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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1966
Page
2
Vermont officials say the budget request will ask six extra probation officers to meet a 1958 National association study. Morse warned the state Institutions Department still lacks sufficient staff even with the additions.
The body of Montpelier fisherman Richard Pape was recovered from Lake Champlain after he fell through thin ice Sunday. Three men who cut through the ice Monday attached a rope to his body in a rescue attempt.
The Vermont Education Department said the Orange-Washington School District will use a 35000 grant for remedial reading programs. Superintendent Robert A. Guinn noted the three towns Williamstown Barre and Washington will hire full time staff to run the courses. Barre receives 14827 Washington 9200 Williamstown 11008 under the federal grants.
In Albany a 46 year old man named Hugh Kenyon on parole for a Connecticut second degree murder case fatally shot his wife of one month then wounded himself. Three children from the wife’s prior marriage slept nearby as he died at Albany Medical Center Hospital. The shooting follows his prior conviction for a 1940 slaying.
Water vliet Arsenal chemist Theodore M. Pochily and ex-technician Edward Parker developed an anodic titanium hardcoating last year. More than 60 private firms and agencies have queried them on applications in aircraft, space, and atomic submarines. The coating reduces galling on bearings and protects titanium without compromising properties, enabling broader use of the lightweight metal.
Applications for the spring term of the evening division at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute may be mailed for Jan 19 deadlines. Afterward, in person filings are at the Pitts burgh Building. Registration is Feb 5 with late signup Feb 7. Classes run Monday to Wednesday from Feb 7 to June 4.
In Great Barrington Mr and Mrs George Haselton retired consul and vice consul of the U S diplomatic corps have moved into 95 Lewis Ave Haselton completed 25 years in government service last month He served as U S consul in Tokyo and Hamburg Germany Mrs Haselton served as vice consul in Zurich and Munich Germany Williamstown selectmen discuss advertising signs and invite public input as sign painter Edmund J Sharkey storms out claiming guidelines will put him out of business Pittsfield high school building commission reports possible Vocational Education Act funds and state aid with a September 1968 occupancy date
Global reactions poured in as India’s Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, 61, died of a heart attack in Tashkent. Messages from Johnson, Pope Paul, Queen Elizabeth, Sato, Moro, Kosygin and others expressed grief and hope for peace amid Kashmir tensions. The Soviet mediated summit had ended with a pledge to renounce force.
The biracial Tuskegee City Council weighs a desegregation ordinance with a $1000 fine for violations and power to close segregated public facilities. The proposal follows the fatal shooting of civil rights worker Samuel L. Younge Jr. and stems from marathon local talks and federal mediation.
Detroit reports American Motors Corporation reveals the AMX prototype at the SAE convention. The two door hard top features a cantilever roof, three way seating, and a rear section that can lift as a unit for storage. The design emphasizes visibility with no front pillar, flush door handles, and unique ventilation. The concept aims to test public response to its innovative features and design potentials.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko may visit Rome next month to deliver a direct response from the Kremlin to Pope Paul VI regarding Vietnam peace talks. Vatican sources cited Il Messaggero’s report of meetings with Italian leaders and a possible papal audience. The Pope had urged Soviet and Chinese intervention to push for talks and restraint to avoid renewed bombing.
Julia Judson associate home economist at the University of Vermont College of Agriculture and Home Economics has been named chair of the American Heart Association Subcommittee on Women with Cardiovascular Disease. She will study women with cardiovascular disease, identify needed services, and note existing provisions, working with the Vermont Heart Association. Educated at Cornell and Ohio State University, she has taught at Vermont since 1960 and authored professional works.
The Bennington Banner lists newsroom and advertising numbers and outlines circulation rates. It notes publication daily except Sundays and holidays, with a Bennington address, UP I affiliation, and subscription prices for in state and out of state readers.
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