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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1961

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Court Hears Styles Brook Testimony in Dam Case

Court records describe Justice Keyser viewing the Styles Brook diversion dam and nearby properties as plaintiffs Mrs. Malvine Cole George Wendland and Joel Kent seek an injunction. Stratton Corp. defense claims minimal, return-heavy water diversion to fill a three million gallon reservoir with unresolved project details.

Devistar F. Ray Keyser Sr A. Luke Stratton’ Corp Styles Brook Suidge Keyser Bennington Malvine Cole The Stradon Corp George Wendland Joel Kent Joseph M. O'Mall O'Neill,de Taney and Valente Rutland Crispe Straffon Si 5Tratton J. Peter Gratiot Woodstock O'Neill Elmer Argast Stratton Argast General Assembly Bondville Cole Wendtland Stratton Corp

Hartford Hospital Fire Kills Fifteen Patients

A Hartford Hospital blaze on the ninth floor killed fifteen patients and injured many more. Fire officials say smoke and heat hampered rescue while ladders reached only to the eighth floor. The fire, possibly from a trash chute, forced evacuation as patients were moved to other floors and hospitals. corrections and investigations followed.

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Plan Redemption Store Plaid Stamps Registered in Vermont

The E F MacDonald Co registered as a foreign corporation in Montpelier and posted a $25,000 bond through the Employers Liability Assurance Corp retroactive to Nov 1. Freddy Hugsey said a redemption store would open in Burlington within 30 days near A P food store on Shelburne Street, with Plaid Stamps already in use across western Vermont.

E. F. MacDonald, Co Vermont Secretary of State Montpelier MacDonald Company Main St Burlington Atty. J. Beane Emptoyers Liability Assurance Corp Boston New Hampshire Secretary's Bonnington Freddy Hugsey Ther Company A & P Food Shelburne Street Honard B. Armstrong Ilegally Armstrong Bennington Plaid Hussy A & By St. Albans Rutland Arlington Essex Junction Middlebury Bristol Vergennes Fair Haven Poultney Al 5 Sperry and Hutchinson Co Step and Save Trading Stamp Corp Top Value Enterprises Gold Stamp Co Inica Kaye Remington

Heavy Snow Disrupts Northeast Travel and Schools

The Associated Press reports heavy snow burdened the Northeast on Friday, closing schools and slowing travel. Up to two feet fell near Lakes Erie and Ontario in New York, with many traffic accidents and road conditions poor. Interstate 81 in Syracuse was briefly blocked by jackknifed trucks before clearing, as brisk winds spread snow across Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and southern Erie counties.

Associated Press Lakes Erie Ontario New York State Syracuse Interstate 81 Chautauqua Cattarmyrus Erle Countes

Communist Party Faces Trial on Registration Charges

In Washington AP reports the Communist party of the United States pleaded innocent to failing to register as a Soviet agent. The party is scheduled for trial February 1 before Chief Judge Matthew F. McGuire. Lawyer Joseph Forzr entered the not guilty plea and waived arraignment on the 17 count indictment. If convicted the party faces up to ten thousand dollars fine per day for refusing to register under the 1950 Internal Security Law. Gus Hall, identified as general secretary of the Communist party in the United States, was present.

Washington Communist Party of the United States Soviet Union Matthew F. McGuire District Court Joseph Forzr Gus Hall Communist Party Tahun Country

Western Allies seek unified Berlin talks aim under Gaullist stance

Paris reports US officials hopeful that Western allies can weld a four power framework for Berlin talks in the coming week despite Charles de Gaulle s firm stance. The looming Paris meetings between De Gaulle Adenauer and French ministers may shape the path forward for talks with the Soviet Union. American sources caution the path remains difficult and nuclear tensions shadow any progress.

Paris Polid Canton Berlin Charles de Gaulle de Gaulle Britain United States West Germany Soviet Union yWest Gentian Chamdelloir Konrad Adenauer Sfhnki Maurice Couve de Morville Béxin Trifia U.S Moscow

Vermonter Dies From Sierra Madre Brush Fire Injuries

Michiel Rushworth, 19, a Forest Service crewman stationed at Dalton California, died Friday from burns suffered in a Sierra Madre brush fire. He was a native of Chelsea Vermont and the son of Mr and Mrs L Rushworth who were at his bedside.

Arcadia Cebf Michiel Rushworth Forest Service Dalton Calif Chelsea L. Rushworth Hodphtat

Fish and Game Board unveils policy on lake use impacts

The Vermont Fish and Game Commission announced a new policy on recreation developments creating or expanding lakes large enough to be public waters. It followed dissent over a $50 000 water rights purchase for Lake Sadinga in Whitingham. The panel will coordinate with state agencies to survey structures that have created or expanded lakes and project issues for the next decade, including potential lake abandonment.

Montpelier The Fish and Game Commission Sadinga Whitingham George Plumb Bennington Houghton W. Sawyer Commission Public , Service Board and Water Resources Commission Ihe

Union Carbide to add 70 jobs at Bennington plant

Union Carbide Consumer Products plans to raise employment at its Bennington Heat Manufacturing plant to just over 250 by January next year. The increase comes from relocation and modernization and the addition of two new operations including a model No 815 Eveready penlight battery and an energizer for the Defense Department.

Union Carbide Benitington Union Carbide Consumer Products-Car Harlow Matz Mate Defense Department Matz Bennington Greenville, N.C Gage Street CIA

U.N. Transports Fly Troops Into Katanga Front

U.N. transports resumed moving hundreds of troops and gear into Elisabethville as mortar blasts and sniper fire hit the outskirts. UN adviser Brian Urquhart said Swedish Irish and Indian troops were clearing outskirts while Katanga held the palace and Lido Hotel, with center of the city still intact. Heaviest fighting centered near UN headquarters traffic circle and the airport seven miles from downtown.

Elisabethville Katanga The Congo APJ ULS U.N Brian Urquhart New York Moise Tshombe Lido United Nations UIN

Rusk Defends U.N. Congo Program Amid Katanga Crisis

Secretary of State Dean Rusk warned that Katanga secession could plunge the Congo into anarchy and invite Communist influence. He defended U.N. actions and said the United States backs a stable Congo with Congolese leaders shaping their government, while urging peaceful integration to avoid civil war. Rusk spoke ahead of NATO talks in Paris on Berlin and Soviet-Western tensions.

Washington Dean Rusk Katanga Congo Rusk Sakeke North Atlantic Treaty Organization Paris Berlin A'ies Moscow West Soviet Union Germany Mgise Tshombe United States America U.N United Nations

Local Woman Authors First Nativity Play Shown

Mrs. Marcia Barber of Old Bennington wrote the Joseph based nativity tale and, urged by Mrs. Patricia Sherman, adapted it for stage. The St Peters Episcopal Church premiere featured Mrs Sherman, William Sherman, and a cast including Kent Lawson, his daughters, the Rev. Wolf, Joseph role played by Stuart Eldred, and牧 shepherds.

Marcia Harber Old Bennington St. Peter's Episcopal Church Joseph Bennington Norton A. Barber Patricia Sherman St. Peter's Church

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