Mikell Named to State Bank Board in Vermont
Town Representative William Mikell of South Burlington was named to the state advisory banking board Friday, replacing Stephen Richardson of Burlington, who resigned.
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1962
Page
2
New England Power seeks stock issuance approval
The New England Power Co. asks the Vermont Public Service Board for authority to issue 342,257 shares of common stock. A hearing on the request is scheduled for June 26.
Eight year old dies at home after artery puncture
Burlington police ruled the death of eight year old Douglas Blish of Huntington an accidental death after an investigation into his collapse at home last week. The puncture damaged the main artery supplying the heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Douglas Blish
Huntington
Cadet on trial in suit over fatal highway incident
Frank E. Guggenheim, defendant in a $50,000 negligence case, testifies in U S District Court that he tried to straddle what he thought was a fender after an auto crash. The suit, brought by Frederick D. Partlow of Northfield, claims he drove over the body of the accident victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bratteboro
Norwch University
Frank E. Guggenheim
U.S
Frederick D. Partlow
Northfield
Burlington Budget Boosts Police Pay Amid Scandal Fallout
Burlington's new $4 million budget increases police salaries by 39,000 to address vacancies and staffing on a force recently marred by scandal. The Finance Board endorsed the plan funded by a 52 cent tax rate hike and will send it to the Board of Aldermen next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
City Finance Board
Board of Aldermen
Vermont Governor Needing Car Inspection Sticker
Goveyser, a few minutes late for work, had to obtain an inspection sticker for his state limousine. The car had an invalid sticker since June 1, spotted by Burlington residents near the General Electric plant. Police would have ticketed him if he had not driven away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Goveyser
Burlington
Keyser
General Electric
City Police
Vermont highway plan kept within existing funds
Highway commissioner Russell Holden said proposed expansions in the right of way division will not raise Vermont highway program costs. He noted the 1961 legislature appropriated funds to match federal grants for the new personnel and projects. Gov. F. Ray Keyser Jr. endorsed the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Russell Holden
Vermont
Holden
F. Ray Keyser Jr
Vermont Bridge Experiment to Test Insulation in Icing
Vermont's second largest interstate bridge on U S 2 near Montpelier will host a year long study by the Highway Department. Twelve temperature gauges were installed to measure how insulation may slow icing and harmonize bridge freezing with the highway. The project runs through next June with results expected to guide safer winter driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Vermont
Highway Department
U.S. 2
Death of Newton Armstrong Jr. sparks Communist conspiracy claims
A San Diego State College student Newton Armstrong Jr. 19 was found dead by hanging in his Coronado home. Authorities ruled it a suicide with no foul play after investigation led by District Attorney Don Keller and Los Angeles investigator Ray Pinker. Armstrong Sr. alleged murder by Communists and sought further inquiry, while denying involvement in distributing anonymous post cards to officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Armstrong Jr
San Diego State College
Armstrong
Coronado
Tijuana
Mexico
John Birch Society
San Diego County
Republican Central Committee
State College
Dist. Atty
Don Keller
Ray Pinker
Los Angeles Police Department
Keller
Newton E. Armstrong Jr
Pinker
Los Angeles
Robert Creason
Armstrong Sr
Gov. Brown
Australia speeds UN cash aid with 4 million bond gift
Australia Prime Minister Menzies delivered a $4 million U.N. bond check to Acting Secretary General U Thant easing a looming liquidity gap. The UN planned to raise up to $200 million and has seen 30 countries commit or promise about $65.6 million in bonds to fund Congo and Middle East operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y
Robert G. Menzies
Australia
U.N
Congo
Middle East
Menzies
U Thant
Thant
Ireland
Tryig
Flood claims 18 lives in Chittagong region Pakistan
Floods from days of rain in the Chittagong area of east Pakistan have killed at least 18 people. Officials report hundreds of cattle swept away and extensive crop damage across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davva
Pakistan
Chittagong
East Pakistan
Orchard Barn Fire Loss Set At $30,000
Fire destroyed a barn at Southern Vermont Orchards-on Carpenter Hill in Pownal. Owner Erwin W. Meyer estimated about 30,000 dollars in damage and noted insufficient insurance to cover cleanup. The L shaped wooden structure measured 66 by 70 feet and two and a half stories high, housing 60 magnesium ladders, 1,090 smoke-pots, and 24 barrels of spray oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Carpenter Hill
Pownal
Erwin W. Meyer
Meyer
Bennington
Slain Springfield Waitress Found After Break-In
Doris Howarth a 29 year old Springfield waitress was killed June 8 by a blunt instrument in her fifth floor apartment. Police cut a screen door to enter and questioned about a dozen people including two Massachusetts convention delegates. Her body was found by a friend after a week of concern. Her mother Vera Howarth and brother John live in Salem New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Doris Howarth
Boston
Massachusetts
Miss Howarth
Vera Howarth
John
Salem, N. H
Local Hospital Admissions List
Admissions include Jesse Reed Jr and James Gulley to Putnam Hospital and Lela Barber in Bennington. Lynda Kinney in South Dorset. Morris Depew and Gerald Niles in Dorset and Hoosick Falls. George Mallory in Manchester Center. Catherine Rae in East Arlington. Sheila Bierwirth and baby Rita Tremblay. Lewis Allen Sr and Jesse King in Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Reed Jr
James Gulley
Lela Barber
Bennington
Lynda Kinney
South Dorset
Morris Depew
Dorset
Gerald Niles
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
George H. Mallory
Manchester Center
Catherine Rae
East Arlington
Sheila Bierwirth
Rita Tremblay
Lewis Allen Sr
Jesse King
Sound Center of L. H. Senecal Opens on Main St
The Sound Center of L. H. Senecal opens on Main Street next to Carroll Drug Store. Lewis H. Senecal selects the site for his sound equipment store with prizes offered to alert customers including an Arvin phonograph, a record album, and a diamond needle. Kay guitars are displayed and accessories for most musical instruments are highlighted. Future plans are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis H. Senecal
New Main Street
Sound Center
Hagerman
Senecal
Bennington
East Road
Carroll Drug Store
Kay
Main Street
Collision sinks ship off Isle of Wight with all crew saved
The Swiss 5364 ton Nyon sank after a fog bound collision with the Indian freighter Jalazad off the Isle of Wight. All 33 crew members were rescued by the Jalazad and are en route to Antwerp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Isle of Wight
Car Salesman Wins Vacation Prize in Buick Contest
Elbert G. Davis of 209 Pleasant Street, with Walter L. Barber garage, won a two person trip to one of 50 Buick resort destinations as part of a nationwide contest. He and his wife will take the expense paid Pleasure Holiday to Montreal staying at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel with tours and entertainment costs covered by Buick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert G. Davis
Pleasant St
Walter L. Barber
United States
Mrs. Davis
Montreal
Queen Elizabeth Hotel
Buick
Bennington Banner Classifieds and Notices Overview
Bennington Banner publishing details list mailing options and subscription rates. City address 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont notes AP republication rights and daily except Sundays. The notice includes Vermont Rensselaer Washington counties rates and regional pricing for mail delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Main St
Vermont
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
AP News
Rensselaer
Washington Counties
N.Y
Massachusetts
Lyr
Cramer Calls Massachusetts PWD Head a Liar Should Quit
Rep. William Cramer charged Massachusetts director of public works Jack Ricciardi with fraudulently obtaining an engineering registration and lying to a House subcommittee. He urged Ricciardi to resign, releasing affidavits and subcommittee records to back the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cramer
Mass
Washington
William C. Cramer
R-Fla
Massachusetts
Ricciardi
Northeastern University
Massachusetts Board of Registration
Papal Nuncio Riberi Presents Credentials in Madrid
Msgr. Antonio Riberi presented credentials to Generalissimo Francisco Franco, becoming the papal nuncio to Spain in Madrid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Msgr
Antonio Riberi
Francisco Franco
Spain
Soviet to showcase 5000 exhibits at Accra industrial fair
The Soviet Union plans to present about 5,000 displays at an industrial fair in Accra next month featuring the spacecraft of Yuri Gagarin and Gherman Titov. The John H. Glenn Jr. Friendship 7 capsule was shown this month as part of the touring exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Accra
Ghana
Yuri A. Gagarin
Gherman S. Titov
Soviet Union
John H. Glenn Jr
Five East German Guards Flee Across Border
Five young East German frontier guards in full uniform with weapons fled the border near Fulda Germany as West German customs officials reported on Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulda
Germany
Here
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Mikell
State Bank Board
Power Company
San Diego, Calif
Mississippi
Florida
Tennessee
Colorado
North Dakota
Dada Bircher
Near
Kennedy
U.S. Congress
Putnam Hospital
L. H. Senecal
Jalazad
Antwerp
LIVE
Maine
STER
Coz
Canada
THE
Bennington Banker
Business Newsroom
Bermudas
Adams Clothes
Vermont Bank & Trust
VT. Bank
F.d.1.c
Webb
Main St. Bennington
Monoral
Noveck Shultz Inc
Dunham,s
Elm St. Bennington
Dial
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