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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1964
Page
2
Burlington report notes a Gov Hoff task force speaker will discuss state planning at University of Vermont. Ellen McKibben will present on the governor educational task force Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Memorial Lounge Waterman Building. Open to the public at no charge with a question answer session after.
The Vermont State Baptist Convention says Brandon minister Bill D Norman speaks only for himself as he distributes anti integration literature. Separately the Vermont Democratic Party opens a new state headquarters in Burlington with Ann Leddy as office manager after 1958 gubernatorial bid.
Berkshire reports Sunday fire destroyed an upholstery shop in Williamstown. Ward O'Dell told firemen he was cooking on an old stove when he left briefly and returned to find the building in flames. He cited a $5,000 past appraisal. loss estimate not given.
A Williams College junior George Relyea twenty of Summit New Jersey drove a car that tore the top off a fire hydrant early Sunday in North Adams. The four inch main at Marshall and Main Streets broke and flooded James Hunter Machine shop after sewer backup. repairs took hours. Police report the driver as George Relyea.
Cheshire seek substitute director of physical education for girls at Adams Memorial High School during Mrs Agnes Thompson’s convalescence from a double left ankle fracture. Nancy King Lominski wife of Philip J. Lominski and daughter of Selectman Laurie J. King is appointed.
IROY-Marvin Kalb CBS News diplomatic correspondent and former Moscow bureau chief will appear at Hudson Valley Community College on Tuesday at 2 p.m. in a special public program. In Cohoes a five hour fire forced 25 residents from a three story building with no injuries reported and many items donated for the homeless. In Schenectady an exploding gasoline tanker fire damaged a restaurant post office and three houses with injuries treated at Ellis Hospital.
A Maine highway accident during a snow storm killed four women from Machias, bowling team members, when their car skidded off Route 1 and overturned into Passamaquoddy Bay. Investigators cited loss of control near a bridge over Mill Cove Stream.
In Balerno Scotland a local betting shop lists seven runners in a death sweepstakes. Odds shift with illness and death. Jimmy Orr 68 is 3 to 1 favorite. Archie Marshal 73 sits second favored at 61 with Archie Dickson 59 as an outsider.
The Bennington Banner lists newsroom and advertising contacts with phone extensions and publishing details. It notes daily publication, AP membership, home delivery options, and subscription rates for Vermont and other regions with special serviceman rates.
A weekend northeast storm battered New England with gale winds up to 92 mph and heavy snow. The blizzard-like cycle caused power outages, highway covert ice, airport shutdowns, and multiple fatalities including four women from a Machias bowling team. Coast Guard towed a disabled fishing vessel. Cape Cod Canal reopened. weather improved as storm moved offshore.
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