Censorship Threat Highlighted by Radio Station Owner
Radio station co owner Gordon Keyworth told Bennington Rotarians the FCC is expanding oversight affecting licensing renewals and financial policies. He cited logs being reviewed by an engineer trained FCC inspector as part of increased scrutiny since the station started in 1953.
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Gordon Keyworth
WBTN
Bennington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Keyworth
New England
Youth Injured When Tractor Tips on Vermont Road
Robert Percey 19 of West Road sustained internal injuries after the tractor he operated veered off the north side of Vermont Route 9, tipping over about a mile from the Vermont New York line. He was taken to Putnam Memorial Hospital with a fair condition. he was towing a 1961 New Idea Box Trailer, both owned by Fairdale Farms.
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Robert Percey
West Road
Vermont 9
New York
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Percey
Fairdale Farms
Obituaries honor Mrs. Caracciola and Amdi Christensen
WHITEHALL and HOOSICK FALLS N Y Mrs Bruno Caracciola mother of Town Rep Joseph Caracciola of Bennington Vt died Friday after a long illness at 200 Broadway Whitehall She leaves husband three daughters and two sons Funeral at Whitehall Catholic Church and burial there Amdi Christensen 90 longtime Hoosick Falls resident and Spanish American War veteran died Thursday at Albany Veterans Hospital He leaves a daughter and a son and two daughters in law plus four grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren Funeral Sunday 2 30 p m at Robson Home for Funerals in Whitehall officiated by Rev Wesley Miles Burial Maple Grove
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Whitehall
N.Y
Bruno Caracciola
Joseph Caracciola
Bennington
Broadway
Italy
States
Clarence MacMore
Robert LaFrance
Eugene Bartholomew
Glens Falls
Anthony
Hudson Falls
Paul
Boston
Whitehall Catholic Church
Hoosick Falls
Amdi Christensen
U.S. Veterans Hospital
Albany
Liza
Wood) Christensen
Alice Daniels
Clayton Christensen
Buskirk, N.Y
Leonard Sheffer
Pittstown
Robson Home For Funerals
Main St
Wesley P. Miles
First United Church, Presbyterian
Maple Grove
Freedom Event at Memorial Park Postponed to Tuesday
Bennington Village playground program schedules a Tuesday Let Freedom Reign event at Memorial Park with prizes for hats costumes and outfits. Kids from Molly Stark and Memorial Park join in contests like soft ball sack race tug of war yo yo and bicycle races at 9 15 a m. Next Friday features the annual pet show at Memorial Park with leash rules and 10 a m judging.
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Bennington Village
Memorial Park
Molly Stark
Irma la Douce at Colonie Summer Theatre in Latham
Genevieve stars in the French musical Irma la Douce at Colonie for a week starting Tuesday. Gabriel Dell joins from last summer’s Bye Bye Birdie in a production praised for its colorful characters and lilting tunes.
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Latham
N.Y
Genevieve
Colonie
Irma la Douce
Paris
London
New York
West 45Th Street
Irma
Gabriel Dell
Tab Hunter
Bennington and Cambridge Couples Announce Engagement
Miss Roma B. Lewis of Bennington and Frank Anthony Scaglione of Cambridge are engaged. Miss Lewis, a 1963 Bennington High School graduate, works as YMCA secretary. Scaglione attended Cambridge schools and works as an agriculturist. No wedding date set.
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Charles H. Vallee
Bennington
Charles H. Lewis
Adams
Mass
Roma B. Lewis
Frank Anthony Scaglione
Veto Scaglione
Cambridge
N.Y
Pressure gas forces evacuation in Woburn homes
Hundreds of residents were evacuated for more than two hours in Woburn as high pressure gas surged through local lines. Mayor Gilgun declared a temporary state of emergency. A Mystic Valley Gas Co. regulator error allowed high pressure gas into low pressure lines. Firefighters, police, civil defense, and volunteers shut off lines and checked homes. No explosions were reported.
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Woburn
Mass
John F. Gilgun
Mystic Valley Gas Co
Boston
Miss Roberta Snow Weds Fred A Humphrey at St John the Baptist
The ceremony took place in North Bennington at 11 a.m. on June 29 with Rev. Walter F. Miller officiating. Miss Snow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Merton R. Snow, and Fred A. Humphrey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd A. Humphrey, were married as organ music and a soloist accompanied. The reception followed at Grange Hall Shaftsbury, and the couple plans a trip along the New England coast before settling in Petersburg, New York.
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North Bennington
Roberta Muriel Snow
Merton R. Snow
East Road
Fred Allen Humphrey
Floyd A. Humphrey
Petersburg
N.Y
St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church
Walter F. Miller
Louise Harris
Joseph McDonough
Irving Stevens
Merton J. Snow
Lucinda Stratton
Nancy Rapp
Dolores Milligan
Dawn Cornell
Richard Humphrey
Howard Snow
Lionel Hill
Robert Higgins
Kevin Snow
Norman Stratton
Grange Hall
Shaftsbury
Joseph Griffis
Mary Minor
New England
Bennington Area Briefs Include Fire, Birthdays, and Office Closings
A Bennington grass fire was extinguished by the fire department after a 1:30 p.m. alarm at Box 19 near Division and County Streets. Mrs. George Getty of New York City visits. Mr. and Mrs. Dickieson and relatives from Northfield, Ill., spend the Fourth of July weekend here. Jeanne Grant celebrates seventh birthday with a Merson Street party and Wilson's Dude Ranch pony rides. Medical offices of Dr. Evens and Dr. Burnham announce closures. Dr. Giddings moves to 129 Elm St with reopen on July 22.
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Bennington
Leonard Dickieson
New York City
Robert Graham
Douglas
Ann
Northfield, Ill
Mr. Dickieson
Jeanne Grant
Arthur Grant
Merson Street
Nancy Greene
Nancy Eddington
Lynn Muirhead
Susan Gould
Rodana Vassura
Susan Farrar
Janice Goyette
Scott Kindlemann
Michael LaPlante
Mark Butler
Rita Driscoll
Bill
Jennifer Grant
Janet Muirhead
Becky Grant
Wilson's Dude Ranch
W. P. Giddings
Elm St
Vandals Destroy Pay Telephones in Barre Montpelier Area
AP report states 16 pay booth receivers were ripped from booths at Barre Montpelier area during the night. Two receivers were found in Northfield. no Barre phones damaged there. Loss estimated later. cords cut and receivers removed. Investigation ongoing. Also noted: nearly 1,000 American students enrolled for summer classes at the University of Mexico to study Latin American culture.
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Mexcio City
University of Mexico
Israel and Japan Raise Legations to Embassy Level
Israel and Japan agreed to upgrade their diplomatic missions from legations to embassies. The move signals deepening ties between the two nations as they progress toward broader cooperation.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Japan
Funeral services for Eunice Camp Hill held in Shaftsbury
Funeral services for Mrs. Peter Hill the former Eunice Camp who died Monday were conducted Thursday at 2 p m at Mahar and Son Funeral Home with the Rev A J MacDonald of the Shaftsbury Methodist Church officiating. Burial was in Bennington Village Cemetery.
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Peter Hill
Eunice
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
A.J. MacDonald
Shaftsbury
Pet Tent Helps Ailing Pets In Chicago
A new device in Chicago provides oxygen therapy for pets. The tent shaped apparatus costs 125 dollars and is designed to treat shock heat prostration and respiratory troubles in dogs and cats.
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Chicago
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S. Whitney Dickey
Fred Grant
Alfred Hertz
Norman Greenberg
Robert Stout
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Peter Donavan Jr
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Terry White
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Harlow Matz
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Raymond Bowen
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Robert Condon
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Oakley Frost
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Walter A. Wood Co
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Troy
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Manchester
Dorset
Robert G. Dana
Mr. Payne
Woodstock
Mich
Francis Marion
Laura (Stafford) Payne
Mettowee Valley Grange
Pawlet
Lloyd
Miss Roma
B. Lewis
Miss
Roma Lewis
Halifax
N.S
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F. A. Humphrey
Bennington Catholic High School
Austin School of Beauty Culture
N. Y
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South Street
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Main Street
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Elm Street
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Main
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