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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1965
Page
2
UPI reports a substantial out of court settlement reached in the antitrust suit against Rock of Ages Granite Corp of Barre by a Massachusetts firm. The case details and terms were not disclosed in the dispatch.
Middlebury College students voted 997 to 309 to adopt an honor code ending proctored exams and mandatory cheating reporting. Dean Reynolds predicted early faculty ratification as President Armstrong praised the move as student self governance embracing proper learning attitude.
Voters gather at a special town meeting to decide if Bristol should buy two mechanical chlorinators for 10000 to treat water after a state health ban on public water use was paused. Three weeks earlier residents voted 106 to 101 against the 12000 purchase as the town relied on hand chlorination.
The body of 74 year old Andrew Urzan was recovered by three boys near Wynantskill Creek after being missing since February 21. Police say the body was frozen to the ground, indicating he had been there for several days. Foul play is ruled out. Urzan had been described as despondent. Police Commissioner Murphy also notes arrests of 24 housewives operating telephone answering services for bookmakers in the first seven weeks of the year. They reportedly pass calls from bettors to bookies for weekly fees.
Albany report notes James T. Haggerty, former Eisenhower press aide and current broadcasting official, urged NYS Broadcasters Association to curb bulletin use. He compared overuse to lying wolf, citing Viet Nam coverage and Johnson era claims, saying slides with delays can mislead viewers into thinking war is imminent.
Washington reports the House passed the Appalachia bill by 257 to 165 after a party aligned roll call. Maine split with one Democrat and one Republican voting for and against. Massachusetts had six Democrats and five Republicans plus Speaker McCormack voting. Names include Hathaway Tupper Boland Burke Donahue ONeill Philbin MacDonald.
The record shows Republicans across New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont and figures Bates Conte Martin Morse Huot Fogarty St Germain Stafford aligning or opposing on a decisive vote. One Democrat supported. two Democrats backed the measure. The pattern indicates party lines and cross votes in a statewide context.
In New York the Rt. Rev. Horace W. B. Donegan suggested at Ash Wednesday services that Lent be reduced from 40 days to Holy Week, arguing 17th century pace no longer fits modern commuters. Cardinal Cushing in Boston slowly recovers from major intestinal surgery, with officials saying he is not in intensive care and awaiting cancer status results on polyps.
Berkshire items report Williams College the Porters Williamstown estate of 230 acres on West Main Street near the college invites alumni to register interest by April 1 with treasurer Charles A. Fohel. The Sprague Electric Co. posts 1964 sales of 85.7 million and net income of 4.15 million after taxes with a one time credit. 1964 orders strong as 1965 outlook rises. Northern Berkshire industry and Monk Valley Aviation report 4700 flight hours from Hartiman Airport in 1964 per the airport commission.
Pfc. Ronald G. Silva of Waltham returns from Korea to wed Patricia Anne Connell of Nahant on March 13 at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Nahant. Johnson intervened after a flight was canceled, via a White House request to the Defense Department, to speed Silva’s homecoming.
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