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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1964
Page
2
Gov Hoff declared a state of emergency as Addison County receives 11,000 for two miles of five inch aluminum pipe and portable pumps to aid drought stricken farms. Operation Waterwagon previously used civil defense and National Guard to water dozens of farms as Orwell area suffers bone dry conditions.
UPI reports New York stocks opened mixed in moderate trading with Texas Gulf Sulphur up to 58.54, Sinclair Oil rising to 52.1, Celanese slipping to 69.14, Comsat down to 41, Montgomery Ward at 48, Texaco up to 89.54, Johns Manville 54.44, Westinghouse Electric 42, Xerox up 10.7, Boeing up to 62.1, amid daily market action.
More than 7,200 upstate New York teachers will serve as unpaid legmen Tuesday night to pool coverage of election returns for two major press associations and three national networks. In exchange, the news media donate 15000 dollars to the State Teachers Association defense fund, benefiting all volunteers.
The tentative 1965 budget projects a county tax rise after three years with general fund appropriations at a record 10,183,756 dollars and revenues up 548,660.26. Treasurer James Brahan notes 14 unavoidable increases as part of the levy. Special ceremonies at City Hall marked a 2,600,000 dollar contract to supply Tomhannock Reservoir water to Troy, Rensselaer, and East Greenbush, concluding three years of planning despite setbacks.
In North Adams Lyndon Johnson defeated Barry Goldwater by a wide margin in a student mock election at McCann School. Edward Kennedy led re election with 270 votes while Howard Whitmore had 24. In Pittsfield ten hour parking in certain meter zones began with green meters three locations five cents per hour. Adams supt. Rolland Duval opposed North Berkshire three year high school plan citing inefficiency and potential loss of state aid. Charlemont two 400 pound Mohawk Indian bronze busts stolen from Route 2 bridge valued at 1000 each with a missing third bust found nearby. officials expect recovery nearby or at a college fraternity house.
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