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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1962
Page
2
Fish and Game Commissioner George W. Davis announced hearings will be scheduled this summer to consider proposed changes to state hunting and fishing regulations. The commission has already received about six petitions under the omnibus fish and game law enacted by the 1961 General Assembly granting authority to set wildlife rules.
Boston and Maine cutback approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission will end four daily trains stopping at White River Junction Bellows Falls and Brattleboro. The service reduction goes into effect April 29 with daylight saving time. Officials say the move saves costs amid falling freight revenues and passenger deficits.
Lt. Col. J. G. N. Rushbrook of the Canadian Grenadier Guards asks the Vermont Aeronautics Board to establish a joint Canadian American parachute training center in Swanton. He seeks to open the facility this summer and would supply cadre to train Vermont state personnel, noting reservists now use Sorel Quebec as a drop zone but prefer Swanton's airport.
Gov. Keyser named Ralph H. Ross of Danville to the Vermont Highway Board to replace Russell Holden, who becomes state highway commissioner May 1. Ross, in his 60s, is a St. Johnsbury native and former AT&T executive who retired in 1956 after 39 years with the company and now serves as president of Brightlock Hospital in St. Johnsbury.
Vermont senators Prouty and Aiken protest the plan to move components of the Veterans Administration Headquarters from White River Junction to Boston. They claim the transfer defies Congress and that any saving would be small or non existent. They will meet VA official P N Brownstein who outlined the move to shift certain vocational rehabilitation and educational duties to the Boston regional office. Brownstein says White River Junction staff will remain to keep contact with Vermont veterans.
Governor Keyser called Defense Department cuts to the 43rd Army National Guard Division indefensible and inopportune. He said he may testify before a House subcommittee to protest the shift to brigade size and noted state control of the National Guard. The 43rd includes about 2,000 Vermont personnel and components in Vermont, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
Governor Keyser called union conditions for restoring partial Rutland Railway service "very slight." Union spokesmen said they would back an emergency Interstate Commerce Commission order only if workers can operate trains on Rutland tracks. They demand employment by connecting railroads and the lower prestrike Rutland wage rate. The ICC requires union consent for any interim service.
Samuel Scher of 240 Catherine Street filed a lawsuit against New York state challenging the South Mall urban renewal land acquisition. The case targets three parcels Scher owns in the redevelopment area. The filing marks the first suit by a property owner in this project. In Albany, officials discuss cross state issues on drinking ages as the legislature studies youth drinking in New York versus New Jersey. Terence Marchi, committee chair, notes Gov Hughes of New Jersey has agreed to cooperate on assessing effects of New Yorks 18 year old drinking age on New Jersey youths.
A symposium at Williams College Griffin Hall titled The Code of Life and Man's Image of Himself will examine genetic theory's impact. The event, set for Monday night, features discussions on recent genetic developments and their philosophical implications.
Bennington Catholic High School completed a Bishops Relief Fund intra mural drive raising 472.95 with St Francis de Sales Academy at 543.42 and Sacred Heart School at 165.46. Seniors led with 163 while freshmen netted 161.95 in a penny line contest across gym floor.
Vermont Governor F Ray Keyser Jr backs GOP chair’s view that Nixon ran a horrible 1960 campaign. He cited deficiencies in personality and availability as frustrating to voters. He said Nixon’s conduct could affect Keyser’s 1964 delegate support if Nixon seeks the nomination again.
Four-year-old Debra Messier died after being struck by a car near her home in Enosburg Falls Vermont. police said she died en route to St. Albans hospital with a broken neck as the cause of death. The driver was Marcellin G Gemme 29 of East Berkshire. She was the 25th highway fatality in Vermont in 1962, compared with 10 at the same point last year.
Ex-president of Cuba Batista and companions entertaining him during Holy Week toured several Sevillian taverns on Wednesday to drink wine.
Attorney General Charles J. Adams urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to speed its review of the petition to abandon the Rutland Railway. He asked the ICC to remove technical steps in the process and noted restoration of rail service would hinge on the commission's final ruling.
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