Planning clash over A and P center raises trustees versus planners
Bennington Village Trustees and the Village Planning Commission debated the future role of planners as they discussed traffic exits for the new A and P shopping center. The dispute centered on who controls traffic decisions and how developers should engage village officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Village Planning Commission
Robert L. Hagerman
North Street
Myron Hunt
Buffalo
N.Y
Planning Commission
Hagerman
Hagereman
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Hunt
Santarcangelo
Arthur (Toge) Theberge
Leo Nash
Joseph A. Pello Jr
Commission
Burk Pleads No Contest in Careless Driving Case
Roland E. Burk 28 of White Creek New York pleaded no contest to careless and negligent driving causing an accident on July 13. Judge George M. Fienberg fined him 35 dollars for the crash at the junction of Vt 67 and U.S. 7 involving Alice B. Reagent 52 of Shaftsbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland E. Burk
White Creek
N.Y
George M. Fieneberg
U.S. 7
Alice B. Reagent
Shaftsbury
Bennington Briefs Highlight Local Meetings and Movements
Bennington briefs note the St Francis PTG Fair Committee meets Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Academy to collect trading stamps and other items. The 1964 summer institute in contemporary psychology for undergrad teachers runs July 13 to Aug 21 in Be loit Wis. 40 teachers attend with NSF sponsorship. Miss Frances Carman joins Liverpool NY Public Library as director Aug 1 after Cortland tenure. she visits relatives in Wilmington and Bennington. Mrs Delia of South Norwalk visits her son in Bennington. The Military Order of the Cootie auxiliary meets at Old Bennington schoolhouse Thursday at 7 30 p.m. Sal’s plays Max Oil Thursday at the Minor League field. Lorraine Eastman attends a Russell Sage College program in Albany. Drs Arthur and Elizabeth Faris will be away July 18 to August 2. ADV July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Simonson
Marlboro College
William S. Anderson Jr
North Adams State College
Beeloit
Wis
National Science Foundation
Frances Carman
Bennington
Hospital Notes and Births Recorded in Hoosick Falls Area
Admissions include Elias Ballard Jr of Hoosick Falls. Discharges for Dona Lee Raymond, Richard Gauthier, Randolph Savory, Ede ward Thurber Sr. Births list daughters for Decker Jr. of Hoosick Falls and Edward J. Flynn of North Bennington, both on July 14. Anne Melendy born June 24 in Philadelphia to Dr. and Mrs. E M Beaupre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dona Lee Raymond
Richard Gauthier
Randolph Savory
Bennington
Edeward Thurber Sr
Hoosick Falls
Edward J. Deckeer Jr
Fourth St
Edward J. Flynn
RD. 1
North Bennington
E.M. Beaupre
Havertown
Funeral Rites Held for Dora R White in North Bennington
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Chapel for Dora R White widow of Harry M White who died Saturday at Putnam Hospital Reverend Alfred Scott presided at Park Lawn Cemetery committal prayers Bearers included Joseph Clifford Marshall White Albert White Austin Plumb and Charles Bartlett Friends and relatives attended from the area A memorial service for Bradford Smith of Shaftsbury will be held at Old First Church Old Bennington at 3 p m Sunday July 19 with Bach Choral Preludes and a silent meeting of the Religious Society of Friends to follow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Hansone Walbridge
Dora R. White
Harry M. White
Putnam Hospital
Alfred Scott, Pasetor
Bradford Smith
Shaftsbury
Old First Church
Old Bennington
Bennington
Religious Society of Friends
Quakers
Society of Friends
Essex County Jail Escapees Prompt Vermont Police Alert
Vermont and local authorities issued alerts after two inmates escaped from Essex County Jail in Guildhall. Suspects include Herbert E. Ovitt of Island Pond and Joseph G. Gobert of Montreal, both described as white males about five foot nine, with Gobert using aliases Sylvain. Police warn Gobert may steal a car. Ovitt was to be moved to Windsor state prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Essex County
Guildhall
Herbert E. Ovitt
Island Pond
Windsor
Ovitt
Shaftiebury Barracks
Joseph G. Gobert
Montreal
Canada
Gobert
Gerald Albert Sylvain
Albert Gerald Sylvain
Local Merchants Madnes Begins Thursday Night
The Downtown Merchants Division of the Greater Bennington Association launches the Midsummer Night's Madness sale at 8 p.m. Thursday in downtown Bennington. Stores stay open until midnight or until the last customer leaves, with reduced prices and bargains recalling years past. Some shops plan to close at 5 30 p.m. and reopen at 8 p.m. for the sale, which is preceded by a local promotional campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downtown Merchants’ Division
The
Greater Bennington Association
Bennington
GOP Chief Webb Confers Here On Vote Canvass
Republican State Chairman Derick V. Webb met with Bennington County and town officials Saturday to discuss the United Republican Canvass on September 24. Webb spoke en route to the Republican National Convention in San Francisco and met with Waldo C. Holden and Duncan Campbell. Campbell said Mrs. Carol Miller was named to head the canvass here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
Vermont
Derick V. Webb
Shelburne
Bennington
Bennington County
Waldo C. Holden
J. Duncan Campbell
Webb
San Francisco
United Republican
Duncan Campbell
Campbell
Carol Miller
ICC to Inspect Revamped Rutland Rail Line in Vermont
ICC Commissioner William H. Tucker will tour the rehabilitated Rutland rail corridor from Burlington to Bennington on July 17 with Gov. Hoff and Vermont Railway Corp. officials. The 118 mile freight line revival marks private public cooperation to restore service after Rutland’s 331 miles were abandoned in 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
William H. Tucker
Interstate Commerce Comemission
ICC
Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
Jay L. Wulfson
Vermont Railway Corp
Laurie J. Cormier
Tucker
Rutland Railway
Burlington
Bennington
State of
Gov
Hoff
Chambers of Commerce
Rutland
Vermont births and deaths fall while marriages rise
For the first quarter of 1964 Vermont births drop 7 percent to 2,008 with 470 in Chittenden and 10 in Essex. Deaths total 1,088 in Q1, with Chittenden highest at 173 and Grand Isle at 10. Marriages rise 5 percent to 407 in Q1, and 7 percent for the year to March 31, 1964, yielding a marriage rate of 8.4 per 1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Vermont
Chittenden County
Essex County
Bennington County
Grand Isle
Khrushchev Appears to Concede Romanian Demands
Moscow reports a Tass communique noting eight days of talks between Ion Maurer and Soviet leaders improved mutual understanding and friendship. Observers say the move signals greater Romanian economic freedom within the Soviet bloc and could bolster Bucharest in the Sino Soviet split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Romania
Soviet Bloc
Ion Gheorghe Maurer
Khrushchev
Red China
London
Communist Party
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Poland
Tass
Maurer
Kremlin
U.S.S.R
Stock Averages Report from Dow Jones Market Report
The noon report lists the Dow Jones industrials at 844.00 up .37 with 30 counts, railroads at 219.19 down .99, utilities at 146.83 up .05, and the composite average at 301.93 up .43. Sales reached 1,960,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
3on1 Launch Delayed
CAPE KENNEDY UPD The Air Force postponed until Friday an attempt to use one rocket to fire three satellites into orbit due to technical problems. Two 493 pound moonlets were to seek a near circular orbit 63 000 miles high to detect sneaked atomic tests in deep space. A third 444 pound Snooper hitchhiked a ride to study the Van Allen belts and aid nuclear burst detection research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy
UPD
Air Force
Moscow
GOP Platform Fight Signals Turn to Right at Convention
The Senate floor clash over civil rights and extremism highlighted a push toward firmer conservative lines under Goldwater. Key figures such as Rockefeller and Herter argued for anti extremism and civilian control while Scranton’s faction faced stiff opposition. Obituaries note the deaths of George Swayze and Mabel Silver with details of their residences and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
Barry
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Romney
Inesist
Goldwater
North Atlantic Alliance
Comander
Scranton
Foremer
Christian A. Herter
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Richard M. Nixon
Platform Committee
Bennington Town Planning Board Holds Meeting on Regional Plan
The Bennington Town Planning Commission met at a member’s home with former board member Clarence E. Howard joining as advisor. Members discussed a two year federal aided comprehensive plan with the Bennington Regional Planning Commission and set regular meetings for the third Wednesday each month. Topics for next session include the proposed bypass of Bennington Village zoning land use水 recreation water airport and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Foster and Allen
Selectmen and Dog Constable Agree on Stray Dog Policy
Town officials and George Rogers reached a plan for impounding stray and unlicensed dogs in Bennington. Rogers will deposit dogs at the Bennington County Humane Society Shelter in Shaftsbury, with records to be handed to selectmen's agent Alma Langlois for licensing enforcement and warrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Rogers
Bennington
Rogers
Bennington County Humane Society
Shaftsbury
Jean Henry
Jospeh Higgins
Miss Henry
Alma Langlois
Selectmen
Norton Barber
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Warren Buckler
Depot Street
Gage
North Streets
Regional Planning Commission
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Mission Pass
Regional Commission
Bennington Briefs
St. Francis Ptg Fair
Academy
Angelo Delia
South Norwalk
Conn
Glen Hebert
Union Street
Delia
Syracuse
Cortland
Europe
Ladies’ Auxiliary of the
Military Order of the Cootie
Green Mountain Pup
VFW
Sal’s
Memorial Playground
Max Oil
Lorraine Eastman
Beech Street
Russell Sage College
Drs. Arthur
Elizabeth Faris
Suneday
ADV
Admissions
Elias Ballard Jr
Hoosick Falls, N.Y
Mrs
Dora White
Wallinox
Chef’s Buffet
Trio Innsbruck
Don McLenon
Maine
State of Vermont Railway Corp
Division of Public Health Statistics
State Department of Health
Edward Neller
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Lodge
Dewey
Scott
Rocksefeller
John Birch Society
Grafton
George Swayze
Stuffle Street
Cornell Lumber Co
Latham and Watervliet
Thomas F. Styles
Elizabeth Crowley
Carl Piritz
Mr. Swayze
Lee Center
Troy Area
Rensselaer County Rabbit Breeders Association
He Was the Son of
John W. and
Marie Swayze
John Cuva
Lorraine Williams
Utica
Florence Peters
Fort Plain
Douglas
East Moriches
Long Island
Sidney R
Oriskany
Eugene Swayze
Riverview Funeral Home
2Nd Ave
Troy
Elmwood Hill Cemetery
Harry Silver
Keene, N.H
Mabel LaBarge
Keene
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Thurseday
Town Planning Agency
Nc Teal
N. Hoosick, N.Y
Harry Saltzman
Albert R Broccol Feming
UANWW
Bianchi
Harte Theatre
Elvis Presley
Ann-Margret
Panavision
Metrocolor
Bennington I Drive - IN
Joseph E. Levine
Paramount Pictures
Adult Entertainment
Lmres Pacer
Paramount
Dale Robertson William
Yvonne de Carlo Mendix
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