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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1961
Page
9
In Milwaukee, two hidden reinforced concrete underground rooms were found behind a former house slated for a 16 family apartment building. William Eschenburg plans to repurpose them as tenant fallout shelters, noting they only need cleaning and painting.
Washington AP reports the Post Office Department will enforce a new policy on January 13 requiring dog owners to collect their mail after their pets attacked mail carriers. Readers proposed drastic and humorous mitigations from cats and bats to ammonia water pistols, while some suggested training dogs to attack attackers.
Hollywood AP reports Marie Wilson reappears on screen in Mr Hobbs Takes His Vacation with a steamy shower scene. The article notes director Henry Koster corrections and mentions past roles and Las Vegas years with Ken Murray. It highlights Wilson’s physique and contrasts her new appearance with earlier work.
Carl J. Megel president of the American Federation of Teachers forecasts higher school standards within five years through collective bargaining. He spoke at the federation’s midyear executive council meeting in Chicago, noting New York City teachers’ near two to one vote as a national pattern.
A City Utilities Department collector in Riverside California phoned at the door of 88 year old widow Mrs Ann Foster then checked the back door after finding no answer. He discovered she had fallen four days earlier and worried only about her parakeet.
AP drama review hails Subways Are for Sleeping at the St. James Theater starry with Sydney Chaplin Carol Lawrence and comic duo Orson Bean Phyllis Newman. Michael Kidd’s dances and a Styne Comden Green score fuel a brisk witty brisk Broadway romp about screwball New Yorkers and their schemes.
The United Federation of Teachers Local 2 acts as bargaining agent and Meger predicts other AFT locals will follow. He asserts that teachers who advocate for themselves are better educators, signaling a broader move among unions.
Dave's Sunoco Station offers wheel alignment and balancing services along with Plaid Stamps. The page features a crossword puzzle with many across and down clues touching on common words and phrases.
The Vermont Bank and Trust Company will hold its annual stockholders meeting in Brattleboro Vermont at 10 a.m. on Monday January 15 1962. Items include electing a clerk and not less than five directors with any other proper business. Dated Brattleboro December 15 1961.
A local firm builds a life size mechanical gunslinger in Beverly Hills that responds to a cork shooter. The device times shots to one hundredth of a second and records groans or a chiding reply if the live gunman misses.
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