Billings Pushes Apportionment Plan Reforms in Vermont
Billings urged the Vermont legislature to proceed with a new apportionment, arguing for voter counts over census population and proposing a House size between 150 and 200. He favored urban rural separation in districting, called for extensive commission work, and supported forming a 35 member committee to draft a report before full debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
Halifax Town
Roger MacBride
Obituary notices for Buel Weeks and Dr Patrick McCormack
Area obituaries report the death of Buel W Weeks 61 a Bennington restaurant owner and longtime area figure with ties to the Notch Restaurant and 4 Weeks Brothers. Also noted is Dr Patrick F McCormack 39 of Wayne Pa former Bennington resident and physician with ties to Holy Cross College University of Vermont and North American Insurance with services in West Rutland and burial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Patrick F. McCormack
Wayne
Patricia W. Maroney
Bennington
West Rutland
Irene (Routier) McCormack
Holy Cross College
University of Vermont Medical School
Albany, N.Y
Veterans’ Hospital
Philadelphia
The
North American Insurance Co
American College of Physicians
American College of Cardiology
Patrick
James
Maura
Sheila
Errin
Shavaun McCormack
Irene McCormack
St. Bridget’s Church
St. Jerome’s
East Dorset
Clifford Funeral
Cancer Fund
Vermont Democrats sweep minor offices in Vermont vote
In unofficial results Democrats won most minor state offices previously held by Republicans. Peter Hincks defeated George Amidon for treasurer, Harry Cooley beat Howard Armstrong for secretary of state, with audits showing Democrats Jay Gordon and John Connarn likely ahead in auditor and attorney general races. Rutland Mayor John Daley defeated Richard Snelling for lieutenant governor, sealing a first Democrat hold on that post. Luke Crispe ran on Independent ticket. The state tally still awaited in some races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson - Hoff
Vermont
Peter Hincks
Middlebury
George Amidon
Harry Cooley
Randolph
Howard Armstrong
Secretary of State
Jay Gordon
John Connarn
David Anderson
Charles E. Gibson Jr
Rutland
John J. Daley
Shelburne
Richard A. Snelling
Luke Crispe
Independent Party
Ice Blamed For Accident On U S 7 Near Arlington
State police cited an icy road as the cause of a minor crash on U S 7 north of Arlington. A 1963 Rambler station wagon driven by Francis A. Berge, 63, of Arlington, and a tractor trailer owned by John Loomis of Granville N Y, driven by Martin R. Mead, 27, of Middle Granville, were involved. The truck rear ended Berge when Mead hit the slick spot. There were no injuries and only slight damage to the Rambler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. 7
Arlington
Francis A. Berge
John Loomis
Granville
N.Y
Martin R. Mead
Middle Granville
Berge
Mead
Hospital Notes Admissions List
Admissions include Mrs. Betty Clayton of Yorktown Heights New York Ingvold Tollison Mrs Susan Cullinan Mrs Patricia Burke Mrs Maisie Dockum Bennington Mrs Marie Nugen Hoosick Falls Mrs Alma Jones Pownal Center Miss Mildred Roselle Hoosick Falls Peter Krawczyk Pownal Center James Brundige Herbert Post Sr Bennington Miss Shari Abbott Johnsonville New York City
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Clayton
Yorktown Heights
N.Y
Ingvold Tollison
Susan Cullinan
Patricia Burke
Maisie Dockum
Bennington
Marie Nugen
Hoosick Falls
Alma Jones
Pownal Center
Mildred Roselle
Peter Krawczyk
James Brundige
Herbert Post Sr
Shari Abbott
Johnsonville
N,y
Stock Averages at Noon Report by Dow Jones and Co
The Dow Jones industrials stood at 867.25, up 2.82 points as railroads rose to 210.04 and utilities to 153.05. The composite average reached 305.40, up 0.66, with sales totaling 2,470,000.
Danvers Village Trustee Appoints Hogan Assistant
Bennington Village Trustees name Michael Hogan of 115 Washington Ave as assistant to Street Superintendent Arthur Theberge. Hogan, a village employee since 1937, will learn all Theberge's duties. Also notices include Moose Club dancing, Welcome Wagon Holly Ball, DAR meeting, Elks funeral procession, YMCA rifle club change, and a federal surplus distribution at the village garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Michael Hogan
Washington Ave
Arthur
Toge) Theberge
Hogan
Bennington Ymca
Rotary Club
Rifle Club
Bennington Village
Select
Alma Langlois
Trustees Clash Over Traffic Bypass Status
Village trustees debated progress on a U.S. 7 bypass as they pressed state officials for action. The board discussed rerouting Union Street and a traffic circle at Hunt Street, Ben Mont Avenue, and U.S. 7 while urging the planning commission to finalize a route. Trustees criticized committees for delays and urged decisive leadership to relieve congestion and eliminate hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben- Village Trustees
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Union Street
Main Street
Main
Safford Streets
Santarcangelo
Hunt Street
Ben Mont Avenue
U.S. 7
Arthur (Toge
Planning Commission
Pello
Williams
Charles Bodine
Memorial rites for Fels of Bennington College lead with New York death
Funeral services and memorial notices span Bennington Rutland and Rutland County. The Rev. Donald C. Kelly’s mother Mrs. Alice M. Kelly died in Rutland and was honored with a Requiem High Mass at Christ the King Church. Other services include Mrs. Mabel K. Newman and George A. Storey with burials planned at Park Lawn and Calvary Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Park Lawn Chapel
William C. Fels
Bennington College
New York
Old First Church
Old Bennington
Mabel K. Newman
Fairview
St. Francis de Sales
Richard McGowan
Mahar & Son Funeral
Bennington Lodge of Elks
William B. Flynn
Thomas Biggs
Charles Connor
Francis Hogan
Francis B. Flanagan
Schenectady
N.Y
Rutland
Alice M. Kelly
East Washington St
Donald C. Kelly
Manchester
Christ the King Church
Robert F. Joyce
Burlington
Father Kelly
Robert J. Densmore
Whitefield
N.H
Thomas H. Connor
Castleton
Bernard F. Wheel
Paul Bresnahan
West Rutland
Joseph F. Connolly
East Dorset
Thurifer
Raymond Maloney
Poultney
Joyce
Francis McDonough
John Frader
James E. Kelley
Edmund M. Richards
W. Howard Sherman
James L. Connolly
Joseph P. Canty
P. Barrett Levins
Calvary Cemetery
John M. Kennedy
Connolly
Densmore
Maloney
Connor
George A. Storey
Fort Myers
Fla
Bennington
Hanson- Walbridge Funeral Home
Frederick B. Wolf
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Park Lawn
Water Main Contractor Seeks Extra Payment for Faulty Pipe
McNab Construction Co and village officials discussed extra payment for the Globe Union plant water main project after contractor David A. Deans reported defects in six foot pipe sections. Leaks were found via air tests, with debate over responsibility and testing methods. village will investigate with the water board and town engineer before final contract action. The project, bid at 31 935 dollars, runs from Willow Road U.S. 7 toward Vermont 67A and had voter approval for 60 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Union
Bennington Road
Maethers
David A. Deans
McNab Construction Co
Williamstown
Mass
Deans
Bennington Village Water Department
Central Foundry
Newark
N.J
McNab
Vile Lage Water Board
Hand
McNab Company
Village Water Department
Village Water Board
Burton L. Winslow
Willow Road
U.S. 7
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bennington County
General Assembly
Franklin S. Billings
Norman Fair
Winhall
Tracy Kenyon
Shaftsbury
William Burns
Dorset
James Lounsbury
Pownal
George Heaslip
Ira Whitney
Stamford
Allan Angney
Harriet Stone
Sunderland
Marjorie Doyle
Kenalene Collins
Readsboro
Daisy Myers
Woodford
Doris Rice
Searsbury
Robert M. Wilson
Robert Graf
Rupert
George van Santvoord
Charlies Bentley
Sandgate
Edith Bauer
Landgrove
Daulton Mann
Peru
House
Senate
Collins
Heaslip
Kenyon
Lounsbury
William T. Burns
Searsburg
Allan B. Angney Jr
Buel W
Buster) Weeks
Putnam Memorial Hospital
George and
Mary (Wright) Weeks
North Street
Adelaide Hauptmann
New York City
Notch
Bennington- Woodford Road
Miss Hauptmann
Weeks
Earl H
Henry W
Henry
Martha) Ryan
Ralph
Marguerite Kelly
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Patrick McCormack
Washington
Moscow
U.N. Assembly
U.S
Russia
Congo
Middle East
World Organization
Cheshire Western
Style Shop
Gert and
Bernie Pigeon
Cheshire , Mass
Dow Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Bennington Briefs
Moose Club
Daughters of the American Revolution
Elks
Second Congregational Church
J.L. Vers Gin
Nelson R. Lay
Margolin
Richard Hollister
William H. Baumann
Public Safety
Vergin
Sgt. Lay
Perry H. Merrill
Department of Forests and Parks
Barney
Woodford Roads
W. Philip Giddings
Elm St
Highway Department
Arthur (Toge) Theberge
Elm Street
William C,. Fels
George A, Storey
San
Bap Nalinied
OfficOe
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
Eve
Metro-Goldwyn
Maye
Kim Novak
Laurence Harvey
Somerset Maugham
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