The Miracle Worker at Williamstown A vivid stage triumph
Review lauds Gibson stage adaptation of Helen Keller Annie Sullivan tale. Joyce Ebert as Sullivan and Margaret Renzi as Helen draw strong praise for performances and direction. Critics note theater's vivid blocking and compelling production values with minimal television instincts.
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Helen Keller
Annie Sullivan
Williamstown
Gibson
Joyce Ebert
Miss Sullivan
Miss Ebert
Margaret Renzi
Helen
Tom Brennan
the Miracle Worker
William Gibson
Lloyd Evans
Walter Brown
Kate Keller
Margaret Barker Keller
John O'Leary
Patricia Wynn
Martha Dennis Wynn
Percy Aunt Ev
Miriam Piper Reed
James Keller Walter Dr
Anagnos
Alexander Courtney
Joyce Ebert Viney
Ariene Wynn
Linda Chesbro
Donna Denelli
Annie Greenberg
Joan Krizak
Vicki Piper
Mary Susan Talarico
Jane Robbins
Sandra Becker
Stu Sherman
Jimmy
World's Largest Movable Radio Telescope Is Scrapped
Washington AP reports the world's biggest movable radio telescope at Sugar Grove West Virginia was declared obsolete before completion. The Pentagon cites rising costs and rapid space tech advances, with $41.7 million spent of $126.2 million authorized since 1958 while plans pivot to tourism near Pendleton County. The facility stood 700 feet tall and was to listen for signs of life and map the moon, Mars, and Jupiter. Secretary McNamara halted construction after studies showed research needs were substantially reduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pentagon
Congress
Sugar Grove
W. Va
Moon
Mars
Jupiter
Robert S. McNamara
Hoosick Cancer Drive Names New Town Chairman
Mrs. George Scott Jr. was named chairwoman for the Town of Hoosick by Mrs. Palma Oliver of the Friendly Red Door, American Cancer Society. A county meeting in Troy reviewed past activities and outlined future plans including a fall meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town of Hoosick Cancer Drive
Hoosick
Palma Oliver
Rensselaer County
Friendly Red Door
American Cancer Society
George Scott Jr
Scott
Troy
Shaftsbury Club Meeting and Camp News
The 1 40 Club plans a regular meeting at Mrs. Herbert Ware's home this Friday. Joey Dooley returns from Warrensburg New York where he spent a week at Sky Farm Methodist summer camp. Ian MacDonald and David Disque attend Mohegan Camp Camp Sunrise in Orwell as Troop 31 Shaftsbury representatives.
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Herbert Ware
Joey Dooley
Warrensburg
N. Y
Vacation Bible School closing highlights in Pownal
South Pownal communities unite for closing exercises at 7 30 p m Friday in the Methodist Church. Projection of work in Bible study music and arts and crafts showcases with Rev John C Hatch in charge. Fundraising for an honor roll granite monument to Pownal veterans ongoing with donations toward a 338 goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pownal
Methodist Church
North Pownal
Joseph Danforth
Boy Scout Troop 47
Pownall
Pownal
Fresh Air children visit Manchester for two weeks
Manchester summarizes a visit by eight very young Fresh Air children ages five to ten staying two weeks with local families including the Bradford Wests and several Manchester households. Other notes mention school plays, a piggy bank fundraising auction, and a farewell supper for Anne Hann at Zion Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford Wests
Kenneth Hill
Joseph King
East Dorset
Alice Higuera
East Manchester
David Forest
Lewis West
Howard Thompson
New York
Zion Church
Anne Hann
Miss Hann
St. Margaret’s House
Berkeley
Calif
Dorset Summer Visitors and Local Improvements Noted
Dorset residents welcome Mrs. Richard Ketchum and children Liza and Tom from Bronxville for the summer as her husband, editor at American Heritage Magazine, plans a two week vacation. Town manager John Browne says poll tax receipts arrive on time. road work on East Road improves safety for Dorset drivers. Reverend Dana from Concord, N H, will lead United Church services July 22 during Pastor Chance’s vacation. Carleton Payne and granddaughters visit Sterling Massachusetts to help install a car motor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Duke
Red Lodge
Mont
Paul
Barney
Rotary Pool
Sven Erickson
Pawlet
Virgian Clark
Wilton
Conn
Jan VanLoon
Henry VanLoon
Richard Ketchum
Liza
Tom
Bronxville
N.Y
Ketchum
American Heritage Magazine
John Browne
East Road
East Dorset
Center
Bowen Hill Road
U.S. 7
Erdman
Eyrie
Robert Dana
Concord
N. H
United Church of
Dorset
East Rupert
William Chance
Dana
St. Johnsbury
Congregational Church
N.H
University of Vermont
Ancover Newton Theological Seminary
Newton
Mass
Loud Red Patrick Opens at Weston Theater Tent
Weston presents The Loud Red Patrick a 1912 Cleveland set comedy about Patrick Flannigan and his four daughters. Bill Hall and Philip Gushee star as Flannigan and Finnegan with Glenne Grant as housekeeper and Beverly Dunbar Terry Reis Andrea Fedoruk Nanci Cate as the daughters. Show runs nightly 8:30 through Sunday with a Saturday matinee and Monday Town Hall Woodstock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
Red Patrick
Town Hall
Woodstock
Cleveland
Patrick Flannigan
Patrick
Flannigan
Finnegan
Bill Hall
Philip Gushee
Glenne Grant
Beverly Dunbar
Terry Reis
Andrea Fedoruk
Nanci Cate
Mark Goodman
Paul St. Amant
Louise Licklider
Harlan F. Grant
Summer visitors and locals include Webb family arrival
The Rev and Mrs Lance Webb and their twin daughters Ruth and Mary have arrived at their Arlington summer home near Water Street. Numerous guests and relatives are noted visiting, returning from trips, or staying with local families across East Arlington Sunderland in a busy summer social scene.
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Lance Webb
Ruth
Mary
Columbus
Ohio
Red Mountain
Water Street
Arlington
Dr. Webb
North Broadway Methodist Church
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John Stuart Cox
Keller
Campobello
Wolfe
Asheville
Roosevelt
Margaret Barker
Walter Reed
Peter Hunt
Tom Griswold
Myra Kinch
Giselle
Southern Vermont Art Center
W. Virginia
West
Shaftsbury
Fran Stacy
Marie Casazza
Brooklyn
Barry LeBaron
David Carrier
Bennington
Herald-Tribune Fund
Marie
Myron Woodward
Gage Street
Barry
The
Pownals
Vera Langlais
Individ
Pownal Center
Battenkill River
West Arlington
Jay Buck
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Alan Langlais
Marcel Langlais
Edward J. Harris
Manchester
Mary Dillmann
Lions
Piggy Bank
California
Montauk Point
L.I
Marcen Skinner
Carleton Payne
William
Sterling
Weston Theater
East
Sunderland
Robert Shuffleton
Shuffleton
Lewis Bahan
F. A. Dean
Wallingford
Frank Hemmer
Springfield
J. H. Shuffleton
Kings Park
Sidney Moss
North Dakota
Jennie Hansenburg
William Joly
Fred Willard
Detroit
Mich
Sam Shoff
Sammie Shoff Jr
Camp Sunrise
Martins
Leonard Martin
Windsor
Marilyn Dunlap
Albany
Clyde Dunlap
Samuel Randall
UVM
George Randall
William Hayden
Jack Myer
New York City
Horton Bahan
Gerald James
James
John Canfield Sr
Hyannis
Emily Ver Nooy
Herbert Bowen
Edward Landon
Rutland
Glens Falls
George Dean
Celia von Sitas
Roy Shannon
Bellmore
Roy Sims
Lynbrook
James Troffoleno Sr
Frances Whitman
Virginia
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