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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1962
Page
2
Four protesters were arrested during a peace march at the White House as groups from Chicago Nashville and Hanover joined about 30 marchers. One detainee identified himself as Joel Kent Kent of Jamaica Vermont.
MONTPELIER State Education Board refused a hearing to Henry Hastings of Stowe after ousting Civil Defense coordinator Edward H. Romney. Hastings said he asked questions about a Civil Defense program and was told to leave. he will write Holden asking for Romney’s dismissal. The same day the board approved a $400 raise for presidents of the three teachers colleges, retroactive to February, as it prepares to transfer control to the Vermont State Colleges Corp.
White lines near the Post Office vanished when the road was blacktopped by the State. The error was fixed when painters redid the lines at no charge.
Northern Berkshire Development Corp reports unemployment down to 1,300 workers or 8.2 percent, the area’s lowest rate in five years. Williamstown officials debunk free tuition for local youth, clarifying that aid only via scholarships exists now. Adams contract talks continue as United Papermakers, Brown Paper, and Brightwater negotiate a new deal after the old contract expired May 31.
William Finkle of Troy and John Cisek of New York plan a 450 mile kayak run from Tonawanda along the Hudson to New York City. They stayed at Finkle’s house in Troy last night and aim to sail the rest of the river distance. Drag Racers Targeted by Albany Officials.
Six theater companies plan a 40 play summer run from June 28 to September 3 in Vermont venues including Weston Dorset Stowe St. Michael's Craftsbury and Champlain Shakespeare Festival. The slate includes Opal Arsenic and Old Lace Major Barbara Measure for Measure Julius Caesar The Tempest and Death of a Salesman among others with weekly Thurs to Sun showings. A fall color series runs Sept 6 to Oct 13 at Dorset Playhouse. For full listings contact Vermont Development Department Theater Desk.
Police set roadblocks around Poznan to curb car theft at the Poznan International Trade Fair. Fifteen cars were stolen since the fair began ten days ago, including the director of the fair, Adam Askanas.
Edward P. Barrett of Jefferson Heights earned a master of science in Management Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy New York. He will work as a sales engineer for the Trane Company and be based at La Crosse. His brother Wil Barrett holds a bachelor of mechanical engineering from Villanova University.
CAP notes nine cadets and six seniors will travel to Loring Air Force Base Limestone Maine for a 14 day encampment with cadets from Maine and New Hampshire. Training covers communications motor vehicle maintenance administration and medicine conducted by Air Force instructors. Seniors handle cadet administration. Airlift transportation provided from Burlington and Rutland airports. Local squadron personnel include Commander John McHugh Executive Officer Capt H Field Lt J Bertoli Cwos Gleba Sgts A Towsley and B Dupree. Cadets include Doris Bushey Neil Hanlon Daniel Duprat Thomas Kinney Jr Dennis Denio Nelson Pellerin Curtis Perreault John Moore and John Lindley. Communications officer Lt John Bertoli finalizing a communications trailer enabling Vermont operations with radio reach across New England.
Maynard C Dolloff held a slim 139 vote lead in the Maine Democratic Governor primary after a Sidney error cut 180 votes from Dolloff’s total. Dubord challenged the result while awaiting official tabulation due July 11. In the 1st district primary Stanley R Tupper defeated Peter A Garland, setting up a November contest with Democrat Thomas L Maynard.
An Air Force C-97 Stratofreighter lost a wheel on takeoff from Grenier AFB Manchester and landed safely at Pease AFB two hours later. The wheel struck a car and a building but caused no injuries. The incident involved 157th Air Transport Group personnel with pilots Lt. Frank A. Morris Jr. and Capt. William V. Thaden.
Bennington Village police report a trailer truck driven by Maynard Lawrence of Indianapolis Indiana scraped a car driven by William E Mort of 142 S Branch St at the Main and North Streets corner at 11 40 p m. No injuries were reported.
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