Vermont Residents Plan Bus for March on Washington
A dozen Bennington County residents form the Vermont March for Civil Rights to send at least one bus of Vermonters to Washington for the Aug. 28 civil rights rally. A 38 passenger bus from Yellow Coach Lines costs $465, with $20 per person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County
Vermont
Washington
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Kennedy
Ed Levin
North
Bennington
Irving Adler
North Bennington
Margaret DeGray
Irving Fineman
Shaftsbury
John Millington
John Shoemaker
William Jay Smith
Pownal
Phillip Viereck
Lisa Tate
Vermont March For Civil Rights
Adler
Yellow Coach Lines Inc
Pittsfield
Smith
Shoesmaker
Levin
Viereck
Congress
Bennington Village water main break sparks emergency
Crews of the Bennington Village Water Department work to repair a main supply line break near the southend pipeline by the Vermont Fish Hatchery. Water users are urged to conserve water as the reservoir level fell four feet, with Morgan Springs pumps restoring supply.
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Bennington Village
Bennington
Court records show multiple juvenile and adult traffic and theft charges
In Municipal Court James F. O Neil 34 of North Adams faces breaking and entering charges and bail was set at 3000 with further felonies anticipated. Roland A Allard 19 carnival worker pleaded guilty to procuring beer while under age and paid 25. Patsy E Pascarella 18 Bennington innocent to careless careless driving and released on 200 bail. John G Barber 16 Bennington no contest to careless negligent driving and fined 30.10. Elwin Holland 21 Readsboro innocent to allowing operation of unlicensed vehicle and released on 30 bail.
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James F. O’neil
North Adams
Mass
O’neil
John B. Harte
George M. Fineberg
R. Marshall Witten
Roland A. Allard
Allard
Manchester
Battenhill Inn
Atty
Margaret Lillie
Patsy E. Pascarella
Bennington
Pascarella
Bennington Village
John G. Barber
Witten
Barber
Peaceful Valley
Ladd
Pownal
Fineberg
Elwin Holland
Readsboro
Holland
Stock Averages Decline Mixed Across Sectors
The report lists stock averages with 30 Industrials at 698.094 down 1.67, 20 Railroads at 167.884 down 0.67, 15 Utilities at 140.334 up 0.21, and the Composite average at 251.754 down 0.66, indicating a mixed market session.
Red Cross Announces Final Swim Lesson Signups
Bennington County Red Cross plans final enrollment for the last two week period of swimming and life saving classes. Registration can be mailed to 550 Main St or brought to Henry W. Coley next Monday. Enrollment hours cover all levels from beginners to lifeguard. Coley and John Secor are finishing tests at Arlington Pool with about 100 youths expected to receive certificates.
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Red Cross
Bennington County
Main St
Henry W. Coley
Coley
John Secor
Arlington Pool
Arlington
Injured Jockey Reeves In Critical Condition After Crash
York Maine Robert Reeves 17 jockey in Green Mountain Park meet was in very critical condition at Tri City Hospital after a Sunday auto crash that killed his mother Dorothy Reeves 43 and horse trainer Paul Cooper 32. Wendy Reeves 7 injured with casts and bruises as police say Reeves was driver of the car en route to Scarborough Downs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Maine
Robert Reeves
Green Mountain Park
Pownal
Tri-City
Reeves
Dorothy Reeves
Pittsfield
Mass
Paul A. Cooper
Palmer
Wendy Reeves
Scarborough Downs
Bennington Briefs Highlights Local News Notes
The K of C picnic is cancelled. Mrs. Katherine Whalen of East Dorset, once Arlington resident, is a patient at Rutland Hospital admitted July 29. A jury was drawn in Bennington County Court for Israel Greenberg vs Edward and Elinor Janes. County Clerk George H. Plumb says a decision may come today. Visitors Day at Girl Scout Day Camp Sugarbush in Pownal is set for Thursday 9 30 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. Dr. Kent Lawson and family attended the Institute on Religion in an Age of Science on Star Island Isles of Shoals. Dr Kenneth Cauthen spoke on theology science conflict. The institute theme centered on the condition of man in society as seen by scientists and theologians. Drs Arthur and Elizabeth Faris will be away August 3 18. Summer sale on shoes and handbags at Gladstone Shoes for Dollar Days in Bennington.
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Katherine Whalen
East Dorset
Arlington
Rutland Hospital
Israel Greenberg
Edward G
Elinor Janes Way
County Court
Manchester
George H. Plumb
Sugarbush
Jackson Road
Pownal
Kent D. Lawson
Institute On
Star Island
Isles of Shoals
Portsmouth
N.H
Kenneth Cauthen
Crozer Theological Seminary
Chester
Morse May Get Nod To Build New Hangar
Bennington selectmen authorized Town Counsel Norton Barber to inform contractor William H. Morse that he may proceed with a private hangar at Bennington Airport. The County Aviation Corp objected, seeking exclusive control of airport facilities, while a July deadline passed without CAC agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Norton Barber
William H. Morse
Morse
County Aviation Corp
Payne Bingham
Shaftsbury
Bennington Airport
Bingham
CAC
Town Eyes Reappraisal to Fix Tax Disparities
Grant urges selectmen and listers to consider a townwide reappraisal or an adjustment factor to address inequities in assessments since 1958. He notes that fewer than 400 homes have been revalued and warns a court action could force uniform values, while proposing a compromise method to avoid hikes for most taxpayers.
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Grant
Listers
Bennington Listers
Eldred
Hospital Notes Tuesday July 30 Admissions and Discharges
Admissions list includes Miss Donna LaFlamme Mrs Margaret Mathers from Bennington and Mrs Christine Lorom from Shaftsbury. Discharges include Mrs Teresa Davis from Arlington.
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Donna LaFlamme
Margaret Mathers
Bennington
Christine Lorom
Shaftsbury
Teresa Davis
Arlington
Girl Injured In Accident Near North Bennington Vermont
Vermont State Police report a one car crash at 1 05 am near North Bennington. Sandra B Tweed 19 of New York was en route to Bennington on Vermont 67A when she lost control and hit a cement bridge causing 800 in damage. She suffered lacerations to knees and arms.
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Vermont
North Bennington
Sandra B. Tweed
New York
N.Y
Bennington
Old Stone Church
Williamstown
Miss Tweed
Russell A. Holton
Arlington
Bennington Village
Elm Street
Holton
J. O. Slade
Safford St
Slade
Korea Report Describes Strength Relative to 13 Years Ago
Phillips said no troop movements inside China have been reported as Korea remains in a stronger military position than in 1953. In 1950 South Korea had about 65,000 combat-ready troops, 22 air force planes, and North Korea outgunned them with divisive forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
China
United States
South Korea
38Th Parallel
Korea
U.S
Gen Hurley Dies at 80 Former ambassador to China
Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley, World War II era diplomat and former secretary of war, died in his sleep at age 80 in Santa Fe New Mexico. He served from 1945 as ambassador to Chiang Kai-shek's government and later sought the U S Senate three times, all defeats to Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
N.M
Patrick J. Hurley
U.S. State Department
China
Hurley
Indian
Common Market urged to fix poultry policy by September
The Council instructed the Executive Commission to produce a solution by September. The United States calls the move inadequate, noting the Commission cannot negotiate meaningfully without new instructions from the Council. The poultry dispute fuels fears other farm products may be blocked in the Common Market.
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Common Market
Executive Commission
United States
Commission
Council
U.S
Factory to close after fulfilling orders
Wilmington plant workers faced reductions as the board led by President William S. Keith voted to shut the factory once outstanding orders are filled. Hospital reports indicate patient Ward was given oxygen. authorities expected recovery.
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William S. Keith
W.E. Dickenson
E.T. Dickenson
Ward
Obituaries of Ernest J. Waeber and Edward F. McGuire
Ernest J. Waeber 69 died at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a short illness. A former ship builder and longtime Daytona Beach business leader, he summered in Manchester for three years and is survived by his wife, two daughters, a brother, and nieces and nephews. Edward F. McGuire 48 funeral director of Hoosick Falls died after a brief illness at Putnam Memorial Hospital in Bennington. He leaves his wife, mother, three sons, two daughters, a sister, a brother, and six grandchildren. services planned in Hoosick Falls and Immaculate Conception Church with burial at St. Mary’s Cemetery.
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Manchester
Ernest J. Waeber
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Ormond Beach
Fla
Daytona Beach
Greenwich
Conn
Fred
Theresa (Gaerten) Waeber
Mary Ellen McNerney
Nancy Waeber
Judy Waeber
Theodore Waeber
Byram, Conn
St. Paul’s Church
D. C. Kelly
Dellwood Cemetery
Brewester Funeral Home
Manchester Center
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Edward F. McGuire
Bennington
McGuire
Mary Cassiday McGuire
Thomas A. McGuire
St. Mary’s Academy
Kathleen Brennan
John Shaw
Niverville
Gerald Langdale
Astoria
L.I
Edward McGuire
Thomas McGuire
Patrick McGuire
Rose Shields
Albany
Robert McGuire
Troy
McClellan Funeral Home
Salem
Inflation mood and sugar price swing noted
Analysts say inflation fears are exaggerated and price hikes may be temporary. Separately East Dorset resident Charles Henry Matson, 78, died at his home after a long farming life. funeral set at Brewster Funeral Home Manchester Center with burial in Maple Hill Cemetery Dorset.
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East Dorset
Charles Henry Matson
Matson
Danby
Marcus F
Rose
Tifft) Matson
Ada Colvin Matson
Duane Matson
Sarah Towsley
South Shaftsbury
Mary Roberts
Troy
N.Y
Funerals for Watt and Mullen Held in Area Churches
Funeral services for Frank J. Watt of Sourlcliffe Nursing Home were conducted at Mahar and Son Funeral Home with burial in Evergreen Cemetery Arlington. Edna W. Mullen of Union Street died July 27 while vacationing in Ocean Park Maine. her service was at Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home with burial at Park Lawn Cemetery. Attendees included Eagle Square Mfg Co personnel from Shaftsbury and out of town relatives from New London Connecticut Bellmare New Jersey and Bennington area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Edna) W. Mullen
Union Street
Ocean Park
Maine
Hanson-Walbridge Feneral
Alfred Scott
North Bennington Baptist Church
Pasetor
Park Lawn Cemetery
Frank Riley
Robert Kline
Edwin Peterson
Ralph Percey
Eagle Square Mfg. Co
Shaftsbury
Town Planners Hear Chamber Official Stress Need of Citizen Participation
In Williamstown Massachusetts a U S Chamber of Commerce official urged broad citizen involvement in community development. Howard Evans described a local resource based process for planning improvements and criticized some urban renewal programs for lacking public input. He warned of possible congressional scrutiny over false reporting and outlined a division of labor from citizen committees to a priorities panel to build widely supported plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber
Williamstown
Mass
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Howard Evans
Chambers of Commerce
U.S. Chamber
Evans
Urban Renewal Agency
U.S
Pittsfield
Greenfield
North Adams
Bennington
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Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Edith
Ma) Senecal
Woodford Road
Center
Jeanette Saunders
Dewey St
F. W. Woolworth Co
Senecal
Woolworth’s
Joseph Richards
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Buckler
Bennington Briefs
Drs. Arthur
Elizabeth Faris
ADV
Gladstone Shoes, Inc
Main Street
Greater Bennington School District Inc
Willow Road
Molly Stark
Town Planning Commission
Regional Planning Commission
Board of Selectmen
Selectmen
Regional Commission
Gen. Hurley
Wilmington
Charles H. Matson
Frank J. Watt
Sourcliffe Nursing Home
Mahar & Son Fneral Home
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Raymond Gallant
Edward Vincent
Carl Rice
Robert Kornitzer
Evergreen Cemetery
Mr. Payne
Frank Mullen
Grand Union
Empire
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