Old Academy Library Names New Librarian and Hours
Old Academy Library Association announces two new trustees Mrs. Waldo C. Holden and Mrs. Joseph LoPiccolo, with Mrs. Robert T. Holden as new librarian succeeding retiree Mrs. Lillian Kleine. The library, redecorated under Mrs. Hall Cushman, cuts evening hours and now operates Tuesdays and Thursdays 3 to 6 pm. readers may borrow without membership, joining costs $5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Academy Library Association
L. R. Nash
Waldo C. Holden
Joseph LoPiccolo
Dudley Baker
Hall Cushman
van Vechten Graves
Townsend Wellington
Stowell Baxter
Arvel M. Steece
Lillian Kleine
Bennington
Wedding in Underhill Brings Town Clerk and Selectman Together
The town invites all residents to the May 15 wedding of Mrs Zilda Bolio town clerk and Wendell Metcalf selectman at St Thomas Church Underhill Center. A reception follows at the Town Hall. A May Saturday night dinner dance hosted by the Underhill Historical Society honored the couple and raised $600 for a Texas wedding trip.
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Underhill
Zilda Bolio
Wendell H. Metcalf
St. Thomas Catholic Church
Underhill Center
Texas
Bolio
Hardwick
Robert Bolio
Dennis
Essex Junction
Dale
Penny
Mt. Mansfield Union
New York Man Wins Record Vermont Civil Award
Howard J. Corey, a Dannemora prison employee, was awarded more than 145 000 in a Vermont civil suit the jury labeled among the largest. He sued Surgical Associates of Burlington over alleged faulty diagnosis and delayed treatment that led to open heart surgery at Burlington Medical Center Hospital. The hospital settled with Corey out of court for an undisclosed sum.
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Brattleboro
UPI
USS
New York
Vermont
Howard J. Corey
New York State
Dannemora
Surgical Associates, Inc
Burlington
Corey
Medical Center Hospital
CVPS Raises Rates by Eleven Percent in Vermont
RUTLAND UP I The Central Vermont Public Service Corp has enacted an 11 percent rate increase following approval by the state Public Service Board. The company had asked for 19 percent but the board reduced it to 11 percent. Officials say the hike, effective Thursday, will add about 2.5 million dollars in extra revenue, and the utility may appeal the ruling in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
UPI
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
State Public Service Board
Central Vermont
PSB
Vermont Marble Company
Proctor
Otter Creek
Rutland County
Robert Tepper
Bennington Community Events And Honors Briefs
Residents invited to a community elderly forum at St. Peter's Episcopal Church on Monday April 26 from 12 to 2 PM. Catamount ABC Indian program seeks resident director applicants. Bennington Lodge Elks holds regular meeting Tuesday at 8 PM with initiation of a large class in honor of new officers, buffet lunch to follow. George B. Stockman named to UN Durham dean's list with high honors. Smith College Club of Vermont to meet May 8 at Team Tavern Middlebury with 11 AM business meeting and 12:30 lunch plus a panel on members' professions and volunteering. Katherine Christine Burke named a Smith College First Group Scholar among 110 of 2350 students. Coast Guard Seaman Peter G. Frantz to depart Norfolk aboard Chincoteague for a 30 day North Atlantic deployment.
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St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Bennington Lodge of Elks
Joseph Y. Shaffe
Past Exalted Rulers Association
George B. Stockman
Silver St
University of New At Durham
Smith College Club of
Vermont
Oe Team Tavern
Middlebury
Katherine Christine Burke
Russell B. Burke
Pine Road
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Smith
Coast Guard
Peter G. Frantz
Franklin D. Frantz
Burgess Road
Norfolk, Va
U.S. Coast Guard
Chincoteague
North Atlantic
MacMillan criticizes Ike says Dulles held real power
Former British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan charged that President Eisenhower was not in good health for a second term and had handed power to Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. In a BBC interview tied to Riding the Storm, MacMillan criticized Eisenhower and Dulles for siding with the Soviets over Britain's 1956 Suez crisis and described Dulles as controlling the President's words. He also commented on Charles de Gaulle and his view of Roosevelt and Churchill.
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London
UPI
Harold MacMillan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
MacMillan
British Broadcasting Corp
Eisenhower
Dulles
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Suez Canal
Egypt
Charles de Gaulle
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Funeral for Byron E. Matteson Held in Shaftsbury
Byron E. Matteson of Shaftsbury and former Manchester resident died Wednesday at Putnam Memorial Hospital. The service was at Mahar & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Thomas Steffen officiating. Burial followed in Ira Allen Cemetery Sunderland. Bearers included local residents from Shaftsbury Manchester and surrounding towns. Adoniram Lodge F and AM members attended the visitation.
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Byron E. Matteson
Shaftsbury
Manchester
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mahar & Son
Thomas Steffen
Second Congregational Church
Sunderland
Arlington
Poultney
Middleton Springs
Santee
Calif
Adoniram Lodge
F&am
Ira Allen Cemetery
Steffen
Charles Breen
Lawrence Tiernan
Bennington
Rodney Hoard
South Shaftsbury
Elby Lawrence
East Arlington
Philip Bentley
Roy Bentley
Manchester Depot
Manchester Loyalty Day Parade Plans Unfold
Manchester readies the Loyalty Day parade set for Sunday at 1 30 p.m. Sponsored by the Marned Fowler Post VFW the route runs Burr and Burton Seminary to Seminary Avenue Route 7 and Route 11 30 to the Center. Dignitaries include U S Representative Stafford Lt Governor Burgess and generals Cram and Giles. Michele West leads as Loyalty Day Queen with Janice Holton and Annette Gaiotti as her court.
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Manchester
Marned-Fowler Post
VFW
Burr and Burton Seminary
Seminary Avenue
U.S
Robert T. Stafford
John S. Burgess
Reginald Cram
National Guard
Edward Giles
Vermont Soldiers Home
Michele West
Burr and Burton
Miss West
Brass Key
Janice Holton
Annette Gaiotti
Central Vermont Power Output Rises Year Over Year
Central Vermont Public Service Corp. total output for the week ending April 16 reached 30,468,700 kilowatt hours, up 12.16 percent from the prior year. Year to date output stood at 539,656,122 kilowatt hours, a 6.71 percent gain over last year.
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Rutland
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
St. Lawrence
Davis backs WPWA welfare reform push in Vermont
Governor Deane C. Davis writes to WPWA publicity chief Patricia Battis praising recent welfare changes. He notes two reforms, man-in-the-house and stepfather support, passed despite initial committee hurdles and urges continued public pressure on lawmakers to curb broad welfare practices.
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Vermont
Deane C. Davis
Bennington
Patricia Battis
WPWA
Davis
Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Stovan Christowe
Windham County
Sen
Christene
Gov. Davis
Burma Missionary Talk For Baptist Women in Bennington
Mrs. Clifford Gilson a Burma missionary and teacher spoke to the Bennington Baptist Women's Fellowship detailing Burma as a beautiful country with thatched rural homes and urban structures, noting government action banning foreigners and missionaries and the seizure of private services creating tension. Preceded by supper and a devotional led by Mrs. Edith Burns, the meeting featured curious Burma relics and costumes displayed by Mrs. Gilson.
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North Bennington
Clifford Gilson
Burma
Baptist Women’s Fellowship
Bennington Baptist Fellowship
Edith Burns
Avis Whitman
Beatrice Maxon
Sue Briggs
Helen Shaw
Jean Powers
Olive Etheridge
Marilyn Kenyon
Gilson
Benhi '31 Class Plans 40th Reunion at Heritage House
Bennington High School plans a June 26 reunion for The Class of 1931 at Heritage House. Organizer Mrs William Campbell joins Justice James S Holden and LeRoy Marsden to locate two missing members Madeline Tiernan and Louise Welch as they stage only the second class gathering since the 25th reunion.
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Bennington High School
Heritage House
William Campbell
James S. Holden
LeRoy Marsden
Madeline Tiernan
Louise Welch
Antiwar veteran admitted posing as officer for image
Alfred H. Hubbard, once named on a national telecast as a Vietnam veteran Air Force captain and pilot, said he never served in Vietnam and had posed as an officer and flight engineer for three years to create an image. He apologized saying he ended the deception to tell the truth to protesters in Washington.
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Washington
UPI
Air Force
Alfred H. Hubbard
Vietnam
Hubbard
Ron Nelsen
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Ginger
Laurie Ann
Jericho Center
Bennington Banner
Main St
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times News Service
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc
N.Y. Man
CVPS
Bennington Briefs
Joan Lavigne
Vermont Horse Sales, Inc
Dummerston Rd
Albert C. Huffman
Mgr
Taconic
BOY Scouts OF America
Manchester Elementary
THE
Vermont Bank and Trust Company
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Paul Miottke
Lawrence Wasco
Miottke
Ike
Robert McKenzie
de Gaulle
Europe
Germany
Mount Anthony Union High School
Bennington, Vermont
Benhi
Image
NBC
Eugene A. LaCroix
Eagle Square
Paul J. DeConnnck
Bradford House
Monument Plaza
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