State Police Rule on Stratton Tragedy
Vermont State police concluded their probe into the death of Robert Stratton and his son Don Stratton, killed when struck by a Vermont Railway train on Depot Road while deer hunting. A third witness and a second son survived. railroad officials said their Public Service Board report is pending.
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Stratton
Sunderland
Shaftsbury
Vermont
Peter Barton
Vermont Railway
Public Service Board
Robert S. Stratton
Don H. Stratton
Robert S. Stratton Jr
North Bennington
Hoosick Falls News Roundup of Local Groups
Nine year old Mary Margaret Kennedy remains a patient at Mary McClellan Hospital after surgery in Cambridge. Hoosac Village Home Bureau elected officers for the year, hosted a Christmas party with a grab bag exchange, and set the next meeting for January 5. Williams College hosts a poetry reading by Richard Wilbur, moved to Jesup Hall, open to the public. Hoosick Falls Elks LodgeAuxiliary plans a Christmas party December 14 with a ham dinner, donations to Santa, and baskets for the needy. Ministering Circle of the Kings Daughters urges donations for Christmas baskets for needy families, with contacts for pickup. Hoosick Post No. 40 American Legion invites members to a New Year’s Eve party with buffet, dancing, and reservations.
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Mary Margaret Kennedy
John Kennedy
Ball St
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Hoosac Village
Reynolds
Peter Smith
Rogers Avenue
Williamstown
Mass
Richard Wilbur
Williams College
Berkshire Prospect
Jesup Hall
Ladies Auxiliary
Hoosick Falls Lodge of Elks
of the
Kings Daughters
Harold Doyle
The
James Smith
Norma Brenenstuhl
American Legion
New England Ski Resorts Anticipate 25 Percent Price Rise
Ski areas across New England forecast up to a 25 percent hike in prices receipts and ski days as winter season plans aim to raise about 150 million from skiers. Vermont Massachusetts and New Hampshire expect major gains with millions in revenue, while seasonal growth sees more facilities and reliance on artificial snow in Southern New England.
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New England
Killington
UPI
Vermont
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Maine
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Ralph H. Morse
New Hampshire Division of Economic Development
Cumberland
R.I
Pico Peak
Round Top
Okemo Mountains
Mt. Tom
Jay Peak
Troy
Canadian
Dixville Notch
Mt. Jefferson
Lee
Pinocchio Puppet Show At Adams Memorial Theatre
On December 17 Williams College Adams Memorial Theatre presents two Pinocchio performances by the Ronor Marionettes at 2 and 4 30 p m. The show is a pre Christmas treat for children and adults and offers a fresh take on the classic tale of the wooden puppet’s wish to become a real boy.
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Williamstown
Mass
Adams Memorial Theatre
Williams College
Ronor
Ronor Marionettes Backstage Puppetry Event
Ronald H. Newman invites audiences to a backstage discussion after puppet performances at North Bennington. Children may examine the puppet stage as the Ronor Marionette Theatre is assembled. Tickets at AMT box office.
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Ronald H. Newman
Ronor
AMT
White Creek 4-H Holds Saturday Business Meeting
Seventeen members met at the schoolhouse to plan a Christmas party and learn decorations. Mrs Colena Clark taught Christmas decorating and wreath making, while other displays and home projects were demonstrated. A Fruit Delights meeting at Mrs Charles Niles home with five members taught applesauce and baked apples. Bake a Better Cake meeting for Dec 10 was canceled and rescheduled. An officers training school will be Dec 10 from 1 to 2 30 p.m. at Argyle School with junior leaders instructing. Carol George and Anita Niles will explain the news reporter office. All officers urged to attend.
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Colena Clark
UC Strike Ended as Regents Threat Reaches Students
Berkeley UC officials crushed a four day student and teaching assistants strike after the Board of Regents warned that any continuing faculty strike would lead to firing. About 600 students at a late night meeting voted to pause the boycott for the Christmas holidays while planning resumed action. Leaders Betting Aptheker and Mario Savio hailed the effort as a success, though gains remained unclear.
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Berkeley
Calif
UPI
University of California
Board of Regents
Aptheker
Mario Savio
Shushan Grange Dedicates Meeting to Harry Peck
Shushan Grange held a regular meeting with Master Malcolm Shields in charge. The program featured Mr and Mrs Roger Myers music and John Myers slides of Mexican farms and cities. Donations were made to the Salvation Army and the Washington County Health Fund. Ann Olsen, composer of a Grange song, won first prize at state Grange. Ill reports for Mr and Mrs William Hill and Mrs Harriet Bentley in Salem Nursing Home. December birthdays celebrated with a cake for Mil ford Noble Elizabeth Bentley Margret Everall and Virginia Waite. Upcoming Dec 19 gift hobby exchange table and Christmas party with covered dish supper at 6:30. Mrs Olsen to present Christmas selections and area dancers to perform. Gift exchange 50 cents per person. Supper committee named. Card party planned for Dec 17 at Shushan Grange Hall.
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Salvation Army
Washington County Health Fund
Ann Olsen
Grange
State Grange
William Hill
Harriet Bentley
Salem
Milford Noble
Elizabeth Bentley
Margret Everall
Virginia Waite
Ralph Entwistle
Olsen
Arlington Fire Chief Douses Hill Fire
Arlington fire chief C. Lee Marsh encountered a roadside fire on Sunderland Hill when sparks from an unended incubator ignited dry ground. He and a passing milkman quickly extinguished a 75 by 80 foot patch, saying it was all in a day's work for the department.
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Arlington
C. Lee Marsh
Sunderland Hill
Marsh
Arlington Fire Department
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