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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1962

Page

12

Bribery and Graft Claims Hit Massachusetts Highways

An AP report opens a three part series on charges and countercharges surrounding Massachusetts highway land seizures. Rep Blatnik says investigations show a miserable mess in land acquisition for federal aid projects in Massachusetts.

Bay State Massachusetts Congressional Subcommittee On Public Works John A. Blatnik D-Minn

Rotarians Form District Conference Committees in Vermont

Bennington Rotarians announce committees to plan the District Conference of Vermont and New Hampshire to be held May 12 13. Cochairmen John Kennedy and Richard Jolivette lead with Iver S. Pelsne and Andrew Hyde. committees cover attendance promotion decorations entertainment printing reception transportation housing registration and meals among others.

Bennington Vermont New Hampshire John Kennedy Richard Jolivette Iver S. Pelsne Andrew Hyde Rutland Stewart Allen Earl James Arthur Grant Roy Anderson Edward Giles S. Whitney Dickey Harlow Matz Walter Noyes Lee Shoemaker Manfred Ehrich Alfred Torrisi Salvatore Santarcangelo Joseph J. Chechile Elbert F. Robbins George Hadwen H.G. Savage Vincent Hoy Willard Goyette Alfred Hertz Eugene Clark Raymond Bowen Robert Wilson Robert Stabler Robert Condon Thomas E. Cook Jr James Meruiewicz Armand Lampron Clement Gilchrist Robert Stout Rotary Ann Dean Hanson F. Ellwood Allen Allan J. Heath Stephen C. Greene Elbert Robbins Waldo Holden J. Duncan Campbell Grover C. Williams William J. Burnham

Voters League Wins 500 Award For Conservation Efforts

The League of Women Voters receives a 500 American Motors Conservation Award and a bronze walnut plaque for significant contributions to conserving America's renewable resources. Presentation will occur at the national convention in Minneapolis this month.

League of Women Voters Lee Shoemaker Bennington League of Women Voters National League Organization American Motors America Minneapolis League George Romney American Motors Corp

Selectmen Buy Used Power Wagon for Road Chief

Town selectmen approve the 1695 purchase of a used power wagon for Road Commissioner James Cross. They plan a meeting with Sewage Plant Supt. Paul Kelley to discuss plant policy and operations amid reported difficulties. Bids on YMCA pool repairs and town land notices also addressed.

James Cross Williams and Bugbee Cross Road Department Leon R. Eldred Thomas R. Haley Williams and Buzbee Selectman Eldred van Santvoord Paul A. Kelley Daigneault Kelley Leonard J. Black Jack F. Lowre Bennington Area YMCA Black Faris Gerald E. Morrissey, Inc Charles A. Maguire Ellis Winslow Cutler Street

Disney Pinocchio draws five villains

In Hollywood UPI reports a quirky set of five villains adds spice to Disney's Pinocchio. The evil quintet includes a whale a fox a cat a coachman and a puppet master.

Hollywood UPI Disney

Khrushchev gamble on Soviet agriculture to win cold war

Analyzes Khrushchev's push to reform Soviet farming through material incentives, private plots, and decentralization. Notes long history of agricultural failure under Stalin, the shift toward rewarding output, and the ideological tension within the Communist bloc as he tests new methods to feed a growing population.

Khrushchev Berlin Viet Nam Washington Kennedy U.S.S.R United States Free World Red Bloc Stalin

Ex-Champ Freddie Mills Demonstrates Jaw Power

In Streatham England Freddie Mills former world light heavyweight champion allowed 15 year old John Block to strike him. The youth’s punch broke Block’s wrist while Mills expressed remorse and lamented the incident saying he felt like a bully.

Streatham England Freddie Mills John Block John Gus Lesnevich Joey Maxim Freddie

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