Tony Curtis Keeps Feet on Ground Amid Flight Phobia
Hollywood star Tony Curtis admits a lifelong fear of flying and travels by train and boat to work. He notes rumors about his marriage to Janet Leigh and says he has no plans to fly beyond 60 feet off the ground. Curtis cites early Universal appearances as the source of his fear.
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Hollywood
Tony Curtis
Wright Brothers
Curtis
Taras Bulba
Salta
Argentina
Buenos Aires
New York
Tony
Janet Leigh
Janet
Universal
Frozen Foods and Pork Loins Make Good Buys This Weekend
The Associated Press notes strong demand for frozen vegetables due to high inventories and weather damage in Florida’s winter belt. Beef and poultry remain steady with broiling and frying chickens and turkeys at low prices in various regions. Florida citrus stays plentiful with grapefruits and oranges, while apples lemons and other fruits appear as top buys in many markets.
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Florida
Northeast
Midwest
GE Lamp Plant in East Boston Shuts Down amid Imports
Washington AP reports General Electric closes its East Boston small lamp plant due to rising Japanese competition. GE says imports of Christmas tree lamps reached about 75 percent of the U S market in 1960 and higher in 1961. Workers are being offered transfers to other Massachusetts GE plants.
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Washington
General Electric Co
Boston
Thomas J. Lane
Dmass
Lane
W. P. Carton
Carton
U.S
Japan
Massachusetts
Scheduling Time and Manpower Dominate District Work Plan
Bennington County District Supervisors set a 1962 work plan with expanded workload and tighter scheduling. Staff allocate 656 of 1220 hours to conservation planning, 564 hours to other duties, and 1680 of 2088 hours for conservation installations. Appointments will ensure efficient use of limited staff time and prevent wasted trips.
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Soil Conservation District
Bennington County
Soil Conservation Service
Bennington
Windham
County Defense Board
Jim Woodard
Louis Dondero
Rutland
Poultney-Meetowee
Youngsters Rally Pennies for Peace Drive in Connecticut
Four youths from Stonington turn over 6.34 to the Weekly Compass for a pennies for peace door to door drive supporting the United Nations. The event followed New Year doorbells and grew from a civic leaders meeting. Leaders plan a national pennies for peace campaign starting February 12.
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Stonington
Weekly Compass
Larkin
Tarzan books stay on shelves in Downey schools
Downey California reports that no Tarzan books were removed from school library shelves after an investigation by Supt. Bruce K. Moore. He says rumors of book removals were unfounded despite a recent furor and allegations of moral agitation.
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Downey
Calif
Tarzan
Bruce K. Moore
Kennedy approves two regular Army divisions for National Guard release
President Kennedy announced immediate formation of the 1st Armored and 5th Mechanized Infantry divisions to reach 31,700 soldiers at full strength. About 21,000 draftees will fill ranks after eight weeks of basic training. The plan aims to allow two Wisconsin and Texas National Guard divisions to return to civilian life later this year.
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Washington
Kennedy
1St Amored
5Th Mechanized Infantry
Pentagon
Army
1St Armored
Ith
32Nd Infantry
Wisconsin
49Th Amored
Texas
Congress
Norshaft Lions Launch New Year
The Norshaft Lions met at Shaftsbury Methodist Church for a New Year gathering. King Lion Cyril Bluto pledged to bring the bell and gavel, a resolution supported by a ringing start. Arlington members Larry Peats and Bill Paul attended, as did Minstrel Show organizers Charlie Thompson Hal Shepard. Leonard Black of the Bennington YMCA spoke on its history and programs, inviting locals to call Blacky for activities.
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Norshaft Lions
Shaftsbury Methodist
Cyril Bluto
Larry Peats
Bill Paul
Arlington
Charlie Thompson
Hal Shepard
Leonard Black
Bennington
North Bennington
Blacky
Two Elderly Sisters Take Their Lives
In Springfield Massachusetts two sisters Grace and Louis Diether aged 74 and 77 were found dead in separate bedrooms of a High Street apartment. The medical examiner ruled asphyxiation from probable suicides with each sister suspended by a bathrobe cord from a door jamb. A note with funeral instructions was found. Christmas gifts and unopened mail were in a front room.
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High Street
Grace
Louis Diether
Begin Fund Drive For Orphaned Youths
A campaign to raise funds for six children orphaned by a New Year train automobile collision was organized in Haverhill and Amesbury. The crash in Newton Junction, New Hampshire killed Mr. and Mrs. William Tufts Jr. and their 15 year old son William III. The surviving children ages 3 months to 14 years are with relatives in Hampstead New Hampshire. Funds are handled by Riverside Memorial Church in Haverhill and the Amesbury National Bank in Amesbury.
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Haverhill
Mass
Amesbury
William Tufts Jr
William III
Newton Junction
N.H
Hampstead
Riverside Memorial Church
Amesbury National Bank
GBA Groups Meet Next Week
Greater Bennington Association sponsors three meetings. Monday dinner meeting at West Mountain Farm Arlington with film on Bromley Ski Area and a 7 p.m. dinner followed by an 8 p.m. business session. Tuesday Merchants Bureau Governing Board meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the GBA office. Wednesday GBA directors' monthly session at 7:30 p.m. at the GBA office.
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Greater Bennington Association
Tourist Bureau
West Mountain Farm
Arlington
Bromley
The
Merchants Bureau
GBA
Bennington
Vey. Gba
Gasoline prices fall in Providence area
A Providence survey shows regular gasoline at 27.9 cents a gallon, down 2 to 3 cents from a weekend rise. Major oil firms cut back a 4.6 cent tank wagon increase to 1.8 cents, while the Justice Department weighs price fixing charges. Senator Pat Nero plans hearings on any new price hikes.
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Providence
R.I
U.S. Justice Department
Pat Nero
Cranston
Goodbye to Toyland Tops Local Top Ten Tunes
The Von nair Sisters’ Goodbye to Toyland rises to number one in this week’s Top Ten Tunes poll. Bennington teens vote by phone to 9187 between 9 and 10:30 p.m. Paul Hurlburt, a Bendil student, conducts the survey with standings led by Norman Sue Thompson and I Could Have Loved You So Well in the top five.
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Toyland
Vonnair Sisters
Bennington
Paul Hurlburt
Bendi
Modest Man Burns Onto Street in Oil Thaw Incident
Modest James Todd, 55, an antique dealer from Truro England, ran into the street with burning oil on his pants after a water pipe thaw attempt. Rescuers and police struggled to remove the trousers as smoke trailed behind him. He escaped with mild scorching.
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Truro
England
Modest James Todd
Todd
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