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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1967

Page

2

Castleton Graduates Named in Outstanding Young Men List

Five Castleton State College alumni are selected for the 1967 Outstanding Young Men of America. C Frank Bizzarro leads with years coaching in Bennington and teaching social studies at Mt Anthony High School. Maurice Brewster Jr. teaches elementary education at Memorial University, Rutland natives Edward Fabian, Gene Hall, and Dr. Robert Richardson also listed with varied careers and degrees.

Castleton Castleton State College C. Frank Bizzarro Bennington Maurice A. Brewster Jr Rutland Edward J. Fabian Montpelier Gene E. Hall Robert L. Richardson Northfield Bizzarro Mt. Anthony High School Mt. Saint Joseph Academy Brewster Memorial University St. Johns Nflh Rutland High School Columbia University Whitingham South Londonderry Fabian Social Service State Department of Education West Rutland High School Orwell Hall Syracuse University UVM Richardson Appalachian State Teachers College Boone N.C Northfield High School Notre Dame University Indiana University of Florida

Irvine elected to national junior college commission

Dr William L Irvine president of Vermont College was named to a three year term on the Commission on Administration of the American Association of Junior Colleges joining 17 other presidents from across the United States The commission will study issues in two year college education including administration recruitment facilities and international education during the coming months The 47th annual AJc convention will be in San Francisco with Sen Wayne Morse as featured banquet speaker.

Rutland Chamber Forms Young Executives Club

Rutland region chamber creates the Young Executives Club to handle membership relations and special projects. Terry Allen named chairman as the group drafts by‑laws and plans its first effort assisting the chamber’s annual membership and public relations campaign.

Rutland Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce Young Executives Club Terry Allen Chamber Chambers’ Board of Governors

Albany Blue Shield plans broader coverage for doctor bills

Albany officials seek state approval for a Blue Shield contract that would cover the full doctor's bill for subscribers regardless of income. The plan would pay reasonable, necessary and customary fees instead of fixed schedule amounts and could be offered by May. Ralph Hammersley, executive director, announced. In Troy, the Rensselaer County grand jury convened for a second session this week amid a Hoosick Falls theft case involving 700 pounds of brass from Noble and Wood Machine Co. A 16 year old Hoosick Falls youth is free on $3,000 property bond on a first degree grand larceny charge. a Hoosick man is free on $1,500 bail as an accessory. Evidence was presented by Asst. Dist. Atty. Elliott F. Marinstein. The grand jury recessed until Tuesday to report findings in Supreme Court.

Albany Blue Shield Ralph Hammersley Troy Rensselaer County Grand Jury Hoosick Falls Noble & Wood Machine Co Asst. Dist Atty Elliott F. Marinstein Supreme Court

Pastor and Sister Die in Church Fire in Rochester

The Rev. George Weinmann age 77, pastor of St. Philip Neri Church, died from burns after trying to save the communion hosts during an electrical fire. Sister Lillian Marie, 26, also perished, dying shortly after rescue work.

Rochester George Weinmann St. Philip Neri Lillian Marie

Pair Arrested on Marijuana Possession in Turnpike Stop

Lee, Massachusetts state police arrest Donald R. Martin of Rochester New York and Katherine E. Wolfe of Cambridge on marijuana in an automobile charges after a speeding stop on the turnpike. Martin pleads guilty to possession and Wolfe to being in the company of a person carrying marijuana. The cases are continued with bail set at 1000 dollars.

Lee Donald R. Martin Rochester N.Y Katherine E. Wolfe Cambridge Martin Miss Wolfe

Mt. Greylock gets Berkshire Title III grant for pilot summer institute

Williamstown Mt. Greylock Regional High School receives the first Berkshire County Title III grant of 35170 dollars. Superintendent Gregory R. Anrigh announced the funds will fund planning and a pilot summer institute in arts and sciences for Northern Berkshire High School students.

Williamstown Berkshire County Mt. Greylock Gregory R. Anrigh Berkshire

Pittsfield Plans Post Office to City Hall Conversion

The City Hall Building Commission met to plan converting the former Post Office into a city hall. A heating and air conditioning design and wiring plan will be shown March 7, with renovation costs around 400000 dollars and a target completion by October 1.

Pittsfield City Hall Building Commission

Telephone cable project announced in western Massachusetts

Great Barrington manager George Wood of the New England Telephone Co announces a project to bury about 54 miles of telephone cable across Sheffield Egremont New Marlboro and Mt. Washington.

Great Barrington George Wood New England Telephone Co Sheffield Egremont New Marlboro Mt. Washington

Boston letter calls for impeachment of Johnson over Vietnam

Open letter in BU News urges House to launch impeachment inquiry into President Johnson for undeclared war in Vietnam. The BU editor and supporters label the war a high crime and condemn Johnson’s actions while defending free speech amid campus controversy.

Boston UPI Boston University Harold Case Johnson BU News House John W. McCormack Congress Thor Vietnam tWe Case Howard Zinn Ray Mungo Lawrence Washington

Governor Hoff taps seven for four state agencies

Governor Philip Hoff named seven men to multi year terms across four agencies. Gerald G. Walker of South Londonderry and George F. Babcock of Morrisville won six year seats on the Fish and Game Board. John Downs of St. Johnsbury and Prof. Frank Smallwood of Norwich joined the Vermont State Colleges Board of Trustees for six years. Timothy J. OConnor of Brattleboro and George A. King of Morristown were chosen for six year Mental Health Board terms, with King’s confirmation possibly a renewal. The Rev. Lorenzo DAgostino of St Michaels College in Winooski was named to fill the unexpired Mental Health term of Rep. George Kingston Jr.

Brattleboro George A. King Morristown King Lorenzo D’agostino St. Michael’s College Winooski George J. Kingston Jr

Train Derailment Kills Three, Injures Twenty-Five En Route To Tournament

A Baltimore and Ohio National Limited train derailed on a trestle near Pennsboro West Virginia killing at least three and injuring 25. The packed car plunged into Hughes River and was carrying students and fans bound for Martinsburg St. Joseph High School’s Catholic tournament in Huntington. About 100 aboard, injuries treated in Parkersburg area hospitals as buses ferried uninjured passengers on.

Pennsboro W. Va UPI Baltimore & Ohio Railroad National Limited Baltimore Cincinnati Martinsburg Huntington Martinsburg St. Joseph High School Hughes River Here Parkersburg Tunnelton Pennsylvania

Boston Cardinal Cushing Endorses Nun Hospital Appeal

Cardinal Cushing called worthy an appeal from Maine nuns staffing Martha Memorial Hospital in Jackman Station. The group seeks a doctor to staff a new hospital scheduled for occupancy in April or May, hoping for a capable physician to respond to the call.

Boston UPI Richard Cardinal Cushing Maine Martha Memorial Hospital Jackman Station Cushing

Two New England Soldiers Killed in Vietnam

The Defense Department identified two New England soldiers killed in Vietnam. Staff Sgt. John E. McCarthy, son of Mrs. Mary L. McCarthy of Peabody Massachusetts, and Sgt. William D. Holden, son of Mrs. Guilda Hendricks of Rutland Vermont, were named.

Washington UPI Defense Department New England Vietnam John E. McCarthy Mary L. McCarthy New Castle Rd Peabody Mass William D. Holden Guilda Hendricks West St Rutland

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