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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1965
Page
2
The Vermont Tax Department contracts Rep Byron Hathorn R Hartford at 35 dollars a day plus expenses. He is not appointed to a classified post, but hired to work statewide on the property equalization program. Hathorn previously chaired the 1964 House Ways and Means Committee.
A 17 year old from California pleaded innocent to charges of breaking and entering the Pavilion Hotel in Montpelier last week. He and two other youths are accused of entering a storeroom after the bar closed, trying to steal 14 cases of beer and other items. Bail for the 17 year old was set at 50 dollars. a 19 year old from Northfield and a Montpelier juvenile will have hearings this week.
The University of Vermont was authorized to seek bids for a $70,000 outing club ski lodge to be built on land in Jeffersonville. Gifts and pledges total $25,000 with two $10,000 challenge gifts if the lodge is finished by December 1. The university must raise the remaining $25,000.
In Ballston Spa two local high schoolers Kermit O'Brien 15 and Wayne Corlew 14 were found dead on the Baltimore Washington Expressway from head injuries after being struck by a motor vehicle authorities said. The Albany FBI office identified the youths as missing for a week after they left home without permission. Governor Rockefeller faced boos and signs at a Smithtown appearance over the two percent sales tax while supporters urged him to continue funding schools calling the tax a necessary evil.
Mrs Edna E Norwood of Clearwater Florida eight months pregnant was accidentally shot in the left arm wrist and chest by her mother Mrs Frank Sharpe of Hauge while the elder woman was attempting to shoot a hawk at Bishop de Goesbriand Hospital in Burlington Vermont.
North Adams based Sprague Electric Co and subsidiaries posted 51 619 241 in six months 1965 the highest half year sales in company history The figures were announced by Robert C Sprague chairman and Ernest L Ward president in the semi annual report to shareholders.
New York stocks opened firmer with moderate gains across sectors. Chemicals and aircraft rose slightly, electronics advanced, motors held steady, and oils were mixed. Airlines climbed, metals edged up, Du Pont 234.14, Allied 46.14, Union Carbide 59, Eastman Kodak down 0.50 to 88, Bethlehem Steel up 0.25 to 35. Republic up 0.40 to 40, U.S. Steel 47, Youngstown 38 after ex-dividend, Jones Laughlin down 0.15 to 60.14 on 1000 shares, General Motors 97, Ford 52.34, American Motors 10, IBM 48.51, Motorola 103, RCA 36.75.
The U.S. Army Electronics Command awarded Union Carbide Corp a 1.7 million dollar contract to supply 450,000 dry cell batteries for electronic communications gear. Batteries will be produced in Charlotte North Carolina at a Union Carbide Consumer Products plant, part of seven facilities. Union Carbide, originally linked to National Carbon Co, markets about 450 Eveready battery types for flashlights radios TV sets hearing aids and many battery powered tools.
A 23 year old man identified as Robert Goldfarb, first mate aboard Frank Sinatra’s chartered yacht Southern Breeze, drowned when a small launch capsized off Martha’s Vineyard. Two girls swam to safety. coast guard searches were under way at dawn. The yacht, renting for about 2000 dollars daily, had been anchored at the harbor mouth since Sunday. Mia Farrow was not among the two rescued girls.
The bodies of Robbie Mott, 17, a mentally retarded diabetic, and his 3-year-old brother Timmy were found near Avalanche Brook in Baxter State Park after a 10 day search. Robbie wandered away from the Roaring Brook campsite July 30. Gov. Reed expressed sorrow and Maine officials extended condolences to the Mott family.
The American Public Power Association urged federal development of the Maine hydro project on the upper St John River as overdue and beneficial. Interior Secretary Udall endorsed the plan as a federal yardstick for low cost power, while opponents argued costs and feasibility. Several politicians and utility leaders testified for the project.
Massachusetts trustees visit Worcester to review sites for the new state medical school and decide on location. Chairman John W. Hargis said a site recommendation is hoped for at the board meeting around Sept. 10, with Worcester State Hospital land reportedly favored.
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