Forum Formed To Encourage Discussion on War in Vietnam
A community group named The Forum formed by North Bennington residents and Bennington College affiliates aims to promote discussion on Vietnam. Led by Mrs. Lucien M. Hanks, the forum will sponsor films debates and speakers on Southeast Asia and U S involvement. Events include talks by Rev William Abernethy and appearances by James Cameron Peter Hanks Christopher Koch William Hinton Tran Van Dinh and Dartmouth professor Jonathan Mirsky with dates in February March and April at Bennington College and local venues.
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North Bennington
Bennington College
Greater
Bennington
William Abernethy
North Bennington Congregational Church
Second Congregational Church of
North Vietnam
James Cameron
Green Berets
South Vietnam
Peter Hanks
Lucien Hanks
Christopher Koch
Koch
William Hinton
Fanshen
Carmelita Hinton
Putney School
Hinton
China
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Agency
Jonathan Mirsky
Dartmouth College
State Department
Tran van Dinh
Saigon
Ngo Dinh Diem
Abernethy
Kazan-Komarek admits he spied for France
Vladimir Kazan-Komarek a Cambridge Massachusetts travel agent convicted of subversive activities against Czechoslovakia admits he worked for French intelligence and helped people escape. He spoke in Washington after three months imprisonment in Prague and said he would attend a Moscow travel agents conference if invited.
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UPI
Vladimir Kazan-Komarek
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State Department
Prague
Czechoslovakia
U.S
Moscow
Paris
Czechslovakia
Scout Notes Troop 353 Turkey Supper Yields $375 Profit
Troop 353 held a turkey supper at Second Congregational Church drawing about 275 attendees. Scouts served as waiters and thanks were given to the cooking crew and helpers. Net proceeds of roughly $375 will fund camping equipment purchases and one boy will attend Camp Plymouth this summer free. Announcement of the winner will be made next week in this column.
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Troop 353
Second Congregational Church
Camp Plymouth
Freshman reception kicks off at Mt Anthony with Continentals
A delayed freshman welcome dance drew about 250 students as the Continentals provided entertainment. Tommy Flynn was crowned king and Deborah Dewey queen during a middance king and queen ritual. The event ended with everyone enjoying the evening. An ecumenical youth retreat is planned for Monday at the Holy Cross Novitiate from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with Catholic and Protestant discussion, Mass, lunch, and tours. Further information is available from local ministers or priests. In Tucson a prison farm trusty recaptured after a brief escape said he jumped from a supply truck to elope with his wife riding in a taxi.
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Molly Stark
Tommy Flynn
Deborah Dewey
Holy Cross
Tucson
Ariz
UPI
Republicans Praise Mallary For Leadership At Vermont Session
Derick Webb Vermont Republican state chairman says the 1967 legislature is ahead of past sessions and House Speaker Richard Mallary deserves a pat on the back for constructive achievements. He cites a reorganized House committee system that has eight times as many bills introduced and processed, supports debt limits on spending, and outlines a new two year fundraising plan with three statewide dinners before fall 1968. Webb notes invitations to Nixon Percy Murphy Reagan and Romney for speaking engagements in coming events.
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Mittee
Dick Mallary
Webb
House
Republican Party
Michigan
George Romney
Burlington
Richard Nixon
Carlos Percy
Illinois
George Murphy
Ronald Reagan
California
Lund Home Aid Bill Rejected by Vermont House Panel
Vermont House Health and Welfare Committee rejected a 350000 appropriation for the Elizabeth Lund Home in Burlington for capital improvements citing concerns over public funds for private use. It separately endorsed an 18000 appropriation to run the Governor's Advisory Committee on Children and Youth for two years with federal support for year one. In Ohio, Daryll Siegel rented a 12 by 25 foot billboard in downtown Youngstown to wish his fiancée Linda Reiff a happy birthday, with the sign company waiving the $150 daily fee and offering free display all week.
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Youngstown, Ohio
UPI
Daryll Siegel
Youngstown University
Youngstown
Linda Reiff
Siegel
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