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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1963
Page
2
The Public Service Board in Vermont is urged to investigate a Sheldon crossing where three car train collisions occurred in a year. Four hunters died recently with another man in critical condition, as officials note ongoing danger at the site.
Dr. Roger Mann of Jeffersonville named state committeeman and Mrs. H. Peter Dresser of Stowe chosen state committeewoman as Lamoille County Republicans elect conservatives. Wayne Page of Hyde Park elected county chairman amid county party reorganization statewide.
Cohoes and Waterford leaders condemn the Delaware and Hudson bridge raise to a Peoples Island site for a Cluett Peabody plant calling it a tax payer waste. The modification will close the bridge for 26 weeks to meet federal specs. Saratoga eyes a tentative 1964 city budget of 1.638 million dollars, down 16 thousand from last year with an executive committee meeting Thursday.
Albany workers at the Schine Ten-Eyck Hotel settled a 14 day strike by signing a two year pact. Details were not released but reports indicate a new pension program is part of the agreement.
Williamstown Mt Greylock Regional School approves a 1964 budget of 667842 dollars, up 68320 from last year. Instruction costs top 475754 dollars, up 67988, reflecting higher teachers salaries from 336000 to 387000 amid the district’s financial plan.
Dwight D. Eisenhower will attend the unveiling of a portrait of the former president at the Eisenhower Library in Abilene Kansas. The painting by James Anthony Wills was donated by Boots Adams Phillips Petroleum Co. board chairman.
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller tours college towns in Durham New London and Hanover to win over GOP voters while facing strong Goldwater support. He meets with Gov. John King and the Executive Council then visits Dartmouth College and Colby Junior College as Goldwater leads in polls.
An earthquake centered about 60 miles east of Boston disrupted the 35th annual meeting of the eastern section of the American Seismological Society in Newton Massachusetts. The quake occurred at 11 31 a m and was felt across Rhode Island and southern New Hampshire with no serious damage reported.
Vermont's Supreme Court ruled that waves from explosives near a property can constitute trespass. The decision reversed a lower court ruling against Lane Construction Co. for blasting near the Malloys' Windham County home, with liability for damages despite no entry or proven negligence.
Gov Hoff plans a sweeping reorganization by consolidating Health Social Welfare and Mental Health into divisions under one administrator. The proposal would not move the Health Department from Burlington to Montpelier.
Two federal grand juries in Boston are examining organized crime in Massachusetts. U S Attorney Garrity says evidence has been received on individuals tied to racketeering while noting indictments are not certain. Public Safety Commissioner Giles says about half named remain active. most activity centers on bookmaking.
Government data show personal income rising in September to a record annual rate of 466.5 billion dollars, up 21 billion from a year earlier. Wages and salaries fueled most of the gain, with some growth tied to the new federal minimum wage law. Factory payrolls rose to an annual 99 billion, about 0.5 billion higher than August.
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper published at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont by Banner Publishing Corporation. It notes exclusive republication rights to local news and AP dispatches for Home Delivery by Carrier and related services.
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