Rev Homer C Bryant to resign as Vermont Baptist leader
Rev Homer C Bryant announced plans to resign this fall after 28 years as executive director of the Vermont state Baptist Convention and 33 years of total service to the organization. In Montpelier, liquor sales through May reached 13.91 million dollars, up about 10 percent from the prior year, driven by malt and wine tax gains.
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Burlington
UPI
Homer C. Bryant
Vermont State Baptist Convention
Bryant
State Baptist Organization
Teen in critical condition after self-inflicted rifle accident
East Fairfield resident George W. Conley Jr., 16, was on the Mary Fletcher Hospital danger list in Burlington after a rifle discharged when he believed it was unloaded. He had been target shooting near his home and was moved from Kerbs Hospital in St. Albans to Burlington for treatment.
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East Fairfield
Burlington
George W. Conley Jr
Mary Fletcher Hospital
Kerbs Hospital
St. Albans
Conley
Dry spell spurs county disaster area steps in New York
Troy Rensselaer and Washington counties move to seek disaster area designation due to a prolonged drought. Letters to the New York Disaster Committee outline hay acreage damage and notes milk production remains normal as farmers feed winter grain. Governor Rockefeller must approve the petition.
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Troy
Rensselaer
Washington
New York Disaster Committee
Nelson Rockefeller
New England college openings in six-state area
About 4 500 fall openings in New England colleges shown by a June survey from the New England Board of Higher Education. Most vacancies for commuter students. over 80 percent at private colleges and 19 percent at public institutions.
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Springfield
New England
New England Board of Higher Education
Six-State
Williamstown Summer Theater accepts 35 apprentices
The Williamstown Summer Theater expands to 35 apprentices for its 10th season opening July 3 with Man For All Seasons. Dolore Ferraro directs the apprentice program, which includes daily classes and two August productions.
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Williamstown
Dolore Ferraro
Kennedy Improves as Victims' Funerals Held
Sen Edward M Kennedy remained in care after a plane crash that killed two friends. His back injury is described as improving while funeral services were conducted in Northampton Massachusetts for the deceased.
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Northampton
Mass
UPI
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Cooley-Dick
Jason Hospital
Kennedy
Joan
Southampton
Andover
Edward S. Moss
Lawrence
Edwin Zimny
Birch Bayh
Louella Hennessy
Walpole
Robert F. Kennedy
R. Sargent Shriver
Kennnedy
Peace Corps
Shriver
Bayhs
New Hampshire Legion Calls For Subversives Probe
The American Legion in Claremont NH passed a resolution urging a complete investigation into the use of state supported schools by subversive elements. The move followed James W. Jackson's UNH campus appearance, with Gov. John W. King applauding opposition to Communists on campus.
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Claremont, N.H
New Hampshire Department of the Legion
University of New Hampshire
James W. Jackson
the Legion
John W. King
Accused Arsonist in N H Fire Placed Under Observation
A 21 year old Lebanon man accused of starting an eight million dollar fire that killed two men and destroyed a major section of Lebanon’s business district is under psychiatric observation. Albert H Healey pleaded innocent to murder while perpetrating arson. He faces trial after a mental competency review at the New Hampshire State Hospital in Concord.
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Lebanon
N.H
UPI
Albert H. Healey
Healey
George LeMay
Grafton County Superior Court
Thomas J. Morris
Plymouth
New Hampshire State Hospital
Concord
Two UNH Students Die in Fire Born Same Day
In Durham New Hampshire a $50 000 blaze leveled the Phi Kappa Alpha fraternity house killing two UNH college students George A Blunden Jr Gorham and Douglas Fillebrown Portsmouth both born November 13 1944. Their bodies were found amid charred rubble as a dozen others escaped. Only one wall and a burned chimney remained.
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Durham, N.H
UPI
Phi Kappa Alpha
University of New Hampshire
George A. Blunden Jr
Gorham
N.H
Douglas Fillebrown
Portsmouth
N,h
Fraternity and Sorority
Connecticut Man Arrested For Calif Slaying
Waterbury resident Alfred J. Johnson 20 turned over to Los Angeles detectives to face murder charges in the Lakewood California service station attendant killing. He allegedly fled to avoid prosecution after the Sept. 10 slaying, with two accomplices already given life terms. The FBI traced him via a license number he left on the victim’s uniform. Johnson used the alias Richard Taylor while in Connecticut.
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New Haven, Conn
UPI
Waterbury
California
Authoorities
Lakewood
Calif
Alfred J. Johnson
Los Angeles
U.S
Robert H. Alcorn
Johnson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Naugatuck
Conn
Richard Taylor
Connecticut
Reappointment Decision Looms for Federal Power Commissioner Ross
Federal Power Commissioner Charles R. Ross awaited word on a possible five year term extension. Ross, a liberal Republican previously appointed in 1962, drew support from Gov. Hoff and several lawmakers while White House aides kept mum on the timing of a decision.
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Washington
UPI
Charles R. Ross
FPC
Ross
Vermont Public Service Board
Johnson
Kennedy
Court Denies Hearing For R I Killers
The U S Supreme Court denied a hearing for Russell Nelson and Fred Martineau two Rhode Island men sentenced to hang for the 1959 murder of Maurice Gagnon in Nashua New Hampshire. Their appeals argued illegally seized evidence and prolonged questioning without counsel. The New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld convictions, and Gagnon’s body was found Feb 9 1959.
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New Hampshire
Russell J. Nelson
Providence
Fred J. Martineau
Pawtucket
Hillsborough County
New Hampshire Supreme Court
Nelson and
Martineau
Nelson
Gagnon
Nashua
MacBride Vows To Fight Vermont Reapportionment
Vermont Republican gubernatorial hopeful Roger MacBride says he will mobilize small town representatives and selectmen to oppose legislative reapportionment. He argues for geographic representation and notes a Supreme Court ruling prompts action in Vermont. He calls the issue nonpartisan and frames it as preserving 170 years of political heritage.
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Vermont
Washington
Supreme Court
MacBride
Benjamin Franklin
Bennington Banner Publishing Details and Rates
The Bennington Banner, published daily except Sundays and holidays from 425 Main St. Bennington Vermont, is a United Press International member. Advertising and newsroom contact numbers are listed. Subscription rates vary by location with 3 months at 6.30 in Vermont and 7.00 elsewhere, rising to 25.00 per year for U.S. readers.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington, Vt
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
Vermont
U.S
Bennington
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