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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1962

Page

7

Connecticut Football Suffers Knee Injuries Kam

Knee injuries hit UConn football with reserve guard Jim Brunnel and sophomore halfback Lawrence Reed out for the season following a 16-6 Yankee Conference loss to Massachusetts. Also sidelined are senior guard Gus Mazzocca junior halfback Ken Luciani and senior end Jimmy Bell, with Homecoming Day against Maine in doubt.

Massachusetts Gus Mazzocca Ken Luciani Jimmy Bell Maine

Killington Klimb Uphill Car Race At Killington

Rutland hosts the Killington Klimb on the Killington ski area access road. The 1.7 mile uphill run includes turns. Sunday may drop gymkhana to allow three hill runs. Gates close during events per Vermont safety rules. race starts 9 am with 8 am inspection.

Rutland Killington Sherburne Peter Larty Vermont Larry Basin Lodge

Mountain Club Plans Two Hikes and Meetings

The Green Mountain Club Bennington Section outlines fall hikes with a Bromley Mountain cookout on a Sunday. Meet times are 1 30 p.m. at the Bennington Post Office and 1 45 p.m. at Shaftsbury four corners. Nov 4 features an East Road woods walk above Janet Lloyd’s residence. An open meeting is set for Dec 9 at the Old School House, Bennington, with film slides. The annual meeting occurs Jan 20 at 6 30 p.m. at the Old School House. Marian Riemann chairs the supper committee. films on outdoor activities are planned. Guests are welcome.

Green Mountain Club Bennington Bromley Mountain Bennington Post Office Shaftsbury Four Corners Mad Tom Janet Lloyd Old School House Old Bennington Marian Riemann

Dodgers Sell Sherry to Mets Splits Brother Battery

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded catcher Norm Sherry to the New York Mets and sent rookie outfielder Dick Smith in the deal. The transfer breaks the only brother battery in major league baseball with Norm Sherry aged 31 and brother Larry Sherry a Dodger reliever. The price was not announced.

San Francisco Los Angeles Dodgers Norm Sherry New York Mets Dodgers Dick Smith Mets Sherry Dodger Larry Sherry

Gap of over fifty thousand in top ten golf money list

In Dunedin Florida AP reports a $50,000 gap between the highest and lowest earners among the top ten professional golf money winners. Arnold Palmer leads with 84448 while Bruce Crampton sits tenth with 31231. The list also includes Gene Littler Bill Casper Jack Nicklaus Gary Player Bob Goalby Doug Sanders Bob Nichols Phil Rodgers.

Dunedin Fla Arnold Palmer Bruce Crampton Palmer Crampton Gene Littler Bill Casper Jr Casper Jack Nicklaus Gary Player Bob Goalby Doug Sanders Bob Nichols Phil Rodgers

New England Players Dominate ECAC Majors All-East Team

Four New England players led the ECAC weekly All-East major college football selections. Holy Cross tackle Dennis Golden and Dartmouth center Don McKinnon headline the first team, with Massachusetts halfback Sam Lussier and Yale fullback Peter Cummings also named. Additional nominees include players from Harvard, Yale, Brown, Holy Cross, Dartmouth, Boston College, Connecticut, and Massachusetts across Ends Tackle Guards and Backs.

NEW York New England Dennis Golden Don McKinnon Golden Holy Cross McKinnon Dartmouth Massachusetts Sam Lussier Yale Peter Cummings Dave Hudepohl Harvard Paul Majeski John Contoulis Connecticut Gerry Bucci Brown Lou Cicci Boston College Wolf Dietrich Bill King Scott Harshbarger Tom Hennessey Sean Sgrulletta Harry Crump Jon Meeker

Gemini Capsule Gives Pilots More Control in Space

Houston AP reports the Gemini program will shift to greater pilot control from takeoff to landing, with minimal assistance from Earth and automatic systems. The crew will manage orbital changes with a 65-pound computer and radar aided rendezvous with an Agena-D, enabling near spacewalking tasks and faster progression toward Apollo. Flyby aborts shift from ground to crew, parachute and paraglider enable ocean or ground landings, with Gemini flights set for late 1963 or early 1964.

Manned Spacecraft Center Gemini Mercury Center Walter M. Schirra Jr National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ground Control Center

Saratoga racing shows rise in 1962 totals despite rain

Saratoga Springs race figures for the 1962 fall and combined summer-fall meetings show attendance of 459,706 across 111 racing nights and total handle of 21,444,610, with the fall meet attendance 108,447 and a fall handle of 5,669,936. The 1962 totals beat 1961 in several areas, though fall handle dipped by 2,291 from 1961, while new single day and race records were set during July 14 and the fall finale.

Saratoga Springs N. Y Saratoga Raceway

Rookie Zuger Shatters CFL Passing Record in 67–21 Rout

Hamilton Tiger-Cats rookie quarterback Joe Zuger, filling in for an injured Bernie Faloney, threw eight touchdown passes in a 67–21 win over Saskatchewan. Zuger completed 23 of 32 passes for 493 yards, with Hal Patterson and Garney Henley each catching three TDs. Frank Cosentino added five passes, two of them for touchdowns, as the TiCats totaled 572 passing yards. Tobin Rote’s previous seven TDs record stood since 1960.

Hamilton Ont Joe Zuger Arizona State University Bernie Faloney Zuger Hamilton Tiger-Cats Saskatchewan Homestead Hal Patterson Garney Henley Dick Easterly Tim Reid Frank Cosentino Tiger-Cats Cosentino Tobin Rote Toronto Montrea

Critic Crowther Donates 500 Books to Stowe School Library

Bosley Crowther, NYT film critic, donated 500 volumes of contemporary literature to the Stowe Preparatory School library, announced Monday by headmaster Robert D. Wright.

STOWE Bosley Crowther The New York Times Stowe Preparatory School Robert D. Wright

Man Drops Appeal in Pittsfield Assault Case

James Pierson, 22, of Bennington, withdrew an appeal from an assault and battery conviction in Superior Court. He was sentenced to six months in the House of Correction, after previously failing bail and receiving a two year sentence in District Court for an assault on Mrs. Geraldine Rose of 56 West Street, Pittsfield. Pierson received credit for 118 days already served.

Pittsfield Mass James Pierson Bennington House of Correction Superior Pierson Geraldine Rose West St

Journal Editors Urge Honest Journalism in Classroom Talk

Norman Isaacs executive editor of the Courier Journal and Times spoke at a Chattanooga teachers workshop, saying democracy rests on journalism quality integrity and responsibility. He called teachers ministers and newsmen a triumvirate with a mission to guide people toward the wealth of honest investigation.

Tor Louisville, Ky Norman Isaacs Courier-Journal and Times

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