Special Session Faces Reapportionment Knot in Vermont
The Vermont General Assembly faces a knotty reapportionment issue as both houses weigh formulas after a Supreme Court opinion. While observers debate court backing for the House plan, the Senate and House may seek a middle path, including county dissolutions or adjusted counts toward 30 senators.
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General Assembly
High Court
House
Senate
Supreme Court
Vermont
Lower Court
Philip H. Hoff
Burlington
Billings
Bennington Board Reclassifies 190 Registrants At July Review
The Bennington Selective Service board reviewed 190 registrants plus 29 standby reserves and 161 regulars at its July meeting. Members present included Van Vechten Graves Paul W Bohne James B Campbell and Clerk Viola Conley. One volunteer will report for induction on August 2 and the August pre induction call is negative.
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Bennington
Saskatchewan Doctors Sign Universal Health Plan Accord
Doctors agree on a universal compulsory coverage framework under a set fee schedule ending a long political battle. The plan, part of Saskatchewan’s prepaid medical care drive, covers most of the 928,000 population through doctor-sponsored programs. Officials say many physicians will operate outside the act, while accepting the principle of universal coverage despite opposition.
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Saskatchewan
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Caracciola Files for Nomination to Vermont House
Joseph J. Caracciola owner of Joe's Open Air Market in Bennington filed petitions with Town Clerk Miss Mary Hodeck to seek the Republican nomination for town representative in the 1963 General Assembly. He presented more than 300 signatures, roughly double the required 159, and noted continued circulation.
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Bennington County
Essex County
John H. Boylan
Senate Apportions Committee
Joseph J. Caracciola
Joe
Hunt Street
Vermont
Caracciola
Mary Hodeck
Bennington
Benningtonian
GOP
Town
Alexander B. R. Drysdale
House of Representatives
Births and admissions noted at Putnam Hospital region
Putnam Hospital reports admissions for Roger T. Sweet Veronica Slattery Carol C. Christie Ben nington Sandra Daniels Shafts bury Elias A. Linendell and others in North Hoosick New York Arlington and Mrs Pauline Jones and baby girl Eagle Bridge New York Births to Nelson Bell and John Carpenter couples both with daughters on July 23 Henry Jones and Thomas Browe of Shaftsbury with sons on July 23.
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Roger T. Sweet
Veronica Slattery
Carol C. Christie
Bennington
Sandra Daniels
Shaftsbury
Elias A. Linendell
North Hoosick
N.Y
Clifford Henry
Arlington
Pauline Jones
Eagle Bridge
Lola Galusha
Nelson Bell
Cambridge
John Carpenter
Thomas Browe
Quarantine Ordered at San Diego Navy Training Center
Ten thousand sailors at the naval training center in San Diego are under quarantine after an outbreak of infectious meningitis. The recruit training command was quarantined after four recruits were hospitalized. two are in good condition and two in satisfactory condition.
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San Diego
Calif
Naval Training Center
Navy
Photogrammetric Map To Be Based on Survey
A Vermont Department of Highway safety survey team will work in Bennington and nearby villages for several weeks to establish ground controls for photogrammetric maps from aerial photos. The maps aim to study the U.S. 7 bypass, the Vermont 9 connection, and the Bennington urban highway study in tandem with the bypass.
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Montpelier
Vermont Department of Highway Safety
Bennington
North Bennington
Old Bennington
Shaftsbury
U.S. 7
Bennington Village
Vermont 9
Court Hearing Explores Employment Pacts and Picket Impact
Testimony focused on wage rates of 1.50 an hour and alleged failure to pay time and a half. Contractors claimed contract compliance with carpenters and laborers locals over the Pownal job, while pickets halted deliveries of steel and delayed other trades. State inspector found conditions at the track site were noted as good, though questions arose about inspector presence and tower access.
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Bohl
Carpenters
Pownal
DeMatteo
Quincy
State Industrial Relations Department
Weekend Crashes Reported No Injuries
Bennington Village police logged three weekend accidents with minor vehicle damage and no injuries. Kathryn Meharg of Schenectady New York and Eliz- abeth Cook of Wilmington Virginia collided at Main and Safford. Lila Dunbar Waterfield Connecticut and Joshua Deddka Brooklyn New York collided on Main near Salem's Market. Peter Leary Springfield Massachusetts and B B Snow Woodford Road collided on Weeks Street.
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Bennington Village
Main
Safford Streets
Kathryn Meharg
Schenectady
N.Y
Elizabeth Cook
Wilmington
Lila H. Dunbar
Waterfield
Unemployment Claims Drop in Vermont
In Montpelier AP reports that Vermont unemployment claims fell to 2841 last week, down 393 from the week ended July 14. The Department of Employment Security notes a 38 percent drop versus the prior year, helped by factories reopening after vacations.
Funeral for Charles William Tidd Held at St Charles Church
Charles William Tidd, formerly of Bennington and longtime New England Telephone employee, died Monday in a Granville nursing home. Funeral at St Charles Church Wednesday at 9 a.m. Burial in St Charles Cemetery. He served in WWI and was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Telephone Pioneers, and Pierre-Lawton American Legion post. His wife Gladys Page died in 1955. Visitation today 2–4 and 7–9 p.m. at Fenton & Hennessey Funeral Home.
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Charles William Tidd
Bennington
New England Telephone and Telegraph Co
Granville
N.Y
St. Charles Church
St. Charles
Fenton & Hennessey
Tidd
Charles and
Ellen (Farrell) Tidd
North Walpole
N.H
Bellows Falls High School
The
Rights of Columbus
the Telephone Pioneers
Pierre-Lawton Post
American Legion
Gladys Page
Vermont
State Department
Death of Paul O. Boghossian noted in Massachusetts
Paul O. Boghossian 73 prominent textile manufacturer died in Winchester Hospital Massachusetts. He chaired Concordia Manufacturing Co. of Central Falls and founded the firm in North Adams in 1920 later moving to Valley Falls and Central Falls. Born in Harpoot Armenia he came to the United States at 14. survivors include son Paul Jr. and two daughters Nancy and Mrs. Ralph Seferian.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Winchester
Mass
Paul O. Boghossian
Boghossian
Concordia Manufacturing Co., Inc
Central Falls
Winchester Hospital
North Adams
Valley Falls
Harpoot
Armenia
United States
Paul Jr
Nancy
Cambridge
Ralph Seferian
Train Derailment Death Toll Reaches Thirty Nine in France
In Dijon France the death toll from the Paris Marseille express derailment rose to 39 as a French woman died in a hospital. About 100 people were injured and no Americans were reported among the injured.
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Dijon
France
Paris-Marseille
Dion
Bennington Briefs Highlights Local Appointments and Events
Dr. Carl Ramm joins Albany Veterans Hospital staff. Women of the Moose and Bennington American Legion post meet to prepare mail and install new officers. Bookshop grand opening winners are announced. Local residents travel, host farms visited by relatives, and a breakfast for the Greater Bennington Association leaders is planned. Televised Dixie program features Cecelia Greene and student performers. Local delivery route position advertised at Bennington Bell Laundry.
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Carl Ramm
Bennington
Albany
N.Y.) Veterans Hospital
Cecelia Greene
Ronnie Charboneau
Barbara Lawless
Nancy Finnegan
Dolores Heiner
Amy Gillians
Darlene Lauzon
Channel 13
Bert Parks
Miss Greene
New York
Dance Educators of America
Dr DeWitt E Lewis & Son Optometrists Closed Dates
The offices of Dr DeWitt E. Lewis and Son Optometrists will be closed from Monday July 23 through Saturday July 28.
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DeWitt E
Death of Girl Said No Basis For Public Fear
Local authorities on Monday said there is no epidemic danger after the sudden death of a 10 year old girl last week. Pathologist Dr. Curtis M. Flory called the case isolated and under investigation by state health labs. Town health officer William H. Fox and village water superintendent Emory Wheeler reported public water tests are excellent, and the YMCA pool water is continuously chlorinated and in good condition.
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Curtis M. Flory
Putnam Memorial Hospital
State Board of Health Laboratories
Dr. Flory
William H. Fox
Village Water Department
Emory Wheeler
Fox
Button Bay Roundup Fails to Flood Bennington Visitor Tally
After a Vermont Development Department report of 21 400 Button Bay visitors in three days local hotels report mixed business. Some inns see slight gains while Bennington properties note little impact and motel operators express cautious optimism as the roundup period nears its end.
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Button Bay
Bennington
Vermont Development Department
William Holm
U.S. 7
Arlington
Candlelight
Holm
Frank Moses
Bulrushes Motor Court
Vermont
Moses
Robert Condon
New
Franklin A. Riley
Kirkside
West Main Street
Donald C. Hicks
Greater Bennington Association
GBA Information Office
Demand for Fluid Milk Holds Steady As Demand Rises
The Agriculture Department reports fluid milk demand up 1 percent from a year ago with skim milk up 4 percent and cream products down 3 percent. Producer prices for fluid use in 160 major markets average 5.27 dollars per hundredweight, up 17 cents from last month but 7 cents lower than a year ago. Retail home delivered milk sells for 27 cents a quart, just above both prior month and year levels.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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Bennington Banner
Bennington, Tues
Sions
Grand Isle
Essex
Rutland Herald
Franklin County
Orleans
Caledonia County
Pearl I. Keeler
Orleans County
Grand Isle County
Chittenden County
Franklin S. Billings Jr
Woodstock
Main St
Bennington, Vt
Grand Union -Emc
Triple “S
Grand Union
Service Board
North America
Hodeck
Putnam Hospital
Henry Jones
Jacksonville, N.Y
Knights OF Columbus
Arnold Knapp
St. Francis de Sales Academy
North Street
K of C
Bennington Catholic High School Band and Athletic Fund
Knapp Amusement Rides
Arnold L
Viola W. Knapp
Edmunds
Charles W. Tidd
Bennington Briefs
Women of the Moose
Moose Lodge
Main Street
Claude Hoard
North Shaftsbury
Lillian Coyne
Gage St
J. Philip Hall
Crescent Boulevard
Cassie Tripp
Roseann and
Patricia Tripp
North Branch Street Extension
Howard Tripp
Lee, Mass
Olof Bard
David
East Meadow
L.I
Vail Road
Lyman van Nostrand
Farmingdale, Sr
Harwood Hill
Farmingdale
Louis Knapp
Woodford Road
Bernard Beig
Troy N.Y
Beigs
North Pole
U. S
Robert T. Stafford
Legislative Committee of the Greater Bennington Association
GBA
Breard H. Hawks
Bennington Bell Laundry
Weston Playhouse
Sueur
Harlan F. Grant
Weston
South Londonderry
Bennington Oral
Walt Disney
Technicolor
Reo Macmurray
Troy Donahue
Angie Dickinson
Rossano Brazzi
Suzanne Pleshette
Rome Technicolor
Mrhobbs
Eae
Latham Circle
Eddie Rich
Gabriel Dell - Visa
D’orso
Latham
Bennington Book Shop
Frank Lovejoy
the Best Man
Stan Kenton & His Band
Night
Williams Toyyn
Pe Ose Theatre
Box
Williams
Town Mass
River Valley
Ibutter
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