Jury Finds RR Liable In Shaftsbury Accident
A Bennington County Court jury found Vermont Railway Inc liable for 21,059.28 to Harold Baldwin Sr. of Shaftsbury for damages from the Feb 12 1964 accident when a Baldwin operated pickup was struck by a Vermont Railway train at the Cider Mill Road crossing near his home. The State of Vermont was directed to be not liable. post verdict motions and a court hearing follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County
Vermont Railway Inc
Harold Baldwin Sr
Shaftsbury
Baldwin
Veremont Railway
Cider Mill Road
State of
Vermont
Vermont Railway
George H. Plumb
Plumb
Harold Sylvester
Burlington
Howard Estes
Bennington
Marion McCarthy
Manfred W. Ehrich Jr
Railroad
Hinsdale
N.H
Earlene D. Holm
Fellows
Arlington
Vermont 9
Benenington
Perley Gates
Ruskin
David Grant
Gates
Grant
County Street
Bruce Bird
Lyman Gun Sight Corp
Middlefield
Conn
Bird
Doris A. Orrell
Manchester
Henry J. Welch
Rutland
U.S
Dorset
Stephen P. Coyne
Robert Grimm
N.Y
White Creek
Coyne
Grimm
Missing Boys Found After Brief Alert In Vermont Town
Two Bennington boys Gerald Morse eight and Kim Harrington twelve reported missing Thursday afternoon were found a few hours later in woods near their home. State police said the boys had apparently not taken the school bus that morning and had been with their parents since the alert was sounded. They spent the day nearby and were located unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Gerald Morse
Theodore Morse
U.S
Kim Harrington
Lawrence Harrington
Houghton Lane
Accidents Reported in North Bennington and Bennington Village
State and Bennington Village police investigated two traffic accidents on Thursday. Randall K. Martin escaped injury when his car hit a trailer truck on Vermont 67A near Cushe Man plant in North Bennington around 11 p.m. The truck driver allegedly did not notice and drove away. Martin’s Chevrolet sustained extensive front end damage. Earlier, a Syracuse van backed into a parked car on South Street opposite Sunoco Station at Union and South Streets in Bennington Village. Alton E. Wright of Syracuse owned the van. George H. O’Brien Jr. of Woodford Road owned the parked car, damaged on the left rear fender and rear windshield.
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State
Bennington
Randall K. Martin
North Bennington
Cusheman
Martin
South Street
Sunoco
Union
South Streets
Bennington Village
Ace Syracuse Inc
Alton E. Wright
Syracuse
N.Y
George H. O’brien Jr
Woodford Road
Harts Celebrate Golden Anniversary at Beech Street Home
Mr. and Mrs. F. Lee Hart of 212 Beech Street marked 50 years of marriage with an open house hosted by their son and daughter-in-law at 120 Burgess Road. They wed January 10, 1916 at Sacred Heart Church with Rev Charles Prevost officiating. About 100 friends and relatives attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Lee Hart
Beech Street
Beech St
William B. Hart
Burgess Road
Dora Bovia
East Dorset
Hart
Sacred Heart Church
Charles Prevost
Harry Hurley
Flora Moran
William Parker
Bennington
Harts
H. E. Bradford
Cooper Needle Shop
H.T. Cushman Mfg
North Bennington
Leatrice Cobleigh
Middlebury
Dawson Penn
Manchester
William B. Harts
Castleton
Morgan Lewie Dodge
Lewie C. Dodge
Whipstock Road
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Dodge
Martha Davis
Fairdale Farms
Marvin Lewie
Matthew Lewie
Mark Lewie
Forrest II, Dodge
Grand Isle
Baden P. Davis
Bradenton
Fla
Lucy M. Glines
Tunbridge
Hanson-Walbridge
First Baptist Church
BCIC plans broad stock redemption amid Vermont expo support
BCIC outlined a blanket redemption aim for stockholders while reserving cash for a few individuals and charitable groups. Most holders are expected to retain shares. redemptions likely near five thousand dollars. The group backs Vermont’s Expo 67 participation and funding for U S 7 improvements, while scheduling leadership changes for 1966.
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BCIC
Vermont
Montreal
T. Garry Buckley
Elbert G. Moulton
Moulton
House Conservation and Development Committee
Senate
Philip H. Hoff
Peter Donavan Jr
William T. Eddington
Wilbur C. Rice
Shields
Clement P. Gilchrist
Rice
Donavan
John H. Williams II
Raymond B. Bowen
Gilchrist
Williams
Merritt Hewitt Jr
Buckley
Bowen
Eddington
Robert E. Cummings Jr
Norman Greenberg
Pay Bills Draw Comment Hoff Salary Becomes Issue
Vermont lawmakers debated a proposal by Rep. Fran cis R Peisch to raise Gov Philip H Hoff and top judiciary salaries. Hoff would gain 5000 if enacted with 1965 pay already in force. governor’s aide Collins said Hoff did not seek a raise. Webb questioned the need for Hoff pay hike. The bill could delay effective date to 1967 if passed. Additional raises for some judges and a DE change for legislators daily pay were discussed.
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Francis R. Peisch
Burlington
Peisch
House Judiciary Committee
Philip H. Hoff
Judiciary
Vermont
Benjamin Collins
GOP
Derick V. Webb
Shelpurne
Webb
Hoff
Collins
Persch
House
Senate
Legislature Council
Byron Hathorn
Hartford
Orion and Lepus in the night sky described
A brief sky guide notes Lepus the Hare beneath Orion with visible features for finders. It mentions Orion's dog Canis Major to the east and the hare's ears guiding westward and the hunter’s posture toward the south and northeast.
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Orion
Lepus
Hare
Canis Maejor
Witherspoon Faces Shakeup Over State Staffing Policy
State officials debate job moves as employees resist shifts amid automation fears. Witherspoon defends a policy to reassign staff informally near old posts and pay, avoiding firings, while officials differ on whether three workers were forced out. Names include Marie Wrafter and Priscilla Bing amid broader House actions on salaries and mental health legislation.
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Witherspoon
Tax Department
Tax Commissioner
Harvey
Marie Wrafter
Priscilla Bing
George Milo
Court Delinquent Minor Sentenced in Vermont Town
A 17 year old Pownal youth was adjudged delinquent minor in municipal court by Judge George M. Fienberg and sentenced to Weeks School in Vergennes for the remainder of minority. Several adults faced charges with varying outcomes including James L. Green plea on breaking and entering, and bail actions for Philip Dorman and Robert G. Frost on tax evasion and leaving the scene of an accident. Loomis case dismissed. Euzakonis posted bail on a leaving the scene charge after a three car crash report.
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Pownal
George M. Fienberg
Vergennes
Fienberg
James L. Green
Russell W. Noyes
Bennington
Green
John P. Morrissey
John B. Harte
Philip Dorman
Robert G. Frost
Manchester
Dorman
Harte
Atty
John P. Connarn
Frost
Loomis
Grand Union
George A. Euzakonis
Medford
Mass
Morsgan Street
Euzukonis
Stock Averages Report as Market Closes in Brief
The closing figures show the industrials up 2.31 with a 20 point gain and railroads at 258.03, utilities at 152.00, while the composite average rises 1.43 to 348.62. Trading volume reached 5,280,000 shares as the Dow-like indexes end mixed.
Albany theater director to be featured on Lovely Arts program
Bennington brief notes John Velie, Albany Civic Theater director for The Imaginary Invalid, will be interviewed at 7 tonight on Channel 17. He discusses the Moliere comedy opens Thursday Jan 20 and his Albany High School drama work on Civil Rights motivation. A separate item asks for contact about a January 12 car collision in the 400 block of Gage Street. Iron Kettle ads advertise seafood bake and roast lion dinners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Velie
Albany Civic Theater
Channel 17
Lovely Arts
Velie
Louise Woodruff
Lively Arts
Albany High School
Will
Gage St
Jesse Mallory
Two Alarms Keep Rural Firemen Busy
Bennington Rural Fire Department answered two calls within about an hour on Thursday afternoon. A trailer owned by the Frank Frazier family on Pow nal near the Taylor farm caught smoke when a child’s cap was placed in a lit stove. The second fire, at John Dalton’s residence on Overlea Road, damaged a small woodworking shop behind the trailer and was blamed on an overheated wood stove. The Dalton home had insurance. Bennington Rescue Squad also responded.
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Bennington
John Dalton
Overlea Road
Turgeon
Dalton
Negotiations Continue On Cushman Contract
NORTH BENNINGTON Local 545 UFI A at H T Cushman Corp resumes contract talks with management Monday. Ray Pudliner US west district director and John J O Reilly federal mediator attend with a membership meeting to report progress. The group also seeks a potential health insurance benefit boost and names delegates to the labor council and USA convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Upholsterers International Union
USU
H.T. Cushman Corp
Ray Pudliner
USA Eastern
U.S
John J. O’reilly
Concord
N.H
International Union Organization
International
Clark B. Condon
Arlington
Bennington County Central Labor Council
Condon
United Furniture Workers of America
Hale Co
Local 545
Verder O. Elwell
Hospital Notes January 13 1966 admissions and births
Hospital notes list admissions none with several names including Mrs Sandra Young and Mrs Ruth LaFlamme. Births record a Shaftsbury couple Charles and wife welcoming a daughter on Jan 13 and East Dorset couple James Riggs a daughter in Jan. Mechanicville New York couple Warren Brunege and wife welcome son Kurt Michael born Jan 5 at St Marys Troy. The mother is the former Miss Bette Cone of 213 School St. The couple have a daughter Kelly Marie.
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James Riggs
East Dorset
Warren T. Brunedige
Mechanicville
N.Y
Kurt Michael
St. Mary’s Hospital
Troy
Bette Cone
Robert Cone
School St
Kelly Marie
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Park Street
First Methodist Church
Masonic Temple
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Jared Mattison
Orren Pernel
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Boston Symphony
Houston
Lewis Foster
Morgan Heights
Robert
Viet Nam
House Appropriations Committee
Solon
State House
Jonathan Leopold
Basil Walsh
Brandon
Leopold
Walsh
House Social Welfare Committee
Frederick Westfall
Belmore
Education
Christine Ladeau
R-Plainfield
Ways and Means
Reid Lefevre
Groton
Ryegate
Wells River
William Mikell
R-Williston
Harte Theatre
Connie Francis
Harve Presnell
Sam
SHAM
Liberace
Louis Armstrong
Herman Hermits
Adams Memorial Theatre
Williamstown
Massachusetts
Tennessee Williams
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Cen
Bennington Briefs
Lewis C. Dunning
Salem
Greenwich
Salem Nursing Home
Dunning & Schneible Fuel and Lumber Co
Dunning
Centenary Methodist Church of
Green Mountain College
Poultney
Ashlar Lodge
F&am
Jessie Stafford
Richard L. Dunning
Towson
Floyd
Centenary Methodist Church
Walter R. Bartlett
Greeenwich Village Cemetery
Grant A. Crandall
Grant Arthur Crandall
Fontana
Calif
Mr. Crandall
California
Henrietta Crandall
Daniel
Ellen Keith
John Crandall
Long Island
Jesse Crandall
Grafton
Edward Weeden
Albert Thomason
Jennie Barbeau
Cornelius Mulder
Redlands
Loma Linda
Montecito, Memorial Park
Cushman
Robert Peckham
USA
South Haven
Perle Hoyt
Sandra Young
Ruth LaFlamme
Paul Davignon
Alfred Marino
Ormal Pierce Sr
Earline Ware
Charles Ryan
Knotty Pine Restaurant
Chartite
Don Ratelle
North Bennington RD
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