Bennington Water Board defers Stark Street extension request
A Bennington contractor seeks a 100 foot water main extension along Stark Street to serve two new homes. The extension hinges on whether the village can tap an 8 inch hospital main installed years ago for the hospital fire sprinkler system, which the hospital funded.
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College Girl Not Hurt In Accident
A Bennington College student, Jane Wechsler, 18, escaped injury when her 1958 Chevrolet convertible went off U.S. 7 in Arlington and landed in a field. Police estimated $500 damage. she is from New York City.
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Shaftsbury
Bennington Briefs Items From Town and Region
Local notices report beer license applications due April 9 to Town Clerk Mary Hodeck. Surplus commodities to be distributed at the Village Garage Wednesday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Middlebury College student Stanley Kemmerer spends spring break with his parents. Tax help available Friday at the Internal Revenue office 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Peter R. Donavan elected treasurer of Sigma Epsilon fraternity at Middlebury College. economics major and sophomore. The Christian Advent Faith Bible Church in Woodford Hollow resumes services Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Rev Ruth E. Smith announced. Rev Albert Center associate pastor. Olaf Bard and son Davis visit from Long Island. Bard formerly Roosevelt airport manager and Republic Aviation inspector. Dale Carnegie course demonstration by Bennington Lions Club at Bennington Elementary School Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Food sale by Green Mountain Valley Girls 4-H Club Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Central Vermont Public Service on Main Street. club leader Mrs. Henry Steel. Army Lt. William L. Jones of Bennington completes training with the 8th Infantry Division in Germany. wife Carolyn with him. Dr Durand to be away April 3–4 due to his mother's death. returns Friday. ADV, April 2.
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Albert Center
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Green Mountain Valley Girls 4-H Club
Central Vermont Public Service Office
Main Street
Henry Steel
Savory Leaves Hoff Staff for Herald Tribune Albany Bureau
Philip P. Savory, 33, longtime Bennington Banner reporter and aide to Gov. Hoff, resigns April 8 from the Vermont governor’s office after accepting a post with the New York Herald Tribune. He will manage the Albany bureau after a brief NYC familiarization period.
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Mt Prospect Club To Elect New Officers
The Prospect Mt Ski Club holds its first annual meeting at 7 45 p m Wednesday at the Prospect Mt ski area lodge. Officers will be elected and a junior ski program policy update announced by president Stephen Jesseman. A patch design contest with voting to choose a winner for a free membership prize is planned along with a movie Fun in a French Ski School and a round robin viewing of club photos.
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Kennedy proposes raising foreign aid guarantee to 2.5 billion
Kennedy calls for boosting the guarantee program from 1.3 billion to 2.5 billion without new appropriations. He seeks repeal of a ban on favored nation tariff concessions to Poland and Yugoslavia and outlines six recommendations including stricter selectivity, self help, industrialized nation participation, balance of payments protection, defense assistance, and private investment leverage.
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Yugoslavia
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Obituaries for Frank Rose and Jane Hunter
Frank Rose 69 of 109 Mc Call St a World War I veteran dies at Putnam Memorial Hospital after frail health. Born in Venezuela he worked 20 years at Queen City Cotton Mill and 18 at American Woolen Mill. Survived by wife Agnes two sons a daughter four grandchildren. Jane Hunter 83 of Troy dies after long career at Cluett Peabody Co. survived by sisters and brothers. Funeral services held with burial at Oakwood Cemetery and Park Lawn Cemetery respectively.
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Rose
Queen City
Winooski
St. Francis de Sales Church
Angela Rose
Bristol
Conn
Frank A. Rose
Wallace
Stella) Bruneau
Bennington
Mahar & Son Funeral
Park Lawn Cemetery
Troy
E. Jane Hunter
Etta Morgan
Fonda Funeral Home
Oakwood
John and
Susan (Butts) Hunter
Cluett Peabody Co
Inez Hauver
Maltaville
Warren H. Hunter
James R. Hunter
St. Louis
Funeral for Mrs. Burt Parker Held in Arlington
The funeral for Mrs. Burt Parker, longtime Sunderland resident who died Friday, was conducted Monday afternoon at Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home in Arlington. The Rev. Edgar Johnson of Manchester officiated. Bearers were John Lake Albert Lawrence Leon Cole and Harry Thompson. Burial followed in Ira Allen Cemetery in Sunderland with committal prayers by the officiant.
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Arlington
Edgar Johnson
Manchester
John Lake
Albert Lawrence
Leon Cole
Harry Thompson
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Putnam Hospital Plans Teen Volunteer Service Program
Putnam Memorial Hospital announces a teenage volunteer program to train area high school students in nursing tasks. Referred to as candy-stripers, participants will complete 50 hours of training and 100 hours of service, earning a $100 scholarship toward further nursing education. Applicants must be at least 15, maintain a C plus average, and be recommended by their school.
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Robert D. Stout
Phyllis Coburn
Stout
Red Cross
Coburn
Annette Belisle
Girls State Draws Scrutiny Over Religious Affiliation Rule
Daily sessions of Girls State begin as schools send students to participate in the citizenship project. Two principals question public school involvement when religious ties are reportedly used to determine eligibility. Dutra warns dismissal follows if a girl refuses to salute the flag, risking controversy for the principal.
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Dutra
Paul Kirsch
Bennington High School
Bernard J. Keefe Jr
Bellows Free Academy
Fairfax
Ziegfeld Theater Restored for Stage Shows in NYC
New York AP reports the Ziegfeld Theater has been renovated into a playhouse after seven years as a television studio. Owner Billy Rose says $250,000 was spent on backstage, auditorium, and public lounge redesigns. Built in 1927, the theater may face a two year future before possible skyscraper development.
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Billy Rose
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Market Averages and Industrial Sector Totals Report
Stack averages show Dhow Jones Rac Nog at 30 for Industrials 20 for Railroads 15 for Utilities. Composite index reads 2,210,000 in sales with Albany figures 688.62 153.27 137.04 243.85 and a 2.76 yield with .30-.08 change.
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Hospital Admissions and Births Reported in Local Notes
Admissions list includes Mrs. Ethel Gilmore Manchester Depot Miss Patti Fair Miss Deborah Palmer Harold Hatch Mrs. Constance Kuhn Charles Jepson Miss Ella Jep son Bennington Master Allen Palmer Pownal James A. Edgerton Sr Arlington Robert Edson Manchester Center Discharges note Mrs. Geraldine March Bennington Mrs. Janice Butler and son Arlington Mrs. Belle Brownell North Pownal Mrs. Corinne Davids Manchester Birth announced of a daughter born March 27 to MSgt and Mrs Rudolph Landry Madrid Spain. Mrs Landry formerly Joyce Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs William Miller Division Street Sgt Landry stationed at Torrejon AFB outside Madrid Couple has two other children Robert and Evelyn.
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Deborah Palmer
Harold Hatch
Constance Kuhn
Charles Jepson
Ella Jepson
Bennington
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Pownal
James A. Edgerton Sr
Arlington
Robert Edson
Manchester Center
Geraldine March
Janice Butler and Son
Belle Brownell
North Pownal
Corinne Davids
Manchester
Rudolph Landry
Madrid
Spain
Landry
Joyce Miller
William Miller
Division Street
Sgt. Landry
Torrejon Afb
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Evelyn
Division Street Ownership Question Hovers Over Village
Bennington Village Trustees seek to claim private Division Street segments as village property citing a state law. The street has long served as public roadway near Gage and Scott streets, used for 15 years by the village for policing and plowing, while ownership remains disputed amid discussion with Village Atty. John Williams.
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Leo Nash
Nash
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North Bennington Road
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Valentine
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Livermore
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Gibney
Ground Breaking For Stratton Chapel In South Londonderry
Ground breaking ceremonies are set for early June for the Chapel of the Snows at Stratton Mountain. Robert E. Plaff, head of the All faiths chapel group, said the project meets skiers needs for worship space as well as physical conditioning. He noted some Sundays attract up to 400 skiers to services in a cafeteria. The group is seeking donations from diverse faiths to fund construction.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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All - Faiths Chapel Group
Pluff
Sunday Dancing Raises Pay for Board Members to Twenty
The bill doubles per diem to $20 for board members across about two dozen agencies. Lefevre’s measure mirrors a separate proposal granting the 276 Legislature members a $10 weekly pay raise.
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Rebels’ Proclamation Broadcast by Retired Generals
Retired Gen Benjamin Menene dez, 75, and Gen Federico Toran zo Montero released a rebel proclamation around 8 a.m. via Radio Argentina, as authorities crushed portions of the uprising.
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Federico Toranzo Montero
Radio Argentina
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