Flooding closes Vermont 302 bridge and disrupts power
A flash flood washed out a Wells River bridge on Vermont 302 between South Ryegate and Groton piling debris during seven to eight hundred feet of rainfall. The storm disrupted traffic, shut electric power and damaged backroads, with damages running into thousands of dollars. In Montpelier, Boston railroad official James Warsher plans to unveil a plan to restore Rutland Railway operations with state purchase options, aided by Rep. William Mickell as counsel.
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Labor Board hearing opens in Burlington trucking dispute
Defense testimony began in a National Labor Relations Board hearing over Queen City Transports accused of union busting. Barre Local 597 of the Teamsters claims the firm organized a company dominated union and threatened workers to deter Teamsters organizing efforts.
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National Labor Relations Board
Burlington
Teamsters
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Queen City Transports
National Labor Relations Act
Chittenden Republicans Clash Over Senate Reapportionment
Derrick V. Webb a Chittenden County GOP leader and Senate candidate challenges Gov. Keyser on reapportionment. Webb argues for two additional upper house seats for the county to reflect urban growth and greater representation. He notes Keyser favors only one extra seat.
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Chittenden County
Keyser
Senate
Derrick V. Webb
State Senate
Chittenden
Webb
Coffrin accuses Barre Times Argus of false vote selling charge
Vermont senator Clyde Coffrin challenged the Barre Times Argus to name the person who offered him a committee chairmanship in exchange for supporting Senate reapportionment. Coffrin, 75, claimed the newspaper wrongfully accused him of selling his vote and oath. He gave no further defense of his vote. A separate bill would let Burlington and Rutland issue urban renewal bonds by a simple majority, down from two-thirds.
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Montpelier
Clyde M. Coffrin
Washington
Vermont
Senate
Barre-Times-Argus
Coffrin
Times-Argus
Steven E. Billings
Robert B. Eldredge
Burlington
Rutland
Troy Housing Authority Plans Five Building Expansion
The Troy Housing Authority announced five new buildings adding 40 apartments in Troy at an estimated cost of $650,000 with completion aimed for early 1963. Bids are being received through month end and Bailey Cadman of Troy architects and engineers says the design aims for unusual architecture.
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Troy
Griswold Heights
Troy Housing Authority
Bailey Cadman
Troy Firm of Architects and Engineers
Downpour Triggers Washouts In Berkshire Housing Area
A three month drought ends with two inches of rain in Adams causing heavy washouts at the Arnold Homes off Leonard Street. An 800 foot street section gullied and five homes isolated as mud and debris clog lower streets. Local officials assess post flood damage amid possible expansion study for North Adams hospital.
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Adams
Arnold Homes
Leonard Street
70,000 Troops Mobilize for Carolina Maneuvers
More than 70,000 Army and Air Force troops prepare peacetime drills across North and South Carolina. An air drop will start near Florence with the 82nd Airborne Division forming the aggressor force in Operation Swift Strike II. The mock war spans 5500 square miles, centered in South Carolina and extending to Lumberton and Fayetteville.
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82Nd Airborne Division
82Nd Airborne
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Strike Command
Army Air Force
North Carolina
Lumberton
Fayetteville
82Nd
Gatasu
Renola
Miss Vince Shower Guest Sealed With Bridal Plans
Miss Deborah Vince of Bank Street Old Bennington was honored at a bridal shower on August 1 at Miss Christine Hillard’s Silkk Road home. About 30 guests attended as white and green decorations and a white umbrella over gifts set a festive scene. A cake by Mrs. Virginia Couch highlighted refreshments. Miss Vince, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Vince, will wed Dennis Wilson of North Bennington on August 25.
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Bank Street
Old Bennington
Christine Hilliard
Silkk Road
Virginia Couch
Vince
James Vince
Dennis Wilson
Ross Wilson
North Bennington
Bennington Sergeant Heads to Alaska for Four-Year Air Force Tour
S S. Sgt. Joseph Henry McCoy of Bennington and his family left at 9 a.m. in a 1960 Dodge station wagon for Alaska. The 12-year veteran plans to report by August 29 at Wilson Air Force Base Fairbanks for a four-year tour. The family hopes to travel 5100 miles in about twenty days stopping along the way. They will reside temporarily in Fairbanks with the children attending local schools. McCoy could be assigned to the Strategic Car Command Support Group or an Air Weather Service unit at Eielson.
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Joseph Henry McCoy
Helga
Joseph W. McCoy
Alaska
Patrick
Barbara
Michael
McCoy
Elison A.F
Fairbanks
Banner
Edmunds
Bennington
Wilson Air Force Base
McKinley Road
Sgt. McCoy
McCoys
Sgt
Strategic Car Command
Air Weather Service
Eilson
Vermont Natural Food & Farming picnic set at Middlebury campus
The Vermont Natural Food and Farming Association plans its annual picnic on Sunday August 12 at The Barn on the Middlebury College Breadloaf Campus. Nurseryman Lewis Hill of Greensboro Bend will speak on Raising Hardy Stock for Northern Gardens and discuss soil treatments for small fruits. The event starts around noon with Hill speaking at 2 p.m. and is open to the public.
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Middlebury
Vermont Natural Food & Farming Association
Middlebury College
Lewis Hill
Greenboro Bend
Hill
Organic Gardening Magazine
New Restrictions On Water Use In New England
Southern New England imposes outdoor water bans as the worst five year dry spell hits. Silver Lake, Brockton and four nearby towns face record lows while showers are scarce. Massachusetts towns Scituate Marshfield Randolph Holbrook and Woburn urge voluntary reductions with Swampscott Abington Rockland joining. Newport R I reports its lowest supply since 1957 as Cape Cod cranberry growers fear a million dollar loss without rain. The first hay crop is below normal and corn crops are stunted.
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Boston
New England
Silver Lake
Brockton
Mass
U.S. Weather Bureau
Scituate
Marshfield
Randolph
Holbrook
Massachusetts
John F. Gilgun Jr
Woburn
Swampscott
North Shore
Abington
Rockland
Newport
R.I
Cape Cod
No Vermont Mothers-To-Be Received Thalidomide Drug
FDA details show 105 women of childbearing age among 572 New England patients given thalidomide for evaluation. Most distribution occurred in Massachusetts with 489 patients treated and 105 women of childbearing age. New Hampshire and Rhode Island had none reported.
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Boston
The
Food and Drug Administration
New England
Nevis Cook
Agency
United States
Leon Sternfeld
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Sternfield
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
FDA
Maine
Connecticut
9 Day Forecast for New England Warmth Return
U S Weather Bureau five day forecast for northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Temperatures Thursday through Monday expected near seasonal normals. Cooler Thursday with a slow warming trend Friday and Saturday. Precipitation between .20 and .40 inch in northern New England and .10 to .30 inch in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, mainly showers and scattered thunderstorms Sunday or Monday.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Bennington Banner Rates and Contact Details
The Bennington Banner publishes from 425 Main St Bennington Vermont with advertising and newsroom contacts. Subscription rates show 50 mile radius and Vermont pricing for 3 months six months and one year with special servicemen discounts.
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Main St
Vermont
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
Radius
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