League of Women Voters to back grand list equalization
Vermont League of Women Voters intends active support for legislation to equalize town grand lists. The board also backs legislation to boost legislative research, reduce municipal bills, and delegate more regulatory power to commissions. Public info on Congo Katanga action will be distributed to media and public. An opportunity to visit the legislature is planned for Feb 28 in Montpelier.
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Brandon
Vermont League of Women Voters
Glen McKibben
South Burlington
Clarence E. Howard
Bennington
League
General Assembly
Leaguers
U.N
Congo
Katanga
State Board
L. M. Jones
Burlington
J. R. Ryan
Middlebury
Ward Phelps
Montpelier
David LeSourd
Harold Dean
Vermont
Lillian E. Kleine
Monument Ave
William L. Gillette
Monument Avenue
Howard
Union High School Plans Approved by Directors
Union High School directors approve enthusiastic preliminary architectural plans for a new building. Dr. Arthur S. Faris says the architect will finalize plans and a tentative cost estimate to guide a future bond issue. Completion is expected in two weeks with a February bond vote anticipated.
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Union High School
Arthur S. Faris
Shaftsbury
Union Board
Benjamin Thompson
The _ Architects Collaborative
Cambridge
Mass
Union
Faris
Leverone Gifts Dartmouth 1.5 Million for Field House
Nathaniel Leverone of Chicago donated 1.5 million dollars to Dartmouth College announced by President John Sloan Dickey at a dinner honoring the 1962 undefeated football team. The field house will bear Leverone’s name. 1925 Dartmouth teammates attended and praised the 1962 squad. Captain Bill King and center Don McKinnon were AP All America Second Team selections and co winners of the MVP award. End Bill Wellstead received the Sportsmanship Trophy.
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Hanover
N.H
Nathaniel Leverone
Chicago
Dartmouth College
John Sloan Dickey
Leverone
Dartmouth
Bill King
Richmond
Don McKinnon
Arlington
Mass
Bill Wellstead
Maumee
Ohio
Hoff Proposes Split Session to Reform State Government
Hoff forms a committee and advocates a split legislative session to pause major bills this year. He aims for a brief meeting period, then joint study of government problems. He signals major bills on educational television and government restructuring may come after study results.
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Hoff
Arlington resident Alfred Buck 89 obituary
Alfred Buck 89 lifelong Arlington resident died Friday at Fairview Nursing Home Bennington after a period there since July. Born July 28, 1873 in Arlington son of Albert and Maryann Buck he married Margaret Grady in Salem N Y. He retired as superintendent of Hale Co Arlington and is survived by daughter Marie Peck and sister Sarah Gagnon along with a niece Rita Amadon. Funeral at Mahar and Son Funeral Home then St Columba Arlington with entombment in Park Lawn Chapel and burial in Salem N Y. Friends may call at the funeral homeSaturday and Sunday evenings.
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Arlington
Alfred Buck
Fairview
Bennington
Buck
Albert
Maryann (Morrissey) Buck
Margaret Grady
Salem
N.Y
Hale Co
Wallace K
Marie) Peck
Wichendon
Mass
Sarah (Buck) Gagnon
Mason
Rita) Amadon
Mahar and Son Funeral
St. Columban Church
Funeral set for Brattleboro Police Chief Richard B. Putnam Sr
Police Chief Richard B. Putnam Sr aged 58 dies after a heart attack at his desk in the Municipal Center Memorial Hospital. Services set for 2 p m at First Congregation Church West Brattleboro. He joined the force in 1942 as a reserve later became chief in 1951. He is survived by his wife Bertha Reed a son Richard B. Putnam Jr and a daughter Joan Putnam plus brothers sisters and grandchildren.
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West Brattleboro
Richard B. Putnam
Putnam
Memorial Hospital
Municipal Center
Police Department
South Newfane
Burton
Ida Putnam
Bertha Reed
Richard B. Putnam Jr
Brattleboro
Joan Putnam
Springfield
Mass
Emma Fuller Hulett 88 Dies in Bennington Area
Emma Fuller Hulett, 88, longtime Bennington resident, died Friday at Putnam Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her husband Don Hulett, four children including Dennis Hulett and Ruth Mason, six grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren, and two great grandchildren in Bennington. Funeral services and interment will be in Starksboro Monday. Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Emma Fuller Hulett
Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Don Frank Hulett
Richmond
Paul
Fannie) Pitkin
Warn St
Dennis Hulett
Gale
Ruth) Mason
Starksboro
Kenneth
Mallets Bay
Frances Crozier
Union St
Igor Tamm
New York City
Olive Pitkin
James Crozier
RPI
Jay Crozier
Bennington High School
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Brunei Wealth Tied to Borneo Oil Wealth
Brunei on Borneo's coast earns vast riches from oil deposits along the South China Sea feeding its status as a wealthy protectorate.
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Brunei Town
Brunei
UPI
Protectorate
Island
Borneo
South China Sea
Girl Scout Council Awards Honor New Program
More than 50 leaders and guests attended the Bennington Girl Scout Council annual meeting where seven combined Troops 17 and 24 earned the curved bar, the Intermediate level’s top award, for completing first class requirements and four specialized badges in arts and crafts or outdoors. Certificates of appreciation recognized local supporters and residents, and longtime members received five year pins. The meeting previewed a new Girl Scout program starting in September with four age levels Brownie 7–8 Junior 9–11 Cadette 12–14 Senior 15–17 and March training for leaders ahead of the fall year.
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Bennington Girl Scout Council
Arthur Wickenden
Lynda Riley
Barbara Riley
Dawn Knapp
Betty Riley
Meridyth Whitman
Cheryl Richards
Jean Mackey
Miss Mackey
J. Gordon Keyworth
WBTN
Marcien Roy
Camp Sugarbush
Fairdale Farms
Charles Bodine
J. Alexander Bow
W. Arthur Grant
The
Bennington Banner
Joseph Latif
E. A. Riley
Francis Chapman
Lloyd Pratt
Theodore Lausville
Riley
Thompson
Arthur Taylor
Arthur Cole
George Randall
Mrs Wills Suffers Mild Heart Attack at Putnam Hospital
Mrs William H Wills 76 of Elm Street was reported resting comfortably at Putnam Memorial Hospital after suffering a mild heart attack earlier Friday. She recently retired as a Bennington County state senator. her late husband was a former governor of Vermont.
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William H. Wills
Elm Street
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Wills
Bennington County
Vermont
Arena Theater Association elects Bishop to second term
The Mu sical Arena Theaters Association elected Robert H. Bishop III to a second term as president. The organization represents operators of summertime canvas playhouses nationwide. Also named were David M. Holtzmann of Hyannis Massachusetts as vice president Lewis Fisher of North Tonawanda New York as secretary and Stephen Slane of Beverly Massachusetts as treasurer.
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New York
Musical Arena Theaters Association
Robert H. Bishop III
Bishop
Cleveland
Musicarnival
David M. Holtzmann
Hyannis
Mass
Lewis Fisher
North Tonawanda
N. Y
Stephen Slane
Beverly
Argentina to Cut Army Conscripts by Ten Percent
The Argentine army announced a 10 percent reduction in conscripts effective February 1 to cut costs while allowing modernization of equipment.
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Buenos Aires
More Baptists Making Trek To Kansas
In Iola Kansas about 30 members from Bethel Baptist Hutchinson Oklahoma Missouri Illinois families join Madison Avenue Baptist Church drift from Iola First Baptist. The Wichita Kansas Convention loan group seeks to dispossess Iola church for failing to pay and restore it to Southern Baptist control.
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Kansas
Madison Avenue
Fred Kenison
Brother
Don) Kindhart
Kenison
Kindhart
Bethel Baptist Church
Hutchinson
Kan
Oklahoma
Missouri
Ilinois
Iola
Madison Avenue Church
First Baptist Church of
Wichita
H. H. Whatley
Loan Association of the
Kansas Convention of Southern Baptists
Southern Baptist
Southern Baptists
Whatley
YMCA Drive Group Meets Monday Night
The Bennington Area YMCA Finance Campaign Committee and team captains will meet with Chairman John P. Morrissey at the YMCA Monday at 7 p.m. Information will be given on campaign plans and procedures for the Thursday kick-off. A brochure detailing YMCA activities will be available.
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Bennington Area
YMCA
John P. Morrissey
Friday Profit Taking Fails To Offset Market Rally
U S stock market closed mixed as profit taking barely offset a rally. The Dow fell 0.46 to 672.52 while the AP 60 average slipped 0.20 to 252.30. 1,319 issues traded with more gainers than decliners. Nine of the 15 most active stocks rose, six fell, volume 4.76 million shares.
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New York
Dow Jones
Associated Press
Truman Undergoes Hernia Operation
Former President Harry S. Truman, 78, had a hernia repaired in a Friday operation at Research Hospital. The routine procedure lasted nearly two hours and left him in satisfactory condition and resting in a recovery room. He is expected to stay in the hospital about a week.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Research Hospital
selectmen weigh staying in regional plan agreement
Town officials debate continuing partnership in the plan with no clear estimate of costs. Nine towns represented by selectmen and two by an attorney, while five county towns lacked representation. Bennington officials expect Black to file the suit within about a week.
Committees Form Two Codes for Bennington Village Fire and Electrical
The Village Planning Commission formed two special committees to draft fire prevention and electrical codes. Fire officials and CVPS plus area contractors will prepare standards for buildings, heating, warning systems, and electrical installations. A plumbing code is nearing village action, with codes likely forwarded to trustees for adoption.
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Bennington Village
Village Planing Commission
Cosr
Oscar C. Fienberg
Elm St
Fire Department
Cmsr
Harold Griffin
Fillmore St
CVPS
Fienberg
Henry F. White
Richard Hollister
Francis
Mike) Walker
Griffin
Dean
Dominick Yarnal
Richard
Kenneth Jolivette
Herbert Parnaude
George Bierwirth
Planning Commission
Wages Rise Yet Living Costs Dampen Real Gain
Washington AP reports 1962 saw record hourly and weekly factory earnings with $2.42 per hour in December and a 40.5 hour work week. Yet inflation eroded real gains as living costs rose, while nonfarm payrolls climbed about 300,000 to 56.5 million.
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Washington
Harold Goldstein
Labor Statistics
Goldstein
New York
Cleveland
Sophomore Class Plans Two Dances
The Benhi sophomore class discussed dues and a possible dance at a recent meeting. They aim to have last year’s and this year’s dues paid by March and will sponsor dances on February 2 and March 9 as a money raising project. Advisor Robert Houle criticized committees for not doing their part and warned about chapel party involvement.
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Benhi
Robert Houle
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