Snelling pitches Vermont as light industry hub at Bennington coffee hour
Harvard graduate and businessman Richard Snelling, candidate for lieutenant governor, toured Bennington to urge voters to attract light industry and create 8,000 jobs yearly. He argued state costs could be trimmed by 1.5 million annually, offset by a 3 percent sales tax, and used data to back his plan while courting local interest groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Bennington
Richard Snelling
R. Marshall Witten
Dewey Street
Harvard College
Burlington
Veremont
Snelling
Robert Wagner
Monument Avenue
Aiken Announces His Academy Appointments
Vermont Senator George D. Aiken announced the 1965 service academy appointments and alternates. Leland Bristol heads Air Force Academy entry from White River Junction with several alternates listed. West Point nominees include John Clement Jr. and Robert Pratt with multiple alternates. Naval Academy at Annapolis names Everett Bingham. Merchant Marine picks include Kinsley Chapman McMurphy Fish Laurie Stringer and Parrish among others. selections follow a July 13 Civil Service exam.
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Washington
Vermont
George D. Aiken
Leland C. Bristol
White River Junction
Air Force Academy
Everett C. Bingham
North Springfield
Peter G. Lake
Grafton
Philip D. Briere
Fair Haven
Gordon A. Parrish
Dorset
George E. Passage Jr
Burlington
Willliam G Seguin
Montpelier
Tod R
Kenneth T. Stringer Jr
Lynedonville
Frank W. Chapman
Paul C. Simpson
St. Johnsbury
Victor P. Bove
Rutland
Terrence W. Rounds
Brattleboro
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
David C. Cook
Barton
Scott G. Wiggett
Randolph
Gordon Parrish
Vicetor P. Bove
Gary Phelps
Middlebury
Merchant Marine Academy
Brian E. Kinsley
Michael A. McMurphy
Richford
Albert I. Fish
Castleton
Ald W. Laurie Jr
West Rupert
Kenneth F. Stringer Jr
Lyndonville
Gordon A. Pars Rish
Bennington Student Completes Six-Week Institute
Rudolph Woodcock of Hall Street North Bennington completed six weeks at a Wells College summer institute in Aurora New York studying recent advances in biology. Woodcock teaches at Bennington High School. Bennington residents newly enrolling at Molly Stark School must register at the Molly Stark office today by 4 30 p m or tomorrow 8 a m to noon or 1 30 to 4 30 p m.
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Rudolph Woodcock
Hall Street
North Bennington
Wells College
Aurora
N.Y
Woodcock
Bennington High School
Municipal court cases involve bail and fines in Bennington area
In municipal court this morning George F. Moore of Lyons District pleaded not guilty to assault and threat accusations from Aug 20. Bail set at 300 dollars. Moore released after attorney Harte cited friction with the alleged victim. Other defendants faced charges including careless driving, leaving a vehicle to impede traffic, failing to stop at a stop sign, and speeding with fines issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Moore
Lyons District
Daniel Gagner
Evelyn Rice
Moore
John B. Harte
Gagner
Atty
R. Marshall Witten
George M. Fienberg
Harte
Clayton E. Blodgett
North Bennington
Lover’s Lane
Witten
Blodgett
Gerald P. Morrissey
Bennington
Colege Road
David Terry Edson
Manchester
Dorset
Hospital Notes Weekend Admissions and Birth Announcements
Friday through Sunday lists show admissions discharges at multiple towns including Bennington Manchester Depot East Arlington and Hoosick Falls. Births include a daughter to Edward Gillette and a daughter to Benjamin Ploski in Ansonia Connecticut.
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Stanley A. Griswold
Mary Rice
Donald Humphreys
Joan Hoyt
Bennington
Minnie Bahan
East Arlington
Gladys P. Cook
Manchester Depot
Gloria J. Brazie
Petersburg
N.Y
Leroy Gratz
Eagle Bridge
Edward Gillette
McCall St
Benjamin Ploski
Ansonia
Conn
Opening Days At Rural Schools
A Sept. 1 opening is set for Arlington Greater Bennington North Bennington Shaftsbury and Woodford. Pownal and North Pownal start Sept. 8. Molly Stark School principal W Philip Walker asks new students to register by 4:30 this afternoon or 8 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, for Grades 3 to 9 who did not attend last year, preferably with last year’s report cards.
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Leon E. Wagner
Arlington
Greater Bennington
North Bennington
Shaftsbury
Woodford
Pownal
North Pownal
W. Philip Walker
Molly Stark
Walker
Beech Street
Multiple Vehicle Collisions Reported In Vermont Across Towns
Village accounts cite a 1955 Ford sedan driven by Leo G. Williams and a 1964 International pickup driven by Henry G. Harrington colliding at South and Union Streets with moderate damage. A 1959 Plymouth owned by Raymond Myers was damaged on Crescent Boulevard, believed by him to be backed into. In Dorset a 1964 Corvette carrying two college students crashed on West Road, hitting a power pole and flipping onto its top. driver Robert Smith and passenger George Breen, both 20, survived with injuries and are hospitalized in Dorset.
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Leo G. Williams
Union St
Henry G. Harrington
Bennington
South
Union Streets
Raymond Myers
Ben Mont Ave
Village
Crescent Boulevard
Dorset
West Road
Robert Smith
South Londonderry
George Breen
Manchester
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Brewster Feneral
Burr and
Burton Seminary
Elizabeth Byrnes
Smith
St. Michael’s College
Winooski
Breen
University of Miami
Henry Cherbonneau
Manchester Center
Otis
Area Obituaries Feature Knapp Button and Fisher
Edward L. Knapp Sr. 71 of 110 Frank St. died unexpectedly at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Robert H. Button 60 of 23 River St. died Saturday at home. George Fisher 71, a horse trainer, died Saturday at Great Neck Long Island hospital. Funeral arrangements follow for each, with services in Bennington Hoosick Falls and Great Neck areas.
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Edward L. Knapp Sr
Frank St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Edward and
Nettie
Harbour) Knapp
Allen A. and
H. E. Bradford Co
Rockwood Mill
Knapp
Margaret Downer
Thomas Carty
St. Francois de Sales
St. Francis de Sales
Holy Name Society
William
Catherine) Derry
Irene Joly
Michael
Helen) Fraher Sr
Richard
Agnes) Powers Sr
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Edward
Lawrence
Hoolick Falls
Robert H. Button
River St
Florence Goodermore
Thomas
Rose
Allen Button
Cherry Plain
John Button
Marion Prudhomme
Troy
Rita Dobiel
Albany
Leo J. Mahar
Main St
Maple Grove Cemetery
Leo Mahar
George Fisher
Saratoga
Great Neck
L.L, N.Y
Fisher
Mabel James
Sylvester James
Arthur James
Pownal
John Madill
North Hoosick
Arthur Guiden
Buskirk
Fliedner
Island Hill Cemetery
Bennington Grand List Shows Notable 1964 Increase
Bennington town and three villages report a total assessed property value rise of 192 654 to 13 387 444 with Bennington Village adding 42 156 and North Bennington 3 464 while Old Bennington dips 7 040 due to Wells Field sale to the Roman Catholic Diocese.
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Bennington
State Tax Department
Francis J. Hogan
Listers
Hogan
Bennington Village
Sprague Electric Co
Flint and Robbins Inc
Bennington Weavers
North Bennington Village
Old Bennington
Wells Field
Burlington
Bennington Town
North Bennington
King Reid Dancers Held by Immigration
Four Canadian carnival workers including two exotic dancers were held for immigration authorities after being arrested at the Hartland Vermont fair. Sheriff Earle McLaughlin identified the four as Isabelle Madore 20 Edna Uhliman 27 both from Stephensville Crossing Newfoundland Robert Fitzgerald 18 of Dingwell Nova Scotia and Lloyd Colson 24 of Corner Brook Newfoundland. They were employed by the King Reid Traveling Carnival in Canada.
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Burlington
UPI
U.S
Infant Brian Potter funeral and burial announced
A prayer service was held at Hansom Walbridge Funeral Home for Brian Edwin Potter infant son of William and Albertha Potter of Houghton Lane. The infant died Saturday at Mary Fletcher Hospital Burlington and was buried in White Chapel Cemetery born Aug. 12 at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Survivors include brother William J and grandparents Lyman Potter and Carl E Allen.
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Hansom
Walbridge
Brian Edwin Potter
William
Albertha Potter
Houghton Lane
Mary Fletcher Hospital
Burlington
White Chapel
Putnam Memorial Hospital
William J
Lyman Potter
Carl E. Allen
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Bennington Banner
Shelburne
Champlain Valley Union High School
Aiken
Bennington Briefs
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Fienberg
Yantenaed
United Artists
Margaret Malone
Bermington
Andrew M. Guber
Betty Townsend
Eileen Connors
East Dorset
James Daley
Peru
Dennis Appel
Margaret Cardinal
Kelly Gardener
Center Berlin
Paula Niles
Pownal Center
Kevin Dunham
Wanda Gerity
Jane Spirka
Wilmington
Virginia Szirbik
Joanne Ward
Christopher Kennyon
Robert Rooney
Ida Marie Bishop
North Hoosick Rt
New
York
THE
William T. Hardy
the College of Saint Rose
Albany, N.Y
Russia
Siena College
Denver
Quentin R. Hunt
Survive
Sisters’ Figeures
North
Joshua Logan
Robert Burl Walker
Ives Millie Perkinssoner
Walter Tomm Nathan
Joshua Logan and
Peter S Feibleman
King Reid
Brian E. Potter
Rohard Burton
Lyon
Bila
Metro
Goldwyn - Mayer
Aeste
Colonie
Latham Circle
Eddie Rich
Martha Raye
Cadillac
Latham
Tom Ewell
Ali Baba and the
40 Thieves
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