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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1966
Page
3
A vivid indoor outdoor celebration of summer break from school. Parents and children share cozy chaos and simple pleasures from open windows to popsicles, chores, and slow days. The piece contrasts adult calm with kids’ lively routines and ends playfully with a mother’s exasperated remark.
Popu lar Library paid 776000 for the rights to publish a paperback edition of Webster's New World Dictionary, the largest sum reportedly for a dictionary paperback. World Publishing Co. announced the deal at the American Booksellers Association convention in Washington. Also included are details on home laundering and U.S. family food expenditures with notes on detergent usage and income-based spending.
Atty Reuben Levin reappears at 70 and back in form after surgery. Look Magazine finds an error in Norman Rockwell’s Kennedy portrait for Look's Peace Corps series, later corrected in Stockbridge. Azalea bloom timing in Pittsfield forest peak week of June 12 to 19. Bake Off 198? dates announced with entry details. Stowe Festival of Music Aug 6 13 with Trapps and Sound of Music. Sweetbrook nursing home project in Williamstown with local physicians. The Beatles perform at Suffolk Downs Aug 18. Framingham’s Carousel Theatre books. Kathleen Meagher earns BA in English at Trinity College. Bob Brewster shoots hole-in-one at Ekwanok. Tammy Grimes and Jeremy Slate wedding in CA draws local interest. Philip Bemis to join NY agricultural tour. Flower arrangement course offered by Penn State University.
A dozen Soviet tourists were hurt Sunday when the deck of a barge used to reach a Seine River showboat collapsed. The captain said the travelers did not heed advice to walk around the bow and crossed boards over the hold.
New York UPI reports Pearl Chertok a CBS staff harpist discusses life as the sole woman among large orchestras. She enjoys a close kinship with male colleagues who spoil and support her, doing mending bow-ties and offering aspirin as needed. The Laconia New Hampshire native has spent 18 years as a network harpist amid mixed stereotypes about women in music.
The article notes textured white hose and lacy styles debuting for summer, with new fibers like Cantrece offering better fit. It discusses shadow welts and top fits as industry concerns, along with rising pantyhose hopes. separate segment profiles harpist Miss Chertok, recounting her TV appearances, harp care costs, and a rainy studio anecdote highlighting the instrument’s fragility and expense.
A reader recalls a carpeting ad scam and a deceptive sales pitch. The piece explains how ads lure buyers with low prices for three rooms then trap them with hidden charges and high pressure. It notes a Massachusetts Supreme Court decision on contract cancellation and urges caution to prevent loss.
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