Kearns Fires Back at Janeway Over Cuts Criticism
Montpelier Vermont Administration Commissioner William F. Kearns Jr. criticized Republican Sen. Edward G. Janeway for not proposing specific economies in the department. Janeway, at a news conference, urged cuts and blamed the director change for inefficiency. Kearns argued Janeway should call for reductions and noted his role on the Appropriations Committee and as a Republican national committeeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearns
Gov. Hoff
Frank P. Free
Senate Appropriations Committee
Janeway
Vermont
Clampdown Planned On Sewer Bills
Bennington selectmen announced a strict effort against delinquent sewer charges amounting to about 8000 dollars, some dating to 1961. They will hand cases to Town Counsel Norton Barber for action and may place liens on properties to secure payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Norton Barber
Barber
Multiple Obituaries Bittersweet Services In New England
The funeral of Earl James Gerity Sr. of Jefferson Heights was held at Gibney Hayes Kane Funeral Home with Rev. Melvin R. McGaughey officiating. Burial will be in Park Lawn Chapel in the spring. Entombment followed for Lewis Edward Le Page at St Mary of the Assumption Church Cheshire with burial in Southview Cemetery. The funeral of Mrs. Thomas Silk of Silk Road is set at Mahar Son Funeral Home with entombment at Park Lawn Chapel. Bearers include relatives from Boston North Adams Pittsfield and Cheshire. Out of town mourners attended and calling hours were listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl James Gerity Sr
Jefferson Heights
Bennington
Gibney, Hayes & Kane Funeral Home
Melvin R. McGaughey
First Methodist Church
Elijah Howard
Henry Howard
Joseph Waite
Edward Silver
Thomas Haley
Herbert Parnaude
Joseph Carroll
Joseph McDonough
Mr. McGaughey
Eagle Hose Co
Wilmington
Park Lawn Chapel
Cheshire
Mass
Lewis Edward le Page
Edward A. LePage
Kitchen Brook Trailer Park
St. Mary of the Assumption Church
North Adams
Pittsfield
LePage
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Boston
William H. McAuliff
Thomas J. Curtin Jr
John W. Leroy
General Electric Co
St. Joseph’s High School
Sisters of St. Joseph
Southview
Fr. McAuliff
Wallace Roberts
Thomas Martin
Norman Gelinas
Stephen Filladult
Charles Gaetani
Joseph de Greorgis
Thomas Silk
Silk Road
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Stephen C. Greene
Second Congregational Church
William H Dundas 73 former Hoosick Falls farmer dies
HOOSICK FALLS NY William H Dundas 73 a retired West Hoosick farmer died Tuesday at Hoosick Falls Health Center after a long illness He was born in Osgood Station Canada and lived in the Hoosick Falls area 47 years Survived by wife Gertrude three daughters two sisters four grandchildren and three great grandchildren Funeral 2 pm Friday at Leo J Mahar Funeral Home Main Street with Rev Wesley P Miles officiating Entombment Woodlands Cemetery Cambridge Friends may call tonight and Thursday afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
William H. Dundas
West Hoosick
Osgood Station
Canada
Henry
Lydia
Foisy) Dundas
Dundas
Burns Club
First United Church, Presbyterian
Leo J. Mahar
Main St
Wesley P. Miles
First United Church
Woodlands Cemetery
Cambridge
Carbide Denies Reports of Worker Lay Offs
Local company officials denied rumors of a large lay off at the Benning ton plant of Union Carbide Corp. A spokesman said workers at the government contract plant were told last week that layoffs could occur if more contracts are not obtained, part of a policy to keep employees informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Union Carbide Corp
Sanpietro
ILGWU
Lally Mfg. Co
Lally
New York State
Utica
Trustees Postpone Village Budget Approval For One Week
Bennington Village Trustees delayed final approval of the 1964 budget and tax rate to allow more study. They postponed completing the warning for the 1964 Village Meeting, with final article submissions due Friday to Village Clerk Hilda Hurley. Next week’s meeting is set for Tuesday at 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Hilda Hurley
Joseph A. Pello
Billboard job turned over to Halvorsen
Selectmen Tuesday night named Halvorsen of North Bennington Road as the town's new billboard administrator. Halvorsen operates a nursery and landscaping business, replacing H. Lee Combs Jr. of South Stream Road who resigned in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halvor Halvorsen
North Bennington Road
Halvorsen
H. Lee Combs Jr
South Stream Road
Combs
Elementary PTA To See Movies On New Mathematics
The Bennington Elementary School PTA invites the public to a Thursday evening showing of two films on the new mathematics. Produced by Science Research Associates, the films cover multiplication and division of whole numbers. The program starts at 7 30 p m in the school classroom opposite the all purpose room with Alan Page, district mathematics coordinator, in attendance to answer questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
PTA
Science Research Associates
Alan Page
Selectmen Explain North Bennington Highway Funding
The selectmen indicate the highway tax funds only about half of highway needs in North Bennington. The general fund tax has covered the rest for years, while trustees argue the village must rely on the highway tax except for special projects. The 90 cent tax is deemed insufficient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Bennington
Selectmen
Selectmen’s
Mittee
Leo Nash
Eldred
Richard van Santevoord
Cyprus Peace Force Proposal Up for U S Britain Talks
Ball,Johnson troubleshooter, to outline revised plan for UN backed Cyprus peace force with no NATO role and no UN Security Council veto. Moscow opposes NATO involvement and U S Britain seek to keep Security Council out of dispute while Makarios demands UN control.
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Johnson
Ball
Cyprus
London
United Nations
North Atlantic Alliance
Makarios
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.N. Security Council
United States
Britain
Security Council
Moscow
NATO
School Boycott in Cambridge Aims for Desegregation
In Cambridge Maryland the Negro boycott of Dorchester County schools drew mixed results. Officials say attendance was near normal with about 980 pupils staying home due to weather and protest leaders claim the boycott achieved goals of faculty integration and desegregation of Cambridge high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge, Md
Dorchester County
Gloria Richardson
Richardson
Cambridge
Labor council plans youth education programs in Bennington County
Bennington County Central Labor Council weighed a twofold youth education initiative. It eyed a county high school essay contest on labor and local speaker visits to explain organized labor and its goals. Six locals will be polled on financial support as plans mature for a March meeting. officers were sworn in by ILGWU field rep Ciro Sanpietro.
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Bennington County
Kenneth E. Clayton
Arlington
Clark B. Condon
Glen Linihan
Shaftsbury
Ethel Bruso
Bennington
Chester Montgomery
Ernest Reed
Manchester
Gilbert Wilcox
Sanpietro
Ralph E. Williams
Rutland
Vermont Labor Council
Labor Council
Bennington County Central Labor Council
Ciro Sanpietro
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Hagerman
Bennington Briefs Cover Local Health and Social News
Five year old Mary Rita Kennedy of Hoosick Falls underwent heart surgery in Albany and is reported progressing satisfactorily. Roger H. Rancourt USN son of Bennington residents serves aboard USS Albany in the Sixth Fleet with Mediterranean ports visited. Florence Moore hosts Green Mountain Home Demonstration Group discussing party menus and sandwich making at South Street home. Next meeting set for March 9 at Mrs Edward Vallencourt’s Main Street home. George Benedict enters White River Junction VA Hospital for observation.
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Mary Rita Kennedy
Frank Kennedy
Abbott St
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Albany Medical Center
Molly Campbell
Bennington
Florence Moore
Greenountain Home
South Street
Valera Waite
Robert Harrington
Edward Vallencourt
Main Street
Roger H. Rancourt
USN
Henry E. Rancourt
River St
Albany
Norfolk
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Barcelona
Spain
Naples
Italy
Palma de Mallorca
Bennington County not liable in bank fraud suit
County Court jurors found Walter J. Kerwynn of Manchester not liable in a First National Bank of North Bennington suit claiming a personal loan to Kerwynn’s employee was based on a fraudulent statement. The bank sought to recover the loan amount. Kerwynn was defended by William C. Sennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Walter J. Kerwynn
Manchester
First National Bank of
North Bennington
Manfred W. Ehrich
Kerwynn
Sunlit collision injures two in Bennington on East Main Street
A minor crash on East Main Street in Bennington involved Mrs. Jean M. Short of Morgan Street and Mrs. June V. Thayer of North Bennington. Short said sun glare blinded her as she pulled from the curb, hitting Thayer’s left side. Police investigated Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Village
Jean M. Short
Morgan Street
East Main Street
June V. Thayer
North Bennington
First Women's Financial Forum Opens at Vermont Bank
About 60 women from Bennington County attended the inaugural session of the Women's Financial Forum at Vermont Bank & Trust Co in Brattleboro. Principal speaker John G. Kristensen discussed probate court procedures and wills. Attendance is invitation only. the second session featuring Milton Bogin of Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. is set for Feb 18 at 2 p.m. Tea will be served.
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Bennington County
Vermont Bank & Trust Co
John G. Kristensen
Brattleboro
Milton Bogin
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co
New York
Vermont regional schools touted for education value
The State Planning Office argues a regional school system will stretch education dollars in Vermont. It claims regional administration can keep pay levels similar, improve teaching access in arts and special subjects, simplify transportation, and reduce duplicative bus routes while maintaining quality education for rural students.
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Vermont
Hospital Notes and Birth Announcements Mixed
Discharges include Arthur Briggs Woodford Mrs Nelle Mann East Arlington Mrs Louise Griffis Master Paul Kelly Bennington. Births: Mr and Mrs James Rogers Hunt Street a daughter Feb 11 and Mr and Mrs Robert A Shippey 127 Putnam St a daughter Feb 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Briggs
Woodford
Nelle Mann
East Arlington
Louise Griffis
Paul Kelly
Bennington
James Rogers
Hunt Street
Robert A. Shippey
Putnam St
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ELKS
Bennington Lodge of Elks
Vernon Belanger
William McCoy
Richard Frazer
Patrick Schiemenz
Donald Cone
David Buchanan
James Livingston
John Billow
Edward Pinsonneault
Charles Watson
Robert Brewster
Buckler
Area Funerals
Earl. J. Gerity Sr
Lewis E. Lepage
Williamstown
EAS L Bey
Harte Theatre
Leigh - Johnson
Winters
Hyer
Carbide
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
New York City
Bennington Briefs
George Benedict
South St
Veterans’ Administration Hospital
White River Junction
William R. Rogers
Harold Wyman
Rogers
Atty George M. Fienberg
Atty. A. Luke Crispe
Veterans of World War I Auxiliary
VFW
Michael J. Hart
W.B. Hart
Burgess Road
Aviation Electrician
Naval Air Station
Jacksonville
Fla
Marine Aircraft
Gail Ann Horst
George Horst
West Road
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
University of Vermont
UVM
Miss Horst
Bennington High School
State Planning Office
Montpelier
State House
Carol Brock
Petersburg
Pamela Ballou
Bernard Zilinskas
Thomas Kresky
Donald Secoy
Ludlow
Barry Main
Beverly Senecal
Alton Holbrook
Corvair J
Walter L. Barber
No. Benn. Rd
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