Village Zoning in New Light If Morse's Claim Allowed
Village president James B. Gibney says trustees will discuss zoning tonight in light of a court case that may invalidate the village ordinance. An injunction against William E. Morse and his firm was halted pending tomorrow's hearing. Also on the agenda is a May 1 public meeting at Bennington County Courthouse about the Vermont Gas Corp plant odors and disturbances reported by 28 residents, plus complaints about windblown debris from the Lovers Lane Road sanitary landfill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Gibney
Wil
Liam E. Morse
F. Ray Keyser
Bennington County
Gibney
Lovers Lane Road
Isabella Perrotta Becomes Bride of Guilford Man
Isabella Marion Perrotta daughter of Mrs Nicholas Perrot ta of 110 Putnam Street and Virgil William Erickson son of Anton Erickson of Guilford were married at St Francis de Sales Church at noon Monday. Rev Anthony Brackett performed the double ring ceremony. The bride wore a ballerina gown of white faille with a nylon veil and carried a white missal. Best man was George Joseph Morin of Springfield Vermont and usher Louis J Perrotta. A dinner followed at Mt Anthony County Club. The couple will reside at 10 Harvard Street Springfield Vermont after a wedding trip to Washington DC.
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Isabella Marion Perrotta
Nicholas Perrotta
Putnam St
Virgil William Erickson
Anton Erickson
Guilford
St. Francis de Sales
Anthony Brackett
Virginia Nicholas Perrotta
Thomas Donovan
Gloria Elizabeth Charest
George Joseph Morin
Springfield, Vt
Usher
Louis J. Perrotta
Mt. Anthony County Club
Richard Geannelis
Julia Young
Springfield, VI
Bennington High School
Bennington College
Teachers College
Columbia University
Wausa
Neb
Brattleboro High School
Northeastern University
Bryant Chucking Grinder Co
Springfield
Washington, D.C
Harvard St
UE Local Elects Officers at Bennington Courthouse
Local 295 of the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America elected its officers this month. At Bijur Lubricating Corp the new presidents include Fayette Colvin as president and Charles Rice as vice president and chief steward with other posts filled by Ralph Mavilla James Noble Robert Parker Rita Lavigne Lillian Scrivens and William Corey. The election was supervised by the committee led by Charles Durocher with Marion Jolivette Richard Carruth Margaret Debell and Nelson Leonard. The newly elected officers will be installed Friday at the South Shaftsbury firehouse and all members in good standing are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
Bennington County
Bijur Lubricating Corp
Fayette Colvin
Charles Rice
Ralph Mavilla
James Noble
Robert Parker
Rita LaVigne
Lillian Scrivens
William Corey
Five Vermont trucking firms idle amid Teamster strike
Five firms controlling most of Vermont interstate trucking remain idle after a drivers strike backed by contract demands. About 435 drivers affected with picketing in 10 counties. Local president Frederick C. Dykeman says the action could spread to nine other states as a strike HQ prepares in Bellows Falls.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Teamster
Frederick C. Dykeman
Dykeman
Bellows Fall
Bell Book and Candle opens at Bennington High School
The Sarra Ferman Community Theatre plans a May 10 opening with a May 12 second performance of Jon Van Druten's comedy at Bennington High School. New local actors Joan Winslow and Robert Hagerman debut as Gillian and Shep Henderson, with Francis LaDue and Richard Hunt in supporting roles. Director Bill Holland finished the set. seating will include tables with checkered cloths and candles, possibly with Home Economics refreshments.
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Bell
Book and Candle
Sarra Ferman Community Theatre
Jon van Druten
Bennington High School
Joan Winslow
R.N
Gillian
Robert Hagerman
Shep Henderson
Francis LaDue
Bennington Catholic High School
Nicky
Richard Hunt
Redlitch
Bill Holland
Sarra Ferman
Bendi
Miss Ferman
Home Economics Department
Bennington Battle Day plans outlined by Jaycees and GBA
Jaycees and the Greater Bennington Association discussed tentative plans for the annual Bennington Battle Day celebration on August 16. GBA would coordinate and fund the event while Jaycees provide manpower and lead the parade. Breard Hawks and Ted Bird led the talks with community groups invited to participate.
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Bennington
Jaycee
Greater Bennington Association
Ted Bird
Vermont
GBA
Jaycees
Breard H. Hawks
Ranger 4 Mission Fails To Reach Moon Despite Signals
NASA reports Ranger 4 did not perform mid course or terminal maneuvers and its radio command system failed. Ground beacons remained active as the craft neared the moon, but four scientific experiments failed with the mission. The effort marked the eighth straight U S lunar probe failure, while the Soviets earlier photographed the moon’s far side with Lunik II and III.
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Moon
Earth
NASA
Ranger 4
United States
Soviet Union
Parachutist Survives Hard Ground Landing in Goodwood Event
Tony Miller jumped at Goodwood in the national sky diving championships when his parachute partially opened. He suffered a dislocated shoulder after a delayed opening and a ground impact around 30 feet per second. His lines crossed during the fall.
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Goodwood
England
Tony Miller
Governor Keyser Day at Heartwellville Lodge
Governor Keyser will visit Heartwellville Lodge at Dutch Hill Ski Area on Route 8 Saturday from 1 to 5 PM. Sponsor Raymond J. Crosier invites southern Vermont residents to meet the governor, with a free buffet lunch from 3:20 to 5 PM and informal attire requested.
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Heartwellville
Governor Keyser
Dutch Hill
Vermont
Raymond J. Crosier
Applicants flock to travel for better prospects to New York and Washington
Singelmann said two buses would head for Washington and one for New York later in the week as applicants seek better opportunities. He noted many inquiries and no questions asked if the applicant is Black and unhappy with local conditions, with most requests aimed at New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Singelmann
Singemann
New York City
Thrift Shop Sells Gowns and Household Items
The thrift shop offers spring gowns lamp shades dressers two suitcases and a metal cabinet with glass doors. It has received requests for ladies summer clothes baby clothes paperback books a fire ware screen and a trunk. Proceeds support the United Counseling Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard van Santvoord
Shadowbrook Road
Jovah G. Fuller
Beech St. Ext
Willam E. Morey
West Road
William Peat
Margaret Lane
Edward Haug
United Counseling Servce
Fire Damages Roof At Shadowbrook Farm
Rural Volunteer and Bennington Fire Departments responded to a 10 45 a m alarm at Shadowbrook Farm where sparks from a chimney ignited wood shingles on the main house roof. Firefighters gain control quickly with no immediate damage estimate. Resident is George Van Santvoord, former state senator and retired educator.
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Bennington
Shadowbrook Farm
George van Santvoord
Bennington Briefs Span News and Local Activities
Local social visits include Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Van Nostrand and son Philip from Farmingdale visiting Mrs. Van Nostrand’s mother Mrs. Daisy Elwell. Students Ty Trainor and Martin Trapp head to Lansing and return midweek. Easter weekend visits feature Stanley Kemmerer with Richard Kennedy. Winners listed in a Magic Circle contest include Robert Thorpe Andrew Crosier and O L Tet reault. Veterans of World War I plan a meeting at VFW. Girl Scouts meet at YMCA with leaders invited. Mrs. Elliot S. Gilman and son George to Mary Hitchcock for observation. Easter observances shift to a church due to rain. American Legion Auxiliary meets at Old Bennington schoolhouse. Easter Sunrise service draws 135 attendees at Putnam Hospital grounds moved to Methodist Church. Bennington Youth Council hosts the event. Junior Methodist Youth Fellowship tours local churches to study symbolism. next Sunday at 4 pm. Mrs. Earl E. Hamilton in charge. Bottle drive fundraiser Wednesday 10 am to 1 pm by Junior Methodist Youth Fellowship. 18 students collecting bottles for refunds. Twenty five dollars already contributed to parsonage fund. Mrs. Donald W. Sprague and children visit Adams NY. Doctor Donald Shea’s office closes April 26 to 30. Advertisements note Local 534 special meeting April 26 and Physician’s Lab closure April 25 to 30.
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Junior Methodist Youth Fellowship
Gloria Hollister
Henry VanOrman
Holly Graham
Rosemary Christie
Senior MYF Plans Washington Trip
The Senior Methodist Youth Fellowship will take a Washington D C school vacation trip Thursday to Sunday traveling in private cars. Leaders include Mrs T Reed Manager Mrs William F Hollister Harold W Humphrey Ellen J Gird religious education assistant and Rev Frank W Grippin. Participants listed: Nancy Grippin John Hall Katy Hollister Phil Hollister Judy McDonald Mary Moninger Wallace Mook Curtis Smith Debby Smith Susan Smith Joanne Vallee Larry Watkin Steven Williams.
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Methodist
Washington, D. C
T. Reed
William F. Hollister
Harold W. Humphrey
Ellen J Gird
Frank W. Grippin
Nancy Grippin
John Hall
Katy Hollister
Phil Hollister
Judy McDonald
Mary Moninger
Wallace Mook
Curtis Smith
Debby Smith
Susan Smith
Joanne Vallee
Larry Watkin
Steven Williams
Critical weeks ahead for Vermont forests says Gates
Jonathan E. Gates warns April brings peak fire risk as dry winds and sun raise danger to woodlands. He notes losses from fires hit seedlings and recreation areas and urges residents to act as self-appointed forest fire wardens to keep Vermont green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan E. Gates
Vermont Forests Industries Committee
Bell Gates Lumber Corp
Gates
Vrmont
Vermont Forest Service
Vermont
Hebrew Congress pushes ban on nuclear tests
An international ban on nuclear tests was urged by the 20th Hebrew Author Congress in a resolution adopted Monday night, calling for global action and cooperation. The measure urged nations to halt testing and pursue verification and disarmament pathways through international bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Aviv
Israel
Northeast Brush Fires Sprint Across Rain-Hungry Region
Fires swept broad sections of New Jersey New York Massachusetts Rhode Island and Pennsylvania fanned by 40 mph winds. No fatalities reported though homes outbuildings and hundreds of acres burned. Soldiers and prisoners aided firefighting as officials warned camping bans without rain.
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New Jersey
New York
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
New York State
Staten Island
St. Lawrence Valley
Billerica
Mass
Middlesex County House of Correction
Adirondacks
State Conservation Department
Albany
Champlain
St. Lawrence
Hudson
Vermont Square Dance Festival Seeks 1000 Youth Participants
The 12th Annual Vermont Country Square Festival at Norwich University Armory Northfield on April 28 will feature special demonstrations by youth groups from across Vermont. The afternoon session runs 1 to 4 30 p m led by caller Charles Baldwin with a grand march by all dancers. Reservations go to the State Board of Recreation Montpelier.
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Norwich University
Northfield
State Board of Recreation
Vermont
Harlow Bridge
Williamstown
Mac
Brandon
Bradford
Charles Baldwin
New England
Norwich University Military
Montpelier
Draws The Crowds At Seattle Fair Highlighting Revealing Shows
Seattle AP report notes the Century 21 Exposition ongoing exposure trend with numerous acts featuring undraped performances. Barry Ashton's Paradise revue and Planet Eve ballet attract crowds as show streets push risqué themes and backstage peep show gimmicks attributed to Leroy Prinz.
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Seattle
Wash
Egypt
Barry Ashton
Grac’e Hansen’s
Paradise
Sophie Tucker
Liz and Burton switch locale of love scenes
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton returned to Rome to film love scenes for Cleopatra after an Easter seaside holiday at Porto Santo Stefano. They did not ride back together from a northern resort. Burton denied sending a secretary to London to consult his wife about a divorce.
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Rome
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Cleopatra
Porto Santo Stefano
Miss Taylor
Burton
London
Sybil
Seattle theater board approves risqué stage routine
A pair of semi-nude performers and a lively dancer staged a routine to electric organ music. The act drew approval from Seattle's special theater supervisory board appointed by the mayor to safeguard morals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Special Theater Supervisory Board
Seattle
Men Answer Call to Join Burlington Police Ranks
Burlington police Chief Arthur J. Carron reported about thirty inquiries in three days from men seeking to join the troubled department. The force has shrunk to fewer than 40 officers, with a normal strength of 50, after scandals and resignations. An inquiry also came from Nashua, New Hampshire.
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Burlington, Vt
Burlington
Arthur J. Carron
Nashua
N.H
Carron
Doubled Fallout From Red Blasts Expected Soon
Dr Willard F Libby a top fallout expert predicts radioactive debris from the Soviet Union 1961 tests will be about twice as plentiful as autumn 1958 fallout. He cautions the peak may come in late May or June and then taper in early summer.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Willard F. Libby
The
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Russia
Libby
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Merchants Bureau
Don C. Hicks
Daisy Meyers
Ranger
Gareth A. Bigart
Gov
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Thrift Shop
Shadowbrook
Bennington Briefs
Lyman van Nostrand
Philip
Farmingdale, L.I
van Nostrand
Daisy Elwell
North Bennington
Myra H. Elwell
Harwood Hill
Ty Trainor
Edward O. Trainor
Gage St
Lansing
Mich
Martin Trapp
Stanley Kemmerer
Richard Kennedy
Manchester
Conn
Middlebury College
Kemmerer
L.B. Kemmerer
Short St
H. M. Tuttle, Inc
Robert Thorpe
Prospect St
Andrew Crosier
South Stream Road
O. L. Tetreault
Clark’s Woods
VFW Rooms
Woodland Valley
YMCA
John Ottaviano
Elliot S. Gilman
George
Hanover
N. H
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Thomas Whitman
Amityville
L.I
Andrew Marocchini
Wethersfield, Conn
Frank Whitman
Bradford Place
American Legion Auxiliary
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Methodist Church
Bennington Youth Council
Temple Beth el
Earl E. Hamilton
Donald W. Sprague
Silver St
Adams, N.Y
Donald Shea
Eagies Hall
North Street
Physicians Lab
Main Street
Jeffersonville
Banner
Hyde Park
Associated Press
Seattle Fair
By Bob Thomas
PTA
Backstage
USA
Hollywood
Leroy Prinz
Liz
H. Greenberg
Dial
Harte Theatre
Frank Senatra
Dean Martin
Sammy Davis Jr
Peter Lawford
Joey Bishop
Seargeants
Vincent Price
Alakazam
Frankie Avalon
Paul Newman
Geraldine Page
Tennesse Williams
Salem’s
Super Market
Main St
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