Anti-Poverty Warriors Hear Progress Reports at Annual Meet
The Bennington Rutland Opportunity Council Inc held its bi county board meeting after the first annual Bennington County Economic Opportunity Council session. John P. Riddle outlined projects from dental health to teen employment desks and homemaking training, with plans for Head Start applications and day care center feasibility in Bennington and Manchester. The board approved an $11,000 OEO grant to the Bennington College poverty survey and set actions for Medicare Alert staffing, Head Start workshops, and potential local funding for day care centers.
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Bennington - Rutland Opportunity Council Inc
Bennington County Economic Opportunity Council
Rutland County
Bi-Ecounty Board
John P. Riddle
Bi-County Council
Bennington County
Bennington Village
Dental Association
Riddle
Congress
Office of Economic Opportunity
Federal Anti - Poverty Agency
OEO
Dorset
Manchester
Bennington
Jennie Gallant
Bennington College
John S. Coombs
Rutland
Coombs
New York
Montpelier
LoPiccolo
Bennington Briefs Roundup of local meetings and events
Local fraternal groups meet tonight at Mahar and Son Funeral Home to honor Pearl Gates. Elks also gather to pay respects. Surplus commodities distributed Wednesday at Village Garage 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Burton W. Potter attends a trust conference in New York. Berkshire traders meet in Adams with dinner, nominating committee report, and speaker. Bennington BPW Club hosts Heart Month talk by Mrs. Barber. Dr. Paul Patterson to discuss Cystic Fibrosis on WAMC Feb 9. Ski reports show packed powder bases and good conditions at Haystack and Stratton. VFW Veterans Memorial Committee meets Wednesday. Local residents travel to Miami. awards at Kurn Hattin noting top students. Sheriff’s Dept hosts final police school session. panel on interviews and burglary investigations. Ladies Day ski program at Prospect Mountain. Special afternoon classes offered. Adv.
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Moose Lodge
Mahar & Son Fneral
Pearl Gates
Elks
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Burton W. Potter
Vermont Bank & Trust Company
Waldorf- Astoria
New York City
Sheriff’s Dept
FBI
Bennington County
Counery Law
Prospect Mountain
Noel O’grady
ADV
Hospital Notes February 7 1966 admissions and births
Admissions include Jay Ward Sr East Arlington Master Frank H Bolster Jr Manchester Donna Lampron Master Joseph LoPiccolo Bennington Master Dale Long Manchester Depot Discharges include John Hunter North Bennington Mrs Charlotte Ryan Deborah Becker Bennington Harold Russell White Creek Births to Roland Bugbee Johnsonville NY a son Feb 7 Another birth Feb 8 to Capt and Mrs James R Murtha now in California son with two older boys Celestial note Cepheus guidance for stargazers with Alderamin Garnet star and naked eye view using small telescope or field glasses
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Jay Ward Sr
East Arlington
Frank H. Bolster Jr
Manchester
Donna Lampron
Joseph LoPiccolo
Bennington
Dale Long
Manchester Depot
John Hunter
North Bennington
Charlotte Ryan
Deborah Becker
Harold Russell
White Creek
James R. Murtha
California
James E. Murtha
Pleasant Valley Road
Hamilton Afb
Calif
Cepheus
Alderamin
Area Obituaries Across Several New York Towns
Obituaries list Frederick C. Eddy 60 former Bennington Hotel manager died Friday in Saratoga Springs. Funeral at First Presbyterian Church. Also John C. Sweet 40 of North Pownal World War II veteran died unexpectedly. Other notices include John Daly 89 Hoosick Falls lifelong resident, Frank G. Brimmer 86 longtime Greenfield baker, James V. Furforo 66 Cambridge former Bennington resident with a shoe shop, and Thomas J. Shields 79 World War I veteran. Burial and service details noted for each.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Frederick C. Eddy
Bennington
First Presbyterian Church
Grand Union
United States
Broadway
Jefferson Clinton
Syracuse
Knott
Floridian
Miami
Fla
Simone Funeral Home
Saratoga Springs Commission
Madeliene Braim
Edward D. Eddy
Chatham College
Pittsburgh
McCarthy Hangar
Webster
North Pownal
John C. Sweet
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Pownal Center
Ray G
Elizabeth (Short) Sweet
Warren Wire Company
Pownal
Fire Protective Association of
Colleen
Alice
Cheryl
Mary
Stephen
Virginia Pellerin
William A, Sweet
Mahar &Son Funeral Home
John Hatch
North Pownal Congregational Church
Park Lawn Chapel
Oak Hill Cemetery
Thomas J. Shields
Vermont
Mr. Shields
North Adams
Mass
John
Katherine (Fallon) Shields
Mary Cutting
American Legion
Hoolick Falls
John Daly
Hoosick Falls
John and
Marcella (Hipwell) Daly
High St
Frank G. Brimmer
Petersburg
van Rensselaer
Troy
Sarah (Stewart) Brimmer
Greenfield
William Appel
Hoosick
Leo Mahar
Main St
Federal Street
Cambridge
James V. Furforo
Putnam Street
Mary McClellan Hospital
Furforo
Teresa
Charles Hayes Jr
Wilfred Huard
Los Angeles
Calif
Winthrop Benson
Great Falls
Mont
Geno F. Furfaro
Livia Genovese
Argentina
Teresa Mazzola
Ernest
East Main St
St. Patrick’s Church
Trial Hears Audit Claim On Bennington Potters Cash
Court heard testimony that sales slips totals were altered or omitted and the cash control journal did not match auditor totals. Key witness accountant Joseph Chechile testified that discrepancies suggested money was taken. Mrs Durward denied taking the money and described handling slips and tapes, noting lack of a safe prior to last August.
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Durward
Gil
Holden
Stanley
Mary Norcross
Betty Ann Harmon
Leo Krawczyk
David W. Curtis
Bennington Potters
Joseph Chechile
Springfield
Mass
Chechile
Bennington College Expands With Science Focus and Cooperative Plans
The college pursues a major expansion centered on science, with on campus emphasis and plans for a new science building. President Bloustein notes strong alumnae support and explores potential cooperative teaching with Williams College, while noting uncertainty over student demand and the marriage student program. A national tour drew about a thousand supporters. Local charity shop items gathered for United Counseling Services.
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Bloustein
Vermont
Bennington
Ruth Ellen Bloustein
Claremont
Calif
Williams
California
Bennington College
Elks Club to Honor Past Exalted Rulers Tonight
The Elks Club hosts a social hour from 7 15 to 8 00 honoring past exalted rulers. PERs will initiate one of the largest classes in years with initiation ceremonies in the Elks Barn followed by refreshments. All past exalted rulers are invited to attend.
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Elks Club
Pers
Elks Barn
Stock Averages at Noon on Dow Jones Bureau
The Dow Jones Bache and Co weekly noon report lists the 30 Industrials at 991.70, 20 Railroads at 263.41, 15 Utilities at 148.78, and a Composite Average of 350.52 with a total volume of 3,870,000 shares. The market shows changes of 2.01, 1.42, .54, and 1.17 in the listed indices.
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Gloria Gil
June Carroll
Marion Downes
George Sleeman
Richard Elwell
Richard Galelant
Spencer Haynes
Shaftsbury
Marjorie Hareley
Janet Wall
Etheel Bruso
Francis B. Flaneagan
Harry Pearson
Bie
Medicare
Bennington Briefs
Berkshire County Traffic Association
Midway
Adams
Paul Patterson
Department of Pediatrics
Albany Medical College
Wamc-Fm
Haystack Mountains
Strateton Mountain
VFW
Ernest Costa
Veterans Memorial Committee
GBA
South Street
William Schindler
Luella Wilson
Miami, Fla
Kurn Hattin
Donald Chandler
Belinda Bleau
Roland Bugbee
Johnsonville, N.Y
Frederick C,. Eddy
John CC, Sweet
James V. Furford
Thrift Shop
Foundation
United Counseling Services
Harte Theatre
Boeing
Laurence
National Theatre OF Great Britain
Olivier Othello
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Edward Kehoe
Fish and Game Dept
Bennington Rod and Gun Club
Bennington Club
Ray L. Crosier
Eugene R. Kosche
Hughes
Salem’s
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