School Boards Teachers Compromise on Salary Hikes
Bennington South Supervisory Union negotiators reach a 4 percent cost of living raise for next year for all teachers plus increases from the union salary schedule. Expanded fringe benefits include single Blue Cross Blue Shield memberships funded by member districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington South Supervisory Union
Supervisory Union Board
Howard F. Kelley
University of Vermont
Kelley
Mt. Anthony Union
Bennington
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Jon Emerson
Emerson
John James
Mt. Anthony
North Bennington
Henry Coley
Norman Lariviere
Molly Stark
Virginia Horst
Agnes Jackson
Cora B. Whitney
Frances Woodcock
Party Caucuses Next Week Higgins To Seek Re-Election
Democratic and Republican town committees will meet next week to nominate candidates for town offices. Democrats caucus Tuesday 8 p.m. at Bennington County Courthouse, Republicans Thursday 8 p.m. at the State Armory. Selectman Joseph Higgins seeks another term. Sister Francis Hogan also aims for a three-year term. Two auditors will be elected in March along with several one-year posts. Various incumbents and terms are listed, with term changes noted for 1965. Woodstock counter proposal discussed on Human Rights Commission plan. Apollo 1 board of inquiry probes fire cause. possible delays to the $23 billion program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County
State Armory
Selectmen and Sisters
Joseph Higgins
Francis Hogan
Joseph Carroll
John E. Malone
Mary Hodek
Michael J. Hogan Jr
John Malone
Julia K. Nash
Woodstock
Human Rights Commission
Philip H. Hoff
Alden
Walker Takes Job At Westinghouse
Philip D. Walker of Bennington has accepted a senior order correspondent post with Westinghouse in Bala Cynwyd Pa after earning a business administration degree from King's College Wilkes-Barre Pa last month He is the son of Mrs W Philip Walker and husband of Gloria Charest and is a Bennington Catholic High School graduate He participated in the Business Administration Club Christo pher Club Car Club intramural sports and served as a senior year student proctor at King's College
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King’s College
Wilkes - Barre
Philip D. Walker
Bennington
Westinghouse
Bala Cynwd
W. Philip Walker
Merson St
Gloria Charest
Walker
Bennington Catholic High School
Holy Cross Fathers
Union High approves 47766 bid for library furnishings
Union High School directors awarded John C Gill Inc of Boston a 47766 bid for library and related furnishings for the new school. Other bids in this category were higher and not accepted, while two language lab bids within budget will be compared with samples at the AASA convention in Atlantic City. Gymnasium bleacher bids of 7480 and 7646 were also filed, with a 9000 budget noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Union High School
John C. Gill Inc
Boston
Union School
Gill Company
Howard F. Kelley
A.H. Rice
Connecticut
Chester Electronics
American Association of
Atlantic City
N.J
Huzzey and Universal
Bill to reorganize planning under Vermont executive branch
Rep. Arthur Gibb introduces legislation to create the Vermont Planning Council to replace the Central Planning Office. The council would report to the governor, coordinate state planning, study and report to the legislature, and assist local communities and regional groups. Members would include the governor, three department commissioners, a natural resources and human resources commissioner, one House and one Senate member, plus three at large appointed by the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Elbert Moulton
CPO
Richard Rubino
Moulton
Gibb
Marines Press Ahead in Jungle Skirmishes Near Vietnam Border
Marines on jungle sweeps below the north south Vietnam line report 84 Communist dead on Thursday while U S planes fly 72 missions amid monsoon weather. B52s strike guerrilla positions near the Cambodian border as Marines say manpower shortfalls hamper holding captured village and advancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pagettes
Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Desoto
Kaylor
Two Teachers Hired By Union Board
Union school directors approved the hiring of two new teachers and announced a third addition. Thomas Frizzell from Brattleboro will teach business at North Bennington, Anne Miller from Hoosick Falls will teach French at Bennington, and Jean Thompson, a Bryn Mawr graduate, will teach English and social studies at Bennington and Molly Stark. Construction updates included library and home economics areas, portable heaters, and a tentative June 1 completion date with a precautionary review by architect Benjamin Thompson at next Thursday’s meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Molly Stark
Norman Stratton
George H. Fuller Construction Co
Marian C. Taylor
Union School
Benjamin Thompson
Thompson
Icy roads trigger multiple accidents at Main and Safford
Snowy weather left a slick Main Street red light area where three rear end crashes occurred early today. Two Bennington girls reported neck injuries and planned hospital exams. other collisions involved Elm and Washington, Vt. 9 in Old Bennington, a Greyhound bus sideswiped by a car, and several noninjury incidents with minor to moderate damage across multiple intersections.
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Main and
Safford
Main
Diane F. Gross
Maple St
Sylvia Mack
Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Elm Street
Washington Avenue
Eva D. Mylott
Elm
Washington
Frank Kovacs
Monument Avenue Extension
Old Bennington
Virginia Hustler
Marian Arnold
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Thomas A. Clark
Thomas J. Harrison
West Road
Clark
Franklin Lane
Stephen Cleveland
Franklin
Marion Mackubbin
Shaftsbury
Mackubbin
Robert W. Maynard
Cleveland
Shirley A. Rawson
Elm St
Victor Agostini
Washington Ave
Rawson
David Brockman
Byron LeRay
Beech
Main Street
Brockman
Lauzon Machine and Engineering Co
LeRay
Beech Street
Committees Named To Study Four Areas Of School Policy
Principal Charles W. Keir told Mt Anthony school directors Thursday night that teachers committees have been inaugurated to study four areas for next year. Committees will draft a school philosophy statement, reevaluate grading and reporting, review student activities against programs and philosophy, and adopt standards for student attitudes behavior and dress. The union school board has worked on philosophy. staff will draft a recommended statement for accreditation and submit to the board. Teachers will work with students on student standards. board praised student participation. Program of studies booklets will be distributed to students soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Keir
Mt. Anthony
Keir
Union School Board
Prin
Miss Farmer To Address Unitarians In Bennington
Miss Margaret M. Farmer former NLRB attorney will speak at the Bennington Unitarian Fellowship at the Bennington Free Library at 10 30 a m on Sunday Her talk An Intricate Pattern of Social Adjustment will cover NLRB work and notable cases A Wellesley graduate she attended Yale and Columbia Law School and held a Columbia law degree until her August retirement she calls herself one of its oldest inhabitants She resides in East Arlington Visitors are welcome Nursery facilities are provided
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Margaret M. Farmer
National Labor Relations Board
Bennington Unitarian Fellowship
Bennington Free Library
NLRB
Miss Farmer
Wellesley College
Yale
Columbia Law School
Columbia
Washington, D.C
Topless Dancer Plans Topless Wedding Gown Event
Corpus Christi report details Trisha Beal a 19 year old topless go go dancer at Padre Island Beachcomber Club planning to wed Dale Shaddix 23 a pipefitter in a Monday ceremony at the club Justice of the Peace Peter Dunn to perform at 10 pm The maid of honor Jovanna Masch also to wear a topless gown and the bride will continue performances after the ceremony before her honeymoon.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
UPI
Trisha Beal
Padre Island
Dale Shaddix
Jovanna Masch
Justice of the Peace
Peter Dunn
Obituary of Mrs Peter O Malley of Manchester
Manchester New Hampshire January obituary for Mrs Mabel Bronson O Malley 67 formerly of Bennington born in Bennington daughter of Frank and Henrietta Bronson lived in Manchester about 30 years survived by four Bronson brothers Martin Arthur William and Floyd two sisters Helen Galipeau Martha Guimond funeral held in Manchester January 26 burial in Manchester
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Manchester, N.H
Peter O’malley
Beech St
Manchester
Mabel Bronson
Bennington
Frank and
Henrietta (Bowen) Bronson
Martin
Arthur
William Bronson
Floyd Bronson
N.H
Helen Galipeau
Adams
Mass
Martha Guimond
Prouty Introduces Job Training Bill
Republicans in the House and Senate introduced the Human Investment Act to spur private industry training. Twenty eight senators co sponsor Winston L. Prouty of Vermont calling it a refined version. The bill would grant a 10 percent tax credit for specified high quality job training expenses. Rep James C. Cleveland of New Hampshire re introduced the bill in the House.
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Washington
Translator Nygaard Retires After Learning 30 Languages
Arn old Nygaard, longtime National Geographic Society translator, retires after 37 years. He aimed for 50 languages but learned 30, including Mongolian, Czech, Irish, Tibetan, and Sanskrit. He will live in Mandal, Norway, where he was born, and continue studying Arabic.
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Washington
UPI
Arnold Nygaard
National Geographic Society
Nygaard
Society
Mandal
Norway
Stock Averages at Noon February 38 1966
Dow industrials at 858.57 up 5.45, railroads 227.71 up .70, utilities 138.96 up .12. Composite 306.96 up 1.37. Volume 5,700,000. Report from Albany by Bache & Co. at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Bennington Briefs Showcases Local Court and Community Happenings
Albert Francis Rodrigue pleaded guilty in Bennington District Court to speeding after state police clocked him at 70 to 75 mph on Vermont Route 67 between North Bennington and Shaftsbury. A junior high dance at the Bennington YMCA invites 6th to 8th graders for a slack dress night with candidates to be elected Valentine king and queen. Iron Kettle offers weekend specials including baked crab meat au gratin and roast prime ribs. A public teen center dance and Elks Club seafood nights are listed with times and entertainment. A lost wirehaired terrier named Casey, license 1248, is missing near East Main Street. reward offered. Zippers and knee pad repairs advertised at King's Shoe Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Albert Francis Rodrigue
Shaftsbury
Rodrigue
North Bennington
Letter To Vietnam Villages From Norwich Group
An open letter mailed by 15 Norwich residents seeks input from South Vietnamese villagers on their future. It requests villagers tell Americans what they want and states President Johnson advocates freedom for South Vietnam. A spokesman says the letter aims to attract attention of Senators and Congressmen and show Americans support South Vietnamese self-determination.
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Norwich
UPI
South Vietnam
Connecticut River
Johnson
Clinton C. Gardner
Vietnam
Hercules Sphinxed Lion Among The Heavens In Myth
Greek myth recounts the Nemean Lion terrorizing the valley and its people. After many failed attempts, Hercules strangled the beast with his hands. The slain lion was placed in the sky as a constellation, visible to us each evening.
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Nemea
Hercules
Vermont Administration Cuts Bond Request for Capital Complex
Department of Administration trims bond issue from 15 million to 6.35 million for a 10 year expansion plan. William Kearns says the cut aims to appeal to the legislature and does not delay the construction timetable. Phase one could involve a new office building on the old Pavilion Hotel site or a renovated hotel for extra office space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier Upi
William Kearns
Kearns
Hospital Notes February 2 1967 Admissions and births
Hospital notes list admissions including Mark Hunter Doris Babson Thomas Allen Pamela Burke Gloria Reynolds Jennifer Crafts Royce Squires Neal Hart and Donna Andrews. Discharges include James LaCroix and Edythe Bacon. Birth announcements report a son for William and North Bennington on February 2 and a daughter for Donald Hewitt Jr. Hoosick Falls on February 2.
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Mark Hunter
Doris Babson
Thomas Allen
Bennington
Pamela Burke
North Bennington
Gloria Reynolds
Hoosick Falls
Jennifer Crafts
Searsburg
Royce Squires
Arlington
Neal Hartwell
Readsboro
Donna Andrews
Eagle Bridge
Stephen Woodcock
North Pownal
William Whitman
Donald Hewitt Jr
First St
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Higgins
Norton Barber
August C. Kelson
Thomas Maloney
Armand Lampron
Peter Donavan II
Eugene Burt
James Cross
Moonshot
Union High School
Bill
Union Board
Greyhound
Garth Caldwell
Manchester Depot
Iron Kettle Restaurant
Miss
Unitarians
Cipal
BCHS
Mrs
Peter O'Malley
Isun
Crowther
Sylvie
New Yorker Magazine
The
Walter Reade Organization, Inc
Bertolt Brecht
Sylvierene
Allio
Prouty
Walt Disney
Eieases
Auina Vista Oisina
Disney Productions
Bennington Briefs
Legal Beverages
Teen Center
Fisher School
Arling
Crusaders
Elks Club
Burt Rockwood
ADV
East Main Street
Casey
King’s Shoe Service
North St
James LaCroix
Edythe Bacon
Reee Furniture CO
Main St
Bennington, Vt
Dial
Better Tv, Inc
Bennington Main St. - Benningtor
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