Poster sparks debate as Brecht play posters circulate
The poster controversy centers on Brechtian themes and legal questions. Director Clark and Franklin County State's Attorney Carmody weigh legality of the advertisement while posters vanish or stay locked in Mt. Anthony. Despite uncertain fate, the design gains fame through word of mouth and collector interest.
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Twe
Brecht
Clark
State
Atty
John T. Carmody
Mt. Anthony
Keir
Three Barre Police Officers Resign Over Pay
Barre Vermont three patrolmen have resigned from the Barre Police Department this week. Chief Floyd Chandler will activate the reserve force for part time nighttime duty to augment the force now down to 11 men. Resignations include Kenneth Broe citing inadequate pay, Jerome Springer Sr. and Raymond Pilette also leaving for low pay.
Davis to Institute Departmental Savings
Gov Deane C Davis called a Monday meeting of department and agency heads to implement tighter money saving rules. He said the state must raise 16 million dollars next fiscal year to fund a hold the line budget amid a seven million dollar current biennium deficit.
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Tion
Mystery still shrouds Scorpion sinking loss
Washington reports the Scorpion tragedy remains unsolved after a seven member court found no foul play or sabotage. The May disaster claimed 99 lives as wreckage lies 10 000 feet deep off the Azores. The Navy will have Trieste I photograph the site to aid further inquiry.
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Washington
UPSD
Navy
Atlantic
Trieste I
Azores
Trieste
Stewardess Describes Hijacked Flight to Havana
A gunman hijacked National Airlines Flight 11, diverting to Havana with 63 aboard including stewardess Donna Goldin. The hijacker, 28 to 32, was well dressed and spoke clearly, taking control near Houston. Cuban officials released the plane after delays for reboarding, with passengers kept at Varadero until replacements could arrive.
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Miami
UPI
Havana
National Airlines
Cuba
Donna Goldinher
Charles Leeds
Leeds
Houston
Tex
Tampa
United States
Varadero
Leanna J. Anderson
Greensburg
Sky Pirate
Birth control use among Amazon Indians shocks Harvard study
Harvard researcher Dr. Richard E. Schultes told a Bogota symposium that Colombia's Amazon Indians have long used herbs with a vegetable base for birth control and, controversially, some hallucinogenic plants producing effects similar to LSD. The report ties indigenous practices to notable psychoactive outcomes.
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Bogota
Colombia
Hearing Set on 4 Percent General Sales Tax
The House Ways and Means Committee will hold a two part public hearing Tuesday at the State House on Gov. Deane C. Davis proposed 4 percent general sales tax. Food would also be taxed under the plan with a refund feature for low income taxpayers.
Bennington Groups Schedule Meetings and Events
Local notices list the Bennington County Mounted Posse meeting on February 3 at 7 30 p m at Heritage House Bennington with elections and horse show talks. Also upcoming are Green Mountain TOPS, Senior Citizens Club, and Bennington Register ed Nurses Association dinners and meetings with contact details and event timings. Roller skating hours and a prime rib dinner special at ADV Iron Kettle are noted alongside unemployment figures from Vermont Employment Security showing 4268 claims and a 3 8 percent jobless rate.
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Bennington County Sheriffs Mounted Posse
Heritage House
Route 7
Bennington
Bennington County Registered Nurses Association
Green Mountain Diner
Arlington
Natalie Seale
Bridge To Benefit Heart Fund Duplicate Bridge Event
Heart Fund Chairman Gordon Garrison announces a duplicate bridge to benefit the fund. Directed by Mrs. Hugh Nash the event is at the Paradise Restaurant on Wednesday Feb 12 at 7:30 pm. Tickets $2. dine options and reservations encouraged. seating limited.
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Town Heart Fund
Gordon Garrison
Hugh Nash
Paradise
D. Dexter Davis
David Morris
Peter Kapetan
Vogue
Vanity
Evans News
the Paradise
Nash
Duplicate Bridge Group
YMCA
Funeral Services for Robert S. Lee Held at Local Home
Funeral services for Robert S. Lee were held Friday afternoon at Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home. Rev. Thomas Steffen officiated with bearers John G. Stergson Arthur Trombley Adjutor Boutin and Burton Putnam. The flag was presented to Mrs. Lee. Committal prayers followed at Park Lawn Cemetery with burial expected next spring. The Bennington Aerie of Eagles paid respects. Mr. Lee, a former employee of Benmont Papers, died Wednesday at Veterans Hospital in White River Junction.
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Robert S. Lee
Hanson - Walbridge
Thomas Steffen
Second Congregational Church
John G. Stergson
Arthur Trombley
Eagles Prepare Valentine Supper
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of Eagles plans a Valentine supper at the FOE Hall on North Street. Serving from 7 to 9 pm with dancing from 8 to 12. Tickets are sold by the auxiliary and available at the door.
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Fraternal
Order of Eagles
FOE Hall
North Street
Trainman pinned by derailed boxcar in Morrisville
A 43 year old St. Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad brakeman Archie French of Johnson was seriously injured when a boxcar derailed and pinned him against the Cabot Creamery building wall in Morrisville. He was aboard the sidestep of the car at the time and was taken to Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burlington.
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Burlington
UPD
St. Johnsbury of Lamoille County Railroad
Mary Fletcher Hospital
Morrisville
Archie French
Johnson
Cabot Creamery
Bennington Court Dockets Several Youth Offenses
District Court in Bennington handled multiple cases with Judge John P. Morrissey presiding. Jennie B. Guimond, 57, pleaded no contest to leaving the scene of an accident on Oct 26 at Morse Trailer Park and paid $100. Jeffrey L. Loomis, 17, pleaded no contest to a road violation causing an accident and was fined $35. Loomis and Kenneth R. Johnson, 17, were found illegally in possession of malt beverages and fined $25 each, with Loomis receiving a suspended 30 day term and probation payments of $5 weekly, plus no driving without permission. Elmer S. Green, 29, was found guilty of speeding on May 10 on U.S. 7 and fined $25. The session covered these matters from regular Thursday adjournment to Friday.
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John P. Morrissey
Bennington District Court
Jennie B. Guimond
Main St
Morse
John T. Carmody
Jeffrey L. Loomis
Bennington
Ore Bed
Loomis
Kenneth R. Johnson
Morrissey
Elmer S. Green
South Shaftsbury
U.S. 7
Shaftsbury
Russell M. Clark
North Adams
Mass
Carmody
Bennie Demps
Pownal
Bennington Village
Frederick C. Brown
Ronald D. Bisson
Heil Tacoma Reed
William F. Yarosz
Gage St
Thomas A. Meehan
North Bennington
Earle Dol. Vadakin
Two Vehicle Accidents Reported Across Vermont Roads
State police logged minor front end damage after a 1964 Ford convertible driven by Dale Best, 18, of Arlington slid off Hill Farm Road in Sunderland at 6 on Friday. At 6:30 a.m. Friday a Route 7 collision near East Dorset damaged a 1967 International dump truck driven by Wollie T. Griffith, 33, of Danby and a left turn incident involving a 45 year old Pittsford driver. no injuries reported. Multiple traffic fines were issued in subsequent court reports including speeding and driving under the influence with varied ages and towns in Bennington and Shaftsbury.
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Dale Best
Arlington
Hill Farm
Sunderland
East Dorset
Arthur T. Turner
Pittsford
Wollie T. Griffith
Danby
Griffith
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Senior Citizens Club
James Shea
Trainman
Pamela D. Beattie
Manchester Center
Manchester
James R. Greene
Yonkers
N.Y
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Charles C. Gow
Glen Cove
Gregory A. Costa III
Aspen
Colo
Joseph G. Schreck
Orange
N. Jey
Edward J. Canfield
Flushing
al Oneida
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Tel Business
Gton Banner
Phannel
Bennington Banner
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
Vermont
Save Way
Mammoth Mart
Bellemare
Adams Clothes Shop
Bennington Pizza House
Monument Plaza Shopping Center
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