Weston Playhouse and Dormitory Destroyed by Fire
Fire swept through the Weston Playhouse and the adjoining dormitory known as the Clubhouse early today. No injuries were reported though about 40 actors and staff escaped in nightclothes. Fire officials said water from the West River was not enough to save the century-old structures.
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Weston
Weston Playhouse
West River
Harlan F. Grant
Florence
Grants
Wrest Orton
Vermont
Playhouse
Orton
Londonderry Fire Department
South Londonderry
Winhall
Peru
Landgrove
Grant
Drama
Boston Conservatory
Theater
Actors
William G. Sargent
Judge-Picking Session Tonight At Courthouse
The Bennington County Republican Committee meets at 8 tonight in the courthouse to pick a replacement for Atty Eugene V. Clark who will resign Aug 15 to run for state senate. Candidates John P. Morrissey John A Burgess Waldo C Holden seek endorsement amid talks of Gov Keyser backing the chosen nominee. Chairman Dr Clifford B Harwood expects a large turnout.
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Bennington
Bennington County
Republican
Eugene V. Clark
Clark
Keyser
John P. Morrissey
John A. Burgess
Waldo C. Holden
Holden
Clifford B. Harwood
Manchester
Telstar Brings French and British TV to Americans
The Telstar satellite linked Europe to the United States delivering a French program from Paris and a live UK transmission to American viewers. Yves Montand, Michele Arnaud, and British officials featured in the broadcasts as networks planned a joint European feed and a later 15 minute US-Europe news relay.
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Telstar
Goonhilly Downs
England
Europe
Space
Yves Montand
Michele Arnaud
CBS
United States
Brit
Andover
Maine
British Broadcasting Co
BBC
Atlantic
European Broadcasting Union
Winds Postpone Aerial Nuclear Explosion
CAMP MERCURY Nev an above ground nuclear blast scheduled for today at the Nevada test site was postponed until Friday due to unfavorable winds. The low power detonation would be the second aerial shot since atmospheric tests resumed after a 1958 moratorium. a similar blast occurred last Saturday. Earlier a small underground device exploded, sending earth geysers and a sun bright flash into the sky.
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Camp Mercury
Nev
Nevada Test Site
United States
Keyser Seeks Re election As Governor Of Vermont
Gov. F. Ray Keyser Jr. of Chelsea announced he will seek a second term. The 35 year old leader cited progress in education, highways, and state planning, noted surpluses, and said he aims to complete his development programs with financial integrity for Vermont. He emphasized growth and reorganizing government to improve efficiency.
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Montpelier
F. Ray Keyser Jr
Chelsea Today
Keyser
U.S
Vermont
University of Vermont
The
Technical Institute
Castleton
Green Mountain
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Vermont Development Department
Cleveland
Ohio
New York Advertising Club
New England Governors’ Conference
Tufts University
Nor
Wich University
Federal Judge Tests Negro Voters in East Carroll Parish
U S District Judge Edwin F Hunter begins administering literacy tests to 78 African American residents of East Carroll Parish under the 1960 Civil Rights Act. The action, first of its kind, aims to end alleged voting discrimination by requiring reading the state constitution preamble and a simple citizen test.
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Monroe
Louisiana
U.S
Hunter
Lake Charles
East Carroll
Funeral Services Saturday For C. F. Atkins, Jeweler
Clifford Frank Atkins 68 longtime New England jeweler and Atkins Jewelers proprietor died of a heart attack at 360 Elm St. Bennington. Born October 15, 1893 in Moretown he trained as a jeweler in New Hampshire and moved to Bennington in 1914. He established Atkins Jewelers and was renowned for hand engraving and gem work. He was a Mason with Mt. Anthony Lodge 13 F&AM and active in Scottish Rite and Cairo Temple. Funeral services are set for Saturday.
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Clifford Frank Atkins
New England
Atkins Jewelers
Main Street
Elm St
Mr. Atkins
Moretown
Frank C
Minnie (Stockwell) Atkins
Waitsfield
New Hampshire
Bennington
James Wood
Cone Building
Putnam Hotel
Main St
Atkins Block
Mt. Anthony Lodge
F&am
Scottish Rite Body of Masons
Cairo Temple
Rutland
Keyser to Seek Reelection on Republican Ticket
Gov. F Ray Keyser, confirmed by secretary Barry Locke, will run again as a Republican. Locke admitted the omission in the statement was an oversight but emphasized the governor’s long standing GOP affiliation. Keyser earlier served as a Vermont Young Republican Club national committeeman and joined the All Republican Conference meeting at Eisenhower’s Gettysburg farm.
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F. Ray Keyser
Barry Locke
Locke
Acke
GOP
Vermont Young Republican Club
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Ben Bella Returns to Lead Western Algeria in Power Show
Dissident deputy premier Ahmed Ben Bella lands in Oran after a hero's welcome and heads toward a possible clash with Ben Khedda. He commands the 45,000 strong liberation army and Western Algerian support, pushing for socialist Arab policy and unity with the army and people.
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Uty
Ahmed Ben Bella
Oran
Algeria
Ben Youssef Ben Khedda
Tlemcen
Algiers
Ben Khedda
Ben Bella
Morocco
Tunisia
Liberation Army
France
Education Board Backs High Court On Prayer Stand
Vermont's Board of Education adopted a resolution opposing prayers and religious observances in public schools following a Supreme Court ruling. Only one member, Mrs. Lucia Ladd, opposed the measure while the board rejected a motion to require schools to end all religious observances.
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Montpelier, Vt
Vermont
Board of Education
U. S. Supreme Court
New York Board of Regents
Lucia Ladd
Worcester
Supreme Court
Union School District 14 To Be Organized Tonight
Residents from Bennington Graded Greater Bennington North Bennington and Shaftsbury convene at Bennington Elementary School at 8 to form Union High School District No 14. Officers will be elected, plans for a new high school and funding authorized, and control dates set for July 1 1964 with two representatives from each district.
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Union School District
Bennington
Greater Bennington
North Bennington
Shaftsbury
Arthur S. Faris
Barton K. Jenks
John McCullough
Merritt Hewitt Jr
John H. Williams II
J. Goodall Hutton
Robert M. Wilson
Walter G. Danisch
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New York
Paris
Lannion
Brittany
Newfoundland
English
GOV
C. F. Atkins
Clifford F. Atkins
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