Red Cross Seeks 8 Million for Biafra Aid Delivery
Glen Hayden and 400 Red Cross workers describe child starvation in Biafra amid IC RC shortages of funds for transport. IC RC has 23 million in supplies but needs 8 million to move relief by air to secret airstrips, facing bombed routes and weather. Donations to the Bennington chapter at 550 Main St will be earmarked for this appeal.
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Red Cross
Glen Hayden
Biafra
Richard V. Dillenbeck
American Red Cross
Vermont - New Hampshire
International Committee of the Red Cross
ICRC
ICAC
Fernando Po
Manfred W. Ehrich Jr
Bennington
United States
Main St
Mrs Costa to Attend VFW Auxiliary Conference in DC
Mrs Ernest Costa of Shafts bury, president of the state Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, will meet with members of Congress in Washington February 7 to 9. The event highlights Movies From Home, a project aiding filmed messages to servicemen in South Vietnam. A TV cameraman, Sammie G Feeback of Kansas City, receives a special award for conceiving the idea. Richard M Maloney, an Air Force Reserve officer and ad executive, will be the keynote speaker. Miss Monica Flick, escaping Czechoslovakia, attends as she works toward a master’s degree in New York.
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Ernest Costa
Shaftsbury
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Congress
Washington, D.C
VFW Auxiliary
Lora Waters
South Vietnam
Sammie G. Feeback
Kansas City
Richard M. Maloney
Air Force Reserve
VFW
Monica Flick
Czechoslovakia
New York
Bennington Officials Meet on Highways Monday
Bennington Planning commissioners selectmen and trustees face a Monday Montpelier session with House and Senate highway committees and state highway leaders to work on the belt line. Rep. Joseph J. Caracciola hopes local officials attend despite invitation mixups. A public belt line hearing is set for Wednesday Jan 29 at 7 30 in Bennington Armory.
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Montpelier
Bennington
House
Senate
State Highway Department
Highway Board
Joseph J. Caracciola
Caracciola
Arlington
Bennington Regional Planning Commission
Interest Rates Raised On FHA and VA Mortgages
Washington reports the ceiling on FHA and VA mortgage rates raised to 7 1/4 percent, a 0.75 point increase. Secretary Romney says the move attracts private funds and is an emergency step to help buyers locked out of the market, with hopes rates will soon fall as anti inflation policies take effect.
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Washington
UPD
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
George Romney
Housing and Urban Development
Romney
FHA
Senator Hayes casts deciding vote to table education bill
In Montpelier Senate President Thomas L. Hayes cast the tie breaking vote to table a measure allowing the Education Department to create demonstration school districts. Senators Buckley and Mallary urged amendments to limit funding and ensure voters in affected districts approve any takeover of a district for testing new education principles.
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Senate
Buckley
Mallory
Education Department
Bennington Briefs Greens Mount TOPS Meet Monday Night
Community notices from Bennington column include TOPS meeting Monday at 7 30 p m at VFW rooms VFW Auxiliary 1332 meets Tuesday at 8 p m at the VFW Post There is a Southern Vermont Stock Horse Association meeting Sunday at 2 p m at Putnam Hose Firehouse A Green Mountain Homemakers Club card party January 29 at 7 30 p m at the Senior Citizens Center on North Street Bridge will offer pitch and 500 with refreshments The public is invited Birth announcement Roger Jr Masse born January 22 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital Northampton Mass to Mr and Mrs Roger Masse of 508 Elm Street Northampton Mrs Masse is former Marcia Heath of Bennington daughter of former Supt Allan J Heath and Mrs Heath now of Montpelier No ice skating at Stark Street playground this weekend Girl Scout Neighborhood 12 service team meets Monday at 7 30 at Cold Spring Road West Shaftsbury with state officer of Vermont Girl Scout Council present Roller skating hours at Twist a Burger Friday 7 10 30 p m Saturday 1 30 4 30 p m and 7 10 30 p m Sunday 1 00 5 00 p m Adv Iron Kettle Weekend Special roasts and meals priced around 2 25 drinks extra
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Green Mountain Homemakers Club
Senior Citizens Center
North Street
Roger Jr
Cooley- Dickinson Hospital
Northampton
Mass
Roger Masse
Elm S&t
Masse
Marcia Heath
Bennington
Allan J. Heath
Heath
Montpelier
Girl Scout
Bernard Miller
Cold Spring Road
West Shaftsbury
Vermont Girl Scout Council
Davis Pledges Housing Agency Appeal Funds
Gov. Deane C. Davis pledged state funds to cover attorney fees for the Vermont Educational Building Finance Authority appeal to the U S Supreme Court. The agency seeks a ruling on church state questions and use of public money for private leases, with fees possibly reaching twenty five thousand dollars if the court agrees to hear the case.
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Supreme Court
Vermont
Chester Ketcham
Middlebury
Emergency Board
Paper Clips Revealed in Office Study at Detroit
In Detroit researchers from Kelly Services report on 100000 paper clips used in a survey. Fourteen thousand one hundred sixty three were twisted or broken during phone calls. Seventeen thousand two hundred were used as makeshift pipe cleaners. Nineteen thousand one hundred forty three were chips in card games. Only about twenty thousand clipped papers together. thousands were dropped and swept away.
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Kelly Services
Night Watchman Hired to Guard Pavilion Hotel
The Emergency Board authorized 1300 to hire a night watchman for the Pavilion Hotel in Montpelier. The move replaces a 2000 request by State Building Director Irving Bates, who aimed to board up first floor windows after the city threatened to condemn the unoccupied state owned hotel.
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Montpelier
UPS
Pavilion Hotel
Irving Bates
Bates
Dissension Grows As Women Stage Sit-Ins And Intellectuals Propose Reforms
Severe measures surprised many as student troubles rise. Women have staged eight sit-ins at churches this year protesting political prisoner treatment. Some 1,300 Spanish intellectuals urged an investigation of alleged police tortures and reforms to trial laws. The Madrid College of Lawyers and the Barcelona Bar called for sweeping changes.
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Madrid College of Lawyers
Barcelona
Annual Dinner To Unveil Plans for New Y Building
Architects' plans for the Bennington area YMCA building will be unveiled at the Y's annual dinner next Tuesday January 28 at the Paradise restaurant. Tickets are five dollars and attendees include municipal and school officials. YMCA Board President Frank L Oktavec says the project is the community's second largest voluntary undertaking after Putnam Memorial Hospital. Dr Oktavec says the structure will be a real asset and help address social problems. School board members Jesse Bugbee and William Castle Sr are among those expected to attend or send a representative.
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Bennington Area
YMCA
Frank L. Oktavec
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Dr. Oktavec
Jesse Bugbee
Woodford
William Castle Sr
Mt. Anthony
Earl
Falls Man Injured In Bay State Crash
Luther Rasch of 63 Center St Hoosick Falls is in fair condition at Providence Hospital Holyoke Mass after a rear end collision near Holyoke driving a Reynolds Tool vehicle from Springfield trip. The crash left Rasch with a broken leg and other injuries. A large group including local officials educators and community leaders gathered in Holyoke to receive word and plan attendance for related events and a dinner ticket line.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Luther Rasch
Center St
Providence Hospital
Holyoke
Mass
Rasch
Reynolds Tool and Die Co
Walloomsac
Springfield
Frank Reynolds
The
Reynolds Co
Hayes Casts First Vote To Break Th Hayes Casts First Vote To Break Th
MONTPELIER UPD House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Arthur Gibb a Weybridge Republican was hospitalized Friday at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin with an upper respiratory infection. Dr Porter Dale of Montpelier said the 61 year old lawmaker would be held for observation and X rays This was the second legislator hospitalized Earlier Rep Charles Greene D St Albans was taken to the same hospital after chest pains The 65 year old Greene was reported rest-
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Montpelier
UPD
House
Ways and Means Committee
Arthur Gibb
Weybridge
Central Vermont Medical Center
Berlin
Porter Dale
Porter
Gibb
Charles Greene
St. Albans
Dale
Greene
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Mrs. Costa
VFEW
Atkins and Gould Jewelers
Main St. Bennington
Nichols
White and Color Sale
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Green Mountain Tops
VFW Auxiliary 1332
Southern Vermont Stock Horse Association
Putnam Hose Firehouse
Stark Street Playground
Davis Pledges Housing Agency Appeal Funds
Detroit
VPI
Spain
Bennington Banner
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
UPI
U.S
Holy Cross
Tim Galvin
Bruce Bacia
Bob Leicht
Terry Linton
Bay State
Manchester
Merton Snow Sr
Charles Bodine
Lawrence F. Powers
Fred Welling
North Bennington
James M. Toolan
Old Bennington
Kenneth Clayton
County Labor Council
Arthur Armstrong
Lawrence K. Miller
Pittsfield
Banner
Walter Dunham
Holy Cross Novitiate
Mammoth Mart
M Anmieth Mart
Economy Auto Stores. Inc
Hayes
Henry Miller
General Electric
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