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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1963
Page
2
Authorities investigate a general alarm fire that razed a two story dwelling and a barn in Saint Johnsbury area. A bedridden resident Mrs Edwin Lenton was saved by fireman Ronald Jenkins as two teenage occupants fled to safety after the blaze began in the barn and spread to the woodshed. Neighbors heard an explosion near the barn.
Steven Torrey from Vergennes Union High School was chosen as the Future Farmers of America star state farmer of Vermont out of about 650 members. His farming program includes four Holstein cows and two heifers and his dairy operations span 150 acres with a 41 cow herd.
The Shelburne Museum has welcomed half a million visitors in ten years from all 51 states and 76 foreign countries. J Watson Webb, son of the founders and current president, reported 60 000 yearly visitors and 16 000 school children with 106 staff and 2000 items donated last year including a dolls collection from Mrs. Frederick Moore and Mrs. Lawrence Jeffries.
Hoosick Falls Police Justice postponed two speeding charges against State Trooper Harwood McCart and his brother Terrence after defense counsel asked for time due to Terrence's National Guard duty. New hearing set for 8 p.m. next Tuesday in Hoosick Falls Municipal Court.
North Adams residents and Parker Machine Co. employees fund a two day air and land search for Emile Facoli, missing since July 2 after a fishing trip with Milton Sartori. Seven Isles Air Service of Quebec is aiding the hunt. A separate North Adams project plans a million gallon reservoir in Ward 10 as part of a $375,000 water system rehabilitation within a million-dollar citywide upgrade.
Newell of Caledonia urges lawmakers to shorten the 1963 session by working Mondays to save about $120,000, saying external pressure from citizens can influence Montpelier. He notes Gov Hoff may call a January special session to push eight major bills and questions readiness of the program.
Gov. Philip Hoff says Vermont could host the national governors conference next summer but questions his state’s facilities. He has looked at Stowe and Manchester as sites and expects about 300 officials plus press attendees. Ohio Gov. Rhodes is also campaigning to host in 1964.
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A Burlington painter, Arthur Palardy, was awarded 13 650 dollars in a 40 000 damage suit against Moulton Ladder Manufacturing of Somerville Mass. He alleged negligent ladder design caused a fall on July 21 last year when a wooden base block loosened.
Six Vermont lawmakers were named to the Champlain Waterway Commission by Lt. Gov. Ralph Foote and Speaker Franklin Billings. The appointees include Sens. John J. O'Brien Daniel B. Ruggles II and James L. Oakes and Reps. Richard W. Mallary Samuel A. Parsons Joseph J. Caracciola. The group will hold hearings in September in Burlington to study feasibility for the International Joint Commission.
Bryant Chucking Grinder Co of Vermont will receive the Kennedy Award for excellence in exporting at a ceremony in Springfield Vermont. The Commerce Department cites the firm’s record in building substantial export trade for machine tools, emphasis on after installation service, and training foreign representatives at its Vermont plant. The citation praises the company’s role in expanding U S export markets.
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