Bennington School Boards Pause on District Merger Plan
Bennington Graded School District and Greater Bennington Schools postpone inter district consolidation talks while pursuing broader goals toward a union high school district for the southern half of Bennington County. Directors seek interim steps to advance education without delaying essential reforms.
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Bennington Graded School District
Greater Bennington Schools, Inc
Bennington County
Union High
Welch’s self-styled Red hunt falters under scrutiny
The piece critiques Robert Welch head of the John Birch Society for lacking McCarthy era poise and bluff. It notes his inconsistent dramatic timing and his half of one percent clergy claim as amateurish and unfounded. The Boston Archdiocese Pilot questions his data and warns against admitting error.
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Robert Welch
John Birch Society
Senator McCarthy
Mr. Welch
John Birchhead
Eisenhower
Dwight
Milton Eisenhower
John Foster
Allen Dulles
Dag Hammarskj
Tchaikovsky
United States
Pilot
Boston
Welch
Letters to the Editor on nuclear shelters and public discourse
Readers debate fallout shelters and nuclear peace, citing Gov. Meyner and a call for mass citizen support. A St. Michael’s College correspondent questions press sensationalism and a Web offset claim by The Banner’s editor.
Comment Under Communism Threat to Vermont
The author argues that a Soviet style takeover would mean mass killings, destruction of churches, purges of officials and labor leaders, state seizures, and pervasive secret police. Vermont’s citizens, churches, and unions would suffer greatly while state media push false happiness, and Vermonters must unite to oppose communism.
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Vermont
United States
Tibet
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Hungary
Communist Party
Disciplined minds cited as key to stronger college prep
Dr. Robert E. Long argues lack of discipline hinders student effort and maturity in education. The piece also covers Vermont highway policy disputes with Senator Aiken and Highway Commissioner Poeter over interstate costs and local impact on Route 5 and tourism.
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Robert E. Long
Lyndon Teachers College
Banner
Highway Department
Special Legislative Commission
Oakes
Morning Press Bureau
William Poeter
Vermont
E. Beach Bly
Aiken
Poeter
Putney
Sen. Aiken
Ghost of Christmas Past Echoes Our Childhood
A nostalgic reminiscence of Christmas rituals and memories from childhood. Describes tree size and placement in a bay window, warm or cold winters, snow crunch on Christmas Eve, decorations, a garlanded hallway lamp, a Christmas cactus blooming, and the tradition of home for Christmas with Santa snacks and mince pie. The piece captures family gatherings, stocking hanging, late-night candlelight, and the comfort of familiarity.
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Santa Claus
Santa
The Ghosts Of Christmas Reflections On Memory And Meaning
A nostalgic piece recalls Christmas toys from childhood, from china dolls to stockings, and the ache of growing up. It contrasts past simplicity with present warmth and argues Christmas lives in decency, kindness, and imagination for every generation.
Kennedy focus West Virginia No. 1 domestic problem
The West Virginia visit shows Kennedy’s claim that unemployment is the nation’s top domestic issue. The piece traces his 1960 campaign through Charleston Eskdale Cabin Creek and McDowell County, noting factory automation, job losses, and relief programs, with AFL-CIO input and Hoffenberg-style quotes.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Hubert R. Humphrey
D-Minn
White House
Kanawha River
Cabin Creek
Eskdale
McDowell County
McDowell
Coal Country
State Bureau of Labor
West
United States
Trenton
N.J
America
Arthur J. Goldberg
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Bennington
Web
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McCarthy
Robert Meyner
New Jersey
Gov. Meyner
Shaftsbury
Fafnir News
Fafnir Bearing Co
New Britain
Conn
the Banner
St. Michael's College
St. Michael’s College
John Galvagni
St. Michael's College, Winooski
Grant
New England
Hartford Newsdaily
Newsdaily
Bice Clemow
West Hartford Publishing Co
West Hartford, Conn
Burlington Free Press
Herbert Ogden
Hariland
Myrtle Uneeda
Dad
Jimmy
Arthur Edson
AP News
Slim Robertson
Robertson
N. A. Nehman Grocery
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