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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1965
Page
2
Flames of undetermined origin swept the basement area of the Champlain Valley Fruit Co three story brick warehouse in Rutland early today. Firefighters said the blaze started in an electrical box in the basement and the sprinkler system contained the flames to the compressor room with no injuries and no immediate damage estimate.
Robert McClure of Castleton 43, president of the Howe-Richardson Scale Co Machinists Union, declares candidacy for one of Rutland County four Senate seats under the 1965 reapportionment. Ellery Purdy, also a Republican ex-senator, plans to run. George W. F. Cook, Republican former Senate president pro tempore, has not committed but likely will run.
UPI reports the annual Grafton motorcycle scrambles in Vermont ran smoothly with 12 000 spectators and 25 state troopers plus hundreds of National Guardsmen ready for trouble. Police said cyclists and spectators were well behaved and no incidents occurred despite prior riot fears after Weirs Beach. Injuries at the World Championship races included broken legs and fractured vertebrae but no fatalities. Craftsbury Greensboro and Hardwick to retry union high school district vote on August 25 after split June 9 results.
State Director Jean Garvin announced six new classes for mentally retarded children will be created in South Burlington St Albans Shelburne Vergennes Rochester and Newfane funded by a 100000 biennial appropriation. Six more classes will be added statewide for trainable mentally retarded children and 17 for educable mentally retarded pupils, doubling the current statewide program from 35 classes.
A Sunday blaze at the Champlain Valley Exposition fairgrounds in Essex Junction destroyed the 6,500 seat grandstand and damaged two other buildings. No injuries were reported. A rodeo had occurred Saturday night in front of the grandstand, but the area was empty when the fire started.
Five people were killed in two separate head-on crashes in New York State this weekend. In Princeton, Schenectady residents Morris Smart 34 and Louis DeLuca 34 both died when Smart’s car veered off Route 55, struck DeLuca’s vehicle, and then reentered the highway. Smart faced a revoked New Jersey plate and license. In Saratoga County along Route 29 near Rock City Falls, Patricia Blasko 25 and John Blasko 18 of Whitehall were killed in a collision involving Allen F. McGrath 32 of Whitehall and Morton N. Baird 46 of Rock City Falls.
Pittsfield police continue searches at Onota Lake for LaVern Keefe 32 missing since June 20 after a small outboard boat with three children capsized. Cold deep water could delay surface recovery for months, authorities say.
UPI reports a slow opening in New York trading with several large names moving up or down. Chrysler slipped to 46 1/4, Ford down 1 to 52, Kodak up to 82 5/8, Allied Chemical at 48, Bethlehem Steel off 1 to 35, U S Steel up to 47, National Steel up 1 1/4 to 52 1/4, and Youngstown Sheet up 1 to 41. Texaco rose to 77, Boeing up to 71 1/2, United Airlines up to 74 1/2, Northwest to 59 1/2.
The Bennington Banner lists its phone numbers for business news and advertising and gives home delivery options. Subscription rates are shown for Vermont and U.S. mail with 3 months at 6.30, 6 months at 11.70, and 1 year at 22.50, plus special serviceman rates.
Boston Massachusetts reports NEA president Richard D Batchelder says busing is an unsatisfactory long term fix for racial imbalance in public schools. He argues schools should be near homes to foster parent cooperation and that some busing may be needed temporarily if redrawing lines isn t feasible. He cites financial strain as the bigger obstacle and avoids endorsing tax plans.
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