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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1963

Page

2

Five men tied to Rutland burglaries face ongoing breaks

In Rutland County five men linked to robberies since January are not deterring crimes this weekend. Congdon Lumber Co. was burglarized with about $10 stolen. Proctor National Guard Armory lost a 50 gallon gasoline drum and about 55 gallons were siphoned from a dump truck. Cpl. Stuart D. Jenne heads the BCI crackdown with State's Atty. Arthur E. Crowley. no new developments were reported.

Rutland Rutland County Congdon Lumber Co Proctor National Guard Stuart D. Jenne State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation State Atty Arthur E. Crowley

Vermont Teacher Pay Rises Fast Yet Ranks Low Overall

Vermont teachers have seen an 85.4 percent rise in average annual salaries over the past decade, placing the state fifth for growth. Despite gains, Vermont’s average salary is 4900 dollars, 37th nationwide, against a national average of 5735 dollars.

Montpelier Vermont National Education Association Vermont State School Directors Association Green Mountain

Rutland Highway Council Reinstates West Rutland Highway Plan

Regional Highway Council in Rutland Sunday night reversed last February action and restored the West Rutland to Fair Haven access highway project on the priority list. A 1957 General Assembly bill proposed replacing US 4 with a new route to the New York border. Vermont Highway Department has surveyed and designed the project, now slated for construction in coming years.

Rutland Regional Highway Council West Rutland State Line Fair Haven New York Border General Assembly Vermont Highway Department

Keep Vermont Beautiful Buys Time for Budget Plan

The Keep Vermont Beautiful committee in Montpelier approves a tentative 10000 dollar budget for the year contingent on raising the amount. Revenue is eyed from Glass Manufacturers Institute and Carling Brewers with other paper container makers expected. A bill seeks a 5000 dollar annual state appropriation if at least 2500 dollars can be raised. L Samuel Miller of West Rutland named executive director. Donald A Hemenway Sr of Old Bennington is treasurer.

Montpelier Keep Vermont KVB L. Samuel Miller West Rutland Ted Kane Donald A. Hemenway Sr Old Bennington

Local Couple Located After Son's Death in Auto Crash

Mr and Mrs Harold Smith of Springfield vacationing in the South learned their son Jeffrey 21 was killed last weekend when their car left a highway in North Claredon and dropped into the Cold River Funeral services were held Friday after a week of searching for the parents who finally received a Jupiter Florida address from relatives Relatives notified Springfield police at noon Friday of the tragedy and the couple began their return trip home upon learning of their son's death.

Springfield Harold Smith Jeffrey Jupiter Fla Claredon Cold River

Two Fatal Weekend Auto Crashes Reported in New York State

In New York two weekend traffic deaths occurred on area highways. Harold Vanderbogart twenty two of West Stephentown died in a one car crash on old New York 20 near Nassau with driver Richard Plumb eighteen of Nassau. Russell Winchell sixteen of Granville was struck while crossing to meet foster parents in Hampton by a car operated by Marie Beinhauer of Hohokus New Jersey. Albany Governor Rockefeller announced approval of a bill to promote civic cultural and recreational facilities within urban renewal efforts. The measure allows non profit community development corporations to build facilities in redevelopment areas and borrow from the state Housing Finance Agency repaying with facility use fees.

Troy Harold Vanderbogart West Stephentown Old New York Nassau Russell Winchell Granville Hampton Vanderbogart Richard Plumb Winchell Marie Beinhauer Hohokus, N.J Albany Rockefeller State Housing Finance Agency

Mt Greylock Tramway Authority Seizes Negotiation Power

Mt Greylock Tramway Authority moves to strip chairman Dr Herbert Dobelle of contract negotiating authority. Board will handle all contracts. one member cites lack of faith in Dobelle leadership. Gov Peabody may request resign, but Dobelle refuses.

North Adams Mt. Greylock

North Adams Bicycles Must Be Registered This Week

North Adams police urge bicycle owners to register bikes this week. Inspectors will check for safety standards and equipment with a two inch back reflector required on all bicycles.

North Adams

Fire Leaves 160 Homeless In Biddeford

The Biddeford mill city faced its worst blaze as 160 residents became homeless after ten apartment buildings ten Diamond National Corp stores a grocery and a cafe were destroyed Emergency aid poured in with Red Cross donations Officials expect losses near two million dollars and link the blaze to an outside wiring short circuit at Diamond National Corp

Red Cross Diamond National Corp Paul Garriepy Biddeford Linwood M. Davis Grafton Lumber Co

Hearings resume in Thresher mystery at Portsmouth yard

A Navy board of inquiry and the Atlantis II continue efforts to locate the Thresher after its loss with 129 men. Debris and insulation from the reactor area are reviewed as officials question valve installations and quality control. The Trieste bathyscaphe is set to arrive in Boston to aid the search.

Portsmouth N. H Navy Board of Inquiry Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Boston Woods Hole Court of Inquiry Charles Palmer Thresher Shelley E. Rule Adm Bernard L. Austin Rule Point Defiance

Marietta Couples Tie Marathon Dancing Record

Four couples and a stag in Marietta Georgia twisted for 62 hours 30 minutes to beat Helsinki Finland’s 60 hours 12 minutes mark. The event ended early Sunday with all nine participants still on their feet and the contest declared a draw.

Marietta, Ga Helsinki Finland Marietta

UVM Names Macmillan Dean of Graduate College

Vermont brief reports Dr William H Macmillan to become dean of the University of Vermont Graduate College succeeding retiring C E Braun Macmillan is an associate professor of pharmacology joining UVM in 1954 The Winooski VFW Post asks transfer of cemetery duties at Ethan Allen Air Force Base from Colchester citing neglect and access issues Burlington GE plant cuts 44 more workers after earlier 25 laid off due to defense contract shortages

Burlingon University of Vermont William H. Macmillan Macmillan College of Medicine C. E. Braun Boston UVM Winooski (Ap Winooski Veterans of Foreign Wars Post Ethan Allen Air Force Base Colchester VFW James W. Myers U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Burlington General Electric Co

NAACP Accuses New England of Exploiting Negro Girls

NAACP official Herbert Hill charges advertisements in southern papers lure tens of thousands of Black girls to northern cities for abusive domestic work. He cites a Birmingham girl who earned 35 a week but faced 30 in deductions to cover 168 in transport and other fees. licenses of several New York agencies have been suspended, with action sought against a Boston agency.

Boston National Association For the Advancement of Colored People NAACP Herbert Hill National Labor Hill Birmingham Ala Arlington New York

Burlington High Earns Top Honors in State Speech Festival

Burlington High School won team and individual honors at the state speech festival and debate tournament at the University of Vermont. The Burlington team of Daniels Kropsky Machanic Lisman captured both the Free Press Trophy and the Edwin W. Lawrence Trophy. Lisman won first place in individual debate and a $200 UVM scholarship.

Norwich Norwich University Brandeis University Gary Jacobs Brandeis Buddy Buttrill MIT Barbara Duffy Southern Connecticut State College Jacobs Lewis E. Perry Wayne Wall Norwich Debating Council Jim Gillace LaSalle University Robert McOsker Bowdoin College Burlington

CAP Sponsors Ranger School Next Month

The Bennington Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol will sponsor a ranger training school next month in Pownal. Vermont and Rhode Island units are invited to join a two day program to train a team for search and rescue missions with first aid, communications, and pioneering and camping. Maj. Harold Field directs the instructors. Lt. John McHugh coordinates the project. Members also plan an encampment in June at Loring Air Force Base in Limestone Maine.

Bennington Civil Air Patrol Pownal Vermont Rhode Island Harold Field John McHugh Loring Air Force Base Limestone Maine

Musicians Vie For Scholarships At Vermont Music Festival

Seven of 68 Vermont high school musicians compete for scholarships at the 36th Vermont State Music Festival in Burlington next week. Participants include Joseph Stannard Burr and Burton Seminary, Frank Napolitano Hallie Sausville, Ellen Shoemaker Alison Nowak and others from Bennington County. The Burlington Lions Club sponsors the festival at Burlington Municipal Auditorium. The parade features 38 bands and 710 expected attendees. Concerts and All-State events involve large delegations from dozens of schools across the state.

Vermont Burlington Bennington County Joseph Stannard Burr and Burton Seminary Frank Napolitano Hallie Sausville Bennington Catholic Marie Bergquist Ellen Shoemaker Keith Watkin Bennington High School Alison Nowak North Bennington Burlington Lions Club Burlington Municipal Auditorium Manchester

Stafford Flags Planned Deficit Policy in Congress Review

Vermont Representative Rob ert Stafford told about 60 Rotarians that the 1963 session shows a planned deficit policy and slower start. He urged full disclosure of personal assets and a shift toward vocational skill programs while noting defense cuts and foreign aid changes.

Peace Corps Vermont U.S Robert T. Stafford Congress Stafford Mt. Anthony Country Club House Ways and Means Committee On Committees Kennedy

Funeral services for Middlebury English professor Cady

Frank W. Cady 85 professor emeritus of English at Middlebury College died yesterday in Camillus New York after a long illness He joined the faculty in 1909 and retired in 1952 He authored books including Shakespeare Arranged for Modern Reading and Sidney Lanier Survivors include two sons and a daughter.

Middlebury Meade Memorial Chapel Middlebury College Frank W. Cady Cady Camilus N.Y Sidney Lanier

New England Fatality Toll Includes Three Drownings

The Associated Press reports at least 13 deaths across New England over the weekend with three men missing and presumed drowned in New Hampshire. Dartmouth College junior Clifford S. Gordin, 21, from Oceanside, N Y, vanished when his canoe swamped on the Connecticut River at Hanover. Missing at Lake Winnipesaukee were Irving Duren Jr 48 of Acton Mass and John T Condon 50 of Concord Mass, brothers in law whose overturned boat led to the search.

New Hampshire New England Hanover N. H Lake Winnipesaukee Clifford S. Gordin Oceanside N. Y Dartmouth College Connecticut River Irving Duren Jr Acton Mass John T. Condon Concord

Cooler Weather For This Week

The five day forecast covers northern New England and parts of the northeast with temperatures 2 to 6 degrees below normal. Expect cool conditions through Thursday with a slight warmup by Friday or Saturday and rainfall totaling 0.4 to 0.7 inches, mainly Tuesday and again Saturday. Weekend deaths include several fatal crashes across Maine New Hampshire Rhode Island and Massachusetts with multiple victims aged 6 to 43.

New England Massachusetts Rhode Island New York

Vacationing Solons Return From Canada Trip

Vermont legislators led by Gov. Philip H. Hoff were due back in Montpelier after a three day visit to Ottawa. About 180 lawmakers and private citizens toured Parliament and viewed a dress rehearsal of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. They attended an Ottawa civic luncheon and a local musical.

Ottawa Vermont Philip H. Hoff Montpelier Canada Canadian Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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