Prediction Congress Opens Noisy Stubborn and Slow
AP News analyzes a 1962 Congress as noisy and political in an election year. Democrats outnumber Republicans in both chambers, filibusters loom in the Senate, and seniority drives committee chair appointments. The outlook is cautious with potential tariff policy moves and steady work rather than new initiatives.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Kennedy
United Nations
Hearing Awaited On Town Vote Court Appeal
A Vermont Supreme Court hearing is scheduled for January 30 on Franklin Becker’s appeal of a town meeting vote that consolidated two road districts and reduced the number of road commissioners from two to one. Becker contends the vote was illegal without enabling legislation and that only voters outside the incorporated villages should vote.
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Franklin Becker
Vermont Supreme Court
Becker
James Cross
Superior Court
Natt L. Divoll
Bellows Falls
John H. Williams II
Supreme Court
Norton Barber
Kennedy Proposals Spark Mixed House Senate Reactions
President Kennedy faces broad support and criticism from leaders across parties. Senate Democratic Leader Mansfield lauds the call for higher goals while House figures like Rep. Smith and Rep. Celler urge spending cuts and stronger civil rights action. Republicans counter with opposition to tax cuts and constitutional concerns.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Howard Smith
D-Va
House Rules Committee
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
House Judiciary Committee
Kennedy
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
John W. Byrnes
R-Wis
Homer Capehart
Rind
BCIC Plans Restoration Effort For Bennington Rail Service
BCIC and the Greater Bennington Association consider actions to prevent liquidation of the Bennington Rutland rail line. Stockholders favor restoring service with backing from local leaders Ferdinand Mayer Oscar Fienberg and George Hughey noted as behind the scenes workers. A land option on Bennington Flats held by William H. Morse Construction Co was discontinued.
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Greenberg
Bennington
Rutland
BCIC
Greater Bennington Association
T. Garry Buckley
Selznick Answers Fan Questions About Gone With The Wind
Hollywood AP David O Selznick replies to Desta J Burke of Jonesboro Tennessee in a school report about Gone With The Wind The studio was Selznick MGM lent Clark Gable and now owns the film Mitchell refused to be consulted Leigh and Gable attended the Atlanta premiere filming took six months Sidney Howard wrote the script most filming in Culver City four hours twenty minutes original cut reduced to three hours forty five minutes without losing any scenes or retakes
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Hollywood
David O. Selznick
Desta J. Burke
Jonesboro
Tenn
Selznick
Desta
MGM
Clark Gable
Margaret Mitchell
Atlanta
Sidney Howar
Georgia
Culver City
Deerfield Valley Units Eye Better Summer Programs
Dover Wilmington Vacation Council and Molly Stark Trail Council discussed merging efforts for future brochures for the Dover Wilmington and Molly Stark Trail area. They also favor placing extra directional signs, according to president Lensey Cole.
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Wilmington
Dover-Wilmington
Molly Stark Trail Council
Dover- Wilmington
Dover, Wilmington
Lensey Cole
Mrs. Ernest Hulett Dies at 66 Former Searsburg Diner Owner
Mrs. Gertrude Biddle Hulett 66, owner of the World End Diner in Searsburg, died at Troy Community Hospital after a three week illness. Born Nov 3, 1895 in Wilmington, she was daughter of Joseph R. and Alta Belle Biddle. Surviving include daughter Alta Davis, sister Margaret Yount, grandchildren Helen and Ronald Davis, great grandson Ronald Jr., and stepson Howard Davis Jr. Funeral set for Bennington and Wilmington with Rosary Friday night.
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Searsburg
Ernest Hulett
Gertrude Biddle
Troy Community Hospital
Troy
Wilmington
Joseph R
Alta Belle (Clark) Biddle
Somerset
Springfield
Mass
Howard
Alta) Davis Sr
Margaret Yount
Whittier
Calif
Helen E. Davis
Ronald J. Davis
Ronald J. Davis Jr
Howard Davis Jr
Bennington
Benedict HAST Dorset Man Dies in Mineville Hospital
George William Benedict 40 of East Dorset died Thursday in Mineville Hospital after living in Westport seven years. Born December 14, 1921 in East Dorset he was a Burr and Burton Seminary alumnus and longtime logger. Survivors include his parents of East Dorset a sister Mrs Russell Gay of Westport N Y and one niece. Funeral Saturday at 2 p m Brewster Funeral Home Manchester Center conducted by Rev Edgar Johnson with burial in East Dorset spring.
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Dorset
George William Benedict
Mineville
N.Y
East Dorset
Westport
Frank
Helen
Viall) Benedict
Burr and Burton Seminary
Manchester
Russell Gay
Brewster Funeral Home
Manchester Center
Edgar Johnson
Baptist Church
South Village
Talkative Patients Problem to Medics
A Pennsylvania medical educator outlines techniques for handling over talkative patients at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Dr. Francis C. Wood suggests first checking tongues, then using a thermometer, and in extreme cases sending the patient to the waiting room with pencil and paper to list symptoms.
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Nashville
Local Births and Hospital Admits List Bennington Area
Putnam Hospital admissions include Master Nicholas Hathaway North Hoosick and Lewis Russell Whitingham with discharges listed for Gail Harwood Mabel Bishop Helen V LeBlanc and John Harris. Births announced for Norman Willette Bennington Jan 11 and Arthur Wentland Jr Silver Springs Md with Martha Gibney as former Bennington resident. Christopher John Hogan Jr Delray Beach Fla born Jan 11 weighing seven pounds nine ounces with Dayle Hogan as sister and Irving Webster and Francis Hogan as grandparents.
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Nicholas Hathaway
North Hoosick
N.Y
Lewis Russell
Whitingham
Eileen Bluto
James Lake
North Bennington
Gail Harwood
Mabel Bishop
Helen V. LeBlanc
Bennington
John Harris
Shaftsbury
Norman Willette
Arthur Wentland Jr
Silver Springs
Wentland
Martha Ann Gibney
Christopher John
Francis
Skip) J. Hogan Jr
Delray Beach
Fla
Hogan
Bennington Briefs Highlight January Community Notices
January and February leave Gold Star Mothers meetings off schedule but dues are payable to Mrs. Ethel Vance. A recognition dinner is set for January 23 by the VFW Post and auxiliary. Also listed are hospital news, a Friday dinner menu, MOC activities, 4-H and club meetings, a film screening, probate and tax office updates, and real estate licensing results in Bennington.
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Gold Star
Ethel Vance
McKinley St
VFW
Bombers Win AP 1961 Team of the Year
The New York Yankees named Associated Press 1961 team of the year with 255 points in yearend balloting by 156 sportswriters and broadcasters, beating Green Bay Packers who earned 213 points.
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New York Yankees
Associated Press
Ralph Houk
Green Bay Packers
Green Bay
Bennington Bypass Committee to hear State traffic survey
The Bennington Bypass Committee will meet January 25 at 8 p.m. in Town Offices with Herbert Farrington of the State Highway Department to hear the department’s completed analysis of a 1960 Bennington traffic survey. The Regional Highway Council executive may join after a dinner at the New Eng elder Restaurant.
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Bennington
Herbert Farrington
State Highway Department
Farrington
New Englander
Regional Highway Council
Hazel M. Wills
Old Bennington
T. Garry Buckley
Mt. Anthony Road
Robert B. Condon
North Bennington Road
Greater Bennington
Bennington Jaycees name two award winners
The Bennington Jaycees announced two winners for their Outstanding Young Man’s banquet on Feb 3. Salvatore Santarcangelo received the community service award for his 1961 efforts including chairing the Bicentennial celebration and supplying trucks for surplus-delivery runs. The Bennington County Firefighters Association earned the outstanding group award for founding the Mutual Aid Association to aid fire departments.
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Bennington Jaycees
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Bennington
Montpelier
D. Ed. Moore II
GBA
Bennington County Firefighters Association
Gerard M. Brennan
Richard W. Duncanson
John Kennedy
W. Arthur Grant
Harry Eddington
Dean Hanson
James H. Walbridge
Eugene V. Clark
John Riddle
Leon R. Eldred
Oakley Frost
Legislative Committees Shape Kennedy Backed Bills
Two committees dominate influence over bills as Kennedy backed measures face roadblocks. The rules panel blocks votes on school aid while the Ways and Means panel holds authority over taxes Social Security and tariffs and recently refused President Johnson's medical care bill. Mills opposed health coverage last year and Smith led the school bill fight. neither indicates change in stance.
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Ginia
Rules
Kennedy
Smith
House
Ways and Means
Mills
Williams College Oedipus Rex by Experimental Theatre Group
Williams College experimental group staged Oedipus Rex in Adams Memorial Theatre with Claude M. Duvall as Oedipus and Robin Stockdale as Jocasta. Critics noted formalism and uneven emotion, praising Ash Crosby as Tiresias while questioning overall intensity. Performances continue tonight alongside Beckett's Endgame.
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Sophocles
William Butler Yeats
Adams Memorial Theatre
Williamstown
Joseph G. Stockdale Jr
Wayne Lamb
Oedipus
Claude M. Duvall
Benjamin Zelermyer
Creon
Jon Spelman
Tiresias
Ash Crosby Jocasta
Robin Stockdale
William J. Anderson
Ted Cornell
Antigone
Kathy O’brien
Ismene
Mercia McFarland
John Wilson
George Fournier
Philip R. McKnight
Tim O’leary
Peter Simon
King Sorensen
Chrstopher C. Welch
Wendy DuBois
David Stockdale
Joe Stockdale
Williams College
Thebes
Jocasta
Ash Crosby
Mr. Duvall
Experimental Theatre Group
Samuel Beckett
Vermont State Colleges meet to tackle complex problems
H Ward Bedford, chairman of the Vermont State Colleges board, said at the Burlington meeting that the panel faces difficult issues. A subcommittee will study them January 18 in Montpelier with George Van Santvoord, Bedford, and college presidents attending. A coordination agreement with the University of Vermont on credit transfers will be explored. The board will reconvene February 8.
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H. Ward Bedford
Board of Trustees
Vermont State Colleges
Burlington
Montpelier
George van Santvoord
Bedford
University of Vermont
Village Schools Vote Elementary Tuition Increase
Trustees of the Bennington Graded School District approved raising elementary tuition from 150 to 325 dollars starting next September. The district, with two in-district elementary pupils and 128 total tuition students contributing about 55000 this year, keeps high school tuition at 440 dollars.
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Bennington
Charles E. Ulrich
Morgan St
Greater Bennington Schools, Inc
Ulrich
Bennington Graded
Allan J. Heath
Bennington High School
Supt
Heath
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