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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1965
Page
3
Albany interview with Martha Raye recounts her battle with tooth pain and her vow to return to Saigon after Labor Day. She describes the soldiers’ courage and sacrifices, appeals for respect for troops, and requests for packages of books and games sent to Viet Nam.
Acting President Harry W. Pearson said the college is concerned about speeders on its private road after a weekend crash killed Arthur S. Muchmore, 24, of Bennington. The road, closed to the public one day a year, is often used as a shortcut between Bennington and North Bennington. The college may keep it open but limit through traffic, with plans for future development not yet decided.
The 86th Engineer Co of Bennington held a regular drill that coincided with the American Legion's 47th annual convention. A land mine warfare class for bridge and engineering platoons, dinner for 470, and a parade led by Capt. John M. L. Dempsey followed, with multiple National Guard and U S military units marching in the route.
A Swedish student from Chalmers University in Gothenburg, Lars Renstroem, spending the summer in Rochelle Park New Jersey working for Bijur Lubricating Corp. visited Bennington last week with Bijur president's son. He and about 30 students train in the United States under a Swedish government program with American companies. Renstroem praised American natural beauty and friendliness, noting a wider view and sharper colors, and comparing leaf trees favorably to Sweden's pines. He observed Americans are open to foreigners and said the U S feels like a second homeland.
Vermont records show a higher death rate for the first quarter of 1965, with 1,892 live births, 1,245 deaths, and a 16 percent rise in marriages. Chittenden County led births and deaths. heart disease caused most deaths at 38 percent. There were 52 infant deaths in Q1 1965, and 13 Vermonters took their own lives.
The J Slotnik Co of Boston submitted the apparent lowest bid of 1 280 000 to build six dormitories at Goddard College Northwood campus. The project will house 264 students with two faculty apartments and is the first phase of an expansion to reach 750 students by 1970. Other bids were from Consolidated Contractors and Builders Inc of Portland and K R Baird of Montpelier. Vienna UPI Two Hungarians swam eight hours in Nestedler Lake to seek asylum in Austria after escaping to the border area.
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