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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1962
Page
3
Just Pokin Around reports a fox hound puppy struck and fatally injured on U S 7 four miles south of town. The Heil children and parents seek the driver who did not stop. Timmy Heil, nine, narrowly escaped harm as the dog was thrown to the highway edge.
The article recalls Donald Kent Slayton’s early love of flying and his path to becoming the United States second man in orbit. It notes his Sparta and Leon roots, high school track and band activity, 56 combat missions in WWII era service, aerospace education, and the support of his Norwegian-descent parents as NASA prepares a home near Houston for his Mercury project role.
Three serious fires and an explosion drove Bennington Fire Department expenses in 1961 to net $22,449.53 after credits. Trustees propose a 1962 budget of $22,500 with fixed costs including hydrant rents and salaries and variable costs for fuel, maintenance, equipment, and supplies.
Alice Maud Hunt of Sheboygan has taken out a hospital and surgical policy. She is nearly 101 years old, making it the first insurance policy she has ever owned.
The winter edition of Focus from the Bennington High School Literary Association has been printed. Co chairs Sherri Zyne and Freda Betts oversee the publication. Contents include poems short stories essays an editorial on fallout shelters and a book review. Contributors include Joanne Vallee Sherri Zyne Jay Crozier Lorelei Lewis Judy Manes Ann Eddington Ann Marie Coyette Freda Betts James Marsden Nancy Danish Allison Aja and Mark Donavan.
In London, 200 demonstrators at the London School of Economics jeered Defense Minister Harold Watkinson during a speech, hurled toilet paper, and staged a sit-down around his car. Watkinson smiled, retorted that they were not good shots, and later hailed a cab, saying the plan failed.
The Vermont Association for the Crippled announces its Easter Seal Campaign starts March 17 in Bennington. Co chairs Catherine Dermody and Dorothy Damour urge residents to expect seals by mail or from Easter Seal messengers, with local volunteers aiding distribution.
First graders at Cielo Vista Elementary School asked Gov. Edmund G. Brown to save predatory animals. Letters from six year olds urged protection of skunks mountain lions and coyotes. The appeal came at the request of Pearl M. Tyne of Defenders of Wildlife with a school official noting support for a resolution against unnecessary destruction of wildlife.
Regular meeting held Wednesday night saw eight initiates including Marion Rudd Madeline Boulrice Doris Babson Elizabeth Tidd with sponsors. Chapter plans a March 21 ballot and March 24 Moose Hall rummage and bake sale with food pickup March 23. Deputy Grand Regent Ian Carlson to visit April 1. Quarterly dues due to Helen Foster.
An AP report from Eatontown New Jersey notes odd toll happenings. A monkey behind a driver’s seat offered payment, a motorist tried bribing with a deer, and a Navy blimp dropped a white handkerchief containing a quarter with the line The Navy always pays its way.
Sir Anthony Eden, former British prime minister now Lord Avon, undergoes a medical checkup at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston during a three night stay. He and Lady Clarissa plan to fly to New York Friday then depart for London Saturday, with past gall bladder surgery noted but not linked to his current visit.
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