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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1962

Page

7

A Portable Seismograph Tests Soil Layers Near Dam Sites

An experiment using a portable seismograph near the Jewell Brook flood control project shows how shock waves reveal soil layers and bedrock depths. Operators describe wave speeds in surface soil, hardpan, and bedrock, and note cost and terrain advantages over drilling test borings for watershed protection.

Ludlow Jewell Brook

Contours Hit No 1 On Teens Poll In Bennington

The Contours top the Bennington Top Ten Tunes chart with Do You Love Me while teens vote by phone 29187 between 9 and 10 30 p m Saturday. Nick Santo tallies the results listing Green Onions Venus in Blue Jeans Patches All Alone Am I The Monster Mash Teenage Idol The Limbo Rock Pow Pow Oom Mow Mow What Kind of Love Is This with Bobby Pickett Chubby Checker Brenda Lee and others.

Bennington Nick Santo Rivingtons Joey Dee and The Starlighters

Vermont Fish-Game Wardens Report Excellent Hunting Season

Vermont wardens report a promising hunting season with abundant feed and strong bear populations. Partridge woodcock and squirrel forecasts are mixed by area with best prospects in northern and central regions. The bulletin urges study of hunting laws, safe practices, and respect for landowners to ensure a good season.

Vermont Montpelier Massachusetts Canadian Francis Davidson Barre Norton Essex County Fish and Game Department Brandon Chester Manchester Vergennes Johnson Bradford Woodstock Goshen Leicester Wilmington Sheldon Hancock Poultney Orleans County Franklin County Waterbury Cavendish Mancheter Brattleboro

Frost Nips New England Across Region

Widespread frost hit New England with subfreezing readings in many towns before sunrise. Readings included Lebanon New Hampshire 27, Old Town Maine 28, Concord New Hampshire 29, Burlington Vermont 30, Portland Maine 31, Montpelier Vermont 32, Providence Rhode Island 40, and Boston 42, the record low for the date at Boston 40 set in 1929.

Boston New England Weather Bureau Lebanon N. H Old Town Maine Concord Burlington Portland Maine Montpelier Providence R. I

Princeton confirms Mediterranean heritage in theater season

Princeton University unveils its third season of professional theater featuring Antigone The Comedy of Errors Caligula and Mourning Becomes Electra. The program aims to educate students and the public with diversified entertainment rooted in western drama traditions.

Princeton N.J Princeton University Sophocles Shakespeare Albert Camus Caligula Eugene O’neill

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