Vermont Legislature Sets March 7 Adjournment
The Vermont House and Senate agreed to a March 7 adjournment with a recess after today’s session until Wednesday. Town meeting day is Tuesday and final action on the state aid to education bill remains pending. The senate approved Gov Hoff’s plan for an interagency natural resources committee but rejected funding. Hoff requested 17500 for an executive secretary and clerical help. the House also rejected the 12500 compromise.
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Vermont House
Senate
Vermont
Hoff
Interagency Committee On Natural Resources
House
Milton Fatal Crash Kills Two in Car Train Collision
In Milton last night a car collided with a Central Vermont Railroad train killing Frances Houghaboom 22 and Wilfred Sauderberg 16. Frances sister Jacqueline 15 is in critical condition at Kerbs Memorial Hospital St Albans. The second item reports ICC set April 6 in St Johnsbury for a hearing on St Johnsbury Lamoille County Railroad yard abandonment prompted by local requests and potential layoffs with Canadian Pacific seeking yard control.
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Milton
Central Vermont
Frances Houghaboom
Wilfred Sauderberg
Miss Houghaboom
University of Vermont
Jacqueline
Kerbs Memorial Hospital
St. Albans
Four Local Residents Arrested Over Card Game in New York Area
Martin Lingner of North Pownal Vermont and three others pleaded guilty after a card game at the YT Tavern led to charges. Lingner paid 5 dollars for gaming in a public place and 15 dollars plus a six month suspended sentence for permitting gambling on a licensed premises. Others named include Mrs Margaret Bull and her husband William E Bull of North Pownal and Marsden D Jones of Petersburg.
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North Petersburg
Martin Lingner
North Pownal
Margaret Bull
William E. Bull
Marsden D. Jones
Petersburg
Cars barred on Berlin Mountain for winter carnival weekend
Williams College police chief Peter Gelheiser announces no cars will be allowed on Berlin Mountain without chains or snow tires this weekend. The winter carnival includes events such as a ski jumping competition at the college ski area on Berlin Mountain Sunday.
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Berlin Mountain
Williamstown
Williams College
Peter Gelheiser
North Adams to Modernize Building Code This Year
Mayor Florini announced a full revision of North Adams building code in 1954 last updated. The new code will emphasize performance over prescriptive methods with stronger requirements, aiding urban renewal according to Building Inspector Gattuso.
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North Adams
Francis C. Florini
John Gattuso
Retirement Honors for Budd Co. Couple in Williamstown
Mr and Mrs Harold M Rice longtime Budd Co officials were honored by 35 associates at a retirement dinner at Taconic Park Restaurant Williamstown. They received a four piece porch furniture set for their service in the paper making industry.
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Adams
Harold M. Rice
Budd Co
Taconic Park
Williamstown
Eisenhower recalls smoking habit in Detroit talk
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower told Detroit Mayor Jerome P. Cavanagh he once kept cigarettes in all pockets while quitting, but has not smoked in years. In Houston Billy Graham urged clergy to avoid smoking for health reasons during a lay leadership conference.
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Jerome P. Cavanagh
Eisenhower
Houston
Tex
Billy Graham
Graham
the Baptist Evangelist
Rockefeller presses social security stance in New Hampshire bid
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller assails Sen. Barry Goldwater over social security arguing voluntary plans would bankrupt the system and harm seniors. Rockefeller campaigns in 15 New Hampshire towns en route to the March 10 presidential primary contest that also pits Goldwater.
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New Hampshire
Goldwater
Vermont
Cushing Calls Housing the Prime Negro Problem
Cardinal Cushing of Boston says home living conditions create bigger barriers for Negro students than desegregation in schools. He urges study halls in archdiocesan and other facilities, with meals, to help children study and avoid truancy while opposing the boycott. He notes civic groups can aid housing and job access.
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Richard Cardinal Cushing
Cardinal Cushing
Cardinal
Ning
Archdiocesan
the Pilot
Funeral Held for Grace Metalious After Court Allowance
In Laconia New Hampshire the New Hampshire Supreme Court allowed a simple funeral for author Grace Metalious despite earlier wills. Family members including her first husband and three children attended the service conducted by Rev. John Morrison. The estate, valued up to $1 million, faced probate disputes over competing wills that ordered no funeral and directed the body to Dartmouth or Harvard Medical School.
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N.H
New Hampshire Supreme Court
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George Metalious
Charles de Repentigny
State Supreme Court
John Morrison
Federated Church of
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Peyton Place
Dartmouth
Harvard Medical School
Boston
John Rees
Marsha Dupuis
Christopher
Cynthia
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Boston Eye Bank
Harvard
Dartmouth Medical Schools
Bennington Banner Publication and Delivery Rates
The Bennington Banner lists contact numbers for newsroom and advertising and states delivery and subscription details. Home delivery by carrier and motor delivery available with 7 cents per day. Rates vary by radius and duration with special servicemen rates.
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Main St. Bennington
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
AP News
Vermont
U.S
Rhode Island Senate condemns student’s sentence
The Rhode Island Senate passed a resolution denouncing what it called an excessive sentence for Mareden Walker, an 18 year old from East Greenwich. Walker, a Connecticut College for Women exchange student at Spelman College in Atlanta, faced 18 months in jail with an $1,000 fine and $1,500 bail pending appeal. The body urged the U.S. Attorney General to investigate the civil rights arrest and trial.
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R.I
Rhode Island Senate
Connecticut College
U.S. Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Mare den Walker
East Greenwich
Atlanta
Miss Walker
Spelman College
White House Mail Favors The Lady
AP report notes women show mixed support for Margaret Chase Smith’s presidential bid. Maine Republican office cites about 96 percent of letters favorable, with divisive views among both women and men. A California reader praises a woman president, while a Buffalo man regrets women's suffrage.
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White House
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Granada Hills
Calif
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