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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1964
Page
2
Governor Philip H. Hoff will accept the 1964 John F. Kennedy Golden Needle Award on behalf of President Johnson. The ceremony is set for Burlington on April 19 by the Upper New York and Vermont District ILGWU AFL-CIO, with past recipients Hoff and Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
In Barre, Daniel Hussey, 21, pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to furnishing beer to minors and to a probation violation. He received eight months to a year in the House of Correction.
Planning Coordinator Paul Guare will head a state investigation into the benefit to Vermont of President Johnson's war on poverty. The study will probe poverty problems with emphasis on aiding Vermont youths unable to find work due to education and skill gaps. Final plans due next week. results expected by May 1.
A fire at Alfredo's Restaurant on United States Route 5 north of Brattleboro caused extensive damage. Firemen from Brattleboro and nearby New Hampshire towns saved an adjacent motel. The cause was not immediately determined and no injuries were reported.
Twenty two men spent 24 hours in a basement fire station shelter to study living under simulated bombing. They slept on floors and cots as tape of simulated explosions played, and fallout amounts were recorded. The event was described as informative and realistic.
Boston report says defense plans may fire thousands of Naval yard workers by year end as Navy cuts 11 shipyards potentially by up to 6 000 jobs by June 30. Portsmouth and Boston yards face large reductions. governors and senators urge reassessment and workforce retraining for nuclear vessel work.
AP analysis notes Mexico kept its policy course despite high profile visit by Charles de Gaulle. Mexican officials say little changed, while Lopez Mateos stresses disarmament and nonalignment. Mexico continues to pursue independence even as it welcomes French aid and friendship.
Mrs. Malcolm E. Peabody, mother of Gov. Endicott Peabody, plans to join a King group led protest prayer pilgrimage to St. Augustine Florida. Organized by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference the events include kneel ins and pray ins at segregated churches the week after next.
Mrs. John E. Bent, 44, unaware she was pregnant, gave birth to a 6 pound 2 ounce girl at Cambridge City Hospital after waking with gas pains. The baby, named Alice Elizabeth, arrived early Tuesday, following a routine day at Cambridge City Hall where Mrs. Bent works.
In Frankfort Kentucky the state capitol's only power driven machine was a steam driven concrete mixer. A mason used a hand powered crane for lifting heavy stone and another worker designed built and operated a handmade steel bending machine. The structure cost 1 820 000 dollars and was completed in 1906.
Atlantic City AP report notes UAW delegates back a 25 year retirement with half pay, 30 years for two thirds pay, and 60 with $5.60 per year of service. Three year labor talks with GM Ford and Chrysler end August 31. Negotiations begin July 1 as union sets goals.
Portland AP report says Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge backers launch a full campaign in Oregon led by David Goldberg of Boston. They aim to make Lodge the national favorite son with May 15 primary voting and place six prominent Republicans on the ballot including Goldwater Nixon Rockefeller Scranton Smith.
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