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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1962
Page
2
Bernard Morgan 44 pleads innocent to intoxication in connection with a Saturday crash that killed Marion Wimmett 47 in Rutland. Morgan posted 1000 bail after arraignment as investigators probe the fatality amid Vermont traffic news.
New York officials announce a paving contract for Taconic Parkway 12 miles from Route 23 to Route 203 near Chatham and a later section to the Berkshire spur of the Thruway. Gov Rockefeller earmarks 7.3 million for 1962 3, with about 5.5 million for Martindale to Catham. Crowds swarm the capitol over fallout shelter program questioning Assembly Speaker Carlino and Assemblyman Lane voices concerns.
The light aircraft industry rebounded after a wartime boom, shifting from mass peacetime flying to business driven activity. From 1947 to 1960 business hours rose from 1.9 to 6.1 million, while pleasure and instruction hours fell from 14.2 to 6.9 million, showing business use as the main growth engine.
Miss Donna Lee Auernig and Thomas William Grant wed February 10 at St. Francis de Sales Church Hoosick Falls. The ceremony featured Rev. John Frader and music by Mrs. Thomas Donovan. The couple will reside at 112 Third Ave Waterford NY after a trip to Stowe.
Pine Cobble School edged Berkshire Country Day School 4 to 0 on Saturday in Lenox Massachusetts. James and Dave Giddings scored three goals while David Smith opened the scoring. Assists went to Jerry Hewat and Ned Jewett. defensemen Gen Ortman and Peter Hall played key roles. Goalie Gordon Kunzelmann, representing Bennington County, contributed to the shutout.
Labor leaders in 1962 push for job security over fringe benefits as key steel contract talks open on Valentine’s Day. They seek measures to spread work, shorten weeks, and protect workers from layoffs amid automation and mergers, while management warns such moves raise costs and fuel higher prices.
Bennington Banner details delivery options, office address, AP affiliation, and subscription pricing for Vermont Rensselaer and Washington Counties customers. Includes daily publication note and service rates for mail and carrier delivery.
In St. Petersburg an 11 year old girl named Alice Barton was cut when she was caught in a parental argument. Police quoted her mother Fannie Barton saying she threw an ash tray at her husband Leroy Barton but missed.
In Welland Ontario two teenage offenders convicted of robbing hitchhikers received short terms in a reformatory and six strokes each with a strap as part of their sentence. The AP report notes such corporal discipline occurs for teen offenders in Canada.
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