Bennington Ford grant funds curriculum project rollout
A $237,000 Ford Foundation grant funds a Bennington area curriculum development project to improve secondary and other programs. An executive committee and project director will oversee travels, reports, and school by school plans including language labs, non graded classes, reading programs, and educational TV across Arlington, Bennington, Molly Stark, North Bennington, Mt. Anthony and more.
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Chicago
Ill
Miami
Fla
New York City
Glens Falls
Oneonta
Ithaca
N.Y
Hanover
N.H
Boston
Mass
Hagerstown
Vermont
Ford Foundation
Cooperative Program For
Allan J. Heath
Bennington South Supervisory Union
Vincent J. Spinelli
Bennington Catholic High School
Leon Wagner
Bennington Southwest Supervisory Union
Paul E. Kirsch
Bennington High School
Kirsch
Bennington
Arlington
Bennington Catholic
Molly Stark
North Bennington
Oak Hill School
Pownal
St. Francis de Sales and
Sacred Heart
Pownal Center
Shaftsbury
North Pownal
Woodford
Soviet Union
Notre Dame High boys choir to perform at BCHS benefit
The 80 member Notre Dame High School glee club from Bridgeport Conn travels to BCHS Auditorium for An Evening of Music. The concert supports Bennington Catholic High School with Part I and II featuring classics, medleys, and solos by Jim Hart Peter McCann Ed McCauley. Rev James Burbank directs.
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BCHS
Catholic High School Guild
80 Voice Boys’ Glee Club
Notre Dame High School
Bridgeport
Holy City
Westerly and
Adams
Jesu
Joy
Bach
Scarlett Ribbons
Mitch Miller
Finian’s
Robert Sorillo
Will Paul D’avanzo
Jim Hart
Peter McCann
Ed McCauley
James Burbank
CSC
Bennington Catholic High School
Rummage Sale Set By St. Peter's Guild
A spring rummage sale at St. Peter's Church runs Friday April 17 from 1 to 4 and Saturday April 18 from 9 to 12. Sponsored by the Evening Guild of the Women of St. Peter's, co chairs Mrs. Jon Kennedy and Mrs. Richard Leake II welcome donations delivered to the School Street entrance.
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St. Peter’s Guild
St. Peter’s Church
Evening Guild of the Women of
Fairbanks Morse Faces Choice On Vermont Plant
About 600 workers at Fairbanks Morse in St Johnsbury, many Local 234 members, face a decision after a contract extension and talks failing to produce an agreement. Gov Hoff backed offers to entice the firm to stay, with options to remain in town or relocate partly or fully. The old plant on Western Avenue is deemed outmoded by all sides.
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Vermont
Local 234
Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
Rank and File
Philip H. Hoff
Albert A. Cree
Hoff
Fairbanks- Morse
Cree
Central Vermont Public Service Co
St. Johnsbury
Union
Western Avenue
America
Marino
George Shea
North Bennington
Boston
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Shea
Exams for U S Academies Set By Sen Aiken
Senator George D. Aiken announces a U S Civil Service examination in Vermont on Monday July 13 1964 to fill vacancies at the Air Force Academy Military Academy Naval Academy and Merchant Marine Academy with 10 nominations per Vermont delegate. Eligible applicants must be Vermont residents aged 17 to 22 by July 1 1964 and physically fit. Exam centers include Bennington Brattleboro Burlington Middlebury Montpelier Newport Rutland and St Johnsbury with nearby sites in Claremont and Hanover NH. Applicants must request by letter to Sen Aiken by June 9 1964 indicating preferred examination center.
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Washington
D. C
George D. Aiken
U.S. Civil Service
Vermont
U.S. Air Force Academy
U.S. Military Academy
U.S. Naval Academy
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Bennington
Brattleboro
Burlington
Middlebury
Montpelier
Newport
Rutland
St. Johnsbury
Claremont
Hanover
N.H
Sen
Aiken
Wild West style breach of peace case in Readsboro
A Readsboro man Ewin T. Holland, 21, was fined 40.10 and given a 30 day suspended sentence to Bennington County Jail after pleading no contest to a breach of peace. Judge George M. Fienberg ordered restitution for damage to a Jeep from a rifle shot to stop a barking dog. Phillip W. Sallisky, 42, of Shaftsbury, was fined 105.10 and given a three month suspended sentence to Windsor House of Correction for drunken driving after arrest on March 23 on U.S. 7.
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Readsboro
George M. Fienberg
Bennington County
Fienberg
Ewin T. Holland
Joseph Eilers
Holland
Witten
Marshall
Margaret Lillie
Miss Lillie
Phillip W. Sallisky
Shaftsbury
House of Correction
Windsor
Sallisky
U.S. 7
Bennington
Sweepstakes sales rise as NH reports 100000 tickets sold
New Hampshire sweepstakes figures released show about 100000 of the $3 tickets have been sold. Commission Chairman Howell Shepard said sales at Rockingham Park and state liquor stores totaled $326,034 as of last Sunday with Rockingham ticket machines dispensing 53,059 tickets.
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Concord
N.H
UPID
New Hampshire
Sweepstakes Commission
Commission
Howell Shepard
Rockingham Park
Rockingham
Heath Honored On 20th Year As Superintendent
Area teachers met at a tea to honor Supt Allan J Heath on his 20th anniversary in the Bennington Graded School District. Bennington Teachers Association sponsored the event with Bendi Elementary and Cora B Whitney School staff and school board members present. The ninth grade home economics class served refreshments, a cake decorated in green and yellow read Congratulations 20 years Mr Heath.
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Allan J. Heath
Bennington
Bennington Teachers Association
Bendi
Cora B. Whitney
BTA
Kenneth Porter
Heath
Anna Mattison
Bennington Community Briefs Highlight Local Events
Bennington residents hear of a Friday food sale at Central Vermont Public Service on Main Street 3 to 8 30 p m to support Bennington Catholic High School senior class treasury. Also notes on DEA meeting in New York City and local visits, church rummage sale prep, and upcoming openings and office closures.
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Peggy Boutin
Central
Vermont Public Service
Main Street
Bennington Catholic High School
Cecelia Greene Callahan
Dolores Heiner
Albany
Dance Educators of America
Waldorf- Astoria Hotel
New York City
DEA
Joseph Levinoff
Skipp Randall
Flo Kelly
Lillian Moore
Jack Stanley
Francis Henderson
Prospect Mt Ski Club Plans Broader Support and Reforms
Mrs. John G. Irons Jr presented a plan to expand backing for the Prospect Mt junior ski program across the region. She urged clearer goals emphasis on learning over free ski days stricter eligibility volunteers better conduct and a review panel to promote safe orderly progression for 416 area students in nine Bennington schools.
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John G. Irons Jr
Grandview St
Prospect Area
Irons
Benhi Southbridge Exchange Concert Planned in Benhinton
Benhi Catamount Benhi's Band and Chorus host Southbridge Mass. Friday for an exchange concert at the elementary school in Benning ton. Southbridge send a band and chorus traveling about 100 miles arriving after noon. An afternoon assembly, then joint rehearsals, dinner, and a full evening program follow. May 1 sees return performances in Southbridge. Admission is free at 7 30 p.m. in the elementary gym.
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Benhi
Southbridge
Mass
Bennington
Emerson Pleads Innocent To Mt Snow Theft Charge
Norman Emerson 35, a West Dover resident and special deputy sheriff, pleaded innocent to burglary in the March 29 theft of 8816 from the Mt Snow Base Lodge where he worked. Bond set at 6000. he failed to post and was jailed in Newfane. trial date not set.
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Brattleboro
Mt. Snow
Robert Gibson
Norman Emerson
Emerson
Newfane
West Dover
Vermont
Supreme Court
Albany
N.Y
Mt. Snow Base Lodge
Funeral for Miss Mary M Bushee at Sacred Heart Church
The funeral for Miss Mary M Bushee who died at Putnam Memorial Hospital Monday morning was held at 202 Park St with the Catholic Daughters of America. A Requiem High Mass was offered at Sacred Heart Church by Rev Joseph F Wiseman. Bearers came from Windsor West Rutland Rutland and East Rockaway L I N Y. Relatives attended from West Rutland Windsor Rutland Syracuse and East Rockaway.
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Mary M. Bushee
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Park St
Catholic Daughters of America
Sacred Heart Church
Joseph F. Wiseman
Edward Haddad Jr
Bert Racicot
Windsor
Patrick McCormack
West Rutland
Edward McCormack
Alvin J. Kennedy Sr
Leo Belanger
Father Wiseman
Rutland
Syracuse
East Rockaway
L.I
N.Y
Stock Averages at Noon Across Sectors
The Noon Stock Averages show gains for Industrials at 824.99 up 0.80, Utilities at 138.10 up 0.03, and Railroads at 194.67 down 0.52. The Composite average stands at 285.82 down 0.01 amid sales of 2,380,000.
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Industrals
Sleeman Donates Microscope to North Adams State
Dr. Richard A. Sleeman, coordinator of teacher training at North Adams State College and Bennington School District board member, donated a $500 microscope to the biology department in honor of his parents Mr and Mrs Sollwan Sleeman of Bradford Street. The gift was presented through college president Dr Eugene L Freel last month and noted by The Student Voice in its April 2 issue with thanks for the magnificent gift.
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Joanne Pello
Joseph Pello Jr
Safford Street
Bennington High School
Richard A. Sleeman
North Adams State College
Bennington Graded School District Board
Sollwan Sleeman
Bradford Street
Eugene L. Freel
Student Voice
Dr. Sleeman
Heath forecasts Bennington schools gain 7500 in state aid
Allan J. Heath, superintendent, said Bennington District's state aid for next year could total 60000, up 7500 from this year, though the figure is an estimate under the new Vermont formula. He cited Montpelier confirmation pending.
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Supt
Heath
Vermont
Montpelier
Hospital Births and Discharges From Bennington Areas
Hospital notes list discharges including Miss Wendi Hilchey Master Glenn Hilchey and Mrs. Alice Reynolds among Bennington and Arlington residents. Birth announced for Donald Lohnes couple in Bennington on April 8. Milan exhibit to open April 15 showcases asylum inmate artworks from Italy France Belgium and Switzerland.
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Wendi Hilchey
Glenn Hilchey
Alice Reynolds
Theodore DeMarco
Rose Vallee
Alden LaCroix
Mary Ann Harrington
Bennington
Karen Parker
Manchester Center
Paul Murphy
North Bennington
Roberta Humphrey
Petersburg
Patricia West
Dorset
Robert Wilcox
Pownal
Milan
Italy
UPI
France
Belgium
Switzerland
Britain set to hold parliamentary elections this fall
London bulletin reports Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home announced that Britain's parliamentary elections will be held in the fall. The statement comes as the government confirms the timing of the national vote amid ongoing political developments.
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London
UPID
Alec Douglas-Home
Britain
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