Hospital Seeks $1 Million for Upgrades After Strong Year
Putnam Memorial Hospital reports a net gain of 170 539 for 1962 while stressing at least five years of costly improvements ahead. Dr. Joseph G. Davidson and Robert D. Stout cite progress in operations and facilities but warn of substantial needs including a new labor suite and a cancer program building. Endowment value stands near 8 million with an 11 percent drop from the prior year, though income from the fund rose 6 percent.
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Manchester
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Davidson
Robert D. Stout
Bennington Village
United Counseling Service
Lampron
Lampon
Putnam's Will Under Review In Bennington
Old Bennington residents Hamilton Shields and Loyal Nash served notice on Bennington Water Commissioners to seek a Chancery Court review of Henry W. Putnam's 1912 deed transferring his water company to Bennington Village. Trustees reviewed two opinions on the deed's nature and possible changes amid hospital funding and occupancy concerns.
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Old Bennington
Bennington Village
Fori
Atty
Robert Cummings Jr
Wilma
Reuben Levin
Nehru grilled by deputies over India China cease-fire
In New Delhi opposition deputies harshly questioned Prime Minister Nehru in Parliament about India’s dealings with China on the undeclared Himalayan border war. Nehru cited a cease-fire breach with two or three Indian soldiers killed and said China may be withdrawing variably. He said talks on withdrawals were in an interim stage and denied softening demands for Chinese forces to return to Sept 8 positions.
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New Delhi
India
China
Nehru
Peking
Legislators Should Embrace Independence Says Babcock
Vermont educator and former legislator Dr. Robert S. Babcock told University of Maine listeners that representative government requires lawmakers to rise above selfish, local interests. He argued for voting by personal wisdom and virtue over constituents' wishes, urging Maine lawmakers to follow this approach despite risks.
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Orono
Maine
Vermont
Robert S. Babcock
University of Vermont
University of Maine
Babcock
Kennedy Tours Nuclear Forces On Pearl Harbor Anniversary
President Kennedy flew coast to coast marking Pearl Harbor day and inspected Strategic Air Command alarm stations near Omaha and Los Alamos. He saw 1600 bombers on panels and tested the red and gold hot lines, then praised SAC safety after a month of airborne alert during the Cuban crisis. He awarded Gen. Power a plaque and closed with a desert relaxation weekend in Palm Desert.
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Pearl Harbor
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Omaha
Neb
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Pentagon
Washington
Santa Fe
N.M
Atomic Energy Commission
Los Alamos
America
Japan
Khrushchev
Thomas S. Power
Palm Desert
Calif
Macmillan Rebukes Acheson Over Britain Role
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan publicly rebuked Dean Acheson for saying Britain has played out its role as an independent power. Macmillan released a letter to Lord Chandos noting Acheson’s error and comparing such views to historic rulers. Acheson spoke on Europe in West Point, New York, ahead of Kennedy’s Bahamas trip.
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Harold Macmillan
Dean Acheson
Britain
Macmillan
Lord Chandos
United States
Kennedy
Bahamas
Acheson
Philip of
Spain
Louis XIV
Napoleon
Kaiser
Hitler
West Point
N.Y
Europe
Rescuers Dig Toward Trapped Miners After Mine Explosion
Crews labored on the second day 650 feet underground at U S Steel Ro Ben a No 3 mine near Carmichaels Pa seeking 37 miners trapped by a gas and coal dust blast. Officials said reconstruction of ventilation slowed progress while 44 other miners escaped unhurt.
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U.S. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Robena No. 3
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Lewis Evans
James Girod
United Arab Republic Lifts Twist Ban In Arts Reform
Cairo AP report says the United Arab Republic ends its ban on the twist and twist records as part of a broader shift to freedom of the arts. The government had barred the dance for over a year citing demoralizing effects on dancers.
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Cairo
United Arab Republic
King to repaint statehouse office green after pink pink
Gov elect John W. King said the wall color will be light green after his wife objected to pink. Painters had spent three days painting the office pink on orders of Gov Wesley Powell with King's prior approval.
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Concord
N.H
John W. King
Statehouse
Wesley Powell
King
Education Budget Seeks 1.5 Million Increase in Vermont
Vermont education officials propose a 14.6 million dollar biennial budget up about 1.5 million from the current period. The plan calls for a new aid formula based on local ability and needs, reorganization into three service divisions, and excludes funding for the University of Vermont and state colleges. Governor-elect Hoff and Commissioner Holden will discuss the proposal next Wednesday.
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University of Vermont
Ohio Snowstorm Pounds Eastern States With Deadly Toll
A massive late winter storm lashed the eastern states with 70 mph winds and up to 24 inches of snow. Ohio bore the heaviest impact with power outages, widespread closures, and at least 17 deaths amid drifting and icy roads.
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United States
Indiana
New York State
Lake Ontario
Ohio
Cleveland
Bentleyville
Cuyahoga County
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York
Maryland
Michigan
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Snowfall Tally in Bennington Reaches 2 Percent Inches
In Bennington area, 2 percent inches of snow fell Friday with Harwood Hill observer Paul W. Bohne noting light snow started at 6 29 a.m. and ended at 6 10 p.m. The day produced 1.11 inches of water equivalent across Thursday and Friday combined.
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Bennington
U.S
Paul W. Bohne
Harwood Hill
Bohne
Gentle Wind Clears London After Deadly Smog
London lifts smog crisis as a south wind disperses the poisonous fog that had paralyzed the city for four days. 106 people are known dead and over 1,000 hospitalized. criminals exploited the chaos in a spree of robberies while many wore masks. forecast warned of possible fog patches but England to clear by dawn with most regions recovering.
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London
England
Intelligence Supports Reds' Claim of Cuba weapons removal
Washington reports say the Soviet Union has removed all offensive weapons from Cuba and that U.S. intelligence finds no evidence to contradict the claim. Surveillance will continue while negotiators press for further troop and weapon withdrawal and dismantling of anti aircraft sites and other forces in Cuba.
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Soviet Union
United States
Cuba
U.S
New York
Caribbean
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Hemisphere
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
Two Areas Open Gates To Skiers
With the first heavy snowfall of the season two ski areas plan toopen today Stratton will run lifts at 9 a m and Mount Snow will operate at least two of its nine chairlifts Both areas reported six to eight inches of fresh snow Bromley and Prospect undecided Magic Mountain delaying until more snow falls Skiers urged to call for the latest information nearby area numbers included Killington undecided but snowing hard last night.
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Mount Snow
Bromley
Prospect
Magic Mountain
Manchester
South Londonderry
Snow Valley
South Londonderry VA
Killington
Rutland
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