Bennington School District Begins Fire Safety Renovations
Trustees in the Bennington Graded School District launch a fire safety upgrade program after Vermont fire marshal orders. Work includes nine emergency lights, a fire detection system, and building repairs. A special district meeting will authorize funds and financing options are being considered for 1962-63.
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Bennington
Allan J. Heath
Ronald R. Knapp
Vermont
Bennington High School
Robert Richardson
Supt
Heath
Bendi
Richardson
Donald Fauley
PTA
Sgt
Cora B. Whitney
NATO Chiefs Review West's Defenses Amid Berlin Talks
Paris AP The NATO defense chiefs shift focus from Berlin negotiations to Western force levels. Norstad says 25 divisions will be ready by year end with 23 fully equipped, while allies push toward a 30 division standard. Assembly backs stronger command authority and NATO control of nuclear weapons policy.
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Paris
Berlin
Alliance
U.S
Lauris Norstad
Allied Forces
Europe
Western European Union Assembly
NATO
Norstad
NATO Council
Kennedy
Adams Named Vermont's Top Legal Officer
Gov. Keyser announced the appointment of Charles J. Adams of Waterbury as Vermont's new attorney general. Adams, 44, succeeds Thomas M. Debevoise who resigned to join the Federal Power Commission. Adams' appointment is effective January 2, 1962. he has served as special counsel on highway condemnation matters.
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Montpelier
Keyser
Charles J. Adams
Waterbury
Vermont
Adams
Thomas M. Debevoise
Woodstock
Charles R. Ross
Burlington
Federal Power Commission
Meeker and Adams
U S May Face Flu Outbreak During Winter
The Public Health Service warned of a nationwide flu surge this winter as outbreaks hit Hydaburg Alaska and Potosi Missouri. In Potosi, 800 of 2,400 pupils were absent and schools closed. Hydaburg reported 100 ill of 250 residents with no local doctor. Coast Guard sent vaccine to Hydaburg.
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Potosi
George S. Cresswell
St. Louis
Coast Guard
Hydaburg
Prince of Wales Island
Alaska
Ketchikan
Thomas Burdon
Bus Train Collision Near Evans Kills 18, Injures Many
A Union Pacific City of Denver streamliner hit a school bus at a crossing two miles east of Evans Colorado. Initial reports say 18 persons died and at least 15 were injured. Evans lies south of Greeley about 50 miles north of Denver.
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Greeley
Colo
Evans
Union Pacific
Denver
Police round up agitators during Kennedy visit in Venezuela
In Caracas police detained about 50 people accused of painting Kennedy No signs on walls as part of a crackdown on disorder during President Kennedy's visit. Four crude bombs were planted. one exploded injuring two. Venezuelan defense minister reinforced troops to protect the Kennedys.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Kennedy
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Antonio Briceno Linares
Mrs. Kennedy
Plans appear for resettling after Main Street fire
Two downtown Bennington businesses reveal new relocation plans after the October fire. Evans News will move into a building to be erected on the Paradise Restaurant site, with construction expected soon. Dragon's Shoe Store plans to return to its former Main Street site after temporary relocation from Drysdale's Department Store, though formal papers are not yet signed.
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Main Street
Bennington
J. Philip Hall
Evans’ News
Paradise
Hall
GBA
Vermont National and Savings Bank
Dragon’s Shoe Store
Alexander N. Dragon
Drysdale’s Department Store
Katanga Seeks Total War Against U N Forces
Katanga leader Moise Tshombe rallied supporters in Elisabethville calling for an all-out war against United Nations troops and vowed the town would be ruined if necessary. U N jets bombed southern suburbs as 700 Ethiopian troops joined Indian Irish and Swedish forces at the UN airport.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
the Congo
Moise Tshombe
United Nations
Tshombe
U.N
American Globemasters
Belgium
Two Cars Collide on Vermont 67 A Zipping Toward Construction
At 8 50 a m on Green Acre Flats Vermont 67 A state police report a 1961 Chevrolet sedan driven by Corinne M Biggs 20 of Union Street was rear ended while westbound for two passengers leaving Morse Construction. The striking driver was Duane T Schultz 24 of Grant Street in a 1956 Ford convertible. Biggs suffered possible neck injuries but declined treatment.
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Green Acre Flats
Vermont
Corinne M. Biggs
Union St
Morse Construction
Biggs
Duane T. Shultz
Grant St
Area's Famous Painter Grandma Moses Dies at 101
Hoosick Falls New York. Anna Mary Robertson Moses known as Grandma Moses dies at 101 in Hoosick Falls Health Center after years as a celebrated primitive artist. She painted rural scenes earning fame after 1938 window exhibit and a New York show. Survivors include sons Floyd and Forrest Moses of Eagle Bridge, daughter-in-law Dorothy Moses, 11 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren.
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Grandma Moses
Anna Mary Robertson
Greenwich
N.Y
Thomas Salmon Moses
Virginia
New York
Hoosick Falls
New York City
Fone
Forrest
Floyd Moses
Eagle Bridge
Dorothy Moses
Hugh Moses
Grandma Moses painting sells for 4000 at New York sale
A Grandma Moses primitive painting titled Mount Nebo sold for 4000 to a private collector at Parke-Bernet Galleries in New York last night. The artist died yesterday and the work features a white colonial house with green shutters amid pastures and trees enclosed by a picket fence.
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New York
Grandma Moses
Parke-Bernet
Mount Nebo
Grandma Moses Echoes In Upstate New York Villages
The death of Grandma Moses shades Eagle Bridge Hoosick Falls and nearby towns with nostalgia. Residents recall her humble beginnings local pride and guarded interviews as they remember a neighbor who became world famous while painting in simple methods.
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Eagle Bridge
New York
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Grandma Moses
Bennington, Vt
Carrie Thomas
Britain and U Thant Clash Over Katanga Cease-Fire Call
At United Nations headquarters Acting Secretary-General U Thant planned to refer Britain's cease-fire demand on Katanga to the Congo advisory committee as Britain and the United States diverged on the move. The 49 nation Asian African group backed U Thant, while Britain and France faced criticism for lack of Security Council cooperation. Separately, the US and USSR urged an 18 nation disarmament panel and a June 1 report deadline to restart talks.
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United States
U Thant
U.N
Katanga
Britain
Thant
Patrick Dean
Congo
U.S
Mehdi Vakil
Tran
France
Vakil
Security Council
United Nations
Soviet Union
General Assembly
Burma
India
United Arab Republic
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Brazil
Mexico
Sweden
US Committee Forms to Aid Katanga Fight for Self-Determination
A new American Committee for Aid to Katangan Freedom Fighters was announced in New York to mobilize public support for Katanga’s bid for self-determination. It denounces UN action and US air support, and vows to supply political, material, and relief aid to Katangan fighters. The 81 sponsors include Sen. Dirksen and former governors Edison and Lee, Gen. Wedemeyer, Martin McKneally, and William Buckley Jr. Dr. Max Yergen leads the committee.
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New York
Katanga
Congo
United Nations
United States
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ill
Charles Edison
New Jersey
J. Bracken Lee
Utah
Albert C. Wedemeyer
American Legion
Martin B. McKneally
William J. Buckley Jr
National Review
Max Yergen
Yergen
Council On African Affairs
Vermont Station Plans FM Unit
The FCC granted Station WJOY of Burlington authority to become Vermont’s first FM radio outlet. Manager Frank Balch said yesterday the station is assigned 98.9 megahertz with 3.2 kilowatts of power.
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Burlington, Vt
Federal Communications Commission
WJOY
Burlington
Vermont
Frank Balch
FCC
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Bennington Teachers Association
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BYA
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Benhi
State of West
The
Associated Press
Public Health Service
Washington
Area
Hoosick Falls, N.Y
Grandma
Hoosick Falls Health Center
Clayton Shaw
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Phil Savory
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