Departing Teachers Honored at Bennington School Dinner
Nine staff members who will not return next year were honored at the Elementary School end of year dinner at Mount Anthony Country Club on May 28. Recipients received gifts and Bennington pottery. Margaret Muchmore and Ruth Bodine received plaques and money, with Bodine commemorated for service since the old Graded School.
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Bennington
Mount Anthony Country Club
Margaret Muchmore
Ruth Bodine
Ruth Simpson
Jean Goodermore
Alice White
Lynda Mosher
Helen Lillie
Sandra Lavanway
Theresa Jackson
Legion Seeks Flag Display From Memorial Day To Independence Day
The Vermont American Legion Auxiliary joins the national unit in urging all Americans to fly or display the flag from Memorial Day through Independence Day. The appeal emphasizes patriotic display and civic remembrance across communities in Montpelier and beyond.
Earns Degree At Castleton
Mrs. John F. Chapman of Rutland formerly Karen Bowmaker of Bennington earned a B.S. in education at Castleton State College May 24 during the 18th commencement. She graduates Bennington High School in 1966 and will teach fourth grade in Fair Haven in 1970-71. She made the dean's list at Castleton with a 3.4 GPA. Speaker Dr. Harold Abel urged patriotic unity as he spoke on The Challenge of the ’70s about freedom under law. The Legion Auxiliary promotes a five week period linking Memorial Day Flag Day and Independence Day with about 80 organizations joining, including the American Legion. The nominating committee meets at the Moose lodge Wednesday at 7 p.m. The kitchen will be closed until further notice. The annual bicycle safety program is this Saturday at 10 a.m. CORPUS CHRISTI Texas A premature baby weighing 1 pound 11 ounces, declared stillborn, revived an hour later en route to a funeral home and placed in an incubator. the mother is reported doing fine.
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Castleton
John F. Chapman
Rutland
Karen Bowmaker
Bennington
Castleton State College
Bennington High School
Proctor
Lincoln Street School
Fair Haven
Chapman
CSC
Harold Abel
the Freedoms Foundation
America
United States
The
Legion Auxiliary
American Legion
Corpus Christi
Tex
UPI
Memorial Medical Center
District Court judge handles multiple pleas and fines Monday
Judge John P. Morrissey presided in Bennington and North Adams cases. Walter Paligo pleaded guilty to breach of peace and paid 25 dollars. Dana Mears, 17, pleaded not guilty to careless and negligent driving and posted 50 dollars bail. Charles Hicks pleaded no contest to violation of the law, fine 50 dollars. Four men from North Adams cited for petty larceny of telephone wire pleaded guilty April 27 and were fined 25 dollars each. Joseph Webber Jr., 16, charged with entering a false alarm, pro forma plea, bail set at 50 dollars.
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John P. Morrissey
Walter J. Paligo
Bennington
Robert E. Cummings
Dana R. Mears
Branch St
Coolidge Street
Richard C. Jones
Clarksburg
Mass
Donald E. Tatro
Clayton E. Tatro
Earl E. Leonard
North Adams
New England Telephone Co
Charles H. Hicks
Woodford
James Stillman
Branch Street
Joseph P. Webber Jr
Lyons District
Bradford Street
Middlebury Chief Affirms Colleges Are Defenseless
Middlebury College President Dr James I Armstrong told a Mead Chapel audience that colleges should be free from restraints and not guarded by police. He warned that force on campuses undermines learning and risks undermining freedom, citing Hitler as an example of authoritarian control. Security cannot be bought at the cost of liberty.
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Middlebury
Mead Chapel
James I. Armstrong
Middlebury College
Hitler
Extended Forecast for New England Thursday to Saturday
UPI reports fair weather for Thursday through Saturday with cooler temperatures on Thursday. Highs will be in the 70s and lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s regionally, warmer by Saturday with highs mid 70s to low 80s and overnight lows in the 50s.
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Boston
UPI
New England
U.S. Weather Bureau
Miss Sennett Graduates From Trinity College in Sociology
Miss Anne Sennett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Sennett of Bennington, earned a bachelor of arts in sociology at Trinity College during commencement May 31. A Bennington Catholic High School alumna, she served as secretary of the International Relations Club 1968-69 and contributed to the school newspaper Triad.
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Burlington
Anne Sennett
William C. Sennett
Bennington
Trinity College
Sennett
Bennington Catholic High School
International Relations Club
Triad
Castleton Grads Struggle With Reading and Math
Castleton State College acting president Franklin Irwin said on WCAX TV that at least 40 percent of this year’s graduates will have trouble reading or writing. He blamed both high schools and colleges for producing underprepared students, noting Castleton admits mostly upper-half students who still lack English math and science skills.
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Burlington
UPI
Castleton State College
Castleton
Franklin Ir
Win
WCAX
Irwin
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Bodine
Florence Kinsley
Cora B. Whitney
Newport
Norman Goodermore
Bennington Pottery
Arthur Barriere
Betty White
Mildred Wheeler
Fannie Horst
Virginia Horst
Aldona Guilmette
Legion
Patriots
Moose
Moose Lodge
Baby Lives
Mahar & Son
Edward Db Mahar Fin Son Inve
Dhone
Bennington, Ve
NFDA
Bennington Bannerlephones
Bennington Banner
Main St
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
Vermont
U.S
St. Joseph College
Paula A. Grover
Paul Grover
North Bennington Road
Charles
Miss Sennett
Westinghouse
Laundromat
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