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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1970

Page

12

Seniors Win Dozens Of Mt Anthony Awards And Scholarships

Mt Anthony seniors received numerous honors at a graduation ceremony and an earlier awards night. Recipients include Joan Walker Elliot Gilman Award Douglas Paddock Bausch and Lamb Award Steven Rice Edith M Dewey Memorial Awards and many others with Dollars for Scholars gifts announced for both current students and former graduates.

Mt. Anthony Joan M. Walker Elliot S. Gilman Douglass Paddock Tansitor Robert Moreau Bausch and Lamb James Parker Ruth Adler Steven Rice Mary E. Rice Ann Rhinesmith Marion E. Tifft Tracy Barret Elaine Curran Peter M. Hoar Norshaft Lions John Douglas Paddock Ralf S. Kates Knights of Columbus Vincent Spinelli Martin Betts Linda Blake Dawn Thibodeau SWVEA Joan Walker Joseph Monroe Josephine M. Keller Barbara Chapman John Goodall Hutton Ellis Scholastic Darlene Berard Lucille Morse St. Joseph College Alexis Breese Mary E. Moore John R. Wilson Christine Ertell Lisa Townsend A.V.M American Association of University Women Laurie Cranston PFC Gerald S. Colvin Stephen Latif John James Jr. Industrial Arts Robin Steven C. Rice Michael F. Silver Gordon S. Sweet Dawn M. Thibodeau Katherine S. Wilkins Anthony Wright Denise Betit Helen Burgess Christopher Cranston Eric Crawford David Davis John Holland Anna Kinney Martha Marshall Leon Martell Sandra Myers Nancy Rounds

Prouty Signals Bid Focus on Vermonters and National Issues

In announcing re election plans Prouty stressed Vermonters will guide his campaign while acknowledging out of state funds and GOP support. He defended Nixon on Cambodia and outlined positions on ABM SALT and the environment, while noting Hoff as a better contrast on issues.

Page 1 Congress Prouty Meyer Burlington Fiore Bove Hoff Bove GOP Vermont Sen. Prouty Senate Nixon Cambodia Church-Cooper George D. Aiken Vienna Lake Champlain Interior Walter J. Hickel Hickel

Graduation Address Urges Duty and Patriotism at Mt. Anthony

Involving speakers praise civic duty and constitutional participation, the Mt. Anthony graduation features Hayes linking patriotism to public service and vote turnout. Teachers and students honored as diplomas are presented by William A. Castle, with a Benediction by Rev. Richard Lenehan and the class singing The Impossible Dream.

Peter Howe Richard Lenehan Grads

Consumer Protection Talk at Mt Anthony Club

William Gilbert assistant Vermont attorney general will speak on Whats New in Consumer Protection at Industrial Management Club event Wednesday at Mt Anthony Country Club. He is a Wesleyan 1964 and NYU Law 1967 graduate who practiced in Burlington before November’s appointment to head the Consumer Protection Bureau. He will be introduced by Max Perrotta Agway manager with Paul DeConinck Eagle Square plant manager and club advisory chair.

Industrial Management Club Mt. Anthony Country Club William Gilbert Vermont Gilbert Wesleyan University New York University Law School Burlington Consumer Protection Bureau Max Perrotta Agway Paul DeConinck Eagle Square

Border Alert Yields Fines For Drug Users

Border watch for illicit drugs leads to four convictions for marijuana possession in Vermont District Court in St. Albans. Defendants include John Olander and Karen Gutowski from Massachusetts, Donald Easson from Montreal, and Kenneth McKee from Lachine Quebec. Each received a $100 fine after pleading guilty as Operation Able expands border checks.

ST. Albans UPI Vermont John Olander Northampton Mass Karen Gutowski Florence Donald Easson Montreal Kenneth McKee Lachine Quebec

Swerving for Deer Injures 2 in Dorset

A midnight Dorset crash involved a 1964 Buick driven by Clarence R. Chittenden, 18, of Manchester Depot, who swerved to avoid a deer and hit a tree. He got a head bump. passenger Leo Reynolds, ? was treated for cuts and bruises before release. Car damage listed as right front end. Earlier on North Street, a 1963 Chrysler driven by Margaret Kaul, 20, of Cambridge, struck a parked 1969 Ford owned by Leon Carriere, 62, with minor damage to both vehicles.

West Road Dorset Clarence R. Chittenden Manchester Leo Reynolds Clifford B. Harwood North Street Chrysler Margaret M. Kaul Cambridge Mass Ford Leon J. Carriere Bennington

School Candidates Forum Tonight at Mt Anthony Union High

Mt Anthony Union High School voters can question 18 candidates for 11 school board posts tonight at 8 in the high school auditorium. The district seeks to inform voters with direct candidate responses in a face to face forum.

Mt. Anthony Union High School

New York Woman Dies in Vermont Motorcycle Crash

Mrs. Sondra Elaine Vedder, 25, of Napanoch New York, was killed when the motorcycle she rode with husband Robert L. Vedder 33 left Route 9 near Wilmington Vermont and plunged down a 20 foot embankment into the Deerfield River. He suffered injuries and was hospitalized in fair condition. The couple had been returning from motorcycle races in New Hampshire. This marked Vermont highway death number 40 for the year. Dr Milton Wolfe the regional medical examinerWas at the scene and authorized removal of the body.

Wilmington New York Sondra Elaine Vedder Napanoch N.Y Robert L. Vedder Route 9 Vedder Putnam Memorial Hospital Whitingham Rescue Charles Goodnow Wilmington Village Deerfield Vedders New Hampshire

Bennington Briefs Ups and meetings and a hospital admission

Bennington Day Care Center has a few openings for children of working mothers. Call 442-4553 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Women of the Moose will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. with officer installation. Emblem Club meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Elks Lodge. Senior Citizens card winners were Isabelle LaBarge and Wesley Montgomery. Eagles aerie 1861 meet tonight at 8 in the Eagles rooms. Mrs. Hazel Guetti of 138 Scott St. is in Putnam Memorial Hospital. Dr Oliver Durand’s office will close Sunday June 21 through Sunday June 28. hours resume Monday June 29.

Bennington Order of Eagles Aerie 1861 Eagles Hazel Guetti Scott St Putnam Memorial Hospital Oliver Durand

State Garden Clubs Cite Many For Beautification

Vermont garden clubs award more than 20 merit citations at Federation luncheon at Mountain Top Inn. Honors go to Bennington area members and media figures, with special tributes to conservation educator Mrs. Thomas Foster and WBTN staff. Local races for school boards noted with incumbents facing challengers before June 18 voting.

Thomas Foster Banner WBTN Belva Keyworth Melford Bushee Vermont Garden Club Bennington County Charles Tilgner III Old Bennington Frank Calvin

Obituary notices from Bennington area include Paquin and Whittier deaths

Obituaries record Raymond A Paquin Sr 55 of 317 Pleasant St owner of Ray's Market died at Putnam Memorial Hospital after rescue. Survivors include wife Alice Gardner and six children. Madella S Whittier 87 widow of Howard Whittier died at Prospect Nursing Home. no close relatives. Royal R Blyther 68 Hubbardston Mass former Arlington VT died at Henry Heywood Memorial. Florence S Harrington ?? funeral at Hanson-Walbridge. Edward J Bergeron 63 Atlantic City NJ former Bennington resident died after long illness. Burial plans and services listed. multiple survivors named across several obituaries.

Raymond A. Paquin Sr Pleasant St Ray Main Union Streets Putnam Memorial Hospital Bennington Charles Paquin Sr Lillian (Richards) Paquin Taunton Mass Wilson St. Francis de Sales Nancy A. Paquin Rockville Donald Jean) Maillet Clarksburg Barbara M. Paquin Patricia Paquin Raymond A. Paquin Jr North Olmstead Ohio John A. Paquin U.s.army Pleiku Vietnam Maryanna Nash Paul Lorraine) Caron Lewis Beatrice) Stratton Lillian Paquin Cambridge Edward H. Paquin North Bennington Charles E. Paquin Mahar & Son Funeral Home Bennington Rescue Squad Vermont Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases Inc Funeral Home Madella S. Whittier West Main St Howard W. Whittier Prospect Nursing Home Steuben Maine Joseph and Nancy (Stevens) Small Lynn Lynn Business College Middlesex County Melrose Baptist Church H. Glenn Payne Saugus Baptist Church Building Fund Funeral Home Office Hubbardston Royal R. Blyther Old Westminster Road Arlington Henry Heywood Gardner Deans and Eunice ( Parker) Blyther Sander Pine Mills Co Barbara Blyther Priscilla Pultorak Walter Blyther Effie Blyther East Arlington Mary Houghton Florence Jennings Smith Funeral Home Evergreen Cemetery Clifford Jennings Dean Houghton Poultney Dean Blyther North Clarendon Chester Pultorak Edward J. Bergeron Atlantic City N.J Mr. Bergeron Columbia University New York City Johnson and Messenger Interior Decorators Europe Norway Sweden West Indies Louise Bergeron C.J Alma) Dyer Clara B. Bergeron Robert Eleanor) Weichert

Hospital Notes Admissions and Discharges List

The record lists admissions Mrs. Jeanette LeBlanc Miss Mickie Jones Bennington John Viarengo Dorset Master Kenneth Hall East Dorset and discharges Master Joseph DeForge Floyd Harmon Warren E Paddock Master Ronald Salibury Ben nington Mrs Florence Brown North Bennington Mrs Mary Ann Brown and son Hoosick Falls.

Jeanette LeBlanc Mickie Jones Bennington John Viarengo Dorset Kenneth Hall East Dorset Joseph DeForge Floyd Harmon Warren E. Paddock Ronald Salibury Florence Brown North Bennington Mary Ann Brown Hoosick Falls

Foster Announces Run for Vermont House District 3-3

Thomas H. Foster of Monument Road announced as a Republican candidate for state representative from District 3-3. A Bennington official on planning bodies, he chairs the Scenery Preservation Council and aims to bill esthetic standards for scenic roads. His 1968 bid failed against incumbents R. Marshall Witten and George Van Santvoord. His wife Catharine O. Foster writes a conservation column for The Banner.

Thomas H. Foster Monument Road Bennington Vermont Foster R. Marshall Witten George van Santvoord Catharine O. Foster

Power Authority to bid on Champlain underwater cables

The New York Power Authority plans bids this summer to replace three Lake Champlain underwater cables, including the one that caused a major blackout last December in northwestern Vermont. By next winter, new 115,000 kilowatt cables are expected to stretch from Cumberland Head, New York to Grand Isle, Vermont, carrying power from upstate New York. A short in one cable led to a two hour outage mainly in Chittenden County before Christmas.

Grand Isle UPI New York Power Authority Lake Champlain Vermont Cumberland Head N.Y Upstate New York Chittenden County

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Bennington Banner Singer Exeter England Archie Coram Labor Party Washington United States Ku Klux Klan Hayes Adlai Stevenson Davis James L Consumer Protection Talk Kenneth Betit Reynolds Tool & Die Robert Bradt Thomas Hoyt Carl LaPierre YMCA Dudley Baker William McGuinness Dodge Industries Philip Kent Dodge The Bennington Briefs Women of the Moose Emblem Club Elks Lodge Isabelle LaBarge Wesley Montgomery Tyler Resch Henry Finnegan E. Dean Finney WTWN Manchester Garden Club National Council Arthur Gibb Royal B. Cutts Arthur H. Jones Middlebury Garden Club Bellows Falls Garden Club Brattleboro Floral Arts Club Laurance N. Wilson Vermont Leaf League of Women Voters R-3 3 Clyde Burgess Stephen H. Gilman Norman Stratton Raymond C. Murray Charles J. Sawyer Arthur P. Lemieux Jr Charles G. Salem Edward Rice Robert J. McWaters Mary S. Dailey John P. Laslo James Shea Shaftsbury Mary Lou Cross William F.D. Smith Pownal Donald Rogers David Adler Woodford Franklin Frantz Lawrence E. Harrington Leonard Rowe Peter Hoar Florence Harrington Florence S. Harrington West Street Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home Grandview Cemetery Alfred Scott North Bennington Baptist Church New Jersey Hanson-Walbridge Sacred Heart Church Park Lawn Cemetery Bennington College Champlain Cables Salem's Quart Basket
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