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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1963
Page
2
The Vermont Higher Education Council gathers today on the Norwich University campus. The council brings together 18 colleges and universities with the state Department of Education to promote welfare of Vermont’s higher education institutions.
At the Keep Vermont Beautiful meeting in East Middlebury on Oct. 26 Sen. James L. Oakes and Capt. C. E. Dunton will present opposing views on an improved waterway from the St. Lawrence Seaway to the Hudson River with lunches and talks to follow the 1:30 p.m. business meeting.
Steven Baker announces the 21st annual Governor's Conference on Recreation will begin November 4 at Montpelier City Hall. Gov Hoff opens the conference at 10. Keynote speaker Joseph Prendergast of the National Recreation Association will address the luncheon at the Pavilion Hotel. Themed New Dimensions in Recreation. Glenn Swengros of the President's Council on Youth Fitness will discuss the federal program.
Police investigated a break in at a Cottage Street apartment building owned by Hugo Melen. The custodian's office was ransacked and a bureau used as a desk. about $700 in cash and checks were taken.
The Cohoes Citizens committee plans an election parade Monday from 6:30 p.m. to a rally. The three hour event includes a motorcade marchers and floats through Cohoes New York.
Pittsfield firefighters answered 10 brush fire calls from noon to 9 pm with no serious injuries as Civil Defense and Civil Air Patrol monitored wooded areas. In Pittsfield mayoral candidates Raymond Haughey and Robert Dillon planned a debate at Democratic headquarters tonight while eight city council hopefuls announced bids. Greylock Park drew 140000 attendees over the weekend, a 25 year high attributed to improved highways. North Adams Fire Chief Arthur Girard warned court action may follow violations of a fire ban after weekend fires.
John T. Maines of Great Northern Paper told a Boston meeting that lumbering and outdoor recreation can coexist. He argued cutting trees is not a crime and urban residents must be reached to shape forest policy. Maines cited Maine campgrounds as proof that outdoor facilities can attract paying visitors and add income to timber owners.
Police seek a brutal killer after the nearly nude body of 51 year old Katherine Delaney was found in Coolidge Park. The victim suffered multiple head and facial fractures and severe lacerations. A recently stolen car and blood stained tissues were found nearby.
Former King Umberto II of Italy arrived in Boston from New York for a three day visit saying the trip is non political. The 59 year old former monarch ruled Italy from 1946 to 1947 before it became a republic and is in the United States on a five week tour.
The six state weekend toll totaled nine deaths from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight. Victims include Steven Lappas 17 Beth el Conn. Kenneth Scott 28 Hermon and Arland Hersey 33 Brownville Junction both Maine. Sandra Spector 21 Hampton NH and her 2 year old daughter Michelle in Newburyport Mass. Robert Brown 33 in a Dorchester tenement fire. Penny Keough 18 Littleton NH Route 135 Dal ton NH. Ronald Gilbert 23 Portsmouth Navy Yard. Lynn Finer 3 East Haven Conn in separate crashes. No fatalities in Rhode Island or Vermont.
AP News Analyst notes the 1964 campaign year opening with no crises or heated clashes. President Kennedy favors a peace and prosperity theme, while Republicans Nelson Rockefeller and Barry Goldwater spar at a distance, leaving Kennedy in the position to let rivals quarrel first.
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont by Banner Publishing Corporation. Subscriptions by mail and home delivery rates are listed for different radii and durations.
The University of Vermont raises resident tuition from 416 to 500 and non resident tuition from 1200 to 1500 for the 1964 fall semester. The board cites faculty salary costs and a projected 1964 65 deficit as reasons. President Fey pledges continued fundraising to mitigate impact on students.
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