activities. Evening and weekend events feature groups from Local 670 Bennington Brush wrestling Industrial Management Club Softball and Boy s bowling with pools reading chess and exercise facilities available daily except Sunday 9 a m to 10 p m.
Hoosick Falls Central School sent six students to Syracuse for the 17th annual Citizenship Education Day at Syracuse University. About 1,600 students from 257 New York schools attended. 19 scholarships were awarded. Top Hoosick Falls students included Susan Kavage James Bacherz Charles Filkins Dorothy Hoffman Sandra Hayes and Catherine Dickie.
In Louisville a book overdue 43 years surfaced during a book drive. Head librarian Clarence Graham said there is no way to identify the borrower. At five cents per day the amount due would be 784.75 dollars, though the library would not charge more than the book’s value.
Residents of Pownal and North Pownal are invited to a 8 p m meeting at the Pownal Center Fire House to review a Bennington Southwest District report on forming a union district. The report analyzes tuition costs and potential savings, plus education benefits and risks for high school students.
School directors from Searsburg Wilmington Readsboro Stamford Whitingham attended at the new Readsboro elementary. Officers elected were John Campbell of Stamford as chairman and Mrs. L Holbrook of Whitingham as clerk. Supt Daniel OConnor was re installed unanimously. Guest speaker Dr Stewart Marshall of Boston University spoke on education. A chicken dinner preceded the meeting.
General Electric announces the Beetle, an 85 ton walking tank‑tread robot capable of lifting an egg, described as the world’s largest. The device was developed for the U S Air Force and unveiled in New York by UPI reports.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Wright and Mrs. Albert N. Greminger return from a Florida winter. The Rogers resume life in South Cambridge after a brief southern sojourn. Various students and guests including Diana DeEsposito, Union College student Randall Ostreicher, James Bassett, Cheryl Knapp, Nancy Cole, Charles Cole, and others spend spring break at local homes. The Cornells of Groveside visit Mrs. Gertrude Aiken in South Cambridge.
Allied Chemical Co. statistics show a fire starts every 15 seconds nationwide and a fatality occurs about every 45 minutes, highlighting ongoing fire risk and loss.
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