Selectmen To Hear Proposal On Recreation Programming
Bennington town leaders resume weekly meetings to discuss a proposal by Village President James B. Gibney for a town wide recreation program funded from town meeting appropriations. The board also reviews a second Black letter on hospital charges for indigent care and a 1962 finances report from Alma Langlois.
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Bennington
James B. Gibney
Gibney
Atty
Henry F. Black
White River Junction
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Leon R. Eldred
Black
Richard van Santvoord
van Santvoord
Henry W. Putnam
Atty. Black
Eldred
Special Committee
Selectmen
Alma Langlois
Goulart Winning In Brazil Vote
Early unofficial results show President Joao Goulart leading a plebiscite to restore the strong presidency. More than 61 percent favored returning full executive powers, replacing the parliamentary system adopted after Janio Quadros’s resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Joao Goulart
Goulart
Janio Quadros
Water Board Considers Citizens Panel On Supply
Commissioners weighed a citizens committee to reassess the water problem while cautioning that a court action to modify Henry W. Putnam’s Deed of Gift could undermine the study. Allard urged definite action and a financial plan to support expansion, including possible town aid.
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Citizens’ Committee
Water Board
Henry W. Putnam
Water Department
Cmsr
Allard
Bickford Hollow
Seer
Area Girls Assist Middlebury Carnival
Two area girls help organize the 32nd Middlebury College Winter Carnival set for February 21 to 23 on campus and at Snow Bowl. Susan D. Winn aids the ticket committee and Susan E. Bunce stars in the Ice Show.
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Middlebury College
Susan D. Winn
Maurice S. Winn
Grandview St
Bennington
Susan E. Bunce
James W. Bunce
Lane
Stamford
Miss Winn
Miss Bunce
Middlebury
Mancherster Man Pleads No Contest In Petty Larceny Case
Clement Tavenier aged 18 from Manchester Center changed his plea from not guilty to no contest in municipal court. Judge Waldo Holden suspended four to six months, placed him on probation up to a year, and fined $55.10. Three counts of forging a receipt and receiving stolen property were dropped.
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Clement Tavenier
Manchester Center
Waldo C. Holden
Tavenier
Holden
House of Correction
Smooth Faces Congress Comes Clean
A Washington AP feature notes the 88th Congress is mostly clean shaven. Of 533 members, 22 show mustaches, with four teen House Democrats and only five Republicans sporting minimal whiskers. East and West coasts lead in facial hair with New York and California each having four wearers. Only Rep. Daniel J. Flood stands out with a noticeable mustache.
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Washington
88Th Congress
Senate
House
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Wayne Morse
Oregon
John O. Pastore
Rhode Island
Grandfather
New York
California
Daniel J. Flood
Bennington Briefs Highlights Local Notices and Personnel
Bennington area notices include state hunting and fishing licenses moving to calendar year basis, local Navy and Marine service updates, hospital X ray tech job in Boston, travel of students, library programs, church and club meetings, local TV interview of Gov elect Hoff, veteran hospital patient, surplus commodity distribution, YMCA Auxiliary meeting, and a ski swap night at Adams Hardware with advance dates Jan 8 and 9.
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Mary Hodeck
Bennington Ymca Auxiliary
Bennington
Social Security tax boost hits nine of ten workers
Washington reports a $2 billion annual rise in Social Security taxes took effect Tuesday boosting the rate to 35 percent for employees and 5.4 percent for self employed. The increase cuts take home pay for more than 55 million workers while self employed face delayed tax payments until 1964.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy Wa
Kennedy
Congress
Bennington Boy Hurt In Vermont 9 Skid Accident
A Bennington youth, William M. Hathaway, 16, was hurt when his car skidded on the shoulder of Vermont 9 in Woodford Monday afternoon. He struck rock ledges after sliding into a snowbank. car damage totaled $500.
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Bennington
Woodford
William M. Hathaway
Vermont 9
Hathaway
Printers Meet Over Shutdown Probe Board of Public Accountability
Printers hold a session to discuss procedures and dispute issues as telegram invitations go to publishers and unions not crossing picket lines. Bertram A. Powers of AFL CIO Typographical Union Local 6 declines to attend the board hearings, which Judge Harold Medina leads. The board was appointed by Labor Secretary Wirtz, Governor Rockefeller, and Mayor Wagner to study the 32 day newspaper shutdown and protect public interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertram A. Powers
Aflcio International Typographical Union
Board of Public Accountability
Harold R. Medina
U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S. Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Robert F. Wagner
Clarence Bonynge, 89, North Bennington Obituary
Clarence Bonynge of North Bennington dies at 89. He spent most of his life in New York City but loved Vermont where he retired in 1954 to the Bonnie Home. He was a member of the Nor shaft Lions Club and New York County Lawyers Association, survived by daughter Clare, three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday in North Bennington Baptist Church. Memorials to American Foundation for the Blind.
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North Bennington
Clarence Bonynge
Lena H. Bonynge
White House
Bank Street
New York City
Vermont
Norshaft Lions Club
New York County Lawyers’ Association
Clare B. Mravlny
Montclair
N. J
Russell B. Bonynge
Hanson- Walbridge
Baptist Church
American Foundation For the Blind
Funeral for Frederick W. Wheeler Fire Victim
The funeral for Frederick W. Wheeler, who died in a home fire on Chapel Road, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home with Rev. Melvin R. McGaughey of First Methodist Church officiating. Entombment will follow at Park Lawn Chapel. Authorities released the body today through the state medical department and state s attorney's office.
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Frederick W. Wheeler
Chapel Road
Hanson-Walbridge
Melvin R. McGaughey
First Methodist Church
Park Lawn Chapel
State Medical Department
State's Attorney's Office
Tax Help At Bennington IRS Office Dates Listed
Burlington district director announces tax assistance sessions at 422 Main St Bennington IRS office. Available February March and April with hours 9 to 12:30 and 1 to 4 including February 1 to 9 March 1 to 9 and April 5 to 9.
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Bennington Internal Revenue Office
Main St
Burlington
Bennington Water Board Denies Trailers Service Authorization
The Bennington Village Water Department faced questions as Supt. Emory Wheeler acknowledged granting water service for Joseph D. Corcoran’s Morgan Street trailer park after a disputed process. The board debated whether a pre printed index card counted as a written application and noted Corcoran’s illegal street excavation and tap ins while awaiting owner authorization.
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Village Water Board
Corcoran
Joseph D. Corcoran
Bennington Village
Emory Wheeler
Board of Water Commissioners
Wheeler
Hilda Hurley
Hurley
Morgan Street
The
Water Board
McCall Street
John B. Harte
Atty. Harte
Harte
Water Department
Arthur Watson & Son
Reuben Levin
Troy
N.Y
Atty. Levin
Benhi High School to Administer College Board Exams
On January 12 Bennington High School will host College Board examinations for nearby students in junior and senior English classes. The article lists new second semester monitors including Wendy Davis Judy Grant Dawn Hunt Regina Hurley Chester Mattison Mary Mavilla Joe Paresky Roberta Voller and Floyd Woodcock.
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College Board
Bennington High School
Wendy Davis
Judy Grant
Dawn Hunt
Regina Hurley
Chester Mattison
Mary Mavilla
Joe Paresky
Roberta Voller
Floyd Woodcock
Joyce Rogers
Benhi
Ty Trainor
Joyce
Katherine Gibbs Secretarial College
Iowa State College
David Jareckie
Mara Lusis
Bill Bartlett
Paul Hurlburt
Bill Hickok
Martha Wallace
Barbara Webster
Meredith Faces Campus Tension Amid Desegregation Protests
Meredith endured harassment from classmates as university officials threatened expulsion for disruptive conduct. A 500 person showing outside his dorm celebrated his possible withdrawal while Kennedy urged officials to enable his education and allow serious desegregation efforts to proceed.
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Meredith
Kennedy
New York
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Alabama
South Carolina
Williams
U.S. Marshals
Justice Department
Parson Didn't Go To Church to Pray
Nashville pastor Bernard Swain was fined 50 dollars in city court for making illegal whisky in a church coffee urn. Authorities found a 55 gallon mash drum and a 15 gallon urn containing mash as Swain claimed he brewed sacramental holy wine for his 6000 member congregation.
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Nashville, Tenn
Nashville
Bernard Swain
St. Psalm Spiritual Church
Swain
Andrew Doyle
Ramon Marler
Vocabulary Workshop Expands Word Usage for Benhi Catamount
Students in English 11 12 at Benhi Catamount are improving vocabulary through Harbrace Vocabulary Workshop. Each chapter includes at least four exercises, self correction, and a mastery test. Topics cover dictionary use native and borrowed words work analysis prefixes suffix Greek and Latin roots.
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Harbrace
Reds' U.S. Captives Still Held in Red China Jails
U S government officials said efforts to secure the release of four Americans held in Chinese jails are continuing but there is no sign the Communists will free them.
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Washington
State Department
U. S
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Pleasant St
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Great Lakes, Ill
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Clarence A. Percey
Park Street Extension
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Fifth Marine Expeditionary Brigade
U.S. Force
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Puerto Rico
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Panama
Noreen Peart
Harold C. Peart
Coulter Street
Boston
Carney Hospital
Dorchester
Mass
Maxine Monterville
Gouverneur
Albany Medical Center
United States
Miss Peart
Susan Stalbird
Frank Stalbird
Boston University
Bennington Free Library
St. Anne’s Society
Vincent Spinelli
Infant of Prague Council of Catholic Nurses
Bennington Catholic High School
William Beston
C.S.C
Holy Cross Fathers Novitiate
Girls City League
Philip Hoff
WKTV
Utica
Rome
Better TV Inc
Marvin E. White
Depot Street
Veterans’ Administration Hospital
Albany
White
Gerard Brennan
U. S. Air Force
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Brattleboro
St. Church
Pray
St. Francis de Sales Church
Chester
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U.S. 7
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Martha Gale
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Trinidad
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