Bennington selectman race sparks Sausville exit plan
Duncan Campbell announces he will seek the Republican nomination for a three year selectman term. Louis Sausville states he will not run again in March but may return to town service later. Campbell, 54, is president and designer at Bennington Display Mfg Co. and has deep community involvement. He outlines reduced partisanship and a plan to resign as GOP chair if elected, with caucus set for February 8 and Town Meeting on March 5.
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Duncan Campbell
Bennington
Town Committee
Campbell
Louis Sausville
Sausville
Republican Town Committee
Selectman
Bennington Display Mfg. Co., Inc
Main St
Bennington College
Helen E. Lucas
Brooklyn
N.Y
Stuart
Harwood Union High School
Waitsfield
Alan
University of Vermont
Seabees
North Bennington Congregational
Bennington Town
Louis Lausville
Armory
Bennington Taxpayers’ Protective Association
Board of
Listers
BTPA
Francis J. Hogan
Raymond T. Betit
Charles A. Toomey
Toomey
Norton Barber
Vermont
Barber
Fiveman Board
Obituary notices span New York to Vermont region
Obituaries report Claude H. Goyer of Brunswick died unexpectedly in Orangeburg while en route to Florida. J Lloyd Fox of Pittsfield and Mrs Lydia Harrington of Shaftsbury are also noted. Bessie Gokay, long-time Bennington resident, died in Cleveland at 85. Carl K McCoy, former Warren County Sheriff, shot himself near Lake George. funeral plans pending. Survivors and memorial details listed for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orangeburg
S.C
Claude H. Goyer
Brunswick
Goyer
N.Y
Florida
Troy
Ruth Humphrey
Mary E. Goyer
Haynesville
Howard B. Tate & Son
Raymertown
Elmwood Cemetery
Schaghticoke
Center Brunswick Methodist Church Memorial Fund
Pittsfield
Mass
J. Lloyd Fox
Louise Kupfer
Bennington
Ridgeway Ave
Hillcrest Hospital
Brandon
James Lloyd Fox
Mahar & Son Funeral
St. Francis de Sales
Park Lawn Chapel
Cleveland
Ohio
Bessie (Cronkhite) Gokay
Lawrence L. Gokay
Fort Ann
Warren County
Carl K. McCoy
Upstate New York
McCoy
Lake George
Bennington Taxpayers Association urges lister resignations
The Bennington Taxpayers Protective Association calls for the resignation of the current Bennington listers after alleging inequities in listing practices. The group backs a five member part time board and seeks a fair market value standard with published rules for assessments and consistent application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BTPA
Board of Listers
Bennington Unemployment Drops Slightly Amid Claims Decline
Bennington weekly jobless claims total 565, down 53 from last week, with state claims at 5,028, down 256. December Vermont figures place Bennington at 6.9 percent unemployment with 900 jobless. St Albans 7.7 percent. Vermont towns show varied rates as Ways and Means Committee to hold public hearing on property taxation and land taxation in Hoosick Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Dept. of Employment Security
Vermont
St. Albans
Barre-Montpelier
St. Johnsbury
Springfield
White River Junction
House Ways and Means Committee
Vermont Parties Prepare Caucuses for Town Elections
Vermont Democrats meet at the Bennington County Court House and Republicans at the Bennington Armory on Thursday to nominate town officers including a three year selectman term. Mrs Ruby Van Santvoord expected to seek the one year term. Democrats may approve her nomination.
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Vermont
Bennington County
Bennington
Richard van Santvoord
Ruby van Santvoord
Burlington Mayor Opposes Tax Change
Burlington Mayor Francis Cain objects to extending local taxes to church, school and state properties. He told the House Ways and Means Committee that exemptions for religious and educational institutions should stay, allowing possible minor tweaks but opposing sweeping changes.
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Burlington
UPI
Francis Cain
House
Ways and Means Committee
Cain
Bennington Briefs Notes Meetings and Closures
Vermont State Police Auxiliary will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Old Bennington schoolhouse. Mrs Josephine Brundage has been ill and admitted to Putnam Memorial Hospital. Bennington Little League plans an open meeting Thursday at 7 p m at the YMCA. Dr Worthington's office will be closed Thursday afternoon Friday and Saturday.
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Vermont
Bennington
Josephine Brundage
Dexter Shultz
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington Little League
YMCA
Dr. Worthington
Stock Averages at Noon January 1968 Report
Dow Jones Bache averages show declines across sectors with the Industrials at 858.88 down 4.79, Railroads 230.82 down .49, Utilities 129.44 down .48. Composite average 304.86 off 1.28 and total volume 5,860,000 at Albany.
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Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Johnson budget for defense trails JCS estimates by 21 billion
President Johnson plans a 1969 defense budget of 79.8 billion, about 21 billion less than the Joint Chiefs of Staffs desire and well below wartime peak. The plan assumes Vietnam costs plateau and rapid moves on new strategic weapons, with Congress set for turbulent debate over security and global commitments.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Pentagon
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs
Vietnam
White House
Congress
Russia
Red China
Mediterranean
North Korea
School Buses Fail To Run In Icy Conditions
Mt Anthony Union High School and nearby districts canceled bus service as back roads iced over while main routes cleared. Despite open schools many students could walk or use other transport as buses did not run until further notice.
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Mt. Anthony Union High Schools
Pownal
Shaftsbury
Bennington
Mrs Doyle's Condition Improves After Head-On Crash
Townshend Vermont Grace Cottage Hospital reports Mrs Marjorie Doyle of Arlington remains serious but not critical after a week with a fractured skull nose and vertebra from a Rawsonville head on collision. Her husband Edward Doyle, with multiple broken ribs and a cut lip, is expected to be discharged soon.
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Townshend
Marjorie Doyle
Arlington
Rawsonville
Grace Cottage Hospital
North Adams funeral honors Francis H Hayden and Raymond W Dickinson
The North Adams service for Francis H Hayden, prominent local businessman and civic leader, drew church and bank officials, chamber members, and club delegates. Raymond W Dickinson, former resident of Pownal Center and Bennington, was also buried in Manchester after services in Bennington.
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North Adams
Mass
Francis Henry Hayden
First Methodist
Frank W. Grippin
George Rodriguez
W. Herbert Anderson
Harold P. Weirich
George A. Serrigo
Elliot E. Howe
Charles Beilke
Ray E. Sutton
North Adams Hoosac Savings Bank
North Adams Chamber of Commerce
Irving J. Tanzman
Alan L. Marden
Kiwanis and
Rotary Clubs
Mobil Oil Co
Hayden
Hayden Oil & Supply Co
Hoosac Valley Coal
Raymond W. Dickinson
Pownal Center
Bennington
Manchester
First Baptist Church
H. Glenn Payne
Dickinson
Bishop DeGoesbriand Hospital
Burlington
Ellen Kuiken
Francis Buck
Maurice Jones
Clyde Prouty
South Londonderry
Perry Jones
Badtolz
Germany
Dewey Jones
Clarksburg
Ralph Prouty
James Prouty
Shaftsbury
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Clergy Panel to Discuss Vietnam at MAUHS Auditorium
An open meeting titled The Clergy Speaks on Vietnam will be held at Mount Anthony Union High School auditorium on February 18 at 7 30 p m A panel of five ministers from Vermont churches will discuss moral and social questions raised by the war chaired by Very Rev Msgr John A Lynch Superintendent of Catholic parochial schools in the state The Rev William Abernethy Rev Robert L Albright Rev David Chevrier and Rev Robert Green will speak Local church leaders are urged to publicize the forum display posters and send representatives to attend Everyone is welcome.
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Vietnam
Mount Anthony Union High School
Vermont
John A. Lynch
William Abernethy
North Bennington
Hospital Notes January 29 1968 Admissions and births
Hospital notes list admissions Regan Shultz Jessie Lovett Hugh Briody Emily Lother Llwellyn Jordan James Carroll Wayne L Heureux and Robert McKeighan from Bennington Arlington and Hoosac Tunnel Mass. Discharges include Catherine Whitman Robert Brown and Margaret Furlon. Births show Edwin Elmore and Edwin Rusiloski couples welcoming sons on January 29.
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Regan Shultz
Jessie Lovett
Hugh Briody
Emily Lother
Llwellyn Jordan
James Carroll
Wayne L’heureux
Bennington
Robert McKeighan
Arlington
Catherine Whitman
Robert Brown
Margaret Furlon
Hoosac Tunnel
Mass
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Bennington Banner
Bennington Rotary Club
J. Duncan Campbell
Mrs. Laverie, Harrington
Lydia A. Harrington
Hanson - Walbridge
Thomas Steffen
Second Congregational Church
Center Shaftsbury Cemetery
Portlandville
Alfred
Isabelle) Russell
Forest Hills
Oliver Perry Gokay
Shaker Heights
Robert L
Janet M. Gokay
Hanson-Walbridge
Mt. Anthony
Order Eastern Star
New York Northway
Area
David A. Baker
Bovie Hill
Hoosick
Charles Cornell
Ira Cornell
Hoosick Grange
Grange
Rensselaer County
Pomona Grange
Hoosick Falls
Hoosac
Walloomsac
Daughters of the American Revolution
Walter C. Baker
R.D. 2
John Y. Elliott
Hoosick Falls First Baptist Church
Maple Grove
Bennington County Industrial Corporation
Taxpayers’ Group
BCIC
Col
Raymondc. Murray
da Nang
Nha Trang
Qui Nhon
Hoi An
Pleiku
Kontum
Ban Me Thuot
U.S
South Vietnamese
Westmoreland
Saigon
South Vietnam
Ben
Nington
Drysdale
Bennington Briefs
Harte Theatre
Jack OF Diamonds
MGM
Metrocolor
LBJ
JCS
Pueblo
Area Funerals
Francis H. Hayden
Peru
Edwin Elmore
Benjamin Rusiloski
Lincoln St
Rusiloski
Madeline Gratton
Ver
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