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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1965
Page
2
Former Hartford Police Chief Henry B. Leavitt, 70, died Thursday at the Veterans Administration Hospital. He led Hartford from 1929 to 1932 and also served as the town's first constable and tax collector.
In Averill Park New York Carol Turner home alone did homework phoned responders, removed the oil tank, doused flames spreading to a rug, fire chief praising her quick action. In Saratoga Rep Carleton J King charged VA office closures are a financing trick harming veterans and families.
North Hoosick Fire Department purchased over an acre on New York 22 for a new three stall fire station. Fire Chief James W. Baldwin said the site is centrally located in the North Hoosick Fire District, especially after adding an area in East Hoosick. The current firehouse will be offered for sale.
Harry S. Orr 80 known as Mr Fall Foliage Festival in Berkshire died Thursday night after receiving a Kiwanis honor. Cause was heart attack, per Dr George T. Mullen. The event was to feature U S Rep Silvio Conte of Pittsfield for Kiwanis International 50th anniversary.уются
Stocks opened firm with gains for General Foods Bell Howell Polaroid General Telephone Trans World Airlines Pennsylvania Railroad Texas Gulf Sulphur and Westinghouse. International Paper slipped International Telephone rose American Tobacco Thiokol Chemical El Paso Natural Gas Ryder Systems Socony Mobil U S Steel Youngstown Sheet Ford and others moved, with IBM Honeywell and Control Data posting modest advances.
New York and Virginia longshoremen accepted a four year contract easing the East Coast dispute while Gulf Coast talks stalled. The nationwide strike enters its 12th day as negotiations in New Orleans and Houston press toward settlement and prevent a full return to work until all regions agree. The New York Virginia deal raises wages and benefits, while Gulf Coast demands linger over wage differentials and crew sizes.
The 25 member House Reapportionment Committee led by Rep Emory A Hebard urged creating a bicameral Vermont Legislature in a unanimous Thursday report. The recommendation marks a shift from the current unicameral body and cites efficiency and representational balance as the drive behind a two chamber system.
A U S MATS Globemaster crashed into a 5241 foot peak near Kalavryta 100 miles west of Athens during a snowstorm. All ten aboard were killed, including eight crew. The crash occurred while en route from Aviano, Italy to Athens. Greek authorities and the U S Embassy in Athens confirmed the crash and casualties.
The Bennington Banner lists daily publication at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont with separate numbers for Newsroom Advertising and general inquiries The notice states the Banner is published daily except Sunday and legal holidays and is a member of United Press International with exclusive republication rights for local news and UPI dispatches.
A military court in Munster convicted Maj. Erich Remer of negligent homicide for the April antitank demonstration that killed 10 military observers when a mortar shell struck a truckload of observers. He is sentenced to seven months in jail.
Cape Kennedy reports the United States launched a new Tiros weather satellite into a difficult polar orbit over South Florida and Cuba. It marks the first north south orbit from the East Coast, a milestone in cloud observation, though the mission faced technical challenges.
In Montpelier three bills, including a House measure to form a legislative council, were before lawmakers as the third week of the session ended. The council would have 15 lawmakers serving two year terms, with the House speaker and Senate president, plus an executive director to oversee work. The body would research state issues and propose legislation during recess.
A long obituary summary details Churchill’s life of injuries and illnesses from childhood accidents to wartime stress. It notes multiple operations, a 1919 Paris crash, 1931 New York taxi strike, a 1958 hand injury, and a 1960 back fracture, along with heavy drinking and late-night habits cited by doctors. It also references political notes on Vermont legislation and a space launch report including Tiros-9’s orbit and Delta rocket feats.
President Johnson directs Commerce Secretary Connor to landscape inter state, primary and urban highways funded with federal aid. The plan commits 3.5 billion dollars for the coming fiscal year to beautify highways and screen unsightly areas along rights of way, as states weigh funding shifts from road construction to aesthetics.
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