Stratton Dedication Highlights Private Role In Ski Growth
Gov. F. Ray Keyser Jr. told about 1,500 people at Stratton’s dedication that Vermont relies on private enterprise for ski success while acting as a supportive third party. He noted a $300,000 state funded four mile access road and the cooperative spirit among ski area owners to promote the sport.
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Stratton
F. Ray Keyser Jr
Keyser
Bromley
Erling Strom
Stowe
Perry Merrill
State Parks and Forests Department
Vermont
Killington
Jay Peak
Sugarbush
Fred Pabst
Man
Chester
Pabst
Frank V. Snyder
Stratton Corp
Winhall
International and
St. Regis
Stratton Bears
Christopher
Chris
N E Governors Seek to Salvage New Haven RR
New England governors meet amid a damaged New Haven Railroad crisis with White House involvement. Myer Feldman, deputy special counsel to President Kennedy, sent letters directing state action and noting possible federal relief including tax repeal.
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N.E
New Haven RR
Stowe, Vt
New Haven
New England
White House
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New York
Myer Feldman
Kennedy
Feldman
Mercury flight delayed as weather postpones Glenn mission
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP next attempt to circle the globe with John H Glenn Jr will be no earlier than Thursday after a Saturday weather delay kept the Atlas Friendship 7 at the pad. Glenn spent Sunday in Cocoa Beach church and space training as crews checked systems and prepared for a new countdown amid clouds and rough seas in the Atlantic.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
John H. Glenn Jr
Glenn
Riverside Presbyterian
Cocoa Beach
Charles E. Pfeiffer
Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Arlington
Vermont Mill Continues Operations Despite Tax Liens
The acting superintendent of Bernard Goldfine's Northfield Mills Inc. says he has every expectation the plant will keep operating despite IRS tax liens on the Boston industrialist's property. John H. Field noted treasury officials assured they do not plan to shut down the plant.
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Northfield, Vt
Bernard Goldfine
Northfield Mills Inc
Boston
Internal Revenue Service
John H. Field
Treasury
Selectman Haley Bids For Re‑Election In Bennington
Thomas R. Haley of 610 Gage St announces he will seek re-election as Bennington selectman. He plans to seek the Republican nomination at the Feb 10 State Armory caucus and cites his record on surplus foods, sewage plant delays, and opposition to a Russia trip. He favors municipal consolidation and union school district formation as next steps.
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Thomas R. Haley
Gage St
Bennington
State Armory
Haley
Paul A. Kelley
Russia
Bennington Graded Schools
Allan J. Heath
Con
Page St
Bennington Woman Killed in Early Morning Auto Crash
Mrs. Walter Harrington 48 of Union Street died from crash injuries after a single car collision on South Stream Road near Bennington. Mrs. Medora E. Hyde 41 of Main Street was listed in fair condition with multiple injuries. The 1960 Nash Rambler veered off the road near 4:15 a.m. Saturday, striking an elm. Harrington’s autopsy confirmed crash-related deaths. Hyde injured. Harrington, a lifelong Bennington resident, was married to Walter Harrington and worked at Mack Molding Co. in Arlington. Funeral arrangements are for Mahar and Son Funeral Home and St. Peter's Episcopal Church.
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Bennington
South Stream Road
Vermont
Shaftsbury Barracks
Walter Harrington
Union St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Medora E. Hyde
Main St
Joyce
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Arthur Deludle
Manchester
N.H
Donald Delude
Gage St
Charles Golding
Shaftsbury
Stanley Golding
New York City
Mahar and Son Funeral Home
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Hicks declines 1962 bid for village office in Bennington
Village President Donald C. Hicks announces he will seek no political office this year and has two future plans, while endorsing consolidated government and urging government by the people. He leaves open potential future service to Bennington if needed.
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Planning Commission
Bennington
Donald C. Hicks
Hicks
Selectman
One-Year-Old Boy Sole Survivor Of Tragic Fire
In Buckland Massachusetts a house fire killed nine people including three adults and six children. The sole survivor, Robert Deame Jr., escaped by breaking through a rear door glass. Victims included the boy’s mother and five first cousins with custody details noted by police.
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Shelburne Falls
Mass
Robert Deame
Buckland
Massachusetts
Robert Deame Jr
Charles
Raymond R. Crandall
Everett Crandall
Springfield
Wilbur Rogers
Greenfield
Crandall
Latin American ministers seek action against Castro regime
United States and 18 Latin American republics push for a six point final declaration to condemn Castro and suspend Cuba from OAS agencies. Disagreement persists on how to remove Cuba from the OAS with no binding mechanism, while a voluntary economic embargo and bans on arms trade are urged.
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Punta del Este
Uruguay
United States
Havana
Organization of American States
Dean Rusk
Cuba
Fidel Castro
OAS
Castro
Inter-American Defense Board
Mexico
Brazil
OAS Council
Washington
Council
Pilot Killed, Passenger Injured In Beverly Plane Crash
Aurele Dupuis a 56 year old Lynn resident and GE employee died in a fiery crash of a private plane on the United Shoe Club golf course while attempting a forced landing. Passenger Gordon C. Taylor 39 of Newbury survived with multiple injuries after leaping from the wreckage and is in fair condition at Beverly Hospital.
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United Shoe
Beverly, Mass
Aurele Dupuis
Lynn
Dupuis
General Electric Co
Gordon C. Taylor
Newbury
Beverly Hospital
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Pabst Lands Cooperation
Orbit Try
Expect Vermont Mill
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Bennington County
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