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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1965
Page
2
Sports Illustrated features Bill Kidd of Stowe and the University of Colorado as Americas premier Olympic ski medalist and potential key racer for the U S in the Vail International Races. The profile hails him as the real leader and brightest American hope on the slopes.
Mary Ann Roach age 29 of Brooklyn New Hampshire died from injuries after a two car collision on U S Route 4. Dennis J Conway also of Brooklyn was unhurt. Joanne Loverro 18 of Brooklyn was hospitalized in fair condition. Richard D Case 33 of Pittsfield Vermont the other driver was killed.
The estate of Cabot woman Clara E. McGoff filed a 25,000 civil suit in U S District Court naming Eastern Greyhound Bus Lines and Marcel Berthiume of Montreal as codefendant. McGoff died in 1962 after injuries from a bus crash on U S Route 2 in Marshfield.
Six people fled a two story building on North Main Street after a weekend fire started in the boiler room of a downstairs automatic laundry. No injuries were reported. Damage totaled in the thousands of dollars.
Prisoners in Burlington's Chittenden County Jail set 13 mattresses and six pillows ablaze during a weekend episode described by officials as occasional. The fires followed a weapons search that uncovered hacksaw blades and a railroad spike, with no serious damage reported. Deputies could not determine which of 15 inmates started or aided the fires as firemen removed the burning bedding.
New York state coroner Dr. Walter S. Bennett ruled the death of 1 year old Walter J. Hayes accidental. The boy died at his home in South Granville Washington County after his neck caught in chair slats when he fell.
Bennington College critic Stanley Edgar Hyman will deliver the Greyfriar Lecture at Siena College in Jerome Dawson Library on Friday at 8 p.m. The talk titled The Critic's Credentials discusses the critic's role. Hyman resides in North Bennington with his wife Shirley Jackson, and their four children.
A 46 year old Middle Granville contractor Ludrick E Fabian was crushed to death Friday afternoon when pinned between two dump trucks watched by his son Thomas 22. Washington County coroner Dr Walter S Bennett ruled accidental death. BCI investigator R A Guard said Fabian and his son were preparing to hitch a chain to tow an unregistered truck to a slate quarry when the tragedy occurred.
North Adams action centers on Student Voice editor Donald Wilkinson who was dismissed by faculty advisor John McNulty. A nine member student council committee led by David Hyatt says the dispute is about free speech and student responsibilities. Williams College awards six graduate fellowships to seniors Monroe Griffin Hale Strauss Jenks Payne. Pittsfield schools delay full redistricting pending parochial school plans.
A concise stock market feature provides a list of tickers and brief commentary. It highlights notable movers and sector trends while noting trading volumes and early price ranges. The piece mixes data with analyst observations to guide readers through daily market activity.
Lt. William H. Gerety Jr. 31 of North Marshfield died when his Skyhawk A4B crashed at South Weymouth Naval Air Station after a landing gear collapse following a weekend training flight from Jacksonville Florida. He previously survived a 1963 lightning strike incident over Brooklyn where he guided his crippled plane away from homes before it crashed in the Coney Island area. He is survived by his wife Jeanne and two children.
The Bennington Banner lists newsroom and advertising numbers at 442-2800 and 442-2684 and provides delivery options. Subscriptions within Vermont and nearby areas cost 6 months 11.70 or 22.50 for 1 year, with US rates 3 months 7.00, 6 months 13.00, and 1 year 25.00, plus servicemen special rates.
In Vermont a dozen Air Force experts continue piece by piece searches of F89 debris in a hangar after last Thursday's crash near Williston and South Burlington that killed Col. Robert Goyette and Lt. Jeff Pollack. A memorial service was held for the two at a National Guard hangar.
Rev Eric Bascom of Faith Congregational Church in New Hampshire said the state lottery experiment is a failure and not yielding funds or confidence. He noted the 1963 sweepstakes effort has drained time and money without payoff and questions a sales tax remedy. In Maine geologists report rich manganese deposits in Aroostook County but market demand remains uncertain. In Missouri Thomas Davis shows a 32 string zither from 1890 made in Washington near St. Louis, a town known for corn cob pipes.
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