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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1964
Page
2
The 46th annual Vermont Department American Legion and Auxiliary convention opens July 23 in Rutland with about 900 delegates from 72 posts and 70 units. Albert Grazini and Mrs Kay Grazini will preside. Gov. Hoff to speaker at a Friday 2 p.m. memorial session.
Springfield Illinois report from UPI states Illinois as the leading soybean producing state in the union per the Illinois Cooperative Crop Reporting Service.
Robert W. Chambers, long time WJOY Burlington radio editor since 1961, is named editor of the Vermont Catholic Tribune. He will be succeeded at WJOY by Stefan P. Ponek of WTWN St Johnsbury and WVMT Burlington.
A 19 year old Naval Academy cadet from Troy died after drowning in Frear Lake reservoir early Saturday. Timothy E. Poland from Griswold Heights was among four companions who notified police after the incident. The body was recovered by Troy police around 5:30 a.m. after the group searched for hours. In Rensselaer, heat tied to the Hudson Mohawk parade caused 150 to 200 people to be treated or hospitalized as paraders and spectators collapsed during the march.
In Middleburgh on Saturday morning a rocket built by nine local boys lifted 6 000 feet as spectators cheered and protested. The mouse named Gus did not survive the launch amid controversy from the Citizens League for Animal Welfare which argued no scientific purpose. William DeSeve, 16, of Colonie, led the rocket team as spokesman.
Mrs. Ellsworth filed a $42.97 claim against the city after the sanitation department took her laundry as refuse and offered to let her search trash. In North Adams a cardioverter heart shock machine was donated to Williams Town Hospital for $3,695. Frank R. Sigsbury of Bennington received a suspended $100 fine and probation for uninsured operation with separate fines for plate and registration issues. Congressman Conte returned to Onota Lake and weighed the Republican Convention action while promising a broader statement on civil rights nuclear policy and extremism.
Coast Guard air and sea teams hunted for Cheryl Horne 21 of Lorain Ohio and John Lombardo 19 of Cranston Rhode Island after their eight foot rowboat swamped near Pleasant Bay in Cape Cod. Two companions reached shore after swimming half a mile to safety as fog and choppy waters hindered the search.
Westfield Mass. Air Force board investigates the crash of a Massachusetts Air National Guard F86 Sabre. Capt John H Paris 33 of Newburgh N Y died after attempting to eject while steering the jet away from a crowded Hampden Pond beach. His actions are said to have saved many on the ground.
A UPI report notes a Marine sentry fatally shot a Japanese farm woman at a U S military site near Mount Fuji prompting protests by Japan's Socialist party and a call for police independence in truth finding. The shooter was Pfc Manuel Covarrubias, 22, of Wa pato Washington.
The Bennington Banner lists office numbers for Newsroom and Advertising and provides delivery options and subscription rates. It notes location at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont and that it is a United Press International member with republication rights. Special servicemen rates are noted.
In Chicago a defiant Dr. Sam Sheppard and his German wife Adrianne Teenjohanns dined late while awaiting a New York hearing on whether he will return to prison. F. Lee Bailey said Sheppard was released on a writ of habeas corpus claiming a fair trial was denied.
PTA leaders nationwide endorse grassroots planning to promote responsible parenthood as a foundation for healthier family life. They call for sound sex education, poverty relief, improved health services, and protection for children from hazards and moral decline.
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