Vermont groups report grants and politics across state
Unrestricted 1500 grant from Sears Roebuck to Lyndon College follows May 1961 talks by Lyndon College Corp and store manager R J Brisson. Vermont Republicans report strong finances and fifth nationwide in 1962 contributions, with plans for 1964 victory and unchanged Montpelier HQ. Burlington debates over Mayor Bing and Democratic rival Larrow. Naramore cites city voters’ independence. A Jan 15 meeting seeks feasibility of a Lake Champlain bridge linking Grand Isle to Cumberland Head, with possible inclusion in the federal highway program at 90 percent federal funding.
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Lyndon Center
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Lyndon College
R. J. Brisson
St. Johnsbury
Robert E. Long
Lyndon College Corp
Brisson
Burlington
Vincent H. Naramore
Democratic City Committee
Bing
C. Douglas Cairns
Naramore
GOP
Robert W. Larrow
Lake Champlain
Grand Isle
Cumberland Head
N.Y
Lake
Five Towns Open for Voting in Berkshire Elections
Berkshire town offices open for filing on Jan 15 with caucus Jan 18 from 2 to 4. Feb 18 election will fill two selectmen a school committee member and a library trustee among others. Phelps Wyckoff Vallencourt Rice Wright named as potential candidates in Williamstown North Adams council advances salary revisions for city workers. 125 raises totaling 28.50 each year. Courtney cites pension-law conflicts blocking sheriff elect appointees Anderson Hawthorne as deputies.
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Williamstown
J. Elwood Lamphear
Lamphear
Mount Greylock
Norris Phelps
Katherine Wyckoff
Phelps
Wyckoff
Charles Dean
Katherine Vallencourt
Livingston Rice
Wyllis E. Wright
North Adams
Francis C. Florini
Fred B. Windover
Donato F. Cagnoli
Robert E. Patenaude
John D. Courtney, Jr
Francis C. Anderson
Berkshire County
Daniel J. Hawthorne
Courtney
Anderson
Fred Cummings
Pittsfield
Bennington Churches Stage Christmas Pageants and Songs
A roundup from Bennington area churches details Christmas pageants at First Baptist First Congregational Bennington Methodist Shaftsbury and North Bennington. Casts included Carolyn Comstock Kay Smith Paul Riddle and many others with choirs and carols. Treats followed in social rooms and hospitals received charitable requests.
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Bennington - Area
First Baptist Church
Carolyn Comstock
Refina
Kay Smith
Paul Riddle
Bruce Lackey
Roy Hurlburt
Three Kings
Laura Turner
Susan Gulley
Bryant Vallee
Timothy Wright
Jean Shultz
William Tudor
Randy Porter
Christopher Gaines
Bradley Hill
Judy Carpenter
Melodie Hunt
Tola Brasie
Joyce Percey
Julie Weaver
Jon Baker
Sheree Wilkins
John Harmon
Babson predicts modest 1963 business upturn for economy
Boston AP report quotes Paul Babson founder of United Business Service forecasting 1963 will be a year of moderate improvement with no boom and no recession. He expects GNP to rise to about 578 billion, gains in capital expenditures retail trade construction and earnings, plus a 5-6% gain in steel output and a new construction record around 62.5 billion.
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Boston
Paul T. Babson
United Business Service
Babson
Executives Club
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Lion
Galbraith to Remain India Ambassador During Emergency
John Kenneth Galbraith said after a meeting with President Kennedy that he would stay in New Delhi as ambassador to India for the duration of the emergency prompted by Red China's invasion of India's northern frontier. He did not set a return date and noted his Harvard leave expires in April.
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Washington
John Kenneth Galbraith
Kennedy
India
Red China
Galbraith
New Delhi
Harvard University
Warburg
Truck Driver Praised for Skillful Control After Vermont 2A Crash
A jet fuel laden tractor-trailer left the highway to avoid a head on crash with a car driven by Thomas Myers in Essex Junction Vermont. Driver Francis Desso steered into the ditch and stopped the vehicle against two trees avoiding injuries though the car was destroyed. Police credited his magnificent control after the collision. A prior November 30 tank truck crash caused burns and hospitalizations with two critical injuries.
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Essex Junction
Vermont 2A
Francis D. Desso
Plattsburgh
N.Y
Thomas F. Myers
Douglas Fortune
Desso
Herter Warns of Protectionism in Common Market
Christian A. Herter, newly named to head U.S. trade negotiations, sees a very disquieting shift toward protectionism in the European Common Market. He voices concern about rising barriers affecting transatlantic commerce.
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Washington
Christian A. Herter
U.S
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Vermont
Dem
Lake Champlain Bridge
New York
Speigletown
Arthur S. Miller
West Sand Lake
Rensselaer County Fire Chiefs Association
Carl J. O’brien
Center Brunswick
Arthur Ferguson
Averill Park
James van Buren
Schodack Valley
Mohawk
Albany
Robert E. Reach
Mohawk Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
British Aircraft Corp
Peach
Syracuse
William F. Walsh
Syracuse Police Department
State Investigation Commission
Down
Berkshire
Bennington-Area
Florence C. Payne
Paul Williams
Second Congregational Church
Kurn-Hattin
Jean Irons
Mary Donovan
Ann Koziol
Barbara Robbins
Winfield Peck
Lynn Oldendorph
Diane Hanson
Bob Maul
Betsy Greene
Candy Peck
Patty Arrison
Jane Shoemaker
Carol Hall
Katrina Kozio
Joseph Vallee
Earl Hamilton
Anne Vallee
Faye Hamilton
Methodist Hospital
Brooklyn
Gale Cross
Harold Andrew
Cornelius Clarke
Missionary Alliance Church
Billy Redd
Bruce Cooper
Danny Flanders
Duane Knapp
John Stratton
Open
Old First Church
Robert P. Bell
Birth of
Christ
Shaftsbury Methodist Church
Caverly Preventorium
Pittsford
Cathy Prouty
Mary
David Bailey
Joseph
Donna Dooley
Patty Marsha
Wanda Lawrence
Penny
North Bennington
Religious Education Committee
THE
Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
Radius
MATS
Nichols
India Post
Harvard
Herter
RED Cross
Elks Barn
Nhicel
VermOnt Bank and Trust Company
Vermont Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Bellows
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