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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1962
Page
2
In St. Albans, Susan Decker 17, daughter of Marjorie Decker, left home November 30 to buy gifts and bought a New York bus ticket. She told clerks she would live with relatives and find work in New York, then disappeared after boarding a Greyhound bus.
The Milk Control Board announced price reductions effective January 1 in controlled markets. Milk with butterfat up to 4.2 percent will cost 22 cents per quart home delivered and 21 cents at stores, while high-fat milk will be 23 cents home delivered and 22 cents at stores. Exemptions include Bennington Brattleboro Windsor County and several small areas.
St. Michael's College announced a graduate course on international communism for teachers at the 1963 summer session. George Olgyay of the government department said enrollment last summer was strong enough to repeat the offering.
Arthur Fortin 22 of St Albans pleaded innocent to breach of peace and intoxication after being charged with threatening a police officer with a loaded rifle. He posted $500 bail in Franklin Municipal Court after being jailed Christmas night amid a family quarrel incident.
Albany officials unveiled a $6 million convention hall plan to redevelop deteriorating sections on an eight acre site between the business district riverfront and South Mall. The hall would seat 5 000 to 6 000 and operate at a loss funded by bonds and city county state support. Troy Adopts Snow Emergency Law For Chains And Snow Tires On Designated Streets.
Berkshire selectmen explored funding for widening Henderson Rd a hazardous narrow stream-adjacent street. A petition with 28 signatures from Mrs Eva Beverly proposes town action via an annual meeting article. State aid under Chapter 90 could cover 50 percent with towns and county at 25 percent each. 1963 funds are allocated to Stratton Rd, leaving potential work to start next year if voters approve.
George H. Higgins, vice-chairman of Berkshire Bank & Trust Co., will retire from the bank Monday but will remain as a director. He began as a messenger in 1905 in East Boston and rose to treasurer of North Adams Trust Co. in 1924 after a merger with Merchants National Bank of Boston. He led the Boston chapter of the American Institute of Banking in 1920 and served on the Massachusetts Bankers Association executive council.
At the January 8 meeting the 15 member council will elect a one year president who will appoint the Public Works and Finance committees. Mayor Florini faces reappointments in January including Health Board member W Paul Cummings and assessor Norman Davison. Other expiring terms: Ernest Jones on the zoning board, Margaret Wood on library trustees, and free commission members Conant Hardman Luscia.
The Army may be denied authority to finance a plan to train up to 100000 reservists for two weeks each summer. Defense officials aim to cut the target to about 55000. Money, timing of guard reform, and readiness after Berlin mobilization drive the review.
The Vermont State Nurses Association private duty section announced new rates effective Jan 1. The 8 hour day covers all cases with hourly nursing at 4.50 for the first hour and 2.20 for each additional hour. Group nursing costs are set per patient with 14 for two patients and 12 for three patients for an 8 hour day.
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy his wife and two of their seven children vacation in Aspen Colorado for the holidays. His brother Senator Edward M Kennedy and his wife Joan also vacation with them. Industrialist Aldo Crespi tops Italy's early income tax list with 210 million lire taxable income and 30,240,000 lire tax.
Vermont governor-elect Philip Hoff and New Hampshire governor-elect John King met at a Dunfey family businessmen’s party in Bedford New Hampshire for about an hour. They described the session as friendly and hinted at potential interstate cooperation. Massachusetts governor-elect Endicott Peabody was expected to join but was delayed.
Admissions include Mrs. Helen Shaw of North Bennington and Thomas Cook Jr. of Bennington. Discharges include Mrs. Mary Ann Harrington and her son of Bennington. Births list a daughter to Mr. and Mrs Edward Flynn of White Creek on December 27. Also a daughter to Mr. and Mrs Eugene Gaiotti of Manchester Center and a son to Mr. and Mrs Romaine Herbert of Pownal Center on December 27. A daughter is listed for Mr. and Mrs Carl Rickey of 115 Prospect Street.
The Health Insurance Institute reports that from January through September 1962 insurers paid an average of 10.7 million dollars daily in health insurance benefits, up from 9.5 million daily in the prior year.
Keene New Hampshire a perennial sweepstakes bill would net about 4 million dollars yearly for the state its sponsor Rep Laurence M Pickett says the plan earmarks half the revenue for prize money and uses the rest to amortize bonds for a bigger education system under Gov elect John W King Tickets would cost five dollars sold twice yearly at race tracks in Salem Rochester and Hinsdale and the measure faces legislative consideration this week Also noted are plans for a Little Hoover Commission and a driver license age change bill with a fee increase
Bennington Youth Council sponsors a New Year’s Eve dance Monday December 31 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Second Congregational Church Hillside Street. Tickets via ticket committee led by Mary Moninger. decorating by Mark Donavan. arrangements by Larry Watkin. Includes worship before midnight and a smorgasbord after. Open to high school and college youths.
The Bennington Banner published daily except Sunday and legal holidays at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont. It is a member of the Associated Press with AP dispatches and local news rights. Contact numbers for newsroom and display advertising are listed. Subscription rates vary by region and duration.
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