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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1962
Page
5
New York AP report says Perry Mason stars Raymond Burr faces changes as the show moves to a Thursday night slot and a new studio next season. Burr criticizes past scripts and notes he must relocate to a smaller studio while preparing for tougher competition.
Steve Allen will host a 90-minute late-evening taped program for Westinghouse, picking up after Mike Wallace who quits in June on the syndicated show. Rechristened The Steve Allen Show, the program returns Allen to the Tonight Show style he developed on NBC prior to Paar.
Miss Agnes Burget head cook at the University of Alaska travels between home and campus by dog sled during deep winter. She keeps her Chesapeake team in a shed at the school and mushing to work is common among faculty and students for speed practicality and fun.
New York AP Garry Moore reached his 5000th national network broadcast marking a historic milestone. He estimates CBS income at 15 to 20 million annually and credits longevity to a steady, non spectacular approach while admiring colleagues like Duke Ellington and Ed Wynn.
Three jet air craft mechanics from Connecticut share a record $56,677 win on a $2 wager at Suffolk Downs. They claimed the prize after betting on an engine number 2 6 7 5, but a missing seven horse led to a 2 6 6 5 result.
DeWitt Clinton, builder of the Erie Canal, broke ground for the Louisville Canal in 1825 to move boats past the falls of the Ohio River. The Uncas became the first steamboat to travel the canal in 1830.
State officials advised that no absentee voting will be allowed at the May 28 special meetings in four Bennington-Southwest districts. The Vermont Department of Education cited an attorney general opinion stating voters must be physically present to cast ballots on forming a union high school district.
Marie L French a Topeka mathematics teacher at Topeka High School has won National Teacher of the Year. She will travel to Washington to receive the award from President Kennedy and meet with officials at the White House. Her husband Freeman French a junior high music teacher accompanies her. The honor selected from 1.4 million teachers nationwide is sponsored by the U S Office of Education the Council of Chief State School Officers and Look magazine.
Hollywood notes report Marilyn Monroe missed part of Something's Got to Give and then was ill again with no Fox panic. Co star Dean Martin targets Toys in The Attic by late summer and must finish. Jayne Mansfield prepares for Rome Venice filming and a Panic Button stint at Warners. Jack Lemmon winds Days of Wine on Roses and plans Irma La Douce in Paris. Dangerous Silence was postponed due to conflict with Irma La Douce.
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