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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1962
Page
3
Paris designer Pierre Balmain unveils a restrained elegant fall and winter collection emphasizing wearability. Silhouettes are long and slim with high waists and padded shoulders, black and white predominance, and occasional gray tones with accents of jewelry and sequin detail.
Five hundred signs along Vermont highways will soon guide visitors on the New England Heritage Trail a 1000 mile route from Bar Harbor Maine to Bar Harbor via Boston Cape Cod Martha's Vineyard Newport Hartford and Montpelier. The trail runs through historic recreational and scenic areas and links summer theater music festivals major universities and historic sites.
Moose notes detail Wednesday lodge night at 8 with regular meeting and Friday kitchen service featuring steamed clams and fried seafood. A special Saturday joint meeting at 8 with Clarence O Connor and Iona Bisson to outline Northeast Moose Association convention in Bennington Sept 28 29 30. Meetings, dues and clambake tickets also announced.
A westside Phoenix resident chased an intruder after spotting a man about six feet tall behind neighbor Lloyd Betts home. Betts recalled the incident with a wary tone and noted the tension of the confrontation.
The Bennington Fire Department answered a box alarm at 8:45 last night and stopped a chimney fire at the Beech Street home of veterinarian Dr. Clyde E. Lanfair. Roger Eliot, caretaker while Lanfair vacationed in New Hampshire, started the blaze while lighting a fire and alerted firefighters. Only minor water damage was reported. Eliot praised the quick response as Dr. Lanfair planned to return today.
President Kennedy appoints Richard W. Reuter 44 of New York as director of the U S Food for Peace Program succeeding George McGovern who resigns to run for Senate from South Dakota. Reuter has led CARE since 1946 and serves as vice chairman of the American Council of Voluntary Agencies for Foreign Service.
A dense listing of primetime and daytime lineups across WTEN WAST WRGB WTTY and other stations. Programs include news Weather Cronkite Captain Kangaroo Lassie That Ever Livin Babe Hawaiian Eye Naked City and The Edges of Night along with various game shows talk shows and dramas. The schedule spans morning to late night with multiple channels and regional anchors.
Otis Air Force Base officials say a ground crew training mission mimicked an in flight emergency. Intercom voices leaked to air frequencies causing panic among police and news outlets before officials confirmed no aircraft were in trouble.
The Taconic Racing and Breeding Association opens a general office at 106 Union St in Bennington led by Edwin T. Keller as director of racing and publicity. Lou Smith, president, brings 30 years in racing and plans a Vermont first pari mutuel track at Pownal on 111 acres near the Vermont New York and Massachusetts lines.
Bennington town officials questioned the Clark's Woods sewer interceptor line timetable delaying bids set for July 10. Engineer Charles A. Maguire and Associates outlined August September work with $15,000 town funds matched by state and federal aid. Edward L. Knapp to leave plant. Paul A. Kelley to appoint new superintendent.
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