Track Employer Faces Unemployment Fund Criticism
The track’s owner argues that seasonal employment does not drain the unemployment reserve and defends the program as improving the Bennington area employment. Critics claim short-term hires would join unemployment rolls after layoffs. Bartimo notes Bennington’s high unemployment rate and says benefits restrictions are misguided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartimo
Green Mountain Park
Bennington
New York
Massachusetts
Vermont
DES
Ford
Water pipes spill on Old Bennington village green
About 20 steel water pipes fell onto the village green in Old Bennington when a binder chain broke on the truck carrying them as it turned a corner on Vermont 9. Owner Harry L. Zimmerman and co driver Richard Kinzey escaped injury. The truck sustained minor damage and the lawn was heavily damaged. The pipes were headed to Wolfeboro New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Bennington
Vermont 9
Harry L. Zimmerman
North Irwin
Penn
Richard Kinzey
Wolfeboro
N.H
CD Test Blocks Off North Bennington
Bennington Civil Defense members blocked all roads to North Bennington during a simulated disaster after an incendiary attack on the H. T. Cushman Co plant and a fire at the high school. Ten radio cars patrolled intersections, two at Cushman, with North Bennington and Shaftsbury fire units standing by. The drill began at 9 30 p.m. and ended with all units reporting under control within 25 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Civil Defense Organization
North Bennington
H. T. Cushman Co
Cushman Plant
Easter egg hunt at Deer Park in Vermont Soldiers Home
The fourth annual Easter egg hunt by the Bennington Jaycees will be Saturday morning at the Deer Park. Gerald Stowell and Philip O Neill announce over 1 200 eggs hidden with red and silver eggs for two age groups. Hunt begins at 9 a.m. Last year over 250 participated. large stuffed bunnies awarded to winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Park
Vermont Soldiers
Bennington Jaycees
Gerald Stowell
Philip O’neill
Passover Services Set At Temple Beth El This Weekend
Passover opens Friday night with a 9pm service at Temple Beth El conducted by Rabbi Leopold Kagan. Weekend services follow 8am Saturday and Sunday mornings and 6 15pm Saturday and Sunday nights. Junior Congregational runs 11am Saturday and Sunday. The festival recalls the Exodus and uses unleavened bread throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Beth el
Leopold Kagan
Egypt
Israel
King Fined $50 On Auto Charge In Brattleboro
Howard King an 18 year old of Depot Street Bennington appeared in Brattleboro Municipal Court for driving while under the influence. The charge was amended to careless and negligent driving resulting in an accident. He pleaded no contest and was fined $50 plus $6.95 costs for a collision on July 23 at Putney Road bridge that seriously injured a passenger, Nelson Brownell of Bennington who later had his right leg amputated. The article also notes CD activities and a bridge washout affecting local traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Howard King
Depot Street
Bennington
John B. Harte
King
John A. Rockray
Windham County
Robert H. Gibson
Putney Road Bridge
Nelson Brownell
Bennington Community Events and Market Notes
Downtown stores stay open on Good Friday with some closing noon to 1 pm. A public dialogue at Bennington College at 8 pm ponders Two Views of Fiction with Granville Hicks and Stanley Edgar Hyman. Dale Carnegie winners receive automatic pencils for various achievements. Iron Kettle offers a Friday Special. Elks hold a steak supper and dance with reservations. Joe's Open Air Market opens for the season with fresh produce and Easter plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington College
Granville Hicks
Saturday Review
Stanley Edgar Hyman
New Leader
Hospital Notes Births and Admissions List Local Families
Admissions include Esther Stevens Patricia Watson Rita DeGraier Lawrence Ibey and others in Bennington Shaftsbury and surrounding towns. Births announced for March 24 and March 25 include a daughter to Mr and Mrs T A Ginter of White Plains N Y weighing seven pounds four ounces and a sibling Melissa aged two. Mrs Ginter is Diana Scott formerly of Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Stevens
North Bennington
Patricia Watson
Rita DeGraier
Lawrence Ibey
Bennington
M. Elizabeth Rice
Shaftsbury
Arthur Guerard
George Packer Jr
Ed Levin
T. A. Ginter
White Plains
N.Y
Melissa
Accidents Reported In Village Arlington
Ruth Antonio of 235 Depot Street escaped injury when her car crashed into a telephone pole at Elm and Putnam Streets around 1 20 a m. The front end was heavily damaged and the pole broken in half. Antonio said her foot slipped from brake to accelerator. A second Arlington incident involved Deforest W. Jones driving a pickup that veered off the road toward East Arlington and struck a guard rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Antonio
Depot St
Bennington Village
Elm
Putnam Streets
Antonio
Elm Street
Arlington
Deforest W. Jones
East Arlington
Eleven Convicted in Great Mail Train Robbery Case
A jury in Ayelsbury England convicted 11 defendants in the 7.3 million Great Mail Train robbery. The verdict follows a 67 hour deliberation the longest in British legal history. Seven defendants were guilty of participating in the Aug 8 armed raid. others faced charges of conspiracy and receiving stolen property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayelsbury
England
UPI
Final Bond Set for Union School Vote in May
Mt. Anthony Union School Board approved a final bond estimate of 1.78 million dollars for a proposed new union high school. It also authorized up to 500 dollars to The Architects Collaborative for sketches and up to 900 dollars for a scale model, with student volunteers to distribute brochures in Bennington area districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Union School
Union High School
Architects
Bennington Village
North Bennington
Shaftsbury
Pownal
Woodford
Franklin Frantz
Union School Board
Bennington High School
Union
Edma A
Brad) Riley
John H. Williams II
Williams
Riley
Senior Scouts Set Conference in Burlington April 3 4 and 5
Senior Scouts from the Vermont and Rutland councils will hold a conference at Cliffside Country Club in Burlington with over 160 scouts and leaders expected. Miss Donna Morgan of Malletts Bay chairs. U.S. Rep. Robert T. Stafford will speak at the Saturday dinner and sessions cover Peace Corps, League of Women Voters, national and international opportunities, and leaders in training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Vermont Girl Scout Council
Girl Scout Council of Rutland
Cliffside Country Club
Burelington
Donna Morgan
Malletts Bay
U.S
Robert T. Stafford
Jack Little
University of Vermont
Peace Corps
Thomas Sorrel
League of Women Voters
Eddie Hermerson
Girl Scouts of the
U.S.A
Emilie Gruppe
Vermont
Rutland
Linda Adams
Barre
Judy Lee
Springfield
Union School Plans To Be Shown To Area Teachers
Mt Anthony Union School district educators will review a proposed union high school and an upcoming Ford Foundation grant. The Bennington Elementary session will also cover shared time with Bennington Catholic High School, vocational center designation, and tax costs for districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Union School
Union School Board
Union High School
Ford Foundation
Bennington
Bennington Catholic High School
Union School
Vermont
Obituaries from Hoosick Falls and Shaftsbury
Patrick M. Shea 93 native of Hoosick Falls and former Williams College baseball coach dies after long illness in Hyattsville Maryland. Robert L. Cole 49 of Shaftsbury dies unexpectedly at home. funeral in Bennington with Libera Mass and Rosary recitation.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Patrick M. Shea
Williams College
Carroll Manor
Hyattsville
Thomas and
Abbie (O’neil) Shea
Troy Business College
Schenectady
Williams
Shea
Troy
Prudential Insurance Co
Philadelphia
Joanna T. Leonard
North Hoosick
Atty
Leonard W. Shea
Washington
D.C
Shrine of Most Blessed Sacrement
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Bennington
St. John the Baptist Church
North Bennington
Park Lawn Chapel
Kennedy family delayed Easter trip to Smugglers Notch
Mrs. John F. Kennedy and two children postponed their planned Easter weekend flight to Burlington due to snow sleet and thundershowers. Sen Edward M Kennedy and Robert F Kennedy were to join them with families. Sepp Ruschp cited mixed weather as the reason for the delay at Smugglers Notch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stowe
UPI
John F. Kennedy
Mt. Mansfield Corp
Smugglers Notch Long
Sen. Kennedy
Joan
Foote and Oakes Hit Hoff on Hollow Partisan Cry
Lt Gov Ralph A Foote and Sen James L Oakes dismissed Hoff campaign claims of obstruction as a hollow cry The pair spoke at the Southeast District Workshop of the Women s Republican Club of Vermont in Springfield Vermont and debated partisan politics in 1964
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foote
Sen
Oakes
Hoff
Springfield
Ralph A. Foote
James L. Oakes
Windham County
Foote and Oakes
Vermont
Women’s Republican Club of Vermont
SBA Official To Check Loans For Hartford Flooded Areas
A Small Business Administration loan examiner visits Hartford Vermont to discuss disaster loans for flood ravaged residents and businesses. Windsor County is declared a disaster area with loans at 3 percent interest for 20 years. over 3 million dollars in damage cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
UPI
Small Business Administration
SBA
Thomas J. Horan
Harteford
White River
Windsor County
Horan
Hardwick
Oille
Vermont
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Howard A. Parizo
Francis Hoag
Brooklyn
Bennington Briefs
Dale Carnegie
Patricia Bratcher
Robert Dimke
Frances Miller
BPO Elks
ADV
Carl Jillson
Whitingham
Kimberly Brown
Donald Carrier
Peter Johnson
John Jepson
Marion Nichols
Anna Hebert
Maoes Offreyardner
Oski Falls
Clifford L. Hewes
Manchester Depot
Grace Snyder
Barbara Rockwell
Norton Kennedy
Hortensia Croft
Pawlet
Jane McCullough
Finance Committee
Barton L. Jenks
Jenks
Betty
Daniel
Noreen
Helene
Juliana Shea
Leo J. Mahar
Main St
St. Mary’s Cemetery
the Elks
Robert L. Cole
Arthur Cole
Fred F. Cole
Walter Cole
N. Hoosick, N.Y
FBI
Piye Weeks
Red Buttons
Fabian
Black Beauty
Jack Crawford
Mimi Gibson
Technicolor
Claude Rains
Fernando Lamas
DELI
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Mrs.Kennedy
Wichita, Kan
Wichita
John King
New Hampshire
John Chafee
Rhode Island
Kennedy
Congress
George Romney
Michigan
Hildreth Finn
Women’s Republican Club
Grace Hill
WRCV
Consuelo Bailey
Derick V. Webb
Carroll P. Adams
Edward Janeway
Margaret Hammond
Baltimore
HA 2Te Theatre Vv
Incredible Mr.Limpet
Don Knotts
Carole Cook
Andrew Duggan
Jack Weston
Larry Keating
Crose
Marthon
Javery
South Street
Ernest H, Javery
Alan H, Page
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