Postmaster Urges ZIP Codes for Parcel Rates Rise
Postmaster Stanley Pekalski of the Bennington Post Office urged ZIP Code use to quickly determine parcel zone and rate as new laws raise rates and introduce a five year size and weight schedule starting Jan 15. The changes aim to boost revenue, with five annual steps culminating in 1971. In Bennington, 13 post offices fall under the Bennington Sectional Center. CHICAGO (UPIC) police raided a marijuana cigarette factory. among 10 arrests were two high school girls a college student and a sailor on leave.
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Stanley Pekalski
Bennington
Johnson
Pekalski
Bennington Sectional Center
Chicago
UPIC
BCHS Sabers Backers Rally For Triple Crown Run
BCHS students decorate, usher, and perform at home games while classes march with signs for the Sabers. De Wayne Salvatore starts a Chess Club as freshmen prep for The Senior Return. The English Dept hosts a Movie Club and Mount Anthony classes join BCHS for Lord of the Flies viewing. Saberettes begin 1967 season with Latif and Hart as captains. first game loss to Wilmington followed by an away match versus Whitingham. JV co captains Therriault and Cranston. Air Force Military Airlift Command moved nearly 73000 patients in 1965.
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de Wayne Salvatore
BCHS
Mount Anthony
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Wilmington
Whitingham
Vicki Therriault
Laurie Cranston
Increase Sought For Workmen's Compensation
Vermont Representative John T. Alden proposes raising maximum workmen's compensation to 16500 starting July 1 1967 and 17160 on July 1 1969 with removal of the 330 week ceiling and benefits lasting for disability. He also seeks higher weekly minimum and maximums and per child amounts, tying later increases to unemployment insurance rates. The average current claim with 2.7 dependents would move from about 47.75 to 59.45 weekly. Defense ministry projects 47261 conscripts in 1967 bringing total army strength to 111283.
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Montpelier
Vermont
John T. Alden
Woodstock
Alden
National Guard Notes: 86th Engineer Company Drill Report
The 86th Engineer Company held its weekend drill on January 7 and 8 with training in nuclear warfare first aid riot control signaling and demolitions. Recruit instruction covered drills ceremonies first aid sanitation bayonet training communications hand to hand combat and individual tactics. Capt Robert Houle became company commander December 13, replacing Capt John M Dempsey who became liaison officer at HQ 86th Armored Brigade. Private first class to specialist four promotions included Richard Day Daniel Gates Gerald Mattison Jr Jay C Stratton and Charles A Tinkham.
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86Th Engineer Company
Robert Houle
86Th Engineer
Mount An
John M. Dempsey
86Th Armored Brigade
Richard Day
Daniel Gates
Gerald Mattison Jr
Jay C. Stratton
Charles A. Tinkham
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Bchs Saber
Bchs Saberettes
Thomas Aquinas
Donna Hart
Michael Latif
Mickey Latif
Diane Short
Beverly Herrington
Kathy Eagan
Kathy Harwood
San Francisco
UPS
Air Force
Military Airlift Command
Brussels
UPI
Ministry of Defense
Chet Ringheiser
Manchester
Ian MacDonald
Angus MacDonald
Bennington Battle Monument
Bennington, VT
North Haverhill
New Hampshire
First National Stores
Ormation
Middlesex Avenue
Somerville
Massachusetts
Triple ‘‘S
Grand Union Empire
National Guard Notes
Thony Union High School
The
Silk Road
Patan
Lader Tpn
Nis
BARI
Barton's
Monte Carlo
Evans’ News
and Office Equipment, Inc
Dial
General Tire Company
Middletown
Kim
el Dfne
Main ST
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