1967 Car Prices To Be Sharply Higher
DETROIT UPI reports 1967 model cars set to rise sharply with estimates from sources near the industry ranging from fifty to two hundred dollars per car and likely toward the higher end. Factors include many new items on 1967 cars such as increased padding dual hydraulic brakes and collapsible steering shafts amid broader price-raising trends for 1968. Hiram Savage of the Greater Bennington Association notes a fast starting membership drive with new signups including Monument Motors Bennington Gallery Giard's Bicycle Shop Vermont Steak House and other local businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
UPI
Hiram Savage
Greater Bennington Association
GBA
Monument Motors
Bennington Gallery
Giard’s
Bicycle Shop
Vermont Steak House
Al’s Garage
the Rainbarrel
William Goyette
Utilgas Co
Hoy Manufacturing Co
Dwyer’s
Gulf Station
Paul Martin
Savage
Perseids linked to 1862 comet in annual meteor show
Astronomy notes identify eight meteors with a comet and tie the Perseid shower to the 1862 comet. The swarm now spans the orbit, producing a moderate annual show as Earth intersects the path due to planetary gravitation. Cost pressures rise as Ford, GM, and Chrysler earnings slip amid wage hikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Motor Co
General Motors
Chrysler
Vermont Antlerless Deer Hunt Backed In Four Zone Plan
Lawmakers kept the large audience focused as the department closed the session by calling for votes on the antlerless deer hunt. The Arlington decision was 66 to 61 in favor, with other meetings showing mixed majorities. Day outlined enforcement needs and zone details for Area A in southern Vermont, where 8,000 permits are proposed and 1,300 deer are allotted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department
Kehoe
Arlington
Ben Day
Day
Vermont
Green Mountains
Peru
Dorset
Bennington County
Rupert
Brattleboro
Area A
Obituary Theodore A. DeMars Danby 73 Dies in Townshend
Theodore A. DeMars Danby 73 died Tuesday at Grace Hospital Townshend after a short illness.
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Danby
Theodore A. Dee .Mars
Grace Hospital
Townshend
Hints of union talks and a long obituary list surface
The report outlines union negotiation remarks on company wide insurance and pension plans with local consultation, and references a UAW liaison Mer lin Bishop during multiple bargaining sessions. It also covers a judge’s denial of a modification request and a lengthy obituary block for several individuals including DeMars and Davis, with funeral details and survivors.
Hospital Notes August 9 1966 Admissions and Discharges
The hospital report lists admissions Ronald Loomis Jr from North Bennington Virginia Perrotta Sr Mrs Catherine Meaney from Bennington. Discharges include Mrs Anna LaPlante Mrs Andrea Lillie and son Bennington Mrs Susan Russell and daughter Hoosick Falls Miss Kimberley Roberts Pownal and James McBride Dorset.
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Ronald Loomis Jr
North Bennington
Virginia Perrotta Sr
Catherine Meaney
Bennington
Anna LaPlante
Andrea Lillie
Susan Russell
Hoosick Falls
Kimberley Roberts
Pownal
James McBride
Dorset
Jury records show Pratt jailed for 30 days in Bennington case
Cecil W. Pratt, 21, of 207 Grove St., received a 30 day jail sentence in Municipal Court after pleading guilty to endangering lives and property on Grove Street in Bennington Village. Judge George M. Fienberg noted Pratt drove 55 to 60 mph and nearly hit a child. Pratt withdrew a prior not guilty plea, and a list of prior convictions was requested. The article also covers other local court actions including vandalism charges at the Lions Club pool and additional traffic-related cases with fines and conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil W. Pratt
Grove St
Grove Street
Bennington Village
John B. Harte
Pratt
Ree
George M. Fienberg
Prattt
Lions Pool
River Road
Arlington
Sever W. Clark
West Wordsboro
Harry Towne
Manchester
Clark
Margaret Lillie
Towne
Dorset
Robert G. Frost
Lawrence Smachetti
Adams
Mass
Pownal
Robert B. Watson
North
Bennington Road
Peter C. Corbin
Williamstown
Watson
Beech St
U.S
Powsnal
John E. Greene
Depot St
Bennington
Marie T. Greene
Vermont gains if GE wins SST engine contract
In a vast aviation clash, GE faces Pratt & Whitney for the SST engine contract valued around 4 billion. GE’s Lynn operation, led by Gerhard Neumann, argues for a proven, cheaper engine with 26,000 workers tied to plants in Lynn, Everett, Rutland, and nearby sites.
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Lynn
Mass
Boston Globe
Donald White
Boeing and
Lockhead
Hartford
Conn
Pratt & Whitney
Flight Propulsion Division
Everett
Rutland
Somerset
N.H
Evendale
Ohio
Neumann
Uncle Sam
Boeing
Lockheed
Ge’s
U.S
Pratt and Whitney
Adventists Set Tag Day Appeal in Bennington
The Bennington Seventh-day Adventist church will hold its annual Harvest Ingathering tag day in the business district this Friday. Funds raised on the street support medical educational welfare and disaster relief work across North America as allowed by the General Conference in Washington. Local members will make a brief street appeal and give donors a lapel flower as identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Seventh - Day Adventist Church
North America
General Conference
Washington, D.C
Bennington Briefs From Bennington NH and Mt Anthony
Dexter Shultz limits at Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover NH for tests and treatment. Winners in last week's Mt Anthony Country Club bridge tourney were Mrs Abraham Moskovitz and Mrs Hugh Nash firsts and Harry Kaufmann and Hugh Nash seconds. Mt Anthony Union High School seeks substitute teachers. call principal at 447 7511 to be listed. ADV Come to Manchester Fair 2 Penn Thursday and meet Governor Hoff ADV
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Dexter Shultz
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Hanover
N.H
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Abraham Moskovitz
Hugh Nash
Harry Kaufmann
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Manchester Fair
Penn
Hoff
Bennington listers defend Grievance Day assessments
Hogan outlined how 250 percent valuation applied to 1940-41 schedules guides new appraisals while land values are set separately. Neighborhood, improvements, sale price, and unit count influence numbers. motels and North Bennington Road areas faced higher land values. Several appellants claimed sale prices included equipment and goodwill, but deeds did not specify this. Inspectors reviewed about 75 to 90 percent of properties. 500 owners appealed, with a quarter reviewed and decisions near completion.
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Hogan
Bennington Road
U.S. 7
Bennington Village
Depot Street
Bennington Flats
Sisters
Bratco Inc
Vermont Bank and Trust Co
Main
Schools Streets
North
Bennington
Cole, Layer
Trumble
Veterans Administration
Raymond P. Betit
Charles Toomey
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Theodore A. Demars
NLRB
Merlin Bishop
UAW International
Ross
Atty
Benjamin Rubenstein
UAW
Rosemere
Union
Wallingford
Joseph
Parmelia (LaChance) DeMars
DeMars
Edward Hutchinson
Ilion
N.Y
Holy Trinity Church
Hutchinson
Gertrude Grant
Cortland
Bernadette Jarvis
Elizabeth Rasmussen
Marion Helmer
Poughkeepsie
Lillian Gay
West Winfield
Flora Tiernan
Edna Fleming
Manchester Depot
Bernadette Ackert
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Joseph P. Connolly
St. Jerome
East Dorset
Ackert
William P. Frost
Oakley Frost
Middletown Springs
Erminia C. Sebastian
Barton Ave
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Italy
The
Undergarment Corp
James
Leo J. Mahar
Main St
Church of the Immaculate Conception
William E. Davis
William Edward Davis
St. Albans
Mary Fletcher
Burlington
Methodist Church
New York City
Harry Edward Davis
Mae (McKenzie) Davis
Asbury Park
N.J
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
St. Johnsbury
CVPS
Carole Ann Eaton
East St. Johnsbury
Patricia
William
Andrew
Harry Davis
Shoshone
Idaho
Nancy Elliott
Mildred Lawson
Lander
Wyo
Walt Disney
Robin Crusoe
Usn
Technicolor
Disney Productions
Walt Disneys Rien
Techinicolom
Leed Theatre
Hela
Aah
North Viet Nam
William L. Shankell
Harte Theatre
Pick
van Dyke
Nancy Kwan
Adm Tamiroff
Walt Disney Productions
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Bennington Briefs
North Adams Transcript
Wilmington Playhouse
Wilmington, Vermont
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