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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1962
Page
2
Maurice Santor 20 of Barre extradited from New Mexico admitted theft of a car from a Granite village dealer last month. He originally pleaded innocent and faced grand larceny and breaking and entering charges. A two to five year state prison term was imposed Thursday.
Burlington Mayor Robert K. Bing defended the Police Commission chairman Frank Mallory amid allegations he knew of patrolmen misconduct six months before a department inquiry. Former Chief George said Mallory knew of break in incidents last summer but did not report them. Bing said reports of petty larceny were discussed as early as July 30 but lacked sufficient evidence for an investigation. The disclosures surfaced during a dismissal hearing for suspended patrolman Ray C. McGee after five officers faced burglary charges while on duty.
The Employment Security office reports 688 unemployment claims in the north county, the lowest weekly total of 1961. Prof James M Burns of Williams proposes televising statehouse hearings featuring CBS documentary editorials.
Selectmen prepare to oppose Albert Bachand in his plan to make the Spruces trailer park a separate township. The bill, backed by Bachand, faces a legislative committee and is expected to be unlikely to pass.
Governor Rockefeller began a three day non political swing through southwestern New York highlighting his administration achievements and pledging no tax increases. State labor data show March non agricultural employment in the Albany Troy and Schenectady area steady above last year with unemployment at 5.2 percent, down from 5.9 in February and 6.9 in March 1961. Troy Common Council approved buying the Troy Union Railroad right of way for one dollar after a stormy session, to fund about 60 thousand dollars to repave 30 crossings as part of an eight block urban renewal plan, excluding the Green Island Bridge.
In Montpelier Vermont the state’s 100 covered bridges face extinction from funding shortages. The Vermont Board of Historic Sites struggles to preserve them, hindered by lack of interest and money, with Scott Bridge in Townshend needing $16 000 more for restoration.
The late Senator Styles Bridges left an estate valued at $517,589, with the bulk going to his widow Doloris Bridges and three sons. Minor bequests were made to Concord Hospital and the East Concord Congregational church. A trust fund will support the Pine Grove Cemetery family lot.
The Joint Commission, formed by the American College of Physicians, American College of Surgeons, American Hospital Association, and American Medical Association, accredits hospitals that meet high patient care standards through voluntary facility and care surveys.
St Johnsbury civic leaders fear state inaction jeopardizes a Northeast Kingdom development grant. The Chamber of Commerce joins a growing push for state action to ensure federal funding, following similar moves by the Planning Commission. Governors and lawmakers previously sought department certification, while Vermont hesitates to apply under the federal act.
Rochester High School senior Douglas Lyon won the Vermont Association of Insurance Agents 250 scholarship for his essay The Young Driver Problem. More than 50 seniors submitted essays. state Public Safety safety officer Sgt Richard C Curtiss served on the selection panel. VAIA president W L Lawrence spoke on independent agents and industry issues. guest speakers included James B Antell, Arthur A Morse, and Richard C Kemp.
The Bennington Banner, a daily Vermont newspaper, lists office at 425 Main St Bennington and prints AP news. Subscription rates vary by region with different 3 month, 6 month, and yearly prices for Vermont and nearby New York and Massachusetts. Delivery and service charges apply, with weekly carrier and truck routes noted.
Helen Dortch Longstreet widow of Confederate Gen. James Longstreet dies at 99 in Milledgeville Ga. She sought 100 years but passed Thursday at Milledgeville State Hospital after a long frail period. Born April 20 1863 in Carnesville Ga she lived a public life as a Southern beauty and later worked in a World War II airplane factory.
New technique for mouth-to-mouth respiration is now used by the Red Cross Civil Defense police fire departments and emergency rescue squads to meet suffocation emergencies.
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