Bennington Merchants urged unity to revitalize downtown
David L. Turner of the Fitchburg Chamber spoke to about 100 Retail Merchants Bureau members urging a common effort and time money and planning to fend off new shopping centers in Latham and North Adams. He cited Troy's revival as a model and outlined seven steps from uniting the community to upgrading stores and zoning to protect downtown trade. A brief fire on North Street interrupted the meeting before Turner resumed.
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Bennington
America
David L. Turner
Fitchburg
Mass
Latham
N.Y
North Adams
Turner
Troy
Chamber of Commerce
North Street
Merchants Bureau
Mt. Anthony Country Club
JFK and Macmillan plan Berlin talks in Bermuda
President Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan will meet in Bermuda on December 21 and 22 to outline final strategy for possible Berlin negotiations with the Soviet Union. They will also discuss disarmament and a framework for nuclear testing limits under international inspection.
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Washington
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Bermuda
Berlin
Soviet Union
White House
Lan
London
Macmillan
Britain
Communist Party
Moscow
West Berlin
East Germany
Izvestia
Larrow Attacks Ginsburg On Arrogance Over Rutland Strike
Burlington Vermont AP. A former Democratic candidate for governor says the party may fail if it cannot dissociate from Rutland Railway President William S. Ginsburg. Vermont national committeeman. Attorney Robert W. Larrow condemns a State Committee resolution urging a quick end to the labor dispute, calling it ineffective and an electoral risk.
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Burlington, Vt
Rutland Railway
William S. Ginsburg
Vermont National
Robert W. Larrow
Rutland
State Committee
National
Ginsburg
U S Presses Plans to Orbit Man This Year
Cape Canaveral reports accelerate toward a manned orbital flight in 1960. John H. Glenn Jr. prepared in a ready room near the launch pad as teams run checks on the Atlas booster, spacecraft, and Mercury control center.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
John H. Glenn Jr
Glenn
Mercury Control Center
Afro Asian Bluc Hits U S Policy on Red China
At the United Nations a coalition of 17 Asian African nations pressed against Washington’s effort to bar Red China from the UN. Ceylon’s ambassador charged the United States is building a “wall of hatred” that could trigger a world war.
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U.S
China
United Nations
N.Y
General Assembly
Ceylon
Peiping
Washington
G. P. Malassekera
United States
Bennington Merchants Preview 1962 Shopping Promotion
Bennington merchants unveiled a 12 month downtown shopping promotion with gift certificates of 50, 35, and 15 dollars and a shopper survey. The plan, led by Paul J. Fairley and J Philip Hall, starts January and funds blanks at 2.50 per 250, with rules restricting under 18 and multiple wins.
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Bennington Merchants
Bennington
Paul J. Fairley
Retail Merchants Bureau
Greater Bennington Association
J. Philip Hall
Hall
GBA Merchants Bureau
GBA
North Street Building Destroyed by Wind Whipped Fire
A stubborn wind driven blaze totals a North Street building in Bennington. The second story was unoccupied. Firefighters arrived about 8 40 p m locating the source in the basement but could not halt the fire at its origin. Fire spread through partitions and up through air spaces causing roof failure.
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North Street
Bennington
Saul’s
All Night Fire Destroys Woodsville Block
A three story wooden business block on Central Street in Woodsville burned from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. destroying a hardware store five and ten cent shop dry cleaners and oil office on the first floor with lawyers offices and the municipal court above. The 60 year old building was a total loss with damage about 125000. Fire chiefs say cause not yet determined.
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Woodsville
N.H
Joseph Maccini
Luigio Castello
Felopoulos Rebuilds Main Street Store On Downtown Site
George Felopoulos plans a new single story Main Street shop on the downtown site once home to Jennie Yett and Fruitland stores that burned Oct 10. Contractor is Gerald E. Morrissey Inc. Work aims for completion by end of March with tenant details to be decided.
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Main Street
George Felopoulos
Jefferson Ave
Jennie Yett
Fruitland
Flopoulus
Gerald E. Morrissey
Forty four Utilities Sue Firms Convicted of Price Fixing
New York AP Forty four electric utilities sue 21 manufacturers led by General Electric Westinghouse and Allis Chalmers overcharges from price fixing. Damages sought may exceed hundreds of millions with triple damages and suits must be filed within a year of conviction. Plaintiffs span northeastern states to Virginia and include Boston Edison Central Hudson Central Maine and others.
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New York
General Electric Co
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Westinghouse
Tomers
Allis-Chalmers
West Allis
Wis
Philadelphia
U.S. District Court
Indiana
Virginia
Breahers Sreh
Boston Edison Co
Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp
Central Maine Power Co
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Concord Electric O
Onnecticut Light and Power Co
Blackstone Valley Gas and Electric Co
Brockton Edison Co
Fall River Electric Light Co
Montana Electric Co
Exeter and Hampton Electric Co
Fitbury Gas and Electric Co
Hartford Electric Light Co
Holyoke Water Power Co
Granite State Electric Co
Lynn Electric Co
the Mystic Power Co
the Narragansett Electric Co
New England Power Co
Public Service Co. of
New Hampshire
Kittery Electric Light Co
New Hampshire Electric Co
Vermont Electric Power Co
Western Massachusetts Electric Co
Massachusetts Electric Co
Merrimack Bpeeev Mlartria On
Night Blaze Causes 75000 Dollar Damage Downtown
A second downtown fire in months tore through a two story brick front building on North Street in Bennington. High winds fanned the flames late night and into morning, with damages pegged at 75000 dollars. Fire officials later shifted from a boiler cause to a cellar fuse box ignition. The building owned by Mrs. Samuel Margolin housed the Montgomery Ward branch and Plante Jewelers.
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Bennington
Samuel Margolin
North Street
Montgomery Ward
Plante Jeweler’s
Saul’s
Vermont
Hagerman
Plante Jewelers
Two Fire Victims Back in Business
Henry J. Plante owner of Plante Jewelers coping with a fire at the Margolin building on North Street plans to operate from his Coulter Street home while seeking new quarters. He says he lost little as most property was saved, and he will review offers to relocate. Baxter Brigham of Montgomery Wards says orders lost in the blaze will be duplicated and delivered. Albany store will relocate to North and Pleasant Streets in the former Nelson's Store. Two safes in the building yielded recovered money and time payment accounts.
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Henry J. Plante
Plante Jewelers
Margolin
North Street
Coulter Street
Baxter Brigham
Montgomery Wards
Albany
N.Y
North
Pleasant Streets
Nelson’s
Bennington
Brigham
Plaid Stamps Seeks Vermont Licensing Under State Rules
Vermont Secretary of State Howard Armstrong said Plaid Stamps Co plans to qualify under a 1959 act as the fifth licensed trading stamp distributor in the state. Four firms S. & H Co Top Value Stop and Save and Gold Bond have been authorized to operate, while E F MacDonald Stamp Co has not secured licensing and is distributing Plaid stamps in several counties.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Howard Armstrong
Plaid Stamps Co
General Assembly
E. F. MacDonald Stamp Co
Plaid
Bennington
Rutland
Chittenden
Armstrong
MacDonald Company
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Troy Merchants
Troy Merchant
J.F.K
Macmillan Plan
Macmil
Walter Ulbricht
France
West Germany
Larrow
Felopoulos
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