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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1962
Page
5
Two Vermont newspapers comment on Williams College poet in residence William Jay Smith remarks after his March 1 speech in which he called Vermonts legislature a place where myth remains reality and laments the lawmakers difficulty in distinguishing the two.
William J. Smith of Pownal, a representative and Williams College poet in residence, critiqued Vermont Legislature in Montpelier. His talk titled A Poet Looks at Politics drew mixed reactions, with calls for Vermonters to separate myth from reality and for more real civic engagement.
Howard C. Estes, longtime Bennington grocer, retired last October after 53 years in the trade. He recalls Main Street days, the Union Street store, family ties, and a life in the local economy, from horse-drawn delivery to pre cooked dinners and evolving packaging. He and his wife, Elsa Wahlquist, live at 330 Silver St. Estes plans new ventures while his wife teaches him to cook.
Rhode Island citizens offerAnnandale Farm a 15 acre estate near Narragansett Bay as a potential first permanent government summer White House. The article traces past presidential summer homes from Monticello to Sagamore Hill and Camp David, noting locations and notable visits.
Fire at Home stead Woolen Mills in West Swaney New Hampshire damaged part of the mill. The blaze began in the dryer end of a cloth carbonizer and spread to the exhaust system. Company president Gordon K. Brown unavailable to estimate damage. Plant to stay closed until late Sunday night, affecting third shift.
In Cambridge Massachusetts Judge Harold E Magnuson suggested a degree in stupidity for two Harvard seniors John Higginson and John Erickson. They were fined 20 dollars each after refusing to obey police and skating on thin ice of the Charles River with bedsheets as sails.
A corporate tale shows the frenzy and fears of remodeling an office to modernize and refresh the workspace. Rumors of sales to rivals and mass layoffs swirl as workers resist changes to chairs fabrics and layout. After conflicts and a vacation break, management completes the project and discovers the gain of light and air improves morale.
AP reports space scientist Dandridge Cole of General Electric told a meeting of the Institute of Aerospace Sciences that if the Soviet Union reaches the moon first it could establish bases at lunar poles and near the equator to claim ownership and threaten to shoot down American landers. He warned that U S retaliation could be seen as aggression and risk nuclear war.
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