Bennington Head Start Program Starts June 29
The 1966 Summer Head Start program in Bennington begins June 29 at 8:30 under deputy director John Riddle. Raymond Roy leads elementary services for Bennington School District. Over 60 youngsters will receive full instructional, medical and dental services, snacks, hot lunches, and a fulltime social worker during sessions at Bennington Elementary School through August 19, with several field trips planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Bennington Area
John Riddle
Bennington-Rutland
Opportunity Council
Raymond Roy
Roy
Beverly Rosen
Nancy Curtis
Margaret
Peg) Sausville
Ethel Hamilton
Marion Riddle
Sherry Bentley
Elaine Peacock
Sylvia Mack
Elizabeth Hutchins
Karen
Deborah Allen
Lennora Vandale
Rachael Kinney
Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union
Nancy Crosby
University of Vermont
Burlington
Riddle
Mt. Anthony
Hershey Stands Firm On Draft
Washington UPI report notes Selective Service Director Lewis B. Hershey opposes changes to draft law. House Armed Services Committee hearings consider lowering peacetime draft age from 26, possibly to 22 or 23, to allow earlier planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
tHf
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
House Armed Services Committee
Congress
L. Mem del Rivers
D-S.c
Food price decline marked in May report
Washington UPI reports May saw the first drop in food prices since September, helping curb overall consumer costs. The modest 0.1 percent rise in the cost of living followed three straight months of sharp increases, with food reversing trend and contributing to the slower inflation pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Viet Nam Casualties Decline
Viet Nam casualties fell sharply in the week to June 18. U S casualties killed in action dropped from 142 to 79 and wounded from 741 to 567. South Vietnamese deaths rose to 175 with 20 missing. Viet Cong losses fell to 928 killed and 232 captured as the Buddhist crisis waned.
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Saigon
Vps
U.S
USS
Viet Cong
May Traffic Counts Show Small Shifts on Vermont Routes
The Vermont Department of Highways reports minor changes in May traffic on three major streets. U.S. 7 Shaftsbury rose 0.8 percent, Vt. 11 Peru climbed 3.2 percent, and Vt. 9 Wilmington fell 2.3 percent in May this year versus May 1965. Over the 12 month period ending May 1966, U.S. 7 up 0.8 percent, Vt. 11 up 6.8 percent, and Vt. 9 down 0.2 percent from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Automatic
Vermont Department of Highways
U.S
Shaftsbury
Peru
Vt. 9
Wilmington
U.S. 7
Vt. 11
Antares the red giant and aging stars in astronomy notes
Astronomy notes discuss Antares in Scorpius appearing redder through optics indicating an older giant star nearing extinction and eventual rebirth over millions of years. The piece also reports on U.S. price trends with May CPI at 112.6 of 1957-59 average and ongoing high living costs, including clothing and mortgage interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antares
Airport plan hinges on state and federal aid and bids
Town officials discussed Burlington Airport expansion with FAA aid potential and the need to acquire land. They considered using 75 percent reimbursement from federal and state funds, hiring an engineer for detailed plans, and timing work to align with bid ads next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Knapp
FAA
Joseph Higgins
Selectman
Louis F. Lausville
Dean Hanson
William H. Morse
Town Airport Commission
Charles Tilgner II
Town Planning Commission
Selectmen
Alma Langlois
Area Obituaries and Local Notices
Obituary notices for Edith A Bosworth aged 79 of 113 Valentine St and Lafave J Dary of Jacksonville with service details. Londonderry and related obits note Guy Dudley Peck and funeral plans. burglary incident in South Orange with neighbor advisory quote and $210,000 loss in valuables plus $10,000 jewelry theft.
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Edith A. Bosworth
Valentine St
Brooklyn
N.Y
Frank
Edith Bosworth
Brattleboro
Woodstock
Rutland
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Hanson - Walbridge Funeral Home
South Orange
B.d
UPI
Max Epstein
Epstein
High School Student Helps Children in Viet Nam
Deborah Abrams, a Bennington High School junior, has collected soap and sewn clothing for Vietnamese children for six months. After a cousin in the Vietnamese Army requested aid last February, she sent two shipments totaling about 25 pounds. the first was mainly soap, the second clothes sewn by Debbie and Betsy Jones. She plans a final shipment by late August and welcomes any clothing, soap, or postage money.
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Debbie
Deborah Abrams
Viet Nam
Gypsy Lane
Robert C. Hunt
Go Cong
Hunt
Birmingham
Ala
Betsy Jones
West Road
Bennington
Europe
U.S
Betsy
West Point
Panama
Saigon
University of Alabama Medical Center
Albany, N.Y
Donald B. Abrams
Aiken Seeks Major Change To School Milk Bill
Sen George D Aiken announced plans to amend a bill integrating the special milk program into the national school lunch act. The measure would target home incomes under 2000 and cap annual funding at 100 million dollars. The agriculture committee plans a revision before Senate debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George D. Aiken
Agriculture Committee
Senate
Vermont
Sen. Aiken
Agricultural Appropriations
Radiation waste rules questioned by Bartlett in Senate speech
UPI reports Senator Bartlett of Alaska charged federal guidelines for handling hot mining wastes lack adequate scientific basis and long term safety consideration. He cited uranium mill tailings in Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah and criticized current AEC standards while calling for stronger measures to protect public health and long lived hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Sen
E. L. Bartlett
Alaska
Senate
Bartlett
San Miguel
Animas
Corrado
Atomic Energy Commission
Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
The
Hospital Notes June 22 1966 Admissions and Discharges
Hospital notes from Wednesday June 22 1966 list admissions including Mrs Eliza Davis Mrs Edith Leray Bennington Ronald Whitton North Bennington and others. Discharges include George Squires Mrs Constance Hughes Miss Mary Cole and several patients from Bennington North Bennington Manchester Hoo Sick Falls Eagle Bridge NY Jacksonville and Arlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Davis
Edith Leray
Bennington
Ronald Whitton
North Bennington
George Squires
Constance Hughes
Mary Cole
Lynne Jurentkoff
Richard Morse
James Myers
Richard Palmer
Manchester
Louis Wright
Hoosick Falls
Patricia Moses
Eagle Bridge
N.Y
Kevin Harvey
Arlington
Marjorie Sabia
Jacksonville
Dow Jones Closing Averages Reported For June 1966
The Noon-June 238, 1966 figures show Dow Jones averages across sectors with Industrials at 904.12 up 3.12, Railroads at 232.26 down 0.85, and Utilities at 132.78 up 0.03. Composite index stands at 315.23 with totals around 3,510,000 shares.
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Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
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Second Congregational Church of
May
Labor Department
Lafave J. Dary
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Robert Deniker
Leslie White
Covey
Fred Deane
Charlemont
Mass
Frank Deane
Chesterfield
N.H
Lafave Gammell
Griswoldville
Francis Miner
Leo Miner
Still
Fitchburg
Springfield
Sudbury
Savoy
Baldwinville
Athol
Greenfield
North Adams
Ashfield
Colrain
Westonville
Mechanicville
Stillwater
Dover
Searsburg
Halifax
Whitingham
Guy D. Peck
Londonderry
Guy Dudley Peck
Weston
Philetus and
Sophronia (Graves) Peck
Chester
Williams Bros. Lumber Co
Flora Warner
Lawrence M, Peck
Wayne L, Peck
Hollis E, Peck
Hebron
Alvin F. Peck
St. Petersburg
Fla
Gale Peck
Jay Peck
Ada Sheehan
Laura Coburn
Congregational Church
Richard Pryce
Riverside Cemetery
Adams Funeral Home
My Loi
Hoa Ton District
South Viet Nam
Major Hunt
Aiken
David H. Greenberg
Norman H. Greenberg
Colonial Garden Apartments
Mt. Hermon School
Green Mountain
VFW
Bennington Lions Club
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Theodore Thomas
Knights of Columbus
New York City
Mason Amadon
Yankee Stadium
Pope Paul VI
Baptist Friendly Circle
Greenwood Lodge
Woodford
Joseph Shea
Marcia Knapp
Beverly Hager
Helen Shields
Jackie Smith
Susan Buck
Ernest Dean
Grant St
Pownal Road
George Beshara
Elks Club
Wilson Ford
Bennington Drive
Fkarr Lady
Atorey Hepburn
Rex Harrison
Stanley Holloway
Theodore Ball
Sir Ram Se
EC Beason Ui Tair
Frede Erik IC Owe
Curtunes
Andre Prewin
New York
Walt Disney
Reno
Harte Theatre
Seals
United Artists
SUN
Swift’s
Armour Star
DAISY
Safford and
Gage Streets
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