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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1964
Page
2
Chittenden County Democratic Committee chairman T Wesley Grady, also leading the statewide voter registration drive, becomes the eighth candidate to seek one of five Vermont Senate seats from the county in a report from Underhill.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will honor four national figures on June 12 at 2 15 p m in the Field House. Chester F Carlson and Chauncey Starr receive honorary doctor of engineering degrees with Starr delivering the address. Thomas J Watson Jr is named honorary doctor of laws and Edward S Tallmadge receives an honorary civil engineering degree. Esther Milnes Nichols dies. two men die in Schenectady car crash.
Pittsfield forest officials say Azaleas on Berry Mountain in Pittsfield State Forest should be in full bloom for Memorial Day weather permitting Francis J Messer supervisor of forests and parks announced the forecast reflects seasonal bloom timing and park access expectations.
Leo Lemoine 61 of North Adams collapsed and died of a heart attack Tuesday night while playing the 18th hole at Taconic Country Club. He was with Sprague Electric Co. team members during the round.
New York stocks opened narrowly mixed in moderate trading with several names moving. Traders saw small changes as Texas Gulf Sulphur held, while Johns-Manville slipped and Chesapeake & Ohio rose. Major issues like General Electric and Ford were flat, with some gains for Chrysler and U S Steel.
The Massachusetts Supreme Court’s full bench upheld a ruling that prayers and Bible reading in public school sessions violate the establishment clause, affirming a prior decision by a single justice. The ruling underscores ongoing church state separation in K through 12 schooling.
George Cabot Lodge urges California GOP voters to back Nelson Rockefeller in the presidential primary. He says Rockefeller delegates are likelier to support his father as a second choice, and notes no deals exist.
Former U S ambassador John Kenneth Galbraith compares Prime Minister Nehru to President Kennedy in mind openness humor and detachment. He notes Nehru disliked diplomats sought debate with ideas and valued original thought. Galbraith also praises Lal Bahadur Shastri as Nehru’s capable successor.
Boston press reports a proposal from Philip Wallwork of the Automobile Legal Association to move Plymouth Rock to the New York World’s Fair to rival Rome’s Pieta. He says the rock would attract global attention and triple New England Pavilion attendance, with insurance of 1 million dollars.
Harpers Magazine quotes Edward R F Sheehan saying Massachusetts Atty Gen Edward W Brooke is intensely proud to be a Negro and eager to be governor or U S Senator. Some advisers favor finishing his current term while others urge a gubernatorial run against Endicott Peabody, with Peabody seen as beatable in November. Brooke says he favors re election as attorney general but may be drawn to the governor’s chair if a constitutional amendment passes.
The Bennington Banner reports discussion that U S Attorney General Robert Kennedy could seek a four year term starting in 1966 and Brooke’s political standing is cited as challenging. Sheehan praises Brooke’s tenure while cautioning on Kennedy’s potential bid. Bedford Massachusetts reports a local firm selling a filtration membrane for beer to replace pasteurization in four beer firms.
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