Burlington Alderman Trades Mothballs For Smith Intro
Alderman Vincent H. Naramore offers 180 pounds of mothballs for an introduction to Franklin B. Smith ultra conservative Burlington Free Press columnist. The exchange is to be documented by photo with a caveat about possible return of mothballs if the image shows only shadow shaking hands. Rutland police probe theft of an 800 pound safe from Goddard's Bakery with $427 missing after weekend burglary.
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Vincent H. Naramore
Franklin B. Smith
Burlington Free Press
Naramore
City Democratic Committee
Smith
Navarmore
Rutland
Goddard
Imitations Endanger Milk Market In Vermont
Vermont dairy leaders warn milk substitutes threaten the real product. Charles Jacobsen of Montpelier calls on dairymen to compete or retreat as New England governors prepare for a Stowe conference January 28 29 chaired by Governor Wesley Powell. Meetings at Smuggler's Notch Lodge include a Mt Mansfield luncheon.
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Richmond
Charles Jacobsen
Montpelier
American Dairy Association of Vermont
Vermont
Stowe
New England
Keyser
Connecticut
John Dempsey
Wesley Powell
New Hampshire
Smuggler’s Notch
Mt. Mansfield
Keyser Honored As Outstanding Young Man Of 1961
Gov F Ray Keyser Jr returns to Vermont after a California trip where he was cited as one of the 10 outstanding young men of 1961 by the U S Junior Chamber of Commerce in a Santa Monica dinner. The Defense Department finds Rutland Railway not essential to wartime transport and will not seek ICC action on its abandonment petition.
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Montpelier
F. Ray Keyser Jr
Vermont
California
Keyser
U.S
Washington
Defense Department
Rutland
U. S
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Department
Senate Armed Services Committee
Aiken
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Barret-Marian High Bans Twist at Dances
Barre-Marian High School bans the Twist at school dances calling it dishonest and dirty. St. Monica’s Church bulletin cites Notre Dame opinions describing the dance as synthetic sex turned into a sick spectator sport and a contortion for children now embraced by adults with unbridled urges.
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Barre — Marian High School
St. Monica’s Church
Adminsters
University of Notre Dame
Father on Relief Robs Troy Grocery with Toy Gun
In Troy, Thomas B. LaBelle, 19, father of two, surrendered after a brief hold up at Fitzgerald's Grocery on Hoosick Street. He claimed his first welfare check of 16 dollars and 40 cents prompted the crime. He has prior burglary and larceny records. He was to be arraigned in police court this morning. In Albany, hearings on House Speaker Carlino’s conflict of interest charges begin February 1 in the Senate chambers with cameras banned. Assemblyman Mark Lane accuses Carlino over a fallout shelter program. Carlino has resigned as director of Lancer Industries.
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Thomas B. LaBelle
LaBelle
Fitzgerald
Hoosick St
Richard Fitzgerald
Albany
New York House
Joseph F. Carlino
Senate
State Capitol
Assembly Committee On Ethics
Lanesboro Man Burns His Home Over Tax Rise
Martin C. Reilly owner of a Revolutionary War era house in Lanesboro burned it to protest a sharp rise in its assessed value. The 18 room home, said to be Josh Billings birthplace, was raised from $1 200 to $8 600. Firefighters stood by as the structure burned for about an hour. Reilly lived there 1948 to 1956 and used it for storage recently.
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Burns
Lanesboro
Martin C
Matt) Reilly
Josh Billings
Reilly
Noblest Tradition Zoning Allows Tent Living for Cars
Residents near Dewey and Weeks streets complain to Building Inspector A. Sidney Edson about Patsy Santo using a canvas tent with a wood frame to house his daughter's car. Village trustees will decide if the structure constitutes a nuisance. the tent has stood on and off for ten years and is described as a council house for a big warrior Plymouth.
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Weeks Streets
A. Sidney Edson
Patsy Santo
Dewey St
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Edson
Santo
Plymouth
Beauty Salon Week Benefit Card Party in Vermont
The Bennington unit of the Vermont Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association marks National Beauty Salon Week with a benefit card party at Mt. Anthony Country Club to fund cystic fibrosis research. The event on February 13 at 8 p.m. includes card games and attendees bring their own cards and score pads. General chairwoman is Mrs. Peggy Maclay with local hairdressers assisting.
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Bennington
Vermont Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Peggy Maclay
Supreme Court rejects appeal of prisoner
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that a federal prisoner cannot challenge his sentence for not being allowed to speak in his own defense. Justice Stewart delivered the majority opinion with a dissent by Chief Justice Warren and Justices Douglas and Brennan. The case involved James Francis Hill sentenced in Knoxville in 1954 for transporting a kidnapped person and a stolen car. Hill argued denial of an opportunity to speak and present mitigating information. the court found no corpus error. The decision comes as the court faces a backlog and plans to reconvene February 19.
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Supreme Court
Stewart
Justice Black
Warren
Douglas
Brennan
James Francis Hill
Knoxville
Tenn
Hill
Kennedy authorizes 25 million in aid to Dominican Republic
President Kennedy announced 25 million of emergency credit to the Dominican Republic from the Alliance for Progress to ease its urgent balance of payments. He cited steps toward restoring democratic processes as a civilian council governs the country.
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Washington
Kennedy
Dominican Republic
Bennington Banner Public Notice Rates and Address
Local notice and subscription details for the Bennington Banner outline mailing addresses in Vermont and Massachusetts, with rates for 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year for mail subscriptions and servicemen options, payable in advance.
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Main St
Ington
Vermont
Banner Pub
Savery
Washington Counties
N. A
Massachusetts
Army to Add Two New Divisions Within Two Months
The Army will activate the 1st Armored Division at Ft Hood, Texas early next month, followed by the 5th Infantry Division in March. Brig. Gen. Ralph H. Haines Jr. will command the 1st Armored. Brig. Gen. Ashton H. Manhart will command the 5th Infantry. The 65th Division will be based at Ft Carson. Both nominees for major general ranks. 1st Armored at 15,593. 5th Division at 16,119. nucleus from Combat Command A at Ft Hood.
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5Th Infantry
Ashton H. Manhart
Ft. Carson
Kennedy
1St Armored
5Th
Combat Command
Ft. Hood
Polio Cases Drop Sharply in Canada in 1961
Preliminary figures from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics show 186 paralytic polio cases in 1961, down from 909 in 1960, signaling a sharp decline in Ottawa reported figures.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
JFK Seeks Early Pact to Halt Steel Stockpiling
The Kennedy administration aims for an early steel contract pact before the July 1 strike deadline to prevent a stock buildup that could disrupt economic recovery. Steel users push for stocks but worry about rising prices, while executives fear being caught without steel.
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J.F.K
Metalworking Weekly
Crack Narcotics Ring Busted In New York City
Federal and city agents broke up an international narcotics ring seizing 24 pounds of pure heroin valued at 3.5 million dollars on the illicit market. The heroin was hidden in plaster sealant in a Brooklyn tenement. Five suspects were seized in Brooklyn and two in Manhattan along with three guns found at the scene.
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New York
Brooklyn
Sugar Makers Asked to join In Open House
Vermont sugar makers are urged to contact the Vermont Development Department within 10 days to be listed for the open house program. The agency aims to compile a complete directory of sugar parties houses and hosts welcoming visitors for the 1962 season.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Vermont Development Department
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