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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1966
Page
2
Voters in White River Junction faced a special town meeting to decide on adopting building codes and approving a $232,000 bond for the Gates Park Project aimed at downtown redevelopment. The need for codes stems from prior rejections. the $1 million plan would clear several storefronts to attract new business.
Morrisville hosts the Third Annual Air Meet this Sunday sponsored by the Civil Air Patrol Squadron of Morrisville and the Lamoille County Jaycees. The program includes parachute demonstrations spraying antique aircraft displays and the crowning of a 1966 Miss Aviation of Vermont.
Byron Dexter formerly of South Woodstock is named editor in chief starting with the September issue. He has served as managing editor of Foreign Affairs in New York and was on the editorial staff of The New Republic.
Burlington report states Trinity College receives a 14700 grant from the National Science Foundation, to be matched by the private girls school for a total of 29400. Funds will buy instructional scientific equipment for biology and chemistry departments.
Albany reports the Association of New York State Physicians and Dentists, Inc. with 2900 members and over 250000 dollars in funds launched a drive against the Medicaid program. Founder Dr. Ephraim Felderman says each member paid 100 dollars and the group argues free care is essential but the law goes too far urging reform.
In Saratoga Springs, Broadway will close Sunday for a community chicken barbecue from 2 to 6 p.m. with up to 2000 attendees. Twenty three experts in four teams will prepare the birds while the 15 piece Saratoga County Band performs in Congress Park. The 60 best works from the 11th Saratoga Springs Art Fair will be shown in the Casino in the Park. The event is sponsored by the Saratoga County Cooperative Extension Association as part of Chamber of Commerce plans.
Pittsfield officials heard an $8.6 million downtown renewal design by Hoberman and Wasserman. The plan links the business district to West Street tracts via a pedestrian mall and auto ramps. It features a six story office building, a 160 room motel and ballroom, shops, a supermarket, a 999 car public garage, and mall amenities.
Dr. Joseph A. Kershaw provost of Williams College was elected to the board of directors of the Roper Public Opinion Research Center in Williams. He is the Herbert H. Lehman Professor of Economics and recently completed 15 months with the federal anti poverty program in Washington as Director of Program Planning and Evaluation on leave from the college.
The IAM and five major airlines Eastern United National Northwest and Trans World resume talks at 10 a.m. EDT as the nationwide strike enters its seventh day. Despite brief optimism, officials say both sides remain far apart and about 60 percent of air traffic is grounded affecting thousands of travelers daily.
Two American girls, June Murray and Sheila Ryan, faced three days under house arrest at Sheremetyevo Airport outside Moscow after losing or failing to obtain visas. They, with 163 other Americans in a Citizens Exchange Corps group, entered Russia visa free and were later granted visas after intervention in Washington. The 165 Americans are the first of three such groups this summer. In Minnesota, seven deer shipped to Finland in 1934 have grown into a herd of about 4,000, per the Minnesota Conservation Department.
The Senate planned a secret session to vote on expanding the Foreign Relations subcommittee that oversees the CIA. Senator Mansfield warned the expansion would be defeated decisively and a compromise seemed unlikely. the dispute centers on CIA role in U.S. foreign policy and committee oversight. A separate report notes nun winners of a Switzerland holiday being disallowed by their Benedictine convent, with Senator Russell opposing the broader plan as Senate Armed Services Committee jurisdiction.
The Justice Department disclosed that FBI Chief J Edgar Hoover authorized electronic eavesdropping on Fred Black Jr., a business associate of Bobby Baker, by drilling into a hotel suite wall and installing a microphone. From Feb 7 to Apr 25 1963 agents summarized and sometimes taped conversations, under a long standing departmental practice with FBI director approval.
Sears brings the Vincent Price Collection of fine art to Pittsfield with about 250 original works from old masters to contemporary artists. The show runs July 29 through August 7 at the Holiday Inn Pittsfield Lenox Road with a plan to feature prestige pieces and a $39,000 Manzu sculpture among works priced from 30 to 27000 dollars.
The Bennington Banner lists contact numbers for business news and advertising and provides subscription rates by mail within Vermont and nationwide. It notes daily publication except Sundays and legal holidays and mentions UPI as the primary news source.
Lt Gov John J Daley of Rutland announces bid for another two year term in Vermont campaign. Daley 43 says he will campaign actively and place public duties first, confident of victory. He opposes general sales tax and a state lottery but says a careful look at a lottery revenue idea is warranted. Gov Hoff to seek third term in Burlington rally.
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