Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Bennington Banner in Bennington, Vermont

We have 494,038 pages in Vermont

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1961

Page

2

Court Ignores Forger's Proposal and Orders Jail

A 36 year old newspaperman with a long criminal history was sentenced in Municipal Court to one month in County Jail and ordered to leave Vermont after discharge. The case stemmed from a six month to one year state prison term with remaining time suspended and followed a guilty plea change. The judge noted lack of adequate local facilities for treatment and suggested formation of Check Writers Anonymous, but ordered departure from the state on release.

George R. Kennon Jr Hyde Park N.Y Stephen H. Gilman Kemon Atty. Gilman Eugene V. Clark New Yorker Army Kennon Clark Check Writers Anonymous Vermont John H. Stewart Depot St Edward Warner South Branch St Warner Warner Was Represented By Atty John B. Harte Kenneth Campbell Pownal Center Francis J. Burdick North Pownal Nolo Daniel X. Stannard Manchester Center

Vadim Fights Censors Over Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Paris AP report says Roger Vadim heads to New York for the premiere of his controversial film Les Liaisons Dangereuses and vows not to cut any frames especially Brigitte Bardot’s bare derriere. He threatens to withdraw the film if U.S. censors demand edits. Vadim asserts no violence or sadism and questions if romance arouses concern more than global dangers.

Paris United States Annette Stroyberg Roger Vadim B.B Brigitte Bardot Vadim New York U.S France Miss Bardot Miss Stroyberg

Seaman Plumb Earns Commendation for Top Academic Record

William C. Plumb a U S Navy seaman recruit earned a letter of commendation for the highest scholastic average in his company before graduating from recruit training on November 24 at the U S Naval Training Center Great Lakes He is the son of Mr and Mrs Charles A Plumb of Montpelier formerly of Bennington and after a 14 day leave will attend electronics technician school at Great Lakes Captain W J Sobale presented the award Plumb is a Bennington High School graduate who lived in Bennington before enlisting.

William C. Plumb U. S. Navy U. S. Naval Training Center Great Lakes

Bad Day for Brothers in Pittsburg Bicycle Collisions

In Pittsburg Kansas AP report two brothers, Steve Sumner aged 14 and Scott Sumner aged 13, delivering newspapers were struck by cars during separate incidents within 40 minutes. Both drivers fled the scene and neither boy sustained injuries as both bicycles remained undamaged.

Pittsburg Kan Steve Sumner Steve Scott

Death Ray Aims at Space Defense Kit

Dr. Carl L. Kober of the Martin Co. plant near Denver describes a proposed death ray that would vaporize targets with a beam hotter than 100 000 degrees and possibly a million, intended as a defensive space policing tool for the U S Air Force. prototypes could test by 1963 with a 50 to 200 mile space range.

Denver Colo Carl L. Kober Martin Co Kober Denver Post U.S. Air Force Air Force Washington Martin Outer Space

Hunters Spend Night On Mt Monadnock Shelter Rescue

Two Washen­don hunters from Massachusetts spent a night atop Mt Monadnock after losing their way. They built a shelter below the timber line and kept a fire alight as a search party, led by Monadnock State Park caretaker Charles Burrage, scoured the area. Five Assump­­tion College students later joined the search.

Dublin Wachendon Mass M. Monadnock Ken Davini Guy Shepard Charles Burrage Monadnock State Park Assump

Making the Devil Serve the Lord

Oc tavia Jones of Pittsburgh faced Judge William Cercone on charges of operating a speakeasy and selling beer and liquor illegally. She said the church needed an organ and she aimed to raise money. The judge fined her 300 dollars plus costs.

Charles A. Lincoln North Pownal William V. Hughes Arlington Walter Hall Hoosick Falls N.Y Pittsburgh Octavia Jones Wlliam F. Cercone Cercone

Lost Boy Found By Mount Worcester Scouts

A search party in Worcester Massachusetts located a boy from tion Preparatory School who had wandered while pursuing a brook down a mountainside. He led rescuers to a usable trail.

Tion Preparatory School Worcester Mass

Also Mentioned on This Page

Forger Seaman Plumb Columbia Mormon Tabernacle Choir Holly and the Ivy Mitch Miller Jesus and Mary Choral Group Gesu Bambino Percy Main ST Benn Santa Claus Mt. Monadnock Sayles North Adams, Mass Ford Ford Dealers NEFDA Fairlane Wilson Ford
Search Courier

Search the Bennington Banner Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Bennington Banner?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication