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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1962
Page
10
The Union School Board selects a New York firm to review educational philosophy and goals, develop detailed specifications for a proposed high school, and prepare a time phase plan. The consultant will define space needs, furnishings, equipment, and align plans with architectural work and final engineering specs.
Bernard E. Luce pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and was fined $100 with intoxication dropped. Victor B. Schlieder had a guilty plea on suspended license stricken and deferred after his ignorance of suspension. Francis C. Bruso Jr. pleaded not guilty to operating without the owner's consent. bail set at $50. Raymond L. Record Jr. pleaded guilty to operating without consent. pre sentence investigation ordered. Anthony Rybczyk pleaded guilty to careless driving and fined $25. Carroll J. Wilcox pleaded not guilty to DUI with bail set at $50. The article also notes school-related cost estimates for consultants and timeframes for a planning phase, including per diem charges and travel expenses.
Soblen, detained ten weeks in Britain, was rushed to Hillingdon Hospital after a heart issue. Investigations probe how he obtained barbiturates as Home Office and prison authorities deny theories. Reports claim pills may have been hoarded by doctors or smuggled via meals. searches failed to find them.
Nathan Cottrell 84 of Boyntonville Hoosick died Thursday after a brief illness at Mary McClellan Hospital Cambridge He was a retired farmer and active Hoosick Grange member Survived by daughters Perrin Cornell and Malcolm Hewitt son N Clifford Cottrell sister Mrs David Baker Funeral Sunday 2 p.m. from residence Interment Maple Grove Cemetery Hoosick Falls
Frankfort reports Kentucky awarded 197 contracts for 262 miles of roads from January through May at a total cost of 25 million 126 thousand dollars. Highway commissioner Henry Ward notes the state leads the nation in financing without federal funds.
In Atlantic City New Jersey 54 contestants brace for the semifinals of the 1963 Miss America pageant after a third preliminary round. Carole Jean Van Valin from Michigan won swimsuit honors and Patrice Lei Anderson from Hawaii led talent with Un Bel Di as the finalists prepare for Saturday night’s finals.
Carl L. Richey of 115 Prospect St is now a qualified Vermont voter after Gov. F. Ray Keyser Jr. personally administered the oath during the Bennington Bounces Back event at Evans News and Office Equipment Co. Richey had moved from New Bremen Ohio and noted the governor’s follow through while seeking re election.
Village trustees decide on Silver Street stop signs removal after Levin letters the company. On Tuesday night the board approved removing the two signs on Silver Street at Grandview next week. Trustee Bodine urged the move calling the location senseless and a nuisance for Bennington.
NASA says the Soviet Union failed in five of six Mars and Venus probe attempts with one partial success. experts note parking orbit technique helps detect planned deep probes, while radio relaunches and re entry data reveal failures. Cuba jamming unlikely due to coded launch procedures and risk of triggering rockets.
Thomas F. Maloney at White River Junction VA Hospital under observation. Miss Wilhelmina Billie Smith begins her senior year at Ottawa University. Harry F. Clark and family visiting Bennington from Fort Lauderdale. Social Action Committee plans itinerant apple pickers program for next week. Louis Kennon admitted to Warner Nursing Home after Putnam Memorial Hospital stay. Junior bowlers urged to register for league starting September 15. Women of the Moose host rummage and bake sale September 8 at Moose Hall.
Benning on Bowling Lanes will be open Monday through Friday from 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 1 p.m. New fall hours apply to open bowling every day and evening. ADV. 5-8.
The 1962-63 Lane Series at the University of Vermont starts two weeks earlier with Charles Munch conducting an all French program of Berlioz Roussel Milhaud and Debussy. The Red series also features the New York City Opera Company Puccini operas Van Cliburn Olatunji dancers the San Francisco Ballet Carnival and the George Shearing Quintet. The Blue series opens with The Sound of Music and includes Joan Baez Carlos Montoya The Turn of the Screw Shakespeare scenes the Hague Philharmonic and more.
In Mays Landing New Jersey jail officials confirm inmates may use the address Gormley’s Hotel to avoid embarrassment. The hotel name is tied to Sheriff Gerard L. Gormley and serves as a post office address for prisoners.
Vermont town races show Raymond Crosier and Mrs. J Foster Collins as Republican figures. Casey seeks a third term in the General Assembly with past service on the House Highways and Bridges Committee. Crosier runs Heartwellville Lodge near Dutch Hill. Collins is a Red Crosier ally and local activist. In Dorset, incumbent Eugene A. Bond faces William T. Burns who runs under both party labels.
Admission notes record several names and places including Michael Moretti Jr Joseph Guetti Maud Riley and Earl Coonradt in Bennington East Dorset North Bennington Hoosick Falls Hoosick and Star Route Bennington with daughters born September 6 and a son on an undetermined date in Bennington.
The Women of Moose A chapter met Wednesday with publicity night. Chairman Shirley Burgess welcomed members. Clarence O Connor state director of the Loyal Order of Moose spoke. Enrollment and sponsorships were noted. Rummage and home bake sale preparations were announced for Moose Hall Friday after 7 p m and Saturday 10 am to 4 pm. Northeastern Convention set for Bennington Sept 28 30 with plans advancing at Sept 19 meeting.
Armyworms are cutworm species that travel in armies. They are night feeders and hide in plant debris or soil by day.
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