Six Students Win Awards at Dairy Poster Contest
Six students from St Francis de Sales Academy earned medals in the 1966 state Dairy Poster Contest. William Martin, a fourth grader, won third place in the Junior Division and was to appear on WCAX’s Across The Fence to receive a $10 cash award from Gov. Philip H. Hoff. Eighth graders Debra Paget, Elizabeth Prue, and Denise Caron were awarded $5 checks from Vermont Agriculture official Gilbert Parker, who also gave $3 checks to Darlene Olin and Shawn Hurley. The display was at the Daily Dinner in Barre Municipal Auditorium on May 26. Art teacher Sister Mary Victorine S.S.J.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Martin
St. Francis de Sales Academy
Mary Victorine S.S.J
Hagerman
Young Martin
WCAX
Philip H. Hoff
Abeth Prue
Denise Caron
Gilbert Parker
Vermont Department of Agriculture
Parker
Darlene Olin
Shawn Hurley
Municipal Auditorium
Barre
St. Francis School
Bennington Briefs Highlight Local Graduates and Meetings
Deborah Giddings, daughter of Dr and Mrs W Philip Giddings of Old Bennington, will graduate Bradford Junior College on June 6 at the 163rd Commencement. A Christian Science lecture by Howard H Irwin is set for June 4 at 3 p.m. in Hillside Street church. Welcome Wagon Club hosts a covered dish supper Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at Old Bennington schoolhouse. Joint Bennington (Merged) School District board meets at 7 p.m. tonight at Bennington Elementary School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah Giddings
W. Philip Giddings
Walloomsac Road
Old Bennington
Bradford Junior College
Bradford
Mass
Howard H. Irwin
C.S
Hillside Street
Welcome Wagon Club
Bennington
PTA
Pownal
East Arlington Concert Tonight at Bailey Hall
East Arlington concert at Bailey Hall features Burr and Burton Seminary Girls Choir directed by Mrs. Doris E. Rigney starting at 8. Local student Gary Boulet, returning from Arkansas College in Batesville, joins summer plans after a college recital and commencement. Community notices include PTA meeting and a veterans hospital update plus a rummage sale at Moose Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Bailey Hall
East Arlington Federated Church
Burr and Burton Seminary
Doris E. Rigney
Gary Boulet
Doris Boulet
Stark St
Arkansas College
Batesville
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Evans News
Housing Authority Named by Selectmen
Bennington selectmen on Tuesday night named a five member Housing Authority to initiate and run a potential federal housing program for low income elderly and families. Members are Hamilton L. Shields chairman, Robert E. Cummings Jr., Armand A. Lampton, Fred Welling, and the Rev. H Glenn Payne with terms of five to one year. The panel aims to pursue federal aid for senior and family housing projects and starts work immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Hamilton L. Shields
Robert E. Cummings Jr
Armand A. Lampton
Fred Welling
H.glenn Payne
Joseph Higgins
Cummings
Payne
Marvin Loveland
Town Line Road
Loveland
Bank Sees Market Decline Not Unwelcome Says Bank
The First National Bank of Boston notes in its monthly newsletter that market decline may not be unwelcome. It argues that rapid growth was unsustainable, with imbalances likely and some slackening could relieve resource pressure and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
UPI
First National Bank of Boston
First National
Six children injured in Essex Center bus collision
UPI reports a school bus rear ended a jump truck on Route 15 near Essex Junction at 8:30 a.m. Six young passengers from Essex Junction and Essex Center were admitted to Fanny Allen Hospital with minor injuries including bumps and bruises. Officials cited brake failure as the cause. driver names were not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essex Center
UPI
Fanny Allen Hospital
Colchester
Debra Jodin
Laura Hayden
Babette Basiliero
Howard Kirby
Raymond Faltier
Essex Junction
Barbara Foster
Hearing Set for Rutland on Yankee New England Nuclear Pulp
Public Service Board schedules hearing for a certificate of public good by Yankee New England Nuclear Power Corp in Rutland on June 22. Chairman Ernest Gibson III notes no definite site yet. The proposed plant is being developed jointly by Central Vermont Public Service Corp and Green Mountain Power Co.
Man Sought As Slayer Of Girl
WEST SPRINGFIELD MASS UP I detectives from three towns sought a man seen with 10 year old Betty Lou Zukowski of Chicopee before she was slain. The body was recovered from the Westfield River with blunt force head injuries and a skull fracture. The death was ruled murder and investigators pressed for leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Springfield
Mass
UPI
Chicopee
Betty Lou Zukowski
Westfield
Dist. Atty
Matthew J. Ryan
William Mosig
Knights of Columbus extend degree ceremony and parade
The Knights of Columbus conferred the major degree for over 45 candidates from Windsor Springfield North Adams and Waterford. A procession to St Francis de Sales Church led by the Bennington Catholic High Band and Fourth Degree guard preceded Benediction and return to the K of C building for the degree with a BCHS staff buffet. A third degree exemplification is set for June 5 in Middlebury the first there in 64 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis de Sales Church
Lloyd
Knights of Columbus
Windsor
Springfield
North Adams
Mass
Waterford
N.Y
K of C
Bennington
Ful
Leo Plourde
J, Russell Carpenter Jr
Harry Hurley
Leonard Anzivino
Massachusetts
New York
William Hattat
Charles Sauer
BCHS
Middlebury
Rescue Squad Hosts Orthopedic Surgeon at May Training
Bennington Rescue Squad invited Dr. Richard Fabricius as guest speaker for the May training meeting. He explained neck and back injury diagnosis and first aid, demonstrating spine basics and proper immobilization with sand bags. The squad urged local residents to join as trainees and offered info via members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Richard Fabricius
Fabricius
Bennington Court Posts Varied Outcomes On May 6 to May 29
Williams College student faced no contest plea for a road law violation after a May 6 accident on U S 7 between Bennington and Pownal. Howard Jackson 20 was fined 30 dollars. Judge Fienberg ordered Seymour Brooks 18 to serve 4 to 6 months at Windsor House for probation violation. Brooks earlier faced intoxication and assault charges. one count was dropped. McLaren 41 received a suspended 1 to 2 year sentence and probation due to alcohol-related issues. Everett Bishop 33 was fined 15 for no license and 150 for DUI on May 28, with third DUI potentially jail time. Downey 27 pleaded guilty to careless driving and was fined 45. Smith 21 pled guilty to defective equipment and fined 20. Kilbourn 22 pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined 15 for 50 mph in a 30 zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams College
Atty
John B. Harte
U.S
Bennington
Pownal
Howard Jackson
George M. Fienberg
Atty. Harte
Jackson
Seymour R. Brooks
Windsor House of Correction
Brooks
Robert Buzzell
William Senecal
Wallace Mattison
Robert E. Cummings Jr
Brook
Nolle
John D. McLaren
Chapel Road
Fienberg
McLaren
Windsor
Everett R. Bishop
North Bennington
Bishop
David N. Downey
Gage St
R. Marshall Witten
Woodford
Downey
Thomas E. Smith
Green Mountain
Buddhists in Hue Torch Consulate and Residence
In Hue, leaders armed with .45 pistols led a crowd of about 2,000 through the abandoned consulate and a nearby diplomatic residence, throwing furniture from windows and setting buildings on fire. Gasoline was poured as thick smoke rose over the city near the North Vietnamese border. the provincial governor Col. Phan Van Khoa was away. American diplomats had evacuated after a separate mob burned the USIS library and cultural center four blocks away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hue
Col
Phan van Khoa
U.S. Information Service
Bennington Committee Endorses Snelling Independent of State PGC
The Bennington Town Committee endorsed Snelling, described by Campbell as an independent action distinct from the state Republican Committee’s expected formal endorsement. The group also outlined a June 14 luncheon at Paradise Restaurant featuring Vermont Congressman Robert Stafford on Viet Nam. tickets are sold through town committee members and local shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Republican Committee
Snelling
Bennington
Vermont
Robert T. Stafford
Paradise
Stafford
U.S
Joseph Caracciola
Joe’s
Burt Bros
Vindemiatrix Star Named by Many Cultures
In early evening a dim fifth brightest star Epsilon Vindemiatrix rises in the southeast. It lies midway between Aquila and Spica, slightly west of both, and its Latin name means the great gatherer though Greeks Persians and Arabs all used the same designation.
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Virgo
Epsilon
Arcturus
Spica
Hospital Notes May 31 1966 Admissions and Discharges
Admissions include David Cadoret Elizabeth Stemp Hoosick Falls Bruce Ralph North Hoosick Theodore Senecal and Bennington in Hoosick Falls and Bennington. Discharges include Ardita Chase Wilmington and Joseph Bruso Sr Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Cadoret
Elizabeth Stemp
Hoosick Falls
Bruce Ralph
North Hoosick
Theodore Senecal
Bennington
Ardita Chase
Wilmington
Joseph Bruso Sr
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Debra Paget
Eliz
Bennington Briefs
East Arlington
St. Peter’s
James Wolfe
C. H. Buckley
John Clawson
Clarence Holden
Frank Hurley
Daniel Keeler
H. James Wallace
James Bullard
Leo M. Brimmer
Alan Evens
L. B. Herrmann
Loyal
Arthur Bleau
Burgess Road
Veterans’ Hospital
White River Junction
Moose Hall
Elks Club
Housing Authority
Barber
Michael J. Hogan Jr
Hogan
Bennington Village
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Bennington Parkl
Martin & Lewis
Harte Theatre
Cliff Robertson
Hammer
Worth Hoosick
James Stewart
Maureen Ohara
Technicolor
Panavision
M-S-M
Steve Reeves
Sandokan the Great
Bennington Municipal Court
Rosasco
Phoenix Professional Building
State Street
North Adams, Mass
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