Committee Plans 1000-Plus Drive For Bennington Unification
A new group led by Leon R. Eldred aims to secure 1000 signatures pledging to vote Yes on Bennington’s proposed town charter unification. The April 26 town vote precedes village and rural district consolidations into a single unified government.
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Leon R. Eldred
Bennington
Morgan Street
Bennington Village
North Bennington
Old Bennington
Frances Shoemaker
VIM Fund Raising Meeting Set
Area residents will be asked at a meeting next week to continue for another year their support of the Vermont in Mississippi Corporation. The group backs a human relations project in Jackson, Mississippi, coordinated by Edward S. Seaver. Guests include Patricia Prandini and H Warren Buckler II. Moderator is Rev. Lawrence Larrowe.
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Vermont
Second Congregational Church
Patricia Prandini
Bennington College
H. Warren Buckler II
Bennington Banner
Prandini
Bennington
Montgomery
Alabama
VIM
South
Buckler
Jackson
Lawrence Larrowe
Exhibition by Perry Gunther at Bennington College Carriage Barn
Bennington briefs report Perry Gunther, a young New York artist, exhibits sculpture in the New Gallery of the Carriage Barn at Bennington College from April 15 to 29. The show opens Friday at 8 p.m. Gunther is pursuing a Master’s in Art at Hunter College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Gunther
Bennington College
Gunther
New York
Hunter College
Accident Investigated After Car Pass on West Main
Village police investigated a right side passing collision on West Main Street near Ben Mont Avenue. Ronald W. Hall of Hoosick Falls said his signal flashed during a right turn when J R Stutz of Chicago attempted to pass on the right. Stutz’s left front bumper scraped Hall’s right front bumper. damage to Hall’s car was none, while the other was listed under thirty five dollars. The incident occurred about 3 20 p m.
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Hall
Edasich Star Noted in Draco for Astronomical Interest
The note discusses Edasich as the fourth star from Draco's tail and its historical position. It explains the earth’s precession altering the North Star’s location and mentions Edasich’s prominence 7000 to 10000 years ago. The name is said to mean hairy male hyena, a clue attributed to ancient Arab lore.
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Draco
College Receives Grant for Work Study Program
Bennington College has received 14229 dollars in federal funds under the Economic Opportunity Act to admit more needy students during the annual Non-Resident Term. Twelve organizations will provide non-salaried jobs with a 600 dollar stipend per student, 10 percent from the college and 90 percent from the Bureau of Higher Education, expanding campus and off campus employment opportunities for qualified students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington College
Bureau of Higher Education
Boston
United South End Settlements
Kingsley
Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Shady Hill
Project, Inc
James Jackson Putnam Children’s Center
New York
Children’s Day
League School
Dept of Anthropology
American Museum of Natural History
Children’s Convalescent Hospital
Washington, D.C
Bloodmobile Here Next Wednesday
The Red Cross Blood Center in Burlington will bring the Bloodmobile to the Elks Barn in Bennington next Wednesday, April 20, from 11 45 a m to 5 30 p m. A minimum of 100 pints is the quota and about 50 volunteers assist each visit. Donors may call 442 9458 for rides or to make appointments.
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Red Cross Regional Blood Center
Burlington
Elks’ Barn
Red Cross
Robert M. Parmelee
The
Bennington Jr Hi Y Bowlers Beat Club Record at Lanes
The Bennington Area YMCA Jr Hi Y Club bowled at Bennington Lanes on Saturday. Bowler totals include Francis Morrissey 381 Bobby Woodward 523 Eddie Ballance 376 Gary Mattison 293 and advisor Marvin Sutton 469. Woodward and Morrissey combined for a 452 three game average, 73 points better than Ballance Mattison and Sutton. This marked the club's second visit to the lanes.
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Bennington Area
Country Store Fire Near Old Bennington Promptly Contained
Three trucks from the Bennington Rural Fire Department responded to a chimney fire at the Country Store just west of Old Bennington today around 12 45 PM. Firefighters quickly controlled the blaze and pumped water into the smoking chimney on the west side of the building while a fan ventilated interior smoke.
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Bennington
Old Bennington
Hospital Notes April 13 1966 Admissions and Births
Admissions list Irene Bentley East Arlington Phyllis Davis Wilmington Mrs Mina M Mathers Bennington. Discharges include John Grusendorf North Pownal Colleen Thompson Master John Yurewich Jr Hoosick Falls Ellen Oesterle Peter Tinkham Craig Jaquith Karen Arthur and daughter Susie Mears Arlington Luella Streeter South Dorset Edna Fleming Manchester Depot Florence Weeden Petersburg. Births Alfred Arnold and Alfred Arnold of Bennington a daughter and William Mattison and Bennington a daughter both April 13.
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John Grusendorf
North Pownal
Colleen Thompson
John Yurewich Jr
Hoosick Falls
Ellen Terese Oesterle
Peter Tinkham
Craiga Jaquith
Karen Arthur
Bennington
Susie Mears
Arlington
Luella Streeter
South Dorset
Edna Fleming
Manchester Depot
Florence Weeden
Petersburg
Penny Method Teaches Social Studies Through Pennies
Professor Hazel Hertzberg of Columbia demonstrates a penny based teaching method for social studies with Bennington teachers. Students compare a coin’s symbols to culture such as religion, language, farming, and metallurgy to infer historical contexts. The approach spans Iroquois precolonial to modern urban society and links local history to world cultures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Hazel Hertzberg
Hertzberg
New York
United States
Hoff Calls Action on New England Power Costs
Vermont Governor Philip Hoff told Rhode Island textile manufacturers that New England electricity prices hurt regional competitiveness. He blamed private utilities for slow progress and advocated a plan to form a nonprofit to buy cheap Canadian power and deliver it via Vermont transmission lines to utilities near the Massachusetts border.
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Providence
R.I
UPD
Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
Rhode Island
New England
Hoff
Rhode Island Textile Association
Massachusetts
Merchants Seek Opinion On Bypass Plan Choices
The Merchants Division of the Greater Bennington Association asks residents for views on bypass routes. They request opinions on Burdis western and eastern original routes and the Highway Department eastern bypass behind the flats. Responses should be mailed to the GBA office at 315 South St. New York.
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Merchants
Greater Bennington Association
Bennington
John C. Burdis
Burdis
Highway Department
Flats
GBA
South St
Union School Teachers Are Hired At Mt. Anthony
As of April 13, Mt. Anthony Union High School contracts had been signed by 41 additional teachers. Returned from North Bennington High School include Millicent Cross and others. Molly Stark and Shaftsbury and Pownal lists follow. Supt. Howard F. Kelley says 26 positions remain to be filled between now and September, most by July.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
North Bennington High School
Millicent Cross
Genevieve Dawson
John James
Karen Lane
Bernard Leamy
Harold McDonald
Aline Sandrin
Marion Tifft
Frances Woodcock
Stanley Zavistaski
Harry Robinsky
Molly Stark
Michael Bobowiec
Therese Goodermore
Marilyn Johnson
Walter Moses
Shaftsbury
John Smiel
Pownal
Joanne Symons
Bermi Hi
Kendall Adams
Eupha Bonham
Richard Caswell
Henry Coley
Charles Comstock
Grace Crofton
John Duval
Theodore Eisenman
Judith Burbin
Kenneth Gile
Robert Houle
Robert Howe
Mary Hutton
David Jareckie
Bendi
John Kelleher
Rober Lasher
Francis Mach
Allan Page
Edward Ransom
Kendall Rich
Ralph Simpson
Paul Williams
Rudolph Woodcock
Donald Ziter
Howard F. Kelley
Camp Abnaki Reunion Draws Forty Attendees at Mt Anthony
Forty campers and parents attended the Camp Abnaki reunion at Mt Anthony Country Club. The event featured a dinner meeting and slides of Camp Abnaki, with guests Leonard Black Bennington YMCA and Mrs Black Arthur Wickenden and Mrs Wickenden Harold Gordon Jurgen Coombs and Mrs Norman van Gulden. Norman van Gulden directed the program and announced the social period following the slide show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Leonard Black
Bennington
Vermont Ymca
Wickenden
Harold Gordon
Jurgen Coombs
Norman van Gulden
Wilson Ford Wins Union School Bus Contract
Wilson Ford of Bennington won a $54 171 contract to supply nine school buses to the union and merged districts, the lowest bid from six bidders. Average price per bus $6 100, with delivery anticipated by mid August. Ford chassis to Carpenter body plant by July 1.
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Wilson Ford
Bennington
Mt. Anthony
Howard F. Kelley
Kelley
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Carpenter
Stock Averages Dow Jones BathCo Albany Noon Apr 14 1966
Dow Jones averages show gains across sectors with the composite up 1.75 to 339.01 and totals reaching 5,190,000 shares traded. Industrials rise 7.46 to 948.82, railroads gain 1.04 to 263.53, utilities fall 0.27 to 140.48.
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Walden Abittlea
Williamstown, Mass
SUN
Michelangelo Antonioni
Wne
Sporting Women
Rickard KA Harris Carlo DE Pra
Rita Renoir
Xenia Val der
Aldo Grott
Tonio Guerra
Bennington Briefs
Francis Mathers
Dewey St
Albany, N.Y. Veterans Administration Hospital
Stratton Mountain
A.E. Evens
Dr. Jones
ADV
Marcel J. Lewis
Arron Bf
Rt. 67
North Hoosick, N.Y
Kimberley
Fru Pictures
College
Charles F. Rittenhouse and Company
Certified Public Accountants of Boston
Harte Theatre
LU Este
Holden
YMCA
Irene Bentley
East Arlington
Phyllis Davis
Wilmington
Mina M. Mathers
Alfred Arnold
William Mattison
Teachers College, Columbia University
Bennington Catholic High School
Cooperative Project For Curriculum Development
Teacher’s College of
Columbia University
James Wickenden
Eric Michere
Fred Hirsch
John Kendal
Peter Hirsch
UPI
Encyclopedia Americana
Camp Abnaki
Union
Bennington School
Thurber’s Garage
Fitzpatrick’s Garage
Williams and Bugbee
International
Bill Hogan Chevrolet
Lyons Pontiac - Cadillac
Barre
Seward Sales and Service
Rutland
Rosalind Krauss
Toulouse - Lautrec
Barn I
Dow-Jones—Bache& Co
Albany
Armour Star Beef Sale
Comer
Safford and
Gage
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