Gliding Like Sailing At Bennington Airport Demo
A Sugarbush Soaring pilot demonstrates gliding at Bennington Airport, showing the glider’s 24 to 1 glide ratio and the safety and serenity of soaring. The event, led by Airport Manager John W Meerworth, drew over a half dozen riders who praised the quiet flight and freedom of wind powered flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Ball
Bennington
Ball
Sugarbush
Warnen
John W. Meerworth
Warren
Cape Cod
Vermont
Sugarbush Flying Club
Bodies Removed From Plane Wreckage on Mt Have
Maine couple Herbert and Mrs Brooks of Wells were found in the upside down Cessna wreckage on Mt Have in Vermont after a two year disappearance. State police CAP and aeronautics officials recovered the remains, identifying the pair and the rental craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Maine
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Mt. Havestack
Herbert Brooks
Wells
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
Brooks
Rochester
N.H
Bradley Field
Windsor Locks
State Aeronautics
Fitchburg
Mass
Vermont
Conservation Conversation Help Wood Ducks End Housing Shortage
An article explains wood ducks nest in tree cavities and face a housing shortage due to forestry. It outlines practical steps to add nest structures with predator guards, design specs, placement tips, and notes other species may share the structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Mosse
Winhall
Soil Conservation Service
Racoon
Turning haying from horse power to tractors modernizes farms
The article contrasts pre 1940 haying, when mowers were horse pulled and loads required skillful manual handling with rope forks and pulleys, to today’s tractor operated mowing machines, crushers, side rakes, and balers that produce 40 pound cubes. It notes the labor shift, equipment advances, and safer, faster processes overall.
Costly Strike Hits Hong Kong Trade, 87.5 Million Loss
The Hong Kong Times reported that two months of riots and disturbances led to an 87.5 million dollar drop in trade with Communist China. Financial experts linked the loss to a local boycott of Chinese imports, organized in retaliation for the upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
UPI
China
Hong Kong Times
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Robert Gillmore
Gillmore
Bennington Banner
Main St
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
U.S
Charles Stimers
Woodstock
Baltimore
Arlington
Courage Mr. Coon
Sonotone
Walter H. Whitney
Carroll’s Drug Store
Hee Uh Drug Store
John C. Page
University of Vermont Extension Agent
Bennington, VT
Foufie
Apecink Gifting
Gift
Noveck
Shultz
Calif
Cantas
Loupes
Salem’s
Marcet
United States
Bratco, Inc
R. Willard Beebe
John D. Clawson
Alexander E. Cross
Henry A. Dahlgren
H. Edward Dyer
Charles Fienberg
Stephen H. Gilman
George J. Heaslip
WM. Johnston, JR
Samuel A. Lewis
E. James Roberts
Raymond
Seward
William B. Shangraw
Louis N. Sterns
Frank W. Whitcomb
Leonard F. Wing, JR
Fred W. Yeadon, JR
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