Selectmen Hear Gas Water Report In Bennington Flats
Town Health Officer William H. Fox and engineer Edson White report ongoing probes into private well contamination in Bennington Flats from petroleum products. A leak was found at an Amoco station tank, with other sources under study. Tests at several stations face access issues. Selectmen seek cost recovery from oil firms and discuss future prevention regulations under a planned consolidation act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Flats
William H. Fox
Fox
Edson F. White
Walter L. Barber
Amoco
White
Sunoco
Tom DeMarco
St. Johnsbury
Norton Barber
Barber Garage
Clarence Wyman
Wyman
Barber
Investi
Selectmen
Bennington
Bennington brief notices span school, politics, and events
A semi monthly trustee meeting for the Bennington Graded School District is set for 7 30 tonight at Bennington Elementary. A League of Women Voters discussion on local government unification occurs at 8 at 134 Monument Ave the home of Mrs Clarence Howard. a sister representative from a local study committee attends. A St Patrick dinner dance is planned for Saturday at Mt Anthony Country Club with 7 p m dinner and dancing after. Spring skiing is reported at Stratton Mountain in full operation. A Williams College lecture on Living Races has been postponed due to Prof Carleton S Coon's illness. Ticket chairmen for the Women’s Interfaith meeting include Mrs Viola Goodyear for different churches. Goodyear is chairman for Church of God. The Cecelia Greene School of Dance Senior Rockettes will perform in a Grange show at Hoosick Thursday and Friday. J G Seaman of Cambridge will appear on WRGB at 8 with a tap dance routine. Senior Rockettes include Nancy Finnegan Amy Gillins Jill Fisher Diane Tate Barbara Pine Christine Rice Barbara Lawless Shirley Ranzona Kathy Maloney Carol Santo. A WOTM rummage and home bake sale is at Moose Hall Friday 7 to 9 and Saturday 10 to 3. ADV notices: Friday night dancing at F O Eagles Hall, Bennington Aerie with buffet after midnight. admission $1 for members and guests. ADV March 13 rummage sale at YMCA 10 to 3 March 13. District No 6 Practical Nurses Association of Vermont Inc items under $1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington League of Women Voters
Clarence Howard
Monument Ave
Cecelia Greene
Clayton
Banner
Vermont
Aflcio
Vermont Parent- Teachers Association
Marie Bergquist
Pleasant St
Vermont Pta
Bennington Council of Churches
Greater Bennington Association
Pta’s
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Afl-Cio
Local Labor Council
National Labor Council
National Labor Organization
Ethel Bruso
Mary Brissette
Clark W. Condon
Brissette
Bruso
Verder O. Elwell
Montpelier
Afl-Cio Committee On Political Education
COPE
Mississippi
Edward
Ted) Seaver
Jackson
Miss
National Cope
Hospital Notes Admissions and Discharges List
Admissions include Mrs. Ruby Schindler, Master Gary Oldham, Ed ward Bronson, Ern st Reed in Bennington Shaftsbury and Manchester Depot areas. Discharges include Arthur Eastman, Ralph Oakes, Mrs. Marie Burt and Floyd Rice in Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Schindler
Gary Oldham
Bennington
Edward Bronson
Shaftsbury
Ernst Reed
Manchester
Arthur Eastman
Ralph Oakes
Mrs. Marie Burt
Floyd Rice
Market Summary Snapshot of Industrials and Railroads
The report shows figures with 894.45 and 30 Industrials, 20 Railroads, 211.69 with .69, 15 Utilities, 161.18 with a minus .08, and a composite average at 314.38. Sales are listed as 2,330,000.
State Order To Remove U S 7 Billboards Expected Soon
Vermont state officials may issue an order to remove six large billboards along U S 7 in Bennington after selectmen opposed state permits for the Callahan firm of Pittsfield Mass. The action follows prior inquiries by the secretary of state and a town stance on billboard ordinances, with licenses also due for junkyard operations and town office projects planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. 7
Dr. Seuss
Vermont Central Planning Office
State Office
Vermont
la Jolla
Calif
Secretary of State
Bennington
Norton Barber
Barber
Joseph Moore
Maurice Callahan
Moore
Callahan
Selectmen
Attorney General’s Office
John Polejacik
Poljacik
Alma Langlois
County Labor Council Seeks Repeal of Right to Work Law
Bennington County Central Labor Council passed a Tuesday night resolution urging repeal of Taft Hartley Section 14B. President Kenneth E. notes the controversial provision affects labor unions and collective bargaining nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Labor Council
Bennington County Central Labor Council
Kenneth E
Obituaries in Thetford Center Vermont area
The Thetford Center area reports obituaries for Mary Hillyer Blanshard 62 a labor movement leader wife of author Paul Blanshard died at home She was arrested in 1930s New York labor drives later a social worker in Vermont and national executive director of the Unitarian Fellowship For Social Justice Also noted are Miss Beulah A Baker 67 of Bennington and Miss Mary Gray Mallory 95 of Dorset with funeral details and survivors The section includes other notices from Hoosick Falls N Y Dorset and Montpelier covering deaths and local civic matters.
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Thetford Center
UPI
Mary Hillyer Blanshard
New York
Paul Blanshard
Blanshard
New York City
Vermont
Unitarian Fellowship For Social Justice
Washington
National Planned Parenthood League
Brooklyn
Dorset
Mary (Gray) Mallory
Crescent Manor
Edward W. Mallory
Catskill
N.Y
Elder Brewster
Plymouth Colony
Dorset Historical Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Mass
Walter H. Mallory
Manchester
Tucson
Ariz
Robert L. Mallory
Fort Edward
Marguerite M. Dixon
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Bennington
Youth given probation after Wind sor DUI plea in Municipal Court
Gerald E. Thomson 18, of Shaftsbury, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence on March 2. Judge George M. Fienberg suspended the 6-12 month sentence and placed him on probation with a $124.10 fine. Thomson had been held on $200 bail in Bennington County Jail. Several other youths faced motor vehicle violations on College Road and Vermont 67A with fines and suspended sentences issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
House of Correction
Windsor
George M. Fienberg
Gerald E. Thomson
Thomson
Stephen H. Gilman
Bennington County
State
Bennington Village
School Street
U.S. 7
College Road
Vermont 67A
Vermont
Lyons
Stephen A. Hopkins
Bennington
Richard M. Tobey
Pleasant St
North Adams
Mass
Perry J. Flood
Community poverty group eyes office and outreach in Vermont
Anti Poverty Committee members discussed opening an office to provide literature and volunteer hours. Jane Carter of Bennington College highlighted Vermont leadership in community action, while dropout rates in Manchester area prompted data showing 20 to 60 percent in North Shire towns and 30 percent in Arlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Charles B. Lack
Shaftsbury
Jane Carter
Bennington College
Montpelier
Vermont
Miss Carter
Manchester
Donald R. Shanks
North Shire
Sunderland
George A. Sleeman
Bennington High School
Shanks
Arleington
Arlington Memorial High School
Senator Seeks Barre to Berlin Road Plan
Senator Donald Smith of Washington County will introduce a bill to build a three mile road from Barre to the proposed Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin The road would connect Barre to the hospital site as current routes are inadequate He also notes the hospital would replace Barre City Hospital and Heaton Hospital in Montpelier
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
UPI
Donald Smith
Washington County
Barre
Central
Vermont Medical Center
Berlin
Smith
Barre City Hospital
Heaton Hospital
Legislature Backs Bills To Ease Farm Loans And Tax Breaks
The legislature considers issuing bills to simplify farm loans for land equipment and materials and to let the state cover part of property tax exemptions for farmers. Blackly criticizes farmers as poor, noting 43 percent earn under 3000 dollars. Senate plans final action on a Dewey birthplace preservation bill with a 20000 dollar state purchase, Dewey Home Inc to buy by April 1 1967. O'Brien touts politicians as realists overcoming grand dreams. Wackerman opposes a welfare rolls publicity bill, sponsor Westphal supports it. King plans a large march to Montgomery and to attend Judge Johnson's injunction hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackly
Senate
Adm
George Dewey
State Capitol
Department of Forests and Parks
Board of Historic Sites
Dewey Home, Inc
Historical Corporation
Dewey Home
Daniel O’brien
O’brien
John J. Wackerman
Olson to Speak at Vermont World Affairs Meeting
Dr Lawrence Olson visiting professor of Asian affairs at Dartmouth will address the Vermont Council on World Affairs at its 12th annual meeting. The session starts 10 a.m. Saturday April 10 at Vermont Technical College Randolph Center with a 1 30 p m address titled The Two Worlds of Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Lawrence Olson
Dartmouth College
American University
Vermont Council On World Affairs
Vermont Technical College
Randolph Center
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Bennington Briefs
St. Patrick’s
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Stratton Mountain
Williams College
Carleton S. Coon
Viola Goodyear
Christian Science Church
WOTM
Moose Hall
F.O. Eagles Hall
Bennington Aerie
YMCA
Aus Spices of
Pracetical Nurses Association of Versmont, Inc
Harte Theatre
Albert R.broccol
Harry Saltzman
Sean Connery
Tel Egy
Goldfinger
United Artists
Dow Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Miss Beulah A. Baker
Beulah A. Baker
Fred Hart
Maple St
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Miss Baker
Mt. Tabor
Lewie
Carrie Willard Baker
Bennie Ranzona
Fred Ranzona
Hartford, Conn
Hanson - Walbridge
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Park Lawn
Scottsville
Danby
Heart Fund
Bernard Savilonis
Hoosick Falls
Bernard W. Savilonis
Elm St
Mary Shaw
V. Briggs Shaw Sr
Albany Medical Center
W. Robert Shaw
Edward Shaw
Robert Shaw
Robson Home For Funerals
Main St
Wesley P. Miles
Maple Grove Cemetery
Mary G. Mallory
Bendi Auditorium
Arlington
Anti-Poverty Committee
Pawlet
Rupert
Sandgate
Public Safety
Supreme Court
New Barre Road
Pownal
Earl F. King
Williamstown
King
William J. Russell
White Creek
Etta Russell
Robert E. Smith
Wackerman
House
Fred Westphal
R-Elmore
Alabama
Montegomery
Frank Johnson
Dallas County
Jim Clark
al Lingo
Vt. World Affairs Council
Rosasco
Phoenix Professional Building
State Street
North
Adams, Mass
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