Car Hits Hidden Sedan After Crossing Train Strike
A car stalled on a Waterbury crossing was destroyed by a 78 car freight train at 12 20 am. Teen couple Norman Baylis Jr and Lynda Joslyn fled the sedan before impact as engineer Harold Livingston and conductor Raymond Langlois reported the collision could not be stopped in time. The White River Junction urban renewal grant and unemployment figures from Montpelier are also noted in separate briefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
Norman Baylis Jr
Lynda Joslyn
Central Vermont
Lynda
Harold Livingston
Swanton
Raymond Langlois
St. Albans
Rensselaer County to auction old highway equipment in Troy
The Rensselaer County Highway Department will sell old trucks snowplows and other equipment to bid in Cropseyville to clear space for a new storage shed and hot mix asphalt plant. Sealed bids due August 29 at the County Court House Troy and opened by the highway committee. County superintendent Joseph F Casey says most gear is 20 to 25 years old and no longer useful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Rensselaer County Highway Department
Cropseyville
Board of Supervisors
Joseph F Casey
Casey
State Plans Cut School Building Costs Here
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller announced uniform state standard building plans for schools. The initial designs cover elementary to senior high schools with projected costs from 543000 to 2100000 and potential savings up to 29 percent per pupil versus conventional methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Aerial spraying yields excellent results in Berkshire watersheds
Berkshire town officials report June 1 and 2 spraying of 700 acres in Williamstown and Pownal Vermont cost 875 dollars. Roy Dion conducted the operation after opposition halted a state wide plan. Officials say the watershed area was critical and larvae infestation disappeared after spraying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Pownal
J. Maynard Austin
Roy Dion
Millers Falls
State Department of Natural Resources
Berkshire County
Austin
Red Cross Seeks Aid for North Adams Fire Family
A North Adams family of four displaced by a West End fire needs furnishings to move into a new apartment. Ronald Ells worth and his wife, with daughters Barbara 13 and Deborah 7, await donations of household items. Red Cross disaster chairman David Dickey urged the public to call the local office with offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams
West End
David Dickey
North Adams Red Cross Disaster
Dickey
Ronald Ellsworth
Barbara
Deborah
Red Cross
Massachusetts House reapportionment bill becomes law
Gov. Endicott Peabody signed the first Massachusetts House reapportionment since 1945. Suffolk County loses six seats while Barnstable Worcester Bristol Plymouth and Middlesex gain one each and Norfolk adds two. A bipartisan board will draft the redistricting plan.
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Boston
Endicott Peabody
Massachusetts House
Senate
Suffolk County
Barnstable
Worcester
Bristol
Plymouth
Middlesex
Norfolk
House
Supreme Courts
Missing Mother Must Approve Baby's Surgery
A 2 month old girl with hydroencephaly lies ill at Children's Hospital Medical Center as authorities seek her mother or guardian to grant consent for life saving surgery. The mother gave a false address and has not returned, and hospital staff say there is no Springfield City Hospital.
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Boston
Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Jimmy Johnson
Rosa
Springfield City Hospital
Springfield
Mass
Jersey Miss To Represent Vermont In Miss America
Glen Rock New Jersey girl Melissa Hetzel 21 is Miss Vermont 1963 and will represent Vermont in the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City September 3 to 7. Hetzel, a University of Vermont at Burlington graduate with a BS in education, stands 5 3 and weighs 110 pounds. She was born in Nyack New York and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Norman B Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Vermont
Melissa Hetzel
Glen Rock
N.J
Melissa
University of Vermont
New England
Atlantic City
Hetzel
Burlington
University
Glen Rock High School
New
Boston and Maine officials plead innocent in antitrust case
In federal court Boston and Maine Railroad executives Daniel A. Benson Patrick B McGinnis and George F Glacy and Henry Mersey head of International Railway Equipment Co pleaded innocent to charges of violating federal antitrust law They were released on $1000 bail each and face Sept 16 for special pleas The case concerns a $71500 sale of 10 railroad cars to Merseys firm with grand jury alleging federal law violation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barre
Northfield
John Check
F. Chamberlain
Ronald J. Bradley
Montpelier
Berlin
Boston
Boston and Maine Railroad
B&m
Patrick B. McGinnis
McGinnis
Daniel A. Benson
Weston
George F. Glacy
Brookline
Henry Mersey
New Haven
George C. Sweeney
Mersey
Bennington Banner: Daily edition and contact details
The Bennington Banner lists its offices at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont with daily publication except Sundays and holidays. It provides newsroom and advertising phone numbers and outlines subscription rates for different regions and durations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
Vermont
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
Russian Ships Put To Sea After Repairs
Two Russian ships head back to open water after repairs off Cape Cod. They anchored a mile and a half offshore at Truro with a 125-foot trawler and a 142-foot tug that had trailed them since Sunday. Officials boarded the vessels and the trawler crew reported fishing on Georges Bank since June 1, taking over 200 tons of silver hake and whiting.
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Truro
Mass
Cape Cod
Kalingrad
Coast Guard
United States
U.S. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
Navy and
Fisheries Bureau
John Skerry
Gloucester
Georges Bank
Plea To Managers Editor Calls for Better Press Grounding
Thomas Winship Boston Globe managing editor urged New England town and city managers to spend more time grounding journalists to ensure straight news. He pressed officials to educate editorial writers and help reporters cover public affairs with expertise. Former Gov. Horace Hildreth criticized FCC limits on editorial freedom for radio and TV stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crono
Maine
Thomas Winship
The
Boston Globe
New England
Winship
Horace A. ‘Hildreth
Hildreth Radio and Television Network
Federal Communications Commission
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White River Junction
Grant
Hoff
Employment Security Department
Ogden
Hartland
Herbert G. Ogden
Committee For Home Rule
Philip H. Hoff
Atty
Charles E. Gibson Jr
Forests & Parks
Cmsr
Perry H. Merrill
Gibson
Merrill
New York
Rensselaer
Down In
Berkshire
Bay State House
Jersey
Miss
Vermont Gals
Herkimer, N.Y
UPI
Walter Pietraska
Haddock
Walker
Boston Common
Diners’ Club
American Express
Carte Blanche
Thomas J. Walsh
General Mgr
B& M
Railroad
William T. Griffin
Radius
U.S
Ieee Sat
Sun
Maeoliege
Drysdale’s
Armory
Vermont National
Vermont National and Savings Bank
Main Street
Bennington, Vermont
Bennington Windham
Windsor Counties
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and
Federal Reserve System
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