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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1963
Page
2
The Burlington School Commission votes 4 2 in a special meeting to back a proposed constitutional amendment allowing school prayer. The Vermont State School Directors Association will discuss the issue at a Montpelier meeting this weekend.
The Employment Security Department in Montpelier reports 3,981 Vermonters filed jobless claims for the week ending Oct 1. Initial claims total 615, up from 612 the prior week. Continued weeks of unemployment rise seven percent to 3,276. Year to date claims reach 224,983, up nearly 13 percent from 1962, with 2,240 people exhausting benefits.
Troy Rensselaer County released its first nine million dollar budget on Tuesday proposing a 138000 reduction in the tax levy thanks to higher revenue accounts and lowering the tax rate by 72 cents. In Stephentown volunteer firemen battled a fast moving brush fire discovered at 9 p.m. Tuesday. crews worked through the night and the blaze, under investigation, is suspected to have been started deliberately.
Mrs Margaret Wagner of Watervliet died Tuesday at Leonard Hospital after being stricken at the wake of her husband Fred Wagner.
Norman Rowe 18 James Montange 16 Harry R. Vincent 17 and Kenneth Wasley 19 were arraigned before a Greenbush justice of the peace on third degree arson for burning two barns in Nassau County. Bail set at 200 dollars each. a hearing for all four is planned soon.
Miss Gertrude Robinson, founder of the Berkshire Symphony and forerunner of Tanglewood, died in New York after a stroke at 82. The Berkshire project began 1934 on a Stockbridge farm. Boston Symphony Orchestra supported it from 1936. she later donated land and funds for Tanglewood.
The ceremony in a Swedenborgian church marked their 11th anniversary with guests including Janet Blair and Nick Mayo. A 2-year-old shouted amid the kiss, while Blair quipped that children are expected at weddings. In Washington, Alaska’s sparse population draws cautious pride from Sen. Ernest Gruening who hopes it stays less crowded.
Four noted figures will headline the Freedom Forum at Ira Allen Chapel, UVM, on Nov. 2 led by Dr. Nicholas Nyardi. Speakers include Atty. Samuel B. Pettengill, Arthur G. McDowell, and Edward Hunter. The event is hosted by Vermont Freedom Forums, Inc. Roger W. Mann will open, Lt. Gov. Ralph A. Foote will greet, and the forum will cover education and government topics with films shown in the evening.
AP reports a blaze last night engulfed Brattle Book Shop in Sears Crescent Boston preserving a historic five story brick building. Owner George Glass 46 lamented the loss of about 500000 dollars worth of volumes while noting 300000 volumes may have been destroyed amid efforts to resist demolition for a government center project. The Redvelopment authority altered plans to save the crescent, a site once visited by Emerson and other 19th century writers.
The Massachusetts Senate backed a bill prohibiting licenses for agricultural fair racing at commercial tracks outside a fair's home county. An exception lets the Middleboro fair continue racing at Raynham dog track. A 54 day annual racing limit was set to allow nine licensed fairs to continue. A measure to earmark track breakage for education was rejected.
Boston reports 20th day with no measurable rain as New England endures drought. Officials warn of continued fire danger with 2 inches of rain needed, while fires burn across Massachusetts and nearby states.
The Bennington Banner publishes daily except Sunday and legal holidays at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont. Home delivery by carrier and postal rates vary by radius with 8 months 4.25 to 6 months 8 and 1 year 15.00 offered. rates for Vermont and elsewhere differ with service specials noted.
Washington AP reports early momentum for a bill to end the two price cotton system. Speaker McCormack said discussion occurred at a Kennedy breakfast but no final action, with further talks planned with Rep. Cooley as the measure awaits House consideration.
The five day forecast from the U S Weather Bureau covers northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Temperatures over the next five days Thursday through Monday average ten to fifteen degrees above normal. Expect warm conditions Thursday and Friday then cooler skies in northern New England by Saturday. Precipitation totals range from one to three tenths of an inch with showers likely Friday night or Saturday.
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