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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1964

Page

5

Boylan Attacks Snelling Over Inaccuracies In Vermont Race

GOP candidate John H. Boylan told a Richford rally that state government reform could free funds for education and health programs. He criticized opponent Richard Snelling for misstatements on debt, bonds, and advertising budgets, asserting higher actual figures and differing spending details.

Richford John H. Boylan GOP Vermont Boylan Boye Lan Richard Snelling Shelburne Snelling Vermont Life

Bennington Claims Dip as Unemployment Falls in Vermont

Vermont unemployment claims dropped last week with Bennington totaling 233 claims, down 19 from the prior week and 109 below the year earlier. Initial claims fell 50 as textile and construction sectors led declines. five regions posted changes over 10 percent.

Montpelier Bennington Department of Employment Security Vermont Middlebury Springfield

Howe Completes Five Day Camp Canoe Trip

Bruce W. Howe of 211 Grand View St a counselor in training at Camp Abnaki YMCA North Hero completed a five day canoe journey with the CIT director and eleven boys. They traveled July 31 to Aug 4 visiting Gardner Island Ausable Chasm Ausable Point and camps on Stave and Saveage Islands. The program blends study camping and leadership practice with twelve boys admitted each session.

Bruce W. Howe Grandview St Camp Abnaki North Hero CIT Bruce Bennington High School Gardner Island Ausable Chasm Ausable Point Stave Island Saveage Island Johnson New Jersey Wilmington High School Harvard University

O Shea Attacks Stafford Vote Over Anti Poverty Bill

Rutland Vermont Senator Bernard G O Shea criticized Representative Robert Stafford for siding with the Johnson Anti Poverty bill and then switching to support passage He praised the final vote while noting political necessity to align with Democrats He cited about 60 000 poverty residents in Vermont and urged bipartisan action to aid them and make them productive taxpayers

Rutland Vermont Bernard G. O’shea U.S Robert Stafford Rutland Labor Council O’shea Frelinghausen R-N Stafford Labor Council Johnson Con Gress Sen. Aiken

YMCA returns items left at pool and offers lessons

The YMCA reports a weekly stash of clothing towels and more left at the pool, kept at the lifeguard shack and YMCA office for owners to claim. Miss Nelson can arrange swimming lessons over the next two weeks at the YMCA Pool. In Blackpool, England a wife died after her husband’s heart attack when she fell down stairs.

YMCA Life Guard Main Street Miss Nelson Blackpool England UPI Harry Terence Bower

Perkins to Receive M A Degree From Massachusetts State College

Hugh R. Perkins of the Bennington High School science faculty will earn a Master of Education degree from Massachusetts State College at North Adams. The ceremony is Friday at 10:30 in the Berkshire Community College auditorium, Pittsfield. Perkins, a Shaftsbury resident and 1954 Bellows Falls High School graduate, has taught at Bennington since 1958 and serves as science teacher, assistant football coach, and head track coach. His wife Evelyn Mellen, formerly of Springfield Vermont, taught at Bennington Elementary. they have two children.

North Adams Mass Hugh R. Perkins Bennington High School Massachusetts State College Berkshire Community College Pittsfield Robert V. Hamilton Perkins Shaftsbury Bellows Falls High School Castleton State College Bendi Veremont School Evelyn Mellen Springfield Bennington Roddy Sandy

Area Hikers Trek Vermont Trails for Wild Berries and Gentian

Thirteen members of the Green Mountain Club and other hikers walked from Woodford on Vermont 9 to Deer View Shelter on The Long Trail and back via Sucker Pond and Burgess Roads. They sampled Shad berries blueberries raspberries and blackberries enjoyed Blue Bottle Gentian flowers and picked common wildflowers.

Bennington Green Mountain Club Danville Hollow Vermont 9 Woodford Deerview Shelter Sucker Pond Burgess Roads Deerview

Snelling urges executive action for government efficiency

Lyndonville speaker Richard A. Snelling argues that efficiency comes not from across the board cuts but from detailed management analysis by the Administration Department. He criticizes flat percentage cuts and calls for expanding the management analysis division to study day to day operations and reveal waste. He pledges to work full time with the governor to pursue efficiency.

Lyndonville Reepublican Richard A. Snelling Rotarians Executive Department Snelling Administration Department of Administration Unders

Navyman MacJarrett on Home Leave

Gerald S. MacJarrett seaman U S Navy son of Mrs Bertha MacJarrett of 208 Gage St is spending a three week leave with family and friends He is a postal clerk at U S Naval Air Station North Island San Diego Calif A 1963 Vermont Shipmate who enlisted in June 1963 with seven other Bennington men serving on ships and stations worldwide He attended Bennington High School and worked at the New Englander Restaurant before enlisting.

Gerald S. MacJarrett U.S. Navy Bertha MacJarrett Gage St U.S. Naval Air Station North Island San Diego Calif Seaman MacJarrett Vermont Navy Bennington

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