Vermont Reapportionment Barometer Starts Next Week
Vermont faces a pivotal 1965 legislative session as reps prepare joint resolutions in both houses urging reapportionment in line with the U S Supreme Court mandate. Rep W Arthur Simpson predicts House passage, but rural lawmakers fear loss of power while Rep Royal Cutts proposes a constitutional convention to curb Supreme Court involvement.
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House
U. S. Supreme Court
Senate
Charles Delaney
Chittenden County
Simpson
Vermont
Royal Cutts of
Townsend
MacBride Urges Vermont Group to Disband
Roger MacBride, a charter member of the Committee to Defend The Vermont Constitution, says the group should disband after nearly exhausting its funds from a two year battle against reapportionment. He notes $11,000 was raised from small towns. continuing the fight could cost $5,000 for a plan to push constitutional changes limiting Supreme Court involvement.
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Supreme Court
MacBride
Vermont
House
Sam Parsons
Hubbardton
Parsons
Hilton Wick
Burlington
Tennessee
U.S. Supreme Court
Senate
Cornelius O. Granai
Barre
Granai
United States
Leroy Lawrence
Stamford
Foromer
Lawrence
Bennington
George van Santvoord
Treasury
Roger L. MacBride
Halifax
Washington
U.S
Circuit Court
Wick
High Court
Hoff
Labor Chief Urges New State Labor Agency Creation
Ralph Williams of Rutland told Windham College students that the legislature should raise the state minimum wage abolish the state police tax and create a department of labor He warned students they may be barred from joining unions as automation threatens jobs in the workforce.
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Putney
API
State Labor Council
Department of Labor
Ralph Williams
Rutland
Windham College
Hospital Notes and Birth Announcements from Shaftsbury Areas
Admissions list includes Mrs Helen Kane Mrs Anna Haskell and others in Bennington Arlington Shaftsbury and Eagle Bridge. Discharges name several residents from Bennington North Bennington and Manchester Depot. Births record two Jan 7 newborns for Shaftsbury families Robert Stratton and John Gallant.
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Helen Kane
Anna Haskell
Bennington
Victoria Orvis
Arlington
Hazel Harrington
Shaftsbury
Patricia O’brien
Esther Stevens
North Bennington
Carolyn Eddington
John E. Butler
Mildred Callan
Gordon Rose
Marie Zoufaly
Manchester Depot
Elizabeth Jones
Eagle Bridge
Aks
Robert F. Stratton
John P. Gallant
Bennington Briefs List of local arrests, meetings, and notices
State police arrested David Parker in Bennington after a burglary at a Springfield filling station, following a trooper’s lead from Parker’s vehicle. Haystack Mountain Ski Area announced snowmaking equipment arrival to enable ski conditions tomorrow. Mohawk Chapter meetup for packaging engineers set for January 11 at Sleasman’s Holbrau with Larry McDonald speaking on packaging in transportation. Local residents John and family returned from a holiday trip to Florida and Massachusetts. Earl A. Buzzell to return to Albany VA Hospital for further treatment. Dr Donald Shea’s office will be closed January 12 to 22. Iron Kettle ads list jumbo shrimp dinner for 1.25 and veal parmesan dinner for 1.75.
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David Parker
Springfield
Parker
Bennington Village
Dunette
North Street
Haystack Mountain
Wilmington
Haymaker Trail
Haymaker
The
Society of Packaging and Handling Engineers
Sleasman
Holbrau
Albany
Larry McDonald
Shippers Container & Packaging Co
Reconciled to Reapportionment in Bennington County
Vermont lawmakers from Bennington County face a likely last term as reapportionment shifts power away from small towns. Representatives Daisy Myers Woodford Harriet Stone Sunderland Charles Bentley Sandgate Edith Bauer Landgrove Doris Rice Searsburg anticipate districting, oppose weighted voting, and await details while urging caution on constitutional concerns.
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Montpelier
Daulton Mann
Peru
Bennington County
General Assembly
Daisy Myers
Woodford
Harriet Stone
Sunderland
Charles Bentley
Sandgate
Edith Bauer
Landgrove
Doris Rice
Searsburg
Vermont
Stone
Franklin S. Billings Jr
Marjorie Doyle
Arlington
Khrushchev’s lavish privileges amid pension report
The report states Nikita Khrushchev has been granted the maximum special pension of 300 rubles a month, with his wife receiving 120 rubles. The Khrushchev family also enjoys rent-free villa use, state-paid staff, a chauffeured car, and a country estate. Khrushchev hunts, farms, and spends time with grandchildren, while Roswell Garst in the US sends seed for hybrid corn.
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Khrushchev
Nina Petrovna
Usovo
Lenin Hills
Dacha
Iowa
Roswell Garst
Alexei Adzhubei
Izvestia
Fire Destroys Bennington Building Housing Several Businesses
A fire at 205 Washington Ave. owned by Mrs. Max Fienberg swept through a mixed use building housing C. L. White Paint Rose's Market the Bennington Automatic Laundry and Benn Pastry Shop. Fire began at the rear and spread aided by gusty winds. investigators had no immediate cause. tenants and nearby workers evacuated as Red Cross planned aid. Nicky Harrington of Grand Union alerted and evacuated occupants.
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Max Fienberg
Washington Ave
C.L
Rose’s Market
Bennington Automatic Laundry
Benn Pastry Shop
421
Main Street
C.L. White
William Peat
Thomas Ayer
Leon Rose
Emmett Barber
William Marcoux
Hirsch
Rose Reagan
Louis Remington
Julia Gates
Francis Connally
Jesse Moon
Margaret Foster
Lena Bruso
Margaret Saunders
Mamie Winnette
Marian Cutler
Jeannette Bentley
Estelle Brown
Henry LeBlanc
Bennington
American Red Cross
Nicky Harrington
Grand Union Market
Harrington
Elks Scholarships Again Available
The Vermont Elks Association and Elks National Foundation announce the 30th annual ELKS National Foundation scholarship awards with 140 national awards totaling 110000 dollars. Awards range from 600 to 1500 dollars, four Vermont students qualify, plus Vermont Association grants of 200 150 and two hundred dollars. Local lodges offer smaller scholarships, with past recipients including John Burke Mary Brunina and Barbara Williams and state winners Nora Martell Jane Stanton Fred Beck and Susan Berglund.
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John Burke
Rutland
Mary Brunina
Bennington
Barbara Williams
Windsor
Nora Martell
Concord
Jane Stanton
Chessea
Fred Beck
Newport
Susan Berglund
Plainfield
Elks Clubs
Retail Sales In Vermont Hit 535 Million in 1963
U S Census Bureau reports Vermont retail sales reached 535 million dollars in 1963, up 21 percent from 1958 with 4 561 establishments. Caledonia County recorded 307 outlets totaling 33 1 million dollars, up 13 percent from 1958, employing 983 people with a payroll over 3 million dollars.
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Montpelier
UPD
U. S. Census Bureau
Vermont
Caledonia
Tool loss set at 3500 to 4000 at Hogan Chevrolet
Bennington Village police estimate six boxes of mechanics tools valued between 3500 and 4000 were stolen from the William Hogan Chevrolet Cadillac shop. Thieves gained entry by breaking a window in an overhead door and releasing a lock. A spare tire from a new car was also taken. The break remains under investigation. William Hogan said operations continue with replacement tools provided.
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Bennington Village
William Hogan
William
Harry Eddington
Banner
UN members wary of action on Indonesia withdrawal
Rumors swirled that the Afro Asian group might press for action while no meeting is requested or scheduled. Most ambassadors feel withdrawal would be improper and dangerous, with little support publicly or privately. Smaller nations rely on the UN for security against powerful states.
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Howevever
Indonesia
United Nations
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Pownal Road
Miami, Fla
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Mass
N.Y
Bennington Catholic High School
Miami University
Earl A. Buzzell
Albany, N.Y. Veterans’ Administration Hospital
Donald Shea
ADV
Nuhen
Bennington, VT
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Supreme Courts of
New Jersey
New Mexico
Mrs. Stone
Charles D. Bentley
Charles Jr
Rep
Bentley
Rice
State of
Elks
Auto Agency
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
U.N
Bennington Armory
Eve
Tony Curtis
Natalie Wood
Henry Fonda
Lauren Bacall
Mel Ferrer
Knotty—Pine Restaurant
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