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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1963
Page
2
James Waldo Peters, 33, of Rochester, pleaded guilty to grand larceny for stealing a car in Montpelier on June 25. A high speed chase ended when his vehicle hit a State Police cruiser, injuring Trooper Robert Graves. Judge Dale W. Brooks deferred sentencing. Peters had been released from Windsor State Prison the day before.
Vermont's newest nine mile interstate opening connects South Burlington and Richmond completing the U S highway conversion. The remaining old Route 2 between Montpelier and Burlington will be used as the last seven miles to convert.
The Vermont highway death toll for the year climbs to 94 with the death of James W. Bowers, 63, in Bellows Falls after his car swerved and struck a tree. Bowers was a Vermont representative for the former Mr. Boston Distillers. A year ago on this date fatalities stood at 81.
Gov Philip Hoff and the Vermont Development Department announced a day long conference for November 13 at the Masonic Temple to brief Vermont manufacturers on procurement procedures with federal and state agencies. The program includes a luncheon, industrial counseling, and sessions on research and development with agency representatives from NASA GSA DOD ARA DOC SBA and more.
Dr James E McDonald defeats incumbent Andrew H Santspree in Cohoes by a 1462 vote plurality The upset ends a 28 year Democratic regime and brings in party allies for assessors aldermen and supervisors A state of emergency is declared amid vandalism and unrest with police recalled to duty. In Troy GOP wins five of seven council seats and retains control of the county board of supervisors The new charter takes effect Jan 1 creating a city manager government.
In Pittsfield Robert B. Dillon defeated incumbent Mayor Raymond L. Haughey by 1,786 to win a fourth term as turnout reached 77 percent. John H. Rice led at large council votes with 15,410, a high tally for the position. In North Adams incumbent Mayor Francis C. Florini won by 1,248 as 79 percent voted. Council shifts included Morton Freedman ousted in Ward 8 and Daniel J. Hawthorne elected former ward member. School Committee names included Anthony Sincluico, Joseph Bianco, and Thomas Cullen.
Boston mayoral race ends with John F. Collins defeating Gabriel F. Piemonte by about 35 thousand votes as Collins reinforces his political strength. Louise Day Hicks leads the school board race with reelection. four new council members include Boston’s first woman, Katherine Craven.
Senator Margaret Chase Smith says the Navy admitted the charge that Portsmouth shipyard workers “just won’t work” was not true. She noted BeLieu informed her the statement was incorrect and unions had demanded a Senate inquiry, calling the issue a stigma on the employer’s efforts. In Tokyo, West German President Luebke arrived for a 13 day visit and voiced support for Japan Western Europe cooperation.
A 10 ton shipment of 503 ice cores drilled from the Arctic and Antarctic heads for a new Hanover laboratory. The five foot cores, dating up to ten thousand years, will be stored at minus 50 degrees in the facility run by the U S Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory. Scientists hope pollen traces reveal past climate and plant life around polar regions.
Eastern Air Lines asks the Supreme Court to set aside the Court of Appeals ruling delaying Northeast’s New York Miami franchise revocation until next spring. The airline argues the stay exceeds court power and could cost Eastern and National Airlines about 15 million through April 30.
Six members of the Great Wallendas were injured when a wire snapped during a rehearsal of the seven foot high pyramid in Sarasota Florida. Leader Karl Wallenda said the wire was only 12 feet above ground and the crash might have been fatal if higher. The troupe planned a Fort Worth Texas performance on November 20. In Milton author Evelyn Hersey 65 died, noted as a welfare attaché.
A 14 year old girl with hip cancer fled Metropolitan General Hospital hours after a Juvenile Court judge authorized surgery to save her life. Doctors say amputation could be necessary but surgery offers a 20 percent chance of full recovery. Her British war bride mother opposed the operation and was absent from the courtroom.
Gov. George C. Wallace of Alabama says he will appeal a federal court order to admit Harold A. Franklin, a Black applicant, to Auburn University Graduate School. He argues the decision would lower educational standards while noting Franklin’s nonaccredited college background.
In Sherbrooke area a hunter fired at an alderman from Asbestos thinking him a partridge. On two flights, pellets from shotguns struck planes over duck hunting grounds, drawing attention to the season's unusual incidents.
The U S Weather Bureau projects five day temps Thursday to Monday will run 4 to 8 degrees above normal, northern Maine exceeding 8 degrees. Precipitation totals over 0.5 inch in Rhode Island and parts of Eastern Massachusetts, with 0.2 to 0.5 inch elsewhere. Rain tonight and Thursday morning continues in Maine, showers in far north Friday, rain likely again Sunday.
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