Town Farm Site Selected After Lengthy Debate
Bennington voters authorized selectmen to sell town land after debates over Town Farm and Soldiers Home sites. The board rejected a third-site option near Vermont 67A and U.S. 7. A revised bus policy adds a second pickup point and a new shuttle bus, increasing annual operating costs. The district began drafting an understanding for the shared-time program with Bennington Catholic High School and started an operating budget for union district facilities.
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Taylor
Greater
Bennington
Franklin Frantz
Woodford
Everett S. Lillie
South Stream Road
Vermont 67A
U.S. 7
Norman Stratton
Main Street
Town Farm
Bennington High School
Bennington Catholic High School
New Union High School
Parochial School Board
Union Board
Rogers Forman suit settled before county court verdict
A Rogers and Rogers case against Rev W Earle Forman ended in a confidential settlement on the eve of a planned Benn ington County Court verdict. Plaintiff injuries from a January 26 1963 auto crash allegedly worsened by trauma and arthritis. Settlement followed testimony by Dr Donald Humphreys and officer John Ryan. Other auto case settlements and a fourth case continued to June term.
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George A
Dorothy S. Rogers
W. Earle Forman
Bennington County
Rogers
Forman
Donald Humphreys
Humphreys
George M. Fienberg
Rutland
Ryan, Smith and Carbine
Frederick McKinley
Laverne James and
Parker Brothers
John Towsley
Mary C. Magoon
Orin Wilcox
Victor Bacon
Juvenile Pleads Guilty in Petty Larceny Case
Harvey Burdick a 16 year old of Pownal received a 60 day suspended sentence in Bennington County Jail after pleading guilty in Municipal Court to petty larceny. Judge George M Fienberg placed him on probation until further notice. The state alleges Burdick stole property under 100 dollars from the First National Supermarket on January 10. Arlington resident Chester C Ringheiser 32 pleaded guilty to driving without a license on February 4 on U S 7 in Shaftsbury and was fined ten dollars. Robert W Glover Jr 16 of East Dorset pleaded guilty to an unregistered car and was fined 30 10. The offense occurred February 5 on Vermont 30 in Manchester.
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Harvey Burdick
Pownal
Bennington
George M. Fienberg
Burdick
First National
Arlington
Chester C. Ringheiser
U.S
Shaftsbury
Robert W. Glover Jr
East Dorset
Vermont
Manchester
Bennington GOP nominates Hadden ally and several incumbents
The Bennington GOP fields Hadden ally Bennington Clerk Barber renewed support and confirms incumbents for town posts. Phillip P. McKenna, term expiring, and Alden Harbour replaced by Thomas F. Maloney as second constable after Harbour’s move to Woodford. Other incumbents are re nominated.
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Norton Barber
Old Bennington
Hadden
Phillip P. McKenna
South Stream Road
James Merunowicz
Crescent Boulevard
Catherine Dermody
West Road
Thomas F. Maloney
Alden Harbour
Woodford
Barber
Mary Hodeck
Francis J. Hogan
August Kelson
Julia K. Nash
Eugene C. Burt
Peter Donavan Jr
Armand Lampron
James Cross
Board Acts On Incentive Plan For Libraries
Vermont education board adopts an incentive plan to require library facilities in school blueprints for state building aid. Additions without existing or planned library facilities are excluded only if adequate libraries already exist. The Free Public Library Commission and task force back stronger library facilities. Effective June 1.
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Montpelier
Education Board
Vermont
Free Public Library Commission
The
Education Task Force
local notices and community briefs from bennington
The YMCA junior rifle club will skip the state armory meet due to Scouting in Action. Rev J Elmer McKee, Episcopal retiree, fractured hip while on vacation and is hospitalized in Brunswick Georgia. Mrs McKee stays at King and Prince Hotel. Community groups plan a scratch at VFW hall, Valentine party to follow. Two hockey films shown at Bennington Area YMCA. UCS board committee meets Monday. Mrs Anna Whipple recovering from a heart attack at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Iron Kettle and Yankee Trails ads offer weekend specials and trip packages.
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YMCA
State Armory
J. Elmer McKee
St. Peter’s Church
Bennington
Peterborough
N.H
Bennington Area
Anna Whipple
Elm St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Obituaries for Gauthier Rawson and Taylor families
Obituary notices report the death of Alphonse Albert Gauthier at 87 in South Londonderry and memorial details for his family including a daughter Sister Mary Beattrice and a Navy son. Additional obituaries note the passing of Mrs. Cecil Mae Rawson in South Londonderry and Nina Taylor in Manchester Depot with funeral arrangements and survivor lists.
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Alphonse Albert Gauthier
Gage St
Gauthier
Norbert and
Rose
Collette) Gauthier
Richville
Glastonbury
North Bennington
Anna Marie (Marceau) Germain
Rutland
Norbert Proulx
Bennington
United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America
Order of Foresters
Sacred Heart Church
Mary Beattrice
St. Joseph Order
Edith Gauthier
St. Francis de Sales Academy
Albert
U.S. Navy
Norfolk
Leo C. Germain
Hartford
Conn
South Londonderry
Cecil Mae Rawson
Ethelbert Rawson
Winhall
John
Bessie (Batchelder) Capen
Robert Rawson
Jerome Rawson
Windham
Alfred Rawson
Ralph Rawson
Londonderry
Hugh Rawson
Collinsville
Pasquale Trapeni
John Hidy
Bellows Falls
Howard Prouty
Jamaica
Ralph LaFogg
Edmund Gabert Jr
Weston
Lauren Capen
Frederick Capen
Bondville
John Capen
Connecticut
Elizabeth Pearson
Brattleboro
Helen Davison
Rawson
Manchester Depot
Nina Taylor
Harold E. Taylor
Cuban Water Crisis Deepens US Soviet Clash
President Johnson faced a tense dispute over Cuban fishing boats inside U.S. waters amid Castro’s water cutoff threat. Officials warned the move could escalate Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union and spur a possible naval response. Castro denounced U.S. aggression while pledging to defend Cuba’s water sources. Johnson and aides reviewed evidence and prepared plans for continued water shipments or emergency relief to Guantanamo.
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Johnson
U.S
Havana
Soviet Union
Florida
Castro
United States
Guantanamo
New York
State Department
Guantanamo Base
Port Everglades
Fla
Pentagon
Navy
Capitol Hill
New Hampeshire
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
United Nations
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Secretary of
Dean Rusk
Hospital Admissions and Births in Vermont and New York
Admissions list includes Bernard Zilinskas Keith Beaulieu Jan Stem pek Thomas Kresky Dorothy LaRoche Joseph Harrington Edward Kennedy Barry Main Donald Secoy Lydia Rice and son Maud Dorman Mary E Rowe Frank Milling ton Elaine Bettus Eleanor Merrills Richard Waters Jr Rhonda Williamson and others Birth announcement notes John D Lybert and wife Cambridge N Y welcome a daughter February 6
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Bernard Zilinskas
Keith Beaulieu
Jan Stempek
Thomas Kresky
Dorothy LaRoche
Hoosick Falls
Joseph Harrington
Manchester
Edward Kennedy
Barry Main
Bennington
Donald Secoy
Ludlow
Sally Parize
Shaftsbury
Lydia Rice
Maud Dorman
Mary E. Rowe
Frank Millington
Elaine Bettus
North Hoosick
Eleanor Merrills
Richard Waters Jr
Wilmington
Rhonda Williamson
Berlin
N.Y
Vermont PTA Leader Warns Loss Of Young Talent In State
Montpelier Vermont educator W Scott Mahoney president of the Vermont Congress of PTA deplores that existing student loan sources fail young Vermonters graduating this June He backs House bill H3 to provide state guaranteed freshman loans saying many talented students from low income families cannot afford college even with summer and part time work He notes most Vermont taxpayers earn under 5000 and calls for public support urging letters to 5 Baldwin St Montpelier for action
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Montpelier
House Banking and Corporation Committee
Vermont
Mahoney
Governor’s
United Student Aid Fund
Baldwin St
Vermont high schools may lose state aid for noncompliance
Education Commissioner A John Holden Jr says Attorney General Charles Gibson will issue an opinion granting the education board power to withhold state aid from high schools not meeting minimum requirements. The opinion is expected to be released and offered today.
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Montpelier
Vermont
A. John Holden Jr
Atty
Charles Gibson
Education Board
Vermont GOP Women launch membership drive in Montpelier
The Vermont Women’s Republican Club opened its membership drive after an executive board meeting at the Tavern Motor Inn. President Mrs William G Hill led a meeting with county chairmen to distribute materials and modify dues to 50 cents a year or 1 for two years. George Meech spoke on the GOP Year Book fund raising goal of 68000 and two major programs.
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Consuelo Northrop Bailey
George Meech
Peacham
State Committee
Republican Committee
Vermont
Bailey
San Francisco
Madeline Harwood
Manchester Center
LBJ
Harwood
Washington
Sheraton Park Hotel
Hill
Vermont House Receives Assessment District Bill
Gov Hoff’s proposal would create county based property tax assessment districts to replace town listings. County assessors would be appointed by a board of assistant county judges and the county probate judge. Rep John D Kelly sponsored the measure amid efforts to fix inequities highlighted by a state education aid study.
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Montpelier
Hoff
Vermont House
Tax Department
John D. Kelly
Winc Ooski
Department Heads Clash With Gov Hoff Over Appointments
Gov. Philip H Hoff said some department heads, appointed by boards, can tell him to go to hell, complicating firings. He noted Fish & Game, Water Resources, Forests & Parks, and Highway are board- appointed. Education and Public Safety may not belong under direct executive control. Hoff and Administration Commissioner Kearns outlined reform proposals.
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Hoff
Fish & Game, Water _ Resources
Forests & Parks
Highway
Education
Public Safety
William F. Kearns Jr
Draft Board Reviews 159 Registrant Cases
A local Selective Service board reviewed 159 regular registrant cases and 15 standby reserve cases. Four registrants left delinquent status, two became delinquent for noncompliance, with several cases pending agency referrals. Regular registrants included 1-A 26. 2-S college students 38. 3-A dependency 10. 4-F not available 21. 5-A liability 22. plus others and several noted as deceased or enlisted.
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Selective Service Board
van Vechten B. Graves
Victor Agostini
Paul Bohne
Bennington
I. N. Bartlett
Manchester Depot
Viola Conley
Vermont
Brattleboro
Bennington Candidate Supports Town Manager Plan
The speaker declares not running against anyone but seeking adoption of a town manager form of government. If Republican and Democratic candidates guarantee the plan, the speaker will withdraw. Silence implies support for the spoils system, and a door to door campaign will ensue with Thomas R. Haley as an affiliate.
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Bennington
DiGangi
Thomas R. Haley
Gage St
Citizens Caucus Set for March 17 Village election
The Bennington Village caucus is set for Feb 20 at 8 p m in the State Armory to nominate candidates for village offices. The March 17 village meeting will elect a new president with Salvatore Santarcangelo challenging incumbent James B Gibney. Trustees David Carver Ormal Pierce and Village Atty John H Williams seek re election.
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Citizens’ Caucus
Bennington Village
State Armory
Salvatore Santarcangelo
James B. Gibney
David Carver
Ormal Pierce
John H. Williams
If You Cant Drive Teach In Queens Traffic Trial
Kathryn Macinick 35 of Bayside Queens faces trial on charges including reckless driving speeding and driving with improper lights She has paid 480 in fines for other traffic violations and 14 traffic charges remain pending in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Kathryn Macinick
Bayside
Queens
Nurses See Movie On Hospital Ship
Bennington County Nurses Association viewed a film titled Project Hope about the Indonesian work of the 250 bed hospital ship S S Hope at Paradise Restaurant. Robert Condon of the Bennington World Affairs Center introduced the film. A social hour and dinner preceded it. At the following business meeting, committees reported and plans were made for a foodless food sale. Next meeting will be in April.
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Rogers-Forman
Parkas
Burt
RT. 7 North
DIAL
Bennington Or
GOP
Bache & Co
Albany
Bennington Briefs
Military Order of the Cootse
Green Mountain Pup
VFW No
Auxiliary
VFW
North Street
United Counseling Service Board of Trustees
UCS
Willow Road
River St
Ringheiser
Alphonse Gauthier
Park Lawn Chapel
Cecil M. Rawson
John D. Lybert
Cambridge, N.Y
PTA
Tee
Vt. Gop
Gov. Hoff
Draft Board
Selectman
Citizens Caucus
Eve
Cary Grant
HARTE
Audrey Hepburn
Jerry Lewis
Williamstown
New York Times
Richard Harris
Rachel Roberts
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