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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1962
Page
10
Bennington residents attend a Schenectady district meeting. hospital and travel updates. Local events include a food sale at Sherwin Williams, a firefighters banquet invitation, and a Civil Air Patrol drive. Classes, train- ing, and family updates appear with multiple addresses and dates.
Sen. George D. Aiken says the Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff is investigating the UN’s Congo finances as a prelude to possible congressional approval of up to 100 million dollars in UN bonds. Aiken calls for a detailed breakdown of debts, purposes, and creditors before any borrowing plan is considered.
U S Weather Bureau extended forecast shows five day trend from Saturday to Wednesday with temperatures 4 to 10 degrees above normal in northern New England Massachusetts Rhode Island and southern Maine New Hampshire and Vermont. Period precipitation totals average three tenths to seven tenths of an inch as rain in the south and light snow in northern New England Saturday morning and Tuesday indicating wintry mix then snow.
Rescue teams locate a burned plane wreck on Kearsarge Mountain after a Boston takeoff and clouds at 1800 feet. Ferns notes better conditions north toward Lebanon. The incident recalls a prior 1960 crash that killed three aboard First National Stores executives.
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP United States moves to launch Ranger 3 a 102 foot Atlas Agena B powered mission to photograph the moon and record moonquakes The plan relies on a split second timetable with engines firing 16 hours after launch to place the craft on a collision course with the moon If successful the mission will deliver the first seismic data and close up lunar pictures aiding a 1967 manned landing target
General science classes in eighth and ninth grades under Hugh Perkins begin a project on guinea pig growth and reproduction. Four adult and four baby guinea pigs cost $4 to $5 each and will stay in the junior high lab with some summer home care. The class also studies fish habits using a large aquarium of native and tropical species.
The New Hampshire Municipal Association named David L. Mann of Greenfield Massachusetts as executive director. Mann, a former Brandon Vermont town manager, will earn seven thousand dollars annually and was approved unanimously at a recent meeting. He has held municipal posts in Philadelphia Portland Windsor and Essex Junction and served as acting commissioner of the Vermont Development Commission. He studied municipal administration at Harvard Yale and the University of Pennsylvania.
A Knights of Columbus dance to aid the St. Francis Parent-Teacher Group will start Saturday at 9 p.m. at the K of C Hall. A buffet luncheon follows at midnight. Tickets are sold at Sherwin Williams, Haynes and Kane, Pratt and Riley, and John Stone of School Street.
Union School officials plan to launch an informational program to acquaint voters with the issue, describe the problem as it exists, and outline advantages of participation in a union high school. Tentative plans aim to set the program in motion immediately.
Bennington Village trustees clash over what counts as an itemized budget Reports from committee heads were deemed not in the usual form Village President Donald C Hicks noted both submitted accounts by Henry Mallory and George Ryan are tentative Mallory called his police department budget itemized and complete Hicks said figures are tentative but budgets should show where cuts would come from Trustees plan to finalize highway budget next Wednesday and complete the overall budget on February 6.
A hospital notices admissions for Mabel Shaw Earl Hicks Ben nington Carole Cross Arlington and discharges for Rose Bartlett Katharine Grant Mrs Luella Martin and baby boy Mrs Helen Dicranian and baby boy Bennington Master Edwin Pugliese Sharon Norton in Hoosick Falls and Wilmington New York alongside Howard Moore and Arlington resident appointments.
Watervliet Arsenal commanding officer Col. Walter M. Tisdale announced the promotion of 1st Lt. Francis S. Jones to captain. Jones, assigned to the Arsenal in 1961, is a project officer in the manufacturing branch, Operations Division. He is the son of Franklin P. Jones of Bennington and husband of Margaret Dodd.
Mrs Mary Galipo Robinson 93 longtime Haynes Corners resident dies at Sourcliffe Nursing Home after frail health. She had lived in Bennington area 70 years and leaves four sons three daughters 16 grandchildren 24 great grandchildren. Henry Joseph Lestage 81 of 117 Oakes Street dies suddenly at home. Survived by wife Edelweiss Nevils and five children from first marriage. Funeral details listed for both.
Mrs Hannorah Balch 86 widow of George Balch died at her home in Manchester Center. Born in Ireland August 23 1875 she lived in the area since 1920 and was active in the Catholic Daughters of America and the VFW Auxiliary. Surviving four daughters three sons 18 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Funeral at St Pauls Church Manchester Center Saturday at 9 am with services by the VFW Auxiliary and Catholic Daughters Friday evening at the Brewster Funeral Home. Friends may call today.
Former Bennington resident Alphonse Turgeon died in Miami Florida. The funeral will be Monday at 8 30 from Mahar and Son Funeral Home and 9 at Sacred Heart Church with a Requiem High Mass. Rosary will be Sunday at 8 p.m. The family will be home Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Entombment at Park Lawn Chapel with burial in spring.
Mrs Maude Smith 78 widow of Grant Smith died Thursday in Mary McClellan Hospital Cambridge New York after a three week illness She was born in Manchester April 24 1883 daughter of Abner and Ella Richards She married Grant Smith in 1899 and had two children Roy who died in 1944 and Rita Mrs Malcolm Goodrich of London Ontario Survivors include three grandchildren seven great grandchildren a brother George Richards of Saratoga New York and a sister in law Mrs Eugene Richards of Salem New York Funeral will be Saturday at 2 pm at McClellan Funeral Home Salem New York conducted by Rev Charles Richards Disciples Church of West Rupert home today from 7 to 9 pm
Mrs Lillian Shepardson Miller age 61, wife of Andrew R. Miller, resident about a year, died early today at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are pending at Stevens Home for Funerals, Arlington, with a fuller obituary to appear tomorrow.
Senators Hickenlooper and Morse criticize Brazil for delaying moves to eject the Cuban regime from the OAS. Dantas denounces U S and Castro supporters applaud as Cubans challenge the conference. The row threatens Alliance for Progress and Latin American support amid Havana's charges of aggression.
Bennington appears unaffected by a New England strike of over 400 oil truck drivers protesting wages and weekly hours. Local 68 in Boston and Local 251 in Pawtucket are involved. most regional fuel oil comes from wholesalers via Rensselaer, N.Y. Few local distributors report supply curtailment. coal remains a primary fuel for several industries.
Governor and his Montana party died when a National Guard C47 crashed on a pine ridge near Wolf Creek 30 miles from Cut Bank. Authorities reported wreckage strewn over two miles amid fires with turbulence cited as a factor. The governor, his aide, pilot, co pilot and engineer were among the victims.
Officials said the ship and 16 foot escape tower rise 98 feet tall as crews prepare for Glenn's mission. The worldwide tracking system shows minor issues but no threat. Glenn and backup pilot Scott Carpenter are on standby, with Glenn resting before liftoff and life support in the capsule reported perfect.
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