Board Defers Bennington Supervisory Union Readjustment
The Vermont State Board postpones the planned July 1 1964 readjustment of Bennington area supervisory unions to its March meeting. Education Commissioner Holden Jr. says delay makes this year unlikely. The proposal would move Arlington to Rutland Bennington union and transfer other southwest districts into Bennington South.
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Education
Holden
Arlington
Bennington Southwest Supervisory Union
Rutland-Bennington Supervisory Union
Southwest Union
Bennington South Supervisory Union
Bennington Graded and Union High School No
Hoff Gains 85 Votes In Recount
In Montpelier Gov. Philip Hoff's lead over challenger F Ray Keyser Jr grew by a net 66 votes after a recount. Hoff finished with 61 383 to Keyser's 60 035 with an official margin of 1 348 votes as the General Assembly received the recount report.
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Montpelier
Philip H. Hoff
F. Ray Keyser Jr
General Assembly
Burlington
Hoff
Recanvass
Keyser
Bennington Jaycees Celebrate 10th Birthday With Week
The Bennington Jaycees mark Jaycee Week January 21 to 26 featuring an orientation meeting, a smoker, and Radio Review on WBTN. The week ends with the Awards Night banquet at Mount Anthony Country Club on January 26 presenting awards for outstanding organization, young man, and citizen of the year. Judges include Donald C. Hicks Kenneth R. Clayton and Leonard J. Black. public invited and tickets available from the Jaycees.
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Bennington Jaycees
WBTN
Mount Anthony Country Club
Jaycees
Donald C. Hicks
GBA
Kenneth R. Clayton
The
County National Bank
Leonard J. Black
Bennington-area
YMCA
Meramec Caverns Safety Sign Warns Drivers
In Stanton Missouri a safety sign at Meramec Caverns proclaims Drive Carefully Or You'll Never Reach Our Age warning motorists about safety while touring the 100 million year old cave complex.
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Stanton, Mo
UPI
Meramec Caverns
Hospital Engages Parker Counsel In Towns Suit
Atty Clifton G. Parker of Morrisville is retained by Putnam Memorial Hospital as special counsel for expected action against Bennington County towns over indigent care charges. Parker reviews the Henry W. Putnam Deed of Gift and related materials as the suit, to begin next week, concerns the will’s free care terms. Nearby towns hire Atty Henry F. Black to represent them. Parker, a 1934‑practicing lawyer and former attorney general, joins the case amid opinions on town liability for indigent hospital costs.
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Atty Clifton G. Parker
Morrisville
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington County
Robert D. Stout
Parker
Henry W. Putnam
Henry F. Black
White River Junction
Bennington
State Board of Bar Examiners
Drive training teacher pleads guilty in municipal court
In a municipal court session Judge Waldo C. Holden accepted a guilty plea from Joseph R. Dondero 26 of Valley Stream New York for leaving the scene of an accident on Jan 12 in Winhall He was fined 80 10 The session also handled Robert N LaBarge 61 of Bennington who pleaded no contest to careless and negligent driving and not guilty to operating without the owner s consent He was fined 45 and released on 50 bail respectively Elizabeth Y Morse 49 of Bennington pleaded guilty to seven false statements to obtain unemployment benefits and received a 30 day suspended jail term a 75 fine and must return 88 in benefits Claude M Hoard 19 of Shaftsbury pleaded not guilty to exceeding the 40 mph speed limit on Jan 12 on U S 7 and was released on 50 bail.
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Waldo C. Holden
Winhall
Joseph R. Dondero
Valley Stream
N.Y
Robert N. LaBarge
Bennington
LaBarge
Atty
R. Marshall Witten
Woodford
Witten
Elizabeth Y. Morse
Claude M. Hoard
Shaftsbury
U.S
Pollock Named National Honor Society Scholarship Candidate
Ronald K. Pollock of Leonard Street, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Pollock, is a 1963 National Honor Society scholarship candidate. Principal Paul E Kirsch announced the award. Educational Testing Service in Princeton, NJ listed qualified applicants who achieved the highest scores on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test taken October 16 and 20.
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Ronald K. Pollock
Robert Pollock
Leonard Street
Benhi
Paul E. Kirsch
Educational Testing Service of
Princeton, N.J
Union Carbide Announces Two Executive Transfers
Union Carbide lists two management moves at the Bennington works. Lyman L. Conger will transfer from Bennington to St. Albans as head of Production Engineering. E. B. Miller from Edgewater Cleveland will move to Bennington to join the Works Engineering staff. Transfers take effect about February 1.
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Bennington
Union Carbide Consumer Products Co
Dwight Wait
Lyman L
Bud) Conger
West Road
St. Albans
Conger
E. B
Bernie) Miller
Hospital Notes Admissions List
Admissions include Mrs. Lillian Hoyt of Arlington, Leslie Adams of Wilmington, Mrs. Flora Bushee of Manchester Depot, Edmund Langlois of Bennington, Mrs. Beatrice Kinnie of Pawlet, Miss Donna Wager of Berlin New York, Mrs. Ann Flood of North Bennington, Arthur Dupee of Bennington.
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Lillian Hoyt
Arlington
Leslie Adams
Wilmington
Flora Bushee
Manchester Depot
Edmund Langlois
Bennington
Beatrice Kinnie
Pawlet
Donna Wager
Berlin
N.Y
Ann Flood
North Bennington
Arthur Dupee
Common Market vision and France’s opposition stall entry
The text describes a Common Market aspiring to erase internal tariffs and unify economic rules, with free labor mobility and capital flows. It notes France’s opposition to Britain’s entry and possible four to five year delay, warning that unanimity means France could veto the admission.
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France
Britain
County Legislators Named to Committees
Montpelier Vermont lawmakers announced three committee appointments with vice chair roles for Bennignton County town representatives. Leroy E. Lawrence of Stamford is vice chair of the Appropriations Committee. Harriet Stone of Sunderland is vice chair of Fish and Game. Daisy L. Myers of Woodstock is vice chair of Public Health.
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Montpelier
Franklin S. Billings Jr
Bennington County
Leroy E. Lawrence
Stamford
Appropriations Committee
Harriet Stone
Sunderland
Fish and Game Committee
Daisy L. Myers
Woodford
Public Health
Governor Attends Funeral for Catherine Garvey in Burlington
Governor Philip H. Hoff attended the funeral of 60 year old Catherine F. Garvey active in Democratic Party work. Garvey, a member of the Democratic State Committee and local committees, died after a short illness. Services were held at St. John Vianney Church as Hoff began his first full day as Vermont’s chief executive.
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Philip H. Hoff
Catherine F. Garvey
Garvey
Democratic State Committee
Chittenden County
South Burlington
St. John Vianney
Hoff
Vermont
Hoff’s inaugural speech meets mixed Vermont editorials
Vermont newspapers praise the new governor’s call for thorough analysis and studies while noting hesitancy about public backing. Times Argus mocks the approach as maiden-aunt cautious, Burlington Free Press applauds boldness, and Bennington Banner sees a refreshing breeze toward measured reform.
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Times - Argus
Barre - Montpelier
Hoff
The
Burlington Free Press
Bennington
Ransom cargo grows as Shirley Lykes sails toward Miami
The Shirley Lykes left Port Everglades with 868 tons of supplies while other vessels carried 6 441 tons of food drugs and medicine from Baltimore. The cargo now values about one third of the 53 million dollars promised to Castro for Bay of Pigs release. The African Pilot previously delivered 3 500 tons of ransom goods and returned to Florida with 992 relatives of liberated prisoners. The Sykes will sail to New Orleans after unloading amid questions about reuse of refugees aboard its deck.
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Shirley Lykes
Port Everglades
Baltimore
Castro
Cuba
Florida
Sykes
New Orleans
United States
Havana
Mrs Maud Lockyer Murphy dies at 77 in Bennington
Mrs Maud Lockyer Murphy 77 of Bennington formerly Danby and Union St died Thursday at Warner Nursing Home She was born Sept 15 1885 in Danby daughter of James and Elizabeth Lockyer She worked at Allen A plant Union Carbide and National Carbon Co She married Arthur A L Murphy in 1929 They had two sons Gerald and Arthur and a daughter Marilyn B Oakes She leaves eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Funeral services are planned with St Peter's Episcopal Church and Maher and Son Funeral Home burial in Park Lawn Chapel details given for visitations
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Maud Lockyer Murphy
Union St
Warner Nursing Home
Danby
James
Elizabeth Lockyer
Bennington
Arthur A.L. Murphy
Coolidge Avenue
Murphy
Arthur B. Murphy
Gerald E. Murphy
Sacramento
Calif
Roger
Marilyn) B. Oakes
Hartford
Long Island
N.Y
Nora Murray
Rutland
Reta Haselton
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Hanson-Walbridge
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Park Lawn Chapel
Mil o Surdam 85 Retired Mason Contractor Dies
Milo E Surdam of School Street died at Putnam Memorial Hospital after frail months. Born February 14 1877 in White Creek New York he learned the mason trade and did notable work on area buildings including a hospital. He married Irena Carpenter in 1898 and leaves wife seven children thirty grandchildren and 50 great grandchildren.
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Milo E. Surdam
School Street
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Andrew and
Isabelle (Benett) Surdam
White Creek
N.Y
Irena Carpenter
Hoosick Falls Baptist Parsonage
Leo Surdam
Potter Hill
Floyd Surdam
Clarence
Florence) Wyman
Blanche Hoag
Leonard
Thelma) Cooper
Milton E. Surdam
Benington
Betty Marshall
Milford
Conn
George
Gladys) Jepson
Harold
Frances) Pierce
Airport Expansion Plans Move Toward 1963 Town Meeting
Clayton argues FAA plans require a new access road from the south or southeast and cites growing airport activity under County Aviation Corp. Joel Whittemore leads the firm. Town Counsel Norton Barber must approve. selectmen plan two 1963 Town Meeting articles to authorize expansion and financing.
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Clayton
FAA
County Aviation Corp
Joel Whittemore
Norton Barber
Death of Mrs Elmer G LaPorte in Hoosick Falls
Mrs Elmer G LaPorte 59 of 32 Lyman Street Hoosick Falls died Wednesday at Hoosick Falls Health Center after a long illness. She was formerly Mary Catherine Stover daughter of Otto and Winnie Stover. Survived by two daughters Marie and Mrs Thomas Davock two sons Francis and Kenneth all of Hoosick Falls. Also three sisters Mrs Harry Crandall Elmira Mrs Ernest Wallace Chestertown and Mrs John Ferrammini Hoosick Falls. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm at Robson Home for Funerals 72 Main Street Hoosick Falls. Interment in St Marys Cemetery Hoosick Falls.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Elmer G. LaPorte
Lyman St
Hoosick Falls Health Center
Mary Catherine Stover
Otto
Winnie Stover
Marie LaPorte
Thomas Davock
Francis
Kenneth LaPorte
Harry Crandall
Elmira
Ernest Wallace
Chestertown
John Ferrammini
Robson
Main St
St. Mary's Cemetery
Longtime Hoosick Falls postmaster William J Riley dies at 82
William J Riley 82 a prominent Hoosick Falls Democrat and former postmaster died Wednesday at Mary McClellan Hospital Cambridge after a long illness He founded a coal business and livery stable with his father and owned horses in winter racing He served as acting postmaster in 1935 and a full term 1936 to 1940 He leaves wife Alice and son William G Riley plus four grandchildren Funeral services set at Leo J Maher Funeral Home and Immaculate Conception Church Hoosick Falls with burial in St Marys Cemetery Hoosick Falls
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
William J. Riley
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Riley
Francis Ril
Mr. Riley
Francis
Margaret (Bowen) Riley
St. Mary’s Academy
Albany Business College
Hoosick River
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alice Larrabee Riley
William G. Riley
Castleton
Leo J. Mahar
Main St
Church of the Immaculate Conception
St. Mary's Cemetery
Electronics Lab Center Plans Backed by MIT Grant
Officials described a new research center to man the facility and utilize existing sites including a $5 million MIT project funded by NASA. They stressed the center would not cut current contracts and could stimulate more activity in the region.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
NASA
Red Congress Hails East Berlin Build and Yugoslav Return
A Cold War era report notes the Red Congress greeting East Germany with socialist progress praise and welcomes Yugoslavs as full participants since 1948. Wu labels Yugoslavs revisionists, implying Khrushchev’s policies are at issue, framing a broader split in the Soviet bloc.
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Red Chinese
East Germany
Stalin
Red Bloc
Marx
Lenin
Khrushchev
Reapportionment Debate Tests Court Involvement
The House debates court involvement in Crispe reapportionment suit as Rep Granai opposes court action and Rep Buckley notes timing depends on defendants. Crispe pushes a population based Senate and 3 000-person House districts reducing the House to about 100 seats.
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Crispe
Buckley
Senate
House
Northwest Paper donates land for winter sports at Cloquet
The Northwest Paper Co. in Cloquet Minnesota has donated 34 acres of land ideal for skiing and winter sports to the city. The gift aims to develop a public recreational area and boost local outdoor activities.
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Cloquet, Minn
UPI
The
Northwest Paper Co
Cloquet
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American Association of University Women
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Lexington
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