Bennington Over the Hump in Airport Negotiations
Town Counsel Norton Barber reports a breakthrough as Montpelier discussions with the State Aeronautics board lead to a completed purchase and sale agreement for Bennington Airport. The state will buy land and easements totaling 58,000 dollars, covering costs for airport expansion.
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Bennington
State of Vermont
Norton Barber
Barber
Montpelier
State Aeronautics Board
Hanks Boosts Academy In Talk at Rotary
Lucien Hanks of North Bennington spoke to local Rotarians Friday urging interest in the Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences and its growth potential for the region.
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Hanks
Rotary
Lucien Hanks
North Bennington
Vermont Academy of Arts
Bennington Briefs: School reports and local plans
The Mount Anthony Union High School issued report cards for grades 7 through 12 on Friday December 1. Snowball Bazaar on Friday December 8 at 1 30 to 5 at the 2nd Congregational Church features aprons candy Christmas greens food gifts and Tea Room. Iron Kettle weekend special Roast Loin of Pork with dressing apple sauce complete dinner $2 25. Sciences academy notes progress in fostering interest in learning and stimulating curiosity about arts and sciences in Vermonts small liberal arts colleges. Academy plans adult education courses in Bennington and Main Street demonstrations. trips and lectures being considered. Town counsel Barber discusses airport expansion grant and easements with federal 50 50 matching funds. Maximum federal grant 178 438 with construction bid 211 755 50. Vermont Aeronautics Board approval seen as likely for regional airport status. Legislature expected to act soon with broad support.
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Hanks
Vermont
Academy
Rotarians
Bennington
Main Street
Twe
Barber
Federal Aviation Agency
William H. Morse, Construction Co., Inc
Vermont Aeronautics Board
UAW Sets Dec 14 Target for GM Contract Talks
UAW chief Walter Reuther outlines a double whammy plan to secure a national GM contract by December 14 with a potential January local strike deadline. He will not attend the AFL-CIO convention amid a feud with Meany, aiming to push labor reforms after auto industry talks. In Athens a bomb exploded killing a young woman in Omonia Square.
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UPS
United Auto Workers
General Motors
UAW
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Miami
George Meany
Meany
Remington Exhibit at Clark Art Institute
An exhibition of Frederic Remington paintings sculptures and drawings will be shown at the Clark Art Institute Williamstown from December 3 to 31. Organized by Paine Art Center and Arboretum Oshkosh Wis, the display travels from Minneapolis Institute of Arts earlier this year. The show features works spanning Remingtons career with loans from Amon Carter Museum Smithsonian Institution Met Museum of Art Dartmouth College and Yale Princeton.
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Mass
Frederic Remington
Clark Art Institute
Paine Art Center and Arboretum
Oshkosh
Wis
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Remington
Canton
N.Y
Yale
Art Students’ League
New York City
Amon Carter Museum of Western Art
Forth Worth
Texas
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
The
Art Institute of Chicago
Dartmouth College
Princeton
Yale Universities
Elks Schedule Memorial Service at Elks Home
The Bennington Lodge of Elks holds its annual memorial service this Sunday at 7 30 p m at the Elks Home. Rev Thomas D Steffen of Second Congregational Church will speak. Six lodge members died in the past year including William Clift Samuel Wollschleger Abe Ruskin John Z Morin Roy Lampman and Mark King. Exalted Ruler Charles Boyle presides with officers Donald Greenslet John B Harte Robert Cummings Jr Howard Rudd Arthur Simmons and others assisting.
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Elks
Thomas D. Steffen
Second Congregational Church
William Clift
Samuel Wollschleger
Abe Ruskin
John Z. Morin
Roy Lampman
Mark King
Charles Boyle
Donald Greenslet
John B. Harte
Robert Cummings Jr
Howard Rudd
Arthur Simmons
John
Political succession chatter centers on McNamara post
Speculation over McNamara’s successor grows as Vance emerges with strong inside track. Vance, ex deputy secretary of defense, cited back trouble after resigning last June and had back surgery in 1962. Johnson pressed him back into service briefly, sending him to Detroit as his personal representative amid a broader political event. Six Emblem Club members participate, with musical selections by Mrs. Thomas Donovan, Harry Hurley, and vocal soloist Mrs. Mildred Pierce.
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The
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Thomas Donovan
Harry Hurley
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