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Bennington Banner

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Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1965

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2

Bond approval for six-town junior high school in Vermont

Residents of Moretown Duxbury Waitsfield Warren Faystown Waterbury voted 1 115 to 226 to back a 1 6 million bond for a six-community junior senior high school to be built in Duxbury serving Union District 19. Nearby news covers Burlington mayoral race changes and a Windsor auto crash death, plus Vermont carnival changes and GOP leadership notes.

Moretown UPD Duxbury Waitsfield Warren Faystown Waterbury Union District 19

Newborn’s Bank Account Sentence Shocks Hoosick Falls

In Hoosick Falls Judge Restino sentenced 25 year old George Curran to a $20 suspended fine on the condition he open a bank account for his expected child. Curran pleaded guilty to driving with an inadequate muffler as area police reported several other arrests during the week including Leo Gageway, Keith Churchill, William Boyce, and Wayne Goodell facing various traffic and equipment violations. A second case involved Richard Hustler, 16, facing stabbing charges with prosecutors seeking reduced charges. psychiatric evaluation is underway. In Petersburg, four people including a 15 year old were arrested for a series of fall campers burglaries near Babcock Lake. Chester Wescott and Allen Bentley released on bail. Stephen Crandall, 17, jailed for burglary awaiting hearing. the juvenile released to parents pending Family Court appearance.

Hoosick Falls Troy Town of Hoosick Thomas G. Restino George Curran Restino Leo Gageway Cohoes Keith Churchill Medford Mass William Boyce Greenwich Wayne Goodell Duanesburg Petersburg Babcock Lake Grafton Harwood McCart Chester Wescott Allen Bentley Center Berlin Stephen Crandall Rensselaer County

Pittsfield High to Start Double Sessions Next Fall

Pittsfield School Committee votes 7 1 to adopt the administration plan for overlapping double sessions at Pittsfield High next fall costing an extra $60 000 annually for six additional teachers. Ward 2 member John Quinn dissents calling it a sneaky rehash of a rejected plan. Northern Berkshire gains stronger Channel 13 ABC relay from South Mountain station on Pittsfield’s South Mountain. Adams Cheshire consider regional district form with an Adams Cheshire planning board form. a March 3 Cheshire School meeting follows at 8 p.m.

Pittsfield Pittsfield High School John Quinn James Reynolds North Adams Berkshire Channel 13 ABC South Mountain Adams Adams-Cheshire Regional School Cheshire

Budget-Minded Rep Takes New Rayburn Office

Rep. H. R. Gross of Iowa, a longtime critic of large offices, is moving into a new 2361 suite in the Rayburn House Office Building. He calls it plush yet dislikes the expansion, noting plans to gut the existing building. He opposed Rayburn construction from its inception eight or nine years ago and warned offices would prompt bigger staffs.

Washington UPI Rep H. R. Gross Iowa Gross Rayburn House Rayburn Capital Mall

Furniture makers set sights on record 1965 sales

New York reports that manufacturers in the household furniture sector aim for a $6 billion year in 1965 as executive vice president John M. Snow of the National Association of Furniture Manufacturers foresees a 6 percent retail sales gain to about $6.13 billion. The 1964 volume reached $5.78 billion, up 11 percent, driven by anticipated demand from new single-family homes, growing families, and a larger 20 to 29 year age cohort.

New York John M. Snow National Association of Furniture Manufacturers

Two Unitarian Ministers Jailed in Selma Rights Drive

Two Boston area ministers and 81 civil rights demonstrators were imprisoned in two bullpens at a Selma Alabama prison camp after a voter registration protest. They faced five day sentences and $50 fines, with release delayed pending payment. most refused to pay.

N.E. Unitarian Selma Boston UPI Ala Ira A. Blalock Community Universalist Church Wellesley Gordon D. Gibson Theodore Parker U.S. District Court of Appeals New Orleans Mobile Silas Norman Student Non-Violent Co - Ordinating Committee SNCC Semla Lorraine Blalock Neegroes

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