Union School Group To Inspect Sites
The Mt. Anthony Union School District Site Committee and a new board member will tour four potential sites for a new union high school this Saturday. The tour aims to orient new members as the group reviews Fillmore Farms Vermont Soldiers Home Rice Farm and Town Farm land for a revised proposal. Members include Morrissey Taylor Stratton Frantz and Edma A. Riley. departure is 9 a.m. from Bennington Elementary School.
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Mt. Anthony Union School District
Vermont Soldiers Home
Rice Farm
U.S. 7
WBTN
Town Farm
Willow Road
Molly Stark
John P. Morrissey
Marian C. Taylor
Norman Stratton
Franklin Frantz
Frantz
Edma A. Riley
Bennington Elementary School
Knapp Elected Chairman Of Benchington South Union Board
Ronald R. Knapp of 137 Burgess Road was chosen chairman of the Bennington South Supervisory Union Board succeeding Franklin Riley of 250 Main Street. John H. Williams II was named secretary, with the meeting focused on officer elections rather than superintendent salaries or allocations. Superintendent is Allan J. Heath of 239 Grand View Street.
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Ronald R. Knapp
Burgess Road
Bennington
Riley
Richard Sleeman
School Street
Mt. Anthony
Barton Jenks
Shaftsbury
Edma A. Riley
North Bennington
Allan J. Heath
Grandview St
Local Hospital Notes and Births Update
Admissions include Mrs. Helen Judge, George R. King, and Mrs. Margaret Benedict of Bennington. Discharges list Mrs. Anna Baldwin and Mrs. Lottie Smith of Bennington. Births report a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harris of North Pownal on July 18. Another birth: a son Christopher Keefe born July 2 to Mr. and Mrs. G Taylor Holbrook of Brewerton New York. Mark is the couple’s older son. The father was formerly on The Banner news staff.
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Helen Judge
George R. King
Margaret Benedict
Bennington
Robert Harris
North Pownal
Christopher Keefe
G. Taylor Holbrook
Brewerton, N.Y
Mark
The
Banner
Rutland Seeks Court Review of Trailer Park Bid
Rutland plans to appear in Rutland County Court to contest the Aldermen refusal of a trailer park permit. Alvah B. Billings petitioned for a site near Southern Boulevard then Curtis Avenue, presenting neighbor petitions. Atty Hanford B. Davis of Brandon represents Billings and also represents the Corcorans of Bennington in a related Chancery suit.
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Rutland
Alvah B. Billings
Board of Aldermen
Billings
Southern Boulevard
Curtis Avenue
Atty, Hanford B. Davis
Brandon
Joseph Corcoran
Bennington
Village of
Khrushchev Proposal for East West Treaty Faces Opposition
Khrushchev urged a treaty between NATO and the Warsaw Pact in East Berlin on July 2. The idea would formalize Europe’s division, drawing opposition from several NATO allies and especially the West German government.
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Khrushchev
East Berlin
NATO Alliance
Warsaw Pact
NATO
Europe
Heat melts pulleys and wood patterns in industrial blaze
Lightning intensified heat damaged equipment at Abram son plant with pulleys on power saws melting and wooden patterns ruined. Earlier strike at about 4:45 p.m. started a forest fire behind the Don ald Riker farm in Richville but rain extinguished it before Manchester firmen could reach it.
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Abramson
Donald Riker
Richville
Manchester
Parisi Parisi Citizenship May Not Hinder Extradition
Gibson said Parisi is an Italian citizen but this may not impede extradition if located in Italy or elsewhere. He noted significant work with the State Department and other agencies and that only after Parisi is found can the legal angles be studied.
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Parisi
Gibson
State Department
Knights of Columbus meeting moved to August
Bennington notes report the regular Knights of Columbus meeting scheduled for July 23 has been postponed until August 6. Marine Cpl. Stephen J Williams, son of Mr and Mrs Richard Williams of 105 Fairview Terrace, serves with Marine All-Weather Sqdn 531 which returned to Cherry Point NC last month after temporary duty with NORAD at Key West FL. Peace Corps placement test set for tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. at Second Congregational Church on Hillside Street. two hour duration. Dr John M Mook will be on vacation July 22 to August 12. office closed July 22 to August 5.
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Knights of Columbus
Stephen J. Williams
Richard Williams
Fairview Terrace
Marine Corps Air Station
Cherry Point
N.C
North American Air Defense Command
U.S. Naval Air Station
Key West
Fla
NORAD
Peace Corps
Second Congregational Church
Hillside Street
Bennington
John M. Mook
ADV
Grain barter deals with Austria and US surplus farm products
The article explains grain raiding and barter arrangements where the U S government sells feed grains to Austrian traders starting in 1959 in exchange for strategic materials. Private firms ship the grain to German ports while the government earns payment in strategic materials.
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U.S
Rifle Shot Misses Passenger's Head
Royal Howard of Hoosick Falls New York told Vermont State Police the rifle shot pierced the car roof near the Warren Wire Co in North Pownal Vermont and narrowly missed Miss Sharon Carr as the two residents traveled along Vermont 346 at night. The shot came from a hill opposite the plant but visibility was poor.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Vermont
North Pownal
Warren Wire Co
Royal Howard
Green Mountain Park
Sharon Carr
Downtown Midsummer Madness Draws Huge Shopper Crowd
Huge crowds filled Main Street in Bennington for a downtown merchants sale drawing shoppers from Brooklyn and Troy with visitors from New Jersey. Alexander Dragon called the event a bigger success than expected as stores saw lines at checkout and many closed by midnight.
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Alexander Dragon
Downtown Merchants
Greater Bennington Association
Quinlan’s
Brooklyn
N.Y
Troy
New Jersey
Henry Redelus
South River
N.J
Bennington
New England
Redlus
Dragon
John Proud
Adams
John Cufari
Racial Roundup Questions Bar Association Help
In New Orleans AP reports the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals delayed court ordered school desegregation in Mobile Alabama until 1964. The modification of the July 9 decision directs Mobile City-County School Board to submit a desegregation plan starting with first grade by August 1.
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New Orleans
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Mobile
Ala
Mobile City-County
Bonds Drive Expensive Set For Local Negro Demonstrations
Bonds totaling nearly 1.4 million were placed against Negro demonstrators arrested during six weeks of antisegregation activity in Charleston. Magistrate George T. Raney set bonds totaling 690,000 for 68 arrestees on riot charges. Rev. I. De Quincey Newman and James Blake were ordered to post 15,000 bail each. The 66 others faced 10,000 bonds, with more than 700,000 pledged against about 600 earlier arrestees.
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Charleston
S.C
George T. Raney
Raney
Cambridge School Board Elects Dunn Chairman
Cambridge Central School District re organizes choosing Thomas F. Dunn as president and Everett Ashworth as vice president for one year. Clarence Coulter Robert O. Booker Lyman N White elected to terms. Elizabeth Center clerk. William Engle treasurer. Irene Wallace tax collector for one year. Board meetings set for the second Wednesday each month at 7 30 p m. August meeting on August 8.
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Cambridge
N.Y
Thomas F. Dunn
Bennington
Cambridge Central School District Board of Education
Everett Ashworth
Clarence Coulter
Robert O. Booker
Lyman N. White
Charles W. Bowler
Elizabeth Center
Chicago Civil Rights Sit-In Ended by Police
A nine day civil rights sit in at the Chicago Board of Education offices was halted by police. Ten demonstrators, six white and four Black, were arrested for trespass and disorderly conduct after refusing to leave a conference room.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Education
Warning Before Crash Hoosick Falls Pair Tried To Slow Down Youths
A Hoosick Falls warning to drive safely preceded a deadly crash on Route 13. Glenn Trudeau, 17, North Adams. George Robare, 14, and John Rohane, 18, faced excessive speeding reports from James Monohan and Mayor Leo Albowicz. Rohane was injured and faces charges. Robare treated as outpatient. Police found no action against Rohane’s driver.
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Glenn Trudeau
North Adams
Mass
Petersburg
N.Y
Hoosick Falls
Trudeau
George E. Robare
John E. Rohane
James E. Monahan
Monohan
Madison Street
Mechanic Street
Madison
Leo Albowicz
Albowicz
Rensselaer
Hoosick Fal
Rohane
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Stock Averages Report at Noon on Dow Jones Market
The noon readings show the Dow Jones industrials at 692.86, down 0.25. The rail averages slip to 170.03, utilities hold at 137.76 unchanged, with the composite index at 250.51, down 0.71. Total sales reach 1,620,000.
Eclipse Watchers Warned for Saturday Wide Viewing Limits
Washington AP reports the first solar eclipse since 1932 offers TV viewing as the safest option for most. Totality spans 60 miles across Alaska, Canada and Maine, with San Francisco seeing 34 percent and New York 88 percent. scientists warn of eye damage from direct viewing. Astronaut Malcolm Carpenter plans to trail the shadow by jet while satellites Tiros VI and Alouette aid study of cloud cover and radio waves.
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Washington
Astronaut
Navy
Cmdr
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Canada
United States
Arlington Pool Schedules Reduced Hours for Eclipse
Arlington Lions Club directors announce Arlington Community Swimming Pool will open Saturday only from 1 to 5 p.m. as part of sight conservation for the eclipse. The meeting at King Lion Richard Pelsue's home also discussed plans for the August 11 horse show and pool-area arrangements.
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Arlington
Arlington Lions Club
Richard Pelsue
F. John Hawley
Richard Wood
Janice Coley
Richard Evans
Parking meter fines hit two motorists in village court
Village Atty John H Williams II pursued two violations in Municipal Court. Willams H Myers 47 of 207 Valentine St and Joseph A Watts 28 of Bennington each paid 15.10 for overtime parking after expired meters. Myers disputed one count. Watts’ offense dated Jan 15 1962. Alfred Watt 69 of Bennington pled no contest to lane violation after June 6 crash near Death Valley. Yott fined 25 plus costs for a left of center accident on U S 7 with fog and glare cited.
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John H. Williams II
Willams H. Myers
Valentine St
Joseph A. Watts
Bennington
George M. Fienberg
Myer
Myers
Williams
Watt
Alfred Watt
Yott
U.S. 7
Arlington
Death Valley
Robert E. Cummings Jr
Fienberg
Beccause
Meeting on Vermont unemployment insurance changes opens
A 2 p.m. Monday session in the GBA rooms on South Street will explain the new request reporting procedures from 1963 legislation. Department of Employment Security officials will detail changes. open to all area employers and interested persons.
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Vermont
GBA
South Street
Department of Employment Security
General Assembly
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Lottie Smith
Main St
Bennington, Vt
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News and Courier
Richard Orellana
California
Orellana
Children’ S Bazaar
Main
Bennington, VI
Madkour
Gladstone Shoe Store
Grimm
Cambridge School Board
Dunn
Robane
New York
Justice of the Peace
Harry Nyberg
Hoosick
Pownal
Strobridge
Lou Smith
Smith
Arthur George
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Japan
Maine
Alaska
Arlington Pool
Union St
DIAL
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