Sgt Edson Decorated For Meritorious Service In Vietnam
Sgt Frank A Edson son of Mr and Mrs A Sidney Edson of 203 Grandview St is with the U S Combat Air Forces in Viet Nam and received the Air Force Commendation Medal at Bien Hoa AB for meritorious service as a personnel specialist at the Greensboro Recruiting Detachment He planned programmed and implemented a superior testing program yielding maximum production He is with the Pacific Air Forces at Bien Hoa and served in Korea He is a Adams Mass High School graduate and attended Bentley School of Accounting in Boston
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Viet Nam
Frank A. Edson
A. Sidney Edson
Grandview St
Bien Hoa AB
Bien Hoa
Pacific Air Forces
U.S
Pacific
Far East
Southeast Asia
Edson
Adams, Mass
Bentley School of Accounting
Boston
Ronald P. Perrott
Patrick J. Perrott
County St
Keesler Afb
Miss
U.S. Air Force
Bennington Catholic High School
St. Joseph College
Alaska
Obituary notices for Raoul LaFlamme and Lester Brewer
Death notices from Hoosick Falls and St Augustine report Raoul LaFlamme formerly of Bennington aged 72 or 73, died of a heart attack after retirement in Florida. Survivors include wife Eva Ratelle, siblings, a son Raymond, and other relatives. Funeral in St Augustine Cathedral with interment at San Lorenzo Cemetery. Also Lester L. Brewer, longtime Hoosick Falls firefighter, died after a short illness at Putnam Memorial Hospital Bennington. Survivors include sister, niece, and nephew. Funeral services planned at Leo J. Mahar Funeral Home and Church of the Immaculate Conception with burial at St. Mary’s Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raoul LaFlamme
Bennington
St. Augustine
Fla
Damase
Clara (Blanchard) LaFlamme
Holden & Leonard
Marion Ruditis
Hoosick Falls
Rachel Hebert
Pittsfield
Mass
Raymond LaFlamme
Kay LaFlamme
Hoosick
San Lorenzo Cemetery
N.Y
Lester L. Brewer
Woodslong Corp
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Church St
Peter Wolff
Greenwich
Sidney
Sarah (Quinn) Brewer
Alice Cuddihy
Daniel
Rita McKenzie
Regan Donnelly
New York City
Leo J. Mahar
Church of the Immaculate Conception
St. Mary's Cemetery
GBA Poll Favors Western Bennington Bypass Route
The Great Bennington Association reports a May 9 ballot for its May 12 banquet at Knotty Pine shows 48 members back the western bypass route favored by the Bennington Regional Planning Commission, 43 prefer the eastern route, with about half of members responding to the April poll. The group also backs downtown unification and more off street parking, while disliking a pedestrian mall and showing some support for a one way loop around the mall area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Department
Bennington
Pownal
Shaftsbury
Greater
GBA
Yes
Washington Avenue
Union Street
Pleasant Street
Depot Street
Main Street
Pray Trial Set on Not Guilty Plea
State's Attorney R Marshall Witten announced county court will handle the case of 17 year old Gary Pray of Bennnington who pleaded not guilty to five counts of breaking and entering in midnight breaks. Pray remains jailed on $2500 total bail awaiting a June term trial. Police issued warrants for two accomplices and a third remains at large as more details emerge from the Mt Anthony Country Club and related thefts with cash taken from a club office safe after window entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atty
Marshall Witten
Gary Pray
Bennington
Witten
Pray
Stephen H. Gilman
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Cliff Fair
Weekend accidents reported in Bennington Village
Police investigated two weekend car crashes. A 1959 Oldsmobile owned by Leo Bates was hit while parked on Ben Mont Avenue in front of his home with no stop reported. A 1966 Chevrolet and a 1954 Buick collided at North and Gage Streets when Harmon Provost could not stop for a red light. Robert Morgan rear ended Provost. Senator Douglas and Representative Kluczynski urged Congress to proclaim August 28 Polish Millennium Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Village
Leo Bates
Ben Mont Ave
Bates
Ben Mont Avenue
North
Gage Streets
Harmon E. Provost
Willsboro
N.Y
Robert J. Morgan
Rutland
Provost
Morgan
Bloodhound donations bolster Bennington rescue teams
Two 17 month old bloodhounds named Sheila and Sherlock arrived in Bennington to boost the town rescue squad and civil defense. Donated by the New Hampshire State Police via the Eastern Police Bloodhound Association, they will be trained by William Mattison and Andre Betit to track missing persons in Bennington County by late summer. State Trooper Harvey Jones and Francis Hoag delivered the dogs after pickup in Fairlee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mattison
Andre Betit
Sheila
Sherlock
Bennington
Mattison
Town CD
Betit
Buckler
Civil Defense Organization
Bennington County
New Hampshire
Vermont
Shaftsbury Barracks
Jones
Nun from St Francis de Sales to join geography institute
Sister Frances Therese, an Eighth Grade teacher at St. Francis de Sales Academy, was selected to attend the Summer Institute for geography at Ohio State University Columbus. She is one of 40 chosen from 460 applicants for the HEW funded program running June 20 to August 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Therese
St. Francis de Sales Academy
Ohio State University
Columbus
United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare
National Defense Education Act
McNamara backs Nike-X funding despite deployment questions
McNamara added 167.9 million to a 17 billion military bill to finance initial steps for Nike-X deployment. The committee said pre production could shave about a year to first operational capability and warned the final decision is of transcendent importance. Pentagon has spent over 2 billion on Nike-X. full deployment could reach 30 billion. He opposes rushing ahead, noting no system can stop missiles in a Russia strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentagon
McNamara
U.S
Russia
Beacons urged to aid search in plane crashes
Vermont Aeronautics Commissioner Edward F. Knapp urges a radio homing beacon for aircraft to speed rescue and reduce exposure for searchers. He cites missing Iowa businessman Melvin E. Seymour and a Rutland area crash, arguing a market of about 5000 units at $100 could launch production and save lives.
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Vermont
Edward F. Knapp
Knapp
Iowa
Melvin E. Seymour
Creston
Burlington
Portland
Maine
Montpelier
Civil Air Patrol
New Hampshire
Eco
Hospital Notes April 25 1966 Admissions and Births
Admissions list includes Therese Harrington Muriel Kennard Gayle Gardner Master Michael Bernard Mrs Bessie Bevis Master Gregory Cole Tina Hyatt Bennett AlanKnapp North Bennigton Master Malcolm Tifft Arlington Sam Farrara Eagle Bridge Lise Eddy West Halifax. Discharges Sophronia Rodd David Bodak Sheila Turdy and daughter Patricia Ogilvie and daughter. Births Charles Niles Roy Rogers add two new sons born April 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Therese Harrington
Muriel Kennard
Gayle Gardner
Michael Berard
Bessie Bevis
Gregory Cole
Tina Hyatt
Bennington
Alan Knapp
North Bennington
Malcolm Tifft
Arlington
Sam Farrara
Eagle Bridge
N.Y
Lise Eddy
West Halifax
Sophronia Rodd
Whitehall
David Bodak
Hoosick Falls
Sheila Tardy
Pownal
Patricia Ogilvie
Meteorite strike in Siberia creates crater field
On February 12, 1947 a large meteorite crashed into Sikhotay Alin Mountain in Eastern Siberia. Observers saw a glowing fireball with sparks and smoke. An expedition found over 100 craters up to 40 meters wide and 15 to 20 meters deep. Meteoric iron fragments ranged from microscopic specks to over 100 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikhotay-Alin
Siberia
Bennington
Elementary PTA Open House set for Bennington School
The Ben nington Elementary School PTA invites all to an open house on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Park Street and School Street entrances will be open with 6th grade girls as escorts. After a brief business meeting, John Herlihy of the Ford Foundation will discuss curriculum development and the upcoming summer school. Parents will visit classrooms to meet teachers. kindergarten to second grade conferences are not held. Refreshments will be served by third and fourth grade mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
PTA
Park Street
School Street
John Herlihy
Ford Foundation
Stock Averages Report From Dow-Jones April 26 1966
The Dow Jones industrial average was 950.72 with a 0.17 point rise. Railroads stood at 263.65 and utilities at 139.54 with small changes. Composite average reached 339.67, volume traded around 3.4 million shares.
Vermont Surveyors plan Montpelier meeting May 5
Bennington Briefs notes the Vermont Society of Surveyors annual spring meeting in Montpelier Tavern on Thursday May 5 with dinner at 6 30 p.m. Election of officers is planned and secretary Paul Bigelow warns members not yet on the mailing list will be dropped.
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LIONS
Bennington Lions Club
BCHS
Celtics
Sam Jones
Paul Williams
Ned Winslow
Dick Laffin
Edward Crealese
Lloyd
Vermont Society of Surveyors
Montpelier Tavern
Paul Bigelow
Funeral for Hector Belanger filled Sacred Heart Church
The funeral of Hector J. Belanger longtime owner of Yott's Market on Gage Street filled Sacred Heart Church. He died Saturday at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Requiem High Mass was offered by Rev. Joseph F. Wiseman. Bearers were nephews Leo Belanger Edward Garant Robert Murphy James McGurn Thomas Quinn Hartford Conn Real Blais Montreal. The Rosary was recited by Sacred Heart Holy Name Society and Knights of Columbus with Fr Wiseman and Fr Bransfield. Burial was at Park Lawn Cemetery. Out of town relatives came from Canada Connecticut New Jersey Massachusetts New York and Washington D.C. Two nuns from Montreal attended. A next meeting of the club led by Mrs. John Harwood is set for May 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Church
Hector J. Belanger
Yott’s Market
Gage Street
Belanger
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Joseph F. Wiseman
Gibney, Haynes & Kane
Leo Belanger
Edward Garant
Robert Murphy
James McGurn
Thomas Quinn
Hartford
Canada
Connecticut
New Jersey
Massachusetts
New York
Washington, D.C
Order of Bonne Conseil
Montreal
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Bennington Banner
Sgt. Edson
WOTM
Moose Hall
Knotty Pine
Nancy Livingston
The
Moose
Bessie Hall
Harte Theatre
U.n.c.l.e.s
Robert Senta
ROBERT _ DAVID VAUGHN MCCALLUM
Sana, Paluzzi
Ieabel Outi
Rt. 67
North Hoosick, NY
Walt Comb
Technicolor
Beauie Girg
MuRper
Washington
UPI
Paul H. Douglas
D-ill
John C. Kluczynski
Congress
Poland
Bloodhounds
S. Earl Brown
Aeronautics
Charles Niles
Hillcrest Ave
Troy
Roy Rogers
Benmont Avenue
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
lNoon
Bennington Briefs
Sheriff’s Department
Heartwellville
John Kennedy
Donald Greenslet
Molly Stark
Wayne Rabideau
Richard Rabideau
West Road
Murray State College
Kentucky
Merry Little Breezes 4-H Club
Julia Young
Putnam St
Young
John Harwood
Selectmen’s
Alma Langlois
Norman Turgeon
Vermont Department of Forests and Parks
Turgeon
Bennington Graded (Village) School
Bennington South Supervisory Union
Main St
Allen
Banner Office
F. Ellwood Allen
Allen Organization
Philip H. Hoff
Waterbury Reservoir
Jean W. Ratelle
U.S. Navy
Donat J. Ratelle
Dewey St
Oliver L. Lawrence Sr
Miami
Harold Ryan
Baby Beef
Wilson
Salem’s
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