Weekend highway crashes report minor injuries across towns
State police logged multiple weekend wrecks with minor injuries or no injuries. Incidents ranged from rear end collisions on U.S. 7 in Arlington Village involving a 1965 Chrysler and a 1966 Bridgestone motorcycle to a tractor car crash on North Pow nal Road in Pownal. Also noted were crashes on U.S. 7 at Shafts bury and at Ladd Brook Restaurant in Pownal, plus a rollover on Orchard Road in Bennington and a tree of other minor impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. 7
Arlington Village
Chrysler
Alice Pero
Arlington
Bridgestone
Stanley Peterson
Manchester Depot
Peterson
Kathleen Ruland
North Pownal
Pownal
Lyle P. Jelley
Burton L. Peckham
Peckham
Jelley
Timothy R. Corcoran
McKinley Street
Bennington
Gary Floyd Harrington
Harrington
Sylvia L. Russell
Russell
Studebaker
John E. Robare
North Adams
Mass
Robare
F. Ray Paddock
Orchard Road
Corcoran
Edward Ballance
Main Street
Shaftsbury
James M. Greene
Steven J. Espanet
Brooklyn
N.Y
Espanet
Greene
Ladd Brook
John R. Ratteck
Ansonia
Ratteck
Athol
Woodford
Molly Stark
Collis Adams
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillian M. Bacon held in Cambridge
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home for Mrs. Lillian M. Bacon formerly of 410 South Street. Rev H Glenn Payne pastor of First Baptist Church officiated. Burial followed in Woodlands Cemetery in Cambridge in the family lot. Attending were friends and relatives from New York state Massachusetts and this general area including a delegation of women from the Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanson- Walbridge
Lillian M. Bacon
South St
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Woodlands Cemetery
Cambridge
New York State
Massachusetts
The
Baptist Church
Kennedy Urges Swift Passage of Gun Control Legislation
UPI reports Senator Edward M. Kennedy urged quick congressional approval of gun control laws, citing crime, violence, and the need to curb weapons sold by mail order. He urged media reform and improved social conditions to prevent violence, and touted a broader push for urban/educational improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Boston
UPI
Edward M. Kennedy
Congress
Thomas Dodd
D-Conn
Hadassah
UCS Not Considering Bid for Treatment Center
Rumors said United Counseling Service may bid to place a residential treatment center for youth at Bennington. UCS denies any plans, noting focus on a partial hospitalization facility to bridge care for mentally ill patients and link services with Putnam Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UCS
United Counseling Service
Bennington County
Bennington
State Institutions Department
Putnam Memorial Hospital
19 Arrested Trying to Enter White Church
Police in Grenada Mississippi arrested 19 people including a civil rights movement leader as Negroes tried to enter a white church during services. Helmeted patrolmen stood by after earlier violence while Alfonso Harris led a brief rally and warned whites to shape up or ship out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grenada
Miss
UPI
Mississippi
Alfonso Harris
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Leon Hall
Harris
Court Square
Westmoreland Says Hanoi Likely to Persist in War
After a news conference Westmoreland noted Hanoi’s resolve to continue the conflict, while stating no quick victory is expected. He planned a multi‑stop tour through Hawaii, the Philippines, and Saigon, with Texas secrecy to avoid signaling a change in command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Viet Nam
Westmoreland
Hanoi
Hawaii
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
Saigon
Texas
White House
Stock Averages and Volume Report at Noon 1966
Noon stock averages show declines in major indices with the Industrials hard hit, Railroads and Utilities slipping as the Composite dips. Volume traded totals 10,000 shares, with several point changes listed for the day.
FDA lifts two year limit on birth control pills
Washington reports the FDA ends its two year usage cap on the pill while urging doctors to monitor possible side effects. The move follows a nine month review by a panel of obstetricians and gynecologists with about 6 million American women using the pill. The advisory group cautioned that data neither proves safety nor proves danger, urging physicians to weigh risks against other methods or no contraception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
James L. Goddard
Goddard
U.S
Obituaries for Burgess Taft Wood and Dover area deaths
Obituary notices report Albert A. Burgess 81 of Old Bennington died at home after a long illness. Henry Page McWayne 59 of Dorset died in Equinox Nursing Home after a long illness. Dora C. Wood 83 of Pittsfield died in hospital. Louis Delmar Taft 66 of Dorset died at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Burgess was a Fillmore Farms manager and Old Bennington trustee. Taft was a lifelong Dorset resident. Wood was a Pittsfield resident since 1908. Burial plans and memorials outlined. multiple siblings and survivors listed.
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Albert A. Burgess
Monument Ave
Old Bennington
Fillmore Farms
Old Bennington Village
Mr. Burgess
Irontown
Wis
Peleg
Lucretia
All) Burgess
Carr Valley
Bennington
Julia Connelly
St. Francis
William A. Burgess
Atty
John A. Burgess
Montpelier
Bertha Fay
Arthur Burgess
Milwaukee
George Burgess
Baraboo
William A, Jr
John A
Matthew A
Barbara Burgess
St. Francis de Sales
Park Lawn Cemetery
Dorset
Henry Page McWayne
Equinox Nursing Home
Manchester Center
John and
Winnie (Cook) Page
Lee Page Nichols
Rutland
Kathryn
Charles D
Elizabeth (Williams) McWayne
David
George McWayne
Betsy (McWayne) Johnson
Louis Delmar Taft
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Delmar
Rose (Baker) Taft
Ella Skidmore Taft
Alva
Cecil
Aaron Taft
Harry Taft
Jamaica
Chester Taft
Manchester
Bernice Taft
Shushan
N_Y
Brewster Funeral Home
Maple Hill Cemetery
Family Makes Last Effort To Find Plane
In Franconia Notch New Hampshire the family and friends of missing pilot Melvin E. Seymour posted signs at main trail entrances urging hikers to help locate the airplane and pilot. Seymour, of Creston Iowa, disappeared March 9 on a Burlington Vermont to Portland Maine flight. Signs note extensive air searches by Civil Air Patrol and warn ground observers may be the only chance to find him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franconia Notch
N.H
UPI
White Mountain National Forest
Melvin E. Seymour
Creston
Iowa
Burlington
Portland
Maine
Civil Air Patrol
Ken
Dave
Seymour
Hospital Notes Friday August 12 1966 Admissions
Hospital notes show admissions including Stanley King Sr Ruth Carpenter in Bennington. Discharges list numerous patients across Bennington Hoosick Falls North Bennington and surrounding towns. Births记录 Mr and Mrs Bradford West Manchester Center welcome a son on Aug 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley King Sr
Ruth Carpenter
Bennington
Wilfred LaFlamme
Catherine Meaney
Barbara Piscopo
Alice Davis
Elizabeth Tomasi
Rosalpha Macumber
North Bennington
Marietta Yurewitch
Hoosick Falls
Irene Mooney
John Tidd
Clara Parker
Helen Haher
Dorothy O'Connor
William Coonz
Michael Waythus
Joan Bushee
Manchester Depot
Bradford West
Manchester Center
Bennington Briefs Highlight Local Events And Updates
Bennington Lions consumed over 120 pounds of meat at the Ted Thomas camp picnic in Woodford and prep for a softball game against the Rotary Club on Aug 21 to benefit the Bennington Little League. John Kohani returns to Mary Fletcher Hospital for surgery. VFW Post and Auxiliary plan a family picnic at Barber's Lake on Aug 21. American Legion Auxiliary meets Tuesday at 8 p.m.. Donald Carrier faces surgery at White River Junction VA Hospital. Marine Privates James E. King and Gary E. O'Dell graduate from Parris Island training and proceed to combat and specialist courses before unit assignment. A 4-year-old boy, David Green, admitted to Putnam Memorial Hospital after a porch fall on Depot Street, listed as in fair condition. Hercules is overhead in early evening. guidance given to locate Hercules between Lyra and Corona Borealis, with Vega in Lyra and Gemma in Corona Borealis. Social Tonight at Bennington Elks Club at 8 p.m. Ads include Priscilla's Beauty Shop back to school permanents and Dr Browning's office closing Aug 18-22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Lions
Ted Thomas
Woodford
Rotary Club
Bennington Little League
James E. King
Gary E. O’dell
Bennington
Marine Corps
Parris Island
S.C
King
Charlotte King
Gage St
O’dell
Beatrice O’dell
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Depot Street
David Green
Bennington Village
Depot St
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Sherrie Ann Dufresne
Winfred and
Marion (Knights) Dufresne
Winfred Jr
Richard
Stephen
Robert
Timothy
Christopher
Nelson
Theresa) Barney
Deborah
Patti Ann
Rose Marie
Theresa Knights
Minnie Saxe
Catskill
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Frederick B. Wolf
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Bennington MN
Walt Disney
Technicolor
Golden Horseshoe Review
Edward G Robinson
Mary Poppins
Batman
the Boy Wonder Robin
Viladova
Puff
John F
Dallas
Viet Nam
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Economic Opportunity Corporation
Javits
Communications Satellite Corporation
Vermont
Don Bosco
Ste Andrews
Ste. Roger Andrews
States
U.S. Army
Germany
Percey Andrews
North
Bennington Road
Fort Lewis
Wash
Army
Joseph LoPiccolo
Banner
Lebhed
Sophia Loren
Paul Newman
David Niven
M-G-Maal
Caltech Phoduc HC
David Francoise Dorleac
Harte Theatre
Julie Dick Andrews
Dow-Jones—Bach
Fillmore
Albert W. Wood
Pittsfield
Dora C. Wood
Pittsfield General Hospital
Wood Brothers Music Store
Wellington Funeral Home
Arthur W. Newcomb
First Methodist Church
Pittsfield Cemetery
Louis D. Taft
Howard Rudd
Ida Sweet
Frances Thompson
James Day
Searsburg
Blanche Thomas
Donna Liporace
Alice Baker
Beverly Rowe
Bennington Briefs
John Kohani
Mary Fletcher Hospital
VFW
Barber’s Lake
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Donald Carrier
Veterans’ Administration Hospital
White River Junction
Hercules
Lyra
Corona Borealis
Gemma
Bennington Elks Club
Washington Avenue
Priscilla’s
Dr. Browning
Ee Iamstow
William YY
Williamstown, Mass
Marat
Sade
Latham Cirete
Eddie Rich
Troy Donahue
Latham
Walter Slezak
Oliver
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