Planning Unit Asks Town Vote on Funds
Bennington's Planning Commission voted to ask selectmen to call a Sept. 9 special town meeting to approve spending 831,320 for a two year master plan. The federal grant would cover the remainder. Burdis of Albany was hired as planning consultant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Regional Planning Commission
John C. Burdis
Albany
N.Y
Commission
Burdis
T. Garry Buckley
Buckley
State Highway
U.S. 7
Robert L. Hagerman
Main St
More Cuban landings seen by exile group
An anti Castro commando faction claimed credit for three Cuba landings announced June 20 by the Cuban Revolutionary Council and said more will follow. Disembarkation No. 4 is expected within hours and a fifth group is armed. a sixth is training near Miami and in the Everglades. The plan aims at infiltrations, sabotage, internal agitation, and attempts on Castro regime figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Cuba
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Carlos Bandin
Revolutionary Recovery Movement
Everglades
Bandin
New Orleans Ordered Desegregation of Public Playgrounds
A federal three judge panel ruled New Orleans must desegregate all public recreational and cultural facilities including 119 playgrounds after a suit by 116 Black residents. The decision requires access for both races while allowing private groups to use facilities if not masking segregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Demonstrators jailed in New York sit-in protests
Seven civil rights demonstrators were arrested for blocking Gov Rockefeller's Manhattan office as sit-ins entered a third week. Earlier three protesters were jailed five days for blocking Mayor Wagner's City Hall office, part of a broader campaign for more minority jobs on public projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Manhattan
Robert F. Wagner
City Hall
Down State Medical Center
Brooklyn
Correction clears witnesses in Albany trooper case
The Banner corrected a Tuesday report saying Miss Sharon Early and Miss Kathleen Robare testified at a departmental hearing in Albany. Lawyers said neither testified. Robare attended but spoke nothing, Early was not asked. Trooper Harwood M. McCart pleaded guilty to discrediting the department and willful violation of a law and received a 60 day suspension. He had prior speeding conviction in Hoosick Falls, N.Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Early
Kathleen Robare
Bennington
Albany
N.Y
New York
Harwood M. McCart
State Police Department
Miss Robare
Miss Early
McCart
Force
Hoo- Sick Falls
Deepening Crisis Series Continues in Banner Monday
The next installment of The Deepening Crisis series is slated for publication in Monday's Banner. The feature promises continued analysis and context on the ongoing tensions shaping public policy and community impact.
Stock Averages Report From Dow Jones Bache Albany Noon
The noon figures show the Dow Jones industrial average at 6959.41 with a gain of 0.65 points. Railroads average stands at 167.68, utilities 139.92, and the composite at 251.09, with total sales reported at 1,330,000.
Bennington Briefs Highlight Local News And Achievements
Notices from Bennington include Mrs. Cassie Tripp of North Branch Street a Putnam Memorial Hospital patient and John Kelley continuing hospitalization with leg amputations. Ricky Osgood wins second at the National Morgan Horse Show in Northampton Mass. Allen Wade completes aviation fundamentals training at Memphis NAS. Fairdale Farms minor league team vies for first with the Eagles after a 46 6 win. Midshipman Ty Trainor sails on USS Rogers during a summer training cruise. lost letter and wallet found with reward. Dr J C Armstrong's office closed Aug 5 then reopens Aug 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassie Tripp
North Branch Street
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Ricky Osgood
Dean W. Osgood
Dewey St
Northampton
Mass
Wendy
Edward
Ty) L. Trainor
Edward O. Trainor
Gage St
Rogers
Pacific
Atlantic
San Diego
Trainor
University of Iowa
Prof Accused By Reds In Spy Case In Moscow
Izvestia charged United Press International correspondent Don Larrimore and American Slavic languages professor Irving Shaw with trying to recruit a Russian identified as Felix S for Western intelligence. UPI said Larrimore denied CIA ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Izvestia
United Press International
U.S
Don Larrimore
Felix S
Minneapolis
Minn
Irving Shaw
Joseph Shaw
Felix
Larrimore
U.S.A
New York
CIA
Vermont Versus New Hampshire Tax and Education Costs
A 1961 comparison shows Vermont with 390000 people spending 9.3 million on education while New Hampshire with 609000 spent 9 million. Per capita costs favor New Hampshire for roads and services, and Vermont faces higher state aid pressures as a new formula looms. Hoff notes small-state problems are real rough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
New Hampshire
Hoff
Vermonters Among GIs Hit By Car
Twenty one soldiers marching at a military post were struck by an automobile. PFC Robert C. Keyser of Toms River New Jersey was detained by military police for questioning. Fifteen soldiers, including two with fractures, were admitted to Watson Army Hospital. six treated and released. The crash occurred one mile inside the post near a lake as veterans marched with rifles and red reflector flashlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dix
N.J
Watson Army Hospital
Army
Robert C. Keyser
Toms River
Keyser
Stewart Dias
Browns Mills
Dias
Two Men Sought In Rape Attack In Bennington
State's Attorney R Marshall Witten issued warrants for two transient workers suspected in a rape attack on a 20 year old mother of one in Bennington Saturday. The woman reported the assault to Bennington Village Police. she was not hospitalized. Identification of rape victims is withheld. Indianapolis 500 draws over 250000 spectators in 1963 with a drivers' purse record of 494000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atty
R. Marshall Witten
Bennington
Bennington Village
Reward Offered for Bennington Water Line Vandalism
Bennington Village water commissioners posted a 500 reward for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of vandals who allegedly broke open an eight inch cast iron water line. The break caused a state of emergency for village patrons as crews repaired the damage and restored service from Lake Hancock to Burgess Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Lake Hancock
Burgess Road
Stamford Meadows
Alfred W. Ellett
Water Board
Sheriff’s Office
The
Roethke Dies After Heart Attack. UW English Professor
Seattle AP reports Theodore Roethke 55 Pulitzer winner for poetry died last night after a heart attack while swimming at a neighbor's pool. Roethke taught English at the University of Washington since 1947 and authored many books including The Waking. He described poetry as written for the ear. He was born in Saginaw Michigan and studied at Michigan and Harvard. His widow survives with no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Theodore Roethke
Roethke
University of Washington
Washington
Saginaw
Mich
University of Michigan
Harvard
Lafayette
Bennington
Pennsylvania State College
Williams College
Hospital Notes Quietly Records Local Births and Discharges
Discharges include Martin Betts Catherine Allen Bennington Richard Pickering and Michael Hill Arlington. Donna LaFlamme Karen Kuhn Bennington Christine Lorom Shaftsbury Joseph Harrington Manchester Harriet Stevens North Hoosick N Y. A daughter Stacy Ann born July 29 to Mr and Mrs Oran Perry at Samaritan Hospital Troy N Y. Mrs Perry is the former Miss Janice Shultz daughter of Dexter Shultz RD 1 Bennington. Stacey Ann born July 29 at Samaritan Hospital Troy N Y to Mr and Mrs Oran Perry of Troy. Mrs Perry is the former Miss Janice Shultz Shultz of Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Betts
Catherine Allen
Bennington
Richard Pickering
Michael Hill
Arlington
Donna LaFlamme
Karen Kuhn
Christine Lorom
Shaftsbury
Joseph Harrington
Manchester
Harriet Stevens
North Hoosick
N.Y
Stacy Ann
Oran Perry
Samaritan Hospital
Troy, N.Y
Perry
Janice Shultz
Dexter Shultz
RD 1
Stacey Ann
Troy
Dark of the Moon at Dorset Playhouse Delivers Magnetic Power
Dorset Playhouse opens Dark of the Moon by Richardson and Berney. Patricia Carmichael directs a strong cast led by Richard Manuel Patrick Iozzo and Pam Russomanne with Clifford-like support. Sets by Anthony Dingman lighting by George Blanchard and Joyce Hurley choreography contribute to a power packed evening. The review calls the play a rare almost great work balancing tragedy with cornball force and asserts the production leaves the audience stunned by humanity’s irreconcilable tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Richardson
William Berney
Dorset Playhouse
Patricia Carmichael
George Blanchard
Joyce Hurley
Anthony Dingman
Dorset
Shakespeare
Lil Abner
America
Lydia Gilbert
Thomas
Roger Williams
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Richard Manuel
Patrick Iozzo
Pam Russomanne
Linda Foley
Carolyn Clowes
Michael Seven
Susan Kaslow
Sydney Meachem
Lucie Woolson
Tom Swift
Dollar Days Sales Look Up At Bennington Merchants
Downtown merchants report Dollar Days sales in Bennington are at least as strong as last year and some shops see better results. The event runs through Saturday with 9 pm closings, part of the Greater Bennington Association promotion led by Alexander Dragon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dollar Days
Downtown Merchants Division
Greater Bennington Association
Alexander Dragon
GBA Group
Pownal Man Fined After Auto Crash
In Williamstown Massachusetts a 74 year old North Pownal man Daniel G Pettibone pleaded guilty to a three car crash on State Road Wednesday injuring his wife Pearl Pettibone 71 and Roselyn Vincelette 40. Pettibone was fined 25 dollars by Judge Benjamin Apkin in District Court. Vincelette received neck and shoulder injuries and was taken by ambulance to North Adams Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mass
North Pownal
State Road
Benjamin Apkin
Daniel G. Pettibone
Pearl Pettibone
Roselyn Vincelette
Vincelet
North Adams Hospital
Police Course Resumes Aug 7 for Bennington Auxiliaries
Classes resume Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Molly Stark School for a basic state police course by the Vermont Department of Public Safety. Over six weeks the schedule lists Aug 7 riot control. Aug 14 arrest. Aug 21 firearms. Aug 28 basic fire and rescue. Sept 4 criminal investigation. Sept 11 self-defense with six instructors. The 76 hour course last met June 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molly Stark
Vermont Department of Public Safety
Bennington
Richard C. Holmes
Civil Defense
Harold E. Deane
John A. Poljacik
Michael Galvin
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David A. Lampron
North Adams
Readsboro
Depot
County
Richard F. Arrison
Johnson Oil Co. Inc
Frank M. Bailey
Bailey
County Street
Arrison
Depot Street
Israel Greenberg
Edward G
Elinor Janeway
Bennington County Court
George H. Plumb
Greenberg
Laneway
Londonderry
Plumb
Paul H
Helen V. Connors
State Highway Board
George C. Parkinson
George M. Fienberg
Manchester Selectmen
Parkinson
Atty. R. Marshall Witten
Motor
Nason
Reuben Levin
Madkour’s Central
Marke
Art Center
Paris
Suzanne Bloch
Virginals & Recorders
Robert E. Cummings Jr
Vermont Insurance and Banking
Lester E. Richwagen
Burlington
Blue Cross
Cummings
Donald Knowlton
New Hampshire Insurance
Clinton R. Mullins
Concord
N.H
Blue Shield Surgical and
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Bennington Briefs
John Kelley
Allen Wade
U.S. Navy
Marjorie Wade
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
Aviation Machinists
Aviation Structural Mechanic
Fairdale Farms
Mac
Eagles
Little League Field
J. C. Armstrong
Reds
Indianapolis
API
Pulitzer
William Sullivan
du Pont Company
Warner Nursing Home
Granville
John and
Ann (Morrissey) Sullivan
du Pont
St. Francis de Sales Church
Holy Name Society
North Street
Nellie Hanrahan
Miss Hanrahan
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Old Bennington
William Gilbert
Pownal Man
Liberal Credit
Home Furniture Co
RT. 7 North
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