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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1962
Page
2
MONTPELIER The Highway Department ordered the annual indefinite suspensions of all over legal weight trucking permits. Officials said the suspensions took effect yesterday to protect road surfaces during the spring thaw.
Burlington's Robert D. Lutz, captain of the University of Vermont ski team, leaves Saturday for the Ninth Annual NCAA meet at Squaw Valley after earning a berth by winning the downhill title at Norwich University. Also noted: Chittenden County holds a second vote on a proposed Williston-Hinesburg-Richmond-Shelburne school district. Leroy Lockwood receives one-to-two year sentence for $150 in bad checks. Vermont warns on maple sanitizing pellets. Dr Willard Uphaus defends prison time. Gov Keyser reports Rutland railway impasse unresolved.
Vermont Health Department data show motels rose from 23 to 225 statewide over ten years, an 880 percent increase, while tourist homes licenses fell from 832 to 713 and cabin courts declined. Restaurant seating capacity rose 28 percent, with lodging and dining growth linked to ski areas in Windham and Washington counties.
Two boys aged 11 and 12 from Hudson Avenue Troy fell onto a moving ice floe on the Hudson River. A passing motorist alerted police and the Waterford Rescue Squad launched a boat to recover Joseph Robert and Kenneth Wood. In county news, Rensselaer Welfare reports a 25 percent rise in applications to 3,423 for 1961 with 577 accepted and 568 rejected, and $4.3 million spent plus 600 tons of federal surplus food distributed.
Williams College announces three faculty promotions granting tenure effective July 1. Dr Louis Perez Romance Languages, Dr Dudley W R Bahlman History, and Dr Fielding Brown Physics are promoted to associate professorships. The Williams Record notes the move.
George Briggs, Searsburg, born 1882, will mark 50 years in municipal service this July. He has served as town clerk since 1913 and earlier held roles including treasurer, constable, delinquent tax collector, and justice of the peace, building Vermont’s current incumbency record.
Montpelier reports motor vehicle department processing about 3,000 applications daily against a needed 3,500 to reach the March 31 license plate deadline. Commissioner Robert C. Schwartz says 57,500 of 160,000 plates issued so far as many motorists rush last minute risking delays. Incomplete fees of 32 dollars cause returns and further delays despite same-day mailing for proper forms.
Dr. William F. Thompson announces a public medical self help course at Putnam Memorial Hospital Nurse's Lodge. The 16 hour program runs two evenings a week for four weeks with Robert Holt assisting. Enrollment via Red Cross office 9458 before March 22.
Bennington residents debated Article 5 proposing 15 to 16 parking meters on School Street to boost revenue and fund upkeep in a Village Meeting prelude. Critics warned meters in city lots could reduce free parking and draw higher taxes, while supporters cited merchant turnover and common practice in towns nationwide.
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