Bennington Selectmen Seek Report on Civil Defense Unit
Selectmen lauded the Bennington Civil Defense group for effectiveness and support from state officials but urged a detailed report on finances and equipment. They asked CD Chairman William Mattison to present at next week's meeting, clarifying no intent to cut funding yet to ensure prudent oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Civil Defense Organization
Inevite Town CD
William Mattison
Mattison
White River Junction
Richard van Santvoord
CD Organization
Regional Planning Unit Seeks Community Reports Tonight
Bennington Regional Planning Commission hosts a public meeting at 7 30 p m at the Bennington Village offices where about 12 of 50 invited organizations will present ideas for the two year comprehensive study. A Calbreath Burdis Associates representative will discuss planning responsibilities as the commission prepares to begin work with a federal grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
John Calbreath Burdis
World Affairs Brochure From UVM Proves Popular
A 19 page World Affairs brochure prepared for Vermont by George T. Little and James S. Bentley Jr. supported by the Vermont Extension Service and the Vermont Council on World Affairs has gained wide use nationwide. Requests have come from 32 states as educators, libraries, and organizations use it as a guide for foreign policy discussions with maps and end of section questions.
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Burlington
Little
University of Vermont
World Affairs Center
Vermont
Vermont Council On World Affairs
Europe
Formosa
Asia
Western Reserve University
Vermont Extension Service
Firemen's Pay Set by Voters at Bennington Village Meeting
Voters approved salaries for the fire chief Richard Hollister at 350 dollars and assistants Hollis Armstrong and Charles J. Sawyer at 250 dollars each for the year. The measures keep 1963 pay levels and include a 2000 dollar fire department appropriation with 400 dollars allocated to each of four companies and 400 to the department. Firemen remain exempt from village taxes and members discharged after 15 years and age 50 retain exemption.
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Bennington
Richard Hollister
Hollis Armstrong
Charles J. Sawyer
Bennington Village Votes On Ten Ballot Articles
Complete results from the Bennington Village meeting show voting on ten ballot items. Zoning, retirement plan study, governance study, Holt Spring rights relinquishment, several reimbursements, a state audit, water expansion, and street sweeper options all with yes and no tallies.
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Bennington
Holt Spring
Dewey Trust
Edward Knapp
Slape Happy Slalom Returns at Prospect Mt Ski Area
The Prospect Mt Ski Club hosts the second annual Slape Happy Slalom on Sunday at 2 p.m. The unorthodox course, laid out by Bennington students Paul Woodard Tom Tomasi and Allison Aja, will mix sideslides and uphill sections. Open to ages 18 to 93, entrants need only wear a costume. Refreshments will be served.
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Prospect
Bennington Stuents
Paul Woodard
Main St
Tom Tomasi
Allison
Aja
Crescent Boulevard
New England Public Health Officials Form Regional Radiological Health Program
A new NECSPHO conference in Boston aims to coordinate interstate radiological health efforts and environmental health programs across Rhode Island Massachusetts and other states. A sub committee led by J C Collins will strengthen surveillance and testing of radiation health methods and interstate cooperation continues with a next meeting set for June 17 in Groton Connecticut.
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Boston
Mass
New England
Necspho
Joseph E. Cannon
Rhode Island State Department of Health
J. C. Collins
Commissioner of Public Health
Massachusetts
Health Officials
Groton
Conn
New England Health Institute
Vermont Lags in Defense Contracts in New England
Vermont received only a tenth of one percent of U S defense contracts in fiscal years 1961 to 1963 and 1964 to date, well behind Connecticut and Massachusetts. Total Vermont contracts over the period amounted to 16176, 16421, 12258 and 4156 dollars, with California far ahead at 23 percent. The Commerce Department notes Commerce Business Daily offers listings of federal procurement opportunities. samples are available from the Boston Field Office.
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Boston
Mass
Vermont
New England
Department of Defense
Department of Commerce
California
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Bay State
Maine
New Hampshire
Veremont
Commerce Department
Commerce Business Daily
U. S
U.S. Department of Commerce
Federal St
North Bennington Bank and Bennington Co-op Begin FHA Mortgages
The First National Bank of North Bennington and Bennington Co-op Savings and Loan Association announce they will handle FHA insured mortgages. FHA director Daniel J. Healy notes earlier omis sions about Vermont banks and clarifies the programs requirements. Harold L. Cross joins North Bennington Bank as mortgage loan officer to oversee FHA applications.
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Bennington
Federal Housing Administration
First National Bank of North
Healy
Vermont
North Bennington Bank
FHA
Federal
First National Bank
Harold L. Cross
First National Bank of North Bennington
Bennington Co-Op Savings and Loan Association
Hagerman
Red Cross drive reports ahead of last year in Bennington
Bennington County Chapter reports house-to-house collections for the annual Red Cross fund campaign are slightly higher than last year with $1,213 reported in the district. Gifts total $5,955 to date. county quota is $19,600, drive to continue indefinitely.
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Bennington County
American Red Cross
Bennington
James W. Merunowicz
Second Congregational Church
Red Cross
W.H. Ede Dington
Fred Stickles
Dorothy Gardner
Dean Hanson
Young Republicans Start Vermont Membership Drive
Mrs. Donald G. Milne of Barre, membership chairman of the Vermont State Young Republican Club, announced a membership drive from March 20 to May 15 for ages 18 to 38. County contact points include Jim Peabody Bristol Addison and Bennington’s Thomas Cook, among others, with college chairman Tom Koch of Middlebury College.
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Addison
Jim Peabody
Bristol
Bennington
Thomas Cook
Caledonia
Robert Rachlin
St. Johnsbury
Chittenden
Luther
Fred) Hackett
Burlington
Essex
Claire Whitehill
Island Pond
Franklin
John Hubbard
St. Albans
Lamoille
Paula Dresser
Stowe
Orange
Putnam Blodgett
Bradford
Orleans
Willard Rowell
Albany
Rutland
Terry Allen
Pittsford
Washington
Roger Lecours
Montpelier
Windham
Susan McBride
Halifax
Windsor
James Wright
Stockbridge
Tom Koch
Middlebury College
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UVM
Bentley
Navy
Schenley Imports CO
Price
MacNaughton
N.E
New England Council
Gillette
Wyo
Fred Tysor
Tysor
N.E. States In Defense Orders
North Bennington Bank,Savings & Loan
N.Y
Harold Feigenbaum
Albany Institute of History and Art
Saratoga Springs
Bennington Savings and Loan Association
Clement C. Walker
Deli. Dept
Coleslaw
Dairy Queen
North Bennington Road
Mothers of
Fassetts
Mother
Fassetts Bakery
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