Bennington Plans Carpentry and Auto Mechanics Courses
The Bennington Manpower Advisory Committee approved two new vocational programs under the Manpower Development and Training Act to train displaced workers in carpentry and auto mechanics. DES will seek federal approval, with the state Education Department to administer once funded. Kenneth Giles named coordinator. courses may run 40 weeks for mechanics, carpentry content still in development.
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Bennington
MDTA
Neces
DES
State Department of Education
Kenneth Giles
Bennington High School
Clayton E. Welch
John M. White
Doneld L. Harbert
Selective Service
Bennington Officer Mickey Kearns Praised by Albany Official
Gerald A. Fay of Albany commends Officer James M. Kearns for dedication and aid after Fay was stranded in Bennington. Fay recounts Kearns arranging transport, hosting breakfast, and sharing police experiences, calling him a fine public servant. A courtesy award will honor Kearns at Fall Foliage Festival.
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Bennington
Men In
Gerald A. Fay
Albany
N.Y
New York State Court of Claims
Greater Bennington Association
Fay
Burlington
Putenam
Kearns
Mickey Kearns
Donald C. Hicks
Greater
Dow Chemical reports 1963 sales near $968 million
Dow Chemical Company reports 1963 total sales of $967.7 million and net earnings of $80.7 million, up from 1962. Domestic sales rose in tonnage with modest dollar gains. Canadian and overseas markets grew strongly. Planned 1964 capital spending around $100 million with a recent $23 million plant expansion authorization.
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Midland
Mich
Dow Chemical Company
Dow
General Chemicals
Robert B. Bennett
Bennett
U.S
California
Indiana
Louisiana
Michigan
Ohio
Texas
Traffic Count In Bennington Area Keeps Rising
February traffic data from the state Highway Department shows U S 7 Shaftsbury up to 3160 vehicles daily, an 8 percent rise from last year, Vermont 9 near Wilmington up to 1360, a 13.9 percent gain, and Vermont 11 in Peru at 1360, a 5.1 percent increase. Navy Lt. Harrington, son of Bennington residents, earns Sharpshooters Award aboard USS Bon Homme Richard with Fighter Squadron 194. Four Bennington Rockettes perform on Gary Mix show in Burlington, directed by Cecelia Greene School of Dance. crowd attends with Mrs. Earl Harvey accompanying.
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Automatic Traffic Recorder
State Highway Department
U.S. 7
Shaftsbury
Vermont 9
Wilmington
Vermont 11
Peru
Navy
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Frank H. Harrington
Gaylord Harrington
Park Street
Bennington
Bon Homme Richard
Seventh Fleet
Pacific
J.g. Harrington
University of Vermont At
Burlington
Bennington Rockettes
Gary Mix
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Rockettes
Nancy Finnegan
Eleanor Harvey
Barbara Lawless
Susan Barber
Cecelia Greene
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Moose
Bessie Burgess
Marion Charest
Shirley Burgess
Mary Hier
Lorraine Dusablon
Beatrice Olin
Moose Hall
Arlene Joseph
Mildred Colvin
Isabelle LaBarge
Christine Potter
Gladys Knapp
Nancy Livingston
Vermont
Vermont Conference of Social Welfare
John B. Marvin
Lenore McNeer
Montpelier
Caroline Russell
South Burlington
Patricia Markle
F.H. Harrington
Hotel Putnam
Bennington, VI
Colonial Shopping Ctr
Williamstown
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