Union School Leaders Adopt Questionnaires
Mt. Anthony Union School District directors approved two questionnaires to be sent to about 3,000 residents to gauge public opinion on the union district concept and the proposed new high school. The board hopes the two similar forms will reveal whether the earlier building proposal failed due to communication gaps or other factors.
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Mt. Anthony Union
Barton L. Jenks
Architects Collaborative of
Cambridge
Mass
Disillusioned GI Belhomme Leaves China for Antwerp
Albert Belhomme a U S Army turncoat from Ashland Pa crossed into Hong Kong with his Chinese wife Hsio Ying and their three sons aged 1 to 6 years He plans to move to Antwerp Belgium saying his family’s future matters most This is the second turncoat to cross the border this month following a decade in Communist China
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Hong Kong
Albert Belhomme
China
Ashland
Hsio Ying
Belhomme
Belgium
Antwerp
Lowell Skinner
Akron
Ohio
United States
State Hospital staffing criticized amid patient care strains
Chittick warned staffing shortages at the state hospital hinder treatment programs while admissions continue. In Bennington, Richard A. George, 22, Williamstown, Mass., received 60 days jail and a $105.10 fine for violating the law of the road with a 90 mph speed on U.S. 7 in Pownal, plus probation. David E. Woodcock, 16, Pownal, fined $30.10 for careless driving after a pole collision Aug. 22. William C. LaFountain, 50, North Adams, Mass., no contest to road violations and $20 fine after a passing car incident on U.S. 7. William B. Niemi, Longmeadow, Mass., fined $40.10 for false statements on a resident hunting license application.
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Richard A. George
Williamstown
Mass
Bennington County
George
George M. Fienberg
R. Marshall Witten
U.S. 7
Pownal
David E. Woodcock
Witten
Woodcock
Fienberg
William C. LaFountain
North Adams
LaFountain
William B. Niemi
Longmeadow
Niemi
Atty
Francis E. Morrissey
Planes Lost Radio Contact Over Miami Area
Ocean four engine KC135s would have carried two aboard each. Rafts were found within 60 miles of each other. A helmet stenciled Gardner was found in the same area. Capt. Gerald Gardner of Lincoln Nebraska was aboard one of the planes. The strato-tankers were returning to Homestead Air Force Base near Miami, where the 19th Bomb Wing was stationed when contact was lost about noon.
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Gardner
Gerald Gardner
Lincoln, Neb
Homestead Air Force Base
Miami
19Th
Students rally through Cuba and Madrid after revolution vow
The 59 students traveled from Czech oslovakia to Havana then Madrid. one died in Cuba, three stayed, one returned to Boston, and four remained in Madrid. Clark Foreman of the Emergency Civil Liberties Committee said courts must decide the legality of passport invalidation.
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Czechoslovakia
Havana
Madrid
Cuba
Boston
Clark Foreman
Emergency Civil Liberties Committee
Rescue Squad Answers 4 Calls
The Bennington Rescue Squad handled four calls in the past 24 hours including a car accident on Carpenter Hill Road at 12 45 p m a woman who fell near the Putnam Hotel at 6 15 p m a heart attack victim on Gage Street at 3 30 a m and a fall victim on Silver Street at 7 35 a m The squad has logged 178 miles on the ambulance in 18 calls and local police praised the squad’s efforts.
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Bennington
Carpenter Hill Road
Putnam Hotel
Gage Street
Silver Street
Resque
Bennington Village
GBA Schedules New York Exhibit For Bennington Tourism
The Greater Bennington Association will sponsor a Vermont display at the New York office of the Vermont Development Department near Radio City Music Hall. The September exhibit features Green Mountain Park photos and local industry products, with a front window space reserved for May 1964.
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Greater
Green Mountain Park
GBA
Battle Monument
Old First Church
Bennington County Industries
VDC
New York
Hicks
Ben Mont Dobeckman
Dow Chemical Co
Polygraphic Corp. of America
Donald C. Hicks
Cushman Mfg Announces Promotions in North Bennington
H. T. Cushman Mfg Co announces a management reorganization. Arnold E. Niemi becomes plant manager, Grange B. Lape is operations manager, and Joseph Keene is production superintendent. The shifts aim to support rapid growth and future development. Niemi brings extensive furniture industry experience from New England firms including Merrivale Inc.
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H. T. Cushman Mfg. Co
North Bennington
Hall W. Cushman
Arnold E. Niemi
West Townsend
Mass
Grange B. Lape
Joseph Keene
Cushman
Niemi
New England
Sprague and
Carleton’s
New Hampshire
Merrivale Inc
Nashua, N.H
Bennington Briefs Highlights Local Happenings
Bennington Rural Kindergarten will open September 18. Mr and Mrs John Gibney of 102 Short St spent a week visiting in Troy New York with Mrs Gibneys sister Mrs Guy Livingston. Mrs John R Nagle and Miss Helena F Kent return to New York City after two weeks in Bennington. Altar Rosary Society plans 8 am Sunday gathering at St Francis de Sales Church. Vallies and State Liquor Store in Arlington Vermont will be open 8 am to noon Labor Day.
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John Gibney
Short St
John R. Nagle
Helena F. Kent
Bennington
New York City
Altar Rosary Society
St. Francis de Sales Church
Vallie’s
State Liquor Store
Arlington, Vt
Bennington Catholic High School
St. Francis de Sales Academy
Sacred Heart Academy
Media Dramas To Flood TV
Hollywood AP reports ABC plans 10 network hours weekly of drama on Breaking Point and other series focused on illness and psychology. Producer George Lefferts defends a social service aim while NBCs Eleventh Hour faces medical critique. Breaking Point will be AMA advised and medically checked.
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Hollywood
ABC
Eleventh Hour
Doctors
General Hospital
George Lefferts
Lefferts
NBC
American Medical Association
Los Angeles
AMA
Area Schools Reopen Next Week in Bennington District
Bennington area schools announce open dates with varied start times and half or full day schedules. Bennington Elementary and Cora B Whitney start 8:15 to 8:30 a.m. with grades 2-6 full days while first graders begin with morning sessions.
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Bennington - Area
Bennington Elementary
Cora B. Whitney
Bennington High School
Arlington
Woodford
Pownal
North Pownal
Shaftsbury
Peter Fonda Reluctantly Steps Into Acting Spotlight
HOLLYWOOD AP Peter Fonda, 23, son of Henry Fonda, gains notice as a rising actor. His debut on Broadway earned him 1961’s most promising new actor praise, followed by film roles in Tammy and the Doctor Lilith The Victors and The Young Lovers. He resisted acting but accepts his path.
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Hollywood
Peter Fonda
Nebraska
Henry Fonda
Peter
University of Omaha
Warner Brothers
Boston
Cliff Robertson
Sandra Dee
Tammy and
the Doctor
Lilith
Warren Beatty
Jean Sebert
Samuel Goldwyn Jr
Park to run for president after army retirement
South Korean Gen. Chung Hee Park retires from the army and announces a presidential bid for the October 15 elections. He will be the junta-backed Democratic Republican party candidate, barred to civilians but plans to contest as a civilian candidate.
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Chipo-Ri
Korea
Chung Hee Park
Park
Democratic Republican Party
Indian labor leader named home minister in major shift
Gulzari Lal Nanda aged 65, a former labor leader with moderate leftist views, has been appointed to the influential post of Indian home minister in New Delhi. The decision marks a significant realignment in the cabinet and signals a centrist approach to internal security and governance.
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New Delhi
India
Gulzari Lal Nanda
Admissions List Includes Several Bennington Residents
Hospital notes record admissions of Miss Pamela Decell Manchester Depot Miss Susan Wilkins Pawlet Carl H Hess North Bennington Mrs Anna Robinson Bennington Mrs Barbara Crawford Bennington Carolyn Ritchie Manchester and Mrs Priscilla Ludwig Shaftsbury Mrs Beverly Feeney Bennington Master Scott Beatty Bennington Hans Thorner Londonderry Miss Bonnie Wilkins Arlington Henry Green Bennington.
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Pamela Decell
Manchester Depot
Susan Wilkins
Pawlet
Carl H. Hess
North Bennington
Anna Robinson
Bennington
Barbara Crawford
Carolyn Ritchie
Manchester
Priscilla Ludwig
Shaftsbury
Beverly Feeney
Scott Beatty
Hans Thorner
Londonderry
Bonnie Wilkins
Arlington
Henry Green
More Than Half of Vermont Soils Surveyed
Vermont soil survey progress highlights how officials and urban residents use soil data for planning and savings. Since 1937 the National Cooperative Soil Survey classifies about 70 000 soil kinds with cooperation from state and federal agencies.
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Vermont
L.J. Peet
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Peet
National Cooperative Soil Survey
Agricultural Experiment Stations
State Highway Department
Soil Survey
Fund Raising Sale Aids Bennington Rescue Squad
A charity food sale to benefit the Bennington Rescue Squad is set for Sept. 13 at the Vermont Gas Co. office, 487 Main St, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Donations can be made by calling 24927. This marks the squad’s third summer fundraiser, following a $325 Elks charity check and a North Radio Co. prize drawing of five radio units.
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Bennington Rescue Squad
Vermont Gas Co
Main St
Bennington Lodge of Elks
The
North Radio Co
Police Seek Prison Escapee Harold Viggue
A 13 state search is under way for Harold V Viggue 43 of New Bedford a convicted wife slayer who escaped from Massachusetts state prison Viggue serving life for second degree murder of Ruth his wife walked away from a prison detail outside the walls Viggue was trusted to work outside for nine years of imprisonment He was sentenced Feb 11 1954 in Bristol County Superior Court for stabbing his wife in their apartment He struck her with a five inch hunting knife during a drunken frenzy He is the father of a son Raymond 10 months old at the time of the slaying.
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Walpole
Mass
Harold V. Viggue
New Bedford
Massachusetts
Viggue
Ruth
Bristol County Superior Court
Eight-Year-Old Survives Train Fall Near Sarajevo
An eight-year-old boy named Vanca Skubevy fell from a speeding express train near Sarajevo while searching for a washroom. Passengers alerted the crew and the train backed up to recover him after about half an hour. he survived with bruises.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Sarajevo
Politka
Vanca Skubevy
Stock Averages at Noon Show Mixed Trading
At noon the market displays a steady active tone with no clear trend before the holiday. Industrials rise 41.03 to 727.43, railroads tick up 0.15 to 176.01, utilities gain 0.03 to 143.84, while the composite average moves 0.15 to 261.84. Sales reach 1,860,000.
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Cushman Mfg
Bennington Briefs
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Bennington Parochial Schools
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Spain
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Grand Isle County
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