Families Start New Homes After Ben Mont Avenue Fire
After a four apartment tenement fire on Ben Mont Avenue occupants found new quarters. Mrs. Daniel Sawyer and her husband own 140 142 Ben Mont Ave and now stay with a sister. Other families including Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Grover and their son William may be living at a nearby trailer park. Loss estimated at 10000 with 4000 to possessions. An adjuster will decide on repairs after evaluating the damage.
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Ben Mont Avenue
Daniel Sawyer
Ben Mont Ave
Jerry Caissie
Pownal
Sawyer
Bernard Grover
William
Woodford
Robert Squires
Ann Johnson
Squires
Johnson
Sunderland
Grovers
Search Continues For Missing Man In Burlington
Authorities work through woodlands near Winooski River seeking 78 year old former city treasurer G Raymond Stimets who disappeared after leaving Birchwood Nursing Home to go downtown. A local resident reported seeing a man matching Stimets with clothing, carrying trousers to a tailor. Funeral services for Ellen Nellie Hanrahan, lifelong Bennington resident, were held at St Francis de Sales Church with a Requiem High Mass. Entombment followed at Park Lawn Chapel and burial planned in Old Bennington Catholic Cemetery.
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Burlington
UPI
Winooski
G. Raymond Stimets
Stimets
Birchwood
Jean Hardy
Ellen
Nellie) HanrAhan
Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
St. Francis de Sales Church
Francis B. Flanagan
Mahar & Son Funeral
Flanagan
Park Lawn Chapel
Old Bennington
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Frederick B. Wolf
Park Lawn Cemetery
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Educational Atmosphere Stressed at UVM Talk
University of Vermont official Dr. Clinton Cook urged Kiwanis Club members that colleges must provide an atmosphere where students learn how to learn. He argued undergraduates need exposure to rapidly changing knowledge and world changing minds, not just factual instruction.
Obituary for Clarence Briggs of Searsburg and Bennington
Clarence Briggs 39, of 1032 Main St, Bennington, killed Monday near 1 p.m. when struck by a truck as he returned to his Bijur Lubricating Corp. job. Born March 13, 1923 in Searsburg to Allen and Florence Briggs. Blind since infancy from optic nerve tumors, he attended Perkins Institute and worked in Brattleboro, Searsburg, Arlington, and Bennington since 1950 as a machine operator. Married in 1958 to Maria Alvarez, also blind, they met at a national convention. He led state blind groups, held Noble Grand of Stark Lodge 1,0,0,F., and joined Moose Lodge. Survived by wife, mother, two young daughters Luana Mae and Elaine Marie, and two sisters Mary Briggs and Ward Becker.
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Clarence Briggs
Main St
Bijur Lubricating Corp
Searsburg
Allen
Florence (Russell) Briggs
Briggs
Perkins Institute of the Blind
Watertown
Mass
Brattleboro
Bennington
Mack Molding Co
Arlington
Bijur
Maria Alvarez
United Electrical and Radio Workers of America
Stark Lodge
Lodge of Moose
Luana Mae
Elaine Marie
Mary Briggs
Ward Becker
Drysdale Named To Democratic Committee In Vermont
Alexander B R Drysdale of 119 Harrison Ave former state legislator and now chairman of the Vermont Development Board has been named to the executive committee of the Vermont Democratic Party Daniel J O'Brien announced the appointment Frank Balch was named chairman of the executive committee along with others to act as an advisory arm to the State Committee Also listed were William Ryan Mrs Roland Keenan Mrs Kathleen Slate James Sever John Murphy and George Briggs Funeral details for a local obit follow with memorial gifts suggested and a lengthy obituary for Laura A Beals of Pownal with survivors and pending funeral plans
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Alexander B.R. Drysdale
Harrison Ave
Vermont Development Board
Vermont Democratic Party
Daniel J. O’brien
Burlington
Democratic Organization
Drysdale
O’brien
Democratic State Committee
Frank Balch
Balch
Rutland
Village Police Investigate Main Street Collision
Police reported an accident on Main Street Monday at 5 55 p m damaging two cars. A 1963 Rambler driven by Gwladys Bowen of Bennington traveling east on the far right struck a parked 1965 Chevrolet pickup owned by William and Catherine Whitman of 741 Main St. Bowen’s car had damage to the right front fender bumper headlight and door while the Whitman pickup suffered extensive damage to its left side.
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Main Street
Gwladys Bowen
Bennington
William and Catherine Whitman
Main St
Bowen
Whitman
Hospital Notes December 20 1965 admissions list
The daily hospital notes record admissions for Mrs. Jean C. Woodard Mrs. Muriel P. Green Shaftsbury Miss Laurie Coxsee Miss Janet E. Noyes Richard C. Gardner Aline Foster Bennington William Holcomb Peru Discharges include Mrs. Hazel Kelley Arlington Leroy L. Jacobs Bennington Births announced to Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Cross of Bennington a son born December 20.
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Jean C. Woodard
Muriel P. Green
Shaftsbury
Laurie Coxsee
Janet E. Noyes
Richard C. Gardner
Aline Foster
Bennington
William Holcomb
Peru
Hazel Kelley
Arlington
Leroy L. Jacobs
Roger L. Cross
Crispe urges modern penal program in Vermont
A. Luke Crispe, chairman of the Friends of Rehabilitation, Inc., says FOR is ready to work with Gov. Hoff on a modern correction program. He urged using the federal Law Enforcement Assistance Act for an in depth study of offenders, staff, and facilities and noted a proposed grant of 100,000 to 150,000 from the University of Vermont sociology department.
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Brattleboro
UPI
A. Luke Crispe
The
Friends of Rehabilitation, Inc
FOR
Crispe
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
Sociology Department
University of Vermont
Titan launches four hitchhiking satellites into equatorial orbits
The Titan rocket sent four payloads into near equatorial paths 20,930 miles up. Oscar 4, a 42-pound ham satellite, will link global amateur stations by receiving at 144 megacycles and transmitting at 431 megacycles. Les 3 and Les 4, two MIT built test satellites for future military use, test components and methods. A 427-pound sunwatcher carries 15 sensors and four solar paddles to study solar radiation.
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Air Force
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
U S Troops Report Viet Cong Toll Rises in Vietnam
U S planes and ground forces reported 83 Viet Cong dead after weekend sweep in the Qui Nhon area. In central highlands near Quang Tri City government troops killed 26 Viet Cong. Near Saigon, a kidnap squad was ambushed by U S 1st Infantry Division rescuing three of four Morrison Knudsen construction workers. one is dead, another survivor Henry M Hank Hudson and Edwin W Speed Jones freed, driver Chung Can Xuong released, third captive Otto Scholten killed.
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Qui Nhon
Quang Tri City
Highlands
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Saigon
U.S
Otto Scholten
Vancouver
B.C
Mallary Hoff At Odds On Constitution Revision
Vermont lawmakers split on constitutional revision as Rep Richard Mallary questions rushing a convention while Gov Philip Hoff pushes for one next spring. Mallary favors a two part bill creating a revision commission and asks the Supreme Court for a ruling on convention legality. He opposes Hoff’s April 1 start and urges more research before any action.
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State Supreme Court
Mallory
Hoff
GOP
School Board Considers Proper Teen-Age Dress
Greater Bennington School Board met at Molly Stark School to discuss teen age dress and the need for a new school dress code. Therese Goodermore was authorized to draft a code addressing skirts haircuts and other apparel to reduce classroom disturbances. principal will consult faculty and nearby schools before presenting a proposal for review.
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Greater Bennington
Molly Stark
Therese Goodermore
Miss Goodermore
Vermont tax law overhaul moves to 1966 Legislature
Vermont plans the first major update to its income tax since 1947. The bill, prepared for 1966 sessions, aligns state law with federal rules, adds a capital gains tax, and raises the individual exemption from 500 to 600 dollars. Rates would shift to a percentage of wages paid to the federal government.
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Witherspoon
College Loan Restrictions Are Being Based State Aid Leader Says
The chairman of the Vermont Student Assistance Corp. states that federal policy changes are making it easier for college students to obtain loans and navigate financial aid. He notes the shift could expand access while prompting colleges to adjust their aid programs.
Bennington Briefs Highlight Local News And Veterans
Seaman Gerald S. MacJarrett completed a 20 day assault boat coxswain indoctrination course at the Naval Amphibious School Little Creek Va. Dennis W. Hogan enlisted in the U S Air Force left for Lackland AFB Texas. Vermont college freshmen can take 258000 in guaranteed bank loans backed by state and federal funds rising to 750000 next year with federal aid covering 6 of interest during school and half after graduation.
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Gerald S. MacJarrett
U.S. Navy
Bertha MacJarrett
Gage St
Naval Amphibious School
Little Creek
Dennis W. Hogan
Michael J. Hogan Jr
Grandview St
U.S. Air Force
Pittsfield
Mass
Lackland Afb
Texas
Denis
H. Reed Saunders
Vermont
Saunders
Board Forbids Bennington Little League From Field Next Season
Mt. Anthony Union School Board told the Bennington Little League it cannot use its County Street playing field next season due to union high school construction. Plans call for work on the fields to start immediately with completion by June 1966 and a full growing season required for grass. League president William B. Hart said the move was unexpected and that the league will select an alternate field at its January meeting after considering three offered sites.
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Mt. Anthony
William B. Hart
Little League
James H
Mann
Union School
Hart
League Board of
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Williamstown
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Barbara) Bishop
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Rhoda) Mason
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Washington Ave
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