Bennington Board Passes Support for Listing Date Change
Bennington's Board of Listers urged Town Rep. Caracciola to back Vermont Tax Department legislation to shift the annual listing date from April 1 to January 1. Sister Francis J. Hogan said the board unanimously supported the change at a state government school last month. The proposal faced opposition from most town representatives at a county meeting in Manchester. Hogan reported Lawrence Gauthier was involved.
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Bennington
Board of Listers
Joseph J. Caracciola
Vermont Tax Department
Francis J. Hogan
Manchester
Hogan
Lawrence Gauthier
Listers
Clark's Woods Sewer Plans Win Approval
Final plans for sewer interceptor lines in Clark's Woods gained approval from the state Water Resources Board. The project, funded by a $15,000 town appropriation with about $14,000 in state and federal aid, awaits federal go ahead and bid advertisements to begin.
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Clark’s Woods
Montpelier
State Water Resources Board
The
Public Health Service
Boston
WRB
Constable's Salary Under Scrutiny
Selectmen will discuss trimming the town dog constable's monthly pay of 80 dollars in a move to reflect reduced workload with Bennington County Humane Society activity. George A. Rogers of Park Street Extension is potential incumbent. Eldred notes a decision may come Tuesday night.
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George A. Rogers
Park Street
First
Municipal Airport Commission
County Aviation Corp
Joel Whittemore
Texas
Devil and Daniel Webster leads BCHS to state finals
Bel l ows Falls Bennington Catholic High School won one of four district one act play prizes for The Devil and Daniel Webster by Stephen Vincent Benet. Rutland High Mt St Joseph Academy Rutland Spaulding High Barre also placed with Arlington High St Michaels Montpelier in the contest.
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Bellows Falls
Bennington Catholic High Schol
the Devil
Daniel Webster
Stephen Vincent Benet
Rutland High
Mt. St. Joseph Academy of
Rutland
Spaulding High of
Barre
Arlington High School
St. Michael’s High of
Montpelier
Bellows Falls High
Lawrence Taylor
Windsor
Saul Elkin
Castleton State College
Ruel Barrett
Thetford Academy
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Aria da Capo
MSJ
Goodman-Hecht
Spaulding High
Gary Gerstenberg
BCHS
Middlebury
Vermont
New England
Warren
R.I
Daniel Higgins
Jabez Stone
Daniel Abbott
Mary Stone
Linda Becerra
Scratch
Michael Chechile
Man and Woman Rescued After Car Flies Into Bay
Clement E. Meunier of Winooski rescued Lyle F. Laughlin and Mildred Maynard after their car went over the Missisquoi Bay Bridge and settled upside down on the frozen bay. He chopped ice from the door as water rose inside. The injured pair, both from St Albans, were hospitalized with cuts bruises and shock.
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West Swanton
Clement E. Meunier
Winooski
Missisquoi Bay
Lyle F. Laughlin
Mildred Maynard
St. Albans
Meunier
Laughlin
Maynard
Rifle Range Bill Withdrawn By Sponsor After Pressure
Town Rep. Joseph J. Caracciola said the House bill to ban rifle ranges within 500 yards of dwellings was withdrawn by sponsor Demar G Story of Middlesex. Banner columnist Roy Marsden reported the introduction, and Caracciola noted sportsmen need not comment now that the measure is withdrawn due to legislative pressure.
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Joseph J. Caracciola
Demar G
Story
Middlesex
Roy Marsden
Caracciola
U.S. Policies Face Opposition at Home and Abroad
The piece notes Canadian Prime Minister Diefenbaker condemning Bomarc missiles as drawing fire to Canada and details domestic U.S. struggles under President Kennedy. It cites rising unemployment from 5.5 to 6.1 percent, a growing workforce, and minimal public support for the economic program amid emphasis on domestic economy over foreign policy.
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John Diefenbaker
Kennedy
White House
Senate leadership survey targets major bills this summer
Senator Mansfield said a leadership survey shows major legislation likely to reach the Senate floor by late summer with work aimed to finish by September. He named Kennedy's 500 million transit bill and nominations for Satellite Communications Corp. heads as priority items, while noting broad youth employment and wilderness bills ahead before Easter.
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Sider
Montana
Senate
Congress
Mansfield
Kennedy
Satellite Communications Corporation
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
House
Interior Department
Treasury Post Office
Obituary notes for Thompson Phillips King from Vermont towns
Funeral services were held for Mrs Selma Thompson of Shaftsbury at Hanson Walbridge with Rev A J MacDonald officiating. Also reported are funeral services for Mrs Manora Edgerton Phillips in Dorset and the death of Samuel C King of Arlington. Relatives attend from multiple nearby towns and states as survivors are listed.
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Frank
Selma) Thompson
Shaftsbury
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Hanson- Walbridge
A. J. MacDonald
Shaftsbury Methodist Church
Walter Gavin
David
Michael Vince
Bennington
Fritz Ruebesam
Stamford
Herbert
George Ruebesam
Adams
Mass
Taconic Grange
Merton Snow Sr
Dorset
Manora (Edgerton) Phillips
Burr Phillips
R. G. Dana
Phillips
George and
Emma (Sykes) Edgerton
Manchester
Church
Ladies Fellowship Club
Clifford Tarbell
Edward Tarbell
Factory Point
Maple Hill
Arlington
Samuel C. King
Sandgate
King
Howard Dufresne
Legion of Guardsmen
Richard King
Stanley King
Philip King
Sunderland
Fred Quinn
Noel Alden
Federated Church
East Arlington
Charles W. Grande
Ira Allen
Pa Legislator Charges Solons With Deception
Rep. John P. Saylor, a Pennsylvania Republican, accuses New England lawmakers of trying to mislead coal states over residual oil imports. He says their push for a 50 000 barrel per day rise masks reality and contrasts their calls for open fuel imports with tariffs on other goods.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
New England
John P. Saylor
R - Pa
T Am
New
Saylor
British frigate sails Caribbean patrol amid Cuba raids
A Royal Navy frigate with 30 marines aboard slipped from Bermuda for a Caribbean patrol to monitor anti Castro raids on Cuba, according to London sources Sunday.
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London
Bermuda
Caribbean
Cuba
Bennington Briefs Spotlight on Arts Show and Local News
An art show opens this evening in the New Gallery of Benn ington College Carriage Barn featuring 12 Soviet avant garde artists and runs two weeks. Mt Anthony Country Club hosts a duplicate bridge tourney on Friday April 5 at 8 p m. April bulletin had an erroneous date. Bennington Rural Fire Department answered a Park Street Ext residence fire morning with oil burner explosion. no injuries, only furnace damaged. James M Dubin earns high honors at Williston Academy. Women of the Moose plan initiation and meeting at 8 p m with Isabelle LaBarge presiding. Arlene Joseph chairs Homemaking Month and chapter night. home bake and rummage sale at K of C Hall Saturday. VFW Auxiliary nominating committee members to meet at Marion Charest’s home Tuesday at 7 30 p m. nominations and officer elections April 9 at VFW home.
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Bennington College Carriage Barn
Bennington
Ray Howe
Park Street
Women of the Moose
Isabelle LaBarge
Arlene Joseph
VFW
Marion Charest
Putnam St
North Street
Municipal Court Hears Disorderly Conduct Case
Douglas H. Britch was fined 20 dollars after pleading no contest to disorderly conduct for punching David Senecal at Pierce's Restaurant. Margaret S. Scott pleaded guilty to three counts of bad checks and received four to six months plus 30 days concurrent with her current sentence in Rutland Reformatory.
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Douglas H. Britch
Hunt St
John H. Williams II
Britch
David Senecal
Pierce
North Street
Williams
Margaret S. Scott
Fair Haven
N.J
Rutland Reformatory
Boston Narcotics Ring Exposed Worth 360 Million
Henry Giordano testified before the House appropriations committee that a Boston narcotics ring has been dismantled. The operation, started in 1949, allegedly moved more than a ton of heroin with a wholesale value of 18 million if sold as pure heroin, as attorneys Joseph Sax and Joseph Massa were arrested.
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Washington
Bureau of Narcotics
Boston
House Appropriations Committee
Henry Giordano
Joseph Sax
Joseph Massa
Charles Siragusa
Rutland Rail Service Plans with New York Direct Trains
A Rutland railroad official discusses direct passenger service to New York beginning Monday and hints at negotiations to acquire the New York Central and Santa Fe to enable Bennington L as Vegas routes. He envisions trains bringing Las Vegas money and Vermont maple syrup to Nevada, aiming to revive Rutland and the region.
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New York
New York Central
Santa Fe
Bennington
Las Vegas
Bennington County
Vermont
Nevada
Rutland
Jack Kennedy
Putnam Hospital Admissions Discharges and Births Noted
Sunday admissions list multiple residents from Hoosick Falls Bennington Shaftsbury and surrounding towns with discharges including Master Thomas Vince and others Birth notices cite Douglas Saunders Ernest Bolster Jr and Michael Durand with family details and hospital locations Ridgewood Valley Hospital Wyckoff while grandparents are named for Durand family.
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Phyllis Ruggles and Son
North Bennington
Patricia Lipscomb
Pownal
Carolyn Hart Master Thomas Vince
Bennington
Florence Smith
West Arlington
Alice Reed
East Dorset
Bernice Robinson
Whitingham
Frederick Strait
Hoosick Falls
Stock Averages Rise Mildly on Mixed Trade
Financial brief notes the stock averages closing higher with the industrials and railroads modestly up while utilities move slightly. The composite average edges up and trading volume reaches about 1.94 million shares.
Two Cars Damaged In Collision At Vermont Route 67A
State police report two cars were moderately damaged on Vermont 67A at Greenacres Flats after Douglas H. Britch 29 of Hunt Street westbound attempted to pass two vehicles and struck Geraldine Winchell 18 of LeBlanc Avenue who was turning left onto a side street. Damages were about 500 and 250 dollars with no injuries reported.
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Vermont
Greenacres Flats
Douglas H. Britch
Hunt St
Geraldine Winchell
LeBlanc Ave
Britch
Winchell
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Donna LaTour
Edith Roy
Gary Boulet
Carol Boutin
James Lyon
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Michael Hoth
David Humphreys
Betsy Stockman
James Harrington
Patrick Henry
Terrence Dermody
David Hart
Marcel Lettre
John Kornitzer
John Chapman
Barry Griffith
Gary Boutin
Margaret Boutin
Barbara Paquin
Michele Sears
Jean Martin
Jeanne Cole
Christine King
Joseph Pineau
Mary Brunina
Cheryl Sausville
Alfred LaTour
Donald Whipple
Melinda Pelham
Carl Benjamin
Curt Albee
Cheryl Blair
Ralph Ferris
John Secor III
Haynes
Kane
Harte Theatre
Harold Hecht
Stuart Millar
Guy Wrosper
United Artists
U.S
Red Queen
Crass
Frank Thompson
Mrs. Burr Phillips
Solons
Bennington Briefs
Mt. Anthony Country Club
James M.dubin
Benjamin Dubin
Harrison Ave
Williston Academy
East Hampton
East Haddam
Conn
UPI
William H. Goodspeed
Connecticut River
Goodspeed Opera House Foundation
Rosaie Lemieux
Emma
Vogue Beauty Shop
Yvonne Estes
Richard C. Ballance
Maurice Ballance
Elm St
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Bennington Sod and Gun Club
Vermont Fish Hatchery
South Stream Road
General Assembly
Dale Carnegie
School Street
Lions
Oakes Street
Virginia Wilcott
Brattleboro
Vermont National Savings Bank
Roy Lucius
Grand Union
Ill Jefferson Ave
National Directory Service
Bennington Free Library
Bennington High School
Benhi
First Baptist Church
Ida Saunders
Jean Wandrey
Harold Rogers
Indianapolis
Ind
Emma’s Beauty Shop
Safford Street
Putnam Hospital
Beverly Hoag
Shirley Jones
South Pownal
Virginia Searles
Mary Hoyt
Hazel Morrissey
Silk Road
Luella Breen and Son
Kathleen Berry
Judy Perham
Berlin
N.Y
Minnie Coonz
Jennie Jepson
Roland Lamphier
Berlin, N.Y
S. Louis Hunt
Eagle Bridge
Doreen Reed
Vance Stacy
Douglas Saunders
Burgess Road
Ernest Bolster Jr
Michael Durand
William H. Mayhew
Wyckoff
Valley Hospital
Ridgewood
Jennifer
John J. Bell
Henry Mayhew
Pleasant Street
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Javery
South Street
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H. Page
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