Vermont Exhibits at World Fair and Local Fire Reports
Jones and Lamson Co. of Springfield will display a metal working development exhibit at the New York World's Fair in the Court of Industry showcasing New England tool makers. A Montpelier fire destroyed a one and a half story house after an oil burner explosion. owner William Marinelli escaped injury as a family had recently vacated. The Whiting Milk Co. plans a Middlebury area plant to buy milk previously sent to Sealtest, with Feb 1 start for milk sales.
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Jones & Lamson
Fair Montpelier
Jones & Lamson Co
Springfield
New England
Court of Industry
Montpelier
Upper Main Street
William Marinelli
Barre
Middlebury
Whiting Milk Co
Sealtest
Whiting
William Paterson
Boston
W. P. Davis
Burlington Man Struck by Car in Weekend Accident
A 23 year old Burlington man Clifford Rockwell remained in serious condition at DeGroesbriand Memorial Hospital after being struck by a car last night. He suffers a broken pelvis multiple fractures of the left leg and a possible skull fracture. The driver stopped and summoned aid.
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Burlington (Ap
Burlington
Clifford Rockwell
DeGroesbriand Memorial Hospital
Rockwell
Icy highways injure six in area traffic crashes
In four incidents late Thursday in Troy and nearby areas six people were injured, all minor, due to icy roads. Property damage occurred as police reported, with no serious injuries.
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Troy
Berkshire County names former mayor as new county engineer
North Adams and Pittsfield report L J Diamond, ex-mayor and former re election candidate, named Berkshire County engineer by county commissioners. He will start at 8795 dollars annually, rising to 11198 with yearly 400 increments. District details include his math teaching at Drury High School and prior work at GE and Sprague Electric. Crescent Creamery won jail milk bid at 1560 dollars for 26000 pints. Adams hosts interviews as Berkshire Mill 4 plans national firm with 200 jobs pending labor pool.
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North Adams
Louis J. Diamond
Berkshire County Commissioners Meeting
Pittsfield
Diamond
Drury High School
General Electric
Sprague Electric
Hoosac
Berkshire County
John F. Courtney
Crescent Creamery, Inc
ADAMS
Gilmore Rudnick
Berkshire Mill 4
Rudnick
Kennedy Family Joins Aspen Ski Week in Colorado
A large Kennedy family group led by Attorney General Robert Kennedy and Senator Edward Kennedy plans a week in Aspen, staying through New Year's Day. The gathering marks holiday travel among prominent figures with social and political ties.
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Aspen
Colo
Kennedy
U.S
Negro Leaders Told they Are On firing Line in Boston
In Boston the Freedom Movement group from Williamston North Carolina told 80 locals at St. Pauls Episcopal Church that integrationists face the firing line here as in the South. Rev James Breeden of Williamston warned the crowd we shall never turn back and noted the Boston protests over de facto school segregation. The Massachusetts SCLC hosted the visit with 40 members including 10 ministers, part of a New England swing ending with a rally at Mt St Josephs School in Rutland Vermont.
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Boston
South
James Breeden
Williamston
N.C
Freedom Movement
Freeedom
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Breeden
Mr. Breeden
Massachusetts
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Massachusetts Sclc
New England
Mt. St. Joseph’s School
Rutland
Rockefeller Plans More N H Visits
Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, sole GOP presidential hopeful, resumes campaigning with a New Hampshire foray January 3 and 4, visiting Portsmouth and Concord among other towns. The schedule also includes California events and a National Press Club address on January 10.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New Hampshire
California
National Press Club
Washington, D.C
Rockefeller
Manhattan
Women’s National Republican Club
Marin County
Los Angeles
National Republican Finance Committee
Kennedy
Portsmouth
N.H
Concord
Manchester
Keene
Swanzey
Peterborough
Wilson
Milford
Laconia
Plymouth
Mice Motivate Themselves By Challenge Not Rewards
Cleveland scientists report mice in a maze ran miles and climbed high for fun, suggesting humans may seek challenging problems over tangible rewards. Research by Daniel Brant and J Lee Kavanau of UC Los Angeles was presented at the AAAS meeting.
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Cleveland
Daniel Brant
J. Lee Kavanau
American Association For the Advancement of Science
University of California At
Los Angeles
Oldest Academy Glee Club to Sing at World's Fair
Governor Dummer Academy Glee Club of South Byfield will perform May 15 at the Village Green of the New England pavilion at the New York World's Fair. Arthur Sager leads the 55-member chorus in classical spiritual and popular works, with a prior dinner appearance for the school's New York Alumni Association. The academy marks its 200th anniversary as the nation’s oldest independent boarding school for boys.
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Boston
Mass
Governor Dummer Academy Glee Club
South Byfield
James S. Plaut
Exhibition Services International Corp
Cambridge
New England States
Arthur Sager
Village Green
New England
Glee Club
Governor Dummer Academy
New York
America
Kennedy Name Is Political Magic
In Massachusetts Democrats favor Robert Kennedy for vice president. Stevenson remains strong though behind Kennedy in a Democratic state committee straw poll amid mentions of Shriver as a possible running mate. The poll also notes McCarthy and other figures as part of mixed sentiment during the pre-Christmas period. A late New York note mentions publicity for Mel Ferrer and a new Broadway project.
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New York
Harry S. Truman
Kennedy
Washington
Truman
Clifton Daniel
Adlai E. Stevenson
Robert F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Democratic State Committee
Stevenson
R. Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
Lyndon B. Johnson
Shriver
Robert Kennedy
Johnson
Sumner Arthur Long
Christian Moslem Accord Hoped For by Papal Visit
AP Special Correspondent notes a prominent Moslem scholar expects Pope Paul VI's Holy Land pilgrimage to foster understanding between Christians and Muslims. Mohammed Zafrullah Khan cites shared beliefs, key differences, and Islamic pillars as context for the visit through Israel and Jordan.
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Holy Land
Mohammed Zafrullah Khan
Mohammed
Zafrullah Khan
United Nations General Assembly
Pakistan
International Court
Pope Paul
Israel
Jordan
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Messiah
Bennington Banner Contact and Subscription Rates
The Bennington Banner provides newsroom and advertising numbers and outlines daily publication schedule. It lists home delivery options, carrier and motor routes, and subscription rates within Vermont and nationwide, including special serviceman rates.
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Main St. Bennington Vt
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
AP News
Vermont
U.S
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