Bennington Budget Deficit Looms for School Year
Bennington elementary school officials briefed on the year end financials showing a $75,000 net deficit after adjustments and state aid. Superintendent Kelley attributed the gap to a $139,000 budge receipt shortfall from the lowered 1966 Grand List, with later payments and aid narrowing the shortfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Howard F. Kelley
Ronald R. Knapp
James Shea
Stewart Allen
Knapp
Supt. Kelley
Alls Normal at School After Wednesday's Scare
Police firemen and janitors conducted an all day check of Mt Anthony Union High and other public schools after a bomb threat. No explosive device found. a gas powered pellet gun was found in a 17 year old’s locker and secured. The scare prompted tight security and a precautionary shift back to class.
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Mt. Anthony Union High
Bendi
Anthony
Bennington
Howard Kelley
William Fox
Robert Richardson
Kelley
Fox and
Richardson
Pittsfield
Mass
Vermont Education Bills Urged At Hearings
Industry and education leaders urged the Vermont legislature to back two vocational education proposals. The House Education Committee heard plans for a two year technology college or a pilot post high school vocational training program, with debate over whether to build anew or expand the Randolph based Vermont Technical College.
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Collins
Younsters
Vermont Technical College
VTC
Randolph
Hoff
A.J. Bartlett
Union Carbide
St. Albans
WTC
Pierre Keiffer
Board of Trustees of
Vice
Bennington Community Activities Briefs
Bennington clubs schedule several events with seniors gathering Tuesday March 21 at the FC Eagles room and the Altar Rosary Society hosting a food and rummage sale Saturday at the K of C Hall starting 10:30 a.m. Welcome Wagon Club meets tonight at 8 at Mrs. Ivo Laurson’s 129 Fillmore St. and university students Marion Harris, Mary Elizabeth Brunina and Charlotte Lou Greer were named to the fall dean’s list. Local ads promote Deep fried shrimp meal for 1.25, an ADV Sealy Anniversary Mattress sale, and Elks St. Patrick’s Day party with corned beef and cabbage at 1.50 per plate with Ernie Caron performing.
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The
Altar Rosary Society
K of C Hall
Welcome Wagon Club
Ivo Laurson
Fillmore St
Marion Harris
Vermont Extension Service
Mary Elizabeth Brunina
Charlotte Lou Greer
University of Vermont
University
Bennington
Freshman Cap Ceremony At Mercy Hospital School Of Nursing
Miss Mary E Haddad daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward A Haddad Jr of 128 North Bennington Road was among 22 freshmen at Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Springfield Massachusetts to receive her cap signifying the start of the clinical program. Ceremonies were in the hospital chapel. Haddad is a 1966 graduate of Bennington Catholic High School.
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Mary E. Haddad
Edward A. Haddad Jr
North Bennington Road
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
Springfield
Mass
Hospital Chapel
Haddad
Bennington Catholic High School
Miss Mary Ryan Retires After 47 Years at Ben Mont
Miss Mary F. Ryan of 307 North St retires this week from Ben Mont after 47 years. A testimonial dinner at Mt. Anthony Country Club was hosted by about 50 friends from Wraptures Inc. Executives George Phreaner and Alvin D. Jenkins attended. weather prevented Craig Smith and Mrs. Smith from arriving. Ryan, long time secretary in multiple departments, has served as sales secretary since 1936. She received a corsage and another gift from Fred Casey, with colleagues praising her faithful service and hoping she enjoys retirement.
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Mary F. Ryan
Ben Mont
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Fred Casey
Krawczyk
Wraptures, Inc
North St
Lee C. Shoemaker
Craig Smith
Wraptures
Miss Ryan
Obituary for Ernest D. Welch of North Pownal
Ernest D. Welch 46 of North Pownal died Wednesday at Putnam Memorial Hospital Bennington He was born in Pownal October 3 1920 son of John D Welch and Beatrice Mattison Welch He married N Marie Buck November 9 1946 in Bennington He enjoyed outdoors fishing hunting and gardening Survived by wife son John J Welch father and four sisters Funeral Saturday 11 a m at the Buck residence North Pownal with visiting after 2 p m today and Friday Hanson Walbridge Bennington in charge burial in Hoosick Cemetery in spring
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North Pownal
Ernest D. Welch
Warren Wire Co
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Pownal
John D
Beatrice (Mattison) Welch
N. Marie Buck
John J. Welch
U.S. Army
Germany
John D. Welch
Salem
N.Y
Auleta Thompson
Pownal Center
Francis Harper
Arnold Langlois
Long Beach
Calif
Hollis Peck
Jay Buck
Hanson - Walbridge Funeral Home
Hoosick Cemetery
Hinton to Speak at Bennington College on China Reform
William Hinton author of Fanshen will discuss China land reform and its ties to current events Friday at 8 p.m. in Commons Theatre Bennington College. He first went to China as a journalist in 1937 and returned in 1945 through 1953 with the Office of War Information and as a tractor technician. He later taught mechanized agriculture in Beijing and stayed in Long Bow Village in South Shansi to gather notes for his book, which has been in progress since 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hinton
South Shansi
Hinton
Cornell
Pennsylvania
U.S
Series of Accidents Tied to Icy Roads in Bennington Area
Weather over the past 48 hours contributed to a string of automobile accidents around Bennington. A 28 year old Pittsfield truck driver, Clark Gable of Berkshire Frosted Foods, tipped his van on Rt 9 near Woodford Mountain and was treated and released. Two Bennington College students Holly Harris and Ermetta Black were bruised when their late model sports car left Rt 67A. Other collisions occurred on Park Street Extension, East Arlington, Clark's Woods, College Road, and at Silver and Prospect Streets with varying damage and no serious injuries. The rash of crashes involved slick highways and near whiteout conditions, reflecting hazardous travel in the area.
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Bennington
Pittsfield
Rt. 9
Woodford Mountain
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Clark Gable
Berkshire Frosted Foods Corp
Gable
John Rogers
Park Street
Rogers
Willow Road
College Road
Mark Jennings
Peabody
Mass
Silver and
Prospect Streets
Bennington Village
Robert E.dyer
Norton St
Philip J. Randall
Prospect St
Dyer
Randall
Prospect Street
Silver Street
Prospect
Stock Averages Report Dow Jones Noon March 16 1967
The Noon report lists stock averages from Dow Jones Bache Albany with 30 industrials at 862.42 up 8.36, 20 railroads at 234.23 up 1.45, 15 utilities at 134.94 up .42, and the composite at 309.14 up 2.34 while volume trades total 5,570,000.
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Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
PSB Splits Over Order on Atomic Power Plan
Public Service Board Chairman Ernest Gibson announced the board signed a stock-issuance order for Vermont Yankee Power Corp. with only two of three members. Norman Lowe of Ryegate refused to sign, citing concerns about cooperative and municipal utility participation in future stock sales and needing more review.
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PSB
Lowe
Gibson
Vermont - Yankee
Vermont - Yankee Corp
Vernon
Old Fashioned Ways Better Says Welfare Bill Opponent
In Montpelier the Vermont Town Officers Association counsel argues to the House Health and Welfare Committee that alternatives to centralized welfare under state control exist. The statement reflects a push for preserving local control in welfare governance.
Hoff Appointments Are Confirmed
The Vermont Senate confirmed Gov. Philip Hoff's reappointment of Gerald Witherspoon as Tax Commissioner and approved Christian W. Shafer to the Advisory Banking Committee James M. Cosgrove to the Public Service Board Timothy J. O'Connor and George A. King to the Board of Mental Health James E. Manahan was withdrawn due to ill health The panel also weighs abolishing town overseers of the poor in favor of town service officers and state welfare oversight The Mt Anthony Country Club suffered two burglaries in five days with cigarettes taken in both break ins and police investigations continue
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Advisory Banking Committee
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Judge Denies Youths Appeal in Burlington Murders
Superior Court Judge Dale Brooks refused to dismiss first degree murder charges against two 16-year-olds, Dennis Wilbert of Burlington and John Shequin of Colchester, in the death of 60-year-old William Bishop of Charlotte. Bishop’s body was found December 11 in Brandon, with authorities saying he was shot in the back of the neck. The judge gave the youths 60 days to prepare their cases.
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Burlington
UPI
Superior Court
Dale Brooks
Burlington Area
Brooks
Dennis Wilbert
John Shequin
Colchester
William Bishop
Charlotte
Bishop
Brandon
Town Officers Appointed and Local Unemployment Report
Selectmen re appointed several town offices with named appointees for Fence Viewers Sealer of Weights and Measures and other posts The unemployment rate in Bennington area remained at a low winter level with 650 people unemployed and 11 600 employed in February The Pow nal track recall contrasts with slow demand for workers nationwide due to electronics sector slowdown and a 40 worker layoff Other appointed posts include Airport Commission Landfill Commission and Civil Defense Chairman among others
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Everett Lillie
Harold Hilliard Sr
Leon W. Eldred
Walter Noyes
Lewis Carpenter
James Cross
Civil Defense
William Mattison
Halvor Halvorsen
George Rogers
Lynn Wood Jr
Dean Hanson
William Morse
Thomas Kinney
Kenneth
Bennington
Department of Employment’ Security
Pownal
Clement Walker Named to Committee on Federal Home Loan Bank
Clement C Walker secretary treasurer of Bennington Cooperative Savings and Loan Association in Bennington was appointed to the 1967 Committee on the Federal Home Loan Bank System by Otto L Preisler of Chicago president of the United States Savings and Loan League. The league represents more than 5100 savings associations and cooperative banks. The committee reviews the effectiveness of the Federal Home Loan Bank System and board operations and policies.
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Chicago
Clement C. Walker
Bennington Cooperative Savings and Loan Association of
Bennington
United States Savings and Loan League
Otto L. Preisler
Federal Home Loan Bank
Hospital Notes Admissions and Discharges List
Hospital notes record admissions including Steven Richards Daniel Flan ders Leo Williams and others in Bennington Arlington Hoosick Falls Eagle Bridge Buskirk and N.Y. Discharges include Mrs Janet Leonard Master John Quackenbush Arlene Moul ton Beatrice Forrest Francis Amidon and several others across Bennington North Bennington Cambridge Williamstown and Shaftsbury Births report new daughters to Edward Myers and to Donald Waite plus sons for William J Burnham and another unnamed couple.
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Steven Richards
Daniel Flanders
Leo Williams
Bennington
Florence Condon
Arlington
Patrick Decker
Hoosick Falls
Harry Russell
Eagle Bridge
Catherine Hertel
Buskirk
N.Y
Janet Leonard
John Quackenbush
Arlene Moulton
Beatrice Forrest
Francis Amidon
Nancy Nadeau
Anna Dewey
North Bennington
Dorothy Buffum
Mary Backus
Johnsonville
Mildred Lybert
Cambridge
Lula Park
Williamstown
Mass
Michael Colliano
Florence
Edward Myers
Donald Waite
William J. Burnham
Shaftsbury
Spica Star Shines Near Mars in Virgo Constellation
Astronomy note places Spica a bright star north of Corvus in Virgo with Mars rising at 8 56 p m southeast. Spica sits about 220 light years away and is described as the whitest star among our white stars based on its ancient light.
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Corvus
Spica
Virgo
Mars
Vermont
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Bennington Banner
Raymond Roy
First Baptist Church
Mt. Anthony
Luther Hackett
South
Cole Watson
State Department of Education
Rural
Harte Theatre
Lutes
Georgy Girl
Bennington Briefs
FC Eagles
FOE Eagles
Elks Club
Featur
Ernie Caron
Elks
Erin Go Bragh
ADV
Mary Ryan
Red
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Saigon
Vietnam
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
State Department of Social Welfare
Theodore Barnett
Stowe
Barnett
Country Club
Clement Walker
Ida Marcoux
Hazel Zagata
Mary Kilfoye
Karen Stratton
Joyce Lewis
George Davis
Mrs. Rose Gleason
C. Henry Hansen
Virginia McCullough
William J. Pulver
Mark Sawyer
Janet Hollister
Katherine Carmody
Rachel Browe
Jeffrey Barton
Michael Wolf
Wilmington
Bobbie Jean Loomis
Porterhouse
Safford & Gage
Sts. Sun
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