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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1966

Page

2

Vermont Heart Grant Funds Study On Invertebrate Hearts

A $1400 gift from the Vermont Heart Association supports Dr Frances V McCann of Dartmouth Medical School Hanover NH in a national American Heart Association program. Her work focuses on heart properties in invertebrate animals, especially the moth, to reveal basic cardiac impulses and similarities to human heart function.

Rutland Vermont Heart Association American Heart Association Walter W. Buttrick Jr Vermont Group Frances V. McCann Dartmouth Medical School Hanover N.H

Burlington gains assistant director of fundraising for Arthritis Foundation

A. Wilson Barstow announced W. Peter Johnson of Burlington will serve as assistant director of fundraising and public relations for the Vermont Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation. Johnson, a St. Michael's College graduate and graduate student in education, will organize volunteer committees for the fall drive and oversee publicity. He previously served in the Vermont National Guard and worked with the Burlington City Planning Commission on the Urban Renewal Project relocating families from the project area.

Burlington A. Wilson Barstow Vermont The Arthritis Foundation W. Peter Johnson St. Michael’s College Johnson Vermont National Guard Burlington City

Gubernatorial Candidates Speak at Vermont Young Republicans Workshops

The Vermont Federation of Young Republicans will host two campaign workshops in Clarendon and Montpelier. Richard A. Snelling of Shelburne leads the first session at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the North Clarendon Grange, with Thomas L. Hayes of Fair Haven speaking the next night, Aug. 17, at the Montpelier Tavern Inn. Each candidate will outline plans and discuss youth Republican involvement.

Clarendon Vermont Federation of Young Republicans North Clarendon Grange GOP Richard A. Snelling Shelburne Thomas L. Hayes Fair Haven Montpelier Tavern Montpelier

Blood drives in Vermont and New Hampshire tally 681 pints

UPI reports last week yielded 681 pints across eight Red Cross blood drawings in Vermont and New Hampshire, down 147 pints from the prior week. Mansfield Avenue center in Burlington distributed 617 pints, with 570 to 62 local hospitals. Forty seven pints went to other centers as replacements for 11 residents hospitalized outside the region. Concord New Hampshire, Rutland Vermont, and Bellows Falls Vermont each reported draws of 100 pints or more.

Burlington UPI Vermont New Hampshire Red Cross Mansfield Avenue Concord N,h Rutland Bellows Falls

RPI Faculty Win Eight Grants for Engineering and Science

Dr. Ernest F. Nippes announces eight awards totaling 392857 dollars allotted to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for engineering and science research. Grants come from NASA NSB NSF AEC Aberdeen Proving Ground and SUNY, impacting work of Roy Wunderlich Medicus Winhold Yer gin Stoloff Parsegian.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration The National Science Foundation United States Atomic Energy Commission Aberdeen (Md.) Proving Ground State University of New York

Comedy Arts Theatre to close Aug 7 over finances

Saratoga Springs announces the Comedy Arts Theatre will shut August 7 unless box office support rises. Producers Richard R. Cuyler and Daniel Krempel cite failure to build or retain audiences. The closing hinges on the run of The Imag inary Invalid by Moliere opening August 3. Glens Falls notes Vittorio Giannini will attend Lake George Opera Festival opening for The Taming of the Shrew, staged at Lake George, opening August 11.

Saratoga Springs Comedy Arts Theatre Richard R. Cuyler Daniel Krempel Moliere Glens Falls Vittorio Giannini Lake George

Hill named assistant librarian at Norwich University Northfield

North Adams Paul F Hill of North Adams has been named assistant librarian at Norwich University in Northfield Vermont. A West Salem Ohio native, he graduated Ashland High School in 1949, earned an A B in History from Kenyon College in 1958 and a MLS in 1965 from SUNY Albany. He has worked at North Adams State College Library and the New York State Library in Albany and served as an unemployment insurance examiner. From 1952 to 1954 he served in the U S Army with the 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Division in Japan and Korea.

North Adams Paul F. Hill Norwich University Northfield West Salem Ohio Hill Ashland High School Kenyon College State University of New York Albany North Adams State College New York State Library U.S 21St Infantry Japan Korea

Cape Cod Criticizes Wild Weekends Hurting Mass Image

Angus R. MacDonald of the Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce blames rowdy parties and wild driving on Cape Cod for giving Massachusetts a negative national image. He urges a strict police crackdown to prevent a Coney Island reputation and warns repeated riots could harm tourism.

Great Barrington Cape Cod Massachusetts Angus R. MacDonald Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce Bay State Coney Island America MacDonald Jug End Hampton Beach Cape

Sunglasses Ease Night at Tanglewood Concert

A Lenox audience member watched a Tanglewood show with sun protection as Bell Telephone Hour cameras recorded parts of the program. Floodlights blinded some patrons and programs served as shields while others closed their eyes. After intermission the TV crew left and the crowd relaxed.

LENOX Tanglewood Bell Telephone Hour

B and M Ordered To Keep Trains Open Pending Appeal

A three judge federal panel ordered Boston and Maine to operate passenger service between Springfield Massachusetts and White River Junction through Wednesday night to allow Vermont time to appeal to the U S Supreme Court. Vermont seeks to preserve a temporary injunction against the railway while the state pursues the high court review.

William O. Harlan Washington Harlan B&m Supreme Court Vermont U.S Sterry Waterman St. Johnsbury T. Emmett Clark J. Joseph Smith Hartford Central Vermont Railway CVR White River Junction CNR Montreal New York Ernest Gibson Public Service Board Ketcham Senate ICC

Flying Saucers Reported In Washington Area

UPI reports flood of flying saucer sightings in Maryland and Virginia suburbs of Washington. Police and state patrolmen, plus local officers, saw bright multicolored lights. FAA and area airports detected none on radar. A Prince George County officer described watching six to eight objects near Beltville toward Baltimore.

Washington UPI Maryland-Virginia Montgomery Prince George Alexandria Federal Aviation Agency Prince George County Maryland Beltsville Baltimore

Retiring Reischauer sees Japan shaping Asia's future

Former U.S. ambassador to Japan Edwin O. Reischauer told UPI that Japan will be the dominant positive force in Asia, surpassing Red China in influence. He noted Japan will shoulder Pacific duties, but warned against expecting renewed U.S. nuclear defense ties due to Japan's pacifist strains. He added Japanese public opinion on U.S. Viet Nam policy is softening.

Washington UPI Japan China Asia U.S Edwin O. Reischauer Reischauer Harvard U.S. News & World Report Tassume Viet Nam

Bennington Banner Advertising Rates and Contact Lines

The Bennington Banner lists newsroom and advertising contact numbers and notes daily publication with holidays. It provides delivery options, address at 425 Main Street, and subscription rates for Vermont and nationwide regions.

Bennington Banner Main St Bennington The Banner Publishing Corporation United Press International UPI Vermont U.S

Alcoholic Drivers Blamed For Many Highway Deaths

Massachusetts highway safety official Bruce Campbell says about 200000 alcoholics drive in the state and may cause one third to one half of auto fatalities. He urges license suspension for drunken drivers until the registrar is sure they are not alcoholic and notes growing support for an implied consent liquor test law.

Boston UPI Massachusetts Bruce Campbell Massachusetts Safety Council WBZ Campbell Registrar of Motor Vehicles Judiciary Committee

Kennedy Denies Reading Warren Report on Kennedy Death

In a UPI interview Senator Edward M. Kennedy said he has not read the Warren Commission report and has no intent to, but remains convinced Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. The exchange follows new editorials questioning the commission’s conclusions and calls for independent review.

Washington UPI Edward M. Kennedy Fand Lee Harvey Oswald John F. Kennedy Massachusetts United Press International Kennedy Edward Jay Epstein Harvard Epstein Earl Warren Oswald Richard N. Goodwin Congress Goodwin

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