Judge Dashes To Rescue A Lady in Distress
Chicago story reports Circuit Judge Joseph Butler leapt from his home in undershorts with three butcher knives to intervene as a man attacked a woman on his west side lawn. Police detained Robert Lee Steele, 20, as the victim Julia Nemerow, 47, identified him. The judge then returned to rest after the dramatic incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Joseph Butler
West Side
Butler
Janice
Judge
Robert Lee Steele
Julia Nemerow
Steele
Woodford Road Crash Injures Driver in Bennington
A two-vehicle collision at County and Park Streets left one driver injured and vehicles extensively damaged. Police report Louis Bishop failed to see the other car and rammed Francis S. Galvin’s 1965 Ford. Bishop was hospitalized for observation at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Earlier, a minor Elm Street crash involved a Dodge van and an NEC telecomm truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park
County Streets
Bennington
Louis Bishop
Putnam Memorial Hospital
County and
Park Streets
Bennington Village
Francis S. Galvin
West Road
Woodford Road
Galvin
Park Street
County
Bishop
Elm Street
Abe Ruskin
Milton Burgess
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Francis McJarrett
Record High Temperatures Reported in New England
Unseasonably warm air from a Carolina high pressure system flooded New England. Portland Maine posted 52 degrees, a new record by two degrees, while Concord New Hampshire reached 56 degrees as the warmest in the region. The Weather Bureau warned of cooler air arriving Saturday with highs 35 to 45 degrees and fair to partly cloudy skies across New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
UPI
Carolina
New England
Mercury
Portland
Maine
Six Estate
Concord
N.H
U.S
Weather Bureau
Benjamin Composes Opera for School Success on Stage Cast
Benjamin explains composing within student limits for vocal ranges and instruments while drafting a fully staged piece. He recalls revisions and the dress rehearsal satisfaction, notes on transposing a number for a singer with a cold, and his ongoing career including a ghost-story opera The Monkey's Paw. He, his wife Liz, and infant Matthew live with Hanks family as he pursues a doctorate at Eastman and teaching. The Monkeys' Paw is being pitched to publishers, with Florida schools eyed for a possible production next winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin
W.W. Jacobs
Eastman School of Music
Rochester
N.Y
The
Benningtones
George Gilman
Burt Rockwood
Hanks
Florida
Chinese Economy on the Rise at Chicago Conference
Mainland China's economic progress since 1949 draws praise from Asian scholars meeting at the University of Chicago. More than three dozen experts from around the world attend a four day conference to exchange information with academics business representatives and press. They credit Russian aid and China's own resourcefulness for the advancements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
China
University of Chicago
Frenchmen Seek to Join American Legion in Viet Nam
Paris reports an average of 15 young men weekly ask the U S Embassy how to volunteer for fighting in Viet Nam. Embassy officials say they are directed to join the U S Army back home. Diplomats note not all volunteers are ideologically motivated and the embassy does not probe their reasons. France has a century old tradition of foreign service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
VPI
French Foreign Legion
U.S
Viet Nam
American Foreign Legion
United States
France
Bennington YMCA Finance Campaign reports $7676 raised
In Bennington area YMCA notes, a partial 1966 Finance Campaign report shows $7676.76 raised amid weather and travel delays. Campaign chair Robert D. Stout urged divisions to complete outreach this weekend, with a board meeting Tuesday for progress and follow ups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Area
YMCA
Robert D. Stout
Board of Directors
Stout
Bennington Village
Lucien E. Loomis
James W. Merunowicz
J. Philip Hall
Hall
Fairdale Farms
Marjorie H. Black
Menu plan for week with varied meals
Monday to Friday meals listed with daily combinations including soups, salads, entrees, sides and desserts. Items include tomato soup, tuna salad, Spanish rice, barbecued beef on a bun, chicken corn scallop, fish sticks, milk and fruit desserts.
Moon Tonight Near Last Quarter Says Astronomy Notes
Saturday night the moon reaches Last Quarter phase according to Astronomy Notes. The piece cites Galileo on Earth’s semi-diameter and credits him with first revealing lunar surface features with a telescope, noting that ancient lines about the moon’s mountains and cities are discredited by science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galileo
Orpheus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stafford
Washington
Manchester
Robert T. Stafford
Vermont
Community House
Arlington
Quality
Stafford Is
House Armed Forces Committee
Grand Union
Benrus Bulova
Croton
Fienberg
Main ST
Bennington, VT
Pendleton
Adams Clothes Shop
Drysdale’s
Hagerman
Dorset
Dorset Pta
Zion Episcopal Church
Manchester Center
Dore
PTA
VIM Guild Building
Medgar Evers
Ted Seaver
Vermont In Mississippi Corp
Washington Addition
Jackson
Miss
Guild
Booker Street
Mothers Club
Everaires
Ebony Social and Civic Club
American Veterans Committee
VIM
First National Bank
North Bennington
Bard College
Annandaleon-Hudson, N.Y
Harvard College
Brandeis University
Liz
Matthew
Lucien N. Hanks
Bennington College
Burlington
Prof. Hanks
University of Vermont
Eleanor Graham Vance
Viet Nam Foreign Legion
Foreign Legion
Legion
Charles
Bennington Briefs
Dominick Napolitano
King’s Shoe Repair
North Street
Rome
Italy
Albany
New York
Mari-Benno DeMolay
Masonic Temple
Gold Star
VFW
David Slade
Bondville
Sourcliffe Nursing Home
de Gaulle
Legionnaires
Algeria
Sidi-Bel-Abes
Corsica
Cushman Union
Harold Austin
Vermont Arthritis Foundation
SALEM
Y Hs As
Poe
Williamstown
Longhorn
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!