Bennington Trustees Approve West Main Street Rezoning Request
Village trustees vote unanimously to rezone a 3 acre West Main Street tract owned by James Playotis from residential to commercial use to pave the way for a Paradise Restaurant replacement after a public hearing. Local business leaders and abutting property owners expressed support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Village
James Playotis
W. Main St
Playotis
Francis E. Morrissey
Bennington
Playeffs
Henry Degrenier
Harold Griffin
M. E. Rudd Co
Lucien Loomis
E. L. Nichols
Alfred Hertz
Vogue and
Vanity
Paul Short
Greater
Hicks
Joseph A. Pello Jr
Charles H. Lench Jr
Duxbury
Mass
Rockefeller Keeps Door Open for 1964 GOP Bid
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller signals a possible 1964 presidential bid while formally launching his campaign for re election as New York governor. He frames the race around the record of economic growth public works and education aid and says a full four year term pledge is unnecessary. Morhouse predicts a stronger plurality than 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
L. Judson Morhouse
Averell Harriman
Laos Crisis Deepens Over Proposed Unity Government
Neutralist Prince Souvanna Phouma warned that failure to form a coalition government could trigger East West war and civil strife in Laos. He and pro Communist Prince Souphanouvong faced a brushoff from pro Western Prince Boun Oum in Vientiane as talks continued under heavy guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vientiane, Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Savang Vathana
Laos
Souvanna
Souphanouvong
Boun Oum
Tarzan and Jane marriage rumors spark library dispute
Los Angeles reports stir in Downey over whether Tarzan and Jane were legally married. School officials note a librarian removed Tarzan books amid chatter, while producers and Burroughs associates recount early book and film depictions of jungle nuptials and a ceremony in the trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Tarzan
Jane
Downey
Tarz
Bruce Moore
Downey Unified
Robert L. Ryan
Ryan
Jane Porter
Baltimore
Cyril R. Rothmund
Burroughs
Lesser
Johnny Weissmuller
Road tax talk hints at 95 cent Bennington rate
Bennington town officials and Village President Donald C. Hicks debated a 1962 town and village road tax. A 95 cent rate was seen as adequate with a possible move to 98 cents or even amounts. Officials will consult village trustees before finalizing the rate. The meeting also covered hospital ward charges, the Lovers Lane bridge bill payment, and liquor license applications for the New Englander Restaurant and a North Bennington store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Donald C. Hicks
Hicks
Leon R. Eldred
Bennington Village
Old Benningon
North Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Robert D. Stout
Pownal
Shaftsbury
Lovers’ Lane
State District 1
Ivor S. Pelsue
Snow Storm Delivers Up To Eight Inches In Vermont County
Heavy wet snow fell across Bennington County as four to eight inches were forecast. State police reported no major traffic jams despite snow cover while highway crews worked since early morning. Two minor off highway incidents noted. electrical and phone services remained normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County
Vermont
J. F. Lowre
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
New England Telphone
Tinebank
Heavy Snow Causes Warnings Across New England States
The Weather Bureau issued heavy snow warnings for parts of New England. Snow totals could reach four to eight inches where precipitation is all snow, with hazardous driving especially in New Hampshire and Vermont. Coastal areas expect rain ending with sleet or snow, while the snow belt stretches from western Connecticut through the Berkshire Hills to Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
U.S. Weather Bureau
New Hampshire
Vermont
Connecticut
Berkshire Hills
Connecticut River Valley
Massachusetts
Maine
Coast Guard rescues dredge crew in Boston harbor
The Cartagena crew of ten reached the Coast Guard Cutter Acushnet after spending three days aboard the drifting dredge. Merlin Robinson, saved from drowning, received treatment after being revived with mouth to mouth resuscitation. Coast Guard personnel aided as four tug crewmen were later placed aboard the dredge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merlin Robinson
Cartagena
North Atlantic
Coast Guard
Acushnet
Boston
Lewis R. Openshaw
Augusta
Maine
Robinson
Robert Pinard
North Scituate
R.J
Hattiesburg
Miss
Coast
Lewis Openshaw
Foundation Vigilant
Adley LeBlanc
Breaux Ridge
Divers Find Bodies Of Drowned Family In Champlain Lake
Skindivers recovered the remaining three bodies of a five member Carr family after their car plunged through ice into 14 feet of water on Lake Champlain. Dorothy Carr 29 and children Stephen 4 Jacqueline 18 months were found, with David Carr 29 and Leslie 5 recovered earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillipsburg
Que
Lake Champlain
Dorothy Carr
Stephen
Jacqueline
David Carr
Leslie
Katanga Deputies Enter Congo Parliament Demanding Autonomy
Six Katanga deputies arrived in Leopoldville to push for a revision of the Congo provisional constitution and greater regional independence. Nine more Katanga envoys were set to depart Elisabethville as Tshombe seeks a Congo confederation while clashing with the central government and UN plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopoldville, the Congo
Congo
Katanga
Elisabethville
Moise Tshombe
Kitona
Tshombe
Cyrille Adeoula
U.N
U.S
Leopoldville
Edmund A. Gullion
Gullion
Kennedy
Adoula
Kennedy approves balanced 92 billion dollar 1963 budget
President Kennedy endorsed a 1963 budget near 92 billion dollars, about 3 billion above current spending. He plans the State of the Union delivery after Congress convenes, as advisers including Douglas Dillon join sessions. The president rests at his seaside White House amid family health concerns and a back condition improving with medical input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach, Fla
Kennedy
Orville L. Freeman
White House
Congress
Pierre Salinger
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Hobe Sound
Preston Wade
New York
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Eisenhower
Anaheim Calif
Eisenhowers
Palm Springs
Calif
West Main Street
Neighbors
Lench
Leach
Times
Hilda Hurley
Ormal Pierce
Atty. Morrissey
Pierce
GBA
Rocky
Gop
Hollywood
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Sol Lesser
Jungle
New Englander Restaurant
U.S. 7
Bennington Flats
M. F. Powers & Son
United Nations
J.F.K
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