Cost Factors Weighed In Quest for Chief
Village Trustee Charles Bodine said April 4 is the only certain date for a police chief announcement following the death of Chief Edward L. Silver. He noted budget constraints and taxpayer support for efficiency, with discussions on salaries and living in Vermont influencing the hiring.
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Charles Bodine
Bennington
Edward L. Silver
Police Committee
Bodine
Highway Department
James
Gibney
Calvin Coolidge
Obituary notices for Bertha Decker and Claudia Blake
Bertha Lane Decker 84 of Bennington formerly Chatham died at Powers Home for Aged Women Troy funeral Friday at French's Funeral Home Chatham. In lieu of flowers gifts may be sent to Miss Armstrong for a grave marker. Claudia Niles Blake 66 of White Creek died at Putnam Memorial Hospital. She worked for North Bennington families and ran a bake shop in North Bennington. Entombment in Bennington Park Lawn Chapel and burial in Rosewood Cemetery next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
N.Y
Bertha Lane Decker
Chatham
Deborah Powers
Harry Lane
Chatham Line
Bennington
Homer Decker
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Elizabeth Armstrong
Powers
Beatrice
Ruth
French
Miss Armstrong
White Creek
Claudia (Niles) Blake
Walter C
Mary Niles
Clarence White
North Bennington
John G. McCullough
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Earl
Selma) Harris
Delanson
Linda Harris
Sally
Christine
Jennifer
Earlene
Gary Harris
U.S. Navy
Vietnam
Julia
Park Lawn Chapel
Rosewood Cemetery
New Hampshire Vermont District Development Commission Formed
Gov. John W. King announces six members for the New Hampshire Vermont District Development Commission to oversee planning and programs for the bi state economic district. Appointments include representatives from Grafton Carroll and Coos counties plus state officials. Governors King Hoff seek establishment by the EDA to accelerate redevelopment and development acts in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N.H
UPI
John W. King
New Hampshire-Vermont
John Hennessy
Hanover
Grafton County
Arthur F. Brown Jr
Conway
Carroll County
Dwight G. Stiles
Lancaster
Coos County
Elias A. McQuaid
Mary Louise Hancock
Michael F. Rosenthal
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
New Hampshire - Vermont
Coos, Carroll
Grafton
New Hampshire
Essex
Caledonia
Orleans
King
Hoff
Bistate
The
Economic Development Administration
Junior High Vote To Proceed In District 26 Study
Manchester area school boards formed a steering committee to plan a District 26 study meeting at Dorset School. Leon Edgerton named chairman with Dr. Clifford Harwood vice chair and Terry Tyler clerk. The group aims to discuss a potential K-12 union district and Burr and Burton Seminary’s role while addressing comments by state officials on junior high plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Dorset
Leon Edgerton
Clifford B. Harwood
Terry Tyler
Commission
Arlington
Peru
Sandgate
Mt. Tabor
Danby
Wells
Pawlet
Rupert
Sunderland
Winhall
Burr and Burton Seminary
Bennington
Banner
Rupert Spencer
State Department of Education
Richard Gibboney
Arlington School Board
Spencer
State Department
Neil E. Cross
Lawrence
Sunderland School Board
Cross
Montpelier
Dr. Spencer
Tri-Valley
Dubay
State Board of Education
Tri-Valley Committee
E. Roger Wilcox
Burr and
Burton
Sarkis Cites Skinnery as Reason to Close Pownal Dump
Joseph Sarkis, operator of the North Pownal dump, says he will close the site after April 1 when townspeople will be charged 100 per day, citing the Skinnery and selectmen's inaction on Carl yard regulations. He alleged fires stem from the nearby tannery and noted a new dump near the plant. Selectmen have sought over a year to relocate the town dump to a compliant site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Joseph Sarkis
Sarkis
Board of Selectmen
Harry McKenzie
Pownal Tanning Company, Inc
Junior Harwood
Shaftsbury
Bennington Briefs Include Drama Role and Local Notices
Bennington notes junior Skidmore College student Lillian E Hurlburt of 206 Putnam St will appear in Rags to Riches at Skidmore Little Theatre with four Jan performances. Charles Bridges of Delmar a former Banner employee is recovering after major surgery at St Peter s Hospital Albany and will stay six weeks post discharge. A mayhem on Sweet Road North Bennington involved a rear end collision with Mrs Stella Watkins rear end damages of 75 dollars to her car. the dump truck driver Francis Lauzon escaped damage. Dr Durand will be away Jan 22 29, VFW Post 1332 hosts Jan 15 dance, Elks Club offers seafood platter Fridays, office of Dr JH Manes closed Jan 16 19 for a medical assembly.
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Lillian E. Hurlburt
Bennington
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs
Drama Department
Charles Bridges
Delmar
N.Y
St. Peter’s Hospital
Albany
Bridges
The
Banner
Compos
Sweet Road
North Bennington
Stella Watkins
Cambridge
Francis Lauzon
Saturn moon spotted as potential tenth moon discussed
Astronomy Notes says Saturn remains visible in the southwestern sky for a few hours, with rings edge-on limiting observation but several moons prominent. A recent report suggests a possible new moon may be added to the nine known, estimated at 150 miles across and 51,900 miles from Saturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saturn
Stock Averages Report Noon January 12 1967
Dow Jones Bache Albany markets show the Industrials at 828.00 up 5.51, Railroads at 216.46 up 1.55, Utilities at 138.67 up .45, with a composite average of 296.24 up 1.86 and a volume of 6,650,000 shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Legislature Considers Streamlining Vermont Senate Committees
The Vermont Senate may trim 17 committees to 11 to reduce workload. Senator George W. F. Cook says the goal is not to disrupt this year but spark discussion and possible rule changes for 1968 or 1969. The House Ways and Means Committee prepares a bill to split the Green Mountain Park pari mutuel pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. F. Cook
R-Rutland
Cook
Senate
House
Chamber
Rules Committee
Ways and Means
Emory Hebard
Green Mountain Park
Pownal
Legislative Council
Montpelier Man Guilty In Auto Fatality Trial
A Vermont Superior Court jury convicted Patrick Ambrose of Montpelier for careless and negligent driving that killed 12-year-old Shane Laufman on Barre Street. Sentencing deferred 10 days. Evidence showed the car was out of control for over 100 feet before the collision.
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Montpelier
Ambrose
Washington County
Atty
John Bernasconi
Shane Laufman
Barre Street
Laufman
Vermont Case Highlights Education Funds and Ambrose Trial
The Vermont legislature faces reorganization studies with a $35,000 plan for school TV sets and a $50,000 bid to assess the state's historic sites for a 1977 bicentennial. In a Burlington court, Judge Sylvester barred jurors from a Dec 27 film viewing tied to the Ambrose death as evidence, amid defense objections over timing and accuracy. Ambrose faces up to five years in prison and a $2,000 fine, with ongoing appeals likely.
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Vermont
Harold Sylvester
Burlington
Sylvester
Bernasconi
Ambrose
John A. Burgess
Montpelier
Burgess
Pro Mao Drive Spurs Widening City Turmoil Across China
Observers say youth brashness fuels worker opposition to Mao and the party as strikes spread from transportation and industry to at least 10 major cities from Shanghai to Manchuria. A radio editorial calling actions sabotage and death threats followed a party central committee appeal to crush anti-M Mao forces amid street fighting. Pro Mao factions seize control in Shanghai as turmoil spreads nationwide.
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Mao
Red Flag
Communist Party
Peking People’s Daily
Party Central Committee
People
Shanghai
Manchuria
Keir Clarifies Graduation Standard Changes at Mt Anthony
Mt Anthony Principal Charles W. Keir outlined the new graduation requirements to clear up confusion from a Banner report of a recent school board meeting. He noted two key differences: the total credits rise by two and credits earned outside the standard curriculum may count differently.
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Mt. Anthony
Charles W. Keir
Cooley Receives Copy of Larrow Declaration
In Montpelier UPI Secretary of State Harry Cooley received a photostatic copy of Superior Court Judge Robert Larrow s declaration of candidacy for re election to the bench. Cooley said the declaration was not received before the December 31 deadline and will notify the legislature and Judicial Selection Board. Larrow said he sent the declaration before the reminder notice.
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Cooley
Thrift Shop Opens With New Items for House and Family
The Thrift Shop opened last Friday featuring new household goods and family items. Volunteers sorted and priced items as workers Lavina Hayward Wilhelmina Hicks Caroline Darlington and Dorothy Crane assisted. Mr Jepson kept sidewalks shoveled. A separate comment discusses high school concentration requirements to avoid unfocused credits and steer students toward meaningful goals, with a forthcoming studies booklet and guidance office contact.
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Lavina Hayward
Wilhelmina Hicks
Caroline Darlington
Dorothy Crane
Hospital Notes January 11 1967 Admissions and births
Admissions list includes Fayette Crapo Bennington Miss Jill Pennock Manchester Depot Eric G. Clark Johnson ville NY. Discharges include Judith Knights Mark Butler Arthur Barber Mrs Lucinda Tripp and son Arthur Carlisle Teresa Dunican Lloyd Spaulding Vernon Sprague Louis Russell Dorothy Hebert Paul Breese Bessie King. Births celebrate Milo Tudor Sr Arlington a daughter and Leonard Peckham R D No 1 Troy NY a son both Jan 11.
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Fayette Crapo
Bennington
Jill Pennock
Manchester Depot
Eric G. Clark
Johnsonville
N.Y
Judith Knights
Mark Butler
Arthur Barber
Lucinda Tripp
Arthur Carlisle
Teresa Dunican
North Bennington
Lloyd C. Spaulding
Shaftsbury
Vernon Sprague
Readsboro
Louis Russell
Whitingham
Dorothy R. Hebert
Manchester Center
Paul Breese
Bessie King
Hoosick Falls
Milo Tudor Sr
Arlington
Leonard Peckham
R.D. No. 1
Troy
Gunmen rob South Los Angeles bank in two daytime heists
In Lennox South Los Angeles a gunman entered the U S National Bank at noon and demanded cash, taking 1500 dollars. Three hours later a second gunman robbed the same bank, obtaining 400 dollars.
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Los Angeles
UPI
U.S. National Bank
Lennox
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Bertha L. Decker
Mrs
Claudia Blake
National Life Reports
H. Greenberg
Junior High
Bernard Dubay
Albert Davis
Rutland
Bennington Briefs
Ing
Albany Times-Union
Dr. Durand
ADV
J.H. Manes
VFW
George O’brien
Rhythmaires
Elks Club
Burt Rockwood
Harte Theatre
Joseph Levine
Enj AY
Embassy Pictures
Mula
Ways and Means Committee
State Recreation Board
Appropriations Committee
Keir
Larrow
Thrift Shop
HAM
Armour Star
Pork Sale
Safford & Gage Sts
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