Storm halt delays Army parachute jump in Vermont
The 11th Special Forces from Camp Kilmer New Jersey planned a 70 man parachute drop near Stowe but the Air Force cancelled the jump and the unit bivouacked in Mount Mansfield State Forest overnight. The troopers will try again later this season after ski drills in Mount Mansfield.
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Stowe
Army Reserves
Air Force
New York
11Th Special Forces
Camp Kilmer
N.J
Burlington
Mount Mansfield State Forest
Vermont National Guard
Thruway renamed in honor of Gov Dewey by Rockefeller
Albany officials report the State Thruway was renamed the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway by Governor Rockefeller with the change taking effect September 1.
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Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
Rockefeller
Dewey
Filmore R. Baker Wins Berkshire Selectman Seat in Upset
Williamstown voters chose Filmore R. Baker over George Moorehouse 1408 to 1105 in a stunning upset as Baker will replace Louis Rudnick on the selectmen board after nine years. Also in Williamstown two given school posts were won by Mrs. Ralph Mason and Mrs. Dagmar Bubinski with two other candidates eliminated. Mt Greylock region and library trustees saw further local changes while North Adams hosted Fair Lawn students in a Drury High School exchange visit.
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Williamstown
Filmore R. Baker
Office of Selectman
George Moorehouse
Baker
Louis Rudnick
Ralph Mason
Dagmar Bubinski
Barbara Widen
Earle O. Brown Jr
Mt. Greylock
Robert G. L. Waite
William le Page
Michael L. Monahan
Mary L. Richmond
North Adams
Francis C. Florini
Fair Lawn
N.J
Drury High School
Boston School Committee to Meet NAACP on Segregation Claim
The Boston School Committee votes 3-2 to hold a hearing with NAACP leaders on alleged de facto segregation in city schools. Kenneth Guscott calls it a step forward and Rev. Breeden hopes for a feasible integration timetable. The boycott plan for Feb 26 remains unaffected pending a formal program.
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Boston
Boston School Committee
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Kenneth Guscott
Louise Day Hicks
Guscott
James P. Breeden
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Boston Public
Final agreement on tax cut bill near final agreement
Conferees agreed to set the new lower withholding rates to take effect when pay checks arrive eight days after the law is signed. The House Senate panel aims to finish action on the 400 page bill this afternoon, with about half of the 208 Senate changes resolved.
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Washington
Senate House
Senate
Noti
Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Engineer of the Year Dr. Emerson Honored in Vermont
Dr. Emerson honored by Vermont engineering groups as Engineer of the Year during National Engineers Week 1964. Jacksonville born Norwicht educated professor emeritus and consultant, formerly head of Norwich University mechanical engineering, structured as lecturer and civic leader in Montpelier and Northfield.
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Northfield
Walter Davis Emerson
University of Maine
Norwich University
Vermont
Montpelier High School
National Engineers
Vermont Department of Highways
Prof
Emerson
Dr. Emerson
Emersons
Bay State legislator seeks ethics code for all news media
Nahant representative Andre Sigourney told a Boston committee he rewrote his bill to cover radio and TV alongside newspapers. The measure would create a proposed board of good newspaper practice and impose reporting rules, with opponents arguing it risks censorship and that self regulation suffices.
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Bay State
Boston
Nahant
Andre R. Sigourney
Committee On Legal Affairs
Norman Weinberg
Dboston
Judicial Council
Walsh
Tion
Gallagher
Shenandoah the 1850s style ship rises in Maine coast
Robert Douglas of Vineyard Haven Maine builds Shenandoah a 108 foot topsail schooner as an authentic 1850 revenue cutter replica. Nine months of Maine craftsmanship with native oak and pine aim to fetch 100000 plus by offering summer cruises from Vineyard Haven Martha's Vineyard to recapture clipper era lore.
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Bristol
Maine
Robert Douglas
Vineyard Haven, Mass
Douglas
Smithsonian
Washington
Thomas Campbell
Portsmouth
Shenandoah
Vineyard Haven
Martha’s Vineyard Island
Massachusetts
Vineyard
Air Force
Lunenburg
Nova Scotia
Tahiti
Harvey Gamage Boat Yard
Coast Guard
Nantucket Harbor
Bennington Banner Publication Details and Rates
The Bennington Banner provides contact numbers for business newsroom and advertising at 442-6300 442-2800 and 442-2684. It is published daily except Sunday and holidays at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont by Banner Publishing Corporation with AP affiliation and home delivery options and mail subscription rates for Vermont and rest of US.
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Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
AP News
Vermont
U.S
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