Bennington Chronicle 1966 Highlights and Local Events
A lengthy chronology lists Bennington area events from January to early 1967. Notable items include fires, political shifts, public works, court actions, school expansions, Expo 67 planning, traffic and highway debates, tax disputes, and community projects across Bennington and surrounding towns. Names include Lyman Rowell, Rudy Vallee, Gov. Hoff, and local officials. places feature Bennington, Shaftsbury, North Bennington, and Pownal with events at Battle Day, Battlefield Park, and area schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Battlefield Park Camporee
Bennington County United Counseling Service
Manchester
YMCA
N.E. Telephone Co
Bennington College
Gov. Hoff
Wilmington
Durham
N.H
New England
Shaftsbury
Bennington Armory
A. E. Janowicz
State Department of Agriculture
Vermont
Mt. Anthony Union
North Bennington Road
Babcock Lake
United Nations
S. Whitney Dickey
North Bennington First
North Bennington
Arlington
Pownal Tanning Co
John Wiskoski
East Main Street
Sandgate
Lothar Wuerslin
Montreal
Suzanne Davison Memorial
Hoosick Falls Central School
Town Park Commission
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Vermont Supreme Court
Fire Department
Bennington
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Putnam Hospital
Vermont Leathers
Blue Hill
Bennington Furniture Shop
Jay Buck
Pownal
Nancy Shoe Company
Hoosick Falls
Citizens Committee
Vermont Bank and Trust Co
Chi
Legislative Council
Green Mountain Park
Edward D. Risdon
U.S. Forest Service
Hiram Savage
Greater Bennington Association
Miss Lynda Riley Weds Gordon M. Thomas in North Bennington
Miss Lynda Elizabeth Riley and Gordon Marion Thomas were married at St John the Baptist Church North Bennington in a ceremony conducted by Rev Walter F Miller. The couple, both graduates of North Bennington High School, will live in Burlington while pursuing studies at the University of Vermont. Out of town guests came from Ohio Massachusetts Connecticut New Hampshire New York New Jersey and Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Warner
Red Mill
Wilmington
Vermont Bar Assn
State Office of Economic Opportunity
Roaring Branch
Mt. Laurel
Manchester
Joseph B
Monica Corcoran
George Russell
Arlington
Bennington
Bennington Battlefield Park
Max Fienberg
North
Gage Streets
Vermont
Province of New England
St. Peters Episcopal Church
Union
Bijur Lubricating Corp
James B. Wilbur
University of Vermont
Pownal
Sabers Stun Patriots
George B. Gordon
Jamaica
Southern Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs
Philip H. Hoff
Don H. Stratton
Vermont Railway Co
Sunderland
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Vermont Forest and Farmlands Foundation
Merck Forest Foundation
South Street
North Bennington
Lynda Elizabeth Riley
Edma Austin Riley
Gordon Marion Thomas
Ruth B. Thomas
St. John the Baptist Church
Walter F. Miller
Edward Riley
William Dailey III
Thomas
Richard
Terrence Dailey
Louise Gauthier
Donald
Margaret) Dailey
Barbara
Betty Jean Riley
Dail
Patricia
Kathy Riley
Barbara Lawless
Constance
Ellen Hawley
Bethel
Mildred
Diane
Karen Riley
David Henderson
Shaftsbury
Charles Archibald
Daniel le Barron
Peter Durand
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Burlington
North Bennington High School
UVM
UVM College of Medicine
William E. Dailey
Ohio
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
New York
New Jersey
Bombers Hurl New Blows In Major Air Battle Near Hanoi
US B52 bombers carried out new strikes against suspected North Vietnamese bases near Hue and in the DMZ while a large air battle produced seven downed MIG21s over the Hanoi area. No American losses were reported as pilots claimed a decisive victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPS
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Hue
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U.S
Ha Bac
Haiphong
Red River Valley
Tet
William Momyer
William Momyer, Commander of the 7Th U.S. Air Force
Also Mentioned on This Page
é—Bennington Banner
Bennington News
Rutland
Lyman Rowell
Shaftsbury Selectmen
Commission
U.S. 7
National Labor Relations Board
Globe-Union
Rudy Vallee
Globe - Union Company
Battlefield Park
Walloomsac
Flying Farmers
Dorset
John Spargo
Old Bennington
The
Robert E. Nadeau
Ronald F. Lane
Rose Thibodeau
Fox Hollow
Petersburg
N.Y
Globe Union
Morris Cave
Danby
Lions
Rotarians
Paran Creek
Julia Marie
S.S.J
St. Joseph College
Mary Christine
Sisters of St. Joseph
Bennington County
Carol Sorenson
Merchants Division
Greater
County Woodlands
Arvel M. Steece
Alexandria, Minn
Old First Church
Daniel L. McQuillan
Alfred F. Torrisi
Tansitor Electronics, Inc
Bennington Selectmen
John W. Stevens
Vermont Guide Service, Inc
Bondville
Edward P. Jennings
Vermont Forums, Inc
Russell Johnson
George Alcorn
Whitingham
Equinox House
Pearl S. Buck Foundation
Hoosic
Taxpayers’ Protective Association
James R. Keir
Vermont Aeronautics Board
Beverly Hinkley
East Manchester
Barton L. Jenks
Vermont Education Association
U.S. 7 Associates, Inc
County Draft Board
First Union
Londonderry
Weston
Landgrove
Route 11
Williams College
Cushman Manufacturing Co
Bennington County Opportunity Council
Wilmar
Lauzon Machine and Engineering Co
Haystack Mountain
Masons
Edward H. Giles
Charles G. Harte
Harte Realty Corp
Veterans Park
Marion McCarthy
Frank J. Starzel
South Londonderry
Associated Press
Vietnam
Nureyev
Marina Svetlova
John A. Valletti
Bennington County Red Cross
Senior Citizens Club
Stark Street
Green Mountain Racetrack
John Meerworth
Bennington Aviation, Inc
Edward L. Silver
County Aviation Corp
W. Philip Walker
James Morgan
GBA
Southwestern Vermont Education Assn
Bennington Teachers’ Assn
Bennington Southwest Teachers’ Assn
Green Mountain
Julian Bond
Supreme Court
Georgia
Reid Lefevre
Nancy Clayton
Boston
Whitman and Howard
Edith Craig Reynolds
Richard Snelling
Hoff
J. Alexander Bow
Mrs
Gordon M. Thomas
Lynda Riley
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