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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1965
Page
2
Vermont state police hunt for a box of dangerous dynamite caps stolen from the Vermont Associated Lime Industries. Teens suspected due to footprints by a company shack, with warnings to parents as caps risk severe injury. The shack sits above lime quarries with a dangerous drop.
The Citizens' Committee of the Berlin Central School in New York has rejected a building expansion plan after eight months of study, concluding no substantial expenditure is needed now. It urged continued use with organizational improvements and minor structural changes to existing facilities.
The Greater North Adams Chamber of Commerce supports a bill to suspend Sunday laws for all businesses after 1 p.m. on Oct 12 and Nov 11, observing these two days as state holidays with stores normally closed. In Pittsfield a teen’s hand injury at Zayre highlights work safety concerns. Williamstown gains a $48,000 Rockefeller Foundation grant for its Berkshire Community Symphony Orchestra.
Vermont supports Gov Hoff revenue forecast of eleven million dollars over two years. Lawmakers discuss abolition of capital punishment with House likely to approve, while public hearings spotlight tax and university loan reforms. Senate action expected on many measures, including jury reform and Sunday alcohol sales. Hoff also names three Democrats to state commissions including Public Service, Aeronautics, and Forests and Parks boards.
Frank S. Giles suspended Public Safety Commissioner was found guilty on two counts of perjury in a Massachusetts Superior Court trial. He received a $500 fine and four months in jail with execution stayed pending appeal. The case centers on alleged false testimony before the Massachusetts Crime Commission about ties to Nessex Engineering Corp. Giles maintained innocence and challenged the indictment's legality throughout the proceedings.
The Bennington Banner lists business, newsroom, and advertising contact numbers and notes its publication schedule and address. It states the paper is a daily except Sundays and legal holidays, published at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont, by Banner Publishing Corporation, a United Press International member with republication rights to local news and UPI dispatches.
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