Visitors Win Softball Clash at Stark Street Park
In a lively Thursday game at Stark Street mound the Memorial Park team edged West Siders 8 to 6 after a 6 6 tie. Rose Swineski led the hosts with an early run, Pat Sherman Angie Ottaviano Lisa Lampron and Lori Rounds added runs, while Colleen Burgess earned the win and Sheila Kearns took the loss.
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Stark St. Mound
Memorial Park Lassies
West Siders
Rose Swineski
Pat Sherman
Angie Ottaviano
Lisa Lampron
Lori Rounds
Sheila Kearns
Carol Mould
Linda Arnold
Cindy Mattison
Theda Sausville
Colleen Burgess
Federal court orders B and M to keep White River Jct trains
A three judge panel extended by ten days a temporary injunction requiring Boston and Maine Railroad to continue passenger service between White River Junction and Springfield Massachusetts. The ruling preserves four daily trains on the Montreal New York Washington route amid state and railroad negotiations. Senator Aiken criticized ICC actions and urged equal treatment of private railroads.
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Ver Junction
Springfield
Mass
U.S
Sterry Waterman
St. Johnsbury
State of Vermont
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
B&m
White River Junction
Vermont Public Service Board
Railroad
John N. Nassikas
Boston
Vermont
Congress
Chester Ketchan
New York
New Haven Railroad
Montreal
Washington
New Haven Road
Boston & Maine
Medal Awarded Vermonter Killed in Viet Nam
Pfc. Ralph A. Maxham Jr. of Northfield received the Bronze Star Medal for Heroism posthumously at Norwich University. He earned it for heroism on February 22 near Dau Tieng while leading with a reconnaissance platoon under heavy fire, taking fire after being wounded, and remaining to direct fire and pinpoint the Viet Cong bunker.
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Northfield
Ralph A. Maxham, Jr
South Viet Nam
Fred W. Herres
USA
Norwich University
1St Infantry Division
U.S. Army
Ralph A. Maxham
Maxham
Arthur
Com. C
2Nd Bn
18Th Infantry
Dau Tieng
Army
Williams and Bohne Named By Snelling
Richard Snelling announced the Bennington County Snelling for Governor Committee chair and vice chair appointments. John H. Williams II of Bennington is chairman. Paul W. Bohne III of Bennington is vice chairman. Williams is a Princeton and Columbia Law School graduate and village attorney. Bohne, a Rutgers graduate, leads Bennington Jaycees and the Young Republicans group. Unemployment in Bennington in June averaged 1.6 percent, with 101 initial unemployment insurance claims, mainly from service and private households and wholesale/retail trade. The article notes prior monthly rates and potential exhaustions, alongside a military citation for Private First Class Maxham in the 1st Infantry Division.
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Shelburne
Richard Snelling
Bennington County
Snelling
John H. Williams II
Bennington
Paul W. Bohne III
Harwood Hill
Williams
Princeton University
Columbia Law School
R. Marshall Witten
Mt. Anthony Union
Frost Road
Deborah Cushman
Paul Bohne III
Springfield
Rutgers University
Bennington Jaycees
Greater Bennington Association
Ben
Frank H. Mudgett
Department of Employment Security
May
Vermont
Maxham
1St Infantry Division
United States Army
W. M. Glasgow, Jr
USA
Herres
Norwich University
Johnson thanks eight on-the-farm advisers for Vietnam
President Johnson sent thanks to eight agricultural volunteers named as on the farm advisers to South Vietnam. The White House said they are young and will begin training August 1 to aid provinces with agriculture as part of American technical aid in the war effort. Charles E Wissenbach of Haydenville Mass was among the volunteers.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
South Viet Nam
White House
Charles E. Wissenbach
Haydenville
Mass
U.S. Agriculture Department
Diabetes Screening Clinics Schedule For Seven Vermont Sites
Five diabetes screening clinics will be held over three days in Southern Vermont with events in Wilmington Bennington and four plants including Thomson Manufacturing Ben Mont Globe Union and Polygraphic. The tests are open to employees 25 and older not known to be diabetic and will be guided by the Vermont Health Department.
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Burlington
Vermont
Wilmington
Deerfield Valley Health Center
Bennington Industries
Ben Mont, Polygraphic
Thomson Manufacturing Co
Globe Union
Windham County Home Demonstration Club
Howard Aplin
Brattleboro
Ruth Hertzberg
Bennington
Thomson Manufacturing Company
Ben Mont
Charles Lack
Thomson
James Hogan
James S. Shea
James D. Williams
Polygraphic Company
Martha Ryan
Vermont State Department of Health
House backs 10 percent interest on overseas savings
The House unanimously approved a plan to pay up to 10 percent interest on overseas savings deposits for military personnel. The move aims to deter spending abroad and offer higher returns than U S rates. Other actions include expanding Braille book access and requiring clearer safety information from auto makers.
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Washington
UPI
House
United States
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Joanne Burgess
Wayne Smith
Y’ Woods
Camp ‘Y’ Woods
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Viet Nam
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By Snelling
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Main St
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Dhone
Bennington, Vt
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Star-Spangled Security
Senate
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Saigon
House Commerce Committee
Secretary of Commerce
Shop Oneida
East Arlington, Vermont
Vermont National Bank
VNB
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Jamaica
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Woodstock
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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