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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1964
Page
9
The Verrazano Narrows Bridge towers are 690 feet tall and rise with the two main uprights spaced 15 percent farther apart at the top than at the bottom. Steel Facts from the American Iron and Steel Institute explains this intentional design feature.
The Vermont Congregational Conference aims to raise 20000 for a new 40 by 80 foot activities lodge at Camp Wihakowi Northfield led by Rev. Charles P. Calcagni of Springfield. Gilbert S. Knapp, Northfield contractor, directs the construction on the hillside overlooking the valley.
Airman First Class Glenn F. Walk of Pownal Vermont has arrived at Sparrevohn Air Force Station Alaska for duty with the Alaska Air Command. A radar operator, Walk arrived from Otis Air Force Base Massachusetts and is a Williamsstown High School alumnus. His wife is the daughter of Mrs Florence Maxon of Pownal. The piece also notes a lodge with glass walls and a six foot overhanging deck and a fund raising goal set for 1965.
Mrs Keen Johnson recalls a shopping trip in Louisville in which a clerk asked for her residence and she replied Governor's Mansion then asked if that was an apartment building. The anecdote highlights her identity as the governor’s wife and a humorous exchange.
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