Former CORE Director James Farmer to Speak at Williams
James Farmer, Lincoln University professor and NYU adjunct, will join a panel at Williams College Jesup Hall on January 11 at 8 p.m. to discuss Obstacles to Racial Equality and give an urban problems lecture January 12 at 8 p.m. Also on the panel are George Marcus, George Moutafakis, Sherman Jones, and John Petty. Farmer, born in Texas, helped found CORE in 1942 and led the first Freedom Ride in Mississippi. He is a consultant on ghetto school involvement, author of Freedom When? and writing an autobiography. Sponsored by the Williams Lecture Committee.
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Williamstown
Mass
James Farmer
Lincoln University
Pennsylvania
New York University
Jesup Hall
Williams College
Farmer
Fellowship of Reconciliation
University of
Chicago
CORE
Congress of Racial Equality
Mississippi
Andrew Goodman
James Chaney
Michael Schwerner
Williams
Morse Cancels Williams College Lecture Again
Sen. Wayne Morse of Oregon canceled his Williams College lecture set for Saturday. This marks the third cancellation of the appearance, which was first scheduled for Nov. 27. Morse said he must be in Oregon for meetings tied to a crisis in the log export situation impacting the state economy.
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Williamstown
Mass
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Williams College
Morse
Williams
North Adams Hospital admits three children for tonsillectomies
The Pownall Vera Langlais 823-7716 Leslie Frances Ware, 6, and Kimberley Ann Kelley, 5, of Barber's Pond Road are patients at the North Adams Hospital. Daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ware and Mr. and Mrs. John Kelley, they were admitted Thursday for tonsillectomies. Raymond Dickinson of Manchester is a patient at Bishop DeGoesbriand Hospital, Burlington, where he recently underwent major surgery. He is a former Sprague Electric Company employee and would enjoy hearing from Pownal friends. Girl Scout activities resume after holiday recess with Brownie troops meeting Monday at 3:15 p.m. at North Pownal School and Junior Girl Scouts at 3:30 p.m. at Center School. The Congregational Church, North Pownal, will hold its annual meeting Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. Pastor Rev. William Hunsicker notes improvements since July 1967, including parking lot, grounds, exterior painting, hand rails, insulation, interior painting, and a new study in the parsonage. The 1968 goals cover adult and youth programs, with a budget of 3,951.
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Leslie Frances Ware
Kimberley Ann Kelley
Barber’s Pond Road
North Adams Hospital
Gordon Ware
John Kelley
Raymond Dickinson
Manchester
Bishop DeGoesbriand Hospital
Burlington
Pownal Center
Sprague Electric Company
North Adams
Pownal
North Pownal
Center School
Congregational Church
William Hunsicker
Stratton Corp Helps Build Winhall School Baseball Field
Winhall School Board announced a Stratton Mountain Corporation gift of a bulldozer and operator to level an uphill area for a regulation baseball field. The project will serve youth year round. Michael Kidd of Red Fox Inn donated grass seed. board members Mrs Joyce Ameden, Mrs Jean Burns, and Mrs Stephanie Jacob announced the gift.
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Winhall
Stratton Mountain Corporation
Winhall School
H.O. Smith
Michael Kidd
Red Fox Inn
Bondville
Joyce Ameden
Jean T. Burns
Stephanie K. Jacob
Harvard English professor Brower to speak at Williams College
Reuben A. Brower, Harvard English professor and Amherst alum, will lecture on Meta morphoses of Myth Ovid Gold ing and Shakespearean Tragedy Monday at 8 p.m. in Room 3 Griffin Hall Williams College. Brower, born in Lanesboro Penn, has Guggenheim awards 1956 and 1965 and honorary Amherst degree 1964, with books and editorship in translation and reading studies.
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Williamstown
Mass
Reuben A. Brower
Harvard University
Golding
Griffin Hall
Williams College
Lanesboro
Penn
Brower
Amherst College
University of Cambridge
England
Harvard
Amherst
Guggenheim
Italy
Phi Beta Kappa
Christian Gauss
Robert Frost
John Dryden
Richard Poirier
Rutgers
Williams
English Department
Arlington P T A to Meet on Dollars for Scholars Jan 15
Arlington Parent-Teachers will meet Jan 15 at 8 p.m. at Fisher Elementary School to discuss the Dollars for Scholars program replacing the previously announced date. Sunderland citizens committee continues talks on consolidating two school systems chaired by Harry Hayden and Antoinette Mattison.
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Arlington
Fisher Elementary School
Arlington Sunderland Citizens Committee
Harry Hayden
Antoinette Mattison
Williamstown Rotary Auction Supports Local Scholarships
The Williamstown Rotary Club sponsors an annual auction to raise funds for college scholarships for Williamstown students. The event details follow, with proceeds dedicated to helping local youths pursue higher education.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williamstown Rotary Club
Shaftsbury 4-H Girls meet at elementary Saturday
Shaftsbury 4-H Girls plan a Saturday meeting at Shaftsbury Elementary School at 11 a.m. They are to bring candy money and return unsold candy. The December Taconic Grange note thanked Brandon Training School for 12 mittens. Next meeting Jan 23 with Snow and Coonradt families on lunch duty.
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Hilltop
Shaftsbury
Taconic Grange
Brandon Training School
Edith McCarthy
Merton R. Snow
Ernest Coonradt
Howard Snow
North Bennington Homemakers and Scouting Meeting Notices
North Bennington Harriette Lyon hosts the Lake Paran Homemakers Ex tension group meeting Thursday January 11 at 1 30 p m at Grace Reed s home with a discussion titled Disaster in the Home Dessert will be served and new members invited Molly Stark Homemakers Ex home of Mrs L Gaul Mrs Mildred Hayes presiding and the group will discuss political issues and plans for the year Junior Girl Scouts meet with Mrs Sanford Buxbaum January 11 at 3 p m at North Bennington School Volunteers urged for leadership role as meeting frequency may shift if not found Mrs Buxbaum can be reached at 442 2618 for more information.
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Lake Paran Homemakers Extension Group
Grace Reed
Molly Stark
Sanford Buxbaum
North Bennington School
Buxbaum
Winter Hike Turns Into Surfing Expedition at Hoosick Falls
In Hoosick Falls New York a 10 mile hike by 18 Boy Scouts of Troop 64 shifted to a surfing outing when icy crossing broke into water. Leaders James Monahan Peter Sennett and Troop Instructor John Sennett joined in as ice cracked. Peter Sennett fell in up to his knees and Monahan swan dived to stop a wedged ice sheet. A fire was lit to dry and the hike ended with transport home provided by James Sennett A J Wir musky Leo LaRoche and Scoutmaster Richard Sevyerson, along with a larger group of patrol leaders scribe and members.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Boy Scouts
Troop 64
Potter Hill
Hoosick
James Monahan
Peter Sennett
John Sennett
Sennett
Monahan
James Sennett
A. J. Wirmusky
Leo LaRoche
Richard Sevyerson
Danny Delurey
Richard Wirmusky
Paul Delurey
James Thurber
Thomas Levandowski
Luke Fleming
Stephen Downey
Steven Morin
Edward Andrick
Keith Dooley
Michael Kavage
James Baker
Robert Brett
Michael Waytkus
William Frazier
Stephen Wirmusky
Hoosick Adams Visit to Goodermote Family
Hoosick Adams and several relatives including Breer 686 7275, Robert Jones from Sheppard Air Force Base Texas, Mrs Eli Jones, Mrs Grace Good ermote of Williamstown Massachusetts and Mrs Stacia Snyder of Adams Massachusetts visited Mr and Mrs Edward Goodermote on Sunday.
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Robert, Jones
Sheppard Air Force Base
Texas
Elinor Jones
Grace Goodermote
Williamstown
Mass
Stacia Snyder
Adams
Edward Goodermote
Dr Chapman Installed At Hoosick Falls
HOOSICK FALLS NY Local Kiwanis Club installed Dr Volney B Chapman as 41st president with Hugh J Trainor leading the induction. Chapman succeeds Richard J Sargood. Inducted were Kasmer J Stempek first vice president Jack Halstead second vice president Francis J Miller treasurer Robert Sargood secretary. directors Leonard Liporace John Mason Don Southworth Harold B Robson Frank A Reynolds Fred J McGuire Daniel Boylan.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Kiwanians
Dr. Volney B. Chapman
Kiwanis Club
Hugh J. Trainor
van Rensselaer Division
Kiwanis International
Dr. Chapman
Richard J. Sargood
Kasmer J. Stempek
Jack Halstead
Francis J. Miller
Robert Sargood
Leonard Liporace
John Mason
Don Southworth
Harold B. Robson
Frank A. Reynolds
Fred J. McGuire
Daniel Boylan
School Bus Hit Avoided by Van Driver in Manchester
A truck driver swerved to avoid a stopped school bus on U S 7 in Manchester causing $1,000 damage to his van. No injuries. Arthur Blourde, 47, of Brimfield Mass., veered left onto Taconic Avenue, struck a maple tree. Nutmeg Building Supplies of Enfield Conn owned the truck. George Hoag police chief investigated.
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Manchester
U.S. 7
Arthur Blourde
Brimfield
Mass
Taconic Avenue
Nutmeg Building Supplies
Enfield
Cambridge Supervisor Wins Post
Dr. Charles R. Clark of Cambridge was unanimously elected chairman of the Washington County Board of Supervisors at an organizational meeting. Edmond McMorris was chosen clerk for a two year term and Julian V. D. Orton was elected county attorney. Clark appointed Dr. Byron Tillotson as chaplain and Leo Ross as sergeant at arms with Stuart Cullinan as official adjourner. The four former chairmen, including Laurence Andrews, Mr. Cook, Clifford Rogers and Frank Moore, were named to the auditing committee.
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Cambridge
N.Y
Charles R. Clark
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Edmond McMorris
Julian V. D. Orton
Clark
Byron Tillotson
Fort Edward
Leo Ross
Dresden
Stuart Cullinan
White Creek
Laurence Andrews
Granville
Mr. Cook
Clifford Rogers
Hebron
Frank Moore
Putnam
Hoosick Falls Briefs spotlight local notes and moves
Lawrence Frier returns from a year in Vietnam and will report to Fort Monmouth after a 30 day leave. Newly organized senior citizens plan a Monday meeting at 2 in the Municipal Building with transportation available via the CEO office. Christmas trees will be picked up by the Village Highway Dept. Residents should place trees on the curb. Staff Sgt. Jay Arnold, Hoosick Falls native, is on duty in Bien Hoa Vietnam with the Pacific Air Forces after serving in Dow AFB Maine and the Korean War. Mrs Sophie Kennedy relocates to Pensacola Florida to live with her son and daughter in law. Bromley Junior Racing Team trials at Prospect Mountain feature George Myers, Charles Black, and Thomas Dibble Jr. of Peru. other competitors are named.
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Lawrence Frier
John Frier
California Avenue
Vietnam
Fort Monmouth
N.J
Village Highway Dept
Sophie Kennedy
High Street
Pensacola
Fla
Thomas Kennedy
Jay E. Arnold
Charles W. Arnold
North Hoosick
Bien Hoa AF
Arnold
Pacific Air Forces
Dow Afb
Maine
Hoosick Falls High School
Elizabeth
Robert G. Thompson Sr
Shaftsbury
Bromley
Prospect Mountain
Bennington
George Myers
Landgrove
Charles Black
Thomas Dibble Jr
Peru
Woman Stockpiles Stamps Before Rate Hike at Post Office
A Colorado Springs woman entered a post office and asked for 15 dollars worth of five cent stamps saying she wanted to stock up before mail rates increased. The brief incident occurred Thursday and was reported by UPI.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Bennington Bannermasthead and shipping info
The Bennington Banner lists newsroom and advertising contacts and notes publication details. It states daily except Sundays and holidays, 425 Main St Bennington Vermont 05201, membership in United Press International for local news and UPI dispatches, and delivery and subscription rates for nearby Vermont and other U.S. regions.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
UPI
Vermont
U.S
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Helene Thompson
Walloomsac
Bertha Hoag
Patricia
Susie
Linda
David Barringer
Troy
Gordon Hoag
Dick Guiden
Barbara Hogan
Monica Corcoran
Mary Martin
Ann Lauzon
Roscoe Austin
John Hoag
Paul Cipperly
Paul
Fred Luke
Burton Luke
Warren Whitcomb
Greenwich
Forrest
Schenectady
James Brahan
St. Mary’s Hospital
John Calhoun
Robert Hebert
Sunderland
John Moore
Aarp
Alma Dollard
American Association of Retired Persons
Dunbar Hall
St. James Episcopal Church
Gerald Raftery
Martha Canfield
Library Journal
Raftery
Fran Stacy
Boston
New England
Weather Bureau
Mitchell School
Ron Stiefert
Buskirk
Lawrence Wright
Rotary Club
George Howard
Rotary
Wright
William Brookman
North Bennington
Harriette Lyon
Adam
Breer
Augus
Heritage House
NEW Englander
Motor Inn
North
Bennington RD
Bennington Road
Bumblebee
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Alice Dibble
Bennin
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Whitts
White Sale
Monument Plaza
National Hockey League
N.Y. Rangers
Montreal
Canadiens
Better TV Inc
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