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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1963
Page
2
Dental and health groups back fluoridation of public water as a proven measure reducing cavities. Newburgh New York shows 58 percent fewer cavities in 6 to 9 year olds over a decade versus Kingston, a nonfluoridated comparison.
Williams College and Mary Washington College cancel a joint glee club concert in Fredericksburg citing inability to house feed and socialize with two Black Williams singers. Williams will instead perform solo at the First Congregational Church of Washington after three months of work.
Shamrock Texas hosts its biggest St Patrick s Day festival with a two mile Main Street parade forty five floats and numerous drill teams and horse clubs. An annual Irish celebration since 1935 draws about 40000 visitors from surrounding counties amid green banners Gaelic menu and Irish style attire. A traffic accident Friday morning on County Street near the Brooklyn Bridge left two cars damaged and a passenger with a bumped head. Francis E Vaye 235 Grove St and Frederick C Harrington Burgess Road were involved.
The Southern Vermont Chapter of Cystic Fibrosis plans a dinner meeting at Knotty Pine Restaurant Tuesday at 6 30 p m to form an active group for Bennington and start a Vermont care program. President Mrs Gordon Barrett of Brattleboro will attend with others to discuss educational and fund raising projects. Reservations to Mrs Earl Hamilton at 25159, or attendees may join the meeting in the Starlight Room at 7 30 p m.
Frederick Roscoe Bolster died Friday at his home. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Brewster Funeral Home Manchester Center with Rev G H Parker officiating. He was born Nov. 22 1961 and leaves sister Linda and brothers Roger and Dana. Visiting hours Saturday 7 to 9 p.m. Interment at Factory Point Cemetery in the spring.
Fifteen inches of snow hold an equivalent of four to five inches of water. Ground remains unfrozen and ready to absorb melt, reducing flood threat versus typical springs. Ice conditions on rivers are normal, with possible localized flooding from ice jams during thaw. New York AP reports Tammy Grimes stars in two David Merrick plays, Battle for a Simple Man and Time of the Barracuda, with Laurence Harvey co-starring on Time of the Barracuda.
The Catholic Bishops Relief Fund launches two phase campaign starting Sunday with a Lenten collection in 12,000 Catholic schools and a nationwide church collection on March 24. Donations go to local churches or Empire State Building, New York. Catholic Relief Services oversees aid in 77 nations with 1.65 billion pounds distributed last year.
The Interior Department raised the East Coast daily fuel oil import quota by 9.6 percent to 565 000 barrels starting April 1. Udall says the move promotes fair energy competition and consumer choice while O Leary notes it meets demand and curbs price increases. New rules expand import allocation competition and empower the program administrator to advance emergency needs in Q4. The prior level was set January 31 after a 17 800 barrel boost to meet winter demand.
The monthly meeting of the Southern Vermont Life Underwriters is set for Wednesday at Mt Anthony Country Club with Simon Plante of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co as speaker.
GOP charts priority over a proposed bond for an institution saying it must wait its turn. Hoff supports bonding but cites high immediate needs. Foote backs bonding in past sessions and quotes Amidon on a fair state position. Hoff warns against rising indebtedness, noting about 80 million dollars in Vermont total.
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