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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1964
Page
2
UPI reports Mohawk Airlines saw 2,075 passengers board in Burlington last month, up 18 percent from November, and revenue passenger miles at 25.2 million, up 24 percent from a year earlier.
A Friday night blaze at Adams McBride Funeral Home in Berkshire damaged the large two and a half story building, with Fire Chief Arthur Hathaway Jr. putting the loss at about 25000 dollars due to an overheated chimney. Lawrence Miller of Berkshire Eagle and Bennington Banner will chair Berkshire College advisory board for the rest of the year, replacing Prof James Burns who will be abroad. A two man Oxford University debating team will defend the topic that the American judiciary has too much power at Williams College Jesup Hall. The English debaters are sponsored by the Institute of International Education. North Adams reports Northern Berkshire Development Corp expenses exceeded income by 19458 dollars in the last fiscal year.
New York stocks opened fractionally higher in moderate trading with General Electric up 4 percent to 91, Eastman Kodak down, IBM off 1.4 points to 413, Pfizer up, Parke Davis rising, Chrysler up, General Motors down, and American Motors easing.
The Bennington Banner lists telephone lines for business news newsroom and advertising. It notes daily publication except Sundays and holidays, address at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont, and United Press International affiliation. Subscription rates by mail for 50 mile Vermont radius: 3 months $6.30, 6 months $11.70, 1 year $22.50. Out-of-state 3 months $7.00, 6 months $13.00, 1 year $25.00. Special rates for servicemen.
Philip H. Welch of West Newton Massachusetts piloted a light Stinson four seater that ran nearly dry of fuel while flying from Laconia to Worcester. Dense fog over central New Hampshire forced him to rely on Northeast Airlines DC6 to guide and lead the landing at West Lebanon Airport. FAA officials reported the gauges read empty and Welch and an unnamed passenger were unharmed after the assisted approach from a Northeast flight amid radio and radar coordination with air traffic control.
Tyler Texas United Press International reports Billie Sol Estes jurors say television and still cameras did not interfere with their judgment during his 1962 trial. The twelve jurors denied being distracted as Estes, a fertilizer tycoon, faced an eight year sentence on state charges.
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