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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1968

Page

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BCHS Rental Now Seen By School District

Mt. Anthony Union High School will not renew its lease on BCHS next year. Bennington School District officials began discussions with parochial leaders to rent BCHS as an elementary facility. Superintendent Kelley outlined a plan to use BCHS with 10 classrooms currently rented.

Bennington Catholic Mt. Anthony Union High School Bennington Vincent Pizzano BCHS Pizzano William Sennett Public Union High School Ments Mt. Anthony Howard F. Kelley Park Street Kelley St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Hillside Congregational Church Hicks First Baptist Church Beech Street Sennett Swift Raymond Roy Woodford

Congress Told U.S. Maintains Nuclear Superiority

Defense Secretary McNamara told Congress that the Soviet Union has more than doubled its ICBM force in the past year. He asserted that the United States plans to modernize its long range nuclear forces to preserve strategic superiority amid the renewed arms race.

Washington UPS Robert S. McNamara Congress Soviet Union McNamara U.S United States Russia Vietnam

Mrs. Taylor Named by Hoff in Vermont Board Move

Mrs. Marian Taylor of Bennington was named acting chairman of Vermont's state Board of Education by Gov. Philip Hoff. She previously led the Mt. Anthony Union School board and ran Prospect School in North Bennington. She succeeds Harold Raynolds, who resigned to pursue graduate studies at Columbia University. The governor also named Dr. Donald Campbell of Norwich to fill the vacancy, but he cannot assume chair duties yet.

Hoff

Lefevre Honored at Manchester Funeral Service

About 540 people attended the St Pauls Roman Catholic Church service for Reid Lefevre a 63 year old former Vermont legislator. Governor Hoff joined Orrin Beattie and others in paying tribute noting Lefevre's 21 years in Montpelier and his status as dean of the assembly. Stores closed at 1 pm as the community gathered.

Reid Lefevre Manchester Norman Roberts Robert L. Clayton Zion Episcopal Church Orrin H. Beattie Philip H. Hoff St. Paul’s Lefevre Board of Selectmen of Beattie Vermont Supreme Court Vermont Montpelier

Johnson Seeks Wage and Price Restraint in Economic Report

President Johnson warned inflation is rising and urged labor and management to curb wage and price increases. He proposed a Cabinet panel to set general standards for wages and prices, study inflationary industries, and guide private decisions while seeking Congress approval of a tax hike and expanded trade with Eastern bloc nations.

Washington UPI Johnson Congress Council of Economic Advisers Russia Europe Western Hemisphere Organized Labor United Steel Workers Union

Nixon Makes His GOP Candidacy Official On Route

Richard M. Nixon confirmed he will pursue the Republican nomination for president in 1968 traveling the primary route with speeches in New Hampshire and Wisconsin. The 55-year-old former VP, who lost to Kennedy in 1960 by a slim margin, set aside his law practice to enter the race and launched the brain trust era from New York.

New York UPI Richard M. Nixon United States John F. Kennedy America New Hampshire Wisconsin Brain Trust Edmund G. Brown California Nixon Independent Washington Gallup Nelson A. Rockefeller George Romney Michigan Barry Goldwater GOP Concord Manchester Okalhoma Brain Factory Raymond K. Price Jr New York Herald Tribune Patrick J. Buchanan St. Louis Globe-Democrat Martin Anderson Columbia Graduate School of Business Richard H. Whalen The Wall Street Journal Nixon Law Leonard Garment Thomas W. Evans

Battle of Cities Seen Prelude To Go-for-Broke Offensive

Allied planes bomb three Viet Cong pockets in Saigon as fighting erupts along a 600 mile front. Gen Westmoreland warns the worst is yet to come, saying the battle of cities is a guerrilla prelude to a Communist go-for-broke offensive aimed at northern provinces. The week is the costliest of the war with thousands killed or maimed and U.S. casualties rising.

Saigon UPS Hanoi William ©. Westmoreland U.S Vietnam South Vietnam Tan Son Nhut

Inside Columnist Catharine Foster writes to a Flower Child

A columnist Catharine Foster pens an Inside piece addressing a listener nicknamed the Flower Child. The page notes hint at cultural reflections and personal tone within the column.

Catharine Foster

Men Will Be Admitted To Sarah Lawrence College

Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville announced it will become coeducational next week. The switch follows Bennington College's exploration of admitting men. The school will admit transfer students from men's colleges and values shared discussions across genders.

Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville N.Y Bennington College Bennington Vermont Sarah Lawrence Esther Rushenbush Ah Lawrence Quadrille Harry Pearson Dean Pearson

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