Vermont Senate Hearing On Municipal Court Overhaul
The Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing next Tuesday on Gov. Hoff’s municipal court reorganization bill. It would replace municipal courts with district courts, with Judiciary Chairman George Cook noting some good ideas but concerns about moving too fast. The session also covers Churchill's death sympathy and fading Cutts anti reappointment talks on nonpopulation based reapportionment, plus House Speaker Billings and Lt. Gov. Daley involvement.
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Montpelier
UPS
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Philip H. Hoff
Judiciary
George Cook
Rutland County
Vermont
Vocational Center Planned In St. Johnsbury
St Johnsbury School Board gains green light to plan an area vocational education center with cooperation from St Johnsbury Academy and St Johnsbury Trade School. Trustees pledge no admission restrictions for nonresidents.
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ST. Johnsbury
VPI
St. Johnsbury School Board
St. Johnsbury Academy
St. Johnsbury Trade School
Tragic Albany Shooting Ends In Accident
In Albany Timothy Spain, 12, was killed by an unloaded gun after an 11 year old schoolmate allegedly triggered it. The incident, reportedly witnessed by the boy, was ruled an accident by Coroner William F. Sheridan and no charges will be filed.
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Albany
Timothy Spain
William F. Sheridan
Scout-O-Ramas Planned for April Across Two Districts
Iroquois District and Mohican Council announce Scout-O-Rama events on April 29 at Cambridge Central School and April 24 at Hoosick Falls Central School. At Cambridge, Bernard Stinner serves as general chairman with Carson Fuller as facilities chairman Charles Wocel as ticket chairman and James Leone as exposition chairman.
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Hoosick Falls
Cambridge Central School
Hoosick Falls Central School
Iroquois
Mohican Council
Cambridge
Bernard Stinner
Carson Fuller
Charles Wocel
James Leone
Nightmarish ride as boy clings to coal car in North Adams
A 16 year old climbed aboard a freight coal car in North Adams and rode through Hoosac Tunnel before rescue. Heard cries by a nearby resident, signals relayed to Greenfield, train halted in Charlemont by 10 p.m. rescuer unnamed police call the ordeal nightmarish. Soviet scientists plan April visit to Yankee Atomic plant as part of a 15 day US tour under exchange accord. Hancock Shaker Community to sponsor Neighborhood Youth Corps with 35 jobs, village funding 10 percent of 23000 cost. selections by Pittsfield High guidance director.
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North Adams
Hoosac Tunnel
Greenfield
Charlemont
Rowe
Yankee Atomic Electric Co
United States
Yankee
Russia
Hunter Macine Co
Pittsfield
Hancock Shaker Community, Inc
Lawrence K. Miller
Corporation
Charles Murphy
Pittsfield High School
Bennington Banner Ad Rates and Contact Information
The Bennington Banner lists telephone and newsroom numbers for business, news, and advertising. It outlines home delivery costs and subscription rates within Vermont and nationwide, including special servicemen rates and postage details.
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Bennington, Vt
Two Kansas Executions End Of Clutter Family Slayings
In Lansing Kansas Richard Hickock and Perry Smith were hanged in the state prison a hour apart for the November 14 1959 robbery murder of Herbert Clutter his wife and two children. The four victims were bound gagged and shot and Clutter throat slit. The killers received eighty dollars a radio and binoculars. Smith condemned capital punishment calling it morally wrong while Hickock remained philosophical.
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Lansing
Kan
Richard Eugene Hickock
Perry Edward Smith
Kansas State Prison
Hickock
Smith
Herbert W. Clutter
Clutter
Garden City
Hhce
Rock
Aiken Calls for Rural Development and Water Upgrades
Senator George D. Aiken proposes broader rural development and better services, urging spread of city conveniences to smaller towns and rural areas. He introduces a revised $480 million water program shifting control to the Farmers Home Administration, maintaining up to 25 million in annual grants for rural water facilities.
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Aiken
Washington
UPI
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
America
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Farmers Home Administration
Rural Electrification Administration
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Charles Ross
FPC
Burlington, Vt
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George Aiken
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N.Y
Lake Champlain
Valcour
Lake Champlain Transportation Co
Grand Isle
Cumberland Head
New York
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Shaker Village
Eastern Air Lines
Eastman Kodak
Fed
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Veto
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Reading
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Va P&p
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Woolworth
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
U.S
Kansas
N. Y. World’s Fair
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Hana Leenauiinianee
el Vermont
Ine
Warted States Steel
Traf
N.Y.C
Vermont Trawnsirt Lines
Washington Ave
Kow
First Albany Corporation
State Street
Grand Union Empire
Bettertv
Ymouth
Chrysler Corporation
Fury
Ford
Chevrolet
Plymouth
Plymouthland
Belvedere
Valiant
Barracuda
Chrysler Motors Corporation
Whitney’s Garage
Bennington, Vermont
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