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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1964
Page
2
Dr Jerold F Lucey of the University of Vermont will spend March 22 to April 23 as visiting professor at a Greek children's hospital. He will study brain damage from newborn jaundice with two Greek doctors and will also serve as attending pediatrician and lecturer to residents.
Social Welfare Commissioner John J. Wackerman to speak at 8 p.m. in Waterman Building memorial lounge about the state planning program. The event is part of a Vermont series highlighting social services and public planning efforts.
Federal conciliator John O'Reilly planned to contact Fairbanks Morse & Co. officials in New York to revive contract talks with Local 234 U E R M W after a walkout over a company proposed economic study. The move aimed to resume negotiations this week, with about 100 foundry jobs at stake.
A Sunday morning blaze at the Gerrity Company lumberyard in Colonie destroyed a two story concrete block millwork building. Officials warn loss could reach 200000 as 27 fire trucks and 350 firefighters battled the flames.
In Williamstown Berkshire, educators who eyed Swiss Meadows in South Williams town plan a boys prep school later. They use the 600 acre Windsor estate as an adult education site for conferences until the school opens, at Brookvale farm owned by Mr. and Mrs. Alan Limburg. Also, Robert L. Barschgorf resigns as Adams Cooperative Bank treasurer effective May, to be replaced by Richard M. Wagenknecht.
Lithuania's Supreme Court sentenced seven men to prison for joining Nazi bands that killed thousands during the occupation. Two defendants were tried in absentia, including Rev. Lenginas Jankauskas of Brooklyn. Jankauskas allegedly directed executions and personally shot victims, with others named in the file and fleeing Lithuania.
Rep. Torbert Macdonald of Massachusetts, Harvard classmate of John F. Kennedy, says Robert F. Kennedy would be an asset as a vice presidential candidate though he remains noncandidate. He believes Kennedy and Johnson share views on civil rights and southern concerns.
Leon A. Smith 70, longtime sexton of First Congregation Church, preached the children's sermon and read the invocation at two adult services in Winchester Massachusetts. He urged children to listen to conscience and live by the golden rule citing the Bible and Ten Commandments. Smith, who aspired to ministry but lacked funds, spoke proudly of stepping to the pulpit before the congregation.
AP reports on recent votes by New England congressmen. Key items include Hruska amendment rejection on quotas for meat imports, passage of a cotton and wheat support bill, a tax bill on foreign investments to improve the U.S. balance of payments, approval of a resolution to raise government salaries, and party splits among Maine Massachusetts Vermont and Rhode Island delegates.
The Bennington Banner publishes daily except Sunday and holidays at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont. It lists AP affiliation and subscription rates within Vermont and nationwide with special serviceman rates.
Gov Endicott Peabody signals bid for a second term at a $100 dinner in Boston attended by about 3100. He cites a high passage rate for his first term and defends judicial appointments amid Republican accusations. Senator Kennedy endorses Peabody, with support also from Vermont Gov Hoff and New Hampshire Gov King. Powers to leave Senate to join Supreme Court clerkship.
In Everett Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy tearfully honored four White House aides to John F Kennedy at a Friendly Sons of St Patrick dinner. He praised their loyalty and dedication noting their Irish roots and shared Harvard ties with Rep. Torbert Macdonald who presented plaques to Frankfort Kentucky aide Tim Reardon Lawrence O'Brien Kenneth O’Donnell and Dave Powers.
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