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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1964
Page
2
The 80 year old Carl N. Johnson, missing since April 8, was located in the Connecticut River after extensive search by Brattleboro rescue squads and local law enforcement. The case ends a lengthy missing persons pursuit.
In Rensselaer a 100 year old motherhouse corner stone ceremony disappointed as demolition yielded only worn coins and torn clippings. Sisters, now at New Scotland Avenue, have not occupied the building for eight years. Bricks from the wreck will go to New Jersey for new homes. In Albany a Hillside New Jersey ad executive found a $100000 negotiable note at Grand Central Terminal endorsed by Meadow Brook National Bank to J Henry Shrader Banking Corp. He reported the find, saying hes honest. Lightning caused three fires near Albany and a power outage, but no tornadoes. A barn on Albany Schenectady Road burned, a living room in Bough Corners was damaged, and a farm building in Stanford Heights suffered minor damage.
Pittsfield Berkshire Downtown Association at its annual meeting Tuesday night voted to donate 1000 dollars to the Shade Tree Commission. The gift will defray the cost of acquiring and setting up trees that have enhanced North Street for the past three summers.
Walter F. Pringle, 78, longtime North Adams city official and founder of Pringle Funeral Home, died Tuesday after nursing home care. A Democrat active in local politics, he leaves a wife Elizabeth Fallon, a son, two daughters, and 11 grandchildren. funeral set for Thursday at 10 a.m. in St. Francis Church. Police warned store owners to stop selling 10 cent torpedoes to schoolchildren, and seized stock from a variety store for violations.
William H Tague Jr president of the Mt Greylock Protective Association said the group aims to repeal the Mt Greylock Tramway Authority enabling legislation. He criticized the authority’s lease with the reservation commission and the Wilamette Construction Co.’s ski development plans.
New York stocks opened firm with mixed changes across major names. IBM jumped 1 to 479 34, Texas Gulf Sulphur rose 2 to 59 1, International Telephone slipped 1 to 57 5, Boeing fell 1 to 50, Royal Dutch remained 45 4, and Ford held at 53 1 4 amid broader gains and declines.
UPI editor Francis L. McCarthy argued that the failure to adopt a united approach to counter Castroism spurred Latin American military coups. He spoke at the Yankee Quill Awards Dinner in Boston, where journalists John R. Herbert Leslie Moore and Laurence Wirship received honors.
Vermont GOP hopeful Robert S. Babcock told Addison County Women’s Republican Club that the party’s September primary could determine its future. The University of Vermont professor urged integrity on taxation and revenue and argued for tax reform plus sufficient tax to fund education.
About 50 000 people who lost citizenship by living abroad may regain it after the Supreme Court voided a rule that created a second class status for naturalized citizens. The ruling affects former naturalized citizens and their children who left for more than three years or lived elsewhere over five years. Mrs Angelika Schneider’s case reinstates her citizenship and makes her four sons United States and West German citizens. Clear Lake Texas reports NASA moonshot program shift as Manned Spacecraft Center moves to new quarters with 500 workers and 29 astronauts, expanding to 1 400 on site and 1 900 elsewhere. completion set for next year with 134 million dollars for 37 buildings on 1 600 acres.
The Bennington Banner lists its newsroom and advertising contacts with phone numbers 442-2800 and 442-2684. It notes daily publication except Sundays and holidays and provides subscription rates for local Vermont and U.S. addresses, including servicemen specials.
A severe storm system lashed New England with lightning and driving rain causing fires and power outages across six states. A Danbury tornado path was investigated while a Connecticut Turnpike crash killed a salesman from Burnham. Nun safety after a convent lightning strike prompted evacuations.
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