McCarthy Blames Johnson For U.S. Despair and Decay
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy accused the Johnson administration of five years of decay and near despair as he campaigned in New Hampshire for the March 12 primary. In Manchester he said leadership and direction define the contest, arguing the era has replaced progress with decay and hope with failure in war with peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashua
N.H
UPI
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Johnson
McCarthy
New Hampshire
Paign
Manchester
Vietnam
Five Area Accidents Under State Police Investigation
State police investigated five weekend accidents with extensive vehicle damage. One incident resulted in minor injuries to Thelma Wallach of Flushing and Marla Teschmer of 25, both in Vermont on Route 11 30. A 35-year-old Bennington man Phillip Hammond sustained major damage on Route 9 in Woodford after leaving the road and striking trees. Another Route 9 crash near Bennington Village involved Wayne Phillips 21 and a guard post. In Searsburg Robert Lee 18 of Stamford Conn lost control and plunged off a curve into trees. The Shaftsbury intersection of Church Street and U S 7 was noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Winhall
Thelma Wallach
Flushing
N.Y
Marla Teschmer
Joel C. Towart
North Bennington
Vt. 9
Woodford
Long Trail Road
Bennington
Phillip W. Hammond
Bennington Village
Wayne Phillips
Searsburg
Robert Lee
Stamford
Conn
Church Street
U.S. 7
Shaftsbury
Oscar J. Brown
Hoosick Falls
Old Bennington
Brown
William C. Sennett
South Woodstock
Robert E. Cummings Jr
Thomas J. Keyes
Manchester Depot
U.S. Marine Corps
Atty
Carmody
Keyes
Barnumville Road
William C. McGee
Gore Road
Main Street
McGee
Asa E. Thomas
Sunderland
Gregory Predicts More Riots at Connecticut College
Dick Gregory, in a three day seminar on racial problems at Connecticut College for Women, warned that urban violence will spread to every city unless honest problem solving begins. He criticized attitudes toward minorities as sick and insane and aimed barbs at Johnson Rockefeller and Kennedy, calling for a write in 50 state presidential run and promising to bring home troops from Vietnam. Demonstrators marched with Afro-American Union and Civil Rights Club in memory of three students killed by police in Rac ing violence in Angesbury, S. C.
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New London
New York
Gregory
Robert Kennedy
D-N.y
Kennedy
LBJ
College Afro-American Union
The
Civil Rights Club
Angesbury
S.C
McCarthy
Johnson
Rotary Club
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Sidney Hills Country Club
Newton
Mass
Worcester
United States
Pope Paul
U Thant
Peace Corps
Lovers quarrel leads to assault in Pittsburgh
Betsy Mahoney, 24, is in fair condition at Pittsburgh Hospital after a head and chest injuries from a quarrel with her husband Raymond, 27, who faces aggravated assault with intent to kill. The couple married three days earlier and were involved in a minor Friday crash. Separate incidents: 75 year old Alexander Bebris and 62 year old Jane Wilson in a separate crossover collision. 20 year old Dale Campbell and 19 year old Ronnie Daniel in Bennington Village with varying vehicle damage.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Betsy Mahoney
Raymond
Alexander Bebris
Bennington
Jane W. Wilson
Stamford
South Shaftsbury
School Street
Campbell
Texan's Martians A Hoax
LOCO Tex. UPI reports Carroll Watts once claimed Martians and a spaceship visiting west Texas. He failed a polygraph test, saying threats and an attempt to coerce him into failing. Al Wynn called him intelligent but influenced. Watts backed photos, while Hynek urged caution amid lingering doubt. McCarthy tour and antiwar critique follow with comments on U. S. leadership.
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Loco, Tex
UPI
West Texas
Carroll Watts
al R. Wynn
Watts
Sol
Mars
Wynn
J. Allen Hynek
Northwestern University
Evanston
Ill
Hynek
Break Reported At St Johnsbury Trucking Terminal
Break reported at the St Johnsbury Trucking Co terminal on North Bennington Road was confirmed by a company spokesman. Police said the break occurred Saturday night and the incident is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Johnsbury
Legislative Wives Hold Meeting in Montpelier Tea
The Loyal Legislative Wives LLW held a Feb 21 tea in Montpelier with Addison, Lamoille and Windsor counties as hostesses. Talk on Flower Designing by Mrs Luther Hackett followed by floral arrangements. Treasurer report noted wheelchairs project progress and funds to reach six units. Next tea is March 6 at Montpelier Motor Inn with Bennington, Chittenden Grand Isle and Rutland counties as hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier Motor Inn
Bennington
Chittenden - Grand Isle
Rutland
Obituary notices recall Lt Albert Christie and others
Obituaries recall Lt Albert B. Christie 63 formerly of Bennington died at Barre City Hospital after a long illness. He served 30 years in the Vermont State Police, with prior work at the Vermont Motor Vehicle Department, and had Navy shore patrol service in Boston. Other notices include John T. Sharpe of Woodside New York, Martin W. Maxon of Berlin, Beatrice Cobb Smart of Peru, and more, listing birthplaces, survivors, and funeral plans.
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Barre
Albert B. Christie
Bennington
Barre City Hospital
Christie
Vermont Motor Vehicle Department
Vermont State Police
Hugh and
Arthuretta (Fraser) Christie
Spaulding High School
Rutland
U.S. Navy
Boston
Evelyn Johns
Clan Gordon
Order of Scottish Clans
Granite Masonic Lodge
Mt. Sinai Shriner Temple
Montpelier
Rutland Elks Lodge
Rutland American Legion Post
Angus F. Christie
Hooker Funeral Home
Academy St
Hope Cemetery
John T. Sharpe
48Th St
Woodside
Queens
N.Y
William Hill
Park St
Mr. Sharpe
New York City
Sylvester and
Mary (Donahue) Sharpe
Katherine Elizabeth Hill
Department of Hospitals
Thomas H. Sharpe
John M
Barbara) O'Malley
East Northport
L.I
Walter A
Margaret) Holborow
Whitestone
Warren
Lillian) Cardineau
North Babylon
L.J
Stanley Conlon
Flushing
Mahar & Son Funeral
Thomas F. Bergen & Son Funeral
48Th Ave
Queen of Angel Church
Sunnyside
St. Charles Cemetery
Farmingdale
Berlin
Martin W. Maxon
Noble and Wood Co
Hoosick Falls
St. Mary’s Hospital
Troy
Calvin and
Clytie Maxon
Earl Vrendenburg
Waterford
Gordon Maxon
William McAuliffe
Gladys Teal
Albert Verdon
Theodore Schroeder
Berlin Methodist Church
Charles F. White
Peru
Beatrice (Cobb) Smart
S. Bruce Smart
Fruit of the Loom, Inc
Springfield Hospital
Bedford Hills
Smart
Stanley Cobb
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts General Hospital
Cobb
Brookline
John Candler
Leonore (Smith) Cobb
Unitarian Church of
Milton
Garden Club of
Manchester
George Thomas Smart
N,y
John Place
S. Bruce Smart Jr
Fairfield
Jerome J. Hevey Jr
Manchester Congregational Church
Brewster Funeral Home of
Engagement of Fay Ellen Stroffoleno to Thomas Poulin
Engaged WEST ARLINGTON Mr and Mrs Robert H Stroffoleno announce the engagement of their daughter Fay Ellen to Thomas Arthur Poulin son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Poulin of East Arlington Miss Stroffoleno is a 1965 Arlington Memorial High School graduate with a 1967 associate degree in nursing from Castleton State College employed at Symmes Hospital Arlington Mass Poulin a 1965 Arlington Memorial High School graduate is a civil engineering major at Tufts University Medford Mass and a member of Delta Upsilon Society A June wedding is planned.
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West Arlington
Robert H. Stroffoleno
Fay Ellen
Thomas Arthur Poulin
Arthur Poulin
East Arlington
Miss Stroffoleno
Arlington Memorial High School
Castleton State College
Symmes Hospital
Arlington
Mass
Poulin
Tufts University
Medford
Delta Upsilon
Thomson Sentenced to Windsor on Embezzlement Charge
Gerald E. Thomson, 21, of Shaftsbury, was sentenced in Bennington District Court to one to four years in the Windsor House of Correction for embezzlement from Aubuchon's Hardware Store. He pleaded guilty February 9 after an initial arraignment December 18. Thomson has prior prison sentences. judge urged rehabilitation and gave one more chance. Other court actions included various guilty pleas, fines, and recognizance releases for offenses ranging from disturbing the peace to speeding and driving while intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald E. Thomson
Shaftsbury
Bennington
House of Correction
Thomson
Aubuchon
Monument Plaza
Bennington County
John P. Morrissey
John T. Carmody Jr
Windsor State Prison
Margaret Lillie
Miss Lillie
Morrissey
Sheriff’s Department
Windsor
Pietro Betts
Betts
Donald O’brien
Rutland
Edwin F. Studwell
U.S
Manchester
Studwell
Charles Lancour
George Fienberg
Patricia A. Regan
Woodside
L.I
Nolle
Hospital Notes February 1968 Admissions and Births
Hospital notes list admissions on February 23 including Ruth Hall Alanna Libbey and Ruth Grout. Discharges include Matthew Derosia Betsy Harwood Ida Marcoux and others. Feb 24 and Feb 25 record multiple admissions discharges births in Bennington Arlington Manchester Hoosick Falls and Petersburg communities. Continuous notes mention newborns Lebanowski and Clay with dates Feb 24 Feb 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Hall
Alanna M. Libbey
Bennington
Ruth Grout
Arlington
Matthew Derosia
Betsy Harwood
Ida Marcoux
John Jepson
Evelyn Sheffer
Berlin
N.Y
Christine Waller
Manchester
Geraldine Dunican
Pownal
Jody Townsend
Mary McGarvin
Hoosick Falls
Sarah Aldrich
Dorset
Stock Averages End Lower In Feb 26 Trading
Dow Jones Industrials at 842.12 down 7.68. Rails 224.40 off 1.44. Utilities 128.13 down .35. Composite average 298.53 decline of 2.18. Volume 5,230,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Bennington Briefs Patients and Local Notices
Mrs. Charles Barbara of Albany formerly Judy Ayers is a patient at Albany Medical Center and may remain for some time. Miss Ellen Hitchey, daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Hitchey, North Adams, received her nurse’s cap at Albany Medical School of Nursing and is a 1967 Drury High School graduate. Stratton Mountain reports a 12 to 40 inch base with packed powder, good to excellent on upper slopes and excellent on lower and novice areas. Be sure to vote at town meeting March 5, selectman candidate J Duncan Campbell urged.
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Charles Barbara
Albany
N.Y
Judy Ayers
Bennington
Albany Medical Center
Ellen Hitchey
Walter Hitchey
North Adams
Mass
Albany Medical School of Nursing
Drury High School
Stratton Mountain
Duncan Campbell
Pol
ADV
Burlington UK Project Gets Underway
Burlington’s urban renewal program moves forward with the signing of a redevelopment contract. Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Philadelphia and Cousin's Properties of Atlanta will receive seven acres of urban renewal land valued at 236000 dollars. Gov Philip H. Hoff Mayor Francis Cain and city officials attend the 3:30 p.m. City Hall ceremony. The first project is an office build.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
UPI
Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Co
Philadelphia
Cousin’s
Atlanta
Philip H. Hoff
Francis Cain
City Hall
Combine
Time for New Leadership Is Nixon Campaign Theme
Nixon declares New Hampshire campaign ends with call for new leadership to replace a tired administration. He warns the Soviet Union could overtake the U S power balance within two years if policy changes are not made. Nixon disputes polls, notes Rockefeller write in impact, and forecasts 20 25 percent write in support in New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
America
Nixon
Soviet Union
Gallup
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
New Hampshire
Vermont Draft Call Announced for April 1968
In Montpelier Col William J Burke Vermont state director of Selective Service announced the April 1968 draft call along with January February and March totals. Vermont will induct 48000 in April with 44000 to the U S Army and 4000 to the Marine Corps while January February and March inductions go to the Army only. Nationally 500 former I Y registrants will be inducted in April, Vermont none. The March national call rose to 41000 from 39000 with Vermont share increasing from 59 to 62.
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U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Army
Vermont
Department of Defense
PSB Approves Sale of New England Power Stock
The Public Service Board in Montpelier authorized New England Power Co to issue and sell 375000 shares of common stock at $40 each to retire short term indebtedness. Short term debt will reach 25 million next month. The utility operates mainly in Massachusetts New Hampshire and Vermont with hydroelectric plants and storage reservoirs on the Connecticut River.
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Legislative Wives
Mrs. S. Bruce Smart
Lloyd
Fay E. Stroffoleno
Robert F. Noel
Frank M. Mastan
Manchester Center
YMCA
Jr. High
Air Force Reserve
Vt. Bank & Trust
Globe Union
Country Club
Mauhs
Gray Gym
Camp Abnaki
Mary Welch
Ruth LaFlamme
Shirley Baker
William Hain
Michael LaCroix
Karen Putnam
Paula Wikowsky
Edna Charbonneau
Michael Ranzona
Claudia Chaloux
Lois Feenan
Betty Rufus
Halifax
Amelia Reynolds
Diane Grogan
Fred Bunzel
William E. Slade Jr
Yvonne E. Tarbell
Mary McMahon
Petersburg
Dora E. Hewson
Birhts
John Lebanowski
Beech Street Extension
George Clay
Bennington Briefs
Richard M. Nixon
United States of America
Lyndon Johnson
White House
PSB Okays Power Company
Harte Theatre
Good Housekeeping
Auto Stores, Inc
ST. Bennington, VT
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