Insanity Plea Entered In Statutory Rape Case
A special arraignment in Bennington District Court saw 22 year old David E Blair of Pownal plead not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity to statutory rape charges. The arraignment occurred Wednesday as part of the ongoing case under Vermont court authority.
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Bennington District Court
David E. Blair
Pownal
Atty
Stephen H. Gilman
Blair
Vermont State Hospital
Waterbury
Franklin W. Farrar
Bennington
Kocher
Winter avalanches hit New Hampshire mountains and roads
In White Mountain National Forest heavy snow sparked avalanches outside normal paths. An avalanche on Mt. Madison covered 75 acres, 35 acres were cleared, a mile long and a quarter mile wide, toppling trees. Skiers and hikers were warned to avoid posted avalanche zones and gullies. Over 100 inches of snow in Pinkham Notch have created hazardous conditions though established ski areas are deemed safe.
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Laconia
N.H
Pinkham Notch
White Mountains
Tuckerman Ravine
Gulf of Slides
Presidential Range
Tuckerman
Huntington
Forest Service
Appalachian Mountain Club
McCarthy Switches From Foreign Relations To Government Operations
Sen Eugene J McCarthy chooses a less prestigious panel moving from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to the Government Operations Committee. He accepts the back bench assignment saying Operations is policy as he shifts to a broader but less influential role in investigations.
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Sen. McCarthy
Senate Committee
Washington
UPI
Eugene J. McCarthy
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McCarthy
Government Operations Committee
Marshall McLuhan
Senate
James B. Allen
Ala
Foreign Relations
Johnson
Vietnam
Funeral Service Held For Mrs Bessie L Percey
The funeral for Mrs Bessie L Percey widow of William J Percey of Holliday Drive Shaftsbury was held Friday afternoon at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home Rev A J MacDonald officiated Bearers were Frank and Percey Andrews and Leon Clarence Harry and Herbert Percey The service drew church members officers and friends from the 1 40 Club Relatives and WSCS members attended Thursday night Committal prayers were by Rev MacDonald at Park Lawn Vault Burial in Hinsdillville Cemetery will be in spring after Mrs Percey died Wednesday night at Putnam Hospital following a long illness.
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Bessie L. Percey
William J. Percey
Holliday Drive
Shaftsbury
Hanson
WSCS
Percey
MacDonald
Park Lawn
Hinsdillville
Putnam
Movie Timetable at Local Cinemas Shows Trio of Releases
The Williamstown Cinema screens The Heart is the Lonely Hunter starring Alan Arkin in a Carson McCullers adaptation, with showings Monday through Thursday at 8 PM and Friday Saturday at 7 and 9 PM. The Manchester Cinema offers Great Catherine with Peter O'Toole and others on Thursday through Saturday at 7 and 8 45 PM. The Harte Theatre runs Lady in Cement starring Sinatra, Welch and Blocker with 6 30 and 8 30 PM showings. In politics, a House panel on investigations is seen as a stalled reform stage, while Sen McCarthy has announced he will not seek re election in 1970.
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Alan Arkin
Carson McCullers
Arkin
Williamstown
Catherine
Peter O'Toole
Zero Mostel
Jeanne Moreau
Jack Hawkins
Catherine the Queen
Catherine the Great
Manchester
Frank Sinatra
Raquel Welch
Dan Blocker
Meets
Hoss
Sinatra
Tony Rome
Harte Theatre
Obituary Agnes Burns 1892 1970 Bennington area resident dies
Miss Agnes Elizabeth Burns 76 died at Putnam Memorial Hospital Bennington. Funeral 10 a.m. Monday at St Jerome's Church East Dorset with Rev Francis Nugent. Burial in St Jerome's Cemetery. Survivors include sister Mrs Walter Koch and brother William Burns. She lived in South Dorset the last decade after nursing training in New York City.
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William Burns
South Dorset
Bennington Banner Notices and Subscription Rates
The Bennington Banner publishes daily except Sundays and holidays at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. It is a United Press International member paper with exclusive rights to local news and UPI dispatches. Home delivery by carrier and motor mail rates are listed with 3 month 6 month and yearly options for Vermont and nationwide.
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Business Newsroom
Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
UPI
Vermont
U.S
Bennington Area Day Care Agency Incorporates
Bennington Area Day Care Inc. becomes a nonprofit, formed by local residents to establish a center for children of working mothers. Officers named include Mrs. Condon president and Mrs. Hamilton clerk. 25 trustees elected. Plans seek a 50-child facility this winter with site search, funding, staff, and policy steps under way.
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Bennington
Condon
Hamilton
Eunice Wisher
Brown
St. Peter’s Parish Hall
Joyce Hanson
United Counseling Service
UFO believers challenge Air Force report on aliens
National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena dismissed the University of Colorado led study as a waste of money costing nearly 500000. Retired Maj. Donald Keyhoe, Dr. James McDonald and Dr. David Saunders criticized the Condon panel for a closed mind and partial examination of unexplained sightings. The group endorsed that most unexplained sightings likely involve intelligent beings from other planets or craft controlled by them.
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Washington
UPI
National Investigations Committee
Donald E. Keyhoe
University of Colorado
Air Force
Keyhoe
James McDonald
University of Arizona
David Saunders
Edward A. Condon
McDonald
Condon
Humphrey backs Harris for Democratic chairmanship
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey plans to back Sen. Fred Harris of Oklahoma for the Democratic National Committee chair. Harris would become chairman while remaining a U.S. senator, delegating daily duties to a staff director. The move follows Lawrence F. O'Brien's replacement as the party eyes new leadership.
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Washington
UPD
Hubert H. Humphrey
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Democratic National Committee
Lawrence F. O’brien
Humphrey
White House
Harris
Senate
Bud Wilkinson
Johnson
National Committee
O’brien
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Sanford
Edward M. Kennedy
Nixon Won't Close Portsmouth Shipyard Says Cotton
Senator Norris Cotton R New Hampshire voiced confidence the Nixon Administration will keep Portsmouth Naval Shipyard open beyond the planned 1974 closure. He cited a Navy League request to preserve the yard and noted a Defense Department plan to phase down the yard beginning 1970 71. Cotton stressed the yard’s regional economic and national defense importance.
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Nixon
Portsmouth
Washington
UPI
Norris Cotton
R-N
N.H
Cotton
Senate
Navy League of the United States
Maine
New Hampshire
Navy League
Defense Department
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Navy Yard
Dems To Decide Stand Next Week
Montpelier reports House Democrats will caucus early next week to set a legislative program. Minority Leader Thomas Salmon said the party should offer sound alternatives and work with the governor where he is right, opposing when he is wrong.
Knights of Columbus Meet for Rosary at Mahar & Son
All Knights of Columbus members will gather Sunday at 8 p.m. at Mahar and Son Funeral Home to recite the Rosary for brother Robert P. McKeon. A Communion breakfast follows the 8 a.m. Mass at St. Francis de Sales Church and members are urged to invite a friend. Roller skating at Twist-a-burger runs Friday 5 10:30 p.m. and weekend hours listed. Iron Kettle quotes a roast loin of pork dinner with apple sauce at $2.25 plus cocktails.
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Knights of Columbus
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Robert P. McKeon
St. Francis de Sales Church
Pellerin In Vietnam Forward Unit
Sgt. Jerome Pellerin, 25th Infantry Division communications NCO, praises the Division Forward Tactical Operations Center in Tay Ninh Province for complete mobility. He notes it can be dismantled and reassembled in three to five hours, aiding U.S. and ARVN coordination and operations.
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Tay Ninh
Vietnam
Bennington
Jerome Pellerin
25Th Inf. Div
Charles E. Mehring
Lawton
Okla
Glen C. Long
U.S
TOC
Accident Investigated in Bennington Village Streets Collision
Bennington Village Police investigated a collision at the corner of Safford and County Streets about 10:30 Friday morning. Both cars sustained slight to moderate damage. drivers were Mrs. Maisie Dockum of North Branch Street and Dr. Clyde E. Lanfair of 118 Beech Street. No injuries were reported.
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Bennington Village
Safford and
County Streets
Maisie Dockum
North Branch Street
Clyde E. Lanfair
Beech St
Bennington Budget Hearings Declined By Board
Bennington selectmen will not hold special open budget hearings citing time constraints. Selectman J Duncan Campbell said budget discussions will occur at Tuesday meetings in January. He urged all residents to attend to discuss expenditures and advocate changes for next year.
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Bennington
BTPA
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