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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1966

Page

2

Fire Ravages Three Homes Near Rutland Fuel Firm

In downtown Rutland three homes were swept by fire early today near a fuel company. Five people were hospitalized including 10 month old twins Angela and Marie Stannard. Angela and Marie were among the Stannard children taken to Rutland Hospital. Richard Gilman, a truck driver for People's Fuel Co., rescued one Stannard child. Mr and Mrs Edward C Canavan and their only child escaped to safety. Three other Stannard children were also taken to the hospital, their injuries not yet confirmed.

Rutland UPI Angela Marie Stannard Daniel Stannard Stannard Rutland Hospital Edward C. Canavan Richard Gilman People’s Fuel Co

Fire damages Middlebury home injures two

A chimney fire gutted a one room Middlebury home belonging to Romeo Cousino 51 and injured him and volunteer firefighter Albert Bingham Jr 38. Cousino was treated for shock at Porter Hospital in good condition while Bingham suffered a wrist cut during firefighting efforts.

Middlebury UPI Romeo Cousino Cousino Albert Bingham Jr Porter Hospital Bingham

Visiting professor Plum starts five day stint in Vermont

Dr Fred Plum Cornell neurology chief begins five days as a visiting professor at the University of Vermont He will give talks and tour Mary Fletcher and Bishop de Goesbriand hospitals Also in Burlington a federal jury dismissed 400000 in suits over a 1963 Sheldon Springs car train crash that killed four In St Albans John G W Mahanna Civil Defense official will speak on Tuesday at Alltonoe Club about the national program and Vermont progress

Burlington UPS U.S St. Johnsbury Lamoille County Sheldon Springs Howard Bohannon Albury Springs Arwin Chaffee ST. Albans John G.W. Mahanna Office of Civil Defense Washington Berkshire Eagle Pittsfield Mass Alltonoe Club Mahanna Civil Defense Pentagon Vermont Defense Department

Vermont Action Committee Wins $70,731 Head Start Grant

The Vermont Action Committee headquartered in Montpelier has received a $70,731 federal grant from the Office of Economic Opportunity for a Head Start project serving 150 preschool children in Lamoille Washington Orange Windsor Addison and Rutland Counties.

Montpelier Vermont Action Committee Federal Office of Economic Opportunity Lamoille Washington Orange Windsor Addison Rutland

Hudson Valley College dorm looted. steak left thawed

Three coeds at Hudson Valley Community College report their rooms at 36 Vandenburgh Ave looted this week. They say an intruder stole clothing jewelry and money and ate steak and parsnips, leaving an uncooked steak in the refrigerator. Police are investigating.

Troy Hudson Valley Community College

Hornung skips Albany sports smoker amid cold excuse

Paul Hornung failed to attend the Albany annual sports smoker drawing 2000 fans and St James Holy Name Society members. He offered 15 minutes notice, calling from Chicago to say he was in bed with a cold. Notre Dame coach Ara Parseghian spoke to fans with confidence on football topics.

Albany Paul Hornung Hornung St. James Holy Name Society Green Bay Packer Chicago Notre Dame Ara Parseghian

Sanford Cluett Sr 50th Wedding Anniversary Noted Inventor

Mr and Mrs Sanford L Cluett Sr marked their 50th wedding anniversary at their Palm Beach winter home. Cluett formerly led Walter A Wood Co Hoosick Falls and now serves as VP of Cluett Peabody & Co inventing improvements including sanforizing. He is 91.

Troy Sanford L. Cluett Sr Palm Beach Walter A. Wood Co Hoosick Falls Cluett Cluett, Peabody & Co., Inc

Texan Drive-In owners found guilty of running lottery

In North Adams Berkshire district court John R Hancock 40 Doris Hancock and employee Blanche Lagess 51 of Adams were found guilty of setting up and promoting a lottery and fined 115 total. They appealed. A police lunch stop revealed gambling was allowed on the premises.

North Adams Texan Drive-In John R. Hancock Doris Blanche Lagess Adams

Judge to rule on evictions in North Adams case

A judge will decide by Monday if eviction notices issued by North Adams Futures Inc have legal weight to force three businesses out. Attorney Bernard Lenhoff argued the notices giving a Feb 1 move-out date are invalid for technical reasons. Special Justice Benjamin Apkin will issue the ruling.

North Adams North Adams Futures, Inc Bernard Lenhoff Benjamin Apkin

Poll Tax Repeal Advances In Vermont Legislature

Vermont lawmakers moved to repeal the poll tax with a Senate 14-9 vote after a tight House tally of 73-72. Delays due to Sen. Eastman’s absence slowed action, then an amendment restricting voting on local money matters was dropped. The bill faced little opposition on final passage Thursday.

Montpelier UPI Vermont Senate House Irving W. Eastman R.addison Philip H. Hoff Frederick Fayette Andrew L. Orzel Rutland Sen. Fayette Fayette Orzel Legislatire State House Banking and Corporations Committee Daulton Mann Peru John Alden Woodstock House Judiciary Committee

No Pigeon Records In New Almanac

UPI reports the 1966 World Almanac omits pigeon flying records and other old items while expanding in pages and scope. The piece also touches on Vermont poll tax changes and a Canadian power bill debate, noting political tensions and calls for accountability in the Vermont Senate.

New York UPI New York World- Telegram the Sun

Integrated Jury Convicts Eight Tennessee Black People

Eight Black defendants were convicted by an integrated jury in Memphis on charges of raping two white girls during a Nov 14, 1964 incident. Sentences ranged to 99 years for seven men with two acquittals. two ringleaders faced a possible electric chair verdict, though capital punishment had not been applied since 1960. Appeals planned by defense.

Memphis, Tenn UPI Tennessee Charles Hunter Franklin Wright Tennessee State Penitentiary Nashville William Times Frank Clement L. Harris Earl Foster Garfield Houston Elester Benton Edgar Williams Jr Andrew Lee Pearson Johnny Lee Green Amos Lee Marshall

Anti Mophead Drive Launches in Mexico by College Students

In Monterrey a nationwide anti mophead drive began with public shearing of the Yakis rock group by about 2,000 university students supporting a government order barring long haired male musicians on Jalisco TV. The Yakis and their Sidemen submitted to the campaign as threats of vigilante head shaving loomed.

Monterrey Mexico UPI Jalisco

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