Doctor Urges Seat Belts as Safety Tool
Dr. Robert A. Costine of Stamford Mass on North Adams Hospital staff urged seat belt use at a Bennington County Nurses Association meeting at Mt. Anthony Country Club. He cited autos’ daily traffic and frequent accidents where belts save lives. The talk titled Facial Fractures accompanied by a smorgasbord was attended by about 50 members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Costine
Stamford
North Adams
Mass.) Hospital
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington County Nurses Association
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Costine
Reginald W. Buzzell
Association
A.J. MacDonald
Shaftsbury
Junior Harwood
Ruth Gates
Bennington
Helen Bearden
Arlington
Perkins Defends Highway Officer Under Probe
Montpelier Vermont AP Chairman Cleon A. Perkins said the Highway Board has full confidence in Max Leighty deputy director of the right of way division. The board backs him amid a legislative probe with four members wanting retention but in a different role. One member urged dismissal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Cleon A. Perkins
Highway Board
Max Leighty
Perkins
Commission
Leighty
Frank Guild
R-Waterbury
John J. O’brien
D-Chittenden
Plante Jewelers Relocates After Fire To School Street
Henry J. Plante announced Plante Jewelers will open tomorrow at 106 School Street in a building behind the YMCA and south of Walker's Market. The firm moved from North Street in the Margolin block after a fire destroyed that building Monday evening. The Montgomery Ward store, also burned, has relocated to the corner of North and Pleasant Streets in the former Nelson's Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Plante
Plante Jewelers
School Street
YMCA
Walker’s Market
Plante’s
North Street
Margolin
Montgomery Ward
North
Pleasant Streets
Nelson’s
FHA Sets Shelter Standards for Home Improvement Loans
The FHA announced new rules requiring lenders to inspect family fallout shelters and certify compliance with FHA and Defense Department standards before loan approval. Plans must be submitted to an FHA office for a certificate of eligibility. Maximum single family loans cap at 3500 dollars with five year terms. multi family units cap at 2500 dollars per unit with seven year terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Housing Administration
Savings and Loan
FHA
Defense Department
Northeast Seeks To Cancel Service To Pittsfield
Northeast Airlines asks permission to suspend service immediately at Pittsfield and Fitchburg Massachusetts Concord New Hampshire and Waterville Maine and seeks a hearing to delete these airports from its certificate The carrier says the airports are suitable only for DC3 equipment with very low traffic levels averaging under four passengers daily at Concord and under three at Pittsfield and 1.8 at Waterville and about one passenger every ten days at Fitchburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Northeast Airlines
Pittsfield
Fitchburg
Mass
Concord
N.H
Waterville
Maine
Northeast
Cardinal Cushing Defends Boston Over TV Gambling Flap
Cardinal Cushing told a Boston audience that gambling is widespread and not sinful when not abused. He said Boston was betrayed by a TV program showing a Back Bay shop raided as a bookie joint and praised the police for keeping the city clean. Police Commissioner Sullivan defended his force against critics, saying false accusations and innuendo are harmful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Back Bay
Boston Garden
United States Army
Boston Police Department
Leo J. Sullivan
Rebels derail train in South Viet Nam ambush
Communist Viet Cong rebels derailed and ambushed a passenger train in the mountains between Sai Gon and Nha Trang on Tuesday. Government reports indicate two passengers and a soldier guard injured and seven soldiers missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nha Trang
Spencer Voices Support for Larrow Speech on Rutland Strike
In CUTTINGSVILLE Vermont Democratic State Chairman John Spencer defended Rob ert Larrow who urged dissociation from Rutland Railway President William S. Ginsburg. Larrow said the party must divorce from Ginsburg’s actions while Spencer cited the strike as the core issue and noted the state committee has no jurisdiction to intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuttingsville
John Spencer
Robert Larrow
Rutland Railway
William S. Ginsburg
Larrow
Ginsburg
Spencer
Rutland
Executive Committee
State Committee
Groom Describes Non-Violent Path to Resolve Conflict
Donald Groom spoke at a joint Society of Friends and Unitarian Fellowship meeting in Bennington Free Library. He recounted Mahatma Gandhi and Vinoba Bhave using walking tours to persuade landlords to share holdings with landless people, emphasizing non-violent methods and women's roles in resolving misunderstandings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Groom
India
Society of Friends
Unitarian Fellowship
Bennington Free Library
Groom
American Friends Service Committee
Mahatma Ghandi
Vinoba Bhave
Bhave
Ghandi
PTA Winter Sporting Goods Sale at Bennington Elementary
The Bennington Elementary School PTA sponsors a Winter Sports Sale in the all purpose room on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Community members may bring skis poles boots skates sleds toboggans snow saucers jack jumpers and snowshoes for sale with 50 percent of proceeds to the owner. Items should be labeled with name size and price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Bennington
Vermont Vassar Grads Name Drive Chairmen
Mrs. Peter Oot of Westminster Station, president of the Vermont Vassar Club, named eight regional project chairmen for the scholarship fund drive. They include Mrs. Lyman Howe Montpelier Mrs. Floyd Lapidow Burlington Mrs. George Smith Rutland Mrs. Charlotte E Conway Woodstock Mrs. Robert Jones Springfield Mrs. Peter Oot Bellows Falls Mrs. Laurence Leavitt Norwich and Mrs. Bernard Finney Arlington. Last year the club contributed over $1 000 for two entering freshmen one from Vermont and one from New Hampshire with a Vermont Club girl in each of the three upper classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Oot
Westminster Station
Vermont Vassar Club
Lyman Howe
Montpelier
Floyd Lapidow
Burlington
George Smith
Rutland
Charlotte E. Conway
Woodstock
Robert Jones
Springfield
Bellows Falls
Laurence Leavitt
Norwich
Bernard Finney
Arlington
Vermont
New Hampshire
Vermont Club
Deer Taken On Special Open Day In Town
Seven residents reported deer taken on Saturday during the special open day for those who had not yet hunted. Names include Leroy Norse George Miller Jeraldine Miller William Holcomb Ralph Parker Merle Parker all from this town and Frederick Wyman of Manchester. The Ladies Aid Society sponsored a chicken pie supper and Christmas sale Saturday night December 2 which drew a large crowd and was deemed a success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Norse
George Miller
Jeraldine Miller
William Holcomb
Ralph Parker
Merle Parker
Frederick Wyman
Manchester
Ladies Aid Society
Pvt William E Squires Assigned to Fort Dix Unit
Assigned Private William E Squires aged 23 to H Company 3rd Trig Regt U S Army Training Center Infantry Fort Dix New Jersey. He is a graduate of Arlington Memorial High School and the husband of Mrs Helen Squires of Shaftsbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Squires
H Co
U.S. Army Training Center
Infantry
Fort Dix
N.J
Arlington Memorial High School
Helen Squires
Shaftsbury
Fellin Named Captain Of Holy Cross 1961 Football
Worcester AP reports New York City senior end Jack Fellin was chosen captain for Holy Cross after the 1961 season. The 205 pound flanker led the Crusaders, who used game captains, in a season highlighted by his leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
Jack Fellin
New York City
Holy Cross
Crusaders
Emorys lead at state Democratic gathering in Middlebury
Mrs. Leo Emery Windham County State Committeewoman attended the State Democratic meeting in Middlebury on Sunday. The article notes community events including a housewarming for Trooper and Mrs. Peter Barton on West Main Street and a deer weighing report filed by Deputy Gordon Rice in Searsburg listing names and antler counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Emery
Middlebury
Trooper
Peter Barton
West Main Street
Milton Wolf
Philip Ware
Wayne Rowell
Mrs. Wolf
Rowell
Forbes-Wallace Store Announces Merger
Forbes and Wallace department store and Consolidated Dry Goods Co. plan merger to form Forbes and Wallace. Consolidated operates stores in Northampton Boston North Adams Pittsfield and Kingston N Y in construction. also Wallace Co. in Poughkeepsie Schenectady N Y. Stockholders vote January 15 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicopee
Mass
Forbes & Wallace Department Store
Consolidated Dry Goods Co
Consolidated Dry Goods
Massachusetts
New York State
Kingston
N.Y
Consolidated
McCallum’s
Northampton
Boston
North Adams
Kennedy McInnes
Pittsfield
Wallace Co
Poughkeepsie
Schenectady
Forbes and Wallace
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Berlin
West Berlin
Glienicker Bridge
Potsdam
East Germany
Cardinal Cushing
Moor
Majer
Adams Clothes Shop
West Mountain Farm
West Arlington
Flawless Inn
Vt. Vassar Grads
Peru
Mabel Whitney
Wilmington — West
Dover
Searsburg
Gordon Rice
Guido Cimonetti
Doe
Ray Rufus
Larry Poupart
Donald Snow
John Fuller Jr
Buck
Richard Sprague
Gary Lackey
George Davis
George Kershaw
Lawrence Davis
Richard Parsons
Frank Childs
Florence Crafts
George Wellman
Dorian Robinson
George Carruthers
Roy Holland
East Dover
Henry Haskell
S&h
Drysdale’s
Nies
Forbes-Wallace
HARD
Dunhams Furniture, Inc
Elm St
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