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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1963
Page
2
Edward Senecal of North Adams stumbled on a stolen safe weighing 700 pounds while deer hunting on West Mountain. The safe, taken August 12 from Miller Paper Co., contained papers valued around 1000 dollars. Police report no money inside.
Gov. Philip Hoff says former Republican Gov. F Ray Keyser Jr plans to seek the governor’s job again. Hoff called Keyser’s recent criticisms of the Democratic administration a sign of his candidacy, and said he would welcome another Hoff Keyser race after defeating Keyser last year to become the first Democrat as governor since 1854.
The Banking and Insurance Department reports Vermont 28 state chartered banks posted a 12.8 percent assets rise to 443.4 million, deposits up 13.5 percent to 401.9 million, loans and discounts up 12.1 percent to 312.1 million, and capital at 35.7 million, up 4.8 percent.
The Democratic State Committee meets November 24 to elect a new chairman as John M. Spencer hints at stepping down. Possible successors include former St Albans mayor James Malloy and national committeeman contender William I. Ginsburg. Gov Hoff and party leaders assess prospects.
County Agent Lucien Paquette says pumps at Cedar Lake Potash Bay and Richville Dam will aid water haulage for ponds and other storage. He notes this water is not for drinking and is to be filled before freezing weather arrives.
Troy firemen answered three calls on Monday night including a false alarm. One minor incident involved a suspicious rubbish fire under a Liberty Street porch. Police said they are investigating the case.
Berkshire town of North Adams grants final approval to Glenview Heights off Franklin Street. The 18-lot development by heirs of the Elder estate spans two street extensions and has been reviewed by the board for about a year.
Police say the decomposed body found in a swampy Blue Hills area is of a woman between 40 and 50, about 5 foot 5, 150 pounds with brown hair. Medical examiner: death occurred one to seven months ago. A 1963 nickel was in her purse.
In Pine Bluff Arkansas a mockingbird pounded the Varnell home window daily prompting calls from neighbors with theories of a death omen. Mrs Varnell dismissed the superstition but soon her uncle died, validating the local rumor in an ironic twist.
In Hialeah Florida Harry E Casto running for city council saw supporters report bumper sticker vandalism by Cuban exiles who misread Castos name tearing stickers with Go with Casto.
Spencer Massachusetts AP reporting Leon P. Wetherell 30 of North Brookfield was driving home Sunday after a fruitless deer hunting trip in Vermont when his car struck a 225 pound six point buck. The deer had to be shot and turned over to a conservation officer. The deer season is on in Vermont but not in Massachusetts.
MONTPELIER Vermont aims to connect manufacturers with $8 million in Defense Department purchasing needs. A November 13 conference at the Masonic Temple will cover Army Navy and Air Force bids across construction industrial and consumer goods. Vermont Development Department backs the event led by Gov Hoff with DSA buying specialists outlining procurement requirements and current supply opportunities including electrical components automotive parts apparel and laboratory equipment.
University of Rhode Island President Francis H. Horn urged extending college study to five years and delaying majors until graduate school. He argued four years limits humanities and sciences exposure and calls for exposing students to multiple arts and sciences rather than forcing early specialization. Horn spoke at the Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges meeting.
Harvard students and officials clash over alleged dormitory sex activity and an extra edition of The Crimson. Dean Munro denies any order banning women from undergraduate dorms for four months, while Lampoon staff dispute the report and blame the Crimson.
The Atomic Energy Commission announced that the Experimental Breeder Reactor II near Idaho Falls achieved its first self sustaining chain reaction. Dr. Albert V. Crewe called the reactor economically attractive for electricity production as it begins with Uranium 235 and will later run on Plutonium produced by the reactor itself. Argonne National Laboratory designed built and operates the $35 million facility at the National Reactor Testing Station west of Idaho Falls.
The Bennington Banner lists its telephone numbers for business newsroom and advertising, publishes daily except Sundays and holidays from 425 Main St Bennington Vermont, and outlines subscription rates within the 50 mile Vermont radius and nationwide. rates include 8 months 4.25 6 months 8 1 year 15 in Vermont and higher rates elsewhere with special servicemen rates.
A 26 year old Hialeah housewife was admitted with severe abdominal cramps. Doctors found numerous small whitish organisms identified as termites by the University of Miami School of Medicine. The termites were expelled and the patient recovered uneventfully.
A parolee linked to the killing of Det. George T. Holmes is found dead amid investigations of possible civil rights violations. Robert G. Dellelo, 21, faced murder charges as FBI probes police brutality claims. the second suspect, Nicholas R. Yasaian, 22, was found dead by a mud puddle after overdosing on barbiturates in New England. The events followed a bungled jewelry store holdup that left Holmes fatally shot.
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