Funeral services held for John H. Cushman in Old Bennington
Funeral services for John H. Cushman were conducted Friday afternoon at Old First Church in Old Bennington with Rev. Thomas Street officiating. The H. T. Cushman Co. board members and local industry representatives attended. Entombment is planned for Park Lawn Cemetery, with burial in the Cushman family plot next spring.
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John H. Cushman
Old First
Old Bennington
Thomas Street
William Thompson
H. T. Cushman Co
Cushman
Burton L. Bromley
Carl Jolivette
North Bennington
Burt Hartington
Albert Willard
Bennington
Ross Norwood
Rochester
N.Y
John Philips
Washington, D.C
John Hall Cushman
Philadelphia
Hall W. Cushman
Norton Cushman
Williamstown
Mass
Charles Austin
Henry T. Cu
Massachusetts unions seek unemployment for strikers
The AFL CIO group in Massachusetts urged legislation to pay unemployment benefits to workers on strike after six weeks off the job. The 1964 package to Gov. Endicott Peabody also seeks widows’ benefits, broader unemployment provisions, and allowing collective bargaining by state public works employees.
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Boston
Organized Labor
Massachusetts
State Council
Afl<cio
Endicott Peabody
J. William Belanger
Afl-Cio
State Department of Public Works
Wedding Bells For Borgnine and Merman Soon to Wed
New York AP reports Ethel Merman and Ernest Borgnine announced plans to marry in July. The pair, who met recently at a Hollywood party, have kept the romance private. Merman, 55, has previous marriages. Borgnine, 46, is amid divorce proceedings from Katy Jurado.
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New York
Ethel Merman
Ernest Borgnine
Hollywood
Miss Merman
Broadway
Borgnine
Katy Jurado
Foote and Billings Set Week to Form GOP Position
Lt. Gov. Foote and Speaker Billings plan a week to decide the Republican stance on Gov. Hoff's upcoming special session set to begin around January 28. They met with Hoff and described it as their first real look at the governor's plans.
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Hoff
Foote
Billings
Minor Crashes Reported Friday In Village
Two rear end collisions Friday in Bennington Village caused only minor damage with no injuries. At 9:45 a.m. a 1959 Volkswagen panel truck driven by Randall Briggs Jr. and a 1957 Oldsmobile sedan driven by Joseph A. McGrath collided as both traveled east on Main Street. About 4 p.m. on Ben Mont Avenue a 1962 International truck driven by William D. Rogers of Londonderry hit the left rear of a 1961 Chevrolet sedan driven by Malcolm G. Blodgett as Blodgett turned into a driveway. A third accident on South Street around 1:30 p.m. involved three vehicles, including a trailer, but the officer's report was not complete at press time.
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Bennington Village
Randall Briggs Jr
Beech St
Joseph A. McGrath
Troy
N.Y
Main Street
Briggs
McGrath
Ben Mont Avenue
William D. Rogers
Londonderry
Malcolm G. Blodgett
Elm St
Blodgett
South Street
London Newsroom Fog Clears After Dense British Mist
A heavy fog eased across Britain late Friday after settling in Thursday night, reducing visibility to five yards and causing grounded flights and transport delays. Traffic deaths climbed to 120 since Sunday as ice coated roads during the cold snap.
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London
Britain
Millers Falls Co Treasurer Kenneth Saunders Dies at 69
Kenneth Saunders 69 treasurer of the Millers Falls Co Greenfield Mass died Friday at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital in Brattleboro. A longtime resident he planned to retire next week. Survivors include his widow two sons and one daughter.
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Brattleboro
Kenneth Saunders
Millers Falls Co
Greenfield
Mass
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Saunders
Johnson Plans Musicale For Chancellor Erhard
President Johnson will host West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard at the LBJ Ranch for a weekend of Texas hospitality. Pianist Van Cliburn will play German composers during an indoor barbecue and luncheon featuring a Texas German chocolate cake. The event includes German flags, a Fort Worth caterer, and Western style service for about 400 guests.
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Johnston City
Tex
Johnson
Ludwig Erhard
Lbj Ranch
van Cliburn
Texas
Erhard
Lone Star State
State Department
Washington
Fort Worth
Stonewall School
Woman Foretold Death Before Lakonia Sinking
Syracuse widow Mary Aylward, 60, who died in the Lakonia disaster, told sister Francis O’Hara she might live only a day or two in a Dec 18 letter from London. The note included instructions on what to do should she die, as the ship caught fire killing 96 aboard.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Lakonia
Southampton
England
Francis O’hara
Mary Aylward
London
O’hara
Donahue and Pleshette Buy Marriage License
Los Angeles AP report says Suzanne Pleshette and Troy Donahue obtained a marriage license Friday and plan a 7 30 p m ceremony on January 4 in Santa Monica. The actors met during Rome Adventure filming and Surfside 6 star Donahue is 27, Pleshette 26. They will wed without a honeymoon due to acting commitments.
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Los Angeles
Suzanne Pleshette
Troy Donahue
Edward R. Brand
Santa Monica
Pleshette
Donahue
Rome
Bennington Banner Telephones and Rates Notice
The Bennington Banner provides contact numbers for business news and advertising and lists home delivery options. It announces subscription rates within Vermont and nationwide with varying term lengths and servicemen discounts.
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Bennington Banner
Main St. Bennington
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
AP News
Vermont
U.S
Negro Migration Seen Upsetting Social Patterns
Cleveland report cites Dr. C Horace Hamilton of North Carolina State College predicting large scale Negro migration from the South by 1980 and beyond. He warns it could upend social and economic adjustment timetables as the South’s share declines markedly. The projection notes rising youth populations and regional shifts, with farm population also shrinking nationwide.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Old Confederacy
C. Horace Hamilton
North Carolina State College
South
Northeast
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Hamilton
Cost of Living Again Hits Record High
Washington reports food prices rose in November defying usual declines and lifting the consumer price index to 107.4 percent of the 1957 59 average. Housing costs also rose contributing to the monthly uptick. Arnold Chase of the BLS forecasts another increase in December with November prices 1.3 percent above the prior year. The yearly rise could reach about 1.6 percent, among the largest in years.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Arnold Chase
BLS
Chase
Prospect Mt Ski Club holds final classification session
Prospective junior skiers attend the last classification at 10 this morning on Mt. Anthony slopes. Bennington Club tickets for the New Year’s party are available from the club steward or Shaffe’s Men’s Shop. Roast beef dinner runs 6 30 to 9 p.m. and snacks are served at midnight. Adv. Dec. 28.
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Prospect
Bennington Club
Shaffe’s Men’s
Iron Kettle Weekend Special Ham Dinner
The Iron Kettle offers a weekend special baked ham with raisin sauce as a complete dinner for 1.50 dollars.
U S Cambodia Talks Open With Philippine Mediation
The United States accepts Philippine mediation offered by President Macapagal to heal the rift with Cambodia. State Department says no apology demanded, both sides may use Philippine good offices without bowing to conditions. Sihanouk accuses U S aid officials and blasts alleged slurs against Kennedy as ties worsen and fear grows of Communist influence in the region.
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Diosdado Macapagal
State Department
Richard I. Phillips
United States
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Washington
U.S
Sihanouk
Presi
Engineer Tests Hazard After Hole Found in Road
In Normandy England AP reports engineer George Robinson drove his car to a road hole Thursday to check for danger to motorists. He found a hazard and acted to inspect the site.
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Normandy
England
George Robinson
Read and compare ads boost sales in print
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