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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1963
Page
3
Vermont liquor and beer tax receipts rise in November and the first five months of the fiscal year. Overall alcoholic beverage sales total $6.67 million, up 11.4 percent from the previous year, with beer and wine showing solid gains and wine slightly higher.
Charles E. Irish of Burlington was elected executive vice president of Vermont Transit Company after acquiring an ownership stake. He also becomes a Burlington Rapid Transit owner and is set to be elected executive vice president of that firm.
Barry Goldwater, recuperating in Phoenix, charges President Johnson unfairly pressures Congress over the $3 billion foreign aid bill. Observers say the attack marks a move to enter the 1964 race, with Goldwater criticizing Johnsons tactics and urging restraint before a key Senate vote.
Irving J. Frost 35 of East Arlington was fined 112.10 after pleading guilty to driving under the influence. Police said Frost was arrested Christmas Eve while driving on U S 7 in Bennington.
Attorney General Edward Brooke advised that Milton contractor James D. Fitzgerald and publisher Donald R. Dwight would have conflicts of interest if named DPW commissioners. Fitzgerald must reduce his 20 percent stake or divert rentals. Dwight may reduce stake below 1 percent or end state advertising. Other nominees face no conflict per Brooke.
Clear but frigid weather hit northern New England with subzero readings in Vermont and Maine. Multiple multi car collisions on the Southeast Expressway near Quincy caused dozens of injuries and left about 50 cars involved as sleet and light snow reduced driving safety.
Bennington weather observer Paul W. Bohne notes a total lunar eclipse on the night of Dec 29 30 with the moon dimming in the umbra from 5 27 to 6 45 am. The event offers visible seas craters and mountains plus red and blue tints as the Earth’s shadow passes across the moon.
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