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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1965
Page
2
Ceremonies Sunday in Main Street Park marked the second anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination. Wreaths were placed before the monolith and speakers eulogized the fallen leader.
In Grand Isle County residents rejected the Champlain Pathway and the Central Planning Office plan to keep part of the old Rutland Railroad right of way. The Inter-agency Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing Friday night at North Hero, with well over 100 islanders attending to oppose both proposals.
Beth Allen, a 17 year old Montpelier High School senior, was chosen Capital City Junior Miss for 1966. She will compete in the state Junior Miss finals at Middlebury in January, where the top five contestants will share $1,500 in U.S. Savings Bonds funded by General Motors Corp.
A 42 year old woman, Phyllis Bushey, remained in critical condition at a hospital after a Saturday crash on Route 7 near Milton. Police said her car swerved off the road, struck a tree, and was completely demolished, leaving Bushey with multiple injuries.
Winooski police will continue to search the Winooski River banks for the body of Mrs. Ralph St. Peter, 67, of Burlington, who plunged into the rain swollen river Sunday morning. Two teenage brothers witnessed the event.
The Vermont in Mississippi board will honor Ted and Carol Seaver at a testimonial dinner in Rutland next week. The Seavers run the Medgar Evers Neighborhood Guild Community Center in Jackson, Mississippi, funded by Vermont contributions totaling about $7,000 with a shortfall of about $3,000 to reach the goal.
The Burlington Free Press reports ongoing trickle of information in the unsolved murder of Orville Gibson, a Newbury dairy farmer slain December 31, 1957. A $2,000 reward stands for tips leading to arrest and conviction. Gibson was ambushed at 4 a.m. while checking his barn, and his bound body was found in the Connecticut River in March during the spring thaw.
Kenneth F. Tolagian owner of The Trojan Hotel was chosen president of the Rensselaer County Hotel and Tavern Owners Association succeeding Carl Hegel of Hoosick who became second vice president Edward LeBarron of Hoosick was named financial secretary Other new officers include Mario J. Cicotti of Troy first vice president Miss Erika L. Plath of Rensselaer treasurer Miss Marjorie Dwyer of Troy secretary
The Catholic Interracial Council of the Diocese of Albany voted a resolution expressing deep concern over the prohibition of social work by Rev. Bonaventure O'Brien, Siena College instructor. It urged human relations committees in every parish and that parish priests preach civil rights at least once a year. The board praised Father Bonaventure's past work and mourned the vacuum caused by the restriction.
Reps. Leo W. OBrien and Carleton J King will visit Watervliet Arsenal Tuesday for a briefing on current and projected activities and to conference with Col. Fred Kornet Jr and AFGE officials between 10 a m and 1 p m.
A 17 year old, Robert F. Meyer Jr of 9 Erwin Street, died in a single vehicle crash on Balance Rock Road. State police report the death due to a broken neck and multiple internal injuries. Meyer was a Mt. Greylock Regional High School junior. He is survived by his parents, a brother, and relatives. The accident involved Roy A. Lamon, 17, of Lanesboro who operated the car.
IVE Local 255 members at General Electric Co plants in Pittsfield likely will decide on continuing walkouts at a membership meeting on November 28. The sixth walkout in a series occurred last week, involving about 450 employees according to George V. DiPalazzo, the union's business agent.
Springfield Mayor Charles V. Ryan accused Defense Secretary Robert McNamara of breaking a promise to review the decision to close the 170 year old Springfield Armory. He cited a Booz Allen Hamilton report backing the closure and alleged a new Defense Department policy favoring private industry for small arms research. Ryan planned a national publicity push with experts to keep the armory open. In Leicester England water officials said shrimp in the city water mains have been almost eliminated.
Atty Gen John P Connarn will decide who gets to spend an extra 1 million dollars in federal recreation funds. Interagency committee and state officials clash over final project authority while Gov Hoff urges AG to interpret legislative intent. In a separate note, Interior Department sells elk meat from surplus herd at Wichita Mountains Refuge Oklahoma, priced 130 to 165 dollars per whole animal.
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