Staff Members Named For Lake Paran Season
North Bennington teacher and former NBHS coach Robert P. Nolan is named assistant director of Paran Recreations Inc. for the 1966 season. He will head activities for Paran members and assist executive director Bernard Leamy, who splits duties while away for a study project. Lifeguards Barry Griffith Madeline Gratton Kevin Barry Barbara Riley and Jonathan Dwyer return with life-saving certificates. Laura Nowak and George Martin will staff the concession stand. Lifeguards plan first aid and life-saving refresher courses at season start.
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North Bennington
Robert P. Nolan
Paran Recreations, Inc
Paran
Leonard J. Powers
Nolan
NBHS
Bernard Leamy
Lake Paran
Catherine Corcoran
Frank E. Kenyon
Sanford Buxbaum
Leamy
Recreation Group
Berniece Leamy
Laura Nowak
Georgetown University
George Martin
Barry Griffith
Madeline Gratton
Kevin Barry
Barbara Riley
Jonathan Dwyer
American Red Cross
Barry
Springfield College
Union High School Progress Revealed By Mrs Taylor
Mrs Marian Taylor chair of Mount Anthony Union High School Board reports on the new Union High School under construction at a Southern Vermont AARP meeting in Bennington. She praises Fuller Construction for detailed daily progress reports, underground utilities, and planned comprehensive athletic medical staffing modeled after Pittsburgh schools.
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Southern Vermont
American Association of Retired Persons
Bennington Free Library
Mae Fahs
Marian Taylor
Mount Anthony Union High School
Union High School
Pittsburgh
Bennington High
Taylor
James Conroy
Obituary Miss Norton Dies at 99 in Bennington
Helena Louise Norton 99 died Friday in Putnam Memorial Hospital after years of frail health. A Bennington native, born Sept 19 1866, she taught at First Baptist Church and led its primary department for over four decades. She held DAR and Mayflower Society membership and helpedfound the Bennington Improvement Society’s cemetery project. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Helena Louise Norton
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Miss Norton
Edward
Sarah Edson Norton
Bennington High School
Wellesley College
Wellesley
Mass
First Baptist Church
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Mayflower Society of America
Bennington Museum
Edward Norton Emmons
Helen Emmons Hogel
Harriet Emmons Gaines
Christopher L
Benjamin D. Gaines
Susan E
Elizabeth A. Hogel
Barbara L. Gaines
Teen Injures Knee in YMCA Wrestling Match
Timothy Corcoran, 15, of 131 McKinley Street, was taken to Putnam Memorial Hospital after a wrestling incident at the YMCA gym. He received a cast and was released. In London, May Lynn, 34, broke a rib sneezing.
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Timothy Corcoran
McKinley Street
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
YMCA
Corcoran
Alphecca Name Origin and Mythic Crown of Ariadne
Alphecca in the Northern Crown derives its name from Arabic Al-Fakka meaning the broken one. The tale links the star to Ariadne, daughter of King Minos and wife of Theseus, later wed to Bacchus who bestowed a crown of seven jewels.
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Ariadne
Theseus
Athens
Bacchus
Bennington Community Notices and Meetings
Bennington Chapter DAR meets Tuesday at 2 30 p.m. in the social room of the Bennington Free Library with hostesses Mrs. Harry S. Moses and Mrs. William G. Towart A Little League gathering is set for Sunday at 7 30 p.m. in K of C Hall Coaches managers umpires and others are invited Fire crews battled grass fires near West Road and Fay Farm on South Stream Road Bennington Branch and the American Association of University Women will meet at 8 p.m. Monday at Mrs. Thomas D. Cook Jr's home Dr James Toolan will speak on Law and the Citizen.
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Bennington
DAR
Bennington Free Library
Harry S. Moses
William G. Towart
Little League
K of C Hall
Leo J. Bentley
West Road
Fay
South Stream Road
American Association of University Women
Thomas D. Cook Jr
James Toolan
the Citizen
Lefevre urges funding and literature hub for governor race
Lefevre warned that running for governor costs money or luck with a sweepstakes ticket, calling for a centralized publication clearing house and a central research unit for the state committee. A car crash on East Road near Bennington injured a child after the vehicle hit a maple tree and overturned, with residents citing frequent crashes and calling for road safety improvements.
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Pagetown
Lefevre
Area Unemployment Holds At Four Percent In March
Uninsured unemployment in the Bennington area averaged 4 percent in March, below last year, with a state rate of 3.8 percent. Frank H. Mudgett, unemployment Insurance Manager, notes 148 initial claims, up from February and down from last year’s March total. Key industries driving claims include service and private households, apparel, construction, and wholesale and retail trade. Weekly volume averaged 289, versus 356 in February and 586 a year earlier. Benefit exhaustions reached nine in March, totaling 35 for the year. Normal benefit duration under Vermont law is 26 weeks per year for totally unemployed claimants.
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Bennington
Frank H. Mudgett
Department of Employment Security
Vermont
UPI March Retail Sales Hit Record 25.6 Billion
UPI reports March consumer buying rose in the United States with retail stores posting a record 25.6 billion in sales. Durable goods sales climbed 1 percent to 8.6 billion while non-durable goods held near 17 billion.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Commerce Department
Rotarian Guests Describe WBTN and Bendi Activities
Rotary guests discuss WBTN Bennington radio operations and Harrington as announcer and reporter. He notes TV era reshaped radio with many small stations and a middle of the road music policy. Student Gloria Hollister explains Benhi seniors seek conferences on youth issues.
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Robert Harrington
Rotary Club
Bennington
WBTN
Harrington
Rotarians
Ize
Gloria Hollister
Benhi
Miss Hollister
American Legion
American International College
Springfield
Mass
Model U.N
Plymouth
N.H
State College
Vermont Citizenship Conference
Newspaper Subscription Rates by Delivery Radius
Rates show 10 cents per day for carrier delivery. Vermont offers 3 months for 6.30, 6 months for 11.70, 1 year for 22.50. Within 50 miles by mail available. Elsewhere in the U.S. 3 months 7.00, 6 months 13.00, 1 year 25.00.
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Vermont
U.S
Airline Strike Probable Pending Bargaining Breakdown
Washington APS reports the International Association of Machinists plans a strike by 34,000 ground crew workers across United, Eastern, National, Northwest, and Trans World airlines on April 23 after talks ended without a deal. The National Mediation Board may urge a White House emergency board to intervene, potentially delaying the strike by 60 days if President Johnson forms the panel.
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Washington
APS
International Association of Machinists
United
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans World
National Mediation Board
White House
Johnson
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Grace) Yarnel
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