Vershire Chicken Farmer Wins Peace Corps Promotion
Robert Steiner, Peace Corps director in Afghanistan, named chief of operations for North Africa, Near East and South Asia. Steiner, 45, from Vershire Vermont, fluent in Farsi, led program growth from nine to 230 volunteers in Afghanistan. He succeeds George Carter who resigned to IBM.
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Washington
Robert Steiner
Peace Corps
Afghanistan
North Africa
Near East
South Asia
Jack Vaughn
George Carter
Philadelphia
International Business Machines
Steiner
Vershire
Vermont
United States
Iran
Alborz College
Teheran
Volun
U.S. Office of Education
D.C
American Friends of the Middle East
Middle East
Discoverers Name New Comet Kilston 1966B
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory announces first new comet of 1966 named Comet Kilston in honor of Stephen Kilston. Discovered Aug. 7 at Lick Observatory near San Jose, it is magnitude 10.6, visible with telescope in Hercules at mid-evening, no tail yet, distance unknown, brightness uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
UPI
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Central Telegram Bureau
Stephen Kilston
Lick Observatory
San Jose
Calif
Earth
Kilston
Movie Program Set For Junior Readers
Bennington Free Library stages a Saturday morning film at Harte Theatre for children from the summer reading program. More than 175 youngsters up to sixth grade will attend with their reading cards. several junior high students join via a Ford Foundation project. Wallis Smith donates projectionist time. event financed by Bennington Friends of the Library.
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Bennington Free Library
Harte Theatre
John Rotherock
Ford Foundation
Bennington Friends of the Library
Wallis Smith
Prospect School Auction Seeks More Donations for Fund
North Bennington reports items already donated for the Prospect School Auction on Sept. 3 to support its scholarship fund. Scuba diving outfits Victorian chairs and a Thai curios appear among offerings. Donors may bring items to the school on weekdays or arrange pick up by calling 442-4727. auctioneer is Ransom Gore Jr.
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North Bennington
Prospect School
Thailand
Ransom Gore Jr
West Road
Bennington
Five Day Forecast for New England Temperatures
The UPI report notes five day temperatures in New England will run near seasonal normals. Rhode Island and western Massachusetts may be up to six degrees below normal with cooler days Thursday and Friday. Normal highs and lows for Boston Worcester Nantucket Providence Concord Burlington Portland Eastport Greenville Caribou are listed, with overall precipitation over .5 inch on Saturday and Monday in Vermont New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
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Boston
UPI
New England
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
U.S. Weather Bureau
Worcester
Nantucket
Providence
Concord
N.H
Burlington
Western Day at Memorial Park and Stark Street playgrounds
August 5 activities at Memorial Park and Stark Street featured cowboys and cowgirls, games like sponge throw and tug of war, and a bronc ride from Wilson's Dude Ranch. A guessing contest awarded 429 gum drops to Matt Moore with 403 as winning guess, while Kathy Jones and Joe Pareski also submitted near correct answers.
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Memorial Park
Stark Street
Wilson
Matt Moore
Kathy Jones
Joe Pareski
East-West Northway Plugged for Region
Hanover NH officials and regional leaders discussed a proposed interstate expressway across northern New England. Brainchild of W Bartlett Cram the plan would be fully federally funded and extend from the Maine border through New Hampshire to a point on the New York Thruway near Amsterdam. Attendees included Gen Hamilton South Arthur Brown Graham Watt Vincent Dahlfred Prof Albert Carlson and S P Wild. The project aims to shorten routes between Canada Ottawa and the Northeast and could involve a Washington Ottawa agreement in exchange for upgrading the Alcan Highway.
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Hanover
N.H
New England
Hanover Inn
W. Bartlett Cram
Bangor
Maine
New Hampshire
Amsterdam
Vermont
West Rutland
Fair Haven
Cram
Gen. Hamilton D. South
National Commercial Bank and Trust Co
Albany
N.Y
Arthur Brown
Conway
Lake Sunapee Region Association
S.P. Wild
Rutland
Regional Highway Council
Canada
Maritime Provinces
Ottawa
Washington
Uncle Sam
Northwest
Alaska
Sugar workers in Argentina vote to mobilize for higher salaries
Seek Raises SAN MIGUEL Argentina UPI Sugar workers in this northeastern province voted to mobilize for higher salaries. The action could signal a return to strikes and union violence linked to the lead up to the June 28 military coup against President Arturo Illia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Miguel
Argentina
UPI
Arturo Illia
Swiss Independence Day Observed by Sky Acres Camp Scouts
Bennington County Girl Scouts at Sky Acres Camp in Washington observed Swiss Independence Day with a ceremony raising the Swiss flag and reciting the laws in English and German. Sixteen senior and cadette scouts and staff prepared the evening program, served a Swiss meal, and received Swiss coins from Ursula Meyer, a visiting Girl Guide from Zollikerberg.
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Bennington County
Sky Acres
Washington
Karen Hewitt
Sandra Hewitt
Cynthia Jordan
Bennington
Cindy Norse
Arlington
Melissa Jones
Patricia Smith
Shaftsbury
Ermuesli
Ursula Meyer
Zollikerberg
Switzerland
El Al crews sign nine month contract in Jerusalem
Air crews of Israeli national airline El Al signed a nine month pact after yielding on pension and length of contract.
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Jerusalem
UPD
el al Sunday
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Vershire Chicken Farmer
Wershire
Judgment Ridge
Margaret Sherrard
Huntingdon
Rockville
R.L. Steiner
Wooster College
AGWAY
Agway Petroleum Corp
Max Perrotta
Mgr
Salvatore
Main St
Lumberjack
By Frank A. Reed
Adirondacks
Minnesota
North Country Books
Old Forge, New York
eLayent
Phun
Phoenix
Agilon Stretch
Drysdale’s
Tas
Governors Club
Fim
P” Blen
Governor’s Club
J.A. Dougherty's Sons, Co., Distillers
PENNA
Lemont, Ill
Governor's Club
Oncké
Channel
Ithurs
Richard Carter Barret
Bennington Museum
Better Vv, Inc
Ennington
L.s.green
Menthol
SE Merron Heen Orpeny
Monument Motors, Inc
Rte
Bennington, Vermont
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