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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1965
Page
2
Vermont Senate schedules a Tuesday morning debate on a bill to tighten the states right to know laws. The measure, stalled earlier, won a reconsideration to allow a public hearing. The bill aims to curb closed door meetings and broaden access to information for news media and the public.
West Windsor representative George Coutermarsh criticized the House Institutions Committee for inaction on a 1.25 million bond bill to fund the first stage of a Windsor medium security prison replacing the 158 year old facility. The Senate has approved the measure while the House panel has not voted after two public hearings and a trip to New Jersey penal institutions. Essex Town voters approve 270000 bond to add one room to Essex Center Elementary School by a 309 to 38 margin, saving the district from split sessions and continued basement classroom use.
New England Telephone officials hunted a crank caller who tied up Winooski’s emergency fire alarm network Wednesday. The culprit jammed the city’s red telephone used to report fires as firefighters noted 92 percent of Winooski fires arrive by phone.
In Rensselaer County Court Susie Johnson testified for six hours about how three youths James Andrews Robert Lacy and Jerry Washington allegedly beat kicked and robbed William J Zimmer on October 14 in downtown Troy She held in county jail as material witness for eight months and described meeting Zimmer at LaPorte's Grill before the incident.
In Williamstown Berkshire two articles on buying and remodeling the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house for town offices were approved by the Finance Committee at a special session. The plan advances to a special town meeting next Monday for voter action.
In Manchester New Hampshire police testified that Ed ward H Coolidge Jr 27 changed his alibi five times while being questioned about the night Pamela Mason 14 vanished. Detectives said Coolidge gave conflicting stories as they traced his movements from 5 p m to 11 p m on January 13 including meetings with women and an evening of card playing while denying the lie detector test.
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers, chair of the House Armed Services Committee, called President Johnsons military pay raise bill a disgracefully inadequate vehicle for Congress to act on. He unveiled an alternative bill offering an average 10.7 percent hike for active duty personnel at an estimated $892 million yearly cost, arguing the presidents proposal would leave many enlisted men in poverty.
In Montpelier three California legislators led by Senate minority leader John F. McCarthy urged a federal constitutional change to let states determine how to apportion one chamber of their legislatures. McCarthy called reapportionment a grave problem and framed the visit as constructive outreach rather than a crusade.
New York stocks opened with a mixed tone as blue chips rallied while several groups posted fractional gains. Major movers included Socony Mobil, Du Pont, Monsanto, Union Carbide and Allied Chemical. many large names showed modest advances or small losses amid moderate trading.
The Bennington Banner lists telephone numbers for business, newsroom, and advertising plus address at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont. It outlines home delivery options and subscription pricing by mail within a 50 mile radius and Vermont plus rates for elsewhere in the U S with special servicemen rates.
The Maine Senate, along with the House, postponed action indefinitely on a measure to establish a sweepstakes in the state modeled after New Hampshire sweepstakes. The move ends hopes for immediate passage of the bill.
Paris reports say the United States is doubling its European nuclear arsenal to counter a quiet Soviet buildup. NATO ministers met to discuss the threat as Defense Secretary McNamara stated stockpiles will rise sharply within a year, reaching twice their 1961 levels.
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