Negro minister sentenced in Louisiana civil rights protests
Rev. B. Elton Cox CORE field secretary from High Point North Carolina began serving a 21 month jail term and a $5700 fine after convictions on three misdemeanors tied to antisegregation demonstrations. He faces appeals on two counts while one charge was acquitted.
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Baton Rouge
B. Elton Cox
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
High Point
N.C
Johnnie Jones
Negro Defense Counsel
Cox
Fred Blanche Jr
Administration of Justice
Louisiana
State Supreme Court
Rusk Returns to Washington After Uruguay Conference
President Kennedy lauds Rusk's diplomacy after the Ponte del Este talks as the inter American system grows stronger and communism is isolated. Rusk denies a hemispheric Cuba split and notes six abstentions but backs the principle that Castro's regime is unfit. A Punta del Este review airs tonight on NBC ABC and CBS.
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Rusk
Kennedy
White House
Washington
Uruguay
Ponte del Este
Cuba
Castro
Rush
Punta del Este
Nation
NBC
ABC
CBS
U.S
Funeral Services Held for George G. Mayhew
George G. Mayhew died at Sourcliffe Nursing Home Tuesday morning. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon from Mahar & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Frank W. Grippin presiding. Pallbearers were Bruce Akley John Gottardi Henry Baker and Edward Senecal. Entombment in Park Lawn Vault and burial planned in Oak Hill Cemetery Pownal. Relatives attended from North Adams Readsboro Brattleboro and Pownal.
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George G. Mayhew
Sourcliffe
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Frank W. Grippin
First Methodist Church
Bruce Akley
John Gottardi
Readsboro
Henry Baker
Edward Senecal
Pownal
Park Lawn
Oak Hill Cemetery
North Adams
Brattleboro
Obituary John W. Rogers 83 lifelong Bennington resident
John William Rogers 83 a Bennington resident for life died Thursday at Warner Nursing Home after four years there. He lived at 237 North Street and was born to Michael and Bridget Craven Rogers. A dog fancier who bred English bulldogs, he worked as an overseer at Camp Comfort Woodford and later for the telephone company and The Banner building. He retired 18 years ago and was a member of St Francis de Sales Church. Survivors include one brother, two nieces, one nephew, with services at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home and Rosary tonight. Funeral Mass tomorrow at St Francis de Sales Church with entombment at Park Lawn Chapel. Burial in spring at family plot.
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John William Rogers
Bennington
Warner Nursing Home
North St
Michael
Bridget Craven Rogers
Camp Comfort
Woodford
White Crow Inn
The
Telephone Company
Banner Building
St. Patrick’s Day
St. Francis de Sales
Joseph Rogers
Charles Harms
Hudson
N.Y
Victor Petite
Brooklyn
Clarence Hunt
Bridgeport
St. Francis de Sales Church
Park Lawn Chapel
Funeral services set for Walter M. Gaylord
Walter M. Gaylord a former Vermont legislator and Fayston town manager dies at 67 after a life representing Waitsfield in the 1947 legislature Funeral services are scheduled for tomorrow in Waitsfield Vermont authorities said on Wednesday.
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Waitsfield
Walter M. Gaylord
Fayston
Judy Garland Helps Handicapped Children On Set
Hollywood report notes Judy Garland filming with handicapped youths for A Child Is Waiting and Judgment at Nuremberg. She recalls hospital days in Boston, where visiting disabled children helped heal her career and spirit.
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Hollywood
Judy Garland
Judy
Nuremberg
Carnegie Hall
Burt Lancaster
England
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Boston
MGM
Betty Hutton
Boston Hospital
Children’s Hospital
Mt Greylock Regional School toured by area educators
Area educators and citizens toured Mt Greylock Regional School. McDonald outlined team teaching, upgraded staff roles, and cost savings through shared services. He compared per pupil costs with Williamstown High and argued collaboration benefits for a growing district.
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Citizens Tour
Mt. Greylock Regional School
McDonald
Bennington
Greylock
Williamstown High School
Mt. Greylock
Williamstown
Language Lab
John Good
Norman Stratton
Robert M. Wilson
Lawrence F. Powers
David Adler
You Can Reveal Your Age Recalling Quaint Customs
New York notes reminisce about past decades with vivid images of daily life. Postmen twice daily deliveries two cent stamps cheap hotels and old fashioned manners. The piece catalogues social rituals roaming with nostalgia and humorous quips about aging and memory.
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New York
Hospital Admits Discharges and Births Reported
Putnam Hospital admits none. Discharges include Master J Thomas Pleasant of Bennington Mrs Myrtle Tatro of Pownal and Mrs Mavis Swezey of Manchester Depot. Births recorded for Mr and Mrs Charles Cook 214 Grove Street a son born February 1 and Mr and Mrs Wolfgang Ludwig I Shaftsbury a son born February 1.
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J. Thomas Pleasant
Bennington
Myrtle Tatro
Pownal
Mavis Swezey
Manchester
Charles Cook
Grove St
Wolfgang Ludwig I
Shaftsbury
Bennington Briefs Highlights From Florida Visit and Local Notices
Mr and Mrs Charles Blake visited Jungle Gardens in Sarasota on January 29 during a Florida trip. St Francis de Sales parish urges all men to a 7 p m Sunday meeting at Catholic High School with a guest speaker. Bennington College Community Chorus cancels Feb 6 rehearsal due to conductor’s absence. next rehearsal Feb 13 at 7 30 p m in Commons Building. chorus aims for Mozart Requiem in May. Iron Kettle offers haddock platter 99 cents and seafood platter 1 25. weekend roast turkey 1 85. Prospect Mountain Ski Area reports good conditions with lifts running and lessons available. housewives special 10 a m Wednesdays. Breard Hawks office hours 1–5 weekdays in February.
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Charles Blake
Rollin St
Sarasota, Fla., Jungle Gardens
Florida
Lower West Coast
St. Francis de Sales Parish
Catholic High School
Dessoff Choirs
New York City
Bennington College Community Chorus
College Theatre
Commons
New England
Prospect Mt
Breard H. Hawks
Skating Event Set as European Championships Go Ahead
Oslo hosts European speed skating championships at Bislet Stadium with 38 skaters from 13 nations. East German skaters skip to focus on the world championships in Moscow. Defending champ Victor Kosichkin of Russia stays home to train for Moscow.
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Oslo
Norway
Olympic Bislet Stadium
Moscow
Victor Kosichkin
Russia
Adoula Claims Five Congo Provinces Under Central Government
Adoula asserts the Congo’s central government controls five of six provinces with Leopoldville seeking a satisfactory solution to differences with Tshombe. Gizenga’s political moves, rival to Adoula, include temporary premiership in Stanleyville and recognition by Communist bloc, Ghana, Guinea, and the UAR. He was later arrested after attempting to form a separate government in the northeast.
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Congo
Leopoldville
Tshombe
Adoula
Antoine Gizenga
Patrice Lumumba
Gizenga
Lumumba
Stanleyville
Communist Bloc
Ghana
Guinea
United Arab Republic
Teeing Off the Year in Muskogee
Bill Nichols, 79, marked his 64th straight New Year golf day in Muskogee Oklahoma continuing a custom he began in his native Scotland.
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Muskogee
Okla
Bill Nichols
Nichols
Scotland
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Knotty Pine Restaurant
North Bennington Road
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