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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1965

Page

2

Vermont Leaders Prepare Boston Meeting On Federal Education Act

Vermont education and library officials along with superintendents and arts groups plan a May 18 Boston conference on the new federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act. New England leaders receive the same invitation from HEW regional office.

Montpelier State Departments of Education Free Public Library Service Boston Vermont New England U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare

Vermont man dies in three car crash on Route 106

Vermont's lone weekend fatality was 20 year old Gary R. Snow of Queechee who died instantly in a three car crash on Route 106. Snow suffered a fractured skull and broken neck becoming Vermont's 57th road death of 1965, compared with 42 at this time last year.

Woodstock

Vermont Democrats elect club officers amid reapportionment talk

Gov. Hoff aide says reapportionment shifts power to people, not towns, in selecting the next general assembly. Benjamin Collins tells Democratic women of Vermont of sweeping changes for addressing 20th century problems. Burlington's Wester Sorrell becomes Democratic Women's Club president with Elizabeth Kearns as vice president. Marie Condon is secretary. Mary Hoag treasurer. Madeline Keenan historian.

Rutland

Fireman Rescued From Blaze by Two Youths in Albany

An injured fireman Martin Lee was dragged to safety from a burning house on Elk Street Albany by Johnny Deangelis and his brother Jimmy 18. Lee was taken to St Peter's Hospital in fair condition as two houses 173 and 175 Elk Street suffered heavy damage. In Troy LaVon Baker of Cleveland Tenn will not appear in Troy Police Court after a subpoena for illegal parking raised questions about his location and identity. Tennessee officials probe a duplicate license tag number linked to Baker’s car amid filings from Pennsylvania towns.

Albany Johnny Deangelis Jimmy Martin Lee St. Peter’s Hospital Elk St Troy LaVon Baker Cleveland Tenn Joseph F. Daley Baker Pennsylvania Tennessee Motor Vehicle Dept

Double Housatonic Street deaths shock Pittsfield crowd

In Berkshire County two men Russell Blair 23 and George Ferance 46 died instantly after being struck while standing on West Housatonic Street. Edward Zawistowski 38 of Pittsfield drove the car that killed them. Separately Kathie Gentes 15 of Cheshire and William Austin 19 a Williams College freshman died in separate Saturday one car crashes. Blair and Ferance had been by Ferance’s car after it struck a utility pole. A horse owner Edward Washer 40 of Pawtucket RI pleaded innocent in Berkshire District Court to possession of a hypodermic syringe and needle and was freed on 500 bail for Wednesday appearance. Washer ran about eight horses at Berkshire Downs but four scheduled for Saturday were scratched.

Pittsfield West Housatonic Russell E. Blair George A. Ferance Shelton Conn Edward Zawistowski Berkshire County Kathie Gentes Cheshire William Austin William College Blair Ferance Berkshire Downs Edward Washer Pawtucket R.I Washer Richard Clemens District Attorney’s Office the Downs

Foreign museum professionals visit Williamstown for 16th tour

Twenty curators and executives from as many foreign countries spent the weekend in Williamstown for the 16th tour of foreign museum professionals sponsored by the American Association of Museums. Hosts included the Clark Art Institute Berkshire Hills Conference Williamstown National Bank Williamstown Board of Trade and Williamstown Savings Bank. Countries from four Iron Curtain nations as well as several from South America South Africa Europe and Scandinavia were represented.

Williamstown American Association of Museums Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Berkshire Hills Williamstown National Bank Williamstown Board of Trade Williamstown Savings Bank Iron Curtain

Stock market opens with mixed gains and losses

New York shares showed uneven early trading as Chrysler rose to 54 5, Ford up 1 to 59 1/6, IBM climbs to 48 21 2, RCA slips 1 percent to 36 1/4, and Polaroid falls 2 to 61 1/2 amid overall moderate activity. Other names like General Motors and Lockheed posted small moves while DuPont and Bethlehem eased.

New York UPI Chrysler Ford Generl Motors Lukens Steel Jones & Laughlin Republic Crucible Bethlehem DuPont Allied Chemical IBM RCA Motorola Texas Instruments General Dynamics Lockheed Douglas Polaroid ACF Industries Allegh Allis Chalmers Alcoa American Airlines American Can American Electric American Metal American Motors American T&t American Tobacco Armour Atchison Baltimore & Ohio Bendix Bethlehem Steel Air Canadian Pacific Ches & Ohio Coca Cola Collins Radio Nat Gas Coal Copweld Steel Crucible Steel Detroit Edison Douglas AC Dow Chemical Eastern Airlines Eastman Firestone Motors Goodrich Vo Goodyear Grace WR Great A&p Greyhound Harbison Walker Hershey Int Harvester

Jury Selected Behind Closed Doors In Pamela Mason Murder Case

Edward H Coolidge Jr faces first degree murder charge in the 14 year old Pamela Mason case. Jury selection underway in Hillsborough County Superior Court with about 400 veniremen, overseen by Justice Robert Griffin, behind closed doors to protect juror privacy during questioning. The victim was found near Interstate 93 in Londonderry after a violent assault, with similarities noted to the 1960 Sandra Valade case.

Manchester, N.H UPID Edward H. Coolidge Jr Pamela Mason Hillsborough County Superior Court Superior Court Robert Griffin Griffin Veniremen Atty William Maynard Coolidge Matthias J. Reynolds John A. Graf Robert L. Chiesa Mason Sandra Valade

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