Woodford Inn Fire Destroys 18-Room Historic Hotel
A 15 below zero blaze early Tuesday leveled the 18 room Woodford Inn and Ridge Runner in Woodford. One guest Elizabeth Paulson 19 of Upton Mass injured leaped from a second floor window. Owners James and Mrs Buckley escaped with four skiing guests as flames consumed the three story building in about 25 minutes. The cause is under investigation with a boiler room fuel tank suspected.
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Woodford Inn
Elizabeth Paulson
Upton
Mass
Putnam Memorial Hospital
James Buckley
Bennington
Buckleys
Prospect Mountain
Norman Turgeon
Bennington Man Dies in 14 by 16 Foot Shack Fire
A 59 year old Bennington resident, Frederick W Wheeler, died of asphyxiation when flames destroyed his tar paper shack on Chapel Road. The fire occurred early Tuesday, as Wheeler winterized the dwelling he had converted from a chicken coop under Olin’s permission. Wheeler had lived in Vermont only 18 months and was employed briefly at Olins Feed and Grain. The blaze followed warnings about a stove and flimsy pipe, and Wheeler’s charred body was found in the shack. See WEEKEND FIRES Continued on Page 14.
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Vermont
Frederick W. Wheeler
Olins’ Feed
County
Lyons
Georgia
Homer LaRochelle
John P. Feinermann Jr
U.S. 7
LaRochelle
Feinemann
St. Albans
Olcott McGowan
Kerbs Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield
Violet
George A. Strong
Wheeler
Strong
Manitoba
Canada
Noel Olin
Olin
Chapel Road
Wilson Ford
Brooklyn
American Legion Post
Banner To Carry Daily Stock Market Report
Beginning with today's issue The Banner will publish a daily report on stock market activity as of noon. The report is furnished by Bache and Co stock brokers through the New York firm's Albany office.
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Bache & Co
New York
Albany
Stock Averages Report From Dow Jones Markets
The noon report shows the Dow Jones industrial average at 262.84 with a 0.92 rise and the railroads at 141.96 up 0.18. Utilities stand at 129.41 and the composite average at 229.23. Sales amount to 1,210,000.
Peace and War Loom at Start of Year 1963
Leaders across the globe voiced hopes for peace or cautioned about nuclear risk as 1963 opened. De Gaulle spoke of peace and the compulsion of peace, Khrushchev warned against a nuclear war, Kennedy hosted a Palm Beach party, Luebke urged restraint, and 50,000 gathered in St Peter’s Square for the Vatican blessing as Philadelphia held its 68th Mummers Day parade.
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Charles de Gaulle
Khrushchev
West
Free World
Soviet Union
Paris
de Gaulle
France
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
Bonn
East Germany
Heinrich Luebke
West Germany
Germany
Vatican City
John XXIII
St. Peter's Square
Tshombe Agrees to Negotiate If U.N. Troops Halt Advance
Moise Tshombe says he will return to Elisabethville for talks on Congo unification if U.N. forces halt their push toward Kolwezi where his Katangan troops are reassembling. He seeks safety guarantees and escorts for the final leg of his travel, while the U.N. signals readiness to prevent reorganization of Katangan forces.
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Tshombe
U.N
Leopoldville
the Congo
Moise Tshombe
Congo
Kolwezi
Elisabethville
U Thant
Robert K. A. Gardiner
United Nations
Castro Regime Reaches Fourth Anniversary Celebrations
In Havana hundreds of Castro loyalists roared through streets with drums and pans as the fourth anniversary of Fidel Castro's rise to power began. A military parade and mass rally were planned with Castro to speak after ceremonies at the presidential palace.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Castro
Pavel Popovich
Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Inside Homesteading critique and regional notices blend
John Page argues welfare relief cannot rely on inside homesteading as a national solution. Berlin New York struggles to recover from July propane disaster. South Pownal reports dwindling water while Williamstown and a Bennington doctor advise on ski accidents. A 19 year old chef works with a 74 year old headwaiter at a nearby restaurant.
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Williamstown
Bennington
U.S. Public Health Service
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Kennedy Ready To Compromise On Tax Cut In Steps
President Kennedy prepared a gradual tax cut of five to ten billion dollars to ease budgetary impact. Treasury to draft a bill with spaced reductions amid deficit fears and pressure from Rep. Mills and Sen. Byrd. If approved unemployment may stay near five percent. failure could push beyond six percent. Kennedy seeks allied support for cold war aims while expanding Rules Committee to aid passage.
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Congress
Treasury
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
Ate
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Senate
Sen. Kerr
Finance Committee
Harry Byrd
Tax Writing Committee
Kerr
White House
Sen
Byrd
Stormy Weather Eases in Northeast as Britain Braces for Blizzard
Temperatures rise slightly in the Northeast while Britain endures its worst snow spell in 82 years. London reports subfreezing lows as 12 000 road crews and helicopters aid stranded communities and deliver supplies.
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Britain
Maine
Old Town
Mississippi Valley
Pacific Northwest
Central Plains
Great Lakes Region
Middle Atlantic Coast
London
England
Air Ministry
Trustees Buy Three Vehicles
Bennington Village trustees awarded contracts for three vehicular items at a special meeting. A 1963 three-quarter ton Ford pickup for the Fire Alarm superintendent was bought from Wilson Ford for 3359.50. A 1963 Ford four-door sedan was also contracted for use in village services. Water and sewer service requests for two trailer courts were postponed to January 9.
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Bennington
Hilda Hurley
Wilson Ford
30 Accidental Deaths In New England Area
Thirty accidental deaths were recorded in New England from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight New Year’s Day. Eleven highway fatalities, twelve fire deaths, and seven from miscellaneous causes, mainly storm deaths in Maine. Massachusetts led with 12 deaths.
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New England
Maine
Massachusetts
Weekend New Year Traffic Toll One of Record Lows
The four day New Year holiday yielded 364 traffic deaths by midnight Tuesday along with 83 fires and 127 miscellaneous mishaps for a total of 574. The National Safety Council had initially estimated 420 to 480 and later 350 to 380. Howard Pyle called the toll encouraging amid a record 40,000 yearly traffic deaths.
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National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
Kerrs Death Alters Senate Power and Tax Cut Outlook
The death of Robert Kerr reshapes Senate power and jeopardizes Kennedy era aims on a tax cut and aged care. Kerr’s absence removes a key broker, likely slowing tax reform and complicating passage of health care for the aged while raising questions about leadership dynamics in the chamber.
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Washington
Robert Samuel Kerr
Senate
Wall Street Journal
Kennedy
Sen. Kerr
Viet Cong Down Five U S Helicopters In Mekong Clash
Communist guerrillas shot down five U S helicopters in the Mekong Delta today, killing three American servicemen and wounding four. It marked the Viet Cong's biggest victory against U S manned choppers in the fighting near Saigon, as they fought back rather than retreating after the attack.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Mekong River
Explosion at Home Packing Co kills 11 in Terre Haute
An explosion wrecked a meat processing room at Home Packing Co in Terre Haute killing 11 workers and injuring at least 36. In New York, negotiators resume talks to end the dock strike affecting ports from Maine to Texas.
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Terre Haute, Ind
Home Packing Co
New York
Maine
Texas
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Association
New York Shipping Association
The
Shipping Association
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