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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1965
Page
2
The extension proposed 11.5 cents an hour for union workers as a down payment toward a future settlement, totaling about 80 per worker by Sept. 1. For four weeks negotiations focused on company by company issues while a union management subcommittee debated contract language, wages, and benefits. The union cited needs in wages, unemployment, pensions, and insurance, urging sympathetic talks beyond penny-pinching stances.
In Bennington Municipal Court Judge George M. Fienberg fined a 45 year old man $100 plus costs for leaving the scene of an accident and $50 plus costs for driving after license suspension. A 16 year old received a $25 fine for leaving the scene and $25 for careless driving after a July incident. Another youth, 18, from Manchester, Kentucky, was fined $15 for driving without a license and $15 for improper vehicle registration after reporting issues with a lost license plate. Berlin, Vt report notes a new town clerk appointment amid a separate drowning-related vacancy.
Funeral services for Mrs. Fred Luther of Hoosick Falls will be held Monday at 9 am from the Leo J Mahar Funeral Home and at 9 30 am from the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Burial will be in Hoosick Rural Cemetery. Friends may call tonight and Sunday afternoon and evening. Orator's license from Louisiana was overdue. The investigation officer concurred in Gross's explanations. John Elwell 22 of Bennington and Eugene A. Percy 20 of Bennington pleaded guilty to intoxication and throwing empty beer cans and using vile language on Main Street. Elwell received 30 days in county jail plus one day served on intoxication, Percy received 10 days plus one served for intoxication. Kenneth W Rock Sr 23 of Pawlet found in violation of probation. Convicted of non support in Nov 1964. Judge Fienberg ordered 6 to 12 month sentence deferred 60 days and to resume non support payments of 30 per week through Deputy Probation Officer Daniel J Holland. Stephen P Grey 26 of Springfield Mass formerly of Pownal pleaded not guilty to non support dating from Nov 1964. Bail reduced to 250 and weekly payments of 20 for Grey's child. John Hayes 51 of Manchester pleaded not guilty to careless and negligent driving on U S 7 in Sunderland July 22 and was released on a 50 dollar bond.
Two day schedule for the American Legion state convention lists events including a Saturday business meeting at the State Armory where officers are elected and resolutions debated, a golf tournament at Oakerwood, a speech by Gov Philip H Hoff on the Viet Nam crisis, and a dinner dance. Sunday features a parade beginning at Memorial Park and proceeding through Safford Street to Main Street, Putnam Square, and North Street with seven divisions and many bands.
The Supreme Court freed Leonard Salles after counsel argued the sentence was too high but he was rearrested on new charges of interstate transportation of a stolen motor vehicle. He was turned over to Windsor County sheriff for a new trial. Ket Cham urged the court to review the sentence as excessive.
An anti American crowd of over 1,000 stoned the U S consulate in Medan tearing down the fence and breaking windows. Police stood by as banners reading Go Home Yankee and Green go to hell appeared. No injuries reported. Consul Heavner and three Americans inside were unharmed. The mob also cut the consulate’s cable link to Jakarta.
The third class of the Man power Retraining program at Crescent Manor nursing home graduated eight women as nurses aides in a relaxed ceremony. Certificates were awarded by Richard Sleeman and Kenneth Gile with remarks on vocational education in Vermont. The graduates included Helen Davis Laura Hines Barbara Petit Rhea Wyatt Barbara Pahl Marjorie Walker Delores Hayes and Virginia Prindle. Punch and cookies followed the ceremony.
Hat show judged at 2 30 p m on Monday. Then on Wednesday Aug 4 at 10 30 a m hikers seven and older travel to the state fish hatchery with lunch and a grounds tour, return by 2 45 p m. Permissions due at Memorial Park office by Wednesday. Rockies of Stark Street lose to Memorial Park 9 7 in baseball with Memorial Park rallying for five runs in the first. Line scores incomplete.
BELLOWS FALLS J Ting ley Wall, 17, of Manchester was sentenced to 25 days in Windham County Jail at Newfane for probation violation. He had already served five days. He confessed to the judge he was out late, drank, and was picked up driving without a license in his father’s car. Wall had earlier received a 90 day suspended sentence for wrecking a mailbox with three other youths near Londonderry. He was placed on probation with rules to abstain from liquor, be in by 10, attend church regularly, and obey supervision. The probation officer noted progress until the latest incident and suggested 30 days so he could attend school, with continuation of probation after. Berry Wall appeared with his son.
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