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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1963
Page
2
Norwich University appoints Dr El mer L Munger acting dean succeeding Col Lewis A Perry who died heart attack last Friday Munger leads civil engineering and was announced by university president Maj Gen E N Harmon.
A four story brick building at 29 Remsen Street housing the Cohoes Newsweekly burned in a late night general alarm blaze. Five workers escaped as the front wall collapsed onto Remsen Street and nearby structures were damaged. Publisher John A. Chestara assessed the loss later. Gary Gehry, 19, of Scotia, first noticed burning wires and alerted others before fleeing as flames shot into the air.
Donald B. Miller Berkshire County member of the state Board of Natural Resources will receive the annual conservation award from the Massachusetts Trustees of Public Reservations on June 29. Miller, co owner of Eagle Publishing and Banner Publishing, has served on the board since 1955 and helped donate thousands of acres for public use in the region.
The Civil Aeronautics Board split over Northeast Airlines New York to Florida routes. A CAB panel recommended denial of renewal but urged a gradual withdrawal to protect New England local service. Eastern and National Airlines argued three-carrier needs are unnecessary and offered to aid regional service with equipment and funding to offset losses.
Honolulu AP The U S conference of mayors approved 28 civil rights proposals based on President Kennedy's plan. A sixth point urged citizens to recognize responsibility with rights and equality of responsibility with opportunity. The package restated recommendations for biracial committees nondiscriminatory hiring local laws conforming to constitutional law and equal opportunity in housing employment recreation and public access.
Harvard issued 3 000 degrees at its 312th commencement with 1 094 to the class of 1963. Paul E. Kirsch 33 principal of Bennington High School received the Doctor of Education for the Harvard administrative career program.
A Dartmouth College junior, E. Michael Goodkind, 19, joins The Banner as reporter photographer for the summer under the Newspaper Fund Inc. He is night editor and police reporter for The Dartmouth in Hanover. The Fund aids students with summer newspaper work and scholarship funds. Goodkind will report student disciplinary cases and Hanover police news.
President Betancourt orders a nationwide roundup of Communist and MIR members after an assassination attempt and a raid on the archbishop’s palace in Ciudad Bolivar. Police captured two alleged terrorists. another fled. He demanded 30-year terms for arsonists and pledged to jail Communists again when released. The move faces immunity hurdles in the Senate and Chamber.
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