Drivers Escape Serious Harm in Head-On Crash
Two cars were heavily damaged but the drivers escaped with minor injuries in a head on collision on U S 7 in Pownal near the Massachusetts line. Vermont State Police identified the vehicles a 1962 Chevrolet two door sedan driven by Robert J. Francis of Adams Massachusetts and a 1963 Chevrolet station wagon driven by Mrs Vera Tornabene of Pownal. The crash happened as Tornabene turned across the southbound lane toward the Turf Restaurant. Francis suffered a head bump and a cut lip while Tornabene had a bumped lip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. 7
Pownal
Massachusetts
Vermont
Robert J. Francis
Adams
Mass
Vera Tornabene
Tornabene
Obituaries of Palmer in North Bennington and Austen in SHUSHAN
Fletcher S Palmer 69 World War I veteran died Saturday at home in North Bennington He worked many years as a maintenance man at Polygraphic Company of America before retirement Born February 2 1896 he was son of Gideon and Bertha Palmer He served in Co C 330th Tank Corps He belonged to White Creek Grange Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm Cunningham Funeral Home Green ville burial in Cornwallville NY Calling hours today 2-4 and 7-9 pm and Tuesday night at Cunningham Survivors include daughter Charlotte White Castle ton NY son Kenneth Palmer Manchester Coast Guard brother Zoeth Palmer Wingdale NY sister Pearl Palmer Norton Hill NY three grandchildren Mary Elizabeth Austen 60 died Feb 10 in Hot Springs SD She taught at Alliance SD Junior High and had been in failing health She and her late husband James F retired US Army officer moved to Alliance from Japan Three daughters Don Parsons Eleanor and Francis survive along with brother William McGeoch Cambridge NY sister Helen Mann Troy NY Services were held Feb 12 at Christian Church with Rev Ben E Ogden officiating Burial in Alliance Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Fletcher S. Palmer
Polygraphic Company of America
Shushan
N.Y
Mary Elizabeth Austen
Hot Springs
S.D
Alliance
Austen
William
Jennie McGeoch
Japan
James F
Don Parsons
Eleanor
Francis
William McGeoch
Cambridge
Helen Mann
Troy
Christian Church
Ben E. Ogden
Alliance Cemetery
Fresh Soviet intellectual breeze foreshadowed in Pravda plea
Moscow reports a Pravda appeal for clash of opinions signaling a potential loosening of Khrushchev era constraints on avantgarde writers. Observers warn it is early, but see it as an indirect attack on Khrushchev. Rumyantsev says real creative activity needs free expression and debate. Khrushchev, ousted after October 15, now secluded west of Moscow, faces criticism for autocratic rule and ignoring expert advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
UPD
Pravda
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Alexei Rumyantsev
Rumyantsev
Vermont Red Cross Report Presented
Governor Hoff presented the annual Vermont Red Cross report, praising 7,586 volunteers in 20 chapters and urging support during Red Cross Month. Highlights include $4,094 major disaster aid to 18 families, 32 minor disaster cases, 13,882 pints of blood, 1,885 first aid trainees, and 9,038 youths taught swimming and lifesaving in Vermont communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Red Cross
Vermont
Kirtland J. Keve
American National Red Cross Board of Governors
Hoff
Vermont Legislative Council Forum to examine drunk driving
The Vermont Legislative Council will host a biennial forum in the House Chamber on Wednesday February 24 at 7 p.m. Public welcome. Speakers include Commissioner Robert C. Schwartz Dr Roy V. Buttles Dr J Bishop McGill and attorney Arthur Crowley. The event discusses the legal definition of a drunk driver and support for lowering the blood alcohol limit to .10 percent. Lt Gov John J Daley and council president Mrs Clifford B Harwood will speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy V. Buttles
Heaton
Barre City
Gifford Memorial
J. Bishop McGill
Mary Fletcher
de Goesbriand
Burlington
Arthur Crowley
Bishop, Crowley and Jeffords
Rutland
Rutland County
Getty Page
Vermont Legislative Council
John J
YMCA Schedule Highlights Weekly Activities
The YMCA timetable lists daily activities for various groups. Monday covers boys gym classes by grade and wrestling. Tuesday features Red Brick bowling, men's volleyball, student nurses gym group, and YMCA Basketball League. Wednesday includes grade school bowling, baton classes, and Junior Hi Y. Thursday offers grade school bowling, North PowelNal boys basketball, men's volleyball, Chess Club, and YMCA Basketball League. Friday repeats boys gym classes and grade school bowling. Saturday hosts Jr Rifle Club and Village Recreation and YMCA Boys Basketball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
North Powe Nal
Village Recreation and Ymca
Norwich Cadets To Experience Cold Weather Survival Training
NORTHFIELD It will be a cold weekend for 68 Norwich University cadets February 26 to 28 as the ROTC Mountain Cold Weather Training program holds its annual survival bivouac. The group includes about 25 Mountain Reserve Team members who will supervise sophomores and act as the aggressor in a mock battle. They will march four to five miles to Paine Mountain crest carrying gear and supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northfield
Norewich University
Norwich
Paine Mountain
Norwich ROTC bivouac teaches cold survival and tactics
Cadets from Norwich University along with five visitors from Pennsylvania Military College take part in a harsh winter bivouac. The program trains cadets to live off the land, endure cold conditions, and practice winter warfare tactics, supported by Norwich’s Mountain Rescue Team and RO TC initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich
Pennsylvania Military College
Chester
Norwich Uniersity
Carpenter Survives Canadian Avalanche Rescue
Einar Myllyla, a 32 year old Finnish born carpenter, was found alive after 78 hours buried under rock and snow at the Granduc copper mining camp in Stewart British Columbia. He was rushed to a hospital in Ketchikan Alaska with severe frostbite and shock, facing possible loss of fingers and toes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
B.C
UPI
Einar Myllyla
Myllyla
Granduc
British Columbia
Pacific
Ketchikan
Alaska
James Wilson
Engagement of Barbara Wrubleski to George Brown
Mr and Mrs Stephen Wrubleski of Hoosick Falls announce the engagement of their daughter Barbara Ann to George L Brown son of Mrs Helen Brown of Walloomsac and the late Earl Brown Barbara a graduate of St Marys Academy is in her final year of nurse training at Samaritan Hospital George a Hoosick Falls Central School graduate served in the US Army and works at General Electric in Schenectady A September wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Merrills
Dolan Avenue
Hoosick Falls
Donald Marken
Gage St
Donald Bovey
Peru
Leon Beaudoin
Division St
Hoosick Falls, N.Y
Stephen ‘Wrubleski
Barbara Ann
George L. Brown
Helen Brown
Walloomsac
Earl Brown
Miss Wrubleski
St. Mary’s Academy
Samaritan Hospital
Hoosick Falls Central School
United States Army
General Electric Co
Schenectady
Gail Vose Engaged to Perry Snyder in Burlington
Mr and Mrs William Vose of Mortimer Street announce the engagement of their daughter Gail Marie to Perry Snyder son of Donald Snyder and Mrs Francis Stroffolene of Arlington Miss Vose a BCHS graduate and senior nurse at Jeanne Mance School of Nursing in Burlington fiance also BCHS graduate and is stationed at Kirtland AFB New Mexico A summer wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Vose
Mortimer Street
Gail Marie
Perry Snyder
Donald Snyder
Francis Stroffolene
Arelington
Miss Vose
Bennington Catholic High School
Jeanne Mance
Burt Burt Engagement Announced for Sandra Burt and Dennis Sullivan
Mrs Parry Burt of Coral Gables announces the engagement of her daughter Sandra Yolanda Burt to Dennis Richard Sullivan son of Mr and Mrs Timothy J Sullivan of Miami The bride to be is a senior at Vassar College and is the granddaughter of Mrs Curtis Burt of St Petersburg and the late Mr Burt The fiance is a senior at Williams College and a Phi Delta Theta member
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coral Gables
Fla
Parry Burt
Sandra Yolanda Burt
Dennis Richard Sullivan
Timothy J. Sullivan
Miami
Vassar College
Nelson Owen Burt
Williams College
Phi Delta Theta
Miss Burt
Curtis Burt
St. Petersburg
Bennington
Mr. Burt
Blood Law engagement announced in Stamford and North Adams
Mr and Mrs Ralph M Blood of Main Rd Stamford announce the engagement of their daughter Dayle C Blood to Donald E Law son of Mr and Mrs Joseph E Law of 132 Protection Ave North Adams Mass Dayle a 1958 Drury High School graduate also a Berkshire Business College alumna is secretary to the district superintendent of distribution at Massachusetts Electric Co in North Adams Donald a 1955 Drury High School graduate works as a toolmaker at Sprague Electric Co plant The wedding is set for June 5 at First Baptist Church North Adams
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Ralph M. Blood
Main Rd
Dayle C. Blood
Donald E. Law
Joseph E
Protection Ave
North Adams
Mass
Blood
Drury High School
Berkshire Business College
Pittsfield
Massachusetts Electric Co
Mr. Law
Sprague Electric Co
First Baptist Church
Vermont Employment Hits New High Mark
Vermont employment reached a January high, with Stella B. Hackel stating the figures show steady economic growth. She noted a 2,500 drop in joblessness from 1964 and a nearly 20 percent decline, marking the five year January low, and that the jobless rate stayed below 7 percent for the first time in seven winters.
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Manchester Center
Barber
Old Bennington
Meredith Surdam
Burgess Road
Vermont 9
Walloomsac Inn
John Cushman
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Surdan
Gary Hoag
Richard Purdy
Mr. Palmer
Gideon and
Bertha (Smith) Palmer
Cornwallville
Cornell University
Co. C, 330Th Tank Corps
The
White Creek Grange
Cunningham
Greenville
Cornwallville, N.Y
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Cunningham Funeral Home
Charlotte White
Castleton, N.Y
Kenneth Pal
Mer
Manchester
U.S. Coast Guard
Zoeth Palmer
Wingdale
Miss Pearl Palmer
Norton Hill
Mary E. Austen
RED Cross Report
Kirtland
Harkness Ballet Group
Fernand Leger
Biot
France
French Riviera
R. Harkness
Legislative Council
Robert T. Stafford
Washington
Capitol
John T. Alden
Woodstock
Gary W. Winch
St. Johnsbury
Lynn N. Bottom
Shelburne
John H. Cushman Jr
Susan Lamoureux
Ida LeBlanc
Robert Johnson
Theresa Bierwirth
Petersburg
Phyllis Wideawake
Patricia Delaney
East Arlington
Jean Jones
Jeanette Carroll
Margaret Ivimey
Mary Whitney
Mary Ann Betit
White Creek
Michael Kenyon
Mary Madden
Wayne Smith
Robert R. Watson
James Connell
Marjorie McIntire
Isabelle Percey
Joyce Jones
Jacksonville
John Stuka
Ben Harbur
Dorothy Ryan
Loretta Thomas
Brian Edwards
Pownal Center
Mabel Shaw
William Stone
Ardythe Bender
Mary LaBounty
Betty Wolf
Wilmington
Carpenter
Washingtons Stn
Drysdale’s
Andrick
Barbara Wrubleski
Wrubleski
Brown
Gail Marie Vose
Vose-Snyder
Burt-Sullivan
American Gem Society
Noveck-Shultz, Inc
Bennington, Vermont
Beneficial Finance Co
Main Street
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