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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1964

Page

2

Despondent Veteran Ends Life in Vermont

A 37 year old Navy veteran Robert E Greeno died from a shotgun self inflicted wound early today his body found by his mother Bernice Greeno 70 in Pittsford Vermont State police reported another Vermont man Robert W Gauthier 26 of Essex Junction died from injuries sustained in a California motorbike accident last week A marketing seminar and a space age wire exhibit are also noted along with a paper workers strike at Gilman Paper Co in its 41st day indicating stalled negotiations and federal mediation efforts

Pittsford VPS Robert E. Greeno Bernice Greeno Essex Junction UPI Long Beach Calif Robert W. Gauthier Montpelier Burlington University of Vermont Vermont University of Colorado Edwin C. Greif Department of Commerce and Economics Green Mountain Winsocks Vermont Information Center New York City Havey-Super Temperature Wires, Inc Radio City Music Hall Gilman UPS Gilman Paper Co John O’ Reilly O’reilly

Water district OK sought in East Greenbush plan

New York state audits approve East Greenbush to form a general water district funded by a 2.65 million project. The district would source water from Troy after building mains and a pumping station, with legal steps remaining. Police in Cohoes consider park curbs after a rash of beer drinking and bicycle thefts by youths, 10 to 17, this summer. Albany and nearby counties report drought relief limited despite Sundays rains.

East Greenbush State Department of Audit and Control Troy Cohoes Albany Rensselaer Hudson Valley

Computer system eyed to replace payroll departments

About 250 member firms of the Eastern New York Construction Employers Association may switch to a computer based payroll system. Participating companies would collect time cards, keypunch data, and electronically transmit it to Trenton New Jersey for pay slip creation before sending results back to Albany.

Albany Eastern New York Construction Employers Association Trenton N.J

Sprague Electric Eyes Cambridge Center as Asset

In Berkshire North Adams Sprague Electric Co. chairman Robert C. Sprague says the planned Cambridge electronics research center will benefit the firm by drawing contractors seeking parts and notes the NASA center will be an hour away by air. Also Donald A. Thurston of North Adams is named among 10 000 outstanding young men in America by the Junior Chamber of Commerce.

North Adams Sprague Electric Co Cambridge Mass Robert C. Sprague Space Research Center Sprague Co NASA Chamber of Commerce America Donald A. Thurston WMNB Wmnb-Fm Massachusetts Broadcasting Association

Adams drug store assistant manager reports $2733 missing

Julif of Adams, working as assistant manager at a Pittsfield Adams drug store, placed two night deposit bags containing 1198 and 1535 dollars on a back room counter and stepped out. On return both bags were gone and police only confirm the theft of 2733 dollars with no further details.

Pittsfield Russell Adams

Man fined for posing as police officer in Pittsfield

Charles A. Wood, 22, pled guilty in District Court to pretending to be a police officer after a gas station incident with a New York driver. He showed a child’s badge and claimed the driver was speeding. The attendant alerted police and Wood was fined $25. Timothy Alibozek and Peter J. Sobon of Adams are crew members of the USS Enterprise.

Pittsfield Charles A. Wood Wood New York Adams Timothy Alibozek Peter J. Sobon

Stock market opens with mixed gains and losses in New York

UPI reports moderate trading with Texaco up to 82 and Reynolds Tobacco up 4 percent to 46. Bristol-Myers edged down to 67 1/4 while Raytheon gained 1 1/4 to 23. Polaroid fell to 13 1/2 and Xerox rose to 106 3/4 as others moved variably. Ford gained 1 1/4 to 51 1/4 and Chrysler advanced 1 1/4 to 54 1/2.

New York UPI Texaco Fifth Avenue Texas Gulf Reynolds Tobacco Alcoa Westinghouse Bristol-Myers Raytheon Polaroid Sunshine Mining St. Joseph Lead Xerox International Harvester Ford Chrysler Mack Trucks Armco Steel National Dairy Armour National Dist New Jersey Zinc Bendix National Gypsum Bethlehem Steel New York Central Norfh Western Canadian Pacific Amer North Amer Coal Chesapeake & Ohio Owens CF Owen Ill G Colgate Vy Parke Davis Columbia Gas Y Penn Comw Ly Penn PL Continental Can Pittsburgh Plate Pittsburgh Steel Copperweld Steel Procter Gamble Ie Douglas Ac Pullman Dow Chemical Pure Oil Dupont Reading Eastman Kodak Republic Steel Reynold Met U. S. Steel Erie Lack Richfield Bethlehem Shed Re- Firestone Schenley Ford Motor Eastman Kodak General Dynamics Schering General Electric Sears Roebuck General Foods Goodrich Tire & Rub So Railway Litton Goodyear Tire & Rub Sperry Rand Ly Soo Lines Greyhound Standard Oil Cal M Company Gulf Oil Standard Oil Ind Harbison Walker Ly Standard Oil NJ National Cash Register Herc Powder Standard Oil Lg Swift Hershey ACF Industries Ing Rand Tennessee Gas IBM Air Reduction Int Harvester Alco Nickel Union Carbide Allegheny United Airc Allegheny Power Island Creek Coal United Air Lines Allied Chemical United Fruit Ig Jones & Laughlin Allis Chalmers Joy M American Cyan Lorillard Wheeling Steel American Motors T&t American Tobacco MGM Youngstown ST Anaconda Monsanto Zenith

Divers recover bronze statue from sunken liner Andrea Doria

The Top Cat salvage crew retrieved a 700 pound bronze statue of Italian Adm. Andrea Doria from the Andrea Doria after 54 dives. The statue, coated in sand and crust after eight years underwater, was detached from its pedestal through the legs. The vessel sits 225 feet down 40 miles south of Nantucket as salvage work continues with plans to raise the liner.

Stockholm Nantucket Turner Florida Leadbetter

New England Democrats Forge Roles at Atlantic City Delegations

New England leaders at the Democratic National Convention discussed Muskie as a potential vice presidential pick while pledging to support Johnson’s running mate. Massachusetts and New Hampshire figures weighed Mississippi Freedom Party seating amid civil rights tensions, with Peabody promising a compromise and Philbrick urging support for the freedom group.

Atlantic City N.J UPI New England Maine Sen Edmund S. Muskie Muskie Johnson Peabody Massachusetts Pastore Atty. Gen. Kennedy Cone U.S. Senate New York State Mississippi Freedom Party Mississippi National Party Philip H. Hoff Veremont Freedom Party Hoff Kenneth M. Curtis Curtis New Hampshire Robert D. Philbrick Milford Hillsborough County

Johnsons to Plant Oaks on White House Lawn

President and Mrs Johnson will plant two new oak trees on the White House grounds near the presidential offices. One will be a willow oak and the other a Darlington oak as part of a tradition of presidents planting trees.

White House Washington UPI Johnson

Weather Bureau explains why August has been cold in New England

The Weather Bureau reports August to date in New England has averaged 8 degrees below normal with several days near record lows. A persistent west to northwest flow aloft from Canada has driven cold masses south, with Boston facing a potential record cold August unless circulation changes. The forecast calls for near normal temperatures and two tenths to six tenths of an inch of rain over the next five days.

Weather Bureau Boston U.S. Weather Bureau Oscar Tenenbaum Edward Sable UPI New England Providence Hartford Burlington Canada Florida Noreal U.S

Bennington Banner Publication Data

The Bennington Banner prints daily at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont excluding Sundays and holidays. It is published by Banner Publishing Corporation and is a member of United Press International which handles local news and UPI dispatches for republication.

Bennington Banner Main St Bennington, Vt The Banner Publishing Corporation United Press International UPI

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