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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1962
Page
2
Vermont Governor Keyser, Tufts College class of 1950 alumnus, will address the Min ute Man Club in Concord Massachusetts Wednesday night. He received an honorary degree from Tufts last June.
The Better Highways Information Foundation of Washington commends Vermont Department of Highways for progress in its highway program. It notes 44 projects under construction totaling 83 miles and about 39 million dollars in costs.
Vermont launches a pilot algae control program in St. Albans Bay as part of a broader Lake Champlain recreation plan. Gov. Keyser and state officials, Chamber of Commerce, and aldermen outlined proposals for Burton Island development. the state bought Burton Island for 40000 dollars last year. The Water Resources Board will oversee the algae study as the lake is framed as a growing tourist destination. Also discussed: Lyndon State College may become private, provoking local concern for student teachers and a push to protect teaching trainees amid the switch plans.
The Rev. Alan C. Bouquet will preach at Choral Evensong during the 172nd Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont at St. Peter's Church. Bishop Butterfield will preside. the service features the St. Peter's Senior Choir. The convention opens Tuesday with a 2 p.m. session and runs into Wednesday.
Governor F Ray Keyser Jr. will speak at the North Pownal Graded School eighth grade graduation in June. The 1962 class includes Susan Pudvar, Marcia Buck, Laura Langlais, John Danforth, William Lounsbury, Gerald Burdick, and John Sarkis. Plans for a post graduation party are being arranged by parents. The class trip is set for May 19 in New York City. Troop 47 scouts plan to attend Camp Sunrise Camporee May 19 and 20 and sponsor a project to replace the Honor Roll in Pownal Center honoring veterans and future servicemen.
Members of Local 806 United Papermakers and Paperworkers will meet Sunday at 7 p.m. at the North Bennington Firehouse to ratify a tentative contract reached with Albany Novelty Division of North Bennington. The agreement covers wage rates and pay classifications after a dispute over term length and raises. The union represents 198 hourly workers in the Albany Novelty Division finishing greeting cards for Graphic Co. of America Inc. and Garrison House, Inc. subsidiaries.
Three hundred junior and senior high school science students from metropolitan Cincinnati and northern Kentucky will attend the Holiday Science Lecture at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Rene J. Dubos, biologist and Rockefeller Institute professor, will lecture on the microbial world.
Shaftsbury and North Bennington youths of two churches toured New York City for three days. They lunch at Interfaith Center Riverside Drive and visited Grant's Tomb Riverside Church Empire State Building Chinatown Times Square Greenwich Village Staten Island ferry United Nations Radio City Music Hall and a Brotherhood Synagogue service. A North Bennington record hop followed and Rev A J MacDonald led chaperones with other volunteers.
The Rev. W. Earle Forman returned from Vermont meetings and spoke at the Bradford Area Association for Retarded Children banquet on "Our Responsibility and the Road Ahead" He joined the Social Action Committee meeting in Montpelier and conferred with Education Commissioner A John Holden Jr and Silver Towers Camp director Hugh C Haggerty About new associations and staff training for the camp season He also spoke at Randolph Association for Retarded Children on the return trip to Bennington.
New York UPI reports the American Bankers Association cautions DIY furniture making and home remodeling do not always save money. Expensive tools or rentals can boost costs and accidents may lead to medical bills.
West Berlin officials report at least 21 people have been killed trying to cross the wall since its construction by the Communists. The toll reflects ongoing deadly attempts to flee to the West as Berlin remains divided.
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