Rotary Defers Park Shelter Decision Over Financing Snags
The Bennington Rotary Club delayed a two week vote on building a Willow Park shelter. Only 75 percent approved it, below the 80 percent target. debate centered on funding methods and a proposed non profit liability scheme. Opponents urged phased construction and year by year funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Bennington Rotary Club
Willow Park
Richard Jolivette
Hiram G. Savage
Bennington Chamber of Commerce
Ivor S
Tink” Pelsue
Pelsue
Vincent Pizzano
Pownal
Bennington
Tax burden on farmers discussed in Fairlee meeting
Six members of the House Ways and Means Committee met in Fairlee to consider measures to ease farmers property tax burdens. Rep. Melvin Mandigo opposed alternative plans, arguing against state actions beyond health and sanitation laws. Proposals included use based taxation for farm and forest lands and subsidies or tax credits to encourage retaining land undeveloped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairlee
UPD
House
Ways and Means
Melvin Mandigo
R-Glover
Mandigo
Peter Giuliani
Montpelier
Thomas Candon
Rutland
Astronauts and Moon Rocks In Great Shape After Landing
Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins were declared in excellent health by Dr William Carpentier aboard the USS Hornet as moon rocks and dust headed to Ellington Air Force Base and the Lunar Receiving Laboratory. They will undergo 18 days of isolation while the Moon rock cargo and spacecraft are quarantined, with a Pearl Harbor welcome planned by Gov. John Burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uss Hornet
UPI
William Carpentier
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin
Michael Collins
Moon
Ellington Air Force Base
Houston
Lunar Receiving Laboratory
LRL
The
Space Center
Honolulu
Carpentier
Armstrong
Diamondstone Discusses Vermont Bar Association Rift
Diamondstone accused the Vermont Bar Association of eroding trust among the poor and offered no reform plan. He cited a letter from Brattleboro Reform er King about dumping a subordinate. A Sunday press conference is planned at 1 31 p.m. at the Poor People's Steering Committee meeting in Montpelier's Episcopal Church to present his side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont Bar Association
Diamondstone
King
Brattleboro
Episcopal Church
Montpelier
Kennedy Reflects on Chappaquiddick Incident in Cookout Speech
Senator Kennedy described nearly drowning after an impulsive swim and recounted returning to his Martha's Vineyard hotel at 2:25 a.m. He admitted moral obligation to plead guilty to leaving the scene, spoke of health reasons keeping his wife from attending, and asked Massachusetts voters for their advice on continuing in office.
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Peachey
Kennedy
Burke Marshall
Chappaquiddick
Martha’s Vineyard
Massachusetts
Joan
Ghetto Shoppers Pay More Two-City Survey Finds
Washington report by the Federal Trade Commission comparing Washington D C and San Francisco stores shows inner city shoppers pay higher prices for food and receive lower quality merchandise and fewer services. The study notes fewer supermarkets in low income areas and less fresh produce and premium meat, with higher advertised item unavailability in inner city stores. Chain executives attribute differences to local shopping habits.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
D.C
San Francisco
House
Benjamin Rosenthal
Dn.y
FTC
U.S
Laos seeks U.S. air help against North Vietnamese troops
In Paris Prince Souvanna Phouma of Laos said Laos has asked the United States for aerial support to defend its neutrality against 60,000 North Vietnamese troops and supports U.S. efforts at the Vietnam peace talks.
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Paris
UPI
Souvanna Phouma
Laos
United States
U.S
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Girl Scout Camp Helpers Thanked at Sugarbush Day Camp
Sugarbush Day Camp on West Mountain Road Shaftsbury hosted 150 girls in the past two weeks. Camp director Mrs. Jerome Darling expressed gratitude to staff and volunteers from Neighborhood 12 Girl Scouts and multiple towns including Arlington, Bennington, Pownal, Shaftsbury, and Manchester. Special thanks were given to Harrington's Market, Dailey's, the Hewitt family, and a National Guard unit.
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Sugarbush
West Mountain Road
Shaftsbury
Jerome Darling
Neighborhood 12
Geri Thompson
Jeanette Anone
Lynn Ferrari
Jean Edmundson
Carol Hughes
Angelo LoPiccolo
Lenore Marken
Jean Irons
Nancy Steffen
Susan Kehoe
Bennington
Pat Griffin
Betty Peirce
North Bennington
Cathy Roy
Jane Martin
Pownal
Betty Fiske
Alberta Harrington
Jan Johnston
Manchester
Iva Jane Towery
Ruth Wilcox
Ellen Plummer
Arlington
Dixie Torcey
Diane Sherman
Darlene Young
Sandra Hewitt
Robert Martin
Joseph Lo Piccolo
Arnold Tobler
Obituary for Stephen F. Johnson of Arlington
Stephen F. Johnson 56 of Arlington died Friday at home after a prolonged illness. Born November 26 1912 in Sunderland he married Rita Touchette in 1941. Survived by wife two sons Steven and Christopher two daughters Rosa Brennan Flora Ciffell five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Monday 10 a.m. Hanson-Walbridge Arlington with Rev Bradford Kress officiating calling Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
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Greenfield Center
N.Y
Edward
Flora) Ciffell
Somerville
N.J
Harry
East Arlington
Joseph
Ticonderoga
Ralph
Margaret) Paquette
North Clarendon
Earle
Lucy) Lang
Crown Point
Guy
Josephine) Ellison
Bartonsville
Hanson - Walbridge
Arlington
Bradford Kress
East Arlington Federated Church
Funerals Mark Helen Kennon and Carrie Wilkinson Gilbar
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Helen Kennon 90 a native of Rensselaer at St John the Baptist Church Schenectady with a requiem high Mass. Interment followed in Sepulchre Cemetery Rensselaer. The funeral for Mrs. Lester L Gilbar former Carrie Wilkinson of Bennington Falls took place at Mahar Son Funeral Home with committal prayers at Evergreen Cemetery Arlington. Also included is a brief report on Henry Cabot Lodge criticizing North Vietnam and Laos policy, describing Laos as a potential North Vietnamese satellite if the Pathet Lao prevail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
N.Y
Helen Kennon
Rensselaer
St. John the Baptist Church
Lester L. Gilbar
Carrie Wilkinson
Bennington Falls
Monroe Park
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Albert Center
Faith Bible Baptist Church
Woodford Hollow
Harold Gilbar
Harry Baldwin
Leonard Kelley
Robert Wilcox
Norman Willette
Lorenzo Bump
Evergreen Cemetery
Arlington
Mr. Center
Guardsmen and Police Plan Civil Disturbance Training
Vermont National Guard announces Sunday civil disturbance drills with Bennington police fire and sheriff departments. Exercises run 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Elm and Dewey streets County and Park Street Extension the old landfill area and Bennington State Armory.
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Bennington
Vermont National Guard
Vermont Ski Team Plans Ambitious Long Trail Hike
Coach Caldwell outlines a ten day 260 mile Long Trail hike for the Vermont ski team. Aimed at boosting morale and setting a possible record, the plan includes rugged daily segments, gear lists, fee expectations, and indoor lodging with car meetups at highway crossings. Team members include Bob Gray, Mike Gallagher, Ned Gillette, and possibly Everett Dunklee.
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Caldwell
Vermont
Bob Gray
Putney
Mike Gallagher
Rutland
Ned Gillette
Barre
Everett Dunklee
Brattleboro
Owl statue ends bat problem at English church belfry
The Rev Norman Alexander tried incense and gas to scare bats from his church belfry in South Stanley England. He advertised for a fierce looking owl and received a stuffed one which he placed in the belfry. On Wednesday the vicar reported all the bats had fled.
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South Stanley
England
UPI
Norman Alexander
President Quits At North Adams State College
Dr Andrew Flagg resigns after three years as president of North Adams State College. He has been associated with the school for 40 years and will be succeeded by Dr James Ansler from the state Department of Education. No future plans announced.
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North Adams, Mass
UPI
Andrew Flagg
North Adams State College
Flagg
James Ansler
State Department of Education
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Bennington Selectman
J. Duncan Campbell
Robert P. Harrington
Pentier
Carl J. Seiberlich
John Hirasaki
Hirasaki
Houston Space Center
John Burns
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Sen. Kennedy
United States Senate
Checkov
Marlboro Summer Theatre
Marlboro
Bennington Drive-In
Selmar Pictures
G« Releasing Corporation
Hoosick Falls
Walt
ALT Disney Productions
Rascal
Teaimasion and
Dorset Playhouse
N. Vietnam
Girl Scout
Stephen F. Johnson
International Control Commission
China
Soviet Union
Henry Cabot Lodge
Pathet Lao
Hanoi
East
Hoydays
Monreal
Bennington, Rd
North Adams
First National Stores
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vermont
Richmond
Mammoth Mart
Oneida
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