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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1967
Page
10
UPI editor and vice president Roger Tatarian urged compulsory binding arbitration for essential industries to prevent strikes harming the public. Speaking at Windham College he argued the growing complexity of society tests individual rights and that majorities are made of individuals. He warned against denying the right to strike as a condition of employment.
Delegates at the Vermont State Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars endorsed measures to resist Communism and support U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam. They urged resisting any cease-fire or coalition that does not yield full victory and praised Lt. Col. Richard Millett and Harold Russell in addresses. Frederick Laude was elected commander and Frances Mitchel presiding officer of the auxiliary.
At the Vermont Department of Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary annual convention in Montpelier, Bennington County residents were elected to senior posts. Frances Mitchell of Manchester became state Auxiliary president, Ernest Costa of Shaftsbury secretary, Harriet McEckron associate conductress, Fred Ladue state commander, John West senior vice commander, and Costa chosen chaplain. The three day event featured a parade, a 23 resolution session, banquets, and guest speakers.
Ophibhus presents locating difficulties due to its size openness and darkness. Begin in the northeast with Vega in Lyra, then the bright star H in Hercules to the south, followed by Rasalhague in Ophiuchus to the southeast.
A 13 year old Bennington boy Kenneth Bleau suffered minor scratches and bruises after swerving into a car on Main Street near Williams and Bugbee Garage. He was treated at Putnam Memorial Hospital and released. A separate collision on Main and Valentine Streets left Darwin Bentley’s vehicle damaged but caused no injuries.
Vermont State Police Auxiliary meets Wednesday at 7 30 p m Old Bennington schoolhouse Mt Anthony Honor Society rummage sale Friday and Saturday at Methodist Church call 442 2057 Three color sound movies on dangers of smoking shown 7 p m Tuesday Seventh day Adventist Church Burgess Road films One in Twenty Thousand Time Pulls the Trigger Cancer by the Carton aim to warn public about lung cancer none admission fee District 6 Practical Nursing Association June dinner Thursday 6 30 p m Rainbarrel North Bennington Patrick S Gordon son of Patrick Gordon Bennington data processing student at Champlain Junior College to graduate June 4 at War Memorial Auditorium Dr Max Lerner keynote Paul N Petras Jr son of Mr and Mrs Petras promoted to Airman 10 in U S Air Force munitions specialist at Torrejon Air Base Spain NATO member All Grade 7 parents invited to Benhi building scheduling meeting tonight 7 9 p m Richard F Wood
Hospital notes list admissions on May 26 27 28 1967 with names incl Grace Lobravico Coney Vail Andrew Stuka Jean Patnaude Dawn Baldwin and many residents of Bennington Hoosick Falls North Bennington Manchester Depot and nearby towns. Births include the Moffitt Stone Dow Gerity Woodcock Bruso families with multiple births recorded May 26 28.
A dense schedule outlines weekly YMCA activities across venues including Oakerwood high school gym and North Bennington. Items cover women and men sports classes, softball leagues, bowling, chess, and rifle clubs, plus Memorial and school events, lectures, and personnel announcements.
The funeral for James W. Alexander a World War I veteran and longtime railroad conductor who died Thursday at 250 Depot St was held Saturday at St. Francis de Sales Church with a Requiem High Mass offered by Rt. Rev. Msgr. Francis B. Flanagan. Burial followed in Park Lawn Cemetery with committal prayers. Bearers were Steve Wassick Earl Dunn William Fox Bernard Winslow Ronald Maynard and Alfred Bottum. Relatives and friends from Rutland and nearby attended. He was a 50-year member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Rutland.
Memorial Day events include MAUHS Band and parade sections with Village Police, Gold Star Mothers, VFW and American Legion groups, and school groups. Gov. Hoff will address St Joseph College graduates at 3 p.m. Sunday June 4 at the National Guard Armory addressing 77 candidates earning AS and AAS degrees in secretarial, executive, medical, accounting, and management fields.
Rutland announces increased memorial gifts since last Memorial Day to fund Vermont heart research. Bennington County residents memorialized include William E. Sandilands Mrs Eber White William J. Houghton Jr J H Smith Kenneth C Jolivette Jr T Reed Moninger Edward P Jennings John Spargo George H Plumb Fillmore Ray Paddock Dorothy Shimlintzky Mrs Elizabeth D Dewey Walter Lohnes Samuel Margolin Frank Igoe Sr Abe Ruskin Herman Hertz Julius E Bates Ransom Salmon J Frank Burke John B M Ward Ada Towslee Dorset Manchester Shaftsbury C Mark Hebert Catherine C Graves Don Stratton Cora Ellison.
In Vermont over Memorial Day weekend a man shot his estranged wife in the head and then killed himself. Bertha Mason, 41, was listed in fair condition in Burlington. Maurice W. Oakes, 40, is held in Windsor State Prison on a first degree murder charge for allegedly shooting his wife Rosalie, 31, to death Friday night at their Windsor home.
Thomas E. Langlois, 17, of Cedar Hill Road, Pownal, was reported in good condition at Putnam Memorial Hospital Sunday night after a motorcycle accident Friday. Langlois suffered cuts when his motorcycle flipped between Center and North Pownal. Other weekend incidents included a noninjury crash near U.S. 7, a North Bennington car strike on a stone wall, a car theft and pursuit case at Green Mountain Park, and two injuries from a one-car crash on Wilson Hill Road near Hoosick Falls.
Danforth charged with second degree murder for the Feb 16 death of his father James Danforth. Arraignment postponed to Wednesday. he remains jailed in Windsor State Prison. Other details note a Cambridge New York car crash involving Gary Gillis and Jason Wilnor with injuries and a Buskirk NY driver injured in a NY 67 crash. two vehicles damaged.
Paul Bohne III of Harwood Hill was elected chairman of the Vermont Young Republicans at the annual meeting Saturday in Sherburne. Mrs. Robert Treat of Manchester named national committeewoman. other officers elected include David Hill Lyndon vice chairman John Lindley III Springfield national committeeman Grace Hawkins East Middlebury secretary and James Ennis Cambridge treasurer. About 20 Bennett County attendees heard Sen. John G. Tower address. Bohne will attend the national YGOP convention in Omaha Nebraska June 19 to 25.
Frank Twitchell 81 died unexpectedly Saturday night at his home 315 Gage St. born Shaftsbury April 30, 1886 to George and Emma Morse Twitchell. A self employed painter and paperhanger for years, he retired recently. Nieces survive. Private funeral at Mahar & Son Funeral Home. No calling hours. Flowers omitted. Burial in family lot Waite Cemetery Shafts.
Alice W. Nicholson, 43, of Bennington, pleaded not guilty to six complaints arising from an accident in North Bennington. Bail set at 475 dollars after a prior 300 dollar posting. charges include driving while intoxicated second offense, careless and negligent driving, driving with a suspended license, disturbing the peace, and intoxication in public. A summary hearing found her blood test refusal unreasonable, suspending six months of nighttime driving.
Dow Jones industrials at 865.65 down 4.67, railroads 250.65 up 3.32, utilities 134.36 down 0.67, composite 316.287 up 0.25. Volume 3,150,000.
The Middle East crisis intensified as UN Security Council to meet this afternoon to address the dispute amid threats of cutting Western oil by Arab states. Cairo and Jerusalem exchange sharp rhetoric as tensions flare between the Arab world and Israel.
Bennington Elementary School PTA will host a 7 30 p m meeting in the school multipurpose room to explain the elementary budget ahead of the June 26 vote. Anthony Pello, district finance committee member, will attend and answer questions. The event is open to the public.
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