This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1965
Page
2
The Vermont Personnel Appeals Board denied requests for raises affecting over 400 state employees at the state hospital and Brandon Training School. The workers had appealed after the 1965 legislature increased pay, arguing they were not placed in sufficiently high pay categories.
Albany County submits a record budget of 21.4 million to the Board of Supervisors, up 2.83 million from last year. The increase funds pay raises, a public defender program, permanent personal registration, and an atmospheric water resources study, with property tax levy rising about 356 thousand. City of Albany residents will pay roughly 50 cents more per thousand value, on about half the county levy. Attorney General Lefkowitz warns shoppers about mail order and other holiday scams, urging caution to avoid losses during Christmas.
Unbearable harassment claims against union officials trigger a week-long walkout by more than 3,500 workers at General Electric Large Steam Turbine-Generator Department in Schenectady. The strike began Monday with no picketing per union chief shop steward Joseph A. Mangino. Company estimates a $1 million loss in wages.
Americans flood the military and mail with gifts for 165,000 U.S. servicemen serving in Viet Nam. More than 65 tons of mail and gifts arrive daily, with 58 tons already flown by the Air National Guard as Operation Christmas Star and 46 tons awaiting shipment. The drive, sparked by antiwar sentiment and media coverage, features items from pens to church bells, food, medicine, and toys, routed through San Francisco and supported by postal changes and corporate drives across the country.
The Bar Association of NYC urged revising the 1787 divorce law at a four day hearing. It proposed six new grounds including narcotics addiction and cruel treatment, aiming to replace adultery as the sole basis. The Wilson committee will publish recommendations in about two weeks.
In Trenton New Jersey the state became the twelfth to ratify the presidential succession amendment to the U S Constitution. If twenty six more states approve it would become part of the Constitution. The measure allows a Vice President who becomes President to appoint a new vice president.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield and four other senators arrived in Phnom Penh for a one day visit to Cambodia, while Prince Sihanouk announced Red Chinese military aid to the country. The delegation, after touring Moscow, planned stops in Bangkok and Saigon. They were greeted at the airport by Chan Youran, with other Cambodian and Australian officials present.
A nationwide survey by soil and water districts in 42 states and Puerto Rico will map outdoor recreation facilities in rural America. It aims to guide orderly development and show farmers potential to shift from crops to recreation. Inventory results expected early next year.
In Williamstown Berkshire Trustees of Theta Delta Chi vote to transfer fraternity house property to Williams College. A meeting room for members will stay in use. The 1926 house had a original mortgage of 50 000 repaid about five years ago.
Peter Van Santvoord Rice, president of A H Rice Co and treasurer of the Association of Business and Commerce, was elected president of Pittsfield General Hospital at the annual meeting Monday. James S. Drummond of Sloan Road filed Monday for re-election to a second three year term on the Williams town Board of Selectmen.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.