Board Considers Planetarium Plan in Bennington
U. S. Weather Observer Paul W. Bohne told the union school board that federal matching grant chances for a Bennington planetarium are currently dead. He, school director John Riddle, and architect Richard Diamond presented a plan for a planetarium near the new union high school after a prior Town Farm site grant was denied and deemed unsuitable for observatory use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Paul W. Bohne
Union School Board
Bennington
Bohne
John Riddle
Richard Diamond
Union High School
Union School
Washington
Diamond
Park Street
White Park Street
Bennington Briefs Highlights Local Meetings and Notices
Local groups report meeting changes and events in Bennington. Women's Society at Colgate Hall 8 p.m. Tuesday presents Challenge of the Cross led by Lamplighters under Mrs H Glenn Payne. 1-40 Club meets Tuesday 8 p.m. at Mabel Mattison's home. A food sale runs Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Central Vermont Public Service Corp store. Senior Citizens Club meets Monday 7:30 p.m. at the Twilight Room of the F.O. Eagles. donations for Easter basket invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society of the First Baptist Church
Colgate Hall
The
Lamplighters
H. Glenn Payne
Mabel Mattison
Coffee House Committee
Vermont Public Service Corp
Senior Citizens Club
F.O. Eagles
North Street
Goldwater Attacks RFK Plan On Haiphong Raids
In Pittsburgh Barry Goldwater blasted Robert Kennedy’s plan to halt raids and seek talks within a week. He urged U S forces to close Haiphong port and neutralize MIGs around Hanoi, calling Kennedy’s proposal stupid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPS
Barry Goldwater
U.S
Haiphong
Hanoi
Robert Kennedy
Higgins Defends Town Expenditures and Sewer Extensions
Higgins defended past town spending as basic services and argued sewer extensions are essential for health as population grows. He noted cost sharing with state and federal agencies covers half the work and may rise, stressing the town should continue essential projects while older ones phase out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higgins
Eldred
Selectman
Selectmen
Alma Langlois
Roaring Branch
Conference on Mental Health Aids Bennington Residents
Bennington residents including Joseph Lo Piccolo attended a two day mental health conference at Weeks School Ver gennes and the Middlebury Inn Middlebury. Speakers from the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Institutions included Dr Harrison Greenleaf Dr Hans Huessy and Dr Jonathan Leopold with emphasis on services and funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Lo Piccolo
United Counseling Service
Bennington
Weeks School
Vergennes
Middlebury Inn
Middlebury
Margaret Hanifin
Kathryn Apgar
Walter LaGrange
Jackie Breen
Dept. of Mental Health
Dept. of Institutions
Harrison Greenleaf
Hans R. Huessy
UVM
Jonathan Leopold
Board weighs new band uniforms at Mt Anthony
Mt Anthony school directors approved in principle a plan for new band uniforms blending blazers with trousers or skirts. John Carton proposed 100 blazers plus 50 bottoms and estimated 4000 dollars, contrasting with 5000 for full band uniforms. Old uniforms sparked debate on their fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony
John Carton
Carton
Marian C. Taylor
Barton Jenks
Union Board
School Board
Jenks
Anthony
Dodd Hearings Scheduled By Senate Ethics Panel
The Senate Ethics Committee will begin hearings March 13 into charges that Sen. Thomas J. Dodd pocketed about 450000 in re election contributions and funds raised at testimonial dinners. Chairman John C. Stennis and Vice Chairman Wallace F. Bennet announced the plan after more than a year of investigation. The charges allege Dodd kept about 200000 for personal use from testimonial dinners and events and may have diverted 250000 in 1964 campaign funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPS
Senate Ethics Committee
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Wallace F. Bennet
Utah
Dodd
Hospital Notes Admissions and Births in Various Towns
Admissions include Edward Hunt Eagle Bridge NY Martha Violetti East Arlington Philip Pratt Pownal Clarence Sausville Hoosick Falls Discharges list Betty Ferenc Pawlet Emil Boutin Mrs Michelene LaBeau and son Bennington Births Mr and Mrs Robert Johnson 124 Congress St a son March 2 and Mr and Mrs Duane Mason 138 Pratt St a son March 2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Hunt
Eagle Bridge
N.Y
Martha Violetti
East Arlington
Philip Pratt
Pownal
Clarence Sausville
Hoosick Falls
Betty Ferenc
Pawlet
Emil Boutin
Michelene LaBeau
Robert Johnson
Congress St
Duane Mason
Pratt St
Funeral service for Charles L. Houghton of Park Street
The funeral of Charles L. Houghton of 119 Park St was held Thursday at Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home with Rev. Herbert W. Sanderson officiating. Committal prayers were offered for entombment in Park Lawn Cemetery. Houghton, long in Albany Troy haberdashery, died Monday at his home. Bearers were Howard Towsley, Ellis Winslow, Burt Rockwood, and George Beshara. Burial in Village Cemetery planned for spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L., Houghton
Park St
Hanson - Walbridge
Herbert W. Sanderson
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Park Lawn Cemetery
Mr. Houghton
Albany Troy
Howard Towsley
Ellis Winslow
Burt Rockwood
George Beshara
Harrington Rites Set Sunday
Navy Lt. Frank Lin Harrington veteran pilot with over 100 Vietnam missions dies in Okinawa plane fire. Funeral with full military honors Sunday at 2 p.m. at First Methodist Church, burial at Park Lawn Cemetery. Navy personnel plan escort. body arrives Albany 5 40 p.m. today. Calling hours Saturday 2–4 and 7–9 p.m. Fund to honor track athlete at Mt Anthony Union High School being considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Franklin H. Harrington
Vietnam
Okinawa
Harrington
Gaylord Harrington
East Road
First Methodist
Melvin R. McGaughey
Park Lawn Cemetery
Park Lawn Chapel
U.S. Naval Reserve
Pittsfield
Mass
Hanson - Walbridge Funeral Home
Navy Department
San Francisco
American Airlines
Albany
William D. Kipem
U.S. Navy
Mt. Anthony Union High School
University of Vermont
Dean Hanson
Hanson- Walbridge Funeral Home
Fight Over School Funds Sparks Partisan Clash in Congress
Top House Democrats vow to oppose Johnson admin cuts to education spending. Chairman Perkins and Rep. Green criticize a 1968 budget proposal calling for $1.2 billion for poverty-area districts and $3.3 billion for four programs, arguing for higher totals to fund classrooms and facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
House Education and Labor Committee
Carl D. Perkins
D-Ey
Edith Green
Perkins
U.S
Harold Howe II
Poverty Area
Green
Howe
County Juniors to Attend UVM Citizenship Conference
Bennington County juniors, with social studies teachers, join over 200 delegates for the eighth Vermont Youth Citizenship Conference March 30 and 31 in Waterman Building at the University of Vermont. The event is sponsored by UVM Government Research Center and state education groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Bennington County
Vermont
Waterman Building
University of Vermont
Government Research Center
State Department of Education
Vermont Headmasters’ Association
Vermont Superintendents’ Associa
Williamstown Youth Placed On Probation By Court
A 17 year old Williamstown resident had charges dropped in Bennington District Court while Michael Joseph McCarthy received a suspended sentence to Weeks School for delinquent minor status. He faced two grand larceny counts tied to car thefts in Pownal and was apprehended on U S 7 in Manchester with driving without a license and related charges. He pleaded not guilty Jan 25 and was bailed at $500. The court recommended probation with school attendance and no vehicle ownership without probation officer consent, approved by Judge Morrissey. McCarthy was represented by Robert E. Cummings Jr and the Vermont Council on the Social Sciences with support from Sears Roebuck Foundation. The event kicks off a program theme The Offender and Society focusing on individual rights and public order, with Vermont students to compete at Tufts University in June. Bennington County participants and schools are listed.
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Williamstown
Mass
Bennington
Michael Joseph McCarthy
Weeks
McCarthy
Leonard Winfield Johnson
Pownal
Francis Richard Bushee
John P. Morrissey
Benjamin E. Rusileski
Burr & Burton Seminary
Manchester
Donna M. Tuttle
William D. Fritts Jr
William Bell
Anthony Union High School
Elizabeth J. Clawson
David D. Steece
Richard H. Caswell
Whitingham High School
Nancy Ruth Adams
James Robinson
James F. Sullivan
Wilmington High School
Linda Goodwin
Arthur C. Hall
Daniel Wesson III
Completion Still Set for June At Mt Anthony School
Mt Anthony Union School Board heard that heat is on in the north wing ahead of a June 1 completion date from Fuller Construction. Heating in the south wing is due about March 15 with roofing nearing finish. June 1 remains the estimated completion date as a budget review for next year is planned the week of March 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Union School
Union High School
Fuller Construction Company
Fuller
Norman Stratton
Howard F. Kelley
Kelley
Marian C. Taylor
Powell Wins Round In N Y High Court
New York's Court of Appeals ruled 6-1 that Adam Clayton Powell does not owe $100,000 in punitive damages to Esther James, a Harlem widow, in her libel suit. The court sent back $56,000 in compensatory damages for retrial, saying the punitive award stemmed from contempt citations, not fraud. Contempt judgments for Powell remain unresolved as he delays payment and questions in court continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N.Y
UPI
State Court of Appeals
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Esther James
James
Powell
Police Department
Puerto Rico
Yvette
Court of Appeals
New York State
High Court
New York
Marines battle near DMZ kill 114 enemy in two fights
Viet Village nist forces suffered heavy American losses in the Hill 125 combat as a multi battalion U S Marine force engaged determined North Vietnamese regulars in thick jungle just south of the DMZ. A second Marine action against remnants of routed troops raised Communist deaths to 114 in total.
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U.S
Dmz
Hoffa Reorganizes Teamsters Amid Jail Imminent
James R Hoffa, facing possible jail time, moves to reorganize union leadership Harold Gibbons named caretaker of the Central Conference Frank Fitzsimmons will assume Hoffa’s duties as chief of the Teamsters after a Baltimore meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
UPI
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Harold Gibbons
Central Conference of
Hoffa
Baltimore
Frank Fitzsimmons
Fire kills race horses in Hinsdale New Hampshire
Hinsdale New Hampshire fire destroyed a barn owned by Albert Huffman killing or destroying seven race horses. Raymond Elliott of Brattleboro formerly of Bennington owned six of the horses including Laura Hall and Bar Discovery. Elliott valued his loss at eight to ten thousand dollars while Huffman estimated fifteen thousand dollars in property damage. The cause of the blaze was not determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinsdale
N.H
Raymond Elliott
Brattleboro
Bennington
Albert Huffman
Elliott
Bert Elliott
Quinlan Drug
Laura Hall
Bar Discovery
Huffman
Obituaries in Petersburg and Tucson
PETERSBURG New York Henry C Cook 83 a Poultney native died unexpectedly at Petersburg home Coroner natural causes Sheriff investigated Funeral Saturday 10 am Thomas M Barber Funeral Home Petersburg Rev Donald Dixon Peters burg Baptist Church officiating Cremation at Gardner Earl Memorial Chapel Troy No survivors TUCSON Ariz Sylvester R Battaglia 62 Troy native and former Battaglia Brothers Produce Co owner died Wednesday in Tucson Lived in Troy until moving to Tucson 13 years ago co owner of Tucson Produce Co Survivors include wife Marie and three daughters and 13 grandchildren Funeral in Tucson Saturday
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Petersburg
N.Y
Henry C. Cook
Poultney
Edward Pratt
Robert Higgins
John B. Betar
Thomas M. Barber
Donald Dixon
Petersburg Baptist Church
Gardner Earl
Troy
Tucson, Ariz
Sylvester R. Battaglia
Battaglia Brothers Produce Co
Tucson
Tucson Produce Co
Marie
Joesph Esposito
Latham
Jaques Kiere
Paris
France
George Barker
Sunnyvale
Calif
Canes Venatici Visible Near Dipper in Evening Sky
Astronomy notes describe Canes Venatici becoming clearly visible high in the northeast as the Dipper rotates around the celestial pole. Notable stars Cor Caroli meaning The heart of Charles and Chara meaning Joy identify the hunting dogs of Bootes in the sky.
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Charles
Canes Venatici
Bootes
Ursa Major
Big Bear
Celestial North Pole
Stock Averages Retreat on Mixed March 8 Trading
Dow Jones industrial average fell 0.17 to 847.10 while the 30-stock index and railroads showed nominal changes. Utilities edged down and the composite average stood at 304.51 with total volume around 5.06 million shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
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Bennington Briefs
Paul Jewett
Weeks Street
St. Petersburg
Fla
Warren Filkins
Cambridge, N.Y
Louis G. Graves
Louis Graves
Mitchell College
New London
Conn
Graves
Suffield Academy
Elks Club
Child Life
King’s Shoe Service
North St
Adv
London
National Federation of Clubs For
Mercia Emmerson
Aden
British Women’s Royal Army Corps
Goldwater
RFK
Library
YMCA
Kennedy
Arizona
United States
Arthur Faris
Harte Theatre
Michael
Anne
Inpertin
Charles L. Houghton
County High School
UVM Conference
Viet
Pittsfield, Mass
Carlo Ponti
David Lean
Panavision
Metrocolor
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