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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1963
Page
2
In Vermont a weekend highway death raises the year tally to 101 as 19 year old Richard M. Calevro dies from injuries after a car left the road and rolled twice near East Barre. Driver John Rennie 18 was treated and released.
Castleton State College hosts a display of 45 woodblock prints by Grisha Dotzenko a Westport Conn artist and Castleton faculty member. Dr Lawrence Jensen says the exhibit open to the public runs in Woodruff Auditorium through Nov 22 with free admission as part of a monthly exhibit series.
Vermont Life debuts a four part feature tracing 50 years of skiing and includes a three page fold out view of Burke Hollow village. The 66 page issue covers the smelt, ancestor hunting, mountaintop television, the soapstone industry and a tale of a desperado trapped in Groton. Carl Zuckmayer appraises America from a Vermonter view. Robert Hagerman reports on Mt Mans field television tower life. Edna Waugh Townsend guides how to locate Vermont ancestors.
New 16 mile Taconic State Parkway northern terminus to link with Berkshire section near East Chatham will open Nov 25. Plans call for further northward extension through Rensselaer County. In Troy a theater fire caused by defective wiring sent 1,250+ patrons out without panic. Enrollment at RPI stands at 4,721, up 189 from last year. A teen girl escaped a mugging after dropping her coat in an alley while warned not to yell.
In Pittsfield Robert Kent a 3 year old boy fell 20 feet from a second story porch while playing on a railing. He escaped with cuts and bruises. Dorothy Kent of Wilson Street is his mother. Governors plan a highway rebuild includes Route 2 Erving to Greenfield and Athol cutoff. Peabody cites Senate backing for next year funding. Yellow Coach Lines to trim Berkshire Street Railway service due to ongoing losses.
A Bronx college student earned tuition money by selling 50 misprinted United Nations stamps for 10400 dollars. He bought the stamps for two dollars each on February 28, 1962, then sold them to Julius Stolow of J H Stolow Inc. for 208 dollars apiece.
David Heath, 12, was separated from his father and grandfather while deer hunting near Lewis Pond in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. He spent the night under a spruce tree as temperatures dropped to about 18 degrees with light snow, staying calm and describing his fear as minimal due to the cold.
Boston hosts a testimonial dinner November 23 for Robert H. W. Welch Jr founder of the John Birch Society with Col Laurence E Bunker as dinner chair. In Indianapolis a drunken ambulance delay led to a delivery on a car seat. a baby boy was born during a 45 minute run to General Hospital as police assisted the delivering father and searchers followed a brook to the reunion.
The 1963 Massachusetts Legislature adjourned after the third longest session in state history. Speaker John F. Thompson survived a pre inauguration brawl with Gov. Endicott Peabody and later allied with him on many programs. Peabody claimed an 81 percent accomplishment rate though his tax plan and capital punishment repeal failed.
The article outlines a proposed tax exemption for elderly homeowners in Peabody and potential tax losses up to 15 million across communities, with local tax rates possibly rising by about two dollars. It notes Peabody’s stance against the death penalty and Massachusetts 1963 budget figures, including a 564 million fiscal year total with large pay raises for state employees and a 50 percent salary hike for legislators.
In Caribou Maine Miss Aline Gagnon 20 remained in critical condition at Cary Memorial Hospital after a deer rifle bullet passed through another woman killing her and struck Gagnon during a double slaying and death by own action.
In Hingham Massachusetts parents witness a shift toward advanced math and science in open house tours at three schools. Seventh graders learn the binary system while photosynthesis and invertebrates appear in coursework. Principals say parents should not assist with homework to encourage self reliance.
The Bennington Banner lists its telephones for business newsroom and advertising, with daily publication details at 425 Main St. Bennington Vermont and AP affiliation. It includes delivery options, subscription rates for Vermont and U.S. addresses, and special serviceman rates.
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