Weekend Vehicle Crashes Injure Three In Vermont
Vermont State Police investigated three weekend accidents with no serious injuries. At 2:30 p.m. Sunday on Hibbard Road in Pownal a 1950 Ford driven by Stanley Bratcher age 25 collided with a 1963 Chevrolet driven by David Mason age 26. An eight month old passenger Ellen Decker was treated as outpatient at Putnam Memorial Hospital.
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Vermont
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Hibbard Road
Pownal
Stanley E. Bratcher
Adams St
David C. Mason
RFD
Bennington
Bratcher
Ellen Decker
Putnam Memorial Hos
Pital
Mason’s
Robert J. Ellis
Millburn
N.J
Katherine Lord
U.S. 7
Arlington
Ellis
Raymond G. Gallant
BenMont Ave
Marcia A. Marx
Reading
Gallant
Marx
Poelice
Civil Rights Debate Focuses On Speeding Public Accommodations Bill
Senate Commerce Committee opened the desegregation push with the first witness on forcing private stores restaurants hotels and theaters to desegregate. The seven point bill aims to speed action as parts move through Congress while Eastland and Magnuson steer committee action and potential amendments are debated.
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Senate Commerce Committee
Congress
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Eastland
Commerce Committee
Warren G. Magnuson
Washington
Magnuson
House
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Post Office weighs site options for future purchase
Wakefield says options signed on various sites. progress varies by site and no reliable indication of the selection. He hopes a decision within a month and notes that signing an option does not imply a preferred site, only the right to buy within an agreed period.
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Wakefield
Appeal Time Remains Open On Assessments
Bennington sisters aim to complete on site inspections of 36 properties whose owners appealed 1963 assessments by Wednesday night. Grievance Day appeals stay open until inspections finish and objections may be filed until the process ends. The June county court term was recessed to July 22. A stove fire on Beech Street Ext. damaged only the stove. YMCA Pool reports thousands in unclaimed items left during first weeks of operation. A local driver collision report corrects prior listing. Richard Vachon Jr., 18, to begin 10 weeks of Navy boat training after electronics school upon enlistment. formerly Bennington Catholic High School graduate.
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Bennington
Francis J. Hogan
Hogan
Julius Lesoger
Beech Street
Beech Street Co
Norman Turgeon
Richard H. Vachon Jr
Joseph T. Vachon
Warn St
Great Lakes
Ill
Naval Training Station
U.S. Navy
Navy
Bennington Catholic High School
Obituaries From Rupert to Bennington Area Funerals
Several Obituary notices detail services and survivors. James H. Colvin 74 of Rupert died at his son Vernon’s home and funeral Tuesday in Dorset. Harry Royal Davis 77 of Dorset died at home and will be buried in Maple Hill Cemetery. Mary Jane Russell 85 formerly of Pownal died in a Pittsfield nursing home with family notices. Thomas J. Murphy 67 lifelong Bennington resident died at home with services at St. Francis de Sales Church. Funeral home notices list call times and survivors including spouses children and grandchildren.
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James H. Colvin
Rupert
Vernon
McCall St
Hanson - Walbridge
Stephen C. Greene
Second Congregational Church
Colvin
Rupert and
Dorset
Stark Paper Co
A. S. Payne Co
North Bennington
Lake Lucerne
Gerald Colvin
Bennington
George Colvin
South Shaftsbury
Clifton Colvin
Toronto
Canada
James Simmons
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Ralph Pesso
Bellows Falls
Gardner
Saranac Lake, N.Y
Harry Royal Davis
Brewster Funeral Home
Manchester Center
E. F. Nickerson
Manchester
F &Am
Brattleboro
Fred
Alice (Ward) Kent
Ada Lilie Davis
Mary Jane Russell
Milton Russell
Carpenter Hil
Pownal
Pittsfield
Mass
Franklin
Pleasant Valley
Seward
Anna (Tarbelle
Russell
North Pownal
Carpenter Hill
Frank
Lin
Raymond Russell
Leland H
Andrew Mylotte
Pownall
Eva Burgess
Rena Niles
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral
Park Lawn
Thomas J. Murphy
Elm St
James P
Catherine (Shea) Murphy
St. Francis de Sales Academy
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Old Bennington
St. Francis de Sales Church
Holy Name Society
Knights of Columbus
Lillian Kelson
Murray
Margaret) McGuire
Catherine Murphy
Mary Frances Murphy
Barbara Murphy
John
Ann) Flood
Clifford
Lena) Senecal
Penndel
Louis
Olga) Sausville
Irving
Agnes) Frost
New Milford
North Miami Beach
Fla
William
Anna) Keefe
Chester J
Agnes) Bronson
Elizabeth Shea
Mahar & Son Funeral
Democratic committee weighs selectman nominee options
The resignation of a selectman triggers a contest for a successor with possible candidates David Gil Joseph Higgins and Ellis Winslow under consideration. Daigneault defends liquor license stance, cites restaurant business as the reason for stepping down.
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Eral
Condon
Democratic Committee
Powers
David Gil
McCall St
Joseph Higgins
Lyons St
Ellis Winslow
Crescent Blvd
Winslow
Gil
Higgins
Daigneault
Margaret
Shaftsbury Church Trustees Elect Gratz
Shaftsbury Methodist Church trustees elect Ernest Gratz as chairman with John Millington as vice chairman Gerald Harrington as treasurer and Miss Stella Hawkins as secretary. Plans include church booths for the Fourth of July Shaftsbury School Playground event under the Fire Department.
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Shaftsbury
Shaftsbury Methodist Church
Ernest Gratz
John Millington
Gerald Harrington
Stella Hawkins
Commission On Stewardship and Finance
Shaftsbury School
Fire Department
Bennington Briefs from NH-VT Blue Cross meeting in Concord
Notes from the Bennington brief page cover a New Hampshire Vermont Blue Cross board meeting in Concord and a certificate of reapproval from the American Hospital Association. Additional items list local notices including funeral plans for Thomas J. Murphy and Fourth of July celebrations with chair lift ticket access. Also mentions selective service inductions, hospital updates, and local ads.
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John R. Stone
New Hampshire- Vermont
Blue Cross Plan
Blue Cross
Concord
American Hospital Association
Petersburg
Williamstown
Mass
Lions Club
Berlin, N.Y
Baptist Church
Officials Probe False Alarms In Old Bennington
Chief Joseph Young of the Old Bennington Police Department and Richard Hollister of the Bennington Fire Department lead a probe into two false fire alarms on Box 313 Bank Street and Monument Avenue. Alarms occurred at 12:45 a.m. Saturday and 2:50 a.m. June 16, with juveniles traced as offenders placed on probation by Bennington Village Police.
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Joseph Young
Old Bennington
Richard Hollister
Bennington
Bennington Village
Box 313
Bank Street
Monument Avenue
Young
Charles J. Sawyer
Stock Averages Report Quiet Noon Trading
The Dow Jones averages show slight declines with the industrials railroads and utilities all moving. Trading activity remains light with total sales around 1.47 million and the composite average near 254.31, down 80 points at noon.
New York Abolishes Mandatory Death Penalty
Albany AP reports New York ends mandatory death for premeditated murder. The law lets juries after a verdict consider a unanimous death penalty or life imprisonment, removing the premeditated versus felony murder distinction in first-degree murder charges.
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Albany
N.Y
New York State
New York
Bennington Rescue Squad Seeks Funds as Start-Up
The Bennington Rescue Squad reports about 800 in donations from four industrial plants and 40 retailers plus private gifts. Patients were transported to Putnam Memorial Hospital after two accidents while the squad operates on a test basis and targets 30 members for full-time status.
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Bennington
Edward Gardner Jr
Gardner
State Legislature Debates Taxing Trading Stamps and Studies
The House and Senate clash over taxation and research mandates. The lower chamber kills a 10 percent tax on trading stamps while rejecting abolishing them. A tax study and a $100,000 scholarship bill fail in the Senate. Ver mont Life Magazine study bid is dropped and state subsidies for the magazine continue.
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Planning Council
House
Senate
Vermont Life Magazine
House Republicans Eye Revived School Aid Bill in Vermont
In Montpelier the Republican House leadership plans to revive a one year school aid package totaling 450000 dollars. Gov Hoff opposes a two year deficit approach and says fiscal year balancing is the practice.
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House
Legislative Research Committee
Mallory
Hoff
George H. Amidon
Gettysburg Commemoration Marks Civil War Turning Point
Crowds visit Gettysburg Pennsylvania to honor the 100th anniversary of the Civil War battle. Officials from 27 states attend a wreath laying and a Postmaster General stamp dedication. Vignettes reenact past clashes at Devil's Den and Sharpshooter's Roost as visitors fill the flaglined town.
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Lee
Eternal Light Peace Memorial
Masons Hold Seventh Annual Hill Ceremony at Bennington
More than 500 members of the Masonic Order gathered in Bennington for the seventh annual hill ceremony and exemplification of degrees. Mt. Anthony Lodge 13 F and AM hosted a full day program with Masons from several states, including California and Florida, and all New England states represented. Stanley Cleveland, worshipful master of Mt. Anthony Lodge, welcomed visitors arriving at 10 a.m.
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Masonic Order
Bennington
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John Nowak
East Dorset
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Main St
Bennington, Vt
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Gratz
Bennington Briefs
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Mahar & Son Feneral
Lewis Sherman
West Rupert
Selective Service
William White
Conn
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Harold Weaver Sr
Grove St
Arthur Grant
Merson Street
Rye Beach
N.H
Ahearn’s Sea Foods
W.P. Giddings
Elm Street
ADV
Ted Senecal
Corliss Senecal
Morgan St. Adv
Thumbalina
Jean Henry
Miss Henry
Bennington County Humane Society
Goodkind
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Rescue Squad
South Stream Road
Gettysburg
Gettysburg Battlefield
Robert E. Lee
George Geordon Meade
Cemetery Hill
Ridge
Louisiana
Tennessee
J. Edward Day
Dixie
Devil’s den
45Th New York Regiment
Cpl
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Meade
Nichols
Union St
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