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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1961

Page

5

Paris Teaches French at Molly Stark But He Can Handle 4 Other Tongues

Mario Paris, 33, an Austrian native fluent in five languages, teaches French at Molly Stark School Bennington left Europe after a peripatetic career across Italy Austria Belgium France and England. He arrived in Vermont in 1957 drawn by skiing culture and a Banner notice seeking a French teacher. Paris can also teach Spanish German Italian and English as needed.

Paris Molly Stark Mario Paris Austria Bennington Tyrol Italy Hitler Riva Trento Lycee Mondadori Cambridge University England Belgium France Ohio Long Island United States New York Vermont Molly Stark School

FAA Starts Five Year Study To Improve Plane Safety

The FAA launches a five year program centered at the Oklahoma City Aeronautical Center to study and improve commercial flight safety. The center trains 10,000 personnel yearly and serves as a major hub for aircraft maintenance, flight simulation, and air traffic control research. Inspectors regularly test pilots and equipment, investigate accidents, and seek preventative measures to reduce in flight emergencies.

FAA Federal Aviation Agency Actional Order Hasing Op Aveledtir Iron Oklahoma City National Geographic Society World University of the Air Aeronautical Center

Prof Claims Teachers Job Not So Soft

Durham New Hampshire AP University of New Hampshire professor Dr Thomas Q Marshall who surveyed 3400 teachers reports their work is demanding not easy He notes teachers work about 60 hours a week with 43% inside school plus nine hours weekly prep and six hours grading Yet few are unhappy with their jobs saying publicity on shortages and low pay misleads the public.

Durham N.H University of New Hampshire Thomas QO. Marshall New Hampshire Marshall

Powell Drops Bombshells Shake New Hampshire Politics

Gov. Wesley Powell reshapes NH politics after Bridges death by declining Bridges interim, denying 1962 Senate bid, naming Maurice J. Murphy Jr. as interim. The move sparks surprise, anger, and talk of a Powell presidential run while Democrats plot a comeback under leaders like Rep. John King and Mayor Mario Wagge.

Maurice J. Murphy Jr Vetran Bridges Bridges Powell GOP Wesley Powell William Loeb Manchester Union Leader Loeb New Hampshire Murphy Daily Eagle Claremont Senate Granite State John King Manchester House Mario Wagge Nashua Herbert Hill Hanover

Extend Legal Probe of Roads Program

A federal grand jury in Massachusetts extending its term to March 9, 1962 continues a 15 month investigation into the highway program. It began Sept 19, 1960. Three men have already been convicted on fraud charges tied to land sales for the interstate highway network.

Boston U.S Anthony Julian

Escapees From Hillsboro Jail Foiled In Car Crash

Two jail escapees, Lillian Torres and Leon W. Clair, fled after sawing bars loose. A four hour dash ended when their car struck a pole in Raymond, New Hampshire. Torres suffered a broken leg. Clair was uninjured. Torres had pleaded guilty to transporting stolen goods across a state line and faced transfer to Alderson. The trio had robbed a Manchester jewelry store and stolen about $17,000 in goods from Worcester and Lawrence stores.

Manchester N.H Hillsboro Lillian Torres Margarita Castro Flores el Paso Texas Leon W. Clair Rochester Clair Raymond N.H. Clair Thomas O’brien Miss Torres U.S. District Court Concord Women’s Federal Penitentiary Alderson W. Va Worcester Lawrence Mass

Simpson Contends State Needs Tax Equalization

Lyndon Vermont tax study argues for state level tax equalization to offset disparities across towns. It analyzes 1960 assessments on a $20 000 property, noting wide variance in rates, assessment ratios, and state aid impact, with examples from towns like Bennington County communities and larger urban centers.

Lyndon Vermont Sandgate Goshen Elmore Westmore South Hero North Hero Fairlee Fayston Warren Hubbardton Dover Essex South Burlington Middlesex East Montpelier Williamstown Proctor Lunenburg Sheldon Ryegate Barnet Waterford Rockingham Whitingham Weybridge Brattleboro Bennington Springfield Rutland Middlebury Montpelier St. Johnsbury Massachusetts Bennington County

Neruda Selected Poems ebook aids English readers belittling its translation

Grove Press publishes The Selected Poems of Pablo Neruda edited and translated by Ben Belitt, with introduction by Luis Monguio and a translator foreword. The volume presents Spanish originals opposite English translations, highlighting Belitt's approach and Neruda's political and natural imagery across pages.

Grove Press of New York Pablo Neruda Ben Belitt Bennington College Luis Monguio University of California Mr. Belitt Neruda Rimbaud Garcia Lorca Belitt Mexico Antonio Machado Taxco

Living Boldly Against Social Standards

April Oursler Armstrong asserts that people sacrifice privacy and individuality to fit social tests of maturity and success. She argues that personal integrity must drive daily life rather than conformity to mainstream ideals and material expectations.

April Oursler Armstrong Fulton Oursler

Competition and Rates Rise as Money Costs Grow

AP reports rates climb amid policy shifts and improving business mood. Banks push higher on short term funds while long term rates hold steady, affecting savers and borrowers and drawing debate over dollar strength and inflation. Savings accounts may reach 4 percent, with West Coast savings and loan associations considering increases.

New York Kennedy United States Federal Reserve Board Wall Street Savings & Loan Associations

Plump Ladies and Other Quick Takes on Human Folly

New York AP column collection surveys humorous social quirks and everyday observations. It riffs on generosity of fat women toward panhandlers, trust in hard luck tales, hospital patient wisdom, catalogues odd beliefs, and light personal philosophy through concise, pithy maxims.

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