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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1964
Page
5
Lt. Gov. Ralph A. Foote told Brandon Grange that sales tax designs target farm people and that proposals to abolish personal property tax are unrealistic and undefined. He argued towns gain state aid for education while property taxes would not be reduced.
A broad slate of summer shows and concerts spans Weston Playhouse Dorset Colonie Theatre and Berkshire venues. Titles include The Irregular Verb To Love A Thousand Clowns and As You Like It with schedules through Sunday plus festival rehearsals and gallery exhibits at regional arts centers.
Gunplay display by Battery A, Second Vermont Artillery thrilled Scouts and visitors as Troop 28 with 17 members and Troop 55, led by Hal Shepard and Robert Reynolds Sr., completed a week at Camp Sunrise. Merit badges were awarded to many, and Troop 55 won the Coup Stick for best adherence to the Scout Law during the week.
The Poetry Society of Vermont hosts its fourth annual summer festival at 1 p.m. Saturday July 25 with a luncheon at Spruce House Stowe. Rev Arthur Hewitt will preside and mark Shakespeare and Marlowe’s 400th anniversary. Governor Hoff and Mrs Hoff, Louis Untermeyer and Bryna Ivens are honored guests. Untermeyer speaks publicly for the first time to the society. Gov Hoff will award a special citation to Untermeyer. Reservations are urged via Mrs. Morris Wilcox or Mrs. Frank Goldstein, with Miss Miriam Fitts and Miss Mildred Howes coordinating table placements.
Mrs Belle Wright and Bert C Riley were married Saturday at the Missionary Alliance Church Pastor Cornelius Clarke officiated Attendants included Mrs Ernest Mathers and her husband The newlyweds plan to live on Woodford Road for now
The Vermont Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association hosts an Educational Show at Hotel Bardwell in Rutland from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Maurice Williams, a former Vermonter now in Menlo Park California, will be the guest artist. Williams has won more than 20 trophies for hairstyling and cutting.
Dr W W Baer of the American Medical Association urges men to eat more salads. He notes that rabbits eat greens, stay slim, stay active, and maintain vigor, citing salad benefits for fitness and vitality.
Judge Waterman called the reapportionment dispute one of the knottiest Vermont faces and outlined a decree to deem the Senate and House invidiously apportioned. The plan would mirror Connecticut’s decree, with an injunction and potential appeal, as legislators and officials weigh a path to federal standards and states’ rights debates.
Vermont high court cites Supreme Court precedent to delay reapportionment until after the 1964 elections. Justice and political figures debate timing and methods including temporary relief, constitutional conventions, and potential November primary plans.
Ten members of the Bennington Garden Club journeyed to Massachusetts for a Lenox Garden Club field trip. They toured Shaker Village Hancock and Pleasant Valley Sanctuary Lenox, enjoyed picnics at Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Hibbard Richmond home, and viewed Mrs. Hibbard's violet propagation operation. A stop at Mr. and Mrs. C Kenneth Fuller Lenox featured a terraced garden by a lake with a punch reception before departure.
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