Bennington Chronology 1968 Highlights Major Local Events
A chronology from 1968 lists key Bennington actions including school district unity talks, park and recreation consolidation proposals, and the Equinox expansion in Manchester. It notes municipal zoning votes, lawsuits, home mortgage concerns, push for a beltline, and plans for a K-12 superdistrict. Major incidents include Halloween arson, snowfall impacting skiing, and a fatal fire in Shaftsbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Mountain
N.H
Boston
Montpelier
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Bennington
YMCA
The
Equinox Corporation
Manchester
Bijur Corporation
Vermont
Bennington Jaycees
Sunderland
Helicon Farm
John H. Hamlin
Shaftsbury
Luther Zai
UVM
Roy Marsden
John J. Thomayer
Wallace E. Jones
Sprague Electric Reorganizes Amid Losses and Costs Curb
Sprague Electric of North Adams announces a major internal overhaul after a $1 million third quarter loss and potential full year deficit. President Bruce R. Carlson outlines decentralization, facility consolidation, and job cuts, including 1,000 layoffs, to cut costs and boost microelectronics and integrated circuit efforts amid weak electronics demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams
Mass
Sprague Electric Company of
Sprague
U.S
Bruce R. Carlson
Ernest L. Ward
Carlson
Ward
Robert C. Sprague Sr
Sprague Electric
Wolfac Corp
Worcester
John L. Sprague
Coffee-Can Size Furnace Developed in Massachusetts
Raytheon Co announces a gas burner small enough for a two pound coffee can potentially shrinking home furnaces. A laboratory model uses turbulent flow to achieve high heat transfer and can burn natural gas manufactured gas or liquified petroleum gas. Amana Refrigeration plans to develop and market the furnace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Mass
UPI
Raytheon Co
Amana Refrigeration Inc
Raytheon
Metalurgical Laboratories
Goals of 1949 Housing Act Still Elude Urban Planners
Washington UPI reports the National Commission on Urban Problems questions the 1949 Housing Act targets while praising 1966 goals. Chairman Paul H. Douglas cites bureaucratic confusion and public resistance to poor families, especially Black families, as factors. He doubts a 6 million unit goal for the next decade can be met. The commission recommends immediate funding for the 1968 act, streamlined procedures, lower subsidy thresholds, reduced income payments for mortgage and rent programs, and a mix of low and middle income residents in public housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Rogers
Bennington
The
Banner
Town of
Bennington South Supervisory Union
Howard F. Kelley
Bennington South
Southwest Supervisory
Catherine Corcoran
BSWSU
State Education Board
Bennington Religious Education Foundation
Raskob Foundation
Washington
UPI
National Commission On Urban Problems
Paul H. Douglas
Commission
Douglas
Illinois
Eisenhower
Congress
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H. T. Cushman Corp
VISTA
Frank Scanlon
Peter Auerbach
Beech Court Area
Paradise Motor Inn
Paradise Realty Corp
Prospect School
North Bennington
Bennington College
Vermont Human Rights Commission
First National Bank of
Catamount National Bank
Housing Opportunity Mission Ecumenical (Home
Beech Court
Raceview
March
Navy
New England
Bennington County
Arlington
Chemical Fabrics Corporation
Bennington Road
Thomas L. Hayes
Vermont Home Mortgage Agency
Bennington Taxpayers’ Protective Assn
Bellows Falls
Elbert H. Henry
Burr and Burton Seminary
J. Duncan Campbell
Springfield
Dufresne - Henry
Brattleboro
H. James Wallace
State Highway Board
Erecr
Deane C. Davis
Ivor S. Pelsne
New
Insurance Company
Philip H. Hoff
T. Garry Buckley
John H. Williams II
Wichita Falls
Texas
Mt. Anthony Champs
Mt. Anthony
Thomas L. Phillips
Main ST
Oneida
Pratt ST
Roofing & Sheet Metal CO
ATO Lst Coma
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