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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1962
Page
2
A barn fire at the Earl Machin dairy farm in Sheldon killed six cows and six heifers and damaged a tractor milking gear and 90 tons of hay. Firefighters from St. Albans and Enoburg contained the blaze with estimated losses at 25 000 dollars.
U S Department of Agriculture officials begin a Washington County survey of farm families as part of a nationwide study on consumer expenditures. The results, the first of its kind in 20 years, will inform several government agencies.
Archie Bleu, once turnkey at Chittenden County Jail who was crippled aiding a jail break three years ago, died yesterday at DeGoesbriand Memorial Hospital. He was 63. Bleau had been convalescing since the November 14 1958 break attempt that cost him a leg and sight in one eye.
Albany said Newburgh may be denying aid to those legally in need. The Welfare Department will review January denials and probe how city workers handle applications. A 13 point plan to cut payments faced a court injunction. 21 of 34 denials were questionable or borderline.
In North Adams 14 unemployed women begin a 16 week stenography and dictaphone course at Drury High School funded by a federal program. Taught by Irene Dyson the daily four hour sessions run within the area redevelopment effort with participants from Williamstown Adams and North Adams. The government funds total 12478 dollars with 8288 dollars for participant subsistence. Funeral services for James H. Buckley a Springfield businessman and former governor's councilor are announced for Wednesday.
Aroostook County Maine potato farmers blame western rivals for a yearslong surplus as prices fall from about 2.10 to 1.10 1.25 per barrel while production costs near 2.50. Farmers cut acreage and dump stock yet remain hopeful, debating federal controls and marketing orders to adjust supply.
The Federal Aviation Agency allocates 114 million dollars for national air traffic control and navigation upgrades as part of a 189 million program funded by Congress for the year ending June 30. The plan includes airport surveillance radar for terminal traffic control in Bedford Massachusetts and equipment costs for Augusta Concord Old Town Maine and Burlington Vermont.
A Memphis man famed for addressing acquaintances as Benny devised a memory saving device. The gadget backfired last Christmas when he received a flood of cards all signed Benny, overwhelming him with namesake greetings.
A winter storm lasciaced the Dixie coast from North Carolina to Maryland with icy rain and up to a foot of snow. It closed hundreds of schools and made roads treacherous as it moved along the coast and into Virginia and the Maryland Eastern Shore.
In Urbana Illinois the AP reports coeds at the University of Illinois are rising in share yet remain a minority. The female student ratio has improved from three men per woman to about two and a half to one, marking growing female presence.
Shirley E. Gornick and Charles E. Royston backed onto the street from their Lincoln homes. Both cars were damaged but no injuries occurred.
Enrollment figures reveal women up 9.32 percent while men rise 3.37 percent. Total students include 16,364 men and 6,695 women.
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