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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1969
Page
2
Vermont District Highway Engineer Ivor S. Pelsue announced the Hunt Street bridge resurfacing is completed today after a Tuesday rainstorm delayed progress. For weeks one lane remained closed to traffic while crews used a special concrete mix, causing heavy traffic jams on the busy highway.
Space scientists cite lunar and planetary research linking Earth’s crust to mantle dynamics. They argue continued space programs improve weather forecasting via satellites and may enhance earthquake and tidal warning systems by laser ranging. NASA officials note aims to map Earth's gravity field and plate movement, despite limited terrestrial data.
Typhoon Cora caused 141 domestic flights to be cancelled Saturday morning while Tokyo International Airport kept international flights on schedule. Winds toppled a power pole halting service on the Eastern Sea Route Rail Line between Tokyo and Osaka for three hours. The Central Meteorological Agency placed the storm center near coastal waters where pearls are grown, about 60 miles south of Nagoya. Police report a separate crash on U.S. 7 in Shaftsbury involving Walter L. Barber and Helen A. Weinberg with no injuries.
Washington reports a half percent rise in the consumer price index for July led by higher food and services costs. Meats poultry and related items pushed prices up, while cigarettes furniture home goods rose moderately and used cars and gasoline fell. June showed a 0.6 percent increase with July continuing inflation pressures.
Sen. Prouty says 492,900 will fund the National Defense Student Loan Program across 13 Vermont colleges, covering 90 percent of loan funds with the colleges matching the rest. About 2,100 students may receive support, led by the University of Vermont with 192,260 and including Castleton, Goddard, Green Mountain, Johnson, Lyndon, Marlboro, Middlebury, Norwich, St. Michael’s, Trinity, Vermont College, and Windham.
Civil Defense officials estimated a death toll between 500 and 1000 while Gulfport residents spoke of corpses. Officials claimed a ton of bodies and the city was knee deep. Red Cross, Civil Defense, state agencies, Seabees, and National Guard reported lists but could not locate the designated man. The governor pledged an accurate count though Williams figure of fever 200 was denied by the Red Cross.
Hoosick Falls resident William Kissinger, 48, and his wife Rachel Higgins, 49, were killed when their car was struck by a freight train near Spokane, Washington. Their stepson, William Persons, 19, of Hoosick Falls, survived with his father George E. Persons. Mrs. Kissinger’s mother, Elsie Higgins of Warrensburg, also survived along with two other sons. The incident leaves a grieving family amid local ties and unanswered questions.
John J. Woj cik of the Vermont National Bank Wilmington plans a ground breaking for a new building at Main and School streets. Public invited to attend Monday Aug 25 at 10 30 a m. Consumer prices rose 0 5 percent with mortgage interest property taxes and home repairs showing notable increases. Wholesale prices rose 0 1 percent in July while farm prices and lumber and wood products fell.
Gov. Deane C. Davis granted 5 percent merit raises to 11 of 16 deputy department commissioners in Vermont. Those bypassed include Maurice Keefe Fred Parker Eugene Lemke James Sanderson and Norris Hoyt. Raises aim to combat inflation and align pay with other states. Daniel O Connor received 840 to 17640 and civil defense deputy Richard Holmes 590 to 10365.
A Bennington YMCA callout invites men 18 and older to discuss touch football at 7 30 p m Tuesday with contact Kermit Fisher if unable to attend A public hearing on government aid to Prospect is noted In Montpelier UPN reports John Hansen named to assist Rutland County State's Attorney on water pollution cases involving raw sewage in streams feeding Rutland Reservoir Health Board orders stricter action by Health Commissioner Aiken A Bennington North School notices Aug 25 at 8 p m in the elementary gym with Education Commissioner Scribner attending over alleged private school state aid Supervision at Memorial Park and Stark Street playgrounds continues with reduced hours next week as season programs end
Arlington Memorial High School will host registration for new seventh through twelfth graders on Monday and Tuesday, August 25 and 26. Students or guardians should visit the guidance director during registration to discuss programs, and parents are urged to accompany new entrants. Boys in grades 9 through 12 planning to try out for soccer must attend a required physical exam Thursday, August 28, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the high school.
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