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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1971
Page
9
A humorous reflection on CBS canceling the Ed Sullivan Show. The writer laments the loss of a cultural anchor, jokes about ancient origins of the show, and notes the unsettling impact of its demise on personal stability and memory.
Hoosick Lions Club hosts a free glaucoma clinic Saturday April 3 from 9 am to noon at Hoosick Falls Central School. Ophthalmologist Dr William M McCarty will donate services, urging prior testers to be retested. early detection can control the disease and prevent blindness.
Clarence M. Ross Jr. is appointed postmaster of Readsboro effective March 20. Ross has served as officer in charge since May 2, 1970, succeeding John P. Wellman who resigned last May. Born February 22, 1927 in Ludlow, Ross lives in Readsboro since 1937 and is a former Army member. He married Charlene Ruth Wellman in 1949 and belongs to the Lions Club and Readsboro Fire Department.
Manchester Vermont members of the Green Mountain Trailblazers Inc elect four delegates to the April 3 annual meeting of the Vermont Association of Snow Travelers in Montpelier. Richard Towslee presented a snowmobile film and William White won a hunter's hoist raffle prize donated by Ken's Sport Shop.
AIM Inc hosts an 8 p.m. meeting in Manchester Elementary School cafeteria featuring a slide show and Earth Theatre performance as part of Life and the Environment series by CSSV. John Stevens will introduce Water lifeblood. AIM aims to sponsor the full series next year. Copies of AIM’s consumer guide distributed free. refreshments served.
The Pocket Guide for Consumers from the University of Vermont Extension Service offers guidance on who to contact for unwanted doorstep repairs, how to cancel a recent contract, and where to file fraud or swindle complaints. It covers mail order buying, work at home schemes, credit purchases, health care devices, and more. Send name, address, and zip to Publications Morrill Hall for a free copy.
Bernard Caughey Bolton reports on Lolita My Love at the Shubert Theater, noting uneven pacing and growing pains as the musical adaptation of Nabokov’s novel struggles between comedy and serious drama. John Neville, Dorothy Louden, and Leonard Frey headline, with Denise Nickerson also featured. The production shows promise in laughs but falters when it turns serious. music by Alan Jay Lerner and sets by Ming Cho Lee receive praise amid missteps.
Pownal Center Elementary School opens a Saturday arts and crafts series starting March 27 with 139 signups led by Mrs. Jane Satulla Mrs. Lori Jaffe and April Dyett. The Green Mountaineers 4-H Club forestry group meets Thursday at 6 p.m. at Ted Church’s North Pownal Road home. Town clerk Mrs. Rachel Mason lists dog licensing hours through April 1 with a 50 percent delinquency surcharge after that date. Dog licenses require proof of rabies vaccination and, for spayed females, a vet certificate. A separate note from Hucknall England reports Mrs. Constance West withholding rent over a hole in her garden six by six by three feet, with officials seeking NCB input.
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