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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1965
Page
2
Former state Rep. James D. Andrews of Barre, 40, becomes the first Republican candidate in the fall special elections. He will seek a Vermont House seat in the reapportioned district, opposing Democrat Walter T. Hugo. Andrews previously sought the GOP Senate nomination from Washington County in 1960 but did not win.
Burlington authorities weigh at least one plan with potential for two. A six man panel drafted one plan Friday night. A second plan by University of Vermont history professor Robert Daniels has been endorsed by Alderman Gordon Paquette.
Joseph Swain, 21, of Rutland Vermont, remains hospitalized after a Saturday crash on Spectacle Pond Road that killed passenger John Dustin, 21, of Enfield. Swain, with a concussion, is at Mary Fletcher Hospital, Hanover. In other Vermont notes, Farm Industry Day planned Aug 12 at Vermont Technical College and Medicare program aid offered by Vermont Medical Society President Dr. Ralph Jardine. A Nashua man, Donald F. Winslow, named managing editor of the St Johnsbury Caledonian Record.
The 2 percent sales tax took effect Sunday across New York State. Border merchants anticipated gains from New York trade while observers noted a indifferent public reception. Albany Times-Union reported the quiet rollout matched earlier uproar in significance.
New York State’s big game season opens October 24 in Adirondack and northern counties. In most areas deer and bear seasons begin November 15, with regular seasons ending December 7 and bear season extending to December 15 in Delaware, Greene, Sullivan, and Ulster. Special archery licenses allow hunting the two weeks before gunning season. westchester permits long bow only Nov 1 to Dec 7. Archers may use the license during regular season, and deer must have antlers at least three inches when taken during gun season.
In North Adams, a 669000 addition to Greylock Elementary was finished over the weekend. The North Adams School Committee and Freeman-French-Freeman architects will inspect Friday. The expansion doubles classrooms to 13 plus a cafeteria, serving about 600 students.
UPI reports irregular early gains led by Chrysler up to 45 14, General Motors at 97 54, Ford at 53 34, while American Motors slipped to 10 54. Eastman Kodak rose 4 to 86, Allied Chemical up 1 to 46, Monsanto up 14 to 84 7.
Norman Thomas, 82, at a Middlefield rally before about 1,500 people urged a cease fire, talks with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese, and withdrawal of foreign troops. Pickets outside Powder Hill Ski area called protesters traitors while about 50 more demonstrated nearby. Police reported no incidents. Groups included Citizens Anti-Communist Committee of Connecticut and Young Americans for Freedom.
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