Bennington Manchester Promoters Discuss Cooperative Endeavors
Bennington and Manchester tourism leaders discussed joint promotion and cooperative efforts at a Greater Bennington Association Tourist Bureau dinner. The group noted the Ski Southern Vermont folder as a start, with potential cross area winter and summer initiatives and interest in joining the Four Areas Booking service. Films on Bromley Ski Area were shown.
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Manchester
Bennington
Southern Vermont
Greater Bennington Association
West Mountain Inn
Arlington
Tourist Bureau
Ben Wrobel
Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Four Areas Association
Fred Pabst
Bromley Ski Area
Ski
Wrobel
Robert Condon
Presi
North Shire
Bromley
Scout Troop 45 Forms Committees for New Year
Raymond Lovely, district scout executive for the Bennington area, spoke at Troop 45 meeting. Committees were reviewed with Dr. Donald Humphreys as chairman and John Barry as scoutmaster among others. An awards and investiture ceremony at Sacred Heart Church on Feb 11 will mark National Boy Scout activities, followed by refreshments and a look at improved troop facilities.
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Raymond Lovely
Bennington
Donald Humphreys
Robert Roy
John Barry
Joseph Giard
Lawrence Ibey
Caesar Galvagni
Raymond Betit
Paul Lauzon
Andrew Betit
Arthur Lauzon
Solomon Handy
William Pineau
Sacred Heart Church
Aunt Sarah Collett the mountain midwife dies at 95
Aunt Sarah Collett, a mountain midwife who delivered more than 3000 babies in eastern Kentucky, died of a heart attack at 95. She worked 40 years and in 1953 donated land for a new Blue Hole schoolhouse. Her funeral will be at the school with burial on a mountainside overlooking the building.
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Manchester
Sarah
Russians Promise To Release Airliner
The Soviet government agreed to release a Belgian airliner seized after it violated Soviet air space. The craft landed Monday in Armenia while en route from Tehran to Brussels with 27 aboard. All passengers and crew were reported safe and staying at a Grozny hotel. a formal protest was delivered to the Belgian ambassador.
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Moscow
Armenia
Tehran
Brussels
Belgium
Vasilyv Kuznetsov
Hyppolite Cools
Grozny
Yerevan
Kuznetsov
Furs Worth $70,000 Stolen in Boston
Police valued furs at $70,000 recovered in a car behind Kakas Furriers at 392 Boylston Street Back Bay. An armed man was detained after a burglar alarm and later a second floor window break drew officers. The suspect initially refused to identify himself.
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Boston
Kakas Furriers
Boylston St
Putnam Hospital Admits and Discharges List
On Monday January 8 admissions include Mabel Wooddell Caroline White Mary Petras Bennington Claudia Senders North Bennington Harriette Shaw Hoosick Falls New York Discharges include Master Jody Willis Bennington Edith Bushner Hoosick Falls New York Donald Urmston Westwood Wisconsin
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Mabel Wooddell
Caroline White
Mary Petras
Bennington
Claudia Senders
North Bennington
Harriette Shaw
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Jody Willis
Edith Bushner
Donald Urmston
Westwood
Teenage Hop to Benefit March of Dimes at Armory
Plans set for a teen age record hop at the State Armory on Saturday January 20 from 8 to 11 p.m. Proceeds go to the March of Dimes with Radio WBTN providing equipment and DJs David Alcorta and Rich Orellano. Chaperones include Mr and Mrs Breard Hawks and Mr and Mrs Hamilton Shields. Funds last year totaled 125 dollars. Cannisters will be carried by several girls on Friday and Saturday to collect more.
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State Armory
Marion Charest
March of Dimes
WBTN
David Alcorta
Rich Orellano
Breard Hawks
Hamilton Shields
Cannisters
Airlines To Charge Up To 50 For No Shows
The Civil Aeronautics Board tentatively rules carriers may impose up to 50 dollars on no show passengers starting March 1. Those who present a ticket but cannot obtain a seat may be charged at least 25 dollars. The ruling defers for 20 days for comments.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Bees Escape On-air Bee Communication Demo At WPIX
A New York Daily News TV segment at WPIX featured bees to show how they communicate. A big black hen knocked over the hive sending about 2,000 bees into a buzzing scramble. The insects were finally removed by vacuuming or bombing.
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New York
WPIX
New York Daily News
Village water line in Old Bennington dispute
Old Village trustees and Bennington Water Department tackle a failing water line risk. The department faces a potential shutdown or replacement, while legal and financial limits hinder major work without a village vote. Attorney Reuben Levin will study the issue before recommendations.
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Shields
Water Department
Bennington
Old Bennington
Water Board
Reuben Levin
Old Village
Bennington Briefs Highlights Local News and Events
Bennington reports visit from William J. Burton outdoor editor of the Baltimore Sun who tours with relatives in Arlington after a Florida trip. Mrs. Carroll resumes work at Vermont Bank & Trust Co while Mr. Carroll's past at Warren Wire is noted. The Towsley Baldwin marriage takes place at the courthouse with Towsley in the Army at Ft Devens. Library film program and WWI Auxiliary meeting announced. First Methodist Circle 3 meets at Mrs. Saliba's home. A new telephone line installed at Mrs. Florence Mayhew’s home. Office suite for rent advertised on West Main St.
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William J. Burton
the Banner
Baltmore Sun
Bennington
Florida
Arlington
Donald Carroll
Michael
Ricky
Timothy
Glendale
Calif
Carroll
Robert Pilling
Beech Street
Vermont Bank & Trust Co
Warren Wire Co
West Coast
Justice of the Peace
Raymond P. Bett
Raymond Towsley Sr
Mary Funk
Mr. Towsley
Ft. Devens
Pickets dispersed at New Orleans Citizens Council rally
In New Orleans five Negro pickets and four others including Rev. Avery Alexander were dispersed by police for picketing a Citizens Council rally at Municipal Auditorium. Police Captain Presley Tresclair warned the group that the demonstration would unreasonably alarm and disturb the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Citizens Council
Municipal Auditorium
Avery Alexander
Consumers League of Greater
Dynamite Caps Blow Boy Loses Fingertips
Roger Thompson, 15, of Starksboro, Vermont, was injured when a box of dynamite caps exploded while he repaired a sled in a family garage. He remains in satisfactory condition at Mary Fletcher Hospital as of today, after the accident Sunday.
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Burlington, Vt
Roger Thompson
Starksboro
Mary Fletcher Hospital
Thompson
Bass weighs Senate bid amid GOP support and past ties
Bass, a Dartmouth and Harvard Law graduate and son of former Gov. Robert P. Bass, considers a Senate run while facing potential GOP primary competition in the 2nd District. Lane Dwinell, ex-governor and Eisenhower aide, is weighing a possible bid after prompting friend support.
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Lican
Republican
Bass
Senate
Dartmouth College
Harvard Law School
Robert P. Bass
House
Republican Policy Committee
Norris Cotton
Lane Dwinell
Lebanon
Eisenhower
Dwinell
Congress
Ray mond Towsley Jr Rearraigned on B and E and Grand Larceny
In a special session of Municipal Court Raymond Towsley Jr faced three counts of breaking and entering and two counts of grand larceny. He pleaded not guilty to the Dec 3 B and E at the Ideal Restaurant and Art Ward's Store while pleading guilty to the July 3 Ward's Store B and E. State's Attorney urged not to press the first and third counts. Judge Eugene V. Clark agreed. For grand larceny, Towsley pled nolo contendere to the first and not guilty to the second. the court did not press the second charge and ordered a pre sentence investigation. He is held without bail. Ward D Cheney pled not guilty pro forma on forgery. further hearing postponed pending counsel. bail set at 400 dollars cash or 2000 dollars in sureties.
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Raymond Towsley Jr
Atty
Stephen H. Gilman
Towsley
Ideal
Art Ward
Ward
John A. Burgess
Eugene V. Clark
Clark
Ward D. Cheney
Elm St
Cheney
Gizenga loses grip as leftist support fades in Stanleyville
AP correspondent Peter Grose reports in Stanleyville that Gizenga's pro Lumumba base has eroded. Communist influence and diplomats have mostly vanished, antiwhite sentiment cooled, and Gizenga rarely appears in public as the Katanga crisis shifts momentum to Aboula’s government with U S and UN backing.
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Gizenga
Peter Grose
Stanleyville
Grose
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Congo
Lumumba
Aboula
United States
United Nations
Obituary Richard E. Cloke veteran and city worker
Troy New York obituary for Richard E. Cloke 38 nephew of Mrs Warren Church Bennington died Friday at the VA Hospital Albany after a one day illness. Navy veteran of 12 years and Troy Department of Public Works employee for two years. Born in Butte Montana he moved to Troy four years ago living with his mother Helen Walsh Cloke. Survived by two aunts Mrs A M Frost Schaghticoke and Mrs F L Batty Troy and an Albany uncle J Raymond Walsh. Body at John J Sanvidge Funeral Home Albany.
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Troy
N.Y
Richard E. Cloke
Warren Church
Bennington
Albany
Cloke
Navy
Troy Dept. of Public Works
Butte
Mont
Helen Walsh Cloke
5Th Ave
Richard J. Cloke
Funeral for Dr Cole O Burt Held in Chester
Dr Cole O Burt longtime Chester dentist born in Bennington and raised there died aged 75 Survivors include wife Maude Burt two sons Cole O Burt Jr and Dr Richard Campbell Burt daughter Harriet Burt Keller seven grandchildren and siblings Eugene Kathryn Harriet and Barbara Burt from Bennington.
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Cole O. Burt
Chester
Bennington
Burt
J. Oliver
Harriet Burgess Burt
Bennington High School
University of Pennsylvania
American Dental Association
Maude McVey Burt
Harriet Burt Keller
Lansdale
Cole O. Burt Jr
Pitcairn
Richard Campbell Burt
Allentown
Eugene C. Burt
Kathryn Young
Orrin
Harriet) Bowen
Barbara Burt
N H Promoters Seek 127 Days of Racing at Rockingham Park
Salem NH promoters ask the State Racing Commission to approve 127 racing days at Rockingham Park for the year. Rockingham requests 54 days of flat racing July 9 to September 8, matching last year but after July 4. Trotting and Breeding seeks 40 harness nights in spring March 23 to May 8 and 33 fall nights September 14 to October 22, three fewer than last year.
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Salem
N.H
State Racing Commission
Rockingham Park
Lou Smith
Rockingham
New Hampshire Trotting and Breeding Association
Air Force tanker plane reported overdue in Atlantic
A nine man KB50 tanker from Langley Air Force Base Virginia is overdue after leaving Langley at 11 17 a m on Monday en route to the Azores. The Coast Guard reports the last position about 240 miles east of Norfolk with a track line search planned.
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New York
Langley Air Force Base
Azores
Portugal
Coast Guard
Norfolk
Langley
Air Force
427Th
Vermonter Named to U S Ski Team for World Meet
Michael Elliot 19 of Durango Colorado Karl Bohlin Minneapolis Robert Gray Putney Vermont and John Bower Auburn Maine were named to the U S team by the U S Nordic Committee Alternates Ed Demers Lebanon New Hampshire Leo Massa Holmdel New Jersey and Larry Sorenson Duluth Minnesota named as alternates The team was chosen from 15 men who competed in tryouts December 30 January 4 and Sunday Bower won the combined jumping and cross country event.
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Lake Placid
N.Y
Colorado
Minnesota
Vermont
Maine
United States
Poland
Michael Elliot
Durango
Colo
Karl Bohlin
Minneapolis
Robert Gray
Putney
John Bower
Auburn
U.S. Nordic Committee
Ed Demers
Lebanon
N.H
Leo Massa
Holmdel
N.J
Larry Sorenson
Duluth
McClendon Named LSU Grid Coach After Dietzel
Charley McClendon 38 from Lewisville Ark becomes LSU head coach succeeding Paul Dietzel. Athletic Director Jim Corbett says board approved a four year contract at eighteen thousand dollars per year after McClendon served seven years as Dietzel’s chief assistant.
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Baton Rouge
Charley McClendon
Paul Dietzel
Louisiana State
McClendon
Lewisville
Ark
Dietzel
West Point
Jim Corbett
LSU Board of Supervisors
LSU
Vanderbilt
WALE Station Shut Down by FCC at Falls Church Home
WALE a neighborly radio station run from Bruce Wahl and David Lester in Wahl’s Falls Church home was shut off by an FCC investigator. The boys, 13 and 14, operated the station briefly with about 0.1 watt, offering weather, news and rock music before the FCC warned of fines or jail under the Communications Act.
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Washington
Wale
Federal Communications Commission
Bruce Wahl
David Lester
Wahl
Lester
Falls Church
Bruce
FCC
Bing named Burlington Young Man of the Year
Ro bert K. Bing, 31, the Republican mayor who upset incumbent James E. Fitzpatrick last March, was named Burlington Junior Chamber of Commerce Young Man of the Year for contributions to community welfare leadership and administrative ability.
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Burlington, Vt
Robert K. Bing
Chamber of Commerce
Bing
James E. Fitzpatrick
Fire Destroys Perham Plant in New Hampshire Farm
Flames destroyed a combined garage and vegetable washing and processing plant on Cham Arslamian’s Perham farm early Tuesday. Unofficial damage was $10,000 with two cars lost. cause unknown.
East Cage Results From The Associated Press
East division basketball results list St Johns 108 over Bridgeport 84 Providence 79 over Massachusetts 45 Delaware 79 over Swarthmore 61 South Kentucky 77 over Vanderbilt 68 Tulane 59 over Florida 47 LSU 76 over Georgia 57 Virginia 98 over South Carolina 95 Clemson 75 over Florida State 69 Furman 59 over The Citadel 51 Auburn 64 over Mississippi 58 Stetson 71 over Mercer 57 Wisconsin 83 over Michigan State 78 Purdue 96 over Illinois 89 Minnesota 104 over Indiana 100 Ohio University 82 over Western Michigan 81 Oklahoma Southwestern 56 over Missouri 52 Town 74 over Northwestern 69 St Louis 81 over Tulsa 59 Southwest Oklahoma 56 over Missouri 52 Town State 47 over Oklahoma State 42 Brattleboro and others: Rutland at West Rutland Brattleboro at Bellows Falls Windsor at Springfield MVL Burr and Burton at BCHS Fair Haven at Ludlow Otter Valley at Chester Proctor at Middlebury Poultney at Wallingford MSL Whitingham at Arlington
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Delaware
Swarthmore
South Kentucky
Vanderbilt
Tulane
Florida
LSU
Georgia
Virginia
South Carolina
Clemson
Florida State
Furman
the Citadel
Auburn
Mississippi
Stetson
Mercer
Midwest
Wisconsin
Michigan
State
Purdue
Illinois
Northwestern
Minnesota
Indiana
St. Louis
Tulsa
Ohio Univ
W. Michigan
Oklahoma
Missouri
Town State
Okla
Burr and Burton
BCHS
Fair Haven
Ludlow
Otter Valley
Chester
Proctor
Middlebury
Poultney
Wallingford
MSL
Whitingham
Arlington
Atom Spy Named To Ghana Faculty
Dr. Alan Nunn May, once the Western world’s first atom spy, is named special professor of physics at the University of Ghana. The 50 year old British scientist, who worked on wartime atomic projects in Canada, faces a prior sentence of ten years for sharing secrets with the Soviet Union, and was released in 1952 after six years eight months served.
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London
Alan Nunn May
University of
Ghana
May
Canada
Soviet Union
Three Quebec Children Die in Farmhouse Fire
In St Benoit Quebec a farmhouse fire killed Monique Dufresne nine Manon four and Marie two all siblings of the Dufresne family The parents Jean Paul and wife were badly burned and hospitalized in Montreal Police have not yet determined the fire’s cause
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ST. Benoit
Que
Montreal
Monique Dufresne
Manon
Marie
Dufresne
Jean-Paul Dufresne
Japan settles postwar debt to U S for aid
Tokyo reports Japan will repay 490 million dollars of 1.889 billion received from 1945 to 1952 in relief and rehabilitation. Under terms 25 million goes to educational and cultural exchanges, with the rest supporting aid to underdeveloped Asian countries and strengthening Japan's markets.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
Asia
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