Experimental Gas Plant Closes Vessel in Bennington
Vermont Gas Corp. president Frank Prideaux announced Nov. 29 that the Stark generator at the Lincoln Street plant will not resume operation after a year of noise odors and sleep loss complaints. The state briefly lifted an injunction for safety review but Bennington trustees kept the closure. The dispute began in 1962 with building permit withdrawals and potential damage claims, spurred by a fatal propane truck explosion in Berlin, New York, last July.
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Vermont Gas Corp
Lincoln Street
VGC
Hagerman
Frank Prideaux
Stark
Vermont
Bennington Village
Prideaux
Bennington
Berlin
N.Y
Bennington Main Street Reborn After Fires
Bennington Main Street now a lively shopping district with new fronts lighting and wider access after 1959 and 1961 fires. State Treasurer George Amidon cut the ribbon at Putnam Square on August 23 signaling the grand reopening as merchants and leaders completed the Downtown Shopping Center revival and multiple storefront renovations.
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Bennington
George Amidon
Putnam Square
Vermont
Opera House
Harte Block
Dragon's Shoes
Banner
Three of Quadruplets Die After Birth
In Philadelphia a wife of an aerospace engineer gave birth to quadruplets on Sunday. Three newborns died and the surviving boy was reported in critical condition. Father Alvin Spector, 27, said he and his wife were told of the deaths together.
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Phildelphia
Alvin Spector
Frost Improves After Surgery and Heart Attack
Poet Robert Frost, aged 88, is improving after surgery for a urinary tract obstruction and a heart attack during recovery. He spent yesterday watching the NFL championship game between the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston.
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Boston
Robert Frost
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
New York Giants
Green Bay Packers
Two Hospitalized In Farm Fire In Bakersfield Home
In St. Albans Vermont an elderly dairy farmer Olcott McGowan and his wife Violet were hospitalized after a farm home fire. Violet, 70, had third degree burns on her hands back face and arms and was in fair condition at Kerbs Memorial Hospital. Olcott McGowan, 80, had minor burns and body lacerations and was in good condition.
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ST. Albans
Bakersfield
Violet McGowan
Kerbs Memorial Hospital
Olcott
Banner area year-end supplement and local wrapup
The Banner highlights a year-end supplement with a 1962 obituary by Allen D. Hill from the Bennington Historical Museum. It features page long roundups of Bennington County and Hoosick Falls news, day-by-day area highlights and sports summaries, with additional state and local wrapup stories planned for Wednesday.
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Area News
Allen D. Hill
Bennington Historical Museum
Bennington County
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
World Rings Down Curtain On Old Year
As 1962 ends and 1963 begins, people worldwide mark New Year with church services, prayers, and celebrations. Many face travel in snow or warm streets while some face illness and danger as roads and safety efforts emphasize responsible reveling. The Adams group plans a Pike's Peak ascent and fireworks at midnight. About 12,000 prepare for the Mummers parade in Philadelphia on New Year’s Day.
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Adaman
Pike’s Peak
Colorado
Philadelphia
Gale Driven Snowstorm Buries Maine and New Hampshire
Fierce Arctic winds and driving snow blanketed New Hampshire and parts of Maine with up to a foot of new snow. Route closures on 12 mile stretch of Route 16 and additional state highways blocked traffic as trees toppled and power outages affected Holderness Alton and Salem. Crews worked in sub zero conditions to reopen roads by noon. Severe winds reached 60 to 80 mph and Mt Washington recorded minus 39 with gusts.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
Chocorua
Conway
Philip A. Robertson
North Conway
Executive Council
Route 16
Highway Department
Bridgewater
Holderness
Alton
Salem
Manchester
Portsmouth
Concord Weather Bureau
Mt. Washington
Mercury
Pinkham Notch
North Country
Bangor
Maine
Old Town
New England
UN Forces Press Katanga Drive Near Kamina
U N troops including a Swedish battalion and Ghanaian company clash on the Kamina outskirts in the Congo as the UN claims capture of Kamina town. Ghanaian units reach a road and rail junction while Swedish troops advance east along rail. Katanga pilots are ordered to surrender by noon Tuesday or face destruction. Moise Tshombe vows to resist reunification and diplomacy tightens in Britain and Belgium over Katanga mining interests.
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U.N
Leopoldville
The
World Organization
Kamina
United Nations
Katanga
Manono
Tshombe
Congo
Britain
Belgium
Belgum
Waitsfield man killed in snow loader accident
A 23 year old Waitsfield man, Royce Farnsworth, was crushed when a snow loader skidded down an embankment and rolled over him. He is survived by his widow and a child. Vermont’s highway death toll reaches 103 for the year, up from 85 on the same date last year.
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Waitsfield
Vermont
Royce Farnsworth
Pan Am Cool To Castro Bid For Air Service
Havana reports Castro offers to allow more Cubans to go to the United States if Pan American resumes Havana Miami flights. Pan Am in New York says it has little desire to restart Cuba service after heavy losses due to travel limits and state aviation bans tied to the Cuban crisis.
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Havana
United States
Pan American Airways
Miami
Pan American
New York
Cuba
State Department
Castro
James B. Donovan
Lake Placid
N.Y
Donovan
United Nations
Storms Slow Efforts to Cut Holiday Death Toll
The New Year weekend toll rose as winter weather swept six states. Maine saw heavy snow while other states faced gale winds and subzero temps causing hazardous driving. Eleven deaths were reported in New England from crashes fires and a drowning.
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Maine
New England
Bell Ringing Night at Valdosta Clock Collector Home
Ce cil E Cooks will ring in the New Year with 38 clocks in 10 rooms all set to different times. As midnight approaches the clocks will bang and chime and continue for some time after.
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Valdosta, Ga
Cecil E. Cooks
Sub Zero Nor’easter Paralyzes New England Six States
A violent storm dumps over two feet of snow in central Maine and drives sub zero air across New England with near hurricane force winds. Bangor and Old Town endure heavy accumulations while thousands lose heat and power as icy roads worsen. Four Greyhound buses and 100 passengers are reported safe after a night of vehicle stalls and stranded travelers.
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Maine
New England
Greyhound
Boston
Bangor
Sub-zero cold grips area with continuing wintry blast
Morning brings a sub zero low of 9 below in Bennington with a forecast near zero by day and 5 to 10 below tonight. Snow and gusty winds complicate travel as Vermont Transit warns of delays and local services rush to handle frozen cars, pipes and fuel oil needs while three weekend accidents are tied to the cold. See SUB ZERO COLD Continued on Page 10
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Bennington
Vermont Transit Lines
U. S
Paul Bohne
Harwood Hill
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Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Senecal Sound Center
Drysdale’s Department Store
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