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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1963
Page
2
Clarence H. Maskell, 23, pleaded guilty in Chittenden Municipal Court to robbery and assault after an attempted holdup at Remillard's Market on Nov. 7. Police nabbed him across from the station an hour later. he wielded a 30-30 rifle but the owner wrestled it away and he fled.
Troy Clar ence J Ressler a 21 year old Mechanicville youth awaits Monday sentencing for the July 23 rifle slaying of Maxwell H Slick Jr. found guilty by a Rensselaer County Court jury after a three week trial. He faces up to 20 years in prison.
Frederick E. Walden Jr. 35 of Elm Street died Thursday as his car skidded on State Road and hit a utility pole. The second local fatality in 48 hours occurred two miles from the first.
Col. Charles Yeager, Air Force commandant at Edwards Base, escaped a fatal outcome when his rocket jet plane entered a spin returning from 100000 feet. He ejected, suffered facial burns from oxygen mask, and the aircraft was destroyed. The report notes Yeager’s historic speed record and the incident details.
Atty. Gen. Edward W. Brooke asks the U S Supreme Court for a final judgment upholding Justice Reardon’s order halting prayers in North Brookfield public schools. Hearing set for Dec. 26. committee may appeal. Brook says the town defied U S Supreme Court and state law. North Brookfield school panel votes 5-2 to continue prayers.
The General Services Administration selected sites for seven new federal buildings in New England including Marlboro and Milford Massachusetts, Berlin and St Albans Vermont, St Johnsbury Vermont, and Windsor Locks and Bridgeport Connecticut with costs ranging from 345000 to 4 277 000 dollars. The list notes building type and frontage details for each site. A separate Boston report grimly notes 1963 traffic deaths reaching 1503 ahead of the holiday period with Massachusetts leading state totals.
In Boston Cardinal Richard Cushing lauds John F. Kennedy as a guiding star for peace. He credits Kennedy's administration with achievements and his legacy as a stabilizing force amid Cold War tensions. The archbishop, a longtime Kennedy confidant, spoke last night after Kennedy’s assassination.
Danvers Massachusetts teens Linda Byrd and her brother Brad 15 bought toys guns dolls games and clothes to send to 2 year old Vicky Wray of Bowling Green South Carolina and her eight siblings. They mailed gifts hoping to reach in time for Christmas after reading Vicky’s eye cancer battle.
Sen Edmund Muskie urges inclusion of Passamaquoddy by Saint John project Roosevelt MacKenzie Memorial Campobello home and U S fishing rights in the United States Canadian Interparliamentary Conference in Washington January 14 19 He wrote to Sen George Aiken chair of the Senate delegation outlining the topics.
A 15 year old student in Groves Texas fired a .410 shotgun injuring two Woodlawn Junior High faculty members. Carlos Rojo 35 in fair condition with wounds to stomach left arm and hand, David Garrett 34 treated and released after being struck in the leg by pellets. The student was turned over to juvenile authorities pending legal action.
The U S Weather Bureau predicts five days from Saturday to Wednesday will run about 8 degrees below normal with persistent cold. Precipitation should total 0.2 to 0.6 inches on average, with higher amounts over Rhode Island and coastal areas likely as snow around Monday.
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