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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1966
Page
2
At the three day Vermont Jaycees state convention in Barre about 450 Jaycees and their wives attended. Ernest Chadderdon 30 Montpelier underwriter for Brown Insurance Agency won the presidency by a landslide over two rivals. He is married with two children and was a Jaycee for five years succeeding James Antell of Burlington.
Mrs Joyce Wenger California Republican and critic of the War on Poverty is slated to speak Tuesday night in Montpelier. She coauthored Pass The Poverty Please and has testified before the congressional subcommittee on the War on Poverty. She serves as vice president of the Los Angeles County Federation of Republican Women and is a member of the Republican State Central Committee.
Dr. Francis Kilcoyne, previously faculty at St. Michael's College and current dean of administration, will become president of Brooklyn College in New York City. He succeeds retiring Dr. Harry Gidonese and starts September 1. Kilcoyne, a native of Lynn Massachusetts, was affiliated with the college last summer.
Schenectady Museum hosts an Artists and Architects Open House Tour on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. featuring 11 top locals including John B. Watrous Edgar A. Batzell Hermine Herodes Werner L. Ferbes James D. Schmitt James V. Gilliland Averill Clark Kay Fox Clarice Norton Eleanor Lafferty Henry Dziezic and Charles Hepburn with homes and studios in Schenectady Niskayuna and Elnora. Tickets sold at all 12 stops and at several area shops and the museum Thursday through Saturday.
Ithaca researchers conclude the American bathroom is a disgrace to the Space Age after a five year study. They call the tub unsafe and uncomfortable, the wash bowl too low, and the shower cramped. The findings appear in a 116 page report titled The Bathroom from Cornell University’s Center for Housing and Environmental Studies.
James W. Baldwin was reelected fire chief of the North Hoosick Fire Department for a fifth year. Four assistant chiefs were chosen John Gildea Howard Burnt Charles Bender and Charles N Case. Gildea named president of the fire company with Bender as vice president and Albert Wirmusky secretary. Hathaway treasurer and directors include Robert Baldwin Hathaway Bornt Arthur Harrington Ira Fisk Gildea Bender James Casey and James Baldwin.
Police report more than 600 dollars in tobacco products stolen from J F Collins Cigar Co in North Adams. 218 cartons of cigarettes four cigar boxes and six lighters taken while a 20 plus dollar cash register was left untouched. The incident remains under investigation.
St. Paul’s Church in Burlington was designated the cathedral church of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont by a unanimous vote at the 176th annual convention. The Rev. Robert Kerr was named dean of the new cathedral, with clergy and laity adopting resolutions on major medical insurance for priests and civil rights, including support for the Seaver family in Mississippi and Vermont’s ongoing effort over ten years. Delegates elected diocesan councils, standing and finance committees, and representatives to state and national church bodies for 1967 and beyond.
President Johnson named Bernard Boutin to head the Small Business Administration with Bertrand M. Harding moving to that post as Boutin’s successor. Donald McBride will join the Tennessee Valley Authority board for a nine year term at 27000 dollars annually. John Milton Steeves becomes director general of the foreign service and Henry Stebbins moves from Nepal to ambassador to Uganda.
Washington notes that after four years and 55.4 million dollars, Congress may cancel Project Mohole. The House Appropriations Committee trimmed 19.7 million for the coming year, reversing its prior support. Brown & Root remains prime contractor as political leadership shifts from Rep. Albert Thomas to Rep. Joe Evins.
Former President Harry S Truman celebrates his 82nd birthday with a gala in Kansas City attended by about 400 old friends. A notable moment will be a scheduled telephone conversation with President Johnson, reflecting a friendship begun in the New Deal era.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey will speak at the New England education conference May 19 to 21 at Wentworth-by-the-Sea, New Castle, N.H. The event draws 300 leaders from government, education, business and public affairs to discuss federal-state partnerships for improving education at all levels. Other speakers include Francis Keppel, Robert C. Wood, Govs. Volpe, King and Chafee, and Bowdoin's Dr. James S. Coles.
Boston to Saturday the five day outlook calls for temperatures averaging two to six degrees below normal. Day to day changes remain minor per U S Weather Bureau forecast. Normal temperatures cited include Boston 57 Worcester 54 Nantucket 52 Providence 56 Concord 54 Burlington 55 Portland 52 Eastport 47 Greenville 49 and Caribou 49.
Gov Philip Hoff and Sen George Aiken, leaders of public power advocacy, are slated as keynote and luncheon speakers at the American Public Power Association’s 23rd annual meeting opening in Boston. Federal Power Commission Chair Lee C White also appears. Hoff backs Canadian hydro imports to Vermont and New England while Aiken promotes rural electrification and often criticizes Massachusetts utility practices perceived as costly.
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