Bennington Planners assess traffic and aesthetics for shopping center
Village Planning Commission and officials meet to weigh traffic on North and Depot Streets for the former St Joseph Business College site. Concerns include congestion near St Francis de Sales School and parking lot appearance. proposals urge limited North Street access, possible Depot Street access, and some landscaping enhancements.
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Bennington Village Planning Commission
St. Joseph Business College
North Street
St. Francis de Sales Parochial
Depot Street
Walloomsac River
River Street
Village Commission
Bennington
Goodrich - Hunt Inc
New York City
Buffalo
A & P Supermar
Foote Wins Equal TV Time To Reply To Hoff
Lt. Gov. Ralph Foote announced he will speak on WCAX-TV for nine and a half minutes Monday at 5 43 p m to refute Gov. Philip Hoff on charges about legislative pace and proposed sessions He said the Vermont public should hear the other side and judge for themselves The station owner said no legal obligation required equal time but he granted it to address criticism of the legislature.
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Montpelier
Ralph Foote
Burlington
Philip Hoff
Vermont
Wcax-Tv
Foote
Hoff
Ginning
Stuart T. Martin
Martin
Four State Education Board Members Oppose Hoff Redistricting Plan
Four Republican members of the Vermont Board of Education told Gov. Hoff they oppose mandatory regionalization of school districts as proposed in his key bill. They refused to endorse the 12 district mandate and told Hoff they dislike the compulsory approach.
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Hoff
Lucia Ladd
Worcester
Clifford McLure
Essex Junction
Helen Brown
Castleton
N. Dean Rowe
Johnson
Bennington Briefs and Local Notices
The December term of Bennington County Court recessed until next week. The Citizen's party will nominate candidates for Bennington Village offices at a caucus tonight at 8 in the State Armory. A false alarm at Main and Union Streets drew police and fire unit attention. Mt Anthony Union School Board meets tonight at 7:30. Republican Town Committee opens headquarters at the Vermont National & Savings Bank building. General work session scheduled for Feb 21 at 7 p.m. The Friendly Circle of the First Baptist Church is postponed to Friday at 7. Corrections note a sale event advertisement. Sign up for surplus commodities ends Feb 25. Local students named to Northampton Commercial College dean’s list. Local ads announce factory salesrooms and service centers with upcoming promotions. The text also covers opinions on school district size and Hoff’s bill, with statements from Mrs Brown, McLure, Rowe, and Kenney.
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Republican Town Committee
Vermont National & Savings Bank
Greater Bennington approves $100 raise for teachers
The Prudential Committee of Greater Bennington Schools Inc raises base pay by $100 for starting teachers, setting new beginner salaries at $4,500 for 1964-65. The 11-step schedule adds three professional statuses with steps tied to experience and degrees, affecting most district salaries.
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Greater
Molly Stark
Beech Street
Prudential Committee
Greater Bennington
Vermont explores state lottery and pay boosts in schools
The debate over a Vermont state sweepstakes lottery grows as backers push for a $125000 commission and pilots at Green Mountain Park. Gov Hoff signals openness while opponents fear moral issues. Separately Bennington districts approve a near term salary plan raising starting pay and benefits for teachers, with an area wide study to standardize future scales.
Welcome Wagoners Hear About Flowers
The Welcome Wagon Club met at the Old Bennington Schoolhouse with Mrs. Lloyd Oppenheimer discussing flower varieties and care. She demonstrated pine cone trees and drying techniques for arrangements. Members will meet next at Mrs. David Hayden’s home after a Saturday covered dish supper at the Bushees with 23 attendees.
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Welcome Wagon Club
Bennington
Lloyd Oppenheimer
David Hayden
Philip Bushee
Three-Vehicle Collision on BenMont Main St Injures Driver
Mrs. Lillian Frost driving on Main Street turned into Ben-Mont Avenue when her car hit a westbound vehicle driven by James E. Bevis. The impact pushed Frost’s car into Loretta L. Judge’s vehicle at a stop sign. Police logged a separate incident where William Livingston backed into Selma Gropman on Main Street.
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Lillian Frost
Mt. Anthony Road
Main Street
BenMont Avenue
Bennington Village
Frost
Ben-Mont Avenue
James E. Bevis
North Bennington
Bennington Friends of Retarded Children Dinner Meeting
The Bennington Friends of Retarded Children hold an annual dinner Monday at Mt. Anthony Country Club. Guest Bernard M. Fineson of New York City will discuss NAC's work and its local impact. Officers and board will be elected, with reports from committees. Tickets available at local offices and from named organizers.
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Bennington Friends of Retarded Children
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Bernard M. Fineson
New York City
National Association For Retarded Children
Fineson
National Association
National Organization
Labor Department
State of
New York
Bennington
Bennington Job Shifts Highlight Local Textile Industry
The Bennington plant of Union Carbide Consumer Products Division reports rehiring after a summer drop but total staff remains below 1963 levels. Old Bennington Weavers Inc. closed last fall with about 55 workers, while Trains Luksus Inc. leases the old plants and plans to grow from 12 to 15 20 workers as it begins production of self designed fabrics on a sample basis.
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Ber
Bennington
Union Carbide Corporation
Bennington Weavers Inc
Luksus Inc
Bennington Weavers
H. E. Bradford
Luksus
Bennington Area Sees New Jobs Amid Plant Growth
A wave of possible employment gains crosses Bennington area as Modern Anodizing Corp plans production in Pownal and Dow Chemical signals new opportunities from Cleveland transfers. H T Cushman Mfg expands space, while a large national firm weighs Bennington for a new plant and the county industrial group seeks a shell building tenant.
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Pownal
Anodizing Corp
Lampman
Dow Chemical Company
Ben-Mont
Cleveland
Bennington
Wells River
H. T. Cushman Mfg. Co
North Bennington
Bennington County Industrial Corp
Grace Norton Dudley 88 former Bridgeport pianist dies
Miss Grace Norton Dudley 88 of Shaftsbury died this morning at Putnam Memorial Hospital Bennington after eight years with Mr. and Mrs. C Lloyd Spaulding. She was a noted Bridgeport pianist and accompanist for a prominent dance instructor. No surviving relatives. Transfer to Bridgeport today. funeral planned there Saturday.
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Shaftsbury
Grace Norton Dudley
Bridgeport
Conn
C. Lloyd Spaulding
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Dudley
Gibney, Haynes & Kane Funeral Home
Vermont State Aid Revision Faces Tax and Equitable Concerns
The plan phases out equalization over three years starting 1965, softening local fiscal impact. Gov. Hoff backs a compromise adding 2.5 million dollars to raise total aid to 8.4 million, with potential 2.5 million more in 1965 to reach 10.9 million by 1966. Critics warn the bill lacks a fixed funding amount and may tempt windfall tax shifts. Southern Vermont legislators warn of losing bargaining power if the measure passes as is.
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Hoff
Vermont
Tion Committee
Hospital Notes and Birth Announcements
Discharges include Howard Fitzgerald Bennington Mrs Patricia Olney Sandra Cross Arlington Arthur Briggs Wodford and Shafts bury. Births report Mr and Mrs Paul E Jewett Robinson Avenue a son Feb 19. Also John William Amick born Feb 1 Worthington Minn to Dr and Mrs A Frank Amick Ruth Ann Grant mother.
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Howard Fitzgerald
Bennington
Patricia Olney
Shaftsbury
Sandra Cross
Arlington
Arthur Briggs
Woodford
Paul E. Jewett
Robinson Avenue
John William
A. Frank Amick
Worthington, Minn
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Edward Silver
Leo Nash
Henry Mallory
James B. Gibney
Bennington Briefs
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Citizen’s Party
State Armory
Banner
Robert T. Clark
Main St
Clark
Main
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Mt. Anthony Union
Friendly Circle of the First Baptist Church
Washington’s
Nichols Department Store
Alma Langlois
Marcia J. Heath
Allen J. Heath
Grandview St
Northampton Commercial College
Sally Mfg. Corp
County St
Adv
Wonder Shop
Safford St
Washington
New England
Rowe
Thomas J. Kenney
Kenney
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Sterling
Union Street
Wells
Kingston
Connecticut
Old State House
Hartford
Bennington- Brattleboro
Senate
Green Mountain Park
Philip H. Hoff
House
Ways and Means Committee
Ing
Leon E. Wagner
Bennington Southwest
Blue Cross
Bennington Southwest Supervisory Union
Candle Mill
Fe Candle Mill
BenMont-Main St
Miss Grace N. Dudley
Gail Borden
Margaret Beresford
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Frederick B. Wolf
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Jersey City
N.J
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Miss Maude C. Belden
Maude C. Belden
Haneson-Walbridge Funeral
Stephen C. Greene
Second Congregational Church
Park Lawn
Scottsville
Marie Joanne Cross
White Creek
N.Y
Edith Gulley
A. J. MacDonald
Shaftsbury Methodist Church
Rosewood Cemetery
Education Committee
Appropriations Committee
Samuel Parsons
Hubbardton
The
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Brattleboro
Rutland
Bennington—Bellows Falls
Chester
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Evaslom Dyaliscope
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