Observatory at Marlboro College Built by Volunteers
Marlboro College volunteers from the physics department and student body are constructing a small campus observatory on a rock ledge north of Mather House. Led by John W. MacArthur with financial help from Bernard W. Brooks, the project uses an eight inch lens and prefabricated frame work by student builders to mount a clock and motor system for time-exposed star photography.
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Marlboro
Marlboro College
Williams College
John W. MacArthur
Bernard W. Brooks
Great Barrington
Mass
Air Force
John Borden
Harry Eldridge
Mather House
Ease Up on Benny Goodman in Sochi
Soviet authorities eased restrictions on Benny Goodman and his band allowing filming and recording by American companies after U S Embassy pressure. A concert taping had been blocked Monday night by officials in Sochi before repeated calls to Moscow prompted the change.
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Sochi
Soviet Union
U.S
Benny Goodman
RCA Victor
NBC
Goodman
Black Sea
Moscow
Cambridge Area News Roundup of Local Residents
Local residents and visitors are noted in a string of briefs. Geologist Garrett Albert works for Maine state authorities in northern Maine after military discharge. Syracuse visitors Wayne Kenyon and Scott Henderson called on Mark and Mrs. Kenyon at Lake Lauderdale. The Stevensons spent a vacation week from WGY radio at South Fallsburg Catskills. Edward Decker and daughter Bessie remain in area hospitals. Brownies and mothers enjoyed a Deer Park picnic in Bennington. Ralph Galloway recovers from surgery at Leonard Hospital. Norman Bott and his wife spent the weekend at their South Cambridge home. A son was born June 3 at McClellan Hospital to Neil and Mrs Pearson. Malcolm Hamilton and family visited friends in Charlton. Belle Welling and other guests called on Burton and Belle Welling. I M Waters of Fort Pierce Florida enjoy summer at Collamer in North Cambridge. Mrs Lyons returned home from time at Myron and Mrs Collamer’s with infant Brian Anthony. Glenn Geer and family from Whitesboro were guests of Harringtons in North Cambridge, with visits from Quigley, Dale, David, and John Sullivan of Utica.
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Brownies
Deer Park
Bennington
Ralph Galloway
Leonard Hospital
Troy
Norman D. Bott
Cambridge
McClellan Hospital
Neil M. Pearson
Malcolm Hamilton
William Spink Sr
Ernest Henson
Charlton
Belle Welling
Fred Sherman
Charlotte Oliver
Claude Austin
Burton Welling
I. M. Waters
Fort Pierce
Fla
Colla
Malcolm Lyons
North Cam
Bridge
Myron Collamer
Brian Anthony
Ashgrove Road
Glenn Geer
Whitesboro
Otis G. Harrington
North Cambridge
Alsoy
Harrington
Leo Quigley
Dale
David
John Sullivan
Utica
Two Students Attend Law Conference at Tufts
North Bennington students Peter Holden and Laura Nowak, with adviser Bernard Leamy, represent North Bennington High School at the Nine States Youth Citizenship Conference on Tufts University Medford campus June 4 5 and 6. Some 150 students and 75 faculty will explore Liberty and Responsibility under Law and visit Boston sites. Holden heads Vermont delegation.
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North Bennington
Peter Holden
James S. Holden
Laura Nowak
Lionel Nowak
Bernard Leamy
North Bennington High School
Medford
Mass
Tufts University
Boston
Holden
Vermont
Arlington Girl Essay Winner in Vermont Contest
Arlington Memorial High School student Sharon Car bonti won third prize in a Vermont Historical Society statewide essay contest for her work Vermonts Adopted Sons and Daughters. First prize went to Richard McSheffrey of Montpelier High School for Smuggling in Vermont. Second prize to Rita Brown of Thetford Academy for her essay Justin Smith Morrill.
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Montpelier
Sharon Carbonti
Arlington Memorial High School
Vermont Historical Society
Vermont
Rita Brown
Thetford Academy
Justin Smith Morrill
Non-Operating Railroad Unions Win 10.28 Cent Wage Boost
About 450000 non-operating railroad workers will gain a 10.28 cent hourly raise under a one year agreement based on presidential fact finding. The plan tightens retroactive pay 4 cents to Feb 1 and 6.28 cents to May 1. Union leaders call the result a cautious compromise after protracted negotiations.
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Chicago
George E. Leighty
Bob Hope Receives Honorary Doctorate at Georgetown
Bob Hope was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at Georgetown University commencement. He quipped about the moment, noted his travels entertaining servicemen, and urged graduates to give of themselves for greater happiness and usefulness. Anthony Hope, among 1066 degree recipients, drew a playful reply from his father.
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Georgetown
Rapid Robert Hope
Gustave Weigel
Edward B. Bunn
S.J
Hope
Friml Seeks New Path as Stravinsky Debate Stirs Hollywood
In Hollywood Rudolf Friml, 77, reflects on a late burst of ambition to compose serious music after a long career in operettas. He says he improvises daily, treating tapes as raw material for symphonies and sonatas, though his output has remained slim since 1930. He contemplates a shift sparked by Stravinsky's reception.
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Hollywood
Rudolf Friml
Frimi
Bennington Polio Clinic Seeks 100 Signups
North Bennington PTA clinic invites children aged 2 months to 6 years for an oral polio vaccine on Monday June 11 from 9 20 to 11 30 at the school. To authorize vaccines the community must sign up at least 100 by Saturday. Parents contact Mrs Howard Nemerov Mrs M Leo Keough or Mrs Edward.
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North Bennington
PTA
Howard Nemerov
M. Leo Keough
Edward
Composer outlines summer plans for new orchestral pieces
A composer spoke of serious works and plans to perform new orchestral pieces in symphonic concerts in San Francisco and Cleveland this summer. Among the pieces is a timely tone poem titled Escape to Hong Kong.
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San Francisco
Cleveland
Hong Kong
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