Vermont Craft Show Attracts Attention At Track Event
Vermont craftsman exhibitors from Bennington County highlight the show held at a racetrack. Rowan notes need for earlier dates and a wholesaler only day to clarify pricing. Exhibitors including Tom Weakley Charmion Rodies Vernet Houran and Charles Thompson report sales and learning experiences while officials praise Made in Vermont and plan future shows.
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Rowan
Vincent J. Bartimo
Santa Anita
Calif
Bartimo
Elbert G. Moulton
Vermont
Alexander B.R. Drysdale
Bennington
Vermont Development Board
Peter D. Wendland
State Arts and Crafts Service
Joseph A. McDonough
Greater
Rutland Craftseman
Bennington County
Tom Weakley
East Arlington
Charmion Rodies
Arlington
Red Mountain
Thompson
New Membership Sought By Rescue Squad
Bennington Rescue Squad launches a membership drive led by president Andre H Betit to recruit night workers for day calls and women as third crew members. Applicants with basic first aid can obtain forms from Betit at Tri Mont Texaco. The group aims to staff fires in its area and notes slow progress due to lack of help. Captain Pierre Letourneau conducted a refresher course on mouth to mouth respiration and resuscitator use. Coffee and cake were served by Alfred Pinsonneault.
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Bennington
Andre H. Betit
Betit
Tri- Mont Texaco
Pierre Letourneau
Alfred Pinsonneault
Lawyer To Hear Arlington Opinion On Water Company
Hilton H. Dier Jr. of Brattleboro will attend Arlington selectmen meeting from 9 to 10 p.m. Monday to hear citizens’ comments on water problems and rate concerns and discuss suggested solutions.
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Arlington
Hilton H. Dier Jr
Brattleboro
Selectmen’s Meeting
Liuzzo Slaying Provokes Reactions Across Nation
Detroit widow Viola Gregg Liuzzo was killed on an Alabama road. Governor Wallace defended road safety while President Johnson denounced the Ku Klux Klan, calling the murder a crime against justice. Klan official Shelton offered a cautious, nonviolent stance, noting her absence saved no one from danger.
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Detroit
Anthony J. Liuzzo
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
New York
National Guard notes on training and promotions
A class on first aid for chemical, radiological and biological warfare was presented by Sgt. Robert Reynolds during the weekly drill of the 86th Engineering Co with Sgt. John Wellman assisting and supporting films. On the job training was led by Sgt. Edgar Lemieux in the maintenance shop. Pvt. E-2 William Hayden and Pvt. E-2 Byron Towslee return from six months of active duty with Hayden showing interest in attending Vermont Military Academy as an officer candidate. James McCoy and Daniel Scaia, privates first class, are promoted to Specialist 4 E-4. Enlistment inquiries directed to Sgt. Harold Andrew or Sgt. Griffen Smith at the State Armory during the day or Capt. Dempsey Monday nights.
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Robert Reynolds
86Th Engineering Co
John Wellman
Edgar Lemieux
William Hayden
Byron Towslee
Hayden
Vermont Military Academy
James McCoy
Daniel Scaia
National Guard
Harold Andrew
Griffen Smith
State Armory
Capt
Dempsey
Drivers Escape Harm in Crash on South Street
A car and a truck collided on South Street Friday morning in Bennington Village. Daniel M. Lewis of New York City drove a 1964 Triumph while William R. Rogers of 153 North Bennington Road steered a 1965 Ford truck. Rog ers started to pull away as Lewis passed, causing the impact. both drivers escaped injury and only the car sustained right side damage.
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South Street
Bennington Village
Daniel M. Lewis
New York City
William R. Rogers
North Bennington Road
Rogers
Lewis
Education Bill Aims for Historic National Advance
Celebrezze urged the Senate to act quickly on the education bill praised by major religious and educational groups as a landmark national advance.
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Celebrezze
Senate
President condemns Klan after Liuzzo death in tragedy
In remarks from the White House East Room President Lyndon B. Johnson denounced the Ku Klux Klan saying their terror and loyalty to a hooded society threaten every community. He pledged to redeem sacrifices in a society free of the Klan, while Congress leaders voiced outrage and called the act an evil mind’s crime.
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Justice
Texas
United States
White House
Virgil I. Grissom
John W. Young
Congress
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Liuzzo
John W. McCormack
Selectmen Award Dump Truck Sale to Hogan Co
Bennington selectmen awarded the town highway department dump truck bid to Bill Hogan Chevrolet Cadillac Inc. The low bid of 6 581 includes trade in for a 1961 GMC. Other bids came from Williams, Bugbee, Thurber's Garage Inc. for 7 692 and 7 008, with Thurber’s offering a 6 189.50 lighter truck. Bids were opened Tuesday night and will be checked against bid specifications before award.
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Bennington
Williams and Bugbee
Thurber’s Garage Inc
Thurber’s
Bennington Briefs Admits Student and Local Events
Armand F. Patnaude of Bennington has been admitted to the freshman class at Central Missouri State College Warrensburg MO. He is a senior at Bennington Catholic High School active in sports notably football. The Molly Stark PTA meets Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the school with Paul Bohne as guest speaker on a proposed planetarium. Sabers basketball team and coaches Frank Bizzarro and Casimir Lasecki spoke at the Bennington Rotary lunch. Iron Kettle Weekend Special offers roast young Tom turkey with giblet gravy and dressing strawberry shortcake for $2.00. ADV March 27.
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Armand F. Patnaude
Herbert Patnaude
Merson Street
Central Missouri State College
Warrensburg
Bennington Catholic High School
Molly Stark
Paul Bohne
Sabers
Frank Bizzarro
Casimir Lasecki
Bennington Rotary Club
Bizzarro
Barre Man Awarded 7500 For Amusement Ride Injury
A UPI report says U S District Court jurors awarded Armand Duquette of Barre 7500 for injuries from an amusement ride accident in 1956. Lagasse Amusement Co of Haverhill Mass was ordered to pay. Duquette says a chain broke on an airplane ride at a Northfield show, causing severe back injuries.
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Burlington
UPI
U.S
Armand Duquette
Barre
Lagasse Amusement Co
Haverhill
Mass
Northfield
Duquette
Skimpy Snow Spurs Mild February Traffic Dip in Bennington
February traffic on two of three Bennington County routes fell versus the same month last year while a third rose slightly. Sparse Vermont ski-area snow likely influenced the declines, with Vermont 11 in Peru down 5.1 percent from February 1964 and Vermont 9 in Wilmington down 2.4 percent. The 12 month period ending February shows mixed results but overall rises, including an 18.8 percent gain on Vermont 9 and a 0.7 percent increase on U.S. 7.
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Bennington County
State Department of Highways
Vermont
Vermont 11
Peru
Vermont 9
Wilmington
Fien U.S
Shaftsbury
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Arlington Opinion On Water Company
Washington
Johnson
Ku Klux Klan
Enemies of Justice
Tuscaloosa
Robert Shelton
United Klans of America
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
National Guard Notes
Grants
Bennington, Vt
North Bennington Rd
First National Stores
Robert
McGregor
Adams Clothes Shop
Loawe
Salem’s
Irge Aves
Old Ats Market
Sandura
Luran” Regency
Mine the Furniture Inc
Bennington, Vermont
ELM Street
Thomson Manufacturing Co
Ben Mont Ave
Selectmen Pick Hogan Co
Bennington Briefs
Grand Union
Empire
Nichols
Convenient Union St
Drysdale’s
Amory Lot
Emia
Breasts & Legs
Sausage Walker’s
Williamstown
Longhorn
Chevrolet-Cadillac Inc
Main St
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