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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1963
Page
5
Lonnie Coleman presents She Didn’t Say Yes at Colonie Summer Theatre in Latham for a week before its New York premiere. Joan Caulfield Peggy Cass lead a cast with Joan Hackett William Redfield and others in a drama about publishing morality marriage and sisterly rivalry.
Isaiah Ndethiu, an African exchange student from Kenya, stayed four days on a Vermont farm with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Palmer as part of a government sponsored exchange program. Another participant, Joshua Mutia, stayed with the Fullers in West Shaftsbury. both will study agriculture in Vermont then return to Kenya to work with the Ministry of Agriculture.
Williamstown Summer Theatre closes season with Mister Booth a new musical about Junius and Edwin Booth on the road during the Gold Rush directed by Nikos Psacharopoulos John Cunningham returns as Junius and Thomas Slater plays Edwin with Judy Frank Joyce Ebert Cathe Winn and others in supporting roles The production features over a dozen sets with an NY orchestra and 75 costumes Tickets listed at regional shops and theatres.
Van Cliburn will debut at Tanglewood as part of the Berkshire Festival closing events. Erich Leinsdorf conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra with Cliburn as guest for Saturday's performance. The program opens with Prokofiev’s Duenna Overture and ends with Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 6, Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 on the Cliburn solo. An open rehearsal for the Pension Fund is scheduled at 10:30 this morning.
Edwin O Connor, Pulitzer Prize winner for The Edge of Sadness, completes IT Was Dancing a light comedy about a retired vaudeville performer. The play is slated for future staging by Robert Fryer Lawrence Carr and John Herman's production trio.
Oregon State University is noted as the first state supported college in Oregon, designated as the land grant institution on October 27, 1868, by the state legislature under the Morrill act guiding land grant education. The article also references Prokofiev works performed on the Russian composer’s death anniversary and a festival program featuring Lili Chookasian with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Festival Chorus, conducted by Erich Leinsdorf with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 as the closing piece.
Shaftsbury Elementary hosted a Civil Defense meeting with Rodney Rice noting weak town interest in the project. He screened Emergency Hospital and The Atom Bomb films and announced a Medical Self-Help Training Course starting Sept 10, taught by Madelyn Green and Dr. Arthur Faris, open to all Shaftsbury residents.
NORTH ADAMS MA. Wall Streeter Shoe Co to test Corfam Polomeric uppers from E I du Pont de Nemours Co as leather substitute. Du Pont plans limited production this year with 400000 pairs annually, while Wall Streeter continues leather shoes and vows to use Corfam only for uppers if market supports it.
Diana Dorr, 17, becomes one of the nation’s youngest helicopter pilots after nine hours of training. She holds licenses for helicopter, multi engine, and hot air balloons. The Malibu teen aims to be a lady astronaut while her family embraces frequent flying vacations and plans for her younger brothers to learn to fly.
Retiring Shaftsbury Fire Chief Edward Chahanovich was honored at a farewell dinner by local firemen. Charles Becker served as master of ceremonies and received a purse from the company. Chahanovich, 16 years with Eagle Square Mfg, heads to Georgetown Textile as plant engineer. The new company aims to employ about 600 workers at full operation. Mrs. Chahanovich and family plan to move after selling their home. Chahanovich has been active as Fire Chief, Scoutmaster, Cemetery Commissioner, and Fire Warden. Firemen nominate Becker for Fire Chief. Donald Farrar elected Truck Foreman, replacing Becker.
Michigan reports a 73 percent drop in its general fund deficit from 85.6 million in 1962 to 23 million as of June 30 this year. Controller Glenn Allen Jr. predicts further reduction to 5 million if the economy booms, relying on continued auto industry strength.
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