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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1962
Page
2
Six year old Robert Branon Jr., grandson of former governor candidate E. Frank Branon, died after darting onto a highway behind a tractor. Police say Richard Sawyer, 37, of Bridgewater Corners, drove a truck that struck him. He died at Kerbs Memorial Hospital St. Albans.
Thomas E. Dewey told about 1,200 Vermont Republicans at a fund raising dinner that Vermont showcases sound honest Republican government. He urged Republicans to visit Vermont regularly and contrasted Democratic administrations in Massachusetts and New York as examples of incompetence. He cited Averell Harriman and Nelson Rockefeller in remarks about party leadership.
Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom awaits provisional approval of an Area Redevelopment Act program for Caledonia Orleans and Essex counties. The plan funds low interest loans for plant construction, grants or loans for facilities, and job retraining with local officials submitting plans for final authorization.
The Emergency Board approved 28 new Forests and Parks Department employees, including 17 laborers and 8 carpenters, as part of a $1 million park expansion plan favored by Gov. Keyser and the 1961 Legislature. Requests for MV, Tax and Public Safety staffing were tabled.
Vermont Fish and Game Department reports last month fines and penalties amounting to 300 dollars collected from individuals convicted of violations of state fish and game laws.
Six people died in five Vermont highway accidents last month, lifting total 1962 fatalities to 68 for the first nine months. DPS notes 62 deaths in the first three quarters of last year. Gov Keyser to ask Vermont Industrial Authority to study liberalizing the 1961 factory construction law and financing remodeling or existing building purchases.
About 75 people were evacuated from the second floor of the New York state capitol after a bomb threat called in by a man with a foreign and disguised accent. The caller warned a bomb would explode in the attorney general’s office in 174 minutes. Police found no device and called it the work of a crank. In Troy, ceremonies marked Samuel Wilson’s birthplace with an Uncle Sam marker and a ceremonial medal to U.S. Attorney Justin J. Mahoney for President Kennedy.
A fire of suspicious origin destroyed the upper apartment in a three story frame building at 208 Eighth St Troy leaving a family of seven homeless. Two cans with an unidentified liquid were found on the second floor of the Kelly home where Mr and Mrs Rk C Kelly and their five children resided.
Sports Industries Inc has leased the entire third floor and part of the first floor of the former Greylock Mill for growth of its sleeping bag business. The company already occupies the second floor, employs 80 people, and began operations in July.
North Adams reports the Schoolboy Patrol is renamed the School Safety Patrol with 230 pupils chosen by teachers to guide peers across streets. Members meet with police for instructions. Williamstown notes expansion of a graded program for grades 3 through the town school system. North Adams also previews a 42 mile bike race for college students in the seventh Fall Foliage Festival.
Sen James Oakes chair of the Highway Investigating Commission wires Washington officials after NBC TV linked Vermont with about two dozen states under FBI highway program scrutiny. He also contacted Rep John Blatnick about the TV account. Highway Commissioner Russell Holden said he knows nothing of an FBI probe and cited prior audit findings now corrected.
Mrs Anne Cummings chairs a Friday noon sale at the County Democratic headquarters 325 Main St assisted by Mrs Margaret Ryan and Mrs Nesbith Fienberg and the Women’s Democratic Club. Home made pies cakes cookies baked beans and nut breads available. Proceeds support the campaign fund for Democratic town and county candidates.
A completed recount confirms Rep. Perkins Bass as the Republican nominee for U S Senate in New Hampshire. Bass tops challenger Dobbs Bridges 31 015 to 29 313 by 1 702 votes. Bridges plans no statement but a Supreme Court hearing on her bid to disqualify Bass for alleged illegal campaign spending is set for Friday.
Self Reliant Seniors in Cleveland report two Shaker Heights High seniors, Dennis Roarty and Vince LaMaida Jr., earned 700 dollars apiece last summer patching driveways and parking lots. They bought tar compound, brushes, rented a trailer, and began by selling jobs door to door. They plan to reinvest earnings in a jeep and snowplow and serve former customers again in winter.
Local business desk reports activity in Bennington area markets with notes on new listings and developments impacting small firms. Readers see brief summaries of market movements and company actions affecting the local economy.
The Bennington Banner advertises display and classified contact numbers and lists home delivery by carrier. Subscription rates are shown for a 50 mile Vermont radius and nationwide options with three, six and twelve month terms. Special rates apply for servicemen with a 20 percent discount.
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