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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1962
Page
2
Three experts from the International Association of Chiefs of Police will arrive in Burlington on April 2 to study the city's troubled police department. The $4,000 project follows arrests of five officers on burglary charges, four receiving prison terms and one awaiting trial next month.
Governor Rockefeller and state Republicans announced a plan to raise education aid to 1 billion dollars, a 229 million increase. The new formula by the Diefendorf Committee will distribute funds over three school years, likely awaiting legislative adjournment next week.
Ten companies of American trained South Vietnamese rangers are sent to patrol the Laotian border to curb Viet Cong infiltration. U S advisers accompany the rangers as patrols cover up to 25 miles per unit. Officials note Cambodia as a potential Viet Cong haven while preferring no U S combat troops in South Vietnam.
The National Education Association blames government neglect for poor education of U S service children abroad. It cites low Defense Department school salaries in 26 countries, crowded facilities, half day classes, and reliance on inexperienced or misqualified staff.
The Greater Bennington Association asks groups planning summer events to contact Mrs. Daisy Myers at the GBA office or the Vermont Development Department in Montpelier. Deadline is April 6 with event date, location, time, price and reservation info. About 15 000 calendars will be published and distributed.
Louis Joxe who helped negotiate the French Algerian armistice is recalled by Middlebury College where he taught French history in the 1938 summer school. The Brittany native shaped courses linking French history to current events while earning a reputation as cordial and bright.
The CAP cadets begin weekly practice as Lt. Mitchell Kahwajy aims for at least 15 cadets on the drill team. A radio frequencies and rules course was completed with a test next week, and several cadets will help tidy the armory office on Saturday.
Mrs. Richard McNeer state president spoke at Mt. Anthony Country Club luncheon to execs of the United Church Women. She described the national assembly project Assignment Race for three years, aiming at housing and employment issues in high tension areas and urging social and political action. Guests included presidents from Bennington and Shaftsbury church groups. Marion Hardy announced the state meeting in Woodstock on April 13 and plans for the Women’s Interfaith gathering in April.
Concord attorney Robert H. Reno urged that public schools stay open 52 weeks a year to improve use of classroom space and reduce need for new rooms. He spoke to a legislative subcommittee of the Interim Commission on Education, which plans to file a report by November 15 as lawmakers study the state system. Other witnesses named sales tax as a revenue option and district school systems as a path to efficiency, including Paul Fenton, Ray Estes, and Russell MacCleery.
Leaders from Vermont Cancer Society units gather at Norwich University in Northfield for a 1962 Cancer Crusade kickoff. Jess W. Speidel II of the American Cancer Society will discuss the state goal of 85000 dollars and national needs in research education and patient services. The event begins at 11 a.m. with Gen Harmon presiding and a luncheon to follow.
Detroit police ticketed Wayne State University student Gar Andrew Sarosik after he tied a rope to a car and skied along a city street at 3 30 a.m. Traffic referee Ernest Ostrow suspended sentence.
Dr Robert A Goodell Jr chief medical resident at Children s Hospital Boston will join Williams town Medical Associates July 1 as the second doctor to move to the group Dr Charles Hoffman Jr also joins July 1 The two doctors bring long training including Brown University 1952 and Harvard Medical School 1956 mentions of Wethersfield High School Hartford Conn and other details included.
At the regular meeting led by Harry Eddington the Bennington Elementary PTA announced a district meeting set for April 10 and a spring Open House on April 11. Mrs. Virginia Horst’s first grade won the room roll call. officer elections will occur at the Open House.
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