Rare visit by town selectmen to North Bennington trustees
North Bennington Village Trustees hosted two town selectmen from District 31, marking the first visit by town officials in memory. Fred Welling, the Trustee Chairman, noted the unusual turnout and said J C Jerome and J Duncan Campbell were welcomed to discuss local matters, with Selectman Edward Frasier also calling about a visit.
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North Bennington
North Village
Fred Welling
J.C. Jerome
J. Duncan Campbell
District 31
Jerome
Welling
Edward Frasier
North Bennington and village news in Bennington area
North Bennington residents face tax changes under the Unification Act with townwide services funded by a doubled tax rate. North Bennington keeps its water system and fire department separate from the town services. Trustees discuss relief avenues amid unification and a new Salvation Army collection box in the village parking lot facilitates donations and recycling of newspapers magazines and clothing.
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North Village
North Bennington
Bennington
Welling
Robert Lerner
Norton Barber
Salvation Army Collection
Salvation Army
Hollywood makeup relics spark 1940s comeback talk
Hollywood studios face gloom as box office dwindles and unemployment rises. Paris gossip sparks hope that the 1940s lacquered look may return, led by makeup artist Robert Schiffer who shaped stars like Hayworth and Harlow. He notes modern stock lets natural makeup shine, but foresees only a few can truly pull off the revival.
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New York Times
Hollywood
Calif
Paris
Ruby Keeler
Patsy Kelly
Nanette
Rita
Olivia
Myrna
Robert Schiffer
Gilda
Miss Hayworth
Schiffer
Jeanette McDonald
Jennifer Jones
Good Earth
Rosalind Russell
Jean Harlow
Norma Shearer
Joans — Crawford
Blondell
Saint Laurent
President Lines
Disney Studios
Couture
Harvard grads drift toward uncertain futures amid draft impact
Cambridge Massachusetts Harvard University's Office of Graduate and Career Plans finds that 18 percent of the class of 1970 have no definite plans after college. A shift since 1964 shows more graduates delaying or eschewing graduate study and seeking work with fewer intellectual demands, including taxi driving and clerical roles, as they pursue meaning and hands on craft despite a low spirits economy.
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New York Times
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Office of Graduate and Career Plans
M Harvard
North Bennington FD Hosts Radio System Meeting
The North Bennington Fire Department held a Wednesday night session at the McCullough Firehouse with about 60 firemen and officials from town and village areas. Charles Perkins of Harvest Hills showcased Aerotron Systems Inc two way radio gear, with company reps present to explain costs and operations. The Aerotron team thanked local firemen for arranging the meeting and noted strong official turnout. The fire department had elected officers Monday, reelecting Robert P. Nolan as president and Martin W. Perc ey as fire chief, with trustees Charles Perkins John Kennedy Jr. and Edwin Luce. An annual supper is planned for April 3.
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North Bennington
McCullough
Charles Perkins
Harvest Hills
Aerotron Systems Inc
Aerotron
Robert P. Nolan
Edwin Luce
Robert Keen
Royal Crosier
Martin W. Percey
Earl Hedding
Gordon Sweet
Norman Hauck
John Kennedy Jr
Luce
Explorer competition offers trip to Kennedy Space Center
Glens Falls area explorers can win an all expense paid, weeklong space seminar trip to NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida July 11 17 The program is for juniors and seniors in high school who are Explorers and members of an Explorer post Applications available from Mohican Council Boy Scouts of America 15 Pearl Street Glens Falls NY 702 5433 Pepsi Cola NASA and Exploring Division PSA sponsor the event Judging is local and national by volunteer explorer leaders Kenneth W Prowse Scout Executive says this is the second year of the sponsorship
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Glens Falls
N.Y
NASA
Kennedy Space Center
Florida
Pepsi-Cola Co
PSA
Mohican Council
Boy Scouts of America
Pearl Street
America
Kenneth W. Prowse
Scout
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Kenneth L. Aiken
Western Michigan University
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Gerald
North Hoosick United Methodist Church
Oswald A. Muller
Agnes Bott
New Jersey
AMM
Benmont Avenue
Bennington, Vermont
Haddock
Supfr Market
Arlington
Grants
Bradford
Haynes
Kane Inc
Main St
Bennington, Vt
Kennedy
Exploring
Customer Furniture Inc
EL Street
Polace
Atti
RADIO
Cavnage “Prade
Manchester
Wickes
Wixcote
North Street
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