Kennedy Discusses Vast Misunderstandings Of Route 7 Bill
Rep Walter Kennedy, Vermont highway chair, visited East Dorset to clear up misunderstandings of H 34 and the four lane U S 7 plan from Ruthland to the Massachusetts line. He urged trust in the highway department and criticized the Regional Highway Council while noting proposed bond costs and a potential gas tax increase. Local innkeepers and business leaders attended, with mixed views on four lane rights of way versus a two lane upgrade.
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Dorset
Walter Kenenedy
House Highway Committee
Kennedy
Sea Republican
House Appropriations Committee
U.S
Manchester
Pownal
Appropriations Committee
Ruth Land
Massachusetts
Kenenedy
Highway Department
Regional Highway Council
Kenyon
Mann
U.S. 7
Walter Kennedy
Vermont House
Manchester-Dorset
Ringheisier
Bloodmobile quota set at 100 pints by Red Cross
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will park at Elk's Barn from 11 45 a m to 5 30 p m to collect up to 100 pints of blood amid high demand. Dr Michael H K Irwin stresses blood's life saving value while volunteers from Red Cross units, Gray Ladies, and the Burlington Regional Blood Center staff assist. Call 442 9458 for ride arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Elk’s Barn
Michael H.K. Irwin
U.N
United States
Bloods
Burlington
Eugene V. Clark
Fred Beecher
Jane Borden
Thomas Coe
Richard B. Leake III
John Leonard
John Throckmorton
Gray
Fred Tifft
Townsend Wellington
Barbara Burt
A.J. Dewey Jr
Robert Stout
Lavina Hayward
Jo Berry
Jennie Clark
Dorothy Crane
Ruth Gates
Jennie Gardinier
Wilhelmina Hicks
Helena Nolfe
Mary Schaaf
Gertrude Studwell
Hayward
Motor Corps
Weston Hadden
Red Cross Office
Caucus Sets to Nominate Village Post Candidates
Bennington Village voters will meet at the Armory at 8 p.m. Wednesday for the Citizens Caucus to nominate candidates for nine local posts ahead of the March 15 village elections. Incumbents campaigning for endorsement are Leo Nash Joseph A Pello Jr Robert K Smith Seymour G Shultz Hilda Hurley Michael J Hogan Jr and John H Williams II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Village
Citizens’ Caucus
Leo Nash
Joseph A. Pello Jr
Robert K. Smith
Seymour G. Shultz
Hilda Hurley
Michael J. Hogan Jr
John H. Williams II
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Henry Mallory
Richard Hollister
Bennington
George Allard Jr. Allard
Citizens Caucus
Citizen’s Caucus
Harold Griffin
Citizens’ Caucus Committee
Bennington Ski Areas Report Base Depths and Events
Bennington and area ski areas report bases 18 to 22 inches with frozen granular surfaces and 22 degree temperatures. Upper slopes fair, lower slopes good with lifts operating. Community notices include school area meeting at Molly Stark School, a drama workshop, naval exercises, UCS trustees meeting, prize winners at an open house, senior class fund drive, PTA food sale donations, and local events including a baby clinic and loss notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratton Mountain
Molly Stark
William Sherman
Cooperative Project For
Jupiter dominates early evening sky with Pleiades nearby
Astronomy note describes Jupiter high in the early evening sky with the Pleiades cluster to the west and in the northwest the Ram region toward Pegasus. It identifies two bright Ram stars, with Alpha Hamal as the brightest, Beta Sheratan, and a fainter companion Mesarthim.
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Jupiter
Pleiades
Pegasus
Aries
Alpha
Hamal
Sheratan
Mesartim
Obituaries From Manchester Center To Arlington
Area obituaries report Peter Coli 64 of Manchester Center died Monday at Rutland Hospital Born in Lampedusa Italy he immigrated to the US and worked 23 years for Rutland Railway later with Stratton Corp He married Pearl Hoard and leaves children Peter J Harry T Louis J stepsons grand and stepgrandchildren Also survivors in Italy Funeral arrangements include Rosary and entombment at Evergreen Cemetery In Arlington Grace Elliot widow of Elmer Elliot dies January 27 in Eugene Oregon Funeral services held there
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Manchester Center
Peter Coli
Rutland Hospital
Lampedusa
Italy
Joseph and
Rose (Biendi) Coli
Rutland Railway
Stratton Corporation
Pearl Hoard
Peter J
Caldwell
Kan
Harry T
Winooski
Louis J
Milton
Walter Leach
Manchester
N.H
Clyde Leach
Alexandria
Coli
Arelington
St. Margaret Mary’s Church
Arlington
Grace (Goode Enough) Elliot
Elmer Elliot
Eugene
Ore
Funeral for Miss Lucina Hulet in Arlington
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon for Miss Lucina S Hulet a former schoolteacher at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home East Arlington Federated Church pastor Rev Granville Greenwold officiated Honorary bearers included Beach Randall Warren Galusha Randall Niles David Mattison James Williamson and Walter Brooks A delegation from Red Mountain Order Eastern Star led by Mrs Mary Best called and conducted its ritual Miss Hulet a past worthy matron entombed at Evergreen Cemetery vault Arlington She died Saturday at Putnam Memorial Hospital in Bennington
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Arlington
Lucina S. Hulet
Granville Greenwold
East Arlington
Senate Amends Recommits Poll Tax Repeal Measure
Vermont Senate adopted an amendment to the House poll tax repealer bill then recommitted it to committee. Sen. Howard Foster proposed removing all money related local election matters including bonds salaries and fire and police departments. Debate followed as Sen. Frederick Fayette warned the change would hinder implementation and voting authority at town meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Ellery Purdy
Rutland
State and
Senate
Time Editor To Speak At GBA Annual Banquet
John Scott, Time magazine assistant editor, will keynote the Greater Bennington Association seventh annual awards banquet on Thursday evening Feb 24. He is in Viet Nam filing a report on the region and will begin a nationwide tour to speak with leaders in government business and education about the Far East and Viet Nam. Scott joined Time in 1941 and has held posts from state department and London correspondent to head of Time Life bureau in Stockholm and Berlin. Since 1948 he has produced global material for Time including east of Suez and Crisis in Communist China as well as How Much Progress.
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John Scott
Time Magazine
Greater Bennington Association
Viet Nam
Scott
Bennington
Far East
Time
State Department
London
Time- Life
Stockholm
Berlin
Suez
China
Latin America
Alliance For Progress
Breaks into three establishments spark police probe
State and local police investigate three recent breaks at Bijur Lubricating Corp vending sites, New Englander Restaurant, and Mt. Anthony Country Club. Vending machines at Bijur, owned by Harrison Vending System Inc., may total a loss of a few thousand dollars. New Englander Restaurant saw about $50 stolen. Mt. Anthony Club had liquor cabinets broken into, six bottles taken and a ripped cigarette machine. Chief Joseph Young leads the Bennington case. details pending. Scott, a George School and University of Wisconsin graduate, will speak at a GBA event followed by civic achievement awards. tickets available by Feb 19.
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Bennington Village
Bijur Lubricating Corp
South
Hillside
Harrison Vending System Inc
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Shaftsbury
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Old
Scott
George School
Philadelphia
University of Wisconsin
Urals
GBA
Miner Survives Cave-In Described as Occupational Hazard
Wood survived the cave-in described by Bellows Falls Fire Chief Daniel R. Howard as an occupational hazard. Howard said Wood is "as tough as the ground he was in," and a fellow rescuer commented that "Anyone else would have died," highlighting the peril and Wood's endurance.
Hospital Notes and Vermont Legislature Highlights
Hospital notes list admissions and births in Bennington Manchester and Granville with new arrivals and discharges. Vermont Senate debate seeks poll tax repeal with warnings on federal action. House approves primary expense ceiling repeal and relief for poor residents funded by towns under oversight.
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Vermont House
Walter Kennedy
Chelsea
Senate
Kennedy
House
State and Court
National Beauty Salon Week Drives Rescue Squad Support
The Bennington affiliate of the Vermont Cosmetologists and Hairdressing Association joins the national group to aid the Bennington Rescue Squad during National Beauty Salon Week February 14 to 19. A meeting was held at Mrs. Richard Stoddard’s home and a World’s Fair Fashion and Hair Style Show sponsored by Clairol was shown. On February 5 the group conducted a rummage sale and presented the Rescue Squad with 102.81 dollars. A Quinlan’s Drug Store window display promotes the week, with members nationwide participating to aid community welfare including care for the aged and disabled.
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Bennington
Vermont Cosmetologists and Hairdressing Association
National Association
Richard Stoddard
Burgess Road
Clairol Company
Quinlan’s
NCA
Memers
Missing Girl Returns Home in Bennington Police Report
A 17 year old Bradford Street resident Mary Rose Shippey was located in Keene New Hampshire over the weekend and returned to her home. Bennington Village Police said the missing person alert was called off early Sunday morning after the girl was found and her parents traveled to pick her up.
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Bradford Street
Bennington Village
Mary Rose Shippey
Harry Shippey
Bradford St
Keene
N.H
Fifteen-Year-Old Janet Peach Starts Plumber Career
In FENGATE England Janet Peach aged fifteen will quit school at Easter to become an employee in her father's plumbing business. The move marks a rare young entry into the trade with a girl pursuing skilled work in a male dominated field.
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Fengate
England
UPI
Janet Peach
Stock Averages At Noon On Wall Street
Dow Jones Industrial average sits at 984.18, down 3.51 points. Railroads ease to 271.94, down .30, utilities fall to 145.96, down .40. Composite average at 351.73, down .67 with volume reaching 3,890,000 shares.
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Mar
Tracy D. Kensyon
Rep. Daulton Mann
Peru
Danville - St. Johnsbury
U.S. 2
Danville-St. Johnsbury
Russell A. Holden
Joseph E. Fowler
Erdman
Harte Theatre
Walt Disney
Technicolor
Bana
Bat Opry
Hayle Mills
Dean Jones
Dorothy Provine
Roddy McDowall
Bellemare
North Benn. Rd
Village Post
Bennington Briers
Gerald T. V. Moon
U.S. Navy
Jesse W. Moon
Atlantic
Caribbean
The
United Counseling Service
UCS
Dewey Street
Bellemare & Sons
George Hughey
Old Bennington
Stanley Pekalski
Jefferson Heights
Betty Wells
North Bennington Road
Joseph Schramm
Main St
Maresble
G. Peer
Munsell St
Ethel Satko
Adams
Mass
Joan Lasher
Bennington High School
Janet Hollister
Benhi
PTA
Haystack Mountain
VFW
Park Street
James Shea
South Stream Road
Peter Donavan
O.L. Dowzer
Troy
Frost Pharmacy
Hanson - Walbridge
Evergreen Cemetery
Fred R. Toombs
Springfield
West Sand Lake
Albany Medical Center
William J. Lillie
Toombs
Vermont
Shell Oil Co
Pontiac
Congregational Church of
Elks Club
Emma Peterson
Lillie
Russell P. Scholl
Virginia Beach
Thomas and Miller Funeral
Roger A. Day
Maple Grove Cemetery
Mrs
Grace G, Elliot
Frederick Fayette
Dchittenden-Grand Isle
Fayette
Joseph G. Curran
North Bennington
Majestin Woodward
Dare Cy Cherbonneau
Rena Tardie
Granville
Harold M. Goeney
North Benenington
Joyce N. Day
Benenington
Clayton Paddock
Armand Patenaude
Dow Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Tobin
Salem’s
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