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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1975

Page

2

Rebels Break Word On Hostage Release In Zaire

Two freed students Carrie Jane Hunter and Emilie Bergman spoke in Dar es Salaam decrying the actions of the Marxist Peoples Revolutionary party. They urged the last captive Kenneth S. Smith to stay hopeful as the guerrillas had again promised, then broken, a release timetable.

Dar ES Salaam Tanzania Kenneth S. Smith Garden Grove Calif Marxist Peoples Revolutionary Party Jane Goodall Lake Tanganyika Barbara B. Smuts Ann Arbor David Hamburg Stanford University Smith

First Woman Officer Bans Patrol Partner Over Unisex Program

Los Angeles police suspend Officer Phillip Berry for 10 days without pay after a board finds he made verbal advances to his patrol partner Candice Fisher in an early case under the department’s unisex program. He was cleared on charges of sexual assault and coercion.

Los Angeles UPI Phillip Berry Police Candice Fisher Berry Department Fisher Hollywood Miss Fisher

Obituaries note two local deaths and funeral plans

George V. Murphy of Greenwich dies after a long illness at Mary McClellan Hospital. Private services planned. he owned Wallie's Restaurant in Greenwich with his wife Dorothy. Dorothy Emily Bullenkamp dies in Arlington after a 44 year Brooklyn teaching career. Calling hours Sunday. candle light service that evening. burial in Bennington. Contributions to Cancer fund suggested.

George V. Murphy Greenwich N.Y Mary McClellan Hospital Cambridge Murphy Bennington Wallie’s Dorothy Arlington David Andrews Federated Church East Arlington Park Lawn Cemetery Cancer Fund Funeral Home Office

Obituaries and funeral notices for Wilcox and Sawyer families

Miss Evangeline F Wilcox 77 of Manchester died Thursday at Mary McClellan Hospital Cambridge after a brief illness Born August 1 1897 in Sandgate daughter of John and Addie Wilcox She taught at Burr and Burton Seminary and later studied at Andover Newton Theological School and Mt Holyoke College She served as executive secretary for the YWCA New York City retiring 1963 Funeral today at 2 pm First Congregational Church Manchester Interment Ira Allen Cemetery Sunderland Daniel Sawyer 68 of BenMont Avenue died Friday at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a long illness Funeral Monday 10 am at Sacred Heart Church burial Park Lawn Cemetery He was born in Cobalt Ontario Canada lived in Bennington 61 years Former Holden Leonard textile mill employee and later at Vermont Soldiers Home Survived by wife Catherine LeBlanc three sons Daniel West Sand Lake NY Francis Kansas City MO and Richard Essex Jct one daughter Marjorie Pino Concord NH a brother Albert Sawyer Bennington three sisters Leona Rice Roger Sherman and Glenn Hebert and several grandchildren Friends may call Gibney Funeral Home Saturday 7 9 pm Sunday 2 4 and 7 9 pm Rosary 7 30 pm Sunday

Evangeline F. Wilcox Manchester Mary McClellan Cambridge Sandgate John and Addie Bentley Wilcox Burr and Burton Seminary Burr and Burton Andover Newton Theological Massachusetts Mt. Holyoke College YWCA New York City Donald Mattison N.Y Roland Mattison St. Louis First Congregational Church Manchester, of Which Miss Wilcox Was A Member. the Rev. Jerome J. Hevey, Jr Ira Allen Sunderland Daniel Sawyer Ben Mont Ave Putnam Memorial Hospital Sacred Heart Church Park Lawn Cemetery Mr. Sawyer Cobalt Ontario Can Bennington Sacred Heart School Holden & Leonard Vermont Soldiers’ Home Catherine LeBlanc Daniel West Sand Lake Francis Kansas City Gibney

Bennington Elderly Meals Menu Week of July 7 11

The Elderly Meals Program of Bennington offers hot noon meals at the senior center at 11 30 and at the South Street housing site at 12 for residents over 60. Reservations by calling 442 8012 the day before are advised with transportation and special diet arrangements available. Week menu includes Chopped sirloin and gravy on Monday Roast lamb on Tuesday Roast Turkey Wednesday Pork chops Thursday and Baked chicken Friday.

Paddy Bennington South Street

SVSU Receives Grant for Community Guidance Project

Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union earned a 19332 grant from the U S Office of Education for a Mt Anthony High School Bennington based school community guidance counseling placement and follow up program. The project involves local personnel and the Vermont Department of Education to meet each student career planning needs. A local advisory council includes service clubs Vermont Department of Employment Security staff students guidance personnel and project members.

Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union Vermont Department of Education U.S. Office of Education Vermont U.S. Commissioner of Education Mt. Anthony High School Bennington Office of Vermont Department of Employment Security

PLO claims responsibility for fatal Jerusalem blast

A refrigerator bomb exploded in Zion Square Jerusalem killing 13 and injuring 72 including two Americans. The PLO issued Beirut credit for the attack as Arafat vowed more strikes Israelward. Victims include Mark Katz and Deborah Levine, Richmond Virginia teens.

Jerusalem UPI Palestine Liberation Organization Beirut Mark Katz Deborah Levine Richmond, Va United Synagogue Katz Levine Share Zedek PLO Will Israel Zion Square Yasser Arafat

Middlebury to Host Camp YOU for Disadvantaged Youth

Middlebury College will host Camp YOU from July 8 to August 9 on campus. The five week program offers remedial and enrichment classes, sports, arts, and field trips for 25 to 30 inner city children from New Haven and the Bronx. Co director Jill Sutherland notes the program targets capable but unmotivated youths and warns funding is needed to avoid closing. Victoria Brooks, a past camper, will enroll at Middlebury as a freshman.

Middlebury Youth Opportunity Unlimited Middlebury College Vermont College New Haven Miss Sutherland Arnold McKinney Sutherland Victoria Brooks Conn Canada Lee High School Eastside Settlement House Bronx

RSVP Recognizes RSVP Volunteer Workers

The Retired Senior Volunteer Program hosts its annual recognition reception on Wednesday July 9 in the Elks building coordinated by Albert Elwell. Guest speakers include Joseph LoPiccolo and Robert Stout with a Bennington Stage Band performance. Reservations by July 7 at 442-8514.

Margo Schuyler Maggie Sutherland Priscilla Welling Guy Harmon Josephine O’keefe The Elks Albert Elwell Joseph Madkour RSVP Joseph LoPiccolo United Counseling Service Robert Stout Putnam Memorial Hospital Stout Joseph Caracciola

Dorset Playhouse presents Ethan Allen in Green Mountain Grit

Dorset actors George Sloman of Pawlet performs Ethan Allen in a Dorset bicentennial show. Sloman defends Allen against harsh biographers, noting his Bible use, leadership, and real estate dealings. Performances run July 5 6 11 12 13 at 8:30 p.m. with tickets 2 adults 1 child 3 first rows 3 call 867 5777 for reservations.

Dorset Jim Sloman Pawlet Ethan Allen Dorset Players Vermont Allen Dorset Playhouse

Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Opens at Weston Playhouse

The Weston Playhouse opens A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum on Thursday with Matthew Levine as Pseudolus and Brock Putnam as the warrior. The cast includes Dorothy Stanley and Jack Straw. songs Comedy Tonight and Everybody Ought to Have a Maid feature prominently. Performances run through Monday with dinner and playhouse tickets for two at $15.

Isabel Gwinn Weston Forum Weston Playhouse Rome Matthew Levine Pseudolus Hero Brock Putnam Dorothy Stanley Virgin Levine Senex Tom Turgeon Weston Jack Straw Eric Castle The Playhouse

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