New Haven Railroad seeks approval to drop Boston New York passenger service
The New Haven Railroad asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to abandon all passenger trains between Boston and New York citing $133.4 million in passenger losses since 1954 and $10.5 million last year. It argues public funds subsidize nonessential passenger service while freight income remains absent and urges a long term state plan for permanent service.
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Washington
UPD
New Haven
Interstate Commerce Commission
Boston
New York
William H. Tucker
Francis A. Welch
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Hoff Gives Labor Bill Green Light
The Hoff administration plans to submit a labor relations bill creating a Labor Relations Department to handle labor management disputes. Despite GOP gains, officials say the bill will be sent to the legislature, with labor pressing for action though chances are slim. Also noted are remarks on U.S. Vietnam policy, Johnson’s health, and upcoming local social and community events and notices.
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Senate
House
Collins
Esther E Sessions obituary in East Middlebury aged 94
Esther Eliza Sessions 94, longtime Kurn Hattin Homes financial representative in Westminster, died Tuesday in a local nursing home. Born May 3, 1871 in Middlebury, she was active with the Homes in the Bennington area. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. East Middlebury Methodist Church. Burial Prospect Cemetery. Memorials to Kurn Hattin Homes.
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East Middlebury
Esther Eliza Sessions
Kurn Hattin Homes
Westminster
Bennington
Middlebury
John
Harriet (Cushman) Sessions
East Middlebury Methodist Church
Miss Sessions
Prospect Cemetery
Kurn Hattin
Bennington Man Pleads Guilty to Grand Larceny
Ernest A. Thompson admitted stealing 400.97 dollars from John Proud at Proud’s Main Street store on Oct 31. A pre sentence investigation was ordered and Thompson remanded to Bennington County jail without bail. Five related counts were dropped. Judge George M. Flenberg ordered the inquiry.
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Bennington
John Proud
Ernest A. Thompson
Thompson
Proud
Main Street
George M. Flenberg
Bennington County
State Probation and Parole Department
Atty
Eugene V. Clark
Manchester Chamber Names Committee Heads For Year
William J. Mallin, president of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, announced committee chairmen for the new fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. Appointments include Homer B. Ellis Jr. for budget and finance, Harvey G Turner Jr. for accommodations, Richard Bartholomae for advertising and publicity, and John B. Hawkins for merchants, with all officers on the membership committee. Two new directors, Mrs. Ethel P. Wells and Leon Marks, join the board, bringing it to 13 members, to take office at the Dec. 15 regular meeting. The accommodations panel asks local homeowners to contact the chamber with ski-season room offers to aid the booking service.
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Chamber
Hospital Notes Admissions List and Birth Report
Admission entries include Charles H. Long Manchester Depot Frederick LeBlanc Master William Bohmer Miss Lucy Springer Hoosick Falls Lee Barber Pownal Mrs Marie Marcoux Bennington Mrs Anna Mattison North Bennington Mrs Beatrice Sausville and daughter Mrs Joan Goss and daughter Bennington Mrs Ruth Shattuck Wells Master Lee Bushee Manchester Depot Birth reports Mr and Mrs Robert Myers 18 Eldredge St Hoosick Falls a son Nov 30.
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Charles H. Long
Manchester Depot
Frederick LeBlanc
William Bohmer
Lucy Springer
Hoosick Falls
Lee Barber
Pownal
Marie Marcoux
Bennington
Anna Mattison
North Bennington
Beatrice Sausville
Joan Goss
Ruth Shattuck
Wells
Lee Bushee
Manchester
Robert Myers
Eldredge St
Quakers Schedule Quarterly Meeting Weekend
The Northwest Quarterly meeting of the Religious Society of Friends meets Saturday and Sunday. The ministry and counsel committee gathers at 8 p.m. Saturday at the New Englander Motor Inn. Sunday program begins 9:30 a.m. at Bennington Elementary School with speakers Frank Adams and Hugh Corbin. Worship at 11 a.m. Dinner 12 to 1 30 p.m. Quarterly session 1 30 to 3 p.m. No worship Sunday at Old Bennington schoolhouse.
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Northwest
The
Religious Society of Friends
Quakers
Ministry and Counsel Committee
New Englander Motor Inn
Bennington
School Street
Frank Adams
Hugh Corbin
Viet Nam War Casualties Report During Thanksgiving Week
The government reported South Vietnamese casualties of 459 killed, 861 wounded, and 185 missing last week. Viet Cong losses were 1,539 killed, yielding a three-to-one allied casualty ratio.
Bennington Briefs Highlights Local Notices
The Boy Scout neighborhood commissioners meeting is postponed to Wednesday December 15. Navy Seaman Gerald S. MacJarrett son of Mrs Bertha MacJarrett 208 Gage St has been assigned to the major communications relay ship Arlington undergoing precommissioning at Norfolk Virginia. Arlington is the ex aircraft carrier USS Saipan Court St Andrew CD of A will hold its business meeting Tuesday December 7 at 8 pm with supper at 630 pm Mrs Ruth Holden is chairman. Daughters of the American Revolution dessert meeting December 7 at 130 pm at the home of Mrs Leon Orr Weeks Street silent auction planned. Bennington Red and Gun Club annual dinner December 4 at 630 pm Bennington Clubrooms tickets at the door George Sturgess 232 Grove St chairs committee Mrs Richard Gloria Jean Stoddard Burgess Road now employed by Coiffures by Mark Williamstown Massachusetts. Cocktail hostesses ski area night club Wilmington VI interview phone 464-5603 for ADV.
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Gerald S. MacJarrett
U.S. Navy
Bertha MacJarrett
Gage St
Arlington
Norfolk
Saipan
Bennington Red and Gun Club
Bennington
George Sturgess
Grove St
Richard
Gloria - Jean) Stoddard
Burgess Road
Mark
Colonial
Williamstown
Mass
Daughters of the American Revolution
Leon Orr
Weeks Street
Orr
Franklin Riley
Accident at Paul’s Fish Fry parking lot injures two cars
A Tuesday evening collision in the Paul’s Fish Fry parking lot at Main and Depot streets caused minor damage to two convertibles. John G. Barber of RD Bennington drove a 1961 Chevrolet convertible as Susan Torrisi of Airport Road Bennington drove a 1963 Buick convertible. Torrisi was eastbound on Main and turned into the lot while Barber backed from a parking space, triggering the crash.
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Paul
Main
Depot Streets
Bennington Village
John G. Barber
Bennington
Susan Torrisi
Airport Road
Torrisi
Barber
Stock Averages Report From Dow Jones
Dow Jones noon figures show the industrials at 947.92 up 1.22, railroads at 243.34 up 0.85, utilities 153.45 down 0.45. Composite average 335.39 up 0.43 with volume 4,649,000 on ad.
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Dow Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
De Gaulle Faces Tight French Election Battle
Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle running narrowly ahead in the presidential race amid polls showing support dipping below 50 percent among certain voters. He warned of hateful confusion if not reelected while defending postwar reforms and opposing opponents' vows to reverse Gaullist policies. He dismissed the Viet Nam conflict as an absurd war and warned alliances could drag France into unwanted battles.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
France
NATO
Viet Nam
Jean Lecannet
Kennedy
Combat
Paintings Of London Artist At College Formal Opening
An exhibition by painter and sculptor William Turnbull opens at 8 p.m. Thursday in the New Gallery at Bennington College. Eight paintings are on display through December 17. Turnbull, a Dundee native, has taught at the Central School of Arts and Crafts since 1951 and studied at Slade and in Paris.
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William Turnbull
London
New Gallery
Bennington College
Turnbull
Central School of Arts and Crafts
Slade School of Fine Arts
Paris
Hanover Gallery
Marlboro Gerson Gallery
New York
N.Y
Dundee
Scotland
Royal Air Force
Connarn Addresses Sheriffs in Vermont Talk on Rights
John P. Connarn spoke to about 100 Bennington County sheriffs Tuesday night on search and seizure procedures and individual constitutional rights. A department spokesman called the session very informative and said December meetings will be skipped with January training to feature FBI instructors.
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Vermont
John P. Connarn
Bennington County
Bennington Unification Committee Plans Charter Draft Submission
The Bennington unification committee intends to meet with the boards of trustees of three villages and with the prudential committee of the Bennington Rural Fire District to gather reactions to the charter draft. They aim to finalize the charter for submission to the state legislature when it convenes in January. A meeting with Old Bennington trustees was set for Monday December 6 and another with Bennington Village Trustees for Tuesday December 7.
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Prudential Committee
Bennington
Old Bennington
Bennington Village
Pope Plans Unity Service at St Pauls Outside the Walls
Pope Paul VI will lead a unity ceremony with non Catholic church leaders at the Basilica of St Pauls outside Rome during the Ecumenical Council. The event aims to extend Christian friendship and features hymns and psalms. an important speech is expected from the Pope.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Ecumenical Council
Basilica of
St. Paul’s
Rome
John XXIII
Vatican
Snowball Festival Opens Friday at Second Church
The Snowball Festival begins Friday at noontime at the Second Congregational Church. Sponsored by the Women's Fellowship, the event features baked goods, jams, gifts, and a mitten tree. Committee heads include Mrs. H. James Wallace, Mrs. Robert LaPorte, and Mrs. Arthur Coxsee.
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Second Congregational Church
Women’s Fellowship of the Church
H. James Wallace
Robert LaPorte
Arthur Coxsee
YMCA Bennington Camera Club Meets Monday Evening
The Bennington YMCA Camera Club holds its regular meeting Monday December 6 at 7 p.m. in the photography dark room. Leader Bob Hagerman will guide Photo Printing Procedures and members are urged to bring prints for critique and improvement suggestions.
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Bennington
Skier Bookings Ahead of 1964 Holiday Season
In Manchester the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce booking service reports heavy demand for ski season accommodations. Harvey G. Turner Jr. notes bookings are ahead of last year with many places full for Christmas and New Year and some weekend seekers turned away. The service operates with the chamber’s promotional activities.
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Manchester
Greater Manchester
Turner
Chamber
Cuban Refugees Retreat At Woodford Green Wood Lodge
In Woodford Green Wood Lodge the Youth Fellowship of Hope United Presbyterian Church of Tarrytown N Y held a fall retreat for fourteen Cuban refugee students in grades 7 through 10 along with their pastor Rev Donald E Dunkerley and his wife. The event, focused on spiritual growth through Bible study, marks their second visit to the lodge with plans to return next spring despite rain limiting outdoor activities. Edward Shea, lodge proprietor and Scarsdale Junior High School staffer, directed the indoor recreation program.
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Woodford
Green Wood Lodge
Youth Fellowship of Hope United Presbyterian Church of
Tarrytown
N.Y
Donald E. Dunkerley
Cuba
Edward Shea
Joseph A. Shea
Gage Street
Scarsdale, N. Y
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Robert Murphy
Virginia WN
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Park Lawn Cemetery
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Manchester Center
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Crosier
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Rupert
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Witten
C. of C. Names Committee
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Wilmington
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