Bennington Man Expands American Havanas at Baker Rabbit Station
John J. Baker of Bennington operates the Baker Rabbit Experiment Station on Walloomsac Road where he developed the American Havana rabbit breed through crossing standard Havanas with others. The station markets lodge plans stock and fertilizer while advancing disease free rabbit housing and new color strains such as Lynx Rex. Baker has led the Tri-State Rabbit Breeders Association and hosted a Rabbit School last June at the station.
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John J. Baker
Bennington
Baker
Old Bennington
Walloomsac Road
American Rabbit Breeder’s Association
U.S
Canada
Baker Rabbit Experiment Station
Tri- State Rabbit Breeders Association
RBA
Baker Rabbit
Edmunds
Banner
Inn At Orange Draws Parachuting Guests From Far and Wide
Parachutists from across the United States and Canada descend onto a field near the Orange Inn as preparations continue for the sixth world sport parachuting championships to be held at the airport August 11 to September 3. Notable jumpers include Brig. Gen. Joseph Stilwell and Interstate Commerce Commissioner William H. Tucker.
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United States
Canada
Skp
Orange
Joseph Stilwell
Weekend theater listings across Bennington region shows
The Harte Theater Bennington hosts Bon Voyage with MacMurray Wyman Callan in evening shows and matinees while Bennington Drive In presents Rome Adventure with Troy Donahue and others. Several other venues including Hathaway Drive In and Dorset Players feature a mix of classic films, plays and musical comedies this weekend with advance reservations advised.
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Bennington Drive - IN
U.S. 7
Bennington
Marlboro to Host Two Chamber Concerts This Weekend
Marlboro Music Festival presents two days of chamber music on the Marlboro College campus. Saturday at 8 30 p.m. features David Soyer and Ruth Laredo performing Mendelssohn and Mozart with Lillian Kallir and Claude Frank. Sunday at 2 30 p.m. offers Dvorak and Schubert ensembles. Nets were strung above the orchestra to improve sound balance.
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David Soyer
Ruth Laredo
Mendelssohn
Lillian Kallir
Claude Frank
Mozart
Dvorak
Shubert
Marlboro College
Rudolph Serkin
Music Festival
Victory Grange Hosts Mystery Ride at Guilford
Seventeen members of Victory Grange met at Grange Hall for a mystery ride to the Thurber home in Guilford where an outdoor roast was enjoyed. The outing featured readings, music on Melodia, group singing, and a watermelon contest won by Lauren Clough. Transportation was provided by several members and arrangements overseen by Mrs. Henry Taylor and Mrs. Lauren Clough.
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Victory Grange
Grange Hall
Roy Thurber
Guilford
Perry Whitney
Lewis Smith
Marie Taylor
Lauren Clough
Lauren
Leo Berry
Berneice Forbush
Henry Taylor
Higley Hill
Bennington
Caroline Wheeler
Betty Adams
Lorraine Moore
Florence Moore
Thelma Boyd
Agnes Atherton
Evelyn Brasser
Rosa Howe
Moore
MIT Cyclotron Rebuilt At MIT For New Nuclear Research
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is modernizing its 22 year old cyclotron in a half million dollar project to extend its life into the 1970s. The upgraded facility will include a larger two story building, enlarged target area, modern beam focusing equipment, a radiochemistry lab, and expanded research labs funded in part by a $350,000 Atomic Energy Commission grant.
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Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.I.T
Pony Trotting Races Sunday At Cambridge
Eastern New York Pony Association sponsors a Trotting Matinee at 2 p m tomorrow on the old Fair Grounds in Cambridge. Twenty ponies are entered in eight classified trots with no admission charged. Association members from Bennington County include Wilfred La Flamme Edward Hayes Carl Jolivette and Donald Mattison with ponies Diamond Tramp and others.
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Cambridge
N. Y
Eastern New York Pony Association
Old Fair Grounds
Wilfred la Flamme
Bennington
Diamond
Edward Hayes
East Arlington
Tramp
Bennington County
Carl Jolivette
North Bennington
Donald Mattison
Manchester
Stephen Manes
Irwin Freundlich
Julliard School
New York City
Stephen
Bennington College
Don Knotts Stars In Mr Limpet Role At Warner Brothers
AP reports Hollywood notes Don Knotts in his first starring movie role as the man who becomes a mackerel in Mr Limpet a part animation part live action film at Warner Brothers. He will return to The Andy Griffith Show after filming and weighs about 125 pounds with a shy view on stardom.
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Hollywood
Don Knotts
Don
Andy Griffith
Mr. Limpet
Warner Brothers
Barney Fife
Steve Allen
Andy
Weston Theatre Rebounds After Fire With Community Help
Weston Theatre fans rally as the burned site is replaced by a tented venue. The group plans rebuilding the playhouse using the original facade and murals, with the Weston Community Club coordinating rapid fundraising and material donations.
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Weston Theatre
Weston
Weston Theater
White Playhouse
Playhouse
Girl Scout day camp set to begin in North Bennington
Mrs Milton Mackey, transportation chair for North Bennington, asks that all girls attending the Girl Scout Davy program gather at the Library corner at 9 each morning starting Monday July 23. Randall White of Dallas, Texas and his wife visit his mother Mrs Walter Whitman of Hall Street. Randy returns home for the first time in five years, visiting relatives nearby. Clarissa Peacock and daughter Hilda return after two weeks with Rochester and Buffalo relatives.
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Milton Mackey
North Bennington
Randall White
Dallas
Texas
Walter Whitman
Hall Street
Randy
Morristown
N.Y
Florence White Brown
Clarissa Peacock
Hilda
Rochester
Buffalo
Senate confirms Celebrezze as Welfare Secretary
President Kennedy’s nominee Mayor Anthony J. Celebrezze of Cleveland is approved by the Senate to serve as secretary of welfare. He succeeds Abraham A. Ribicoff who resigned to run for the Senate from Connecticut. This marks the first change in the Kennedy Cabinet.
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Washington
Senate
Kennedy
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Cleveland
Celebrezze
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Connecticut
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William H. Tucker
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
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Dorset
Red Patrick
Williamstown
Colonie Summer Theatre
Latham
New York
Tommy Sands
Marlboro
Hamburg
Walker
Main Street
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Dover
Carlo Walter
Tel
Molly Stark
Melvin Berry
Greenfield
Selectman
West
MIT
Robley D. Evans
M. I. T. Radioactivity Center
Prof. Evans
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
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SUN
Curtain
Fish
Weston Community Club
Florence Grant
Harlan F. Grant
Raymond Taylor
The
Elizabeth Dwyer
Salem’s
Weston Playhouse
Faee
Vermont
John Boruff
South Londonderry
Woodstock
Harte Theatre
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Rome Adventure Technicolor
Troy Donahue
Angie Dickenson
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