St Michael's College to break ground for chapel in Winooski Park
Most Rev Robert F Joyce bishop of Burlington will be present March 24 at 430 pm for the groundbreaking ceremony of St Michael's College chapel. He leads a list of guests including Mrs Daniel J Casey and Rt Rev Msgr William J Cain. Also attending are George Lumbra. Very Rev Gerald E Dupont. diocesan clergy faculty staff students and local supporters.
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Robert F. Joyce
Burlington
St. Michael’s College
Joyce
Daniel J. Casey
William J. Cain
Barre
George Lumbra
Arthur Mitiguy
St. Michael’s
Gerald E. Dupont
S.S.E
Brattleboro to host 1964 Vermont State Jaycee Convention
Timothy J. OConnor Jr announces Brattleboro will host the 1964 Vermont State Jaycee Convention May 1 to 3. Richard Waitt and George Cook serve as convention officers with Robert Deforge as vice chair. Registration opens May 1 at 5 p.m. and runs into May 2. Wayne Belkey will preside at the annual state meeting with wives activities and a keynote luncheon planned. A Parade of Chapters Saturday at 3 p.m. features a Jaycee International theme with chapters depicting foreign countries.
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Brattleboro
Timothy J. O’connor Jr
Greater
Wayne P. Belkey
Vermont State Jaycees
Barre
Vermont
Jaycee International
State drops plan to buy Colchester base site for welfare office
In Montpelier AP dispatch, Administration Commissioner William F. Kearns Jr. said the state will not purchase the abandoned Ethan Allen Air Force Base in Colchester for a Social Welfare Department district office. The move follows plans for a Burlington area district office building, authorized by the legislature, rendering the $42,000 Colchester purchase unnecessary. PUTNEY AP Fire Chief Carl E. Snyder dies after smoke exposure at Brattleboro home blaze. Snyder, 40, succumbs after being transported by Brattleboro firefighters. fire caused about $3,500 damage and wiring defect is blamed. three sons survive.
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Montpelier
Ethan Allen Air Force Base
Colchester
Social Welfare Department
William F. Kearns Jr
Burlington
Old
Air Force Base
Putney
Carl E. Snyder
Brattleboro
Snyder
Foote urges Vermont GOP to avoid charges derailing progress
Lt. Gov. Ralph A. Foote, an undeclared Republican gubernatorial hopeful, warned candidates against negativism and countercharges that could hinder state progress. He urged party unity at a Republican women’s group meeting as charges target leadership.
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Foote
Vermont flood counties receive $105,000 federal disaster funds
President Johnson declared Caledonia Windsor and Franklin counties disaster areas as a preliminary step to releasing federal money. The Emergency Planning office will use the funds to assist in repairing roads bridges and other public facilities and to clear debris for the affected communities.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Johnson
Caledonia
Windsor
Franklin
Office of Emergency Planning
State Police raid 100 gambling dens nets 90 arrests
In upstate New York about 100 gambling establishments were raided on Wednesday leading to more than 90 arrests across 40 communities. Seven arrests occurred in Troy as authorities estimated the annual handle at $25 million.
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Troy
Upstate
Albany
New
Berkshire schools win state approval for East and Greylock additions
School Supt. Robert Taylor announced that the School Building Assistance Commission approved plans for the East School and Greylock School addition in Berkshire. The two projects cost about 1.5 million dollars with the state covering 40 percent of the funds. In Springfield, Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children receives 60 thousand dollars from the will of William H. Root, with executor Ernest W. Carman confirming the hospital gets the largest share of the 85 thousand 740 dollar gross estate.
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North Adams — School
Robert Taylor
State School Building Assistance Commission
Greylock School
Commonwealth
Springfield
Shriners Hospital For Crippled Children
William H. Root
U.S. Customs Office
Federal
Ernest W. Carman
Mr. Root
Rowe Mass Suburb Quiet As Nuclear Plant Ties Town
In Rowe Massachusetts population 231 lives with a booming nuclear plant of Yankee Atomic Electric Co. Local tax relief from the plant lowered the rate to 33 per thousand, funds a new school and library, and most residents report no change to daily life. The plant, a pressurized light water reactor, has operated since 1960 and opens to international inspection.
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Rowe
Mass
Massachusetts
Main Street
Richard A. Shumway
Yankee Atomic Electric Co
United States
Geneva
U.S
Adrian §. Fisher
Soviet Union
Wendell Bjork
Joyce Ahern
Yankee
Ahern
Dorothy Stevens
Wendell Johnson
Johnson
New England
Steven Autio
Fitchburg
Berkshires
Mt. Adams
Deerfield River
Former Navy Chaplain and Medal of Honor Winner Dies
The Rev. Joseph T. O Callahan 58 the only chaplain to win the Medal of Honor died at St Vincent Hospital Worcester Mass He was chaplain aboard the USS Franklin during World War II and received the Medal of Honor from President Truman for his actions during the March 19 1945 kamikaze attack He helped wounded and served under extreme danger before his ship returned to port He later taught at Holy Cross College and had been in residence there He leaves his mother two sisters three brothers and several relatives in Massachusetts and Philadelphia
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Mass
Joseph T. O'Callahan
St. Vincent Hospital
Father O’callahan
Franklin
Kobe
Japan
Truman
Holy Cross College
Cambridge
Boston College
Weston College
Holy Cross
Bennington Banner Publisher Details Rates and Contacts
The Bennington Banner provides daily local news at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont with newsroom and advertising contact numbers. Subscriptions vary by duration and region with special rates for servicemen and tailored U.S. and Vermont delivery options.
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Main St. Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
AP News
Vermont
U.S
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