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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1963
Page
2
Education officials urge principals to identify likely dropouts, meet with students and parents before the new year, and invite teachers to volunteer a day to interview. They also suggest considering correspondence courses or vocational tuition aid for unavailable courses.
In Troy a six year old, Frank L. Hennick, dies Aug 5 after being struck by a tractor trailer. Preliminary legal steps taken against Edward J. Slater, driver, and Northern Motor Carriers, Inc. as the bus day camp party crossed the street.
In North Adams police hunt thieves behind three break ins in two weeks. The latest yielded about 10000 dollars from the Chartrand home during a 45 minute unoccupied period. Suspects include two youths found near Mt Greylock with a battered cash box and white powder on the box.
In Vermont, Secretary of State Howard E. Armstrong notes an $18,000 annual fee increase from a 1963 bill, while his office halts a key service. A revolving fund for a copier was dropped, leaving copies of bound volumes unavailable unless users copy themselves.
Hollywood star E G Marshall known for The Defenders lives in a 20 by 30 foot converted sugar house in Stratton Vermont. He hunts solitude, occupies 250 acres, and commutes from New York City for work while remaining divorced with two daughters. He favors self made meals and wilderness observation from treetop vantage points.
Former FBI agent Edward F. Powers said at a banquet that sweepstakes tickets will be sold only in New Hampshire and pledged an honest, above board program. He spoke as he prepared to be sworn in as executive director, citing cooperation with law enforcement and noting his Boston FBI tenure. Howard Sheppard attended as NH Sweepstakes Commission chair.
Boston AP report urges vacationers to stop abandoning young pets at summer's end. Capt. Robert Murray of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals warns such acts cause cruel deaths by starvation, disease, or injuries and cites legal penalties up to 250 dollars fine or a year in jail.
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sunday and legal holidays at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont by Banner Publishing Corporation. It lists display advertising numbers and subscription rates for local and national readers with special serviceman rates.
Isle La Motte residents met with Wood to discuss a grant for half of a 60000 dollar water system under the Accelerated Public Works program. If approved, a Burlington bank would loan the other half, and construction could begin this fall. Committee was formed to negotiate. Wood coordinates federal aid for water and small business projects across Grand Isle County. Local officials cite water shortages and fire risks as urgent needs.
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