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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1962
Page
2
Charles R. Pillsbury aged 52, a former Montpelier Police Department captain, collapsed and died while deer hunting in Berlin. He resigned six years ago and had led the state's driver retraining program in the Montpelier area, according to police.
The state marked its only highway death of the long Thanksgiving weekend and its 90th of the year when 24 year old Vergennes man Kenneth W. Warner died in a one car crash on Route 22A. His convertible struck a tree about 24 miles south of Vergennes and his body was thrown through the windshield.
Donald Osborne, 31, of Athol Massachusetts, is jailed in Addison County charged with careless and negligent use of firearms after shooting Fay Morrill 33 of Sharon at about 120 yards Morrill survived with a stomach wound and Osborne said Morrill resembled a bear. Raymond Weeks 22 of Brattleboro was shot last week by Susan Pantchew 64 of Brattleboro and remains in critical condition awaiting arraignment on an assault with intent to kill charge.
Vermont details the 2.7 mile interstate stretch from Derby to the Quebec border opening today. The $1.7 million segment, delayed by a six week strike last summer, was accepted for use last week by Highway Department officials. Separately, Alonzo G. Taplin, 73, of East Barre was found dead by a hunting companion. police cite a heart attack after Taplin was left to retrieve a deer and was found an hour later.
In New York near Cambridge police investigate the shooting death of Roman Princess a five year old mare owned by Mario Cicotti of Troy found by farmer Morris Bentley on land trained by Harry Motsiff. Neighbors recall shots heard recently as Police Chief Philip Sica reviews leads.
Twenty people were hurt when two buses collided at Rensselaer and Green Streets around 1 p.m. Sunday. The Adirondack Transit Lines bus bound for New York City carried 38 passengers and struck an empty S&S bus en route to pick up a charter group.
Albany reports total university enrollment reaches 115101 students across divisions. Full time students number 68000 with 38972 part time and 8110 in non degree courses. Area divisions include Albany Cobleskill and Hudson Valley Community College.
Williamstown selectmen meet at 7 30 p m to decide how to spend 1970s state aid totaling 19758 with 2599 Chapter 718 funds from Sloan Road completion and 16758 Chapter 782 allocation. Public Works seeks guidance. sewage plant operator hire also planned per Camp Dresser McKee.
Lloyd Balir of Williamstown Civil Defense is set to address the Auxiliary Police Association at Grant School Annex at 7 30 p m. A report will show the group logged 37 hours on patrol desk duty and at a local fire during the past week.
Former German chancellor Heinrich Bruening, Hitler foe and center party leader, marks his 77th birthday at a Norwich Vermont cottage. He fled Germany after Hitler’s rise, wrote memoirs, and now lives in obscurity, still an astute observer who reads widely.
In Bethlehem New Hampshire 11 year old William S Stone was fatally shot while returning from his newspaper route. Three hunters were in the area when the shot was fired two of them fired at a deer they thought to be a doe. Meanwhile Harry C Cheney Jr 41 of Madbury was wounded in Bean s Purchase township near the Maine border while building a fire. Cheney is in Berlin hospital in fair condition. Authorities led by County Attorney William Batchel der investigate the cases with state police and conservation officers assisting. Funeral services were scheduled for Stone at Christ the King Church with a high mass of requiem. Stone is survived by his parents five brothers and five sisters.
The Automo bile Legal Association urges 12 month daylight saving time to reduce highway fatalities. Shirley Cannon says delaying dusk adds light during rush hour and improves safety as about a quarter of daily highway deaths occur between 4 and 8 p m. Under standard time sunsets are 4 to 5 p m in winter, but DST would push to 5 to 6 p m, helping motorists reach home safely.
New York UPI reports a study on the nine handed armadillo or dasypus novem cinctus. Dr Jurt Benirshkre of Dartmouth Medical College leads the birth and pregnancy research with support from a National Foundation grant.
A call to support higher education urges funding for modern laboratories ample classrooms and competent teachers as colleges face shrinking ages and an applicant surge within a decade to maintain national leadership. Strong emphasis on science invention trade and peace.
In Cleveland a working woman finds comfort in home cooking from her mother. Mrs Pims ner often prepares spaghetti for Jackie and the crew when their flight lands, highlighting the value of home meals for travelers and staff.
Local newspaper notice outlines mail delivery area rates for 50 mile radius and Vermont plus abroad. It lists subscription prices for 3, 6, and 12 months, rates for military service members, and advertising contact numbers.
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