Scouts Camp Through Snowflake Weekend At Woodford Bennington
About 51 Boy Scouts from two Bennington Troops endured winter at the Woodford Scout shelter for Operation Snowflake. Thirty slept under temporary shelters and cooked outdoors, some two nights. Troop 53 and Troop 55 fielded multiple patrol leaders and Eagle Scout Bruce Fuller among the participants, with Scoutmasters Kendall Adams and Robert Reynolds leading the outing and its outdoor activities along the Long Trail.
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Bennington
Woodford
First Methodist Church
Second Congregational Church
Bruce Fuller
Jan Harrington
Martin Betts
Teddy Betts
Jeff Locklin
Michael Betts
John Sidusky
Troop 53
Francis Morin
Ned Quist
John Wiskoski
Wayne Jacobs
Renny Barret
Alan Watson
Bobby Nadeau
Roy Andersen
Richard Stratton
Walter Hall
Jon Peck
David Peterson
William Harrington
Steve Rice
Ralph Mavilla
Chris Bergquist
Ralph Quackenbush
Wynn Metcalf
Richard Maier
Kendall Adams
Kenneth Gile
Jack Stratton
Roy Bergquist
Steven Brookman
James Crowe
Thomas Crowe
Mark Hassenpflug
Alan Hollister
Daniel Hurlbut
Paul Kennedy
Edward Lother
Winston Lother
Robert Myers
David Pratt
Robert Reynolds Jr
Michael Roy
Patrick Roy
Leslie Severy
Benny Wilson
Michael Wilson
Mark Wilson
James Lewis
Gary Hamilton
David Hollister
Warren Harmon
Griffin Smith Jr
Robert Reynolds
Fire Officials Probe $1 Million Sugarbush Inn Blaze
Warren investigators from the State Fire Marshal's office continued probing the Saturday fire that destroyed the Sugarbush Inn, a property valued at about $1 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugarbush
Warren
UPI
Sugarbush Inn
Cars Hit Tree College Gate And Each Other
Several vehicle incidents are reported. Karl Harrington of the Lyons District wrecked a 1960 Chevrolet after leaving Vermont Route 9 near the New York line, while Linda M. Becerra of 40 Monument Rd struck the gate at Bennington College on College Road Vermont 67A. Dwight Symmes and Edward Crealese damaged a Vermont 9 sideswipe, with no injuries. A fire at the Sugarbush Valley exclusive inn destroyed the lodge, with about 60 guests and 35 employees evacuated. damage estimated at $1,000,000. Firefighters used 600,000 gallons of pool water to douse the blaze amid zero temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Harrington
Lyons District
Vermont 9
New York State Line
Harrington
Bennington
Linda M. Becerra
Monument Rd
Bennington College
College Road
Vermont
Miss Becerra
Dwight A. Symmes
Old Bennington
Edward G. Crealese
Main St
Searsburg
Sugarbush Valley
Robert Payne
Moretown
Lloyd Howard
Payne
Bedlam
Warren
Waitsfield
Robert Eldridge
Montpelier
Obituaries and Deaths Across Bennington Area
Multiple notices report deaths in Bennington and nearby towns including Maude Bowers Holland, Lewis Allen Sr., Raymond Howard, Joseph Leary, and Harriet Beswick Avery. Details include residences, occupations, survivors, funeral arrangements, and burial plans, with services at local funeral homes and churches: Gibney Haynes Kane, Hanson Walbridge, Leo J. Mahar, and Brewster Funeral Home.
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Miriam Rebekah Lodge
Irving Holland
Fort Ticonderoga
N.Y
Fort Edward
Gibney, Haynes & Kane Funeral
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Park Lawn Vault
Lewis Lee Allen Sr
North Bennington Road
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Lewis M
Ida (Dwyer) Allen
Brattleboro
Mary Thomas
Maryland
Clayton Barber
Lewis L
North Bennington
Hanson - Walbridge
Melvin R. McGaughey
First Methodist Church
Park Lawn Chapel
Shaftsbury Village
Feneral
Raymond E. Howard
Gage St
Hanson-Walbridge
Banenet
Manchester
Harriet (Beswick) Avery
Louis Avery
Plymouth
Charles
Jennie
Bowen) Beswick
Ella May Bolster
Manchester Depot
Byron
Middleton
William
Guyton, Ga
Neva Truman
Burt Beswick
Kenneth
Vernon
Brewster Funeral Home
Manchester Center
Robert Clayton
Zion Episcopal Church
Factory Point
Mauldin Eyewitness Recalls Vietnam Coup Chaos
A firsthand account during the coup unfolds with Brig. Gen. Ky’s air force, Khanh allies, and Pham Ngoc Thao on a tank. The author visits the U.S. Embassy, the seized radio station, and the airport amid tanks, planes, and curfew, noting mixed loyalties and a failed bid after 24 hours. Buddhists and air force neutrality cited as stabilizing factors.
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Air Force
Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S
Maxwell Taylor
Khanh
Pham Ngoc Thao
Khiem
Air France
Tokyo
Keyes Beech
Chicago Daily News
Bennington Briefs Highlight Community Meetings and Ad Hours
Fire department responded to a space heater accident at the Carey home on Washington Avenue. Lions Club meets Tuesday at 6 30 p m at the Knott y Pine Restaurant with guest Calvin Mosher of Globe Union. Shaker Doll Club forms with 24 charter members and 1200 dolls. Mrs Norman Stratton elected vice president and owns a local doll museum. Pink and blue shower honors Mrs Richard Pettus. Judge Fienberg resumes duties after Puerto Rico vacation. False alarm at Bennington Elementary School due to alarm system malfunction. VFW Auxiliary to meet Tuesday at 8 p m with refreshments by Lillian Bourassa and Ina Damon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Fred Carey
Washington Avenue
Benenington Lions Club
Calvin Mosher
Globe Union
Dale Carnegie
Norman (Mae) Stratton
East Road
Shaker Doll Club
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Vermont
Joseph T. Sproule
Sand Lake
N.Y
Boiler Blast Forces Dancers to Leave Armory
An explosion in the State Armory furnace Saturday night forced evacuation of about 300 children at a dance. The blast shook the building shortly after 9 p.m. Police ordered a precautionary exit. after fire department inspection the site was deemed safe and the dance resumed. Boiler room damage was repaired Sunday and heating restored.
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State Armory
Bennington
Weeks School Escapees Will Be Arraigned
Three escapees from Weeks School Vergennes VT, two aged 16 and one 17, were captured in Groton CT and will be arraigned in Vermont on armed robbery charges. They allegedly abducted a Sugarbush ski shop employee at gunpoint, made him drive to North Walpole NH, and robbed him of 20. They were arrested Sunday morning. The trio also allegedly broke into a hunting camp in Waitsfield VT, stealing a rifle used in the threat. Weeks School officials will return them to Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groton, Conn
UPI
Vergennes
Green Mountain
Groton
Sugarbush
North Walpole
N.H
Dennis Hall
Waitsfield
Vermont
Hall
Vermont ski areas hope to recoup early losses during busy Presidents Week
Vermont ski resorts report strong crowds and good conditions as Washington's Birthday Week returns, with Killington noting up to nine inches of new snow and Mount Snow, Stowe, and Mount Mansfield seeing solid to good conditions. Operators aim to recover season losses despite limited snowfall and cold weather routing roads treacherous.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Washington
Killington
Mount Snow
Dover
Stowe
Mount Mansfield Co
Mount Mansfield
Beattie gets six to twelve months for stolen car charges
In Albany Municipal Court Donald E. Beattie, 27, was sentenced to 60 days in Bennington County Jail for driving while suspended and six to twelve months in the Windsor House of Correction for driving without the owner's consent. The sentences run concurrently. He had been found Feb 13 in Arlington driving a car not his, with the car later reported missing from Troy. Two related charges of DUI and intoxication were dropped. Beattie had prior MV violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N.Y
House of Correction
Windsor
Atty
R. Marshall Witten
Donald E. Beattie
Arlington
Beattie
Witten
Troy
Vermont
George M. Fienberg
Bennington County
Robert E. Cummings Jr
Vermont Senate redistricting plan seen illegal
In Montpelier UPI report, a Senate reapportionment bill aimed at helping Grand Isle and Essex Counties faces withdrawal as federal courts are unlikely to accept it. The plan would raise Senate size to 32 from 30, shifting seats to Chittenden and Rutland. A companion weighted voting proposal may also be dropped. House action on a legislative council bill with a $60,000 biennial appropriation is anticipated.
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Chittenden
Rutland
House
Legislative Council
Franklin S. Billings Jr
R. Woodstock
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Reynolds Barret
Tom Crowe
Steve Brookman
Mike Wilson
Hagerman
Billy Harrington
College Gate
Bennington Area
Joseph Leary
Hoosick Falls
Salem
Mr. Leary
Coila
Timothy and
Honora Ford Leary
St. Mary’s Academy
Gillespie Bros
Main Street
Cheney
Leary
Gillespie
Nellie Corcoran
Corcoran
the Elks
K of C
Mrs. Louis Avery
Dr. Courtland Cunning
F. Courtland Cunning
Caldwell
State St
Third St
Anthony E. Matera
Cunning
LaSalle Institute
University of Pennsylvania
St. Anthony’s Church
Joseph
Mauldin
Phan Huy Quat
Bennington Briefs
Richard Pettus
Overlea Road
Houran
Houran Road
Jackie K. Houran
George M
Fienberg
Convent Avenue
Puerto Rico
VFW
Lillian Bourassa
Ina Damon
Washington County State
John E. Bern
Sconi
Barre
Weeks
Pierce
Paul E. Mason
North Pownal
U.S. 7
Senate
Ketcham
Sen
James Kennedy
Essex
Harter Theatrennington
Walt Disney
Technicolor
Walt Disney Productions
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