Bennington School Building Clash Shapes Local Debate
A meeting in Mt Anthony cafeteria explored space needs after the Bennington Catholic High School closure. Mt Anthony Union and area districts discussed rental or sale of BCHS space, with a 350 student influx and 20 new classrooms cited as needs. past bond attempts failed, leaving support uncertain.
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Bennington Catholic
Bennington
Mt. Anthony
BCHS
Stark Street
Bennington Village
New Tenants At BCHS Moving In
Mt Anthony Union High School plans to house freshmen in the Bennington Catholic High School building next year. Mt Anthony Board chairman John R Morrissey says a deal is nearly done with the BCHS officials, with formal signing pending lawyer papers. Superintendent Howard Kelley is on vacation. Parish and state education officials weigh future BCHS use and possible sale, amid questions about minimum standards for elementary education.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Bennington Catholic High School
Union Board
BCHS
John R. Morrissey
Mt. Anthony
Morrissey
Howard Kelley
Vermont State Board of Education
Sacred Heart
St. Francis
Allard
State Board
Vermont
State Board of Education
Anthony Pello
BSD
Bennington
Mt. An
Pro and Con Testimony Heard on Billboard Law
A large turnout testified Monday in Montpelier before a Capitol committee studying Vermont billboard control laws. Former U.S. Senator Ralph E. Flanders led talks for strong control, urging a ban on billboard blight and proposing substitutes like business folders to identify services and locations.
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Billboard Law
West River Valley Development Assa
Southern Vermont Artists
Flanders
Council
Lane Jury Hears First Testimony in Bennington Murder Trial
The trial of Ronald Francis Lane, 26, of Bennington, begins for murder in the second degree of Rose E. Thibodeau, 42, on July 21, 1966, with Lane pleading not guilty by reason of insanity. A 12-person jury sits at the Worthy Inn near North Shire Court House as Superior Judge Robert W. Larrow orders Saturday sessions until the case ends. Defense attorney Joseph M. O'Neill of Rutland represents Lane.
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Manchester
Ronald Francis Lane
Bennington
Rose E. Thibodeau
Worthy Inn
Bennington County
North Shire Court House
Robert W. Larrow
Atty
Joseph M. O’neill
Rutland
Muriel Linde
Arlington
Duncan Campbell
J. Bennett Beattie
Don B. Otis
Roy W. Barstow
Janet van Loon
Lorraine Kelton
Peru
John Lundquist
Sandgate
Antoinette Mattison
Sunderland
Daisy Myers
Woodford
John L. Hawkes
Dorset
Bertha Snow
Shaftsbury
Barbara Rosencrantz
Kent Crane
Larrow
Howard Estes
Clyde H. Bryant Sr
Lane
Hilton Dier
Brattleboro
John Carmody Jr
James Carroll
Atty. O'Neill
Dier
John Pollacik
New York eyes Queen Mary as floating high school plan
New York City weighs buying the liner Queen Mary for about 2 million dollars to convert into a 3,000-seat floating high school anchored at the old Brooklyn Navy Yard. A $3 million conversion would add classrooms in the central cabin area and aim for a September 1968 opening, to relieve crowding without replacing existing schools. The proposal follows earlier use of the John W. Brown as a floating classroom and hinges on Cunard Line approval and rapid construction.
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New York
Cunard Line
John V. Lindsay
Board of Education
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Food and Maritime Trades High School
John W. Brown
Hudson River
Morton Street
Mediation Board Named to Settle Rail Labor Dispute
President Johnson named a blue ribbon mediation panel led by Sen Wayne Morse to settle the railway labor dispute as a 90 day cooling off period begins. The board includes Frederick Kappel George Meany Leverett Saltonstall and Theodore Kheel to administer anti strike law and seek a new contract.
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Washington
UPD
Johnson
Wayne Morse
Morse
Oregon
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Theodore Kheel
Congress
Shepcraft
Britain Plans Wide Far East Pullout and Carrier Elimination
Britain will reduce forces in the Far East by mid 1970s pulling troops from Singapore and Malaysia and abolishing its aircraft carrier fleet. The decision, despite U.S. objections, aims to cut armed forces by 75,000 and shift focus to Europe. Dublin? No. The plan saves about 800 million dollars annually but risks Asia security. In Washington, officials warn of psychological impact among allies as Britain details further Rhine troop reductions and potential redeployments.
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London
UPI
Britain
Far East
Harold Wilson
Singapore
Malaysia
United States
Wilson
Suez
Washington
U.S
Asia
U.N. Observers Watch Suez As Cease Fire Holds
United Nations observers posted on both sides of the Suez Canal reported restraint as the cease fire held. In Cairo Al Ahram noted Algerian President Boumedienne and Iraqi President Aref flew to Moscow for talks with Soviet leaders on Middle East policy and aid.
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Jerusalem
UPI
United Nations
Suez Canal
Middle East
Cairo
al Ahram
Algeria
Iraq
Moscow
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Houari Boumedienne
Abdel Rahman Aref
Alexei WN
Kosygin
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Kremlin
Israel
East Bank
U.N
Inside Column Returns to Burlington Docket
On the Inside columnist Carlo Walter returns to Burlington content on page 4. The Hoosick Falls swimming pool opens with a splash on page 6 alongside art and music reviews of SVAC activities on page 6.
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Carlo Walter
Burlington
Hoosick Falls
SVAC
Communist Strikes Fail In Hong Kong
Hong Kong officials said harbor operations were nearly normal as a Communist strike by seamen and harbor workers failed to disrupt trade. Ninety four ships were in the harbor with seventeen sailing, including nine Chinese crews, while loading and unloading continued as usual despite violence earlier in the week.
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Hong Kong
UPC
Marine Department
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Manchester Garden Club
Willard Riggins
Zoning Commission of
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Carleton Howe
Southern Vermont Art Center
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Federated Garden Clubs
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New Hampshire
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Weybridge
Mediation Board
Frank J. Balistreri
Milwaukee Road
International Association of Machinists
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Missouri
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Kansas
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Raleigh
N.C
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