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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1965
Page
10
A teenage socialite plunged to her death Thursday night in New York. Police say the incident occurred after she stepped onto an outdoor ledge at a residence, authorities are investigating circumstances surrounding the fall.
In Montpelier Rev. Wallace Short of Bethany Church urged lawmakers to fire him if they oppose his daily devotionals. Some legislators complained morning exercises should be limited to scripture, while Short offered a defiant remark on being voted out. Meanwhile a separate report describes Ellen Farnsworth Loomis, a 17 year old debutante found dead after a fall near Central Park, with notes suggesting distress over parental separation. A note noted Loomis’s Boston social ties and family, including Dr. William Farnsworth Loomis of Brandeis University. Police withheld the contents of the note. In Irvine, California, the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod bought 113 acres for a new junior college to open fall 1965, expanding its network to 15 colleges and two seminaries.
Radcliffe College coed Faye Levine, 21, from Peekskill New York, withdraws from the race to be Harvard Radcliffe senior class marshal amid a tumultuous process. Nine men named as marshals after a runoff June commence ment day setup. Professor John Kenneth Galbraith urged continued candidacy while the Harvard Student Council did not count her preliminary votes.
In Montpelier a bill will be introduced in the Senate to abolish the state scholarship system run by the 30 senators. Sen Daniel B. Ruggles II plans to sponsor the measure to end the 10 scholarships of $200 each that the Senate can award. Gov Philip H Hoff had urged unifying all scholarships under a single board in his inaugural address.
London reports Africa faces deepening splits within the Organization of African Unity amid Congo and Zanzibar turmoil. Rivalries between Arab and non Arab Africa rise, with Sino Soviet interests seeking footholds as both Moscow and Peking push communism through national movements despite African disillusionment with communism.
A National Academy of Sciences panel proposed a 10 year program to chart the earth interior and expand geophysical research by 214 times. The plan aims to build a coherent picture of inner workings with private, state and federal funding rising from 25 million to 65 million dollars annually by decade end. It includes feasibility work on 8 to 10 mile deep land drilling and notes U S involvement in the Mohole ocean mantle project and upper mantle cooperation with 40 nations.
Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz announced a new youth opportunity center for Burlington to aid about 8000 youths aged 16 to 21. One of 13 cities chosen that day, the site will deploy 10 advisers to test counsel and direct youths to Manpower Development and Training Act programs, Neighborhood Youth Corps projects, remedial education and medical services, and employment opportunities. Also, a London incident involved a Boeing 707 on the taxiway at Heathrow, initially mistaken for smoke as steam from undercarriage prompted a rush of fire engines and ambulances.
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