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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1963
Page
2
Vermont unemployment claims for the week ending December 7 totaled 5 466 an increase of 9 percent from the prior week Initial claims were 874 up 34 percent from the week before The state Employment Security Department noted seasonal patterns and compared with last year.
A 60 year old seaman Edward H. Prouty was killed on the Troy Shaker road after being struck by a car driven by Erich Messmer and run over by a second car driven by Floretta Trilby. Earlier a nine year old boy was seriously injured in New York’s first traffic accident of the day.
In Berkshire County 272 Williamstown residents signed the fair housing pledge while 515 homes were visited during a Sunday canvass led by Rev. Robert A. Spivey acting chaplain at Williams College. In North Adams the school building committee votes to study a regional high school plan.
The Senate passed more than 6 billion dollars in appropriations for public works and military construction. A 4.5 billion public works bill moves to a conference committee while a 1.617 billion military construction package advances back to the House for final differences. New England projects total 13.731 million across Navy bases, air stations, shipyards, labs, and associated facilities in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.
Sen. Saltonstall says Commerce Department studies will focus on the financial aspects of commuter transportation. He cites Boston and Maine’s plan to discontinue passenger service and New Haven Railroad concerns as reflecting the issue and notes Senate appropriations restored funds for the studies.
Dr William T Murakami of Brandeis University purifies and crystallizes a potent animal cancer virus for the first time enabling use of a ready made virus in cancer research The polyoma virus produces over 20 cancer types in mice rats hamsters and guinea pigs allowing precise study of its activity and mechanisms by injecting it into other animals.
An oil portrait of President John F Kennedy will have its first public showing today in Cambridge Massachusetts. The portrait was made from a sitting in April 1962 by William F Draper of New York. It is loaned to Cambridge through the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University and will be the centerpiece of a memorial exhibition in the City Council Chamber.
In Mountain Home Idaho AP report, State Patrolman Cal Bernard receives a subpoena to appear as witness in District Court from his wife, an Elmore County deputy. In Oregon, McKenzie School Board orders an audit of the student body fund after questions about a potential deficit. Auditor finds $70 more in the fund than recorded.
Vermont teachers in many towns will vote early next year on Social Security coverage. About 4 600 teachers are in the state retirement system with roughly 700 inactive workers unable to vote. If a teacher does not enroll, they won t pay into Social Security, but future vacancies will automatically fall under the program. The Vermont Education Association notes everyone will be under Social Security within a generation.
James W. Williams age 25 of Bennington had a warrant issued August 17 for stealing a truck breaking and entering at night and petty larceny. He was found dead with a gunshot wound in Winston Salem North Carolina. Police report the store door was locked a glass panel broken and a 30 30 rifle found nearby with an empty cartridge.
The Bennington Banner lists contact numbers for Newsroom and Advertising and notes daily publication except Sundays and holidays. It provides subscription rates within Vermont and the US, with 8 month, 6 month, and 1 year options and special rates for servicemen.
Harvard undergraduates argue in a parietals committee report that restricting visiting hours for women in dorms is ineffective. They say extending hours would ease loneliness, foster healthy relationships, and reduce secrecy despite overlapping concerns about overcrowding and discipline.
Fitchburg Sentinel Printing Co. announced it bought the assets of Leominster Enterprise Publishing Inc. A new Leominster Enterprise Printing Co. will operate with Mrs Constance G Bechtel as president and Dal bert A Bechtel as treasurer and GM. Ellis A Rietzel and William E Hannan will remain publisher and editor.
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