Bennington Area Road Work And Local Events Noted
Lane Construction Co. machinery moves through the village toward Sear sburg to build drainage on the Bennington Brattleboro road near the Deerfield River. work also begins on Woodford road with Oct 15 completion target. The Story of Bennington film project starts with Sunshine Studios and local talent involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane Construction Co
Searsburg
Bennington- Brattleboro
Deerfield River
Woodford
Lane Co
Bennington
Mr. Harte
General Stark Theatre
Neshoba County Sheriff Aids 1964 Civil Rights Murders
On June 21 1964 Deputy Cecil Ray Price of Neshoba County helped a mob kill civil rights workers James Chaney Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner. The incident followed major 1960s riots and precedes later clashes in Watts and across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Chaney
Andrew Goodman
Michael Schwerner
Cecil Ray Price
Neshoba County
Mississippi
Chaney
Goodman
Schwerner
University of Mississippi
Birmingham
Washington
Watts
North
Meridian
Price
Schwerner and Goodman
Philadelphia
Highway 19
Nixon Annulment Idea Sparks Comedy and Debate
A columnist muses on annulling Nixon as a political compromise amid Watergate. The piece jokes about Brazil’s cassado system, imagines Nixon remaining in office while shunning politics, and notes potential gains for both parties before pivoting to civil rights era events and the burial of a Mississippi trio by a bulldozer, with a closing note that the letter was signed by 22 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Mitchell
Nixon
Congress
Brazil
United States
White House
Let the home gardener plant potatoes despite potato bugs
A columnist lamented how potato bugs invade newly planted potato rows even miles from any previous potato crops. He jokes the bugs travel via eerie news networks or teleportation, then mocks science for not stopping them, wondering how Colorado beetles reach faraway grounds and why no action is taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
NBC
Colorado
Can We Save Them From Leukemia News Card
Washington parents of cancer patients push for expanded federal funding as they recount 11-year-old Danny McGaughy’s death from leukemia and celebrate progress in chemotherapy and radiation therapies. Candlelighters advocates argue earlier detection, universal care, and better research funding could save more lives amid funding shortfalls and gaps in implementing new treatments nationwide. They cite NCI grant delays, laminar flow room needs, and trained researchers as ongoing obstacles to accelerating the war on cancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Danny McGaughy
Danny
Robert McGaughy
Danny S
McGaughys
Candlelighters
National Cancer Institute
NCI
Children’s Hospital
Michael R. Swift
Nei Carolina Memorial Hospital
NCI Advisory Board
Takashi Honda
Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital
Philadelphia
Boston
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Edward E. Wood
Bennington Aerie of Eagles
Vermont State Aerie
F.C.E
Biller Bros. Circus
Patricia Dailey
William Dailey
Shaftsbury
National Student Ywca
YMCA
Molly Stark
Greater Bennington
William F.D. Smith
Prudential Committee
Marian Taylor
Convent Avenue
Mt. Anthony Union High
Judy Moore
Marie Grand
Memorial Park
New York City
New York Stock Exchange
Truman
U.S
South Korea
Luzon Island
Philippines
George F. Will
Washington Post
Neshoba
By Dick West
UPI
U.S. Senate
FBI
Borwis
Agee
THE
American Civil Liberties Union
Boston Globe
Mahar & Sons Funeral Home
Edward D Mahar
Main St
NFDA
Lipton Ice
Swift Premium
Daisy
de Monte
Pfieffer
Pfieffer Coleslaw Dressing
Swifts Premium
Raspberries
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