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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1965
Page
2
Eric Nye of Georgia criticized Agriculture Commissioner Raymond Rowley for appointing Democratic Rep. Carl G. Scott of Montgomery as head of maple promotion, replacing Elizabeth Perley Davis of Waterbury who cited political reasons for not being reappointed.
In Delmar, fourth graders drafted blueprints for a children's cultural center, now shown at the Public Library. Officials say the project is unlikely soon but future possibilities remain open. In Cohoes a mother and daughter welcomed births three hours apart at Cohoes Memorial Hospital. The South Colonie School District bought a $50,000 Univac 1004 computer, first in the state, to manage payroll records student data and bus routing, lowering annual clerical costs.
FBI Uniform Crime Reports 1964 show New England posting the nation’s highest serious crime rate. Forcible rapes rose 40.6 percent and aggravated assaults 49.6 percent in 1964, with Massachusetts leading in rapes and assaults. Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont also saw sizable increases. Boston area and several other cities reported multiple homicide cases.
Norman Briggs, once believed drowned in a New York reservoir but later seen as a Wyoming cowboy, heads back to New York Tuesday night to face Troy, NY, charges of insurance fraud and child abandonment. Wyoming Supreme Court ordered his return and he was jailed till 6 pm to allow legal action. Attorneys plan a US Supreme Court writ of certiorari to review proceedings, with extradition possibly at issue.
John Birch Society founder Robert H. Welch Jr said in a Boston radio interview that communists control about 1.5 percent of U.S. government posts and need roughly 3 percent to seize influence in any group. He claimed civil rights leaders and Protestant ministry are already saturated, with Hoover noting communist aims.
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