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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1964

Page

2

UVM Opens New Votey Engineering Building

The University of Vermont receives the Votey Engineering Building as the Board of State Buildings turns it over. Dean Warren Essler hopes classes begin next Monday with full faculty moves by week’s end. The building honors Josiah William Votey, longtime dean and Phi Beta Kappa graduate.

Burlington University of Vermont Board of State Buildings Votey UVM Warren Essler College of Technology Josiah William Votey College of Engineering

Vermont Senate approves Norwich Hanover interstate school district bond bill

The Vermont Senate gave final legislative approval to a bill authorizing the Norwich Town School District to issue bonds for Dresden School District operations. Norwich and Hanover New Hampshire plan an interstate district, approved by both state legislatures and Congress last year, awaiting only the governor's signature to become law.

Montpelier Vermont Senate Norwich Town Dresden Norwich Hanover N.H Congress

Democrats Target 15000 Voter Registrations in 1964 Drive

Democratic State Chairman Daniel J. O'Brien outlined a 1964 kickoff to register 15,000 voters. T. Wesley Grady named state director of registration and will lead efforts. Grady previously chaired the state party executive committee and served in Gov. Hoff’s administration.

Burlington Daniel J. O’brien O’brien Underhill T. Wesley Grady Grady Hoff

Miss Hurley Joins Vermont Mental Health Study Team

Miss Mary M. Hurley a Massachusetts native joins Vermont mental health planning study as assistant coordinator. The study funded by federal planning grants totaling 100000 over two years proceeds under the Mental Health Division until a new department is set up in July. Headquarters at Mary Fletcher Hospital with Rucker and a secretarial staff to be added.

Burlington Mary M. Hurley Massachusetts Vermont William Rucker Vermont State Health Depart Mary Fletcher Hospital Rucker Miss Hurley Fall River Mass Brown University Harvard University University of Madrid

Surgeon to speak at Vermont ACS chapter meeting

C Stuart Welch M D professor of Surgery Albany Medical College will address the Vermont Chapter American College of Surgeons on March 5 at 1 30 p m The topic is Surgical Management of Cirrhosis The meeting is open to physicians in Vermont New Hampshire Northern New York and Canada Dinner arrangements should be made with Dr Wright in Montpelier or Getty Page Rutland executive secretary Vermont State Medical Society

Montpelier C. Stuart Welch Albany Medical College Union University Albany Vermont American College of Surgeons Arthur R. Wright New Hampshire New York Canada Wright Getty Page Vermont State Medical Society Rutland

Peyton Place author omits children in will naming Boston man

Grace Metalious author of Peyton Place died yesterday in Beth Israel Hospital from a chronic liver ailment. Her will leaves sole beneficiary as John Rees of 1 Emerson Place Boston and makes no bequests to her three children.

Boston Grace Metalious Laconia N.H John F. Clemens Cambridge Marsha Dupuis Christopher Metalious Cynthia Metalious John Rees Rees Cremens Peyton Place

Eisenhower aide to campaign for Lodge in Massachusetts

Marty Snyder, Eisenhower’s wartime mess sergeant turned New York restaurateur, arrives in New Hampshire pledging full disclosure of plans to back Henry Cabot Lodge for president. He cites past 1952 campaign work and 1958 for Nelson Rockefeller as his precedents.

Manchester N. H Dwight D. Eisenhower Henry Cabot Lodge Massachusetts Marty Snyder New York City New Hampshire New York Nelson A. Rockefeller Eisenhower Lodge Snyder

Rights Leaders Stage Freedom StayOut in Boston Schools

Boston civil rights leaders organized a Freedom Stay-Out to protest de facto segregation. About 600 volunteers staffed 37 Freedom Schools in churches and centers across the city, with 14 000 Black students in 13 targeted schools. The move drew mixed reactions from officials and clergy, as opponents labeled it illegal under compulsory attendance laws.

Boston Public Schools Boston Bernett Edward W. Brooke The NAACP Richard Cardinal Cushing Wellesley Newton

Bennington Banner Publisher and contact details

The Bennington Banner publishes daily except Sunday and legal holidays from 425 Main St Bennington Vermont. It is a member of the Associated Press with exclusive rights to local AP news. Home delivery available by carrier or motor route with 7 cents per day. Subscription rates listed for Vermont and broader U S with 8 month 4 25 6 month 8 1 year 15 within 50 mile radius. higher rates elsewhere.

Bennington Banner Main St. Bennington Vt The Banner Publishing Corporation Associated Press AP News Vermont U.S

Albany tax plan blocked by Rockefeller on school aid hike

Gov. Rockefeller rejected Assembly Speaker Carlino's plan for a 50 million school aid increase funded by a one cent per pack cigarette tax. Senate Leader Mahoney and the governor pledged no tax boost this year, quashing the proposal. Saratoga Springs to break ground on a 3 million Performing Arts Center this year with a 1966 opening.

Albany Assembly Joseph F. Carlino Rockefeller Carlino Senate Walter J. Mahoney Saratoga Springs Richard Leach Leach

Berkshire selectmen pick Denelli as chairman in town meeting

Williamstown John Denelli named chairman of the Board of Selectmen at the organizational meeting Tuesday night Norris Phelps named vice chair and James Drummond renamed secretary The board includes Charles Hall and new member Filmore Baker They support an aerial spray plan over 2335 acres and favor a limited sales tax in town. Adams hospital converts pediatric ward to adult to handle more patients in three weeks W B Plunkett Memorial Hospital administrator Woodrown Cummings reports. North Adams approves first 4 million budget Mayor Francis Florini says tax rate could rise about 9 with final figure 4 074941 24 up 275000 from last year

Williamstown John Denelli Board of Selectmen Norris Phelps James Drummond Charles Hall Filmore Baker Selectmen State Department of Natural Resources ADAMS W. B. Plunkett Memorial Hospital Woodrownw Cummings North Adams Francis Florini

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