Six County Crashes Injure Two Motorists in Vermont Weekend
State police reported six crashes in Bennington County over the weekend. Incidents included a pole collision near Shaftsbury injuring no one, rear-end crashes on U S 7, a four-car chain reaction in West Rupert, a single-vehicle rollover in Winhall, and a Sunday morning plunge in Pownal with no damage to a 1962 Triumph roadster.
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Bennington County
Shaftsbury
U.S. 7
Vermont 67
Mary Rotondo
South Barre
Mass
Winhall
Paul Sebkowski
Hamden
Conn
Sebkowski
William Porter
Manchester
Lebkowski
Pownal
Vermont 346
Clarence W. Wildman Jr
North Adams
Easter Seals drive raises record amount in Vermont
The Vermont Association for the Crippled reports a statewide Easter Seal drive totaling about 42,000 dollars, the highest ever for the 26 year campaign. About 246 town chairmen and 246 co-chairmen, 14 trustees, and many volunteers mailed or delivered nearly 94 thousand letters to solicit support for handicapped services and the Children’s Rehabilitation Center in Rutland.
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Rutland
Vermont Association For the Crippled, Inc
Vermont
FAC
VAC
Children's Rehabilitation Center
Association
John S. McCormick Jr
Manchester
Campaign Oratory Flows At Randolph Farm-Industry Day
Republican U S Representative Robert Stafford and Governor F Ray Keyser Jr led the field day speeches stressing fiscal restraint and state surplus prospects. Democratic hopefuls Harold Raynolds and Philip Hoff pressed federal aid to education welfare and school funding amid Vermont economic concerns. Hoff urged equalization for education funds and regional school reforms while Hoff backed an educational TV system.
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Randolph Farm
Randolph
U. S
Robert T. Stafford
Rutland
F. Ray Keyser Jr
Chelsea
Washington
Montpelier
Harold Raynolds
Pomfert
Philip H. Hoff
Burlington
Department of Défense
Vermont
Raynolds
Stafford
Farm Bureau
Hoff
Congress
GOP
Marshall Ames
Associated Industries of
Keith Wallace
Farm Industry
Garage Looted Of 1800 In Cash And Merchandise
The Bennington Village Police reported a break in at 324 Main St on Saturday night. About 1800 dollars in cash and merchandise were taken including seven cameras, camera accessories, a portable television, and a bank deposit bag. The entry was through a 12 by 17 inch east window and a broken door window. The garage owner Earl W. Williams reported the theft at 11:30 a.m. Sunday.
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Bennington
Main St
Bennington Village
Earl W. Williams
County National Bank
Radio Equipment Stolen Recovered by Police
Radio equipment valued at $377 stolen from the Senecal Sound Center on Main Street July 3 was recovered by Bennington Village Police. Two youths are charged with breaking and entering. one allegedly worked there and kept keys after a change of ownership. They face Municipal Court Friday morning.
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Senecal Sound Center
Main Street
Bennington Village
South Street
Sound Center
Jazz Night Draws Huge Crowd at Paran Bathhouse
NORTH BENNINGTON crowds packed the Lake Paran parking lot and bathhouse deck for a Dixieland Jazz night featuring Walter Lehman from Williamstown and Bennington Music Guild members. Trombonist Donald Colby led a gratis engagement drawing strong audience praise.
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Bennington Music Guild, Inc
Walter Lehman
William Hart
Gunnar Schonbeck
Maurice Rancourt
Donald Colby
Putnam Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges List
Admissions include Gilbert Thompson Manchester Depot Mary Dawson North Adams Mass Discharges list names Lottie Viggue and son Manchester Center Earl Hynick Edward J O Malley Hoosick Falls Mary Senecal Donna Moon North Bennington Clifford Wilcox Arlington Margaret Cook White Creek and many others Births reported for Aug 10 11 and 12 to multiple families including Passardi Banks La Flamme Ames Mason Sherman.
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Gilbert Thompson
Manchester
Mary Dawson
North Adams
Mass
Mary Senecal
Bennington
Donna Moon
North Bennington
Clifford Wilcox
Arlington
Harold Micklette
Johnsonville
N. Y
Margaret Cook
White Creek
Howard G. Marsden
Manchester Center
Emilie Hall
Shaftsbury
Beverly L. King
R.D
Loretta Shippey
Garfield Passardi
Monroe Bridge
Glenn C. Banks
Hoosick Falls
William H. LaFlamme
South St
Robert E. Ames
Morgan Street
Charles Mason
R.D., Pawlet
William Sherman
Bennington College
Space Fear Reported From Soviet Spaceflight Duet
Space fear continued from Page 1 near Krasny Kut in the Soviet Union as Nikolayev and Popovich orbited Earth in Vostok IV and Vostok III. They completed each orbit in about 88 minutes, with heights ranging from 111 to 157 miles. TV images showed their faces, and a three way radio chat included Yuri Gagarin who offered congratulations.
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Krasny Kut
Soviet Union
Nikolayev
Control
Popovich
Vostok IV
Yuri Gagarin
Gagarin
Lake Hancock Boating Restrictions Remain
Bennington Water Department Commissioners report restrictions on public boating at Lake Hancock remain in force. They cited a long standing ban to protect the village backup water supply despite a request from Frank C. Diletto of North Adams Mass to allow a rubber raft for fishing after noting other boats on a July excursion.
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Lake Hancock
Bennington Water Department Commissioners
The
Water Board
Frank C. Diletto
North Adams
Mass
Diletto
Water Commissioners
Bennington Briefs Highlights Local Happenings and Notices
The Reader's Digest honors Mrs Ronald Knapp of 137 Burgess Road for sterling silver emblem status as a top 15 of 1,000 Digest representatives. VFW Auxiliary to Post 1332 meets Tuesday at 8 p.m. Fourth Dist. President Francis Mitchell to inspect. Roger Windnagle, USN fireman, aboard USS Essex, to rejoin fleet in September after patrol duty near Berlin. Lake Hancock water reserve rose 2.5 inches after late rains, reducing the drawdown. Local residents visit from Manchester New Hampshire. Donald C. Hicks to address Bennington Rotary on Bennington Bounces Back. Donald A. Dufresne, USN fireman, aboard USS Leahy. Pfc Russell G. Cotton supports the 1962 National Rifle and Pistol Matches at Camp Perry. Bennington High alum cotton serving as radio operator with Army unit at Fort Riley. Dr J H Manes office to close next week, reopening Aug 27.
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Reader’s Digest
Ronald Knapp
Burgess Road
Digest
United States
Roger A. Windnagle
USN
D. N. Windnagle
Bennington
Buffalo
N.Y
Essex
New York Naval Shipyard
Atlantic
Berlin
Russell G. Cotton
Russell E. Cotton
Gage St
Camp Perry
Ohio
Cotton
Co. C
Fort Riley
Kan
Bennington High School
Car Rams Three Vehicles on Main Street Incident
Bennington Village Police report an accident at 9 10 p m Saturday involving two parked cars and a moving vehicle. Frederick R Harrington of 204 Beech Street drove a 1955 Pontiac near School Street into the Carey Cadillac Rental Co parked car, which was pushed into Thomas E Bushee of Robinson Avenue who owned a 1960 Ford sedan. All three cars sustained minor damage.
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Bennington Village
Frederick R. Harrington
Beech St
School Street
Carey Cadillac Rental Co
New York City
Thomas E. Bushee
Robinson Ave
Shooting Begins on TV Series Mr Smith Goes to Washington
In New York UPI reports shooting has begun for the fall television series Mr Smith Goes to Washington starring Fess Parker. Early episodes include Bad Boy at Cutting Corner The Sleeping Senate Elmer Van Gogh and The Musicale.
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New York
UPI
Mr. Smith
Washington
Fess Parker
Cuttin’ Corner
Elmer van Gogh
Old Bennington Weavers Plant Forms New Woolens Firm
First Editions of Bennington Inc. forms to manufacture woolens for men and women sportswear and coat and suit fabrics. The New York firm will use Old Bennington Weavers facilities to blend wool, dye, card, spin, weave and finish. Officers include Murray M. Goldberg president and Bert Fienberg vice president. Elsie Murphy leads Old Bennington Weavers with plant at 109 Division St Bennington.
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Bennington
First Editions of
Bennington Inc
First Editions, Inc
New York
Old Bennington Weavers, Inc
First Editions of Bennington Inc
Murray M. Goldberg
Bert Fienberg
Bud Heller
Goldberg
Old Bennington
Old Bennington Weavers
West 40Th St
Elsie Murphy
Division St
Obituary of Elizabeth O Rourke of Hoosick Falls
Elizabeth O Rourke 81 widow of James Rourke longtime Hoosick Falls Democratic committeewoman and Home Bureau member died after a long illness born December 2 1880 in Hoosick Falls She lived at 18 Gillespie Street survived by son James Carlisle Mass daughter Bernice Stamford Conn brother Dr Albert Hayes Willboro five grandchildren Funeral Tuesday at 9 am from Leo J Mahar Funeral Home to Church of the Immaculate Conception burial in St Marys Cemetery Rosary tonight at 8. Friends may call this afternoon and evening
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Hoosick Falls
N. Y
Elizabeth O. Rourke
James Rourke
Home Bureau Unit
Rourke
Old Water A. Wood Co
John and
Bridget O’toole Hayes
St. Mary's Academy
Gillespie St
James
Carlisle
Mass
Bernice
Stamford
Church of the Immaculate Conception
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Libera service for Mrs Prosper E Deschenes held at St Columban's
Arlington church mourns Mrs Prosper E Deschenes formerly Celia Blair obituary notes her sudden death at Putnam Memorial Hospital in Bennington. Fr Buckley officiated high mass and committal prayers. Pallbearers include Blair and Deschenes relatives. Sodality members attend from Melrose South Weymouth Boston Providence Burlington and nearby towns.
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St. Columban
Prosper E. Deschenes
Celia Blair
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Deschenes
East Arlington
Gerald T. Buckley
David
Donald Buchanan
Bernard Bellemare
Allen Martin
Burlington
Edgar, Forrest
Robert Blair
Richard Deschenes
South Wymouth
Mass
Sodality of the Blessed Virgin
Inez Smith
Charles la Batt
Arthur Benedict
James Thompson
Florence Towne
John King
Edgar Blair
Flora Keough
St. Columban's Cemetery
Buckley
Sodality
Melrose
Weymouth
Boston
Providence
R.I
Five Day Forecast for Northern New England and MA RI
The U S Weather Bureau projects the next five days Tuesday through Saturday will run 2 to 5 degrees below normal, with Maine near normal. Expect cool conditions Tuesday and Wednesday, warmer Thursday and Friday, then cooler again Saturday.
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Boston
U. S. Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
Bennington Municipal Court Plea Outcomes And Fines
In Bennington Municipal Court Judge Eugene V. Clark arraigned several defendants. Harrington pleaded not guilty to careless and negligent driving and posted $50 bail. Buckley Jr. pleaded nolo to careless and negligent driving resulting in an accident and was fined $65.10. Brown also pleaded nolo and was fined $62.10. Avery pleaded guilty and fined $65.50. Chandler pleaded guilty to two charges and, on probation, was held without bail pending a hearing for intoxication and driving while under the influence. Katherine Kelly’s charge was not pressed. it involved a minor possessing malt beverages.
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Frederick R. Harrington
Bennington
Eugene V. Clark
Harrington
Manfred W. Ehrich
T. Garry Buckley Jr
West Road
Nolo
Clarence L. Brown
Charles H. Avery
Manchester Depot
Howard C. Chandler
County St
Katherine Kelly
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Lewis L. Mears
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VFW
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Emory Wheeler
John D. Litster
Mary Beth
Deborah
N.H
Greater Bennington Association
Donald C. Hicks
Donald A. Dufresne
E. Dufresne
Safford St
Leahy
Boston Naval Shipyard
J. H. Manes
Bennington Weavers
P. E. Deschenes
Eame Marauders
Fjeff Chandler
Wakdwn Brown
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