Indian Teacher Finds Teaching In America Demands More
A. M. Ponnappa a Mysore native teaching at Lyman Hunt School Burlington says American classrooms require harder work and more equipment than in India. He notes duplicators tests and aids influence teaching pace while praising Vermonters calm outlook and aims to learn before returning home. He contrasts India's multilingual system and primary education gaps with U.S. resources.
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Burlington
India
Mysore
A. M. Ponnappa
Lyman C. Hunt
Ponnappa
America
Lyman Hunt
Conservation Conversation on Water Waste and Soil Measures
Lawrence H. Pratt notes a leaky faucet example to urge water conservation. He highlights Bennington County Soil Conservation District efforts including contour farming by Bob Fowler, grass legume seedings by Clinton Perkins, and reforestation by George Horst as key practices that keep moisture on the land and stabilize water flow.
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Bennington County Conservation District
Bob Graf
State Extension and
Soil Conservation Service
Arlington
Bennington
Martchester
Bob Fowler
Pownal
Clinton Perkins
Rupert
George Horst
Bennington County Soil Conservation District
Letters You'd Welcome But Just Never Receive
A compilation of humorous missives imagining letters readers wish to receive. Bits include a royalty payout for a teenage song, a sprain delaying a holiday visit, a corporate promotion with pay rise, a debt-collection note canceled, a police ticket reversal, a brother-in-law ditching family, a corrected tax refund, a furnace bill tweak, elves bringing real money, and a Santa Claus finale with ten genuine $100 bills.
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New York
Santa
Madge
Jim
Internal Revenue Service
Wilson
Santa Claus
Trujillo Family Plans One Way Trip to Spain
Four members of Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo’s family prepared to depart for Madrid Spain. Orlando Trujillo his wife and daughter Neida aboard Guest Airways purchased one way tickets and are set to leave Friday.
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Miami
Fla
Rafael Trujillo
Spain
Orlando Trujillo
Neida
Flinio Trujillo
Madrid
Guest Airways
Unemployment Rises Sharply in Vermont Week
Vermont jobs see a 19 percent gain in unemployment for the week ending November 25, with 875 claims in total and 912 initial claims, led by construction workers. Barometer areas show gains across Barre Montpelier Bennington Brattleboro Burlington Middlebury Newport Rutland St Albans St Johnsbury Springfield and White River Junction.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Department of Employment Security
Barre-Montpelier
Bennington
Brattleboro
Burlington
Middlebury
Newport
Rutland
St. Albans
St. Johnsbury
Springfield
White River Junction
Courtesy Lease-Save Plan faces 675 traffic summonses
Chicago police say Courtesy Lease-Save Plan Inc a division of Courtesy Motor Sales received 675 traffic violation summonses from 1958 to 1960. Capt. John J Nelligan notes each offense carries up to 200 dollar fine. Jim Moran doubts whether the leasing firm or customers bear liability for rented car violations.
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Chicago
Courtesy
Courtesy Lease-Save Plan, Inc
Courtesy Motor Sales, Inc
John J. Nelligan
Jim Moran
Maine Town OKs School Bus Vote
In Waterville Maine voters approved publicly financed bus transport for private and parochial students by local referendum 5395 to 1500. The measure allows municipalities to decide school bus funding under Maine’s new law, a revision after defeat of a prior bill in the 99th Legislature and passage by the 100th Legislature last spring.
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Waterville
Maine
Army Secretary says two divisions negate need for reservists
Army Secretary Elvis J. Stahr Jr. says adding two regular divisions could handle future cold war crises without mobilizing National Guardsmen and Reservists. He noted shortages are being fixed and the regular Army could reach about 16 divisions totaling roughly 960,000 men.
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Washington
Elvis J. Stahr Jr
Stahr
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Lawrence H. Pratt
Hal Boyle
Kelly
Arizona
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Joe
Trujillo
Triple “S
Grand Union
R. J. Letourneau
Beneficial Finance CO
DIAL
Shopper’s Guide For
Polaroid
Electric Eye Cameras
Noveck’s
Main St
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Army
Hudson
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