Astronauts recall Gemini 7 voyage and awards era
Space Center Houston reports Gemini 7 veterans Frank Borman and James Lovell recount a smooth 14 day mission despite a fuel cell scare. They read novels aloft and praised crew comfort. Schirra and Stafford receive NASA Distinguished Service Medals along with Slayton for leadership and training contributions.
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Borman
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford- Borman
James Lovell
Schirra
Donald K
Deke) Slayton
NASA
Agency
Police Probe Four Vehicle Accidents in Vermont
State police investigated three crashes in Bennington County on Wednesday while Bennington Village Police looked into a fourth at Branch and East Main. A 22 year old New York City woman, Joanne Haire, pulled onto Vermont Route 30 and was struck by a second car driven by 18 year old Edmond C. Kelley Jr. of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Police noted limited visibility due to a stone wall and cited $650 damage to the Kelley vehicle.
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Bennington County
Bennington Village
Branch
East Main Streets
Winhall
Joanne Haire
New York City
Edmond C. Kelley Jr
Fitchburg
Mass
Kelley
Haire
Anthony Haire
U.S. 7
Arlington
John N. Thompson
Manchester
Robert L. Wilkinson
Tom
Wilkinson
Thompson
John Thompson
U.S
Emile H. Bisson
North Pownal
Katherin Lambert
New Preston
Mitchell Vv. Ladue
North Branch Street
Benjamin J. Gauthier
Fillmore Street
Ladue
Main
Gauthier
Branch Street
Bennington Restaurateur Aims to Hire Former White House Chef
James Rallis of Four Chimneys seeks Rene Verdon, the ex White House chef under Johnson, offering $10,000 for six months at Old Bennington establishment. Verdon, hired for Kennedy, faced tensions at the White House kitchen per Time magazine. Rallis notes Verdon likely has other offers and recalls a former Four Chimneys employee who worked with him in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
White House
James Rallis
Four Chimneys
The
Banner
Rene Verdon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Rallis
Verdon
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Time Magazine
Kennedys
Johnson
France
Poll Tax Reminder and Local Vehicle Accidents Highlight Town News
Julia K Nash, Bennington tax collector, warns residents poll taxes for 1966 and delinquent arrears must be paid by January 1 to be eligible to vote in town village and school elections and to hold valid licenses. Police report several accidents on U S 7 with injuries and property damage. Monitored changes to Grand List valuation and 50 percent assessment factor planned for 1966, plus a major review of Bennington property assessments. The Lord's Prayer, Islam and the Ten Commandments cited with word counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia K. Nash
Bennington
Weeks St
New Year Holiday Traffic Death Toll Warned
United Press International reports safety officials warn drivers amid a long New Year weekend with a projected 360 to 440 traffic deaths in the 78 hour period from 6 p.m. today to midnight Sunday. Howard Pyle cites drinking, speeding as key factors and New Year’s Eve costs at about $50 per couple for nightlife in major cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
Lions Club Holds Annual Yale Party
The Bennington Lions Club annual Christmas party at Mt Anthony Country Club drew about 50 Lions, wives and guests. Santa Claus appeared and gifts were given. Tom Caron and his combo provided music. A red hat collection for Briggs’ widow supported the club’s charitable fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Lions Club
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Santa Claus
Tom Caron
Lions Club
Clarence Briggs
Santa
Country Club
Briggs
Lyons Celebrate Golden Wedding at Surprise Reception
More than 100 friends and relatives gathered at the Bennington Moose Club Wednesday night to honor Mr and Mrs Ball Lyons of Park Street Ext on their Golden Wedding Anniversary. The couple married January 19, 1916, and held the 50th anniversary celebration due to their departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Ball Lyons
Bennington
Depar
Park Street
Moose Club
Hagerman
Area School Lunches and Menu Items Across Days
A long list of weekly school lunch menus shows Monday through Friday offerings such as hot beef sandwiches and lasagna with sides, along with beverages. The text blends with unrelated notes about political figures, a Florida wedding, and public notices, but the core readable portion lists varied daily meals and milk service across multiple weeks.
Funeral services for Clarence A. Daley held at St Francis de Sales
Funeral services for Clarence A. Daley were held Wednesday morning at St. Francis de Sales Church with a Requiem High Mass celebrated by Rt. Rev. Monsignor Francis B. Flanagan. A prayer service preceded the Mass at Gibney Haynes and Kane Funeral Home. Bearers were Oscar R. Forbes Old Bridge NJ Rollis F. Lawrence Falmouth Mass F Rudley Duke Hyde Park NY and Brendon Lyons Franc ois Connelly and Robert Stuart all of Bennington. The color guard included Winston Luther American Legion Post commander Kenneth Baker 4th District commander American Legion William J. Horst Hugh E. Clark Clarence V. Cross Ernest Costa post commander VFW 1332 and Col. Edward H. Giles Vermont Soldiers' Home commandant. The flag was folded by Baker and presented to Mrs. Daley. Entombment was in the Park Lawn Vault. Friends and relatives attended from New York New Jersey and Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence A. Daley
St. Francis de Sales Church
Francis B. Flanagan
Gibney, Haynes and Kane Funeral Home
Oscar R. Forbes
Old Bridge
N.J
Rollis F. Lawrence
Falmouth
Mass
F. Rudley Duke
Hyde Park
N.Y
Brendon Lyons
Francois Connelly
Robert Stuart
Bennington
Winston Luther
American Legion
Kenneth Baker
William J. Horst
Hugh E. Clark
Clarence V. Cross
Ernest Costa
VFW
Edward H. Giles
Vermont Soldiers’ Home
Baker
Daley
Park Lawn
New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Sales Tax on Funerals Opposed by Vermont Official
Vermont funeral directors oppose a sales tax on funeral costs. Rep. Emory Hebard proposed a flat 2 percent tax on all items except medications and manufacturing inputs, including funeral costs over 500 dollars. He argued the state should take some of the money if funerals are “in style.” Funeral notices follow for Julius Lesogor, 68, and Miss Mary B. Thompson, 86, plus a baby shower for Mrs. Gates with Bennington High School graduates in attendance.
Bennington Briefs Health update and mountain conditions
Miss Donna Hoyt of Depot Street is a patient at Putnam Memorial Hospital following surgery on Tuesday and is recovering satisfactorily. Stratton Mountain reports a packed powder base of 7 to 13 inches with some icy spots on upper slopes, fair to good lower slopes, and all lifts operating amid cloudy weather. VFW New Year's Eve party features dancing from 10 to 2 with George O'Brien's Country Rhythmaires. tickets limited. Bennington Lanes hosts a New Year's Eve event with Corner Shop offers at 229 North Street. all Christmas items half price.
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Texas White House
Great Society
Francis Keppel
White House
Keppel
Laitin
Johnson
Adm
George G. Burkley
Burkley
Texas
Donna Hoyt
Depot Street
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Stratton Mountain
V.F.W
George O’brien
ADV
Funeral services for Tastus Bonner known as Red Devil
Baton Rouge mourns 84 year old Tastus Bonner a longtime cabinet maker who died Sunday Funeral services were scheduled today and his coffin he built for himself will be buried in a cemetery vault he also constructed
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Baton Rouge, la
UPI
Tastus
Red Devil
Bonner
Hospital Notes December 29 1965 admissions and births
Admissions include Mrs Marie Salmon of North Bennington. Discharges list Master Brian K. Gervais, Dawn M. Livingston, Linda Forrest and baby girl, all of Bennington. Births record a boy born to Mr and Mrs Donald Mulready of Hoosick Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Salmon
North Bennington
Brian K. Gervais
Bennington
Dawn M. Livingston
Linda Forrest
Baby Girl
Mrs
Donald Mulready
Hoosick Falls
Sandberg Named Polygraphic Director for America Inc
Roland T. Sandberg, president of Vermont Bank and Trust Company Brattleboro, elected a director of the Poly graphic Company of America Inc announced by William H. Garrison. Sandberg, educated in Scotland, has banking ties with Morgan Company and Brattleboro Trust. He serves on several boards including Vermont Bank and Trust Union Mutual Fire Insurance Montpelier and Central Vermont Public Service Rutland. The Polygraphic Company HQ is 310 East 45th Street New York with main plant in North Bennington Vermont. The firm leads in graphic arts producing greeting cards commercial and book publishing.
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Roland T. Sandberg
Vermont Bank and Trust Company
Brattleboro
Polygraphic Company of America, Inc
William H. Garrison
Sandberg
Scotland
Guaranty Trust Company of New York
Morgan Company
Brattleboro Trust Company
Vermont
Harriman Makes Unexpected Warsaw Talk on Viet Nam Peace
Special envoy Harriman arrived in Warsaw with two State Department aides for a meeting with Polish Foreign Minister Rapacki. Johnson aims to use Poland as a middleman on Vietnam while U.S. officials kept details of the discussion limited. Gronouski hurried to meet Harriman, widening U.S. contacts amid the ICC’s Viet Nam role in Indochina.
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Belgrade
Harriman
Johnson
Warsaw
Adam Rapacki
Poland
International Control Commission
ICC
Indochina
Viet Nam
Canada
India
Rapacki
U.S
U.S. State Department
David Dean
Christopher Squire
John A. Gronouski
Gronouski
Poznan
United States
Red China
Wang Kuo-Chan
Peking
Contract Talks Set At Company
NORTH BENNINGTON Northern negotiations between H T Cushman Mfg. Corp. and Local 545 of the Upholsterers International Union AFL-CIO are at a stalemate with a new bargaining session planned for January 17. Union president Robert E. Peckham said the company proposal was voted down by the union membership. A federal mediation representative will attend, as key issues include contract length and wage provisions. Five bargaining sessions have occurred since talks began earlier this month. the current contract expires December 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
H.T. Cushman Mfg. Corp
Robert E. Peckham
Upholsterers International Union
Afl-Cio
Federal Mediation Service
Stock Averages Report Mixed Dow Jones Industrials Up
The Dow Jones index and related averages show mixed movement with the industrials up slightly while utilities and railroads lag. Trading volume was moderate with a slight advance in the composite measure. Prime figures indicate volatility across sectors and a cautious market tone.
Crozzoli Committed To Waterbury State Hospital
Washington County Probate Judge Nora E. Olich ordered defeated senatorial candidate Alfeo Crozzoli back to Waterbury State Hospital after a Wednesday sanity hearing. He was declared insane and will be retained for commitment with state support, following testimony from two doctors and State's Attorney John Bernasconi.
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Crozzoli
Chandler
Washington County
Barre
A.C. Archambault
C.H. Goyette
Archambault
Bernasconi
Missing Man Found Dead In Burlington River Area
Four North Burlington youths found the body of former city Treasurer G. Raymond Stimets near the Winooski River mouth. Stimets, who disappeared December 15 from Birchwood Nursing Home where he stayed near his wife, was found in shallow water. An autopsy was planned to pin down the cause of death after a week-long search aided by a bloodhound.
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Burlington
UPI
North Burlington
G. Raymond Stimets
Winooski
Stimets
Birchwood
Vermont Legislature Seeks Pavilion Hotel Purchase
A printer's copy shows a bill authorizing Vermont to buy the Pavilion Hotel. The measure requests a $138,000 appropriation for the purchase and a later $1.107 million for interior remodeling to convert the building into state offices.
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Mark Twain
Eminder
First National Stores
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vt
Harte Theatre
Goldfoot
Vincent Price, Frankie Avalon
Dwayne Hickman
United Press International
Yale
Molly Stark
Goldberg
Lallman
Ture
Florida
Frank Stemp
Frank Street
Lyons
Crosby
Mildred) Howe
William (Rhoda Jones
Wallingford
Penn
Robert
Ruth) Marshak
Henry Lyons
Newburyport
Southwest Eleventh Terrace
Miami
Julius Lesogor
Beech Street
Russia
Abraham and
Tillie Lesogor
Boston
Sarah Baker
Lesoger
Marion Postman
Mile
Hugar
Oxford
Conn
Sidney
Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home
Mary B. Thompson
Hoosick Falls Health Center
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
North Hoosick Road
Joel B. Miller
Steven Gates
Nancy Danisch
Robinson Ave
Steven M. Gates
Freda Betts
Jay St
Albany
Walter Danisch
Bennington High School
Albany Extension
Russell Sage College
Bennington Briefs
North Street
Polygraphic
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Waterbury
F.o.eagles
the Berets
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