Natural Gas For Vermont Under Study
The Vermont Public Service Board signs a $16,000 contract with Commonwealth Services of New York City to study the economic feasibility and timing of piping natural gas into Vermont. The survey begins by Sept 1 with findings to be presented to the 1963 Legislature, as Vermont and Maine lack gas facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Vermont Public Service Board
Commonwealth Services
New York City
Vermont
PSB
John D. Paterson
Paterson
New York State
Quebec
Maine
United States
Red Skelton Starts 12th TV Season With Hour Long Show
Hollywood AP reports comedian Red Skelton plans a 12th television season by expanding his program to a full hour. Producer Cecil Barker notes Skelton works only two days weekly and enjoys a looser format, avoiding overfamiliar material. Skelton vacations from TV touring state fairs in Illinois Indiana and Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Skelton
Skelton
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Cecil Barker
Red
Barker
Jack Benny
Canopy Blows Off F86 at Air Force Academy
Two youths played on a display F86 at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs when a detonating device in the cockpit exploded. James Gillen, 14, suffered a skull fracture and remained in critical condition. Maj. Gen. Robert H. Warren ordered an investigation into why the canopy device was not removed or disarmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Colo
Air Force Academy
James Gillen
Robert H. Warren
Academy
Bennington man pleads guilty in frost drugstore break in
Ronald A. Caron twenty of Bennington changed his plea to guilty in Municipal Court before Judge Waldo C Holden on a breaking and entering charge tied to Frost s Drug Store breaks on North Street He had earlier pleaded not guilty August 7 A pre sentence investigation was ordered Also George H Pratt aged 37 of 339 School Street pleaded guilty to driving while under the influence and was fined 105 10 Philip F Betit thirty three of 126 Ben Mont Avenue pleaded guilty to careless and negligent driving and was fined 55 10
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald A. Caron
Bennington
Frost
North Street
Waldo C. Holden
Caron
Atty Marshall Witten
George H. Pratt
School St
Philip F.betit
Ben- Mont Ave
Three Motorists Injured In Weekend Accidents
State police logged six weekend crashes with minor to moderate damage and no critical injuries. Notable incidents include Clifford Bostwick of Readsboro injured after losing control of a 1947 Indian motorcycle on Vermont Route 8, and a 1959 Chevrolet station wagon abandoned on Hunt Street in Bennington after an early Sunday morning crash. The Pleasant vehicle and Beach occupants were damaged in a rear end collision on U.S. 7 near Vermont 67 in Shaftsbury, and George Nesbitt injured after a tire blowout in Sunderland. Doris Cassedy escaped injury when crowded off by a Vermont Transit bus, and a 1955 Ford collided with a tractor trailer on U.S. 7 in Bennington Flats.
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Clifford Bostwick
Readsboro
Vermont 8
Stamford Village
Bostwick
North Adams
Mass
Bennington
Hunt Street
Richard C. LaRoche
Lincoln St
Anthony Drive
U.S. 7
Vermont 67
Shaftsbury
James Henry Pleasant
North Branch Street
Pleasant
Harry Beach
Brightwaters
N.Y
Alice R. Beach
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Sunderland
George Nesbitt
Danby
Doris Cassedy
Greenfield
Miss Cassedy
Vermont
Lake Shaftsbury
Bennington Flats
Gerald W. Marsha
Merrill Transportation Co
Burlington
Edward M. Loveland
Thrift Shop Seeks Fall Hats and Women's Wear
Thrift shop asks for fall hats baby clothes and ladies shoes in medium or low heels. On hand are chenille bed spreads sleeve board indoor TV antenna fruit jars rug liner thermos bottle and large selection of women's dresses plus children's raincoats and several men's suits. Workers last week were Mrs Barton Jenks Mrs Josiah Fuller Mrs Cary Adams Mrs William Peat and Miss Maud Edson. The shop thanks Paul Pitkin and The Banner for assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barton Jenks
Josiah Fuller
Cary Adams
William Peat
Maud Edson
Paul Pitkin
Banner
Brooklyn Blackout Hits 30000 Homes As Heat Rises
A three square mile area in Brooklyn suffered a major power failure Monday night leaving over 30,000 homes without lights or air conditioning. Power was restored in stages after 9:05 p.m. and fully by 12:23 a.m. Police blamed high AC use, Con Edison investigates, two Belt Parkway bridges opened to manage traffic.
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New York
Brooklyn
Consolidated Edison Co
Soviet Diplomat Rejects GOP Party Brumus Toy
Soviet diplomat Valeri Kravchenko declined a GOP party joke about Attorney General Kennedy's dog Brumus. He returned the toy won at a Capitol Hill cocktail party hosted by Rep. William Ayres to mock Brumus’ Justice Department trips. Kravchenko said he did not want involvement in American politics.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Brumus
Valeri Kravchhenko
Soviet Union
Kravchenko
William H. Ayres
Ohio
GOP
Justice Department
Kennedy
Capitol Hill
New Frontier
Washington News Corps
Hitching Post Fee In City Park Spurs Patrol Wonder
In Glendale Arizona Gayle Cate and Bobby Wagoner both 13 rode in on horse Sugar to town. They tethered the horse to a parking meter and dropped a penny in the slot. Patrolman Orval Wilmer joked about tickets but the boys departed before time ran out with supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendale
Ariz
Gayle Cate
Bobby Wagoner
Orval Wilmer
Bilingual Thief Steals Greek Alphabet Typewriters
A burglar in Charleston, West Virginia, lifted two Greek alphabet typewriters from St. John’s Greek Orthodox Church. Police pursue clues as the unusual theft prompts language curiosities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
St. John’s
French Spirit Flows At Mountain Hill Nursery School
In Middletown New Jersey four year olds at Mountain Hill Nursery School are learning French through conversational play. The program, started last year by pupil's mother Mrs. Peter Reidemeister and supported by principal Mrs. Charlotte Olsen, uses Mrs. Irving Chernow to teach fluent French in a natural, child centered method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
N.J
Mountain Hill
Peter Reidemeister
Reidemeister
France
Charlotte Olsen
Irving Chernow
July Hiring Up Sharply In This Area
In July, 90 people were placed in new jobs in the Bennington area, a marked rise from a year ago. Youth filled many roles amid unskilled labor shortages. 225 jobseekers were registered, with 65 openings still available on July 31. Initial unemployment claims rose to 242, and the insured unemployment rate stood at 3.1 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
State Department of Employment Security
Somerset Boy Wins Talent Show Trophy at Hampton Beach
Richard Ricky Leonard, 14, of Somerset won first place in the senior division at the Hampton Beach weekly talent show on August 13. The DuCharme School of Dance student danced tap to three rhythm tunes and now qualifies for the August 27 finals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Ricky) Leonard
Somerset
Hampton Beach
N.H
Lawrence Leonard
DuCharme School of Dance
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
New Hampshire
Wbz-Tv
WBZ
Redistrict Area To Administer Farm Program
John J. DeVito says Bennington ASCS counts seven farm communities up from five to seat three member committees each year. Committeemen enroll farmers in the Agricultural Conservation Program and aid administration of wool incentive and other USDA programs. Election dates and locations to be announced. sign up for the 1963 Agricultural Conservation Program is expected Sept 28 to Oct 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
John J. DeVito
Bennington
Shaftsbury
Searsbury
Woodford
DeVito
Bennington Banner Publisher and Address Listing
Display advertising contact 442 2684 for The Bennington Banner published daily except Sundays and holidays at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont by The Banner Publishing Corporation. Associated Press rights reserved for local news and AP dispatches.
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Bennington
Main St
Vermont
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
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Willoughby
Maxine DeVorss
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