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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1965
Page
2
Vermont Banking and Insurance Commissioner James Hunt said he will ask the National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters to recheck collision statistics in the Rutland area as the bureau seeks a 25 percent casualty rate hike there. A Rutland hearing will precede any rate changes.
Dr. Robert J. Slater of the University of Vermont College of Medicine delivered a paper at a White House Conference on Health in Washington. His talk on Regional Medical Programs outlined new horizons in education for better health to more than 800 educators scientists physicians and officials attending as the event runs through Thursday.
Rutland hosts a meeting of the Democratic State Committee Saturday with election of officers including State Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary and Treasurer. The committee comprises the county chairman committeeman and committeewoman from each of Vermont’s 14 counties.
A special education pilot program for Vermont will start in Springfield elementary schools funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The state will receive about $2.5 million with $1.7 million for educationally and economically deprived children. Springfield project costs a little over $11,000.
The New England Young Republican Conference will hold a 3 p.m. Saturday meeting at the Woodstock Inn open to all Young Republican Club members. William Hazen of H M Dana Insurance Co and Woodstock Town Republican Committee chairman named state club membership chairman replacing John Upson who resigned for business commitments.
In North Greenbush a one car crash on Peck Road left Lin Boyer 19 dead and Kelly Cooke 19 injured. Boyer was driving a car that struck a tree. Cooke was treated at Samaritan Hospital in Troy in satisfactory condition.
The 11th annual fall sports car rally at RPI is set for Saturday at 11 a.m. starting from the 15th Street Lounge. Registration is $3 with trophies for the top three drivers and navigators and several consolation prizes. The event follows a preset course to test driving skill, attracting students, Rensselaer personnel, and local enthusiasts.
A 15 year old youth was arrested by BCI officials with Police Chief Demick for allegedly assaulting 28 year old Sherman Hoffman with a milk bottle in Hoosick Falls Saturday night. Hoffman was taken to Mary McClellan Hospital in Cambridge with a fractured skull and other injuries. The case, with other youths present but not charged, is closed after the arrest.
In Great Barrington Phyllis Curtin and husband Eugene Cook purchased The Downs, a 14 room colonial on 12 acres off Seekonk Road for about 40000. The couple acquired the property from H Emerson Comings. The home includes a music room and nine bedrooms. Meanwhile in Adams a 14 year old boy, Mark Pringle, suffered serious injuries from a pipe bomb blast. He underwent surgery at Plunkett Memorial Hospital. the blast damaged his index finger and caused a neck wound.
John W. Bond, owner of the six story Main Street office building, announced a $60,000 addition will create a spacious new lobby and six new stores. He said local businessmen have committed to opening shops in the new addition and in a nearby older addition.
Ten touring American governors viewed China briefings at the U S consulate in Hong Kong en route to Viet Nam. Governor Hoff of Vermont said Lindsay win is personal and that the two parties foresee little change, as Gov Reed led a delegation noting broad support for Johnson’s Viet Nam policies.
Providence Rhode Island delegates at the Constitutional Convention defeated a proposal to lower the voting age from 21 to 20 and rejected an 18 year option. They approved keeping 21 and also voted to cut the resident eligibility from one year to six months.
MONTPELIER UPI Vermont needs a full time federal administrator to boost projects under the Public Works Economic Development Act. State official William Kearns said he will urge Governor Hoff to request the appointment soon, Hoff travels abroad. Counties Caledonia Orleans and Essex may qualify for aid. only Albury in Grand Isle County now has full federal assistance.
Harry L. Church is named chair of the Ethan Allen Council Boy Scouts of America finance campaign to raise operating funds across 60 Rutland area towns. He serves as Metropolitan Life district manager and sits on the council executive board. The Ethan Allen Council covers five southern Vermont counties and counts 3700 Scouts in 148 units with Camp Sunrise at Orwell and Camp Plymouth at Tyson.
A Springfield Police Commission hearing on brutality charges against three officers resumes tonight. Witnesses testified that patrolman Thomas Sheehan threatened prisoners after arrests at the Octagon Lounge disturbance on July 17. आरोप
Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon began a London to New York flight marked by two anonymous threats. A caller warned of strychnine nitrate in the plane water, prompting a water supply change. A second threat traced to Soho, London, raised security as the BOAC jet departed 17 minutes late for Kennedy Airport before continuing to San Francisco.
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