Cree To Speak On Half Power Proposal In Vermont
Central Vermont Public Service chairman Albert Cree is slated to speak at a joint House Senate hearing on a Canadian power project. He opposes Hoff’s plan to import low cost power via a non profit corporation, while Sen. Fayette argues for timely passage to exploit potential savings. Other measures include prison sentence review, Woodford School District tuition contracts, and a major push for Judicial Selection Act and education aid. The Senate backed a presidential succession amendment ratification.
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House
VQPPC
Hoff
Frederick Fayette
Dchittenden-Grand Isle
Vermont
New England
Fayette
Donald Milne
R-Barre
U.S
Woodford
Vermont House
Vermont Bar Association
Lyman Hunt
Senate
George W. F. Cook
Rutland
Judiciary Committee
Graham Newell
St. Johnsbury
Bennington Briefs Highlight Local News And Events
Bennington residents hear state director Clarence O Connor discuss a new membership drive at the Moose lodge. The nominating committee meets February 23 at 7 p.m. Kitchen hours are Fridays 5 to 11 p.m. and Saturdays noon to 5 p.m. Spring conditions at Haystack Mountain ski area include a 24 to 38 inch base and wet surface. Reading Group of Second Congregational Church meets February 21 at 7:30 p.m. at 119 Grandview St with Mrs. Leon Wagner hosting. Mrs. Leon Cooper reviews The Gift of Joy by Helen Hayes. Lawrence Foucher, recently returnee from Solhaven Pavilion in Jupiter Florida, expects to resume work February 21 at Bennington Display. Michael F Burke, fire control technician in the U S Navy, back at sea aboard USS Harry E Yarnell after Malta visit, notes operations in Aegean and Black Seas and sighting Soviet warships. Thomas E Farnum promoted to airman second class in the U S Air Force. vehicle operator at Tinker AFB Oklahoma. Iron Kettle and Friday specials offer roasted tom turkey dinner and baked crab meat au gratin with sides.
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Clarence O’ Connor
Bennington Moose Lodge
Second Congregational Church
Leon Wagner
Grandview St
Leon Cooper
Gift of Joy
Helen Hayes
Michael F. Burke
U.S. Navy
John D. Burke
Pleasant St
Mediterranean
Harry E. Yarnell
Valetta
Malta
Aegean
Black Seas
Black Sea
Thomas E. Farnum
Robert Farnum
Rollin St
U.S. Air Force
Farnum
Tinker Afb
Oklo
AF Logistics Command
USAF
Bennington
Area Obituary for John J Lyons at 618 Main St
John J Lyons 51 of 618 Main St died unexpectedly Thursday morning at his home after a short illness. He was the son of the late Joseph L Lyons and Stella Scott Lyons and had spent his entire life in this area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Lyons
Main St
Joseph L. and
Stella (Scott) Lyons
Funeral Services for Shields and Sweet Veterans Held
Funeral services were held for World War I veteran Thomas J. Shields at Hanson-Walbridge and St. Francis de Sales Church with a color guard from the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Entombment followed at Park Lawn Chapel. In North Pownal, John C. Sweet received military rites at Mahar & Son Funeral Home, with committal prayers and burial planned for Oak Hill Cemetery in the spring. Survivors and relatives attended from Bennington area and beyond. In Troy, N Y, Ellen Moria Telford died at 68, with funeral arrangements set and a Requiem High Mass at St Augustine’s Church.
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Thomas J. Shields
Vermont Soldiers
Hanson - Walbridge Funeral Home
St. Francis de Sales Church
Lawrence McAuliffe
C.S.C
Park Lawn Chapel
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ralph Jackson
Kenneth Baker
William Horst
Ernest Costa
Edward Rood
Hugh Clark
Clarence Cross
VFW
Cmdr
Costa
Baker
Rood
Robert Bevan
Mr. Shields
John C. Sweet
North Pownal
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Sweet
Putnam Memorial Hospital
John C. Hatch
Cmdr. Costa
Louis Ross
Mr. Sweet
Halsey McClain
John and
Bernard Carnavan
Francis Davis
Edward Pettibone Jr
Burton Peckham
Williamstown
North Adams
Mass
Herkimer, N.Y
Bennington
First Methodist Church
Aerie
Lawrence Lyons
North Bennington
Melvin R. McGaughey
Park Lawn
Troy
N.Y
Ellen
Moria) Telford
Edward R. Telford
Dazzling stellar displays in Cassiopeia across centuries
Astronomical notes recount daylight visibility of a brilliant star in Cassiopeia in A D 945 and 1264, with Tycho Brahe observing a similar event in 1572. The 1918 supernova confirmed the explosion nature, yet the reason for repeated appearances about 300 years apart remains unanswered.
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Cassiopeia
Tycho Brahe
Inter-Faith Banquet Set Next Week
The traditional Interfaith Banquet for 1966 is set for Thursday evening Feb 17 at Paradise Restaurant. Raymond P Betit chairs the arrangements with Rev Roger L Albright as principal speaker and Holy Cross Novitiate Choir as guests. Tickets are available from Betit's committee or local church pastors.
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Paradise Restaurant
Raymond P. Betit
Roger L. Albright
Veremont Council of Churches
Holy Cross Novitiate
Betit
Bennington Hebrew Congregation
John W. Vander Groef
Joseph Y. Shaffe
Charles Fienberg
Harold Kramer
William Abernethy
Leonard F. Black
Bennington
Last Bach Concert Marks Final in Series at St Peter's
The final Bach concert of the series is set for Wednesday at 8 p.m. at St Peter's Episcopal Church in Bennington. Orren Pernel will perform Suite No. 3 in E major and Sonata No. 3 in C major on solo violin, with Leontina Calabro singing two arias and Reinhoud van der Linde on organ. The event supports the church Renovation Fund, with tickets at the door or through the Parish House Office and Bennington Book Shop. student discounts apply.
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St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Pleasant Street
Benningtonians
Orren Pernel
Bach
Miss Pernel
England
BBC Broadcasting System
Leontina Calabro
Reinhoud van der Linde
St. Peter’s Church
Bennington
Main Street
Missing 17 year old Mary Rose Shippey Sought by Police
State and village police issue an alarm for Mary Rose Shippey 17 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shippey of 221 Bradford St missing since Wednesday afternoon. Last seen at Vermont Restaurant she weighs about 150 pounds with dark brown hair brown eyes wearing a maroon benchwarmer jacket blue velvet shirt cream colored jeans and high black boots carrying a two tone brown pocketbook. Call State or Village Police or her parents at 447-7362 with any information.
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Mary Rose Shippey
Harry Shippey
Bradford St
Vermont
Bennington Court Reprimands Probation Violator and Auto Theft Youth
Bennington Municipal Court judge John P. Morrissey found Howard J. Davis in violation of probation and ordered a 1 to 3 year sentence at Windsor House of Correction, suspended 10 months prior. Davis failed to pay court-ordered support and absconded from the state, with only a single contact from Brooklyn. In separate cases, a 19-year-old Bennington youth pled guilty to auto tire theft with a companion, receiving 4 to 6 months at Windsor, while another man faced a $100 fine for leaving.
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Bennington
John P. Morrissey
Windsor
Holland
Daevis
Brooklyn
N.Y
Manchester
Davis
Morrissey
Ion
Don Greenslet
Richard H. Reginbald
Hurley Brothers Garage
Pleasant Street
Greenslet
Reginbald
Rensselaer County
Windsor House of Correction
Richford
Local 534 backs Johnson Viet Nam policy at Ben Mont plant
The Ben Mont Papers plant at Wraptures Gift Wrap Inc. hosted Local 534 union members who approved a resolution endorsing President Johnsons Viet Nam policy. The meeting also reported officer elections for the coming year. Results show Bernard L. Galipeau as president and other officers retained or elected.
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Johnson
Viet Nam
Printing Specialty and Paper Products Union
Ben Mont
Wraptures Gift Wrap Inc
Free World
Asia
South
Bernard L. Galipeau
George Rogers
William Norcross
Lloyd Fleming
Peter LaFlamme
Rhea Pierce
Harold Weaver
Cora Betii
School Board Hears Gesell Test Report
The Bennington School District reports favorable findings from Gesell testing of young children to assess readiness for kindergarten and ability grouping. Nancy Hollenbeck and Billie Smith presented results from preschool to first grade and ongoing second grade placements, noting parental involvement, teacher support, and beneficial teacher observations.
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Bennington School District Inc
Cooperative
Vermont
Nancy Hollenbeck
Billie Smith
Gesell
George Sleeman
Bennington High School
Bennington
Geoell Institute
Rutland
Vermont lawmaker views on school redistricting bill debate
Brattleboro reformer reports Vermont House Education Committee studies a comprehensive district plan. Rep Daulton Mann shifts toward support while Rep John Burgess warns it may reduce momentum for reform. Stakeholders from Rep Salmon to Sen Santarcangelo weigh benefits of regional study and local control amid concerns of town domination and voluntary districts.
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Brattleboro
Montpelier
Vermont
House
Education Committee
Daulton Mann
Peru
John S. Burgess
Burgess
Hoff
Novemeber
Vermont School Directors Association
Robert R. O’brien
Tunbridge
USDA
Christine B. LaDeau
Plainefield
Mann
Une Ion
Veremont
Manchester
Thomas P. Salmon
Rockingham
Department of Education
David Allen
R-3
Benenington
Allen
Windham
Bennington
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Bennington County
Santarcangelo
General Assembly
Hospital Notes and Births Reported Across Several Towns
Admissions include Mrs Florence Call Sue san M Thibodeau Rebecca Sanderson and Mrs Jean Markey in Bennington and Manchester with Stasia Prov ensal and Rita Morse noted in Hoo sick Falls and Bennington. A birth is announced for twins Richard Anthony and Robert Joseph Feb 8 to Thomas Vadeney and Margaret Benedict of Selkirk NY, daughter of John Benedict of Arlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence M. Call
Suesan M. Thibodeau
Rebecca Sanderson
Bennington
Jean F. Markey
Manchester
Stasia Provensal
Hoosick Falls
Rita Morse
Florence Percey
Richard Anthony
Robert Joseph
Thomas Vadeeney
Selkirk
N.Y
Vadeney
Margaret Benedict
John Benedict
Arlington
Debate Tourney Opens In Maine In Orono
In Orono Maine the 18th annual University of Maine High School Debate Tournament opens with forty five schools from Maine New Hampshire and Vermont represented. More than 200 students and coaches participate over two days as the debate topic is That the Federal Government Should Adopt a Program of Compulsory Arbitration in Labor-Management Disputes in Basic Industries.
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Orono
Maine
UPI
New Hampshire
Vermont
University of Maine
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Secretary of State
Bennington Briefs
Haystack Mountain
Lawrence Foucher
Solhaven
Jupiter
Fla
Bennington Falls
John C, Sweet
Edward T. Telford
of Bach
Bennington Municipal Court
Shaftsbury
Atty
R. Marshall Witten
Joseph la Marche
U.S. 7
la Marche
Witten
James Elrick
Marshall Witten
Gerald A. Lane
Bennington Flats
Arnold W. Campney
Campney
Walden Theatre
Time Magazine
Harte Theatre
Walt Disney
Hayle Mills
Dean Jones
Dorothy Provine
Roddy McDowall
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Alban
Dae Eern Ei
Knotty Pine Restaurant
Charlite Lunge Fi Mile Lee
Don Ratelle
North Bennington RD
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