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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1962
Page
2
Vermont's Board of Forests and Parks announces a new admission schedule with a flat 25 cent per person charge replacing the prior 50 cent rate for five or fewer in a car. Children under high school age will be admitted free during daytime hours under the policy.
Middlebury state police said Philip R. Newton, 34, was arrested in Aberdeen Maryland yesterday in connection with a nighttime Vermont burglary. Newton faces a bench warrant for contempt of court and details of the charges have not been released.
Lt Gen Arthur G Trudeau of Middlebury retires June 30 as Army chief of research and development and is named president of Gulf Research and Development Co in Pittsburgh. Trudeau commanded the 7th Infantry Division in Korea and had been discussed as a potential candidate for elective office in Vermont.
Burlington group urges Vermont Democratic Party to endorse Kennedy era Medicare measure linking care for the aged to social security. The Committee for Medicare asks state chairman John M. Spencer to press Congress to move the King Anderson bill from committee and pass it. Democratic State Committee meeting set for Brattleboro Sunday.
Rep. Robert Stafford says he backs Rep. Samuel Stratton bill to extend compensatory payments into milk marketing pools. Stratton would amend the 1937 Agriculture Marketing Act to let cooperatives require payments from members, a change not in the original act. Most Vermont dairy farmers sell milk under federal pools.
Atty. Gen. Charles J. Adams plans to propose an increased salary in his biennial report as he departs to private practice. He notes the $8,800 pay influenced his reduced bid for a full term and cites prior successors leaving for higher pay. The 1961 Legislature previously rejected Gov. Keyser's plan to raise the annual AG salary to $12,000.
U S Senators George D. Aiken and Winston L. Prouty of Vermont protest Northeast Airlines suspension of summer service to Newport Vt. Prouty, Newport resident, requests CAB hearing and notes repeated requests to hear Newport need. Aiken urges CAB to prioritize public needs over airline wishes.
In North Adams a ceremony honored Drury High School graduates as scholarships prizes and awards totaling $126,795 were distributed.
Michael Higgins, a senior at Adams Memorial High School, received four awards at last night’s graduation. He earned the AP math and science award and three additional local honors for maintaining a 90 plus average.
A $175000 structure will be built at the corner of La tham and Meacham streets in Williams College to house the Buildings and Grounds Department offices files and equipment. Peter P Welanter head of the division says the 40 by 98 foot building will fill a long felt want, currently housed in rental space on Spring Street.
North Adams North Berkshire Area Redevelopment Authority members and Director Roger Jewett refute Washington claims that local politics caused a $60,000 federal grant delay for a Mt Greylock recreational survey. The study would assess tramway need and potential alternate skiing facilities, with officials noting politics likely exists at higher levels.
The Civil Aeronautics Board refused four states Connecticut Maine New Hampshire and Vermont to broaden its New England regional airport inquiry to include local air services. The board said the process must stay focused on regular airline service and warned that adding route issues would complicate and delay the investigation.
The New Hampshire and Vermont Christmas Tree Association holds its spring meeting in Cabot Village. Attendees tour a Norway Spruce plantation, see shearing demos, prune balsam fir, view 1961 Eastern States Exposition reels, and attend a 1:15 p.m. business session after a 9:45 a.m. gathering at Willey Memorial Hall.
The Communist party newspaper Pravda says planned visits to West Berlin by U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk and other Western leaders are a new provocation against peace and highly suspicious.
F Nelson Blount, New Hampshire industrialist who runs four scenic railroads, offered to take 20 miles of Connecticut New Haven branch freight line from Winsted to Waterville. Trustees seek to abandon seven miles, with Blount awaiting a firm offer after reviewing books. He would run weekend steam excursions if he acquires the line and continue freight operations, employing 25 to 30 full time and up to 90 seasonally.
Most Rev. William A. Scully D D bishop of the Albany Catholic Diocese is reported in satisfactory condition at St Peters Hospital after major surgery. Hospital officials offered no details on the illness or procedure.
William B. Franke of Rutland former U S Navy secretary spoke at the Troy Lodge of Elks 50th anniversary urging vigilance strength and a new approach to power to lessen war risk The Troy native stressed defense of country and flag should not be political Albany architects meet with Associated Planners on Albany South Mall project initial briefing plans aim for completion by September with weekly meetings planned
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