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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1963
Page
2
Edith Wing 78 of Bridport died at Porter Hospital after being struck Friday night while crossing Vermont 22A at State Aid Road 27 near Bridport. Police say she was headed home when the accident occurred. The year’s highway death toll rises to 54, up from 50 a year ago.
Dr. M. Alfred Haynes president of the Vermont NAACP chapter will attend a Washington meeting on Kennedy civil rights strategy. After returning he will consult the executive committee to decide if Vermont members should join the August 28 mass civil rights demonstration. Several chapter members have shown interest in attending.
Articles of incorporation filed in Vermont establish the Asa Bloomer Foundation Inc a scholarship group in memory of Rutland lawyer and former president pro tem of the Vermont Senate. Lt. Gov. Ralph A. Foote elected president with Christopher Webber treasurer and Theodore Corsones clerk. The nonprofit has pledges totaling $2000 and aims to fund scholarships for needy Vermont boys. Gov Hoff sent congratulations noting Bloomer’s long legislative influence and death last February.
Five Vermont delegates to the 40 8 promenade in Cleveland are urged to vote for a resolution striking a white membership reference from the national constitution. At the state convention last night the 40 8 Grande du Voiture elected Joseph G. Beauregard grand chef de gare. Delegates chosen to attend Cleveland this fall include Dean Read Ted Mitchum Philip Bisbee John O Hearne and Walter M Graffin.
New York Supreme Court Justice Ellis J. Staley Jr orders Albert E. McFerran Jr. of Albany to pay a 150 fine within five days or face jail for civil contempt after McFerran again failed to appear at court hearings over 142 missing student academic records. Records were produced Monday in chambers but were not surrendered by McFerran, who has given no explanation for the nonappearance or possession of the records since year end.
East Greenbush reports a crack in the dam holding Hampe ton Manor Lake causing hundreds of thousands of gallons lost monthly. Town Councilman John S. Devey notes a two year decline in lake level. The Pentryn System Inc. of Latham filed a repair proposal with the Town Board.
A $500000 Ford Foundation grant funds Williams College Center for Development Economics to train economists for less developed areas. Established in 1959 with a prior $423000 grant, the center uses development principles, case studies, faculty research, and overseas advisory work to prepare staff for service abroad. North Adams schools hire full-time psychologist George J. Tuppa at $7750 with $3875 state-paid to conduct tests, counseling, and student support.
At Otis Air Force Base Massachusetts journalists watched as the base hospital prepared for a potential birth of Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy in a private wing. White House officials denied a dedicated suite, while two Air Force nurses were assigned to Otis for the summer and the hospital readied an incubator for a presumed Caesarean delivery.
A Plymouth community marks 40 years since Calvin Coolidge learned of Harding's death in 1923. The Calvin Coolidge Memorial Association gathers at the homestead church for choral songs, speeches, and a wreath laying with John Coolidge attending.
A Vermont license plate found impaled on a car involved in a deadly May crash is cited in a New York grand jury probe. Officials question ownership and origin of E7297 as jurors weigh whether Gareth Martinis faces vehicular homicide charges in the Yonkers collision that killed five, including Herman Brunk and his wife.
The Bread Loaf Writers Conference begins its 38th annual two week session on August 14 at Middlebury College Bread Loaf Mountain Campus. Director John Ciardi, assistant director Paul M. Cubeta, and a staff of 11 writers will lead discussions and manuscript critiques with participants. Notable attendees include Nelson Algren Brock Brower Mark Harris John Hawkes John Frederick Nims Robert Pack William Raney Walter Ross William Sloane Hollis Summers and Eunice Blake.
Northeast Airlines plans to petition the Civil Aeronautics Board to overturn its decision canceling the New York to Florida route. President James W. Austin said the airline would appeal to the courts if needed. Governor Endicott Peabody pressed CAB officials for continued service and sought a subsidy for New England routes.
Massachusetts politics face a public works scandal with Gov. Endicott Peabody under pressure as Sen. Graham labels the DPW mess a legacy of prior administrations. Graham notes Ricciardi’s links to the department during earlier years while Gardner of the Crime Commission confirms ongoing DPW record probes.
The Bennington Banner announces display advertising contact numbers and publishes its daily schedule. It lists home delivery options by carrier or motor, and subscription rates for Vermont within 50 miles and nationwide, with various monthly and yearly pricing. Special rates for servicemen are noted.
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