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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1963
Page
12
Six New England governors advocate bringing an NASA electronics research center to the Greater Boston area in Kennedy’s 1964 budget plan. The project would cost about 50 million dollars and employ 2000 people.
Community officials defended a two building union school plan citing use of the Benhi building with shop cafeteria library and other facilities as essential. They argued separation of junior and senior pupils aids development and rejected Lyons letter as misleading.
Henry A. Holland, 49, died suddenly in Maine last Wednesday. Funeral services were in Rutland at Clifford Funeral Home. He leaves a widow Mary Lou Hulihan, four sons Harry Jr. Mark Gregory and Robert, two daughters Elizabeth Ann and Mary Ellen, and two nephews Arthur N. Gage and Frederick E. Gage. Entombment at Evergreen Cemetery. burial later in Stockbridge Vermont.
Joseph T. Weingold executive director of the New York City Association for Retarded Children urged the state to adopt a broad plan to help mentally retarded individuals lead useful lives. He outlined schooling vocational training and community living options plus free schooling and sheltered employment.
Miss Cheryl Ware of Shafts bury and Miss Beverly Mattison of Manchester Depot among 13 trainees capped at Brattleboro Thompson Training School for Practical Nurses. They will affiliate at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. Also noted are upcoming meetings of UCS policy and relations committees, ski club plans for a winter carnival, Bennington town 1962 reports, and Edward Leete’s assignment as assistant information officer at St Michael's College.
Burlington Red Cross officials issued an emergency call urging donors to attend Wednesday's bloodmobile at the Elk's Barn to meet a 100 pint quota. Center administrator Edward R. Stearn cited severe shortages due to high demand from Vermont hospitals and replacements for out of state patients. Positive and A Negative blood types are scarce. transportation is available by calling 2 9458.
Three new leaders Foote Boyland and Fayette push to keep the Senate as it was at Bloomer’s death with a liberal coalition in control. With Foote as the dominant figure conservatives may join coalition votes on some measures.
Vermont state lawmakers introduced a bill by Representative Hoff to form a five member transportation authority to purchase the Rutland Railway. The plan would allow state operation or leasing, assess right of way and tracks for potential highway use, gas lines, or electricity transmission. The bill was referred to the Banking and Corporations Committee.
A Vermont 9 crash near Woodford injures Agnes C. Braun 47 of Wilmington. Her car skidded on ice, struck a snowbank, and damaged guard posts and a bridge abutment. A Mass. driver Mary Jean Bratcher, 19, later hit Braun’s car, causing additional damage. Other Vermont incidents include Dorset collision involving Claude Burke and John Lobdell, and a Branch Street crash between Gladon Ayer Jr and George Greenslet at a stop sign intersection with damage to both vehicles.
Vermont Rep. Joseph J. Caracciola urges the state to straighten the Death Valley area on U S 7 in Arlington after a fatal crash and 19 accidents in five years. He notes the Highway Planning Division cannot confirm fatality numbers.
Area union locals meet to form a Bennington County Greater Labor Council and endorse a 1.65 million bond for a new Mt Anthony Union School District high school. Formal charter March 26 with Ralph E. Williams presiding and Joseph Tomaszek outlining steps.
Several admissions list patients from Eagle Bridge Hoosick Falls Shaftsbury and North Bennington. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Philip Birmingham at 892 Hoosick Road Troy on February 25. A son Bruce Corey arrived February 19 at Good Shepherd Hospital Suffern for Mr and Mrs Donald Elwell Sloatsburg, the Elwells first son, they have two daughters. The baby’s father is a son of Mr and Mrs Corwin Elwell 246 Bradford Street.
Ash Wednesday signals the start of Lent with a union service at 7 30 p m at Second Congregational Church for Protestant members of area churches. Catholic parishes plan Masses and ashes with services across St Peter s Episcopal St Francis de Sales and St John the Baptist churches as well as Missionary Alliance and North Bennington churches.
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