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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1970
Page
2
Invitations are issued for the United Counseling Service Spring Dinner Dance on April 11 at Mount Anthony Country Club. Proceeds benefit UCS. music by Skip Parsons. dinner buffet. reservations and seating with friends available via club and organizers.
Harold W. Riemann 69 longtime North Bennington resident died Friday at Putnam Memorial Hospital. He was born in Meadville Pennsylvania and moved to North Bennington in 1935 to work at Cushman Manufacturing becoming a foreman of the upholstery department. He retired earlier and was active in the North Bennington Congregational Church and Green Mountain Club. Survived by his wife Marion, son David of Detroit, two granddaughters, a sister and a brother. Funeral at North Bennington Congregational Church Monday at 2 pm with visitation Sunday at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home. Contributions may be made to Easter lilies or church memorial fund. Burial at Grandview Cemetery in the spring.
Prime rib dinner special offered at the Iron Kettle for weekend dining with cocktails included. Advise that Dr. R. R. Bennett’s office at 743 Main St. will close March 31 until further notice.
Every Wednesday night at the YMCA about 20 children attend a one hour fitness program titled Special Olympics Inc. Under Mt. Anthony Jaycees supervision they play basketball calisthenics and run dashes. They train for a state wide event in Middlebury May 16 for mentally handicapped athletes. Vermont winners advance to an international meet in Chicago in August. Weather permitting the program will move to Mt. Anthony Union High School athletic fields. Training includes the 300 yard run 50 yard dash standing broad jump and softball toss.
The Congressional textile bloc pushed to curb imports of Japanese woolens and manmade fabrics after Japan refused to negotiate new quotas. Sen. Strom Thurmond introduced a bill to limit imports, signaling possible statutory controls if talks fail. Japan urged the U.S. to set ceilings itself.
The FDA asked the National Academy of Sciences to determine if the artificial sweetener saccharin can cause cancer. Results due by July 20 will guide possible restrictions on saccharin, currently listed as generally recognized as safe, despite its high sweetness and widespread use in foods and beverages.
The Bennington Rotary Club elected Dr. Walter E. LaGrange of Town Line Road as president for the coming year at its Mt. Anthony County Club meeting. Richard Jolivette and Charles Gould were named first and second vice presidents, Hiram G. Savage as sergeant-at-arms, and George E. Hadwen as treasurer. Four directors were also chosen: Rothrock, Theodore W. Bird, Dr. James M. Toolan, and William J. Haynes.
On Monday at 7 30 Rob ert Mark will lecture in Barn 1 Bennington College on an optical-model analysis of architectural structure. He will compare Gothic and contemporary design, using engineering methods from complex machine analysis.
Funeral services for Hiland G. Pratt, 90, of Pownal were held Thursday afternoon at Sherman Burbank Memorial Chapel in Williamstown with Rev. Kenneth Schwebel of Pownal Baptist Church officiating. Bearers were three grandsons William Liebenow, Charles Liebenow, Frank Liebenow of Cummington and Kenneth Snyder of Pownal. Burial planned later at Oak Hill Cemetery in Pownal.
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