New England Employment, Earnings Rise in 1961
Boston area saw wage gains outpacing price rises with a reported three percent rise in October earnings. Connecticut led the region with above national average weekly pay, while Maine posted the smallest increase and New England overall added jobs through 1961's spring into autumn.
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New England
Boston
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wendell D. Macdonald
Macdonald
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Vermont
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Maine
Farm Situation Improved By Stronger Aid Program
The 1961 farm economy improved modestly as Kennedy era farm aid expanded, with net income for operators forecast about one billion dollars higher than 1960. Price supports rose and a grain buyback paid over 750 million to reduce corn and sorghum.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Great Plains
Congress
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Farmers’ Union
National Grange
Mrs Wilson Funeral Set For New Year’s Day at Washington Cathedral
Mrs Wilson will be buried beside her husband in the cathedral cemetery after a public service at 11 a.m. Monday New Year’s Day. The Very Rev Francis B Sayre Jr grandson of a former president and dean of the cathedral will lead the service with Rev Malcolm Marshall of St Margaret's Episcopal Church assisting. The bridge club met last on November 22, the day before illness struck.
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Washington Cathedral
Francis B. Sayre Jr
Malcolm Marshall
St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church
Wilson
Bridge Club
Kuwait Crisis Triggers Arab League Security Alarm
Britain fearfully upgraded Middle East alert over Kuwait amid reports that Kasem may press claims to Kuwait. Arab League members affirm Kuwait independence and Arab security force duty while Britain notes no territorial rights in the region. European officials call it a cautious overreaction but act to reassure allies.
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Middle East
Britain
Kuwait
Arab League
Iraq
Persian Gulf
Mideast
Nofal
League
London
Defense Ministry
Kassem
U.N
India
Goa
300 Foot Iceberg Spotted South of Salem Atlantic
A 300 foot iceberg was sighted 250 miles southeast of Salem, drifting near major European shipping lanes. Navy Captain Ross P. Bullard observed it, with Coast Guard aircraft resuming patrols. It is the southernmost drift observed since 1917 and could melt quickly if it reaches the Gulf Stream. The Ice Patrol was created after the 1912 Titanic disaster.
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Salem
Mass
Atlantic
Europe
Navy
Ross P. Bullard
Hingham
International Ice Patrol
Bullard
Coast Guard
Gulf Stream
Newfoundland
Spartans win Boston Arena Christmas Hockey Tourney again
Michigan State captured its second Boston Arena Christmas Hockey Tourney title in three years with a 6 1 victory over Queen's University of Kingston Ontario in the final. Northeastern upset Boston University 9 6 in the consolation. MSU players named to the seven man all tourney team include John Chandik Bob Kemp Claude Fournel Real Turcotte. Northeastern Dean Webb BU Bob Smith Queens Bob Carnegie also on the squad.
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Boston
Michigan State
Michigan
Queen’s University of Kingston
Ont
Northeastern
Boston University
John Chandik
Bob Kemp
Claude Fournel
Bennington Briefs Highlights From Community Notes
Bennington Mt Anthony Chapter Order Eastern Star meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Masonic Temple with past matrons and patrons honored. Miss Marlene Langlois has returned to nursing studies in Dorchester Mass. after holidays. Bennington firefighters responded to a furnace blower overheat at 126 Scott St with no fire. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Greenslet visited Manchester Mass. family. grandchildren Karen and Beth Greenslet spent New Year’s here. The Condon couple of the New Englander Motel welcomed a new daughter Catherine, adopted recently, joining son Bobby. Cooties and Green Mountain Pup Tent 2 VFW 1332 visited Col Edward Giles at Vermont Soldiers Home for carols and gifts. Bennington Bowling Lanes to offer open bowling New Year’s Eve and Day from 1 p.m. ADV notices advertise oak chest and vanity for sale. Iron Kettle Friday Special features clam chowder and fried shrimp. Goodyear tires available at Williams & Bugbee. Banner carrier recruitment open at Old Bennington contact Ezekiel Cross at 6300.
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Marlene Langlois
Arthur Langlois
Benmont Avenue
Catherine Laboure School of Nursing
Dorchesteer
Mass
Francis Greenslet
Burgess Road
Roger Greenslet
Manchester
Karen
Beth Greenslet
Bennington
Robert B. Condon
New Englander
North Bennington Road
Catherine
Green Mountain
Col
Edward Giles
Vermont
Sol- Soldiers
William and
Selmajane Stuchel
Bernard
Lillian Bourassa
Richard
Frances Hunt
Hospital
Roger Marcoux
Police Seek Missing Mother Of Slain Woman
In Brockton Massachusetts police search for Dorothy Howard 54 mother of slain Gloria Eldridge 32 whose body was found in a closet at the Howard home. Eldridge funeral rites held a requiem mass was planned at Holy Family Church Rockland. Charles Eldridge said the children would not attend the service to spare them questions.
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Brockton
Mass
Dorothy Howard
Howard
Gloria Eldridge
Holy Family Church
Rockland
Aldridge
Charles
Gir Eldridge
Bomb Threat Clears IN S Building for Second Day
Washington AP reports a second day of evacuations at the Immigration and Naturalization Service building as an anonymous caller warned of a bomb at 10 a.m. Police searched the 350 workers' area for explosives with no findings and recalled staff at 12:30 p.m. after yesterday's similar scare tied to a speaker claiming to be withholding a brother.
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Washington
Immigration and Naturalization Service
State Repays Citizen For Singed Coat
Archie H. Dobson of Hooksett will receive 39.95 from New Hampshire after a Highway Department crew welding on Hooksett Bridge near the Merrimack River singed his coat. Gov Powell and the Executive Council approved the payment.
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Concord
N.H
Archie H. Dobson
Hooksett
New Hampshire
Dobson
Merrimack River
State Highway Department
Powell
Executive Council
Cagers Face Amherst Assumption In Springfield Tourney
Lafayette tops American International 82 59 as Harry Lundy scores 30 and Marty Ansa nets 32 in a losing effort Amherst beats Wagner 81 63. Springfield upsets Vermont 70 65 aided by late free throws Assumption advances with a 59 42 win over Buffalo led by John Jenkins 14 points
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Springfield
Mass
Amherst
Lafayette
Assumption
American International
Harry Lundy
Marty Ansa
Ansa
Wagner
Vermont
Buffalo
John Jenkins
Car and Bus Collision Injures Woman in Mapletown
At 10:30 a.m. on New York 7 in Mapletown area Mrs. Bessie Springer 61 of Hoosick Falls N Y was hospitalized after the car driven by Mrs. Jay Thomas also of Hoosick Falls collided with a Yankee Trails bus. Springer’s condition is listed as good. The Thomas car suffered extensive front damage while the bus had minor damage.
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New York 7
Mapletown
Bessie Springer
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Springer
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Hanson- Walbridge
Thomas
Obituary John Bozek of Hoosick Falls Dies at 76
John Bozek 76 longtime Hoosick Falls resident and Noble and Wood Machine Co. employee died Wednesday at his home 67 Mechanic St after a long illness Born in Austria he lived in Hoosick Falls 56 years son of the late Mr and Mrs Teta Bozek He is survived by his wife Anna Duda three daughters Ceil Bozek Mrs Paul Rivard and Mrs Stella Laderach and a son Theodore all of Hoosick Falls Eight grandchildren Also survived by his wife and family the funeral will be held 8:30 am Saturday from Leo J Mahar Funeral Home and 9 am from the Church of the Immaculate Conception Interment in St Marys Cemetery Hoosick Falls.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
John Bozek
Noble and Wood Machine Co
Mechanic St
Austria
Teta Bozek
St. Stanislaus Society
Anna Duda
Ceil Bozek
Paul Rivard
Stella Laderach
Theodore Bozek
Leo J. Mahar
Main St
Church of the Immaculate Conception
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Obadiah W. Reed of Granville dies after long illness
Obadiah W. Reed 85 of South Granville N Y a Dorset Vt native died Wednesday night at Indian River Nursing Home after a long illness His wife bes sie Raymond died years ago Survivors include daughter in law Mrs Raymond Reed one brother Wilson Reed of Dorset one half sister Mrs Alice Baker of Dorset one granddaughter and five great grandchildren Funeral services were held this afternoon from McHenry and Roberts Funeral Home Granville with Rev J Duke King officiating Interment will be in Metowee Cemetery Granville
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Granville
N. Y
Obadiah W. Reed
South Granville
Dorset
Indian River
Bessie Raymond
Raymond Reed
Wilson Reed
Alice Baker
McHenry and Roberts Funeral Home
J. Duke King
New Hampshire Department of Safety Starts Jan 1 Officially
Concord AP reports New Hampshire creates a unified Department of Safety merging State Police Motor Vehicle Fire Marshal Passenger Tramway Safety and inland water navigation. Gov Powell proclaims operation January 1 with Goldsmith Regan Gould and Smith atop divisions and troopers sworn in.
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Concord
N.H
State Department of Safety
New Hampshire
Powell
Safety Department
Passenger Tramway Safety Board
Public Utilities Commission
Kennard E. Goldsmith
Joseph L. Regan
Nashua
Ralph Gould
State Police
Clifton W. Smith
Concord Armory
Goldsmith
Yester
Unified Department
Department of Health and Welfare
State Hospital
Laconia State School
Department of Resources and Economic Development
Belgium Mining Group Denies Aiding Katanga Forces
The Union Miniere du Haut Katanga in Brussels rejects U.S. and U.N. charges of providing military support to Katanga secessionists. It challenges evidence and notes prior denials, while officials claim propaganda funding and legality concerns.
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Belgium
Mining Industry
Brussels
Union Miniere du Haut
Katanga
U.S
U.N
Mahmoud Khiari
Congo
Union Miniere
Jeune Afrique
Tunis
U.S. State Department
G. Mennen Williams
Carl T. Rowan
Rowan
Philadelphia
Putnam Hospital Admits Several Local Residents
Ronald Bisson of North Pownal Therena Crowe of Bennington Zephron Scott of Readsboro and Richard Badger of North Bennington admitted to Putnam Hospital Discharges include Florence Knapp of Bennington Vernon Bushee of Dorset Births include Mr and Mrs Ernest Bolster Jr of Arlington a daughter born December 28 Also Christmas Day birth David Robert to Mr and Mrs Robert J Ratelle of Johnsonville New York
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Ronald Bisson
North Pownal
Therena Crowe
Bennington
Zephron Scott
Readsboro
Richard Badger
North Bennington
Ernest Bolster Jr
Arlington
David Robert
Robert J. Ratelle
Johnsonville, N.Y
Bonanza Finds Rich Road to TV Stardom
NBC Western Bonanza rises to top ratings, rivaling Wagon Train. Lorne Greene discusses initial typecasting as a elder patriarch and how on set dynamics and timing shaped the show. Early low slot nearly canceled, later move to Dinah Shore slot boosted success.
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Hollywood
Lorne Greene
Papa
Greene
New York
NBC
Vermonters Are Preferred To Alaskans
The Forslund family from California moved to Burlington Vermont seeking quieter life after travels through Alaska and Oregon. They praise Vermont despite warnings they would not be accepted and say they plan to stay. They found Vermont’s sparsely settled country appealing and favor fewer people.
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Forslund
Alaska
Hawaii
Oregon
California
Nevada
Connecticut
Forslunds
Vermont
Post-Season Grid Classics Get Under Way Tonight
The 1957 post season college football bowls begin with the Tangerine Bowl featuring Middle Tennessee against Lamar Tech in Orlando. Also on tap are the Gator, East-West Shrine, Blue-Gray, Sun, Rose, Cotton, Sugar and Orange Bowls with top teams like Mississippi Texas and Alabama Arkansas.
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Associated Press
Orlando
Fla
Middle Tennessee
Lamar Tech
Georgia Tech
Penn State
Jacksonville
San Francisco
Montgomery
Ala
el Paso
Texas
Wichita
Villanova
Minnesota
UCLA
Mississippi
Alabama
Arkansas
Louisiana State
Colorado
Engineers
Galen Hall
Nittany Lions
Rip Engle
Hall
Bobby Dodd
Pat Trammel
CBS
Ernie Davis
Syracuse
Bob Ferguson
Ohio State
Revenge Minded Rebels Reach North South Finals
North Carolina pair Atlantic Christian and Campbell reach the North South Holiday Basketball Tournament final after Atlantic Christian defeated New Bedford Tech 77 62 and Campbell topped Bridgewater State 103 66. Campbell earlier beat Atlantic Christian 54 53 in the season.
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New Bedford, Mass
North Carolina
Atlantic Christian
Wilson
N.C
Campbell
Whaling Bridgewater State
New Bedford Tech
Pa triot Ledger Hikes Issue Price to Ten Cents
The Patriot Ledger in Quincy Massachusetts announced a price increase from 7 cents to 10 cents per issue, effective January 2. The change affects all newspaper sales and subscriptions.
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Quincy, Mass
The
Patriot Ledger
Williams College Eyes Eighth Win in Albright Invite Final
Unbeaten Williams College meets Albright in the championship final of the Albright Invitational Basketball Tournament in Reading Pennsylvania. Williams advanced with a 75 to 64 win over Rutgers, while Albright defeated Boston University 75 to 62. Little All-American Bob Mahland led Williams with 18 points as three other Williams players reached double figures.
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Reading
Williams College
Albright
Williams
Rutgers
Boston University
Bob Mahland
St Michael’s completes Alliot Hall and dining hall
In 1961 St Michael's College completed Alliot Hall the $1 million Student Union Dining Hall and began Joyce Hall the $700000 four story dormitory scheduled to be ready for 215 additional students by mid-1962
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St. Michael's College
Alliot
Joyce
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