Bennington Grants Bevins Junkyard License After Review
Selectmen reconsidered and granted Lloyd Bevins a conditional auto junkyard license for the Ore Bed Road site, saying conditions were met. Attorneys for nearby property owners argue proper notice and a new hearing are needed, and a public hearing may be required to reaffirm or revoke the license. The storm brought power outages across Bennington and surrounding towns with dozens of phone lines affected. restorations were under way.
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Lloyd Bevins
Bennington
John H. Williams II
Bevins
Williams
Norton Barber
Selectmen
Barber
Branch Street
Joseph Higgins
Richard van Santvoord
Lester Davis
Clarks Woods
Davis
Banner
No Permit No Circus State Officials Say
State officials warn that the Sells and Gray Circus may not open here Thursday without a state operating license and a town permit. BFRC sponsors plan proceeds for Bennington Retarded Children, while local controversy between selectmen and BFRC chief Rev. Earle Forman centers on licensing rules and the town license. Stillings of Montpelier confirms the circus did not apply for the licenses.
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Bennington Friends of Retarded Children
BFRC
Sells and Gray Circus
Bennington Selectmen
Earle Forman
Selectmen’s
Morton K. Stillings
Secretary of State
Montpelier
Stillings
Selectmen
Trustees Eye Property For New Firehouses
Village trustees directed Atty. John H. Williams to keep negotiations alive for a 100 by 100 foot Depot Street plot owned by Humble Oil near Depot West Main Street. They consider $6,500 asking price, aim to assess fair value, and note Stark and Putnam properties cannot both be sold for funding. The lot’s junkyard condition and curb appeal motivate a sale, with two fire companies to be housed and repairs needed on the Putnam Hose building.
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John H. Williams
Depot Street
Stark Hose
Putnam Hose
Humble Oil Company
Depot-West Main Street
Humble
Oil Company
Atty. Williams
Williams
Henry H. Mallory
Stark
Putnam
Village
Humble Company
Fire Company
Vermont Supreme Court upholds billboard removal ruling
The Vermont Supreme Court affirmed the lower court decision to remove six large billboards along U.S. 7 in Bennington and reversed a decree imposing damages on the town. The ruling followed appeals led by Town Counsel Norton Barber for the town and concerned Maurice Callahan and Sons of Pittsfield, Mass.
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Vermont Supreme Court
Bennington
High Court
Norton Barber
Supreme Court
Callhan
Divoll
Barber
Secretary of State
Callahan
U.S. 7
Bennington Village
Martin's Release Ordered After Court Finds Him Sane
Arnold W. Martin Sr. of Bennington, confined eight years after a not guilty by reason of insanity verdict for his wife’s murder, was ordered released from Waterbury State Hospital by Superior Judge William C. Hill. He walked from Bennington County Court and plans to live in Waterbury as a mason with Metayer Construction Co.
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Manchester
William C. Hill
Waterbury State Hospital
Arnold W. Martin Sr
Bennington
Martin
Bennington County Court House
Stephen Martin
Barre
Vermont
Waterbury
The
Metayer Construction Co
Rupert A. Chittick
State Hospital
Chittick
Reagan and Brown Win In California Primaries
Ronald Reagan won the Republican gubernatorial nomination in a landslide in his first bid for office, crushing former San Francisco Mayor George Christopher as he heads toward a 1966 race against incumbent Governor Edmund G. Brown. Brown barely beat Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty for renomination, with Reagan's margin widening the political clash in California.
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San Francisco
UPI
Ronald Reagan
California
Edmund G. Brown
Reagan
Hollywood
George Christopher
Brown
Los Angeles
Samuel W
Yorty
Christopher
Inside For column highlights graduation memories
Elizabeth Dwyer reflects on graduation time as memories, a yearbook snapshot of school life. A separate piece notes Bendi's final awards assembly, while Manchester selectmen hear resident ideas on highways, shaping local policy discussions across page references.
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Elizabeth Dwyer
Manchester
North Bennington trustees call June 15 meeting on Unification Act
North Bennington trustees vote to hold a public meeting for residents on June 15 at 8 p.m. at the firehouse to discuss unification. They condemn the Bennington LWV for pushing a second vote and note absentee voting is available for the June 21 townwide vote, with a deadline for absentee ballots.
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North Bennington
Bennington League of Women Voters
Bennington
League of Women Voters
Bennington Board of Selectmen
Ben
Nington
Unification Committee
Old Bennington
Negro Leaders Vow To Continue March Begun by James Meredith
In Hernando Mississippi top Negro leaders vow to tramp down a desolate highway continuing the Meredith march. James Meredith may leave hospital to join marchers as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr urges continuing to Jackson. Aubrey Norvell bound over for grand jury on assault charges.
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Hernando
Miss
UPI
Mississippi
James Meredith
Meredith
William Bowid
Memphis
Tenn
Centenary Baptist Church
Coldwater River Bridge
Martin Luther King Jr
Jackson
Aubrey James Norvell
King
Teen Age Liquor Bill Adopted In New York
ALBANY N Y The Senate approved a bill making it unlawful for under 18 year olds to drink or possess alcohol in public places The measure amends the penal law to treat possession of an open container by a minor as evidence of intent to consume The penalty can include a fine up to 50 dollars or up to 30 days in jail or both The bill notes that carrying an open container is sufficient for conviction Proponents say it will deter youths from drinking on streets beaches and parks The bill now goes to Governor Rockefeller for signature
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Albany
N. Y
Senate
Rockefeller
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Maurice Callahan
Sacramento
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Bendi
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