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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1963
Page
2
University of Vermont expands summer offerings with courses at Lyndon and Castleton. Total two-center enrollment reaches 155, up from 126 in 1962, while the main campus session starts July 8 and Lyndon runs to August 6 and Castleton to August 7.
The 94th semiannual convocation of the Vermont Spiritualist Association begins 7 30 p m Friday at First Unitarian Church Burlington with Rev Calista Rita of Norwich Conn as speaker. Public services follow Saturday at 2 15 p m and 7 30 p m Sunday oration and messages. Raymond G Rowley sworn in as Vermont commissioner of agriculture replacing Elmer E Towne who owns a Berlin dairy farm.
In Albany the YMCA launches Solo Parents with about 30 members led by president Audrey Butcher. Meetings focus on socializing with some group therapy and activities for children, aiming to support sole parents in coping with loneliness and life after long relationships. In Troy a mother and her six children lose their home to a fire on House Avenue. The blaze gutted the two story frame house. one child suffered minor burns while trying to combat the flames. Low water pressure hindered firefighting efforts. the rental property was owned by real estate dealers Albert and Kirsch.
At Tanglewood 11 chief executives of music schools gathered with Aaron Copeland moderating to discuss how the Berkshire Music Center can expand the piano’s role within broader musical context. Victor Babin urged pianist outreach to break isolation and connect with overall music.
The Shelburne Museum opens Beach Gallery with over 60 wildlife oils by Carl Rungius and works by Currier and Ives artist A F Tait, Frederic Remington, Belmore Browne, and Sydney Laurence. The exhibit includes Operti’s Farthest North, Rosa Bonheur pieces, and scenes from Alaska and Canada.
About 270 people attended an afternoon theater session to start two four week John Hay Fellows Summer Institute programs at Williams College and Bennington College. John D. Koontz chairs the Williams program with Dr. Fred H. Stocking directing Bennington. This is the fourth year of the institute.
A cool front brings relief to northern Midwest while eastern areas stay muggy. Showers along the front, and Pacific Coast cool spells accompany widespread July heat with many cities posting 90s and 100s. Philadelphia endures 97 for a seventh straight day of 90-plus readings.
Gov. Philip Hoff signed the bill broadening the rooms and meals tax and blasted the Republican legislature for spending more than he preferred. He called the tax unplanned and a de facto University of Vermont tax, saying the higher budgets needlessly widened the gap. The change, delaying reform, raises about 1.7 million and lowers the minimum food purchase tax to 14 cents. Hoff decried the measure as regressive and costly to enforce.
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