Exuberant student jars car at UConn exit scene
WILLIMANTIC Conn UP I A student Paul E MacGillivray 21 of Springfield Vt pounced on a Volks wagen in a display of exam frustration police subdued him Judge Stanley Yesukiewicz quipped about cowboys and cars and MacGillivray agreed to restitution for damage to avoid prosecution Burlington Vermont UP I says no special school election unless March 2 town meeting approves higher education tax. failure could end kindergarten program remedial reading center teacher pay and split sessions
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Rock of Ages faces antitrust suit over bethel white granite
Attorneys for Rock of Ages Granite Corp. argue that not selling a product to a competitor does not prove a conspiracy as the Barre firm fights a $146,000 antitrust suit filed by M. E. Fletcher Corp. of Chelmsford. Fletcher claims Rock of Ages conspired with other granite firms to withhold rare bethel white granite needed for the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington. Defense resumes in the third week of testimony.
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Rabid Fox Found on Hardwick Farm Marks eighth case
The Vermont Health Department confirmed a fox shot on Reginald Allen’s Hardwick farm in Caledonia County tested rabid. It is the eighth animal rabies instance this year and the first outside Orleans County, signaling a slight southern extension of the health threat. The fox reportedly attacked the farmer’s dog.
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Boy Burned To Death In Abandoned Car Fire
A six year old boy named James Ashdown died in a car fire near his New York home after apparently playing with matches and paper inside an abandoned vehicle. Police and fire officials report the car was aflame when responders arrived and the boy was found kneeling by the right rear door as if trying to escape. cushions burst into flames.
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New York World's Fair Director resigns over funds plan
George McLaughlin, a co chair of the Fair, resigns alleging Robert Moses intends to divert about 6.5 million dollars from the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority to prop up the fair. Moses did not respond. Insider reports say the idea was discussed but not finalized. The executive committee meets to review a 3.5 million need to reopen the fair.
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Saranac Lake woman boards wrong plane with Kennedys
Mrs Blanche Griswold rushed to Florida and boarded the Caroline instead of Mohawk. She sat beside Mrs John F Kennedy Senator Robert F Kennedy and the Kennedy children returning from a winter vacation. An FBI agent stopped her outside but she entered anyway and realized the mix up upon seeing the Kennedys.
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Rebel Poets of Russia topic highlighted in Williams lecture
In Berkshire Williamstown Dr Peter Viereck Mount Holyoke College will lecture Friday at 8 p m in Jesup Hall Williams College on the Rebel Poets of Students of Russia based on talks with leaders including Yev tushenco during visits in 1961 1962 and 1963. North Adams voters oppose local water needs and refer a water agreement with Williamstown to the public works committee by a 7 to 6 vote, delaying action as over 200 residents await the decision. The town authorized negotiations with North Adams if and when both sides are ready.
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Berkshire estate net shows 1 million probate ruling
Annie H Ferrey of Lenox left an estate valued at 1 million under a bond with her will approved in Berkshire Probate Court. Bequests include 2000 to the Berkshire Athenaeum and 3000 to the Family and Children's Service Organization. Williamstown budget expands as voters approve over 2 million in appropriations and enlarge the Board of Appeals to five members.
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Stan Laurel Dies at 74 Little Man of Laurel and Hardy
Stan Laurel, half of the famed comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, died at age 74 in Santa Monica after a heart attack. He had suffered strokes in 1955 and 1957, leaving him partially paralyzed and out of the public eye. The team, noted for about 300 films and iconic slapstick, included Babe Hardy as the larger partner.
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Three Movies Nominated For Academy Award Oscars
Hollywood reports the 37th Academy Award nominations with Mary Poppins leading 13 nods and Becket and My Fair Lady close with 12 each. Julie Andrews earns best actress for Poppins while Hepburn is passed over. Best actor nominees include Burton O'Toole Harrison Sellers with five Englishmen and Quinn in Zorba. Best picture nominees include Mary Poppins Becket My Fair Lady Zorba Doctor Strangelove, with winners to be announced on April 5 after next month's voting.
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Hoff Renominates Vermont Agencies and Board Members
Gov. Philip Hoff renominated the Vermont Industrial Building Authority for two-year terms and sent the recommendations to the Senate. He named Sonya Hackel of Rutland to a six-year term on the Board of Mental Health and reappointed Dr. Carlos Otis to another six-year term. He reappointed several VIBA members, issued an order naming John B. McShane to a five-year term on the Vermont Board of Pharmacy.
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Cancer in Women In Slight Decline
New York report from Metropolitan Life Insurance shows a ten percent drop in female cancer deaths from 1950 to 1962. Digestive system and uterus cancers account for much of the decline, with stomach cancer down 37 percent. breast cancer remains the leading but steady mortality.
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Aiken Urges Marble Use in Buildings Across Nation
Senator George D. Aiken of Vermont, famed for marble and granite, protests to the Senate that the United States should use marble in federal buildings and monuments. He cites Vermont industries and national defense as justification, urging securing marble supplies for public works and saving domestic stone producers.
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Cardinal Cushing Restless Night After Major Surgery
Tests awaited on whether polyps from Richard Cardinal Cushing’s intestine were cancerous. The 69 year old archbishop, recovering slowly after a 314 hour operation, walked briefly but had a restless night due to asthma while remaining in hospital care.
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Bennington Banner contact and publication details
The Bennington Banner lists telephone lines for business newsroom and advertising and notes daily publication at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont with UPI affiliations and republication rights for local and UPI dispatches.
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