Hoff and Aiken Defense Witnesses in Fayette Trial
UPI reports Gov. Philip Hoff and Sen. George D. Aiken testified as defense witnesses in the Fayette influence peddling trial in U S District Court. Hoff said Fayette’s word was good while Aiken offered character testimony. Other witnesses included James L. Oakes and Donald O'Brien.
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James L. Oakes
Donald O’brien
Burlington
Fayette
Fred Flint
St. Johnsbury
Flint
Ned Handy
Bailey
Hoff
FBI
John Fawkes
U.S. District Court
Caledonia County
Fawkes
Washington
Hospital Notes and Deaths Across Vermont Counties
Hospital notes from December 14 1966 list admissions for Thomas Tifft Jo Ann Perry and others in Wells Bennington Manchester Center Hoosick Falls and East Arlington plus births to Charles Keir in Coulter Street and Walter Hyde in Schenectady New York. A South Pownal death reports Daisy L Niles aged 82 found dead of natural causes in a Church Street apartment and to be followed by a full obituary in tomorrow’s Banner.
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Thomas Tifft
Wells
Joseph P. Ryan
Jo Ann
South Pownal
Church Street
Daisy L. Niles
Pownal
Roderick Humphreys
Atty. R
Marshall Witten
Hanson
Bennington Briefs Highlights Local Events And Notices
Ambassador and Mrs Roger W Tubby and their daughter visited Bennington then Peru to inspect property. Military address updates for Navy EM3 Iskowitz noted. BCHS and Mt Anthony schools host dances and French food sale. Santa visits Vermont Bank & Trusts children event with cross-town participation. Bennington Fire Dept responded to burner overflow at 9 Beech Court. Iron Kettle offers shrimp fry. VFW Post 1332 New Year Eve party bookings due by Dec 28.
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Roger W. Tubby
Geneva
Switzerland
Bennington
Peru
The
Banner
Santa
Jeep
Vermont Bank & Trust Co
North Bennington
Pownal
Woodford
Shaftsbury
Arlington
Manchester
Lions Hold Christmas Party for the Blind at Mt Anthony CC
The Bennington Lions Club hosted its annual Christmas party for the Blind at Mt Anthony Country Club on Tuesday night with 20 guests and 44 Lions and wives in attendance. King Lion Ned Winslow led the event which featured loud singing, gifts for all ages distributed by Santa Coulter Schmitt, Lionsess Club-provided favors, and a committee headed by Fred Butler organizing the affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions’ Party For the
Lion Santa
Dick Pembroke
Mt. Anthony Country Club
William Marshall
Dorothy Gerken
Jane Morin
Harriet Rowland
Lloyd
Bennington Lions Club
Ned Winslow
Santa
Lions Club
Coulter Schmitt
Lioness Club
Fred Butler
Thomas J. Claire of Hoosick Falls Elks dies at 86
Thomas J. Claire 86 longtime Hoosick Falls Elk steward died today at Mary McClellan Hospital after a long illness. He lived at 44 Fourth Street and had chaired the 45 tournament and served on the Little Sisters of the Troy committee. He was Elk of the Year in 1965 and was born in Hoosick Falls. Survived locally by a cousin, Joseph Dwyer, and other relatives. Funeral Saturday at 9 a.m. at Leo J. Mahar Funeral Home with a prayer, then 9:30 a.m. service at Church of the Immaculate Conception. Burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery. calling hours Friday afternoon and evening.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Thomas J. Claire
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Arlington Teachers Seek 5400 Base Pay in Salary Report
Arlington school leaders and teachers debated a 30 page salary report led by Philip George and Franccene Rohm. The plan calls for a 5400 base for new teachers with a 12 step scale from 4752 to 10800 and fringe benefits including Blue Cross Blue Shield and workshop expense coverage. The board postponed action on the report while approving bus service for Red Mountain Road was rejected for safety reasons.
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Arlington
Gerald Witherspoon
Board of Sisters
Manfred Ehrich
Allan B. Angney Jr
Marjorie Doyle
Ruth Cole
Arlington Teachers
Philip George
Francene Rohm
Southwestern Vermont Education Association
Margery L. Hanson
Nicholas Andrian
George
Charles Canfield
Red Mountain Road
Muriel Linde
Robert Buck
Canfield
Bloodmobile Tops Quota at Red Cross Drive in Bennington
Area volunteers helped Bennington’s Red Cross Bloodmobile exceed its 110 pint goal by donating 121 pints despite snowy weather. Co chairs Mrs. Eugene Clark and Mrs. Richard Leake III thanked donors and workers, naming many volunteers, board members, and medical staff who contributed to the drive.
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Bennington
Red Cross
Eugene Clark
Richard Leake III
Williams Issues Statement In Globe Labor Dispute
Globe Union Inc employees meet at 3 30 p m Friday to decide whether Williams and another worker should be reinstated after a stoppage. James D Spofford UAW Local 137 says Andrew Russell was told he quit for leaving early and Spofford was suspended. Workers voted to end overtime until reinstatement and then plan to meet again Friday for further action.
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Globe Union Inc
James D. Spofford
United Auto Workers Local 137
Spofford
Andrew Russell
James D. Williams
Globe Union
International Union
Martin Greenberg
Bennington Post Office Announces Saturday Window Hours
Bennington post office windows will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday for parcel post acceptance and all usual services including money orders. No service window will be open on Sunday. Postmaster Stanley J. Pekalski notes December mail volume peaking on Tuesday December 13 with 61 209 pieces and predicts a nationwide eight billion pieces before Christmas.
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Bennington
Stanley J. Pekalski
Pekalsi
Pekalski
Ryder Springhouse Roof Collapses At Bennington Village
Ryder Springhouse roof succumbs to age and moisture collapsing Saturday night. Village water board member Herbert Horst says the 90 to 100 foot long slate roof over the 1880s springhouse will be replaced next spring with lighter construction. No interruption to Ryder Spring is expected as seven Harmon Hill springs feed the system and the roof shields the waterworks from debris and intruders.
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Ryder Spring
Bennington Village
Horst
Burgess’ Road
Water Company
Burgess Road
Barney Road
Village Water Board
Hamilton
Stock Averages Dow Jones Bache Albany Noon 1966
Stock averages from Dow Jones Bache in Albany at noon on December 15 1966 show the Industrials at 813.58 up 4.40, Railroads at 267.95 up 6.47, Utilities at 136.69 up 0.03, and a composite average of 289.20 up 1.04 with a volume of 3 290 000.
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Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Nebula in Andromeda Visible to Naked Eye
The Nebula in Andromeda can be seen on clear nights without optics. Find Cassiopeia’s W overhead in the north, then east of it lies the hazy glow of the nebula. It lies 1.6 million light years away, about 100000 light years across, containing billions of stars.
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Andromeda
Cassiopeia
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Hoff, Aiken
Aiken
Joseph McNamara
National Democratic Committee
John Bailey
William McGraw
Craig Lemieux
Christina Christiansen
East Arlington
Charles Keir
Coulter Street
Ellis Hospital
Schenectady
Walter Hyde
That City
Philip Hoff
Fowkes
McGraw
Vermont Democratic Party
Handy
Bruce Butterfield
Merchants National Bank
National Party
Civil Service Commission
South
Democratic Party
Bennington Briefs
Jay A. Iskowitz
U.S. Navy
Vietnam
Apo
San Francisco
Calif
Manuel Iskowitz
Pleasant Street
Bennington Catholic High School
BCHS
Continentals of
North Adams
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Vermont Gas Corp
V.F.W
Lions
Yule Party For Blind
Ask
By Nancy H. Otis
Thrift Shop
Amy Howard
Phyllis Cross
Caroline Darlington
Christine Lorom
Marcel Lewis
Kenneth Cestone
Ruth Ellen Steinman
John Mook
Gray
James Bullard
Gladys Leslie
Motor Corps
Weston Hadden
Fred Gunzel
John Throckmorton
Robert Stout
Walter Lapham
Grace Reed
Dorothy Crane
Elizabeth Davis
Janet Fabricius
George Atwood
Josephine Eddington
Atwood
Elizabeth Thomas
Morton Grant
Raymond Howard
Dean Hanson
Lottie Brash
Robert Willard
Robert LaPorte
Leon Wagner
Benjamin Vail
Kimball Clark
George Kerbs
Kevin Morse
Kevin Murphy
Harold Bodine
Harold Goodwin
Elks
Chip Durocher
Bill Johnson
William Towne
Towne
Martin Hirsch
Burr and Burton Seminary
Williams
Globe Labor Dispute
Teamsters
Detroit City
Hoffa
Alvin Quinn
William Halls
Associated Press
Quinn
Halls
Prospect School
Dr. Davidson
Joseph G. Davidson
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Herbert H. Leonard
John Hamlin
Armand A. Lampton
Eugene V. Clark
John R. Litster Jr
George A. Ellis
J. Philip Hall
Harte Theatre
This
Main Street
Ryder Springhouse
Herbert Horst
Henry W. Putnam
Seven Springs
Harmon Hill
Safford & Gage Sts
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