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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1961
Page
12
Bennington Elementary School reported a $12 theft from the Superintendent Allan J. Heath's office. Frances Perrotta, the school secretary, filed the late Friday report. An empty whiskey bottle was found at the scene. Police are investigating.
Rome Italy The Ministry of Transport announced plans to replace metal license plates with plastic variants starting next year. Officials cited durability weight and cost considerations as key factors guiding the transition.
Senator Maurine Neuberger of Oregon had a minor throat procedure to remove a cyst above her vocal cords. She had been released the prior week following surgery for a cancerous tumor in the large intestine.
The BCH Glee Club and Dramatic Club present a five tableau Christmas program Sunday at 8. Eva Paquin hosts and introduces each scene. Performers include Linda Becerra, John Dailey, Donna La Tour, Brian Pizzano, Glenn Remington, Judith Cole, David Hart, William Hurley, Sandra LeBlanc, Roberta Snow, Jeanne Becker, Alice Paquin, Gary Boutin, Thomas Harrington, Eileen Stockman, Patrick Curtin, Mary, Joseph, and the Epiphany troupe. Music by Sister Elizabeth Marie and Alfred LaTour with Louise Harris at the piano.
Renovation of the exterior at 310 Main St. started this week. Owner Breard H. Hawks says old siding is being removed and new asbestos siding installed. Contractor is Vance Stacy of South Shaftsbury.
Seasonal layoffs and project terminations increased unemployment in Bennington county during November according to the local Department of Employment Security. Registered jobseekers fell about 9 percent from a year earlier while benefit claims rose. 480 were registered at month end, 105 newly interviewed for work, 51 openings listed, and 44 job opportunities remained unfilled.
Melvin Wesley Weeden of Petersburg New York was sentenced to 60 days in Rensselaer County Jail after a guilty finding for driving while intoxicated. The crash on Hill Road between Hoosick Falls and Hoosick put John Chapman of Williamstown Massachusetts in Putnam Memorial Hospital with facial and chest lacerations. Weeden was injured and treated at the scene.
Initial jobless claims reach 267 as new unemployment or shortened hours drive filings. Compared with 38 per month previously and 39 per year ago, the latest figures show a modest rise in state unemployment claims due to ongoing economic stress.
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