Museum welcomes Herbert Thom as assistant curator
Herbert Thom 29 arrives from the National Naval Museum in Washington to become assistant curator at the Bennington Museum in Shaftsbury Vermont. A diver by training he previously helped locate artifacts on the Potomac while studying at the Smithsonian and will oversee painting restoration and framing as he settles into life in Vermont with his wife Zietta and daughter Christine Marie.
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Bennington Museum
Herbert Thom
Washington, D.C
National Naval Museum
Washington
The
Naval Museum
Thom
Smithsonian Institute
Shaftsbury
Vermont
Richard C. Barret
Barret
James Mitchell
Trenton
N.J
Bennington
Zietta
Christine Marie
George Shea
Ezekiel Cross Jr
South Shaftsbury
Ing
Barney
Potomac
Herbert
Vermont Road Traffic Rises Ten Percent in 1967
Vermont traffic on 40 counting stations rose 10 percent in 1967 from 1966. Brattleboro Inter state 91 up 15 percent. Shaftsbury U.S. 7 up 2 percent. Peru Vt 11 up 21 percent. daily counts range from 1,942 to 8,581 vehicles. December 36 percent jump at Peru reflects early ski season.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Vermont Highway Department
Bennington County
U.S. 7
Shaftsburg
Brattleboro
Peru
Highway Department
Shaftsbury
Interstate 91
U.S. 5
Wilmington
Named Vicar of Trinity Church
The Very Rev. Donald R. Woodward was unanimously elected vicar of Trinity Church Wall Street to succeed the retiring Canon Bernard C. Newman. Woodward, 55, former dean of Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral Kansas City, will assume duties May 1 after serving in multiple Massachusetts Vermont and New York parishes and civic groups. He is married to Madeleine Procter and has four children.
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New York
Trinity Church
Wall Street
N.Y
Donald R. Woodward
Grace
Holy Trinity Cathedral
Kansas City
Bernard C. Newman
Woodward
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Bennington
Dean Woodward
Lynn
Mass
The
Community Chest
Family Service Center
Diocese of Massachusetts
Dept. of Christian Education
Dept. of Christian Social Relations
Madeleine Procter
Gretchen
Michael
Meredith
Christopher
Father Woodward
Liberal Arts Colleges Guide Students Toward Broad Knowledge
A George A. Sleeman overview explains liberal arts colleges as seats of learning focused on broad knowledge and culture rather than job training. It contrasts coed and single sex options, on campus residence, religious affiliations, and tuition ranges while advising on which student fits a liberal arts path versus specialized technical colleges.
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Studen
Vermont Winter Carnival Season Kicks Off In February
February in Vermont is packed with winter carnivals and festivals across colleges and towns. Marlboro College opens with Measure for Measure on Feb 1, then Norwich University hosts the tour, St Michael's hosts Puppet Theater, and Shelburne's West Pocket Theater begins Feb 6. The University of Vermont hosts Kake Walk events Feb 9 to 16, with free ice sculptures and paid concerts. Ski meets include Bentley Giant Slalom Feb 11 and New England Colleges Ski Meet Feb 18. George Washington’s Birthday week features harpsichord concert at Middlebury, music in Winooski, Brattleboro Winter Carnival on Feb 20, and Big Bromley torchlight races. Middlebury Intercollegiate Winter Carnival and Eastern Intercollegiate Championships spotlight Feb.
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George Washington
Marlboro College Theater
St. Michael’s College
Birch Glen Playhouse
Shelburne
Burlington
University of Vermont
Memorial Auditorium
Vermont
UVM
Big Bromley
Manchester Center
West Dummerston
Maple Valley
New England
Albert Fuller
Middlebury College
Mead Chapel
Winooski
Paul Dorsam
Brattleboro
Middlebury
Teachers Celebrate First Day With Secret Rice Wine Party
In Kawagoe Japan teachers threw a hidden rice wine party on the first day of school. One teacher passed out and required hospital transport by ambulance, revealing the incident to students and staff.
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Kawagoe
Japan
UPI
Food Service Students Train At Hospital
State University Agricultural and Technical College Cobleskill seniors in food service administration Miss Cheryl Preston and Miss Susan Jean Hitchey of Bennington gain two week off campus field orientation at Putnam Memorial Hospital. They pursue associate degrees and will return to campus February 5.
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The
State University Agricultural and Technical College
Cobleskill
N.Y
Cheryl Preston
Susan Jean Hitchey
Bennington
Food Service Administration
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Miss Preston
Stuart Preston
Grandview St
Miss Hilchey
Stephen Hilchey
Lyons District
Food Service Group
More Power Sought for FPC To Prevent Power Blackouts
Washington Senator Edward Kennedy and Representative Richard Ottinger planned to file a bill giving the Federal Power Commission greater authority to prevent blackouts like the 1965 Northeast incident. The measure would require interconnections between power systems, compel utilities to build needed plants, and shift land condemnation burden to show public interest and lack of alternatives.
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Washington
UPI
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Richard L. Ottinger
D-N.y
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Northeast
Kennedy - Ottinger
Senate Commerce Committee
House Commerce Committee
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Regan Shultz
Elmer Shultz
Branch St
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Laurel College
Meriden
Dean
Taunton
Kansas Cathedral Church
Bowdoin College
General Theological Seminary
Kansas
Massachusetts
Chapel of the Intercession
Trinity Parish
Manhattan
Church of the Incarnation
St. Peter’s Church
St. Paul’s Church
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Diocese of
YMCA
Council On Alcoholism
Council On
Planned Parenthood
St. Mark’s
Diocese of West
St. Louis
House of Deputies
Seattle
George A. Sleeman
Asst
Pupil Personnel Service
Liberal Arts College
Liberal Arts
Green Mountain State
Bradford
MON
Plaza Shopping
Channel 5
Channel 17
Telecon
Main St
Bennington Banner
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
U.S
Patent
Food Service
Dunlop
Home Furniture CO
Robert Tolvo
Spring Street
Williamstown
Oneida
Obert Greene, Inc
County ST. Bennington
DIAL
Mobil Heating Oil
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