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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1962
Page
11
Middlebury College students respond to a new independent study program required for all seniors. Reading lists exist in each major while professors offer guidance. no regular coursework or tests. Students praise the autonomy and cross discipline exploration, noting benefits and mixed results across subjects.
In Concord New Hampshire and across Vermont and New Hampshire the Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans enroll over 40 percent of residents aged 65 and older. Executive directors Edney and Trim note plans offer contracts without age or health restrictions and have aimed to aid aged health care for decades.
Boston has the most expensive police force per capita, the Boston Municipal Research Bureau reported. The city, 12th in population in 1960, ranked sixth in expenditures with more officers per 1,000 residents than any large city, noting police protection cost $19.9 million and that over 10 cents of every tax dollar funds the police.
Acting Gov. Samuel Green and the Executive Council approve an 800000 loan to the Manchester Regional Industrial Foundation for a new industrial plant at Grenier Field. The action amends a prior 543000 airport building loan and supports a prospective tenant.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee backed a $74 million WWII damage claims bill for the Philippines. About 86,000 claimants would be paid, with a provision to reinvest excess over 25,000 in the Philippines. The measure, 15 to 4, aims to avoid delaying a planned Washington visit by President Macapagal.
New York City hotels and establishments display the welcome visitors emblem as members of the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau aim to extend service and hospitality to guests visiting the city.
At Williams College 349 of 1 102 undergraduates earned Dean’s List honors for the first semester, 31.7 percent. The senior class led with 119 honorees, followed by 84 juniors and 73 from each of the two lower classes. A minimum B average qualified students, with the college average just below B minus. Theta Delta Chi topped the social units with an average a notch above B.
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