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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1964
Page
2
An 18 year old divorcee Nancy Bailey reportedly left her two year old daughter at a Warren home before shooting herself. She was wounded by a 22 caliber rifle and is in good condition at Heaton Hospital. Route 100 in Warren saw her collapse after the act. Burlington GE plans add 75 jobs by December and 150 by next year.
The University of Vermont will see four faculty members retire this June though only two will leave active teaching roles due to reappointment policies. George Dykhuizen and Alban Rooney will remain, while Charles G. Doll and Herbert E. Putnam retire.
A Montpelier resident escaped injury when his granite laden truck caught fire on the Northway near Albany. He disengaged the tractor as flames spread to the trailer and drove to Latham for help. Firefighters arrived after the frame buckled, spilling 16 tons of granite onto the road.
A circus truck carrying four lions sideswiped a parked car on Route 7 near Lee, sparking brief danger but keeping the cage intact. Driver Robert Klein of Alma Arkansas was fined $5 for no registration. The show moved from Lee to Wahconah Park Pittsfield. The Zoning Board granted variances for two nursing homes of 212 beds total, including a 112 bed on North Street and a 100 bed on Holmes Road.
North Adams officials began work Wednesday on a protected children's beach at Windsor Lake. The Park and Recreation commission also envisions a 100 acre expansion program for all ages in the community.
The New York market opened firm with gains and fractional changes across many blue chips. Texas Gulf Sulphur slipped while Sears Roebuck and General Foods advanced. Dow and navy blue chips led early activity with mixed moves across industries and firms.</S>
Harvard University awarded honorary degrees to Ludwig Erhard and Augustin Cardinal Bea among 17 honorees during the 313th commencement in Cambridge Massachusetts. 1,060 undergraduates and 2,569 graduates received degrees as part of a traditional ceremony with multiple dignitaries and student speakers.
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy was awarded the second John F. Kennedy Memorial Medal by Austrian Ambassador Wilfried Platz on Friday in Washington. The first medal went to Mrs. John F. Kennedy.
The Bennington Banner notes its daily (except Sunday and holidays) publication from 425 Main St Bennington Vermont. It lists phone numbers for Newsroom Advertising and a UPI affiliation for republication rights and dispatches.
New York couple Mollie Block and Morris Block depart Moscow's international airport for the United States with their daughter Joanna after five years in the Soviet Union. They cite lack of freedom and censorship as the main grievances, saying America is the only place for them. The Blocks had moved from New York in 1959 seeking asylum, first to Poland then to Odessa, Russia.
Major TV networks and the Associated Press will form Network Election Service to cover presidential, senatorial and gubernatorial contests nationwide. The pool could include United Press International, with 100000 reporters at precinct and county levels, run by a board of network representatives.
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