Labor Contract Signed At Mack Molding Co
Arlington reports Mack Molding Co and Local 1199 I A M AFL CIO signed a new three year contract retroactive to Feb 1. Raises total 8 percent over 36 months with wage adjustments for skilled roles. Shift premiums rise to 10 and 15 cents. Adds birthday holiday and full $2000 life insurance per worker. Vacation and benefits boosted for about 175 employees. Company also markets its own plastic products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Mack Molding Co
International Association of Machinists
Afl-Cio
Mack Molding
Donald Kendall
Kenneth E. Clayton
George Walsh
Margaret Kazimes
Clarence Rice
Emmet Smith
Clarice Squiers
Hagerman
Mann Named President of Young GOP
James H. Mann of Waterville has been named president of the Vermont Young Republican Club succeeding Rep. John Alden who resigned to back Rep. Reid LeFevre in the gubernatorial bid. Mann, previously vice president, will serve Alden’s unexpired term with officer elections set for May 1967.
Chinese Correspondents Ordered Out of Jakarta
Jakarta expelled Communist Chinese correspondents and closed the New China News Agency offices as military leaders, signaling a drive against foreign media. The move followed the readmission of American reporters three days earlier amid rising anti-Chinese sentiment in the tense capital. The government chiefs framed the purge as leftist and anti-imperialist while dismissing several information ministry officials and installing new staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
UPI
Indonesia
Red China
New China News Agency
NCNA
Peking
Sukarno
Foreign Office
Ibnu Subroto
Ralto Jakarta
Ministry of Information
Ramanmbi
Power shift deepens as Suharto regime solidifies control
Obscure ministry disputes reveal ongoing power struggle as Lt. Gen. Suharto tightens grip and reduces Sukarno to a figurehead. The Peking news outlet shutdown marks a step against Communist China ties, following Subandrio’s firing, arrest, and replacement by anti Communist Adam Malik.
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Peking
Communist
China
Subandrio
Adam Malik
Meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary Scouts Troop 331
Shaftsbury note invites all mothers of scouts and interested women to a Monday 7:45 pm meeting at the school. Also obituary for Thomas H. Silk 81 of Vail Road died Friday at Sourcliffe Nursing Home after two years frail health. Silk was born July 11 1884 in Williamstown Mass. He lived in New York City as a coachman, then Bennington as grounds keeper for Miss Ruth Eddy two decades. He belonged to St. Francis de Sales Church. Survivors include cousins Joseph J. Cunning of Bennington and relatives in Troy New York and Harrisburg Pennsylvania.
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Thomas H. Silk
Vail Road
Sourcliffe Nursing Home
Thomas
Margaret (Craven) Silk
Williamstown
Mass
New York City
Bennington
Ruth Eddy
Old Bennington
St. Francis de Sales Church
Mathilda Hughes
Joseph J. Cunning
Troy
N.Y
Silk
Mildred Spangler
Harrisburg
Sylvester Alexionis
Lithuania
Hoosick Falls
North Hoosick Road
Lawrence
Colasta Co
Alexionis
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Helen Lucinskas
John
Shaftsbury
Peter
Anthony
Veda Alexsonis
Hoosick Road
Robson
Main St
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Astronomy Notes and Local Obituaries Blend of Evening Sky and News
Astronomy notes describe the constellation Corvus visible in the southeast during clear evenings, naming its stars and Arabic etymologies. The rest of the item compiles funeral notices for Mrs Silk and Sylvester Alexionis, including service times, burial plans, and family survivors, followed by a local accident report on Mrs Eleanor Durfee’s tumble and hospital observation.
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Alchiba
Gienah
Algorab
Slalom plan canceled by weather for Prospect Mountain club
Bennington briefs report the Prospect Mountain ski club canceled Sunday’s slalom event due to weather. Rutland Social Security office hours extend to 9 pm next week for Medicare signups with a rep visiting Bennington next Thursday 11 am to 1 pm. Iron Kettle Weekend Special advert offers roast sirloin dinner for 2.25. Vermont WWI veterans convention set for Rutland June 3–4. Hotel Bardwell hosts with Cmdr Hager and Gladys Hager as coordinators.
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Prospect Mountain Ski Club
Social Security
Rutland
Evelyn St
Bennington
Municipal
Aurus
Green Mountain
U.S.A. Inc
Department of Vermont
Charles R. Harvey
Hotel
Bardwell
Albert S. Hager
Gladys Hager
Dept
Harvey
Funeral rites for Ozire Bushee held at Mahar & Son
Funeral services for Ozire F Bushee World War II veteran who died Tuesday at 404 Gage St were held Friday at Mahar and Son Funeral Home with Rev Joseph F Wiseman officiating. Attendees included Union Carbide reps and friends from Sally Mfg Co. and Park Lawn Chapel entombment followed by a later burial. Relatives traveled from Rochester Springfield North Bennington Manchester and Dorset.
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Ozire F. Bushee
Gage St
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Joseph F. Wiseman
C.S.C
Sacred Heart Church
James Vince
Ernest Gratz
Louis Maillet
Alfred Marcoux
Donald Delude
Arthur Cole
Sally Mfg. Co
Union Carbide Consumer Products
Union Carbide
Park Lawn Chapel
Rochester
N. Y
Springfield
Mass
North Bennington
Manchester
Dorset
Barschdorf Named to New Pittsfield GE Post
William L. Barschdorf longtime Springfield Union editor and Banner sports editor has been named community relations specialist at General Electric Pittsfield plant. A Bennington native and Vermont College graduate he started at The Banner in 1953 and later held multiple editorial roles before joining The Union in 1956. He and his wife Geralyn Gros of Bennington have four children and plan to move to Pittsfield area soon.
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Pittsfield
William L. Barschdorf
Springfield Union
Banner
General Electric
Cornelius E. Geary
Bennington
Barschdorf
Vermont College
Montpelier
the Banner
The
Union
North Adams
Northampton
Springfield
Sunday Republican
Republican
Industry
Associated Industries of
Massachusetts
Church of the Good Shepherd
West Springfield
Valley Press Club
Geralyn Gros
Wilder Terrace
Scientist Dismisses UFOs as Swamp Gas in Michigan
A Air Force scientist dismisses mass UFO reports as luminous swamp gas while noting no proof. Dr. J Allen Hynek cites swamp gas as potential cause for sightings near Ann Arbor and Hillsdale Michigan, as witnesses describe football shaped lights and strange noises. Ford calls for congressional UFO investigation amid ongoing reports from Maine to the Rockies.
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Detroit
UPD
Air Force
Outer Space
J. Allen Hynek
Northwestern University
Hynek
Maine
Rockies
Cassopolis
Mich
Niles
Washington
House
Republican
Gerald Ford
Michigan
Ford
Ann Arbor
Hillsdale
Pentagon
Frank Manner
Ronald
Manner
Dexter
Hillsdale College
Wield
United Press International
Air Forces Project
Three Cars Damaged in Main and Branch Crash
An accident at the Main and Branch Streets intersection left three vehicles damaged with no injuries. Charles F. Jennings of Reading Mass drove a 1964 Chevrolet. Ronald Meyers owned a 1959 Pontiac. John Swieneski rode a 1961 Pontiac. Police and witnesses noted the light and weather complicating factors amid reports of unusual sightings.
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Main
Branch Streets
Bennington Village
Charles F. Jennings
Reading
Mass
Williams College
Ronald Meyers
Beech Street
Ext
John Swieneski
Putnam St
Jennings
Meyers
Branch Street
Scheneski
Branch
Mt Anthony School Board Faces Little League Salvage Missed
Mt Anthony Union School Board voiced concern over Little League officials not fully using an opportunity to salvage equipment at the Alumni Field site now under union school construction. Clerk James H. Mann said the George A. Fuller company offered free labor and a transport truck to move baseball facilities, with some items saved including a bleacher, backstop, refrigerator and popcorn machine. He noted other salvageable items such as a toilet room and lumber might have been salvaged if interest had been shown, and warned against future misunderstandings this season.
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Mt. Anthony Union
Mann
Little League
Bennington Banner contact and subscription rates
The Bennington Banner lists newsroom and advertising contacts with phone numbers and declares daily publication except Sundays and holidays. It shows subscription prices for Vermont within a 50 mile radius and nationwide, with varied 3 month 6 month and annual rates.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
UPI
Vermont
U.S
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Bennington, VT
Wilk
Dushumet Furniture Incorporated
Bennington, Vermont
ELM Street
Young Gop
Fran Stacy
Mrs. Durfee
Phew
Alfred Daves
Palmerton
Mahar & Son Funeral
St. Francis de Sales
Eastlawn
Sylvester Alexsonis
Harrison Avenue
Eleanor Durfee
Harrison Ave
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington Briefs
VEW Convention
Mrs
Olive D. Herrick
Old First Church
John W. Vander Groef
Melvin R. McGaughey
First Methodist Church
Nurses’ Association
Woodhull Hall
W. Philip Giddings
Richard N. Fabricitus
J. C. Armstrong
Richard Davis
William Moshier
Greenwich
Mettowee Valley Cemetery
Pawlet
David Newkirk
New Pittsfield
GE Post
Board States
IL Efforts
North Bennington Road
Bennington, VI
Finast
Adams Clothes Shop
Javery
South
Ernest H. Javery
Alan Il. Page
Economy Auto Stores, Inc
DIAL
Sennington
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