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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1966

Page

2

Dorm room floods with 100000 sheets of paper prank

Windham College sophomore Michael Resnick, 20, from South Fallsburg, NY, returned to a prank filled dorm as nine friends strewn about 100000 newspapers from floor to ceiling. Ring leader Neil DeAutch, 20, said they had nothing to do and cleared a path to his bed. The incident occurred Sunday morning and alarmed the first floor residents.

Putney UPI Windham College Michael Resnick South Failsburg N.Y Resnick Neil Deautch

Rutland Car Crash Leaves Stamford Man Critical

A Stamford sailor, Arthur Caccavale, 24, is in critical condition at Rutland Hospital after a one car crash on Route 7 near Brandon. He suffered a fractured skull. driver Patricia Leary, 33, also of Stamford, has a fractured hip. Two other occupants were unhurt.

Rutland UPD Stamford Conn Brandon Arthur Caccavale Patricia Leary

Schmelzer Made Secretary of RPI Institute

Troy New York former special assistant to the president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute was named Secretary of the Institute and assistant secretary of the Board of Trustees. He will aid the president by briefing the Board and advising on institute matters. Also in Troy James Farmer CORE director will speak on the Civil Rights Revolution at 8 30 p m in West Hall Auditorium on the RPI campus Focus sponsored the talk and Farmer will leave CORE March 1 to head the Center for Community Action Education Inc. Albany NY Charles J Tobin Jr Catholic Welfare Committee spokesman said the church does not seek to block changes to divorce laws this session but could accept revisions not fostering dissolution of marriage.

Burlington UPI Freedom Fund Burlington Area National Association For the Advancement of Colored People NAACP Clarence Mitchell Washington National Naacp Congress Mitchell The Leadership Conference On Civil Rights Troy Richard W. Schmelzer Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Institute Richard G. Folsom Schmelzer Board of Trustees Rensselaer James Farmer Congress of Racial Equality West Hall RPI Focus Farmer CORE Center For Community Action Education, Inc Albany Charles J. Tobin Jr New York

Williams College to appear on G E College Bowl

In Berkshire Williams College will be represented on the G E College Bowl March 27 at 5 30 pm from NBC TV studios in New York City The Ephmen previously competed years ago and lost to Dartmouth. In Pittsfield Miss Nancigene Gillette crowned queen of the 2st annual Winter Carnival ball Friday She is a telephone operator and was named 1965 Telephone Belle and will preside over carnival activities. In North Adams Louis T Roberts Jr 18 charged with car theft was in court again Friday on breaking and entering and larceny pleaded guilty and case continued to Feb 19 likely stemming from McKane's Service Station break in.

Williamstown Williams College Nbc-Tv New York City Ephmen Dartmouth Pittsfield Nancigene Gillette New England North Adams Louis T. Roberts Jr McKane

Lincoln Day talks target Viet Nam inflation and spending

Republican leaders used Lincoln Day speeches to press for full disclosure on Vietnam progress and U.S. bombing effectiveness, criticizing spending at home and questioning administration transparency. House GOP leaders urged clarity on war progress and potential peace terms as they push for accountability.

Washington UPI Viet Nam Johnson Congress Gerald R. Ford Melvin R. Laird Wis House Republican Conference Wisconsin Rapid Defense Robert S. McNamara Laird

Kaysen Named Director at Institute for Advanced Study

Dr. Carl Kaysen, Harvard economist and Littauer professor, will succeed J. Robert Oppenheimer as director of Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study starting July 1. The 45 year old Cambridge resident advised Johnson and Kennedy, helped craft the 1963 nuclear test ban treaty, and will be the institute's fourth director.

Princeton, N.J UPI Carl Kaysen Harvard University J. Robert Oppenheimer Institute For Advanced Study Kaysen Cambridge Mass Samuel Leidesdorf Institute Littauer Graduate School of Public Administration Harvard Johnson Kennedy Moscow Oppenheimer United States

Jelly bean bandit strikes Parkview Hospital again

In Pueblo Colorado police report the solitary jelly bean machine on the hospital’s ground floor was moved to the sixth floor and robbed of an undetermined amount of pennies. Hospital superintendent Frank Cresbin says the machine has been tapped before and considers replacing jelly beans with jawbreakers.

Pueblo, Colo UPI Parkview Episcopal Hospital Frank Cresbin

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