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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1964

Page

2

Cornell Canoe Champion Heads National Slalom Field

Cornell University student Tom Southworth won the singles title in the national canoe slalom championships on the West River, finishing ahead of a quarter-mile course. He then teamed with Dave Guss of Penn State to win the men’s doubles crown in the same event watched by over 200 spectators. The meet also featured water racing and kayaking on turbulent white water.

Jamaica UPI Cornell University Tom Southworth Southworth Cornellian Dave Guss Pennsylvania State University

Tragedy in New York as Farmer Dies After Tractor Accident

In Greenwich John A. Robertson 43 a farmer died Monday after a tractor accident. He reportedly fell striking his head on a plow blade and the tractor rolled on through a stone wall before stopping against a tree. Coroner Dr. Charles Cole withheld verdict pending investigation.

Greenwich John A. Robertson Charles Cole Washington County Robertson

H. W. Clark Co. to Liquidate after 88 Years in Berkshire

Berkshire area wholesale grocer H. W. Clark Co announces closure at week’s end due to competition rising costs and thinning margins. Building’s future uncertain as it sits in Main Street urban renewal area.

North Adams H. W. Clark Co Tri-State Robert H. Clark Main Street

Stock market opens with mixed, narrow moves on Wall Street

New York stocks start the day mostly unchanged or modestly higher with notable shifts. American Tobacco trades at 321.4, Kennecott Copper up to 83.7, United Aircraft at 45.0, and Polaroid rising to 14.15 while Xerox weakens to 11.614. General Electric slips to 83.14 and IBM climbs to 47.4 amid broad activity.

NEW York UPI American Tobacco General Foods Southern Pacific Railway Kennecott Copper United Aircraft Goodyear International Minerals & Chemical General Electric Pan American World Airways Ford General Motors Chrysler American Motors du Pont Eastman Kodak Allied Chemical Dow Chemical Lukens Bethelehem U.S. Steel IBM Control Data Litton Honeywell RCA Polaroid Xerox Briggs Mfg North Amer Pacific Owens CF Panawa Chesapeake & Ohio Parke Davis City Peabody C Coca Cola Penn Dcm Colgate Penn PL Columbia Gas Pennsylvania RR Dow Chemical MY Reynolds Dupont Ly Reynolds Tobacco East Air L Richfield Eastman Ip Schenley Sears Roebuck Erie Lack Simmons Firestone General Dynamics Socony Mobil Goodrich Tire & Rub Goodyear Tire & Rub Standard Ohio Oh Great A & P Stewart Warner Swift Y Greyhound Gulf Oil Tennessee Gas Harbison Walker Texaco Herc Pwd Thompson Ra Hershey Timken Ing Rand Trans WA Air Reuo Int Harvester Union Carbide Alco Prodent T&t United Airc United Air Lines Allegheny Steala Island Creek Coal United Gas Imp Allegheny Power Jones & Laughlin Joy Mfg United States Rubber Allis Chalmers Kennecott United States Smelt American Airlines Kroger United States Steel American Can Va P&p Western Union American Lorillard Westing Air Mack Trucks Westing Electric American Optical Monsanto Wheeling Steel American Montgomery Ward White Motor Armco Steel National Dairy Woolworth Vy Armour National Dist Zerox Cp Bald L Hm Bendix National Gypsum Youngstown ST Zenith New York Central Bethlehem Steel Norf & Western NJ Zinc

New Hampshire Young GOP Given Two Weeks to Make Peace

The National Federation of Young Republican Clubs has granted the New Hampshire Young GOP Council a two week extension to settle its differences. Publisher Richard E. Howard.

New Hampshire Gop Hillsborough, N.H UPD The National Federation of Young Republican Clubs Young Gop Council Richard E. Howard Howard Cohen William C. King Hillsborough Weekly Messenger

Maryland Primary Tests Johnson Prestige Against Wallace

Maryland voters head to the polls amid a cloud of civil rights debate as President Johnson and George Wallace face off in a battle over national policy. Sen. Brewster leads Johnson supporters in Maryland with high turnout anticipated, while Republicans nomenclature remains uninstructed.

Baltimore UPI Maryland Johnson Wallace Brewster

Two Bay State Men Die In Head On Auto Crash

Two men died in a two car head on collision on Route 128 in Lexington Massachusetts Monday night. The deceased were Paul L Alberti a 46 year old Milton engineer at MIT Lincoln Laboratory and Robert M MacRae 57 a Hartford Maine retired postal worker. A third car carried Harold Nutter 56 and his wife from Woburn who were treated at Symmes Arlington Hospital for minor injuries. Mrs Nutter was kept for observation.

Lexington Mass UPI Paul L. Alberti Milton Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory Robert M. MacRae Hartford Maine Harold Nutter Woburn Symmes Arlington Hospital

Bennington Banner announces newspaper contact and rates

The Bennington Banner lists newsroom and advertising contacts and states its publication schedule. It presents subscription prices for Vermont and U S readers, including 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year options, with special rates for servicemen.

Vermont U.S Bennington, Vt

New England Governors Back Regional Exhibit at Fair

New England governors meeting in Manchester New Hampshire say the 2.7 million regional exhibit at the New York World's Fair is not a flop. They reaffirm satisfaction with the concept and plan improvements to better represent New England while opening the exhibit fully within 10 days.

Montpelier Greater Vermont Association State Chamber of Commerce Vermont Chambers of Commerce New York Montreal Cleveland New England Manchester N.H UPI Philip Wallwork The Automobile Legal Association ALA John N. Dempsey Connecticut Dempsey John H. Reed Maine Vermont Bank and Trust Company

Bones Found by Boy Trigger Lincoln Investigation

A schoolboy found human bones along Summer Street near the Lincoln Lincoln town line. Tests were set to determine if the remains belong to Lincoln housewife Mrs. John C. Risch who vanished October 24, 1961. Dr. J Vincent DiRago said preliminary exam showed human bones including jaw, teeth, vertebrae, ribs and a long arm bone. A full skeleton search was under way.

Lexington, Mass UPI Lincoln Summer Street Lexington-Lincoln Town Line J. Vincent DiRago Woburn

Peace Corps Awards Contract to Putney Group

U.S. Sen George D Aiken says the Peace Corps awarded a 53363 contract to the Experiment in International Living in Putney VI to train 60 instructors for an English teaching project in Turkey The program runs from June 14 to July 10.

Washington UPI U.S George D. Aiken R-Vt Peace Corps Putney Turkey Aiken

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Cornell Poultney Green Mountain College James Ritchie Burlington Vermont Commission On Higher Education Federal Commissioner of Education Ritchie William C. Fels Bennington College Gordon Butler Robert P. Davison University of Vermont Extension Service Davison Butler Peoples National Bank of Barre Johnson High School University of GVA Troy John L. Sheridan Mt. St. Mary’s College Emmitsburg William H. Sheridan St. Patrick’s Church Albany Catholic Speed Court Albany Supreme Court Ellis J. Staley Jr Loudonville Nelson A. Rockefeller Staley East Greenbush William Boegly Boegly Down In Berkshire Greylock Williamstown George F. Revelas Mt. Greylock Acton + Roxborough West Acton Berkshire Bank Berkshire Bank & Trust Co Veterans Memorial Drive Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Sayles Department Store Adams Laurie J. King Selectmen Pittsfield Berkshire County Boston State House LBJ Senate Hubert H. Humphrey Hillsborough Donald Lukens Robert J. Cohen Minor Bay State Bennington Banner Main St Bennington Banner Publishing Corporation United Press International W. T. Grant CO Reed Philip H. Hoff Interstate Commerce Commission Acc New Engeland District of Columbia ICC Pennsylvania New Haven John C. Risch Putney Group Vermont Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Brattleboro - Rutland - Bennington Bellows Falls Chester Mansfield Fienberg Howard Prisons Bennington On Los
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