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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1965
Page
2
Rutland officials weigh installing meters for all city water connections to reduce chronic shortages and low pressure. Ralph Rice notes Rutland residents use 220 gallons per day versus 150 nationally, while Burlington’s per capita use is 84 gallons. Metred users supposedly conserve more than flat-rate customers.
Wayne C. Palmer of Tufts University told Farm Industry Day at Vermont Technical College that the four year New England drought is nearly over and among the worst on record for the Northeast. He warned there is no evidence of climate change or Vermont becoming a desert.
More than 200 writers and teachers arrive for the 40th Bread Loaf Writers Conference at Middlebury College. The event, oldest of its kind in the country, runs through Sept 1 and traces to its 1926 founding by Robert Frost.
Troy-Fred Walker a dry cleaning employee was arrested Thursday night after stabbing his wife Mary Elizabeth 37 recently married. She is in critical condition at Samaritan Hospital. Police said the couple had a family row.
Berkshire county items report the Broad Brook stream along Bridges Road declared unfit for swimming due to private sewers discharging raw sewage. Sanitarian Michael Muzyka warns Williamstown parents to keep children out of the polluted waters. In Dalton a 16 month old Curtis Cullen was saved after falling into a portable pool. fireman Wallace J. Peto performed mouth to mouth until aid arrived and the child was transported to Pittsfield General Hospital. In Great Barrington charges against Barrington House for serving liquor to a minor were dropped when 20 year old Michael Ellis admitted using false ID to enter. bartender Richard Storti testified he asked for the card when Ellis first entered three months ago.
Civil rights demonstrators enter day four of a city hall camp out in Springfield Massachusetts with 175 protesters on Thursday night and a possible weekend swell toward several hundred. A teen was charged with threatening whites with a knife and bail was set at 1000 dollars. Protesters demand removal of seven policemen accused of brutality and caution shoppers amid plans for possible economic boycott with Negro shoppers bused to nearby towns to shop.
Concord New Hampshire UPI reports Edward J Powers director of the state sweepstakes outlines ambitious plans to boost 1966 sales after a slow 1965 season. He seeks broad statewide publicity and business partnerships, including tickets given in promotions by hotels stations and manufacturers to attract customers and reward sales staff. Promotions aim to stabilize year round demand and follow Rockingham Park events where 250 000 added sweepstakes race will occur before 1966 sales begin.
John F. Thompson a Ludlow Democrat and former speaker of the Massachusetts House died Thursday night at 45 from acute alcoholism. The medical examiner reported the Islington Westwood resident died at a home on Cherry Street after an ambulance brought him to Norwood Hospital. An autopsy by Dr. Peter Angelo and Harvard pathologist Dr. George Katesis was performed.
UPI reports broad gains in motors chemicals electronics and airlines while heavy industry shows mixed moves. Chrysler up to 465, Ford 537, IBM 490, Kodak 81.34, Kennecott Copper down to 10.75, U S Steel 48.34, Lukens up 1 14 to 78 34, and Pennsylvanias PRR 44. Uplink includes Europe bound travel news of Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon visiting Aga Khan resort in Sardinia.
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