Vermont officer jails second woman for poll tax arrears
Constable Albert Burrows jailed Alma Gagne for back poll taxes from 1959 to 1961 totaling 37.92 dollars and released her after payments by friends. Since December 27 he has secured payments from about 13 delinquent cases including Pauline Metcalfe for 30.38 dollars.
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ST. Johnsbury
Albert Burrows
Alma Gagne
Friends
Burrows
Pauline J. Metcalfe
Group
I Am After
Larrow Announces Run for Burlington Mayor
Mayor Bing challenges Larrow's boast of city work hours as part time attorney and notes Burns as a potential rival. Bing questions impact of Larrow's service and cites Burns as a full time mayor while mentioning Larrow's higher pay by two thousand dollars annually.
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Burlington
Robert K. Bing
Robert K. Larrow
Larrow
Bing
John J. Burns
Burns
Vermont opens first egg factory with 6000 hens in Plainfield
In Plainfield Vermont a new 6000 hen egg factory operated by David Berte will start within three weeks. Hens in tilted cages will drop eggs onto racks as a cooling system and automatic feeding are installed. The facility aims to improve egg quality through rapid cooling and simple heat control. In Burlington Oliver R Hayes notes falling library attendance and seeks 20000 for 4500 new books while Rutland's per capita spending and circulation rise.
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Plainfield
Vermont
David Berte
Berte
Burlington
Oliver R. Hayes
Fletcher Free Library
Hayes
Rutland
Williams College Alumni oppose antifraternity plan favors deferral
Alumni survey results show two thirds to three quarters oppose immediate antifraternity implementation and favor deferring Angevine plan. 2768 of 10250 responses favored deferral while 71 percent oppose broad housing and social facilities under college control. 78 percent fear reduced alumni support if the plan proceeds.
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Williamstown
Williams College
Williams
NSA Fund Grants for Summer Science Program at St Pauls
The National Science Foundation awards 36010 dollars for a Cooperative College School Science Program at St Pauls School Concord for high school and college students and teachers. William P Davis and R Philip Hygney direct the six week session with visits to Dartmouth sciences. NSF also provides 125000 dollars for new microbe biology and pathology research facilities at Dartmouth under R C Fuller.
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Concord Preparatory
Dartmouth
National Science Foundation
R. C. Fuller
Tavern owner faces fine or jail over alleged twisting dance
Des Moines Iowa wartime lenience: Municipal Judge Ray Harrison ruled on charges that tavern owner John Haskins permitted dancing in his tavern without a permit. Haskins argued that the waltz and fox trot are dances while he contended the twist is not. He offered a 50 to 60 second twist defense as the court weighed a 25 dollar fine or five days behind bars.
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Des Moines
Iowa
UPI
John Haskins
Ray Harrison
Haskins
Bennington Banner Publication and Subscription Rates
The Bennington Banner details mail and motor route rates for Vermont and nationwide delivery. Rates include six months eight dollars for Vermont and one year seventeen fifty for elsewhere in the U S S Subscribe options and servicemen discounts are listed with specific durations and prices.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
Vermont
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
Uss
Reapportionment Dominates Vermont Legislature Outlook
The 1963 Vermont Legislature faces reapportionment as a top issue. A 56 member joint canvassing board reviews statewide ballots, with Hoff expected to win the governor’s race after a recount. Democrats, now governing, unite against a conservative GOP majority on education funding and a proposed state education network.
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Senate
Legislative Joint
Vermont
F. Ray Keyser Jr
Hoff
Development Department
Highway Department
Rutland
Ernest Gibson III
Brattleboro
Vermont Independent Party
Keyser
University of Vermont
Capital's Pulse and Pace Quickening
Washington returns to action as Kennedy comes back from a Florida trip and Congress reconvenes. New senators and representatives begin oath ceremonies amid a flurry of receptions, with Birch Bayh's Indiana group hosting a large welcoming event and the vice president and his wife planning two Washington gatherings.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Congress
Kennedy
Florida
House
Senate
Indiana
Birch E. Bayh
Cratic Campaign Committee of
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hellman Working On First Dramatic Adaptation
Lillian Hellman writes her first dramatic adaptation titled My Mother My Father and Me based on Burt Blechman How Much? The theme centers on unloved oldsters untried youths and unsung minority groups The script reportedly barely follows the source book reflecting her distinctive style.
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New York
Lillian Hellman
Burt Blechman
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U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization
Barre
State Health Department
Atlanta
T. Howard Mattison
Mattison
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J. Maynard Austin
Austin
America
St. Thomas
San Juan
Kingston
Bermuda
Bennington Travel Agency
Evan’s News Office
Equip., Inc
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Hellman
Lauzon’s Machine Shop
Bennington, Vt
Burt Rockwood
Elks Lodge
Kirsch
Orig. Pr
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Rayon Damask
Vichaels
Union ST
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