Early Takeover Planned For Educating the Retarded
Bennington area officials consider an earlier transfer of responsibility for education of mentally retarded children from BFRC to the merged Bennington School District starting in 1966 67. A special committee will study impacts and report next month, with BFRC conditions including standards space staffing and advisory role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
New Bennington School District Inc
Bennington Friends of Retarded Children Inc
BFRC
Red Brick
Shaftsbury
Howard F. Kelley
Jean Garvin
Vermont Department of Education
Stewart E. Allen
Kelley
Miss Garvin
Anthony Pello
Richard Sleeman
Harriet Davis
Earle Forman
Julius H. Manes
Mt. Anthony Union
State Department of Education
North Bennington funerals for Kinney and Gates reflect community ties
The Kinney funeral at Mahar & Son and St. John the Baptist Church honored Rivers ides resident Catherine Kinney with a Requiem High Mass. Pearl W. Gates, famed barber and sportsman, had services at Mahar & Son, with multiple fraternal groups in attendance and entombment planned for spring at South Shaftsbury Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Catherine Kinney
Rivers Side
Mahar & Son Funereal
St. John the Baptist Church
Thomas Bransfield
Father Bransfield
Harold L. Haverington
Frank E. Hurley
Wile
Liam F. Sorenson
George Hendee
Father Bransefield
Park Lawn Chapel
Pearl W. Gates
East Main St
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Alfred Scott
North Benning
Ben Mont
Gates
Winfield
Loyal Order of Moose
Vernon Hollister
Robert Olin Jr
Eric Lantz
Howard Dahl
Bennington
Shaftsbury Man Injured In East Road Accident
A Shaftsbury man, Ernest Leonard Jr., 29, was admitted in fair condition to Putnam Memorial Hospital after a collision on East Road in Bennington near Lovers Lane. He was a passenger in a car driven by his father, with both occupants injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Lovers Lane
Ernest Leonard Jr
Ernest Leonard Sr
Jack E. Griffis
Leonard
Griffis
Board Delays Hiring Mt Anthony High Principal
Mt Anthony Union High School faces delays in selecting a new principal as additional information on several candidates comes in. The board chaired by Marian Taylor and Supt. Howard F Kelley have interviewed since late January. one candidate appears strong, but decisions are postponed to give full consideration. Interviews resume tonight with a likely choice within one to two weeks and the hired principal will help select other administrators and faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Marian Taylor
Union School Board
Howard F. Kelley
Wild
Bedford
House Highways Committee
Hoff
Regional Highway Council
Republican Legislative Caucus
Philip H. Hoff
Bedeford
Richard W. Mallory
Fairlee
U.S. 4
West Rutland
New York State Line
U.S. 7
Rutland
Pownal
Highway Department
Hoff Vere Sion
Bennington Briefs snow Valley and local ski reports
Snow Valley in Winhall shows a 6 to 38 inch base with 14 inches packed powder and all lifts operating, while Stratton Mountain reports 25 to 42 inches packed powder and excellent conditions. Haystack Mountain notes 28 to 44 inches with varied lift conditions. temperatures near 30 to 40 degrees and partly cloudy skies. A Bennington Club dinner featuring rock cornish hen is set for Saturday evening with reservations required by noon and dancing afterward. ========
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snow Valley
Winhall
Marion Stanwood
Overlea Inn
Fairview
Elmost
Stratton Mountain
Haystack Mountain
Bennington Club
George Raymond
Romain Letourneau
Walter Dunham
James DeLong
Paige Heald
James Shea
Union Board To Bill Molly Stark School Use
The Bennington School District Inc. directors decided to bill Mt Anthony Union School District for use of the Molly Stark School junior high wing during the 1966 67 year. The action followed a merger of the Bennington Graded and Greater Bennington districts forming the new elementary district effective July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Board
Molly Stark
New Bennington School District Inc
Mt. Anthony Union
Bennington
Greater Bennington
Mt. Anthony
Franklin Riley
Riley
Prudential Committee
Stewart E. Allen
William F.D. Smith
Harriet Davis
Bennington District Board Delays Staffing Plan Actions
The merged Bennington School District board reviews Superintendent Kelley’s staffing recommendations for the first year. options cover art music French physical education health services and special programs. Budget rundown and cost alternatives are requested before prioritizing implementations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Howard F. Kelley
Kelley
Lawmakers Debate Medium Security Institution for Youth Offenders
Vermont legislators discuss a $1.25 million medium security plan and potential reuse of Pittsford Sanatorium for youthful offenders. Officials weigh need versus cost, with Rep. Chalmers advocating building rethink and Rep. Wallace highlighting rehabilitation economics. Woodhull notes Randolph treatment center pilot possibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County
John V. Woodhull
Chalmers
Joseph Carraccilla
R-3
Bennington
James Wallace
Wallace
Woodhull
Randolph
Bennington district outlines 1966 67 plan with new teachers and bond proposal
The Bennington area board approves adding three primary grade teachers to lower class load, budget permitting. It plans a bond issue in April for a new elementary school on Stark Street, with possible June voter action if April is too tight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelley
Bennington
First Baptist Church
Stark Street
Williamstown veteran Charles Garrison dies at 71
Charles E. Garrison, 71, WWI veteran, died Tuesday at North Adams Hospital after a short illness. A native of Pittsfield, he worked in GE naval ordnance, then the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and retired last year after 25 years with Williamstown highway and water departments. Survivors include wife Minnie Hunter, two daughters, a son, two brothers, a sister, and 13 grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 2:30 p.m. in Williamstown with full military honors at Southlawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mass
Charles E. Garrison
North Adams Hospital
Pittsfield
Naval Ordnance Department
General Electric Company
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Garrison
American Legion Post
Minnie Hunter
John Chapman
Ella Allen
West Lebanon
N.H
Anthony Garrison
Petersburg
N.Y
George M. Garrison
San Carelos
Calif
Andrew C. Garrison
Ella M. Downing
Jamesville
Sherman-Burbank
Southlawn Cemetery
Hospital Notes yields admissions and wide birth announcements
The Wednesday list shows admissions for Mrs Doris St Hilaire Falls Mrs Mary Maguire Ernest Leonard Jr and others from Bennington Shaftsbury and Manchester. Discharges include Master Frank Bolster Jr and Master Dale Long. Birth notices report Devan John Pray at Okinawa and sons born in Troy Centrela Inglewood Albany and Bennington with parental and grandparent details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris St. Hilaire
Hoosick Falls
Mary Maguire
Bennington
Ernest Leonard Jr
Shaftsbury
Frank Bolster Jr
Manchester
Dale Long
Donna Lampton
Donna McDermott
Devan John
Darold J. Pray
Naha Air Force Base
Okinawa
Aireman
Pray
Charlmar Pray
Gage Street
Darlene Coonz
Orwin Coonz
North Bennington
Samaritan
Police Probe Burglary At Thompson Manufacturing
Village police investigated a burglary at the Thompson Manufacturing Company on West Main Street and Ben Mont Avenue. A break overnight left vending machines emptied of change and smashed, with no immediate signs of forced entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson Manufacturing Company
West Main Street
Ben Mont Avenue
Thompson
Stock Averages Report At Noon On Wall Street And Bond Market
Dow Jones industrials stand at 992.48 down 2.67 while 20 railroads rise to 265.62 up .80 and 15 utilities move to 148.03 down .27. The composite average sits at 351.34, down .26 as total volume reaches 4,940,000 shares.
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Forman
Area Funerals
Bennington Briefs
Congress
Pennsylvania
FCC
Commission
National Association of Broadcasters
National Community Television Association
SFC
Bob Thompson
Vermont
Wilmington
Main Street
Arlington
Manchester Ceneter
Londonderry
Townshend
Brattleboro
Selective Service Office
Regular Army
WAC
Harte Theatre
Las’ Mat
Laurence
Olivier Othello
Maggie Smith
Stuart Bury
John Brabd Technicolor
Fran Redman and
Finlay
Anthony Havelock
Allan and
Iurne
Anavision
Warner Bros
Walt Disney
Wen
Mary Jones
Mary Marie Jones
Manchester Depot
Dorset
George
Caroline
Reed) Baldwin Bromley
Brewster Funeral Home
Godefrey Parker
Wrill
Factory Point Cemetery
Timothy Lee
Centrenela Hospital
Inglewood
Lee Hager
Clarence N. Hager
Woodford
Cassandra Becker
Long Island
Centinela Hospital
Northrop College
Albany Medical Cen
Ter Hospital
Demetra Elaine
Steven M. Gates
Jay St
Albany
Freda Elaine Betts
Russell Sage College
Old Bennington
Albany School of Law
Frances McCullough Gates
Herbert T. Gates
Perry
Demetrius Betts
Betts
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Swift's Premium
Sirlomn & Club Steaks
Frankfurts
Safford and Gage Streets
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