Bennington ByPass Path Seen Seven Years Away
A Bennington bypass for U S 7 is certain but at least seven years from construction. State Highway Department reps outlined a belt line plan at a meeting in Bennington attended by about 50 people, with routes to be west of the central business district and behind Putnam Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
U. S.7
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Richard J. Nicholls
Department
Manchester
Nicholls
South Shaftsbury
Eagle Square Mfg. Co
C. W. Utley
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads Office
Montpelier
Three die in Mt Kearsarge plane crash in New Hampshire
Three men perished when a twin engine Apache crashed on Mt Kearsarge near the peak after midnight. Victims were Jacob K. Frederick Jr a textile professor at Lowell Tech Rod Rickard Ottawa pilot and John Rhode Scearboro Ontario co pilot. Wreckage spotted from a Ferns Flying Service plane by Wayne Ferns and Gordon Bunker. Army National Guard helicopter later identified the craft and location about 2800 feet up the ice coated mountain.
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Logan International Airport
Boston
Ottawa
Frederick
Canada
Easthampton
Mass
Wayne Ferns
Ferns Flying Service
Concord
Gordon Bunker
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Army National Guard
Russell Tilton
James E. Gallagher
Manchester
Tilton
Gallagher
Ferns
Jacob K. Frederick Jr
Lowell (Mass.) Technical Institute
Governor dies in Montana plane crash with aides
Gov. Donald G. Nutter of Montana and four aides perished when a plane crashed near Wolf Creek amid turbulent weather. Nutter, 46, his executive secretary Dennis B. Gordon, agriculture commissioner Edward C. Wren, and three crew members were killed. Tim M. Babcock, the lieutenant governor, will assume the governorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolf Creek
Mont
Donald G. Nutter
Montana
Nutter
GOP
Tim M. Babcock
Billings
Babcock
Maxine
Dennis B. Gordon
Edward C. Wren
Soviets reject merger of test ban talks
In Geneva the Soviet Union refused the U.S.-British offer to merge the nuclear test ban talks with disarmament negotiations. Soviet delegate Semyon Tsarapkin said talks would continue with an unpoliced moratorium, repeating accusations against Western powers.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
U.S
Charles C. Stelle
Britain
Michael Wright
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Bennington Area Advances Plan for Regional Planning Commission
Four Bennington area governments agreed to push a regional planning commission to craft a comprehensive development plan. They will seek $2000 initial funding, consider village commissions, and prepare article warnings for annual meetings while awaiting GBA board acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard van Santvoord
Hamilton Sheilds
Old Bennington
Donald C. Hicks
Bennington
Fred Welling
North Bennington
Regional Commission
Civics Committee
Greater
Greater Bennington Association
GBA
Fire Destroyed 9000 Claremont Hens at Kenneth Lane Farm
A fire swept the Kenneth Lane Chicken House in Claremont destroying about 9,000 laying hens. The blaze, fueled by strong winds, burned a 240 foot building and caused an estimated loss of 35,000 dollars. Firefighters arrived as the structure was consumed.
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Claremont
N.H
Kenneth Lane
Rusk Battles Opposition To Quarantining Cuba
Secretary of State Dean Rusk pressed a late drive to overcome resistance to the U S plan to quarantine Castro's Cuba. Brazil, Chile, Argentina and others balked at economic penalties, amid a push to oust the Havana regime from the OAS deliberative council. Leaders debated timing and scope as the conference neared a final declaration.
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Rusk
Castro
U. S
Dean Rusk
Punta del Este
Uruguay
Havana
Organization of American States
U.S
Cuba
Brazil
Latin America
Foreign Ministers
Deliberative Council
The
United States
OAS
Rush
Americas
Argentina
Chile
Mexico
Bolivia
Ecuador
Haiti
Goldfine sued for over 3 million in federal taxes
The government filed a suit in U S District Court Boston to recover more than 3 million dollars in federal taxes from jailed industrialist Bernard Goldfine and his companies. The action seeks receivers for two Goldfine firms while IRS liens were recorded against Strathmore Woolen Co and Boston Associates of Boston. Strathmore lien amounts to 1 116 328 dollars and the Boston lien 30 341 dollars. a 2 001 951 dollar lien against Goldfine was filed in 1960.
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Washington
Bernard Goldfine
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S. District Court
Boston
Goldfine
Internal Revenue Service
Mortimer M. Caplin
Strathmore Woolen Co
Boston Associates
Strathmore
Bolton
Golefine
Astronaut Glenn Poised for Orbit as Atlas Ready
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP officials declare go for John Glenn first US orbital attempt. Launch window 7 30 am to 12 30 pm EST with one to three orbits depending on daylight and rescue needs. Nearby Atlas Agena B prepared for Ranger 3 moon mission with midafternoon firing.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
Marine Corps
John H. Glenn Jr
Cosmos
Globe
Glenn
Atlantic Ocean
Moon
Earth
Lunar
Walter C. Williams
Mercury
Air Force
Target Date Set for Union High School Proposal
The Bennington-Southwest District School Planning Board set late March as the target to present a union high school proposal after a midnight session at Molly Stark School. Members from eight districts heard subcommittees report on curriculum site options and transportation costs while officials planned public information efforts.
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Bennington - Southwest
Finance Committee
Barton Jenks
Shaftsbury
Vermont
Otter Valley
Middlebury
Vergennes
Greylock
Williamstown
Mass
Jenks
Planning Board
Town Chooses Smaller 1962 Tax Rate For Residents
Town selectmen affirm a likely 7 cent cut in the 1962 town tax for residents while outside-town residents may see a 7 cent rise in the town highway tax. The tentative 1962 rate targets $2.21 for the general fund and $2.60 total, against $2.70 last year, with a planned $277,100 budget and details to be explored before March 6 town meeting.
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Clark’s Woods
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Nicolls and Stearns R. Jenkins
Regional Planning Commission
Consid
Pownal
Rutland
New York
Massachusetts
Mt. Kearsarge
Jayhawk Pipeline Co
Plains
Kansas
Wayland G. Clanton
Kismet
Kan
Jayhawk
Deadlock
Fidel Castro
Elizabeth Dwyer
John McCullough
Charles Ulrich
Arthur Faris
Rupert J. Spencer
Vermont Department of Education
Spencer
Ders
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