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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1966
Page
12
A Rocky Mountain bred storm swept from the Plains into the Mississippi Valley and mid-Atlantic, bringing blizzard and near blizzard conditions. Major cities faced heavy snow and slush as winds cleared streets only to glaze them with freezing rain and sleet.
Senator William Proxmire says FTC rules to reveal loan costs would miss 90 percent of the moneylending sector and should not mislead the public into thinking they advance true truth in lending. He notes car loans and other debts totaling about 75 billion of 92 billion in credit would be affected. A Midwest snowstorm moving east brings 31 deaths and widespread outages and flight delays across several cities.
Five persons were taken to Putnam Memorial Hospital after a two car crash on U S 7 in Shaftsbury. The most seriously injured was John Mason 20 of East Arlington. In a separate notice a first pot luck luncheon of 1967 will be held Jan 5 at 12 30 pm in the parish house of St Marys Guild women of St Peters Episcopal Church. Father Herbert W Sanderson will play guitar with his wife on dulcimer. The dulcimer was made locally by Robert J Howe. Hostesses are Mrs Robert Stout and Mrs Frank Silvernail.
Bennington items include an open house for Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hall to celebrate 25 years at 111 Branch St on Sunday afternoon. Police report vehicle crashes on Shaftsbury Flats and Vermont routes with several injured and treated at Putnam Memorial Hospital. a separate minor accident on Vt. 30 in Winhall. other local incidents include Elks Club activities and a hospital update on Hazel Guetti.
The funeral for William E Clift WWI veteran and former Bennington Elks head steward was held at Mahar and Son Funeral Home with Rev Herbert W Sanderson officiating. Entombment at Park Lawn Chapel with spring burial in Middletown Springs Cemetery. Mrs Ruth Adelle Campbell’s funeral was held at Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home with entombment at Park Lawn Cemetery and spring burial in Towslee Cemetery Pow nal.
George W. Cathcart 86 native of Scotland and longtime Hoosick Falls resident dies after a long illness. Survivors include nephews such as Albany radio announcer Robert Cathcart. Funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. at Robson Home for Funerals with entombment at Maple Grove vault. Lena A Kupfer Norton found dead in Bennington area apartment. suspected heart attack. Funeral services Friday at Mahar Funeral Home with call times after 4 p.m. Ernest Burdick Sr. 61 fatally struck at Widen Tannery in Blackinton. long resident of Pownal. Survived by wife Katherine and seven sons. funeral Friday 2 p.m. at Hanson-Walbridge with entombment at Park Lawn vault. Funeral notices to appear in Friday’s Banner.
A general strike in Saigon orders water and power cutoffs and worker walkouts. Dockworkers stopped due to American troops at new docks, while stevedore squads kept some action. U S officials responded by posting more soldiers, yet cargo through the harbor fell about 50 percent.
New York reports show the 1966 Christmas rush was disappointing with sales up 3 percent from last year but short of preseason projections. Last minute buying and six final shopping days helped lift totals, yet concerns loom over tax talk and credit. Major stores like Macy’s and Jordan Marsh saw mixed results while Miami toys rose 6 to 8 percent.
Admissions list includes Geraldine Surdam Timothy Ellis Hoosick Falls John Mason East Arlington Master Scott Brownell Petersburg Lloyd Spaulding Shaftsburg Master Joseph Vadakin North Bennington Miss Ellen Bronson Alfred Allen Miss Diane Le Blanc Bennington Discharges Kenneth McLellan Hoosick Falls Mrs Irene Jacobs Bennington Mary E Stannard Manchester Center Births announce a daughter for Mr and Mrs Richard Browe Shaftsbury a daughter for Mr and Mrs Herman Weber Cambridge N Y and twin sons for Mr and Mrs Michael Crouse Shushan N Y all on Dec 28.
Madison Wisconsin United Press International reports Police Chief Silvester J. Dublin of Deforst is charged with drunken driving after he escorted motorist William Gilbertson to Madison for booking following an altercation.
Dow Jones and Co data show noon December 29 1966 readings with 30 Industrials at 786.80 down 1.78, 20 Railroads at 204.69 down 1.07, 15 Utilities at 136.59 down 0.23, Composite at 283.68 down 0.87, with volume 3,340,000.
Dolls imported from Poland and marketed by A. D. Sutton & Sons are being withdrawn in seven states after safety warnings. Fire officials and health authorities report the nitrocellulose face of the dolls as the most flammable part, with hair also igniting near 300 degree heat. Ohio authorities urged bans as tests showed instant ignition risk.
In a final mercy act Governor Edmund G Brown commuted death sentences for four condemned murderers on San Quentin’s death row. Bates, Chavez, Cotter, and Lockadoo receive life terms without parole for a 1957 Los Angeles tavern arson, a 1963 Bellflower murder, and a Stanislaus County gas station killing. Chavez's sentence allows parole possibility. Ronald Reagan succeeds Brown and supports the death penalty.
About 3,700 Americans and dependents who lived under Fidel Castro headed home on the first freedom airlift from Havana. The initial planeload carried 58 adults and 30 children to New Orleans after an overnight Merida delay. a second flight was expected later. The Mexican government arranged the airlift, Cuba’s longtime foe, while most waiting travelers are not U.S. nationals.
In Belleville Illinois former chancellor Monsignor Robert G Wesselmann disclosed he secretly married Frances H Burton a divorcee with two children and is resigning from the priesthood He said the church is slow to implement Vatican II renewal and fails to identify with the poor and suffering He and Burton wed in a private ceremony in Hardin Illinois on November 18 and she had obtained a divorce and custody of two children September 21 from Dr Bill Burton on grounds of desertion The chancery office declined to comment on the couple or his status amid the resignation
In Atlanta and Columbia, Senate Armed Services chair Richard Russell and House Armed Services chair L Mendel Rivers urged using full military power to win in Vietnam. Rivers advocated annihilating Hanoi and giving civilians two weeks to evacuate before leveling the city. Russell said peace talks had failed and greater force was needed to compel a conference table.
Astronomy notes point out Orion rising in the east as the three stars of Orion's belt draw the eye to Aldebaran in Taurus and Sirius in Canis Major. Rigel in Orion's left foot marks a bright beacon with Eridanus beginning nearby, while Betelgeuse sits along a line between Capella and Sirius.
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