Lincoln Street Residents Seek Closure of Vermont Gas Plant
Residents along Lincoln Street urge the Vermont Gas Corp plant on their street be shut down citing odor noise and light from a flare stack as a public nuisance and potential health hazard. At an open hearing Bennington Village Trustees hear grievances and await a second meeting with plant officials.
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Lincoln Street
Vermont Gas Corporation
Bennington County
Village of
Bennington
John B. Harte
Harte
Reuben Levin
Levin
Vermont
Ben-Mont strike ends after 72 days near Bennington
After a 72 day walkout Local 534 of the Printing Specialties and Paper Products Union voted 111 to 68 to accept Ben-Mont Papers best and final two year contract ending Dec 31 1963 A wage rise of 2 percent next Oct 1 plus a 3 to 5 cent fall wage tweak and broader benefits are included The deal avoids a three year term and a 10 cent across the board rise and aims to resume nearly 300 workers including 200 at Ben-Mont and Flint Ink Corp offices and staff The vote was not an official union recommendation and workers were described as tired but supportive The contract draft will be finalized in coming days with signature expected shortly Continued on Page 14.
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Bennington
Printing Specialties and Paper Products Union
Ben-Mont
Flint Ink Corp
Peter Tufo
International
Tufo
Com
Emmy Nominations Put Judy Garland Victoria Regina Top Contenders
Judy Garland and the Victoria Regina biography lead the 1961 62 Program of the Year race as 137 nominations across 26 categories were announced. Ben Casey and Vincent Edwards draw multiple nods while ABC NBC and CBS vie. focus leans toward documentary and public affairs programs with strong TV network competition.
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Hollywood
Queen Victoria
Judy Garland
Ben Casey
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Victoria Regina
Julie Harris
Miss Garland
ABC
Vincent Edwards
Jack Benny
Robert Young
Bob Hope
Dinah Shore
Abc-Tv
NBC. TV
Cbs-Tv
Macbeth
Harris
Perry Como
Yves Montand
Carol Burnett
Edie Adams
Garland
Walt Disney
Garry Moore
Union School meeting for Bennington village residents
Village residents hear the union school story at a public meeting tonight at 8 in Bennington High School auditorium. Board Chairman Dr. Arthur S. Faris and Steering Committee Chair Robert Wilson narrate. Charles E. Ulrich will outline district problems and financial details of the proposal.
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Bennington Village
Bennington High School
Bennington- Southwest School Planning Board
Arthur S. Faris
Robert Wilson
Charles E. Ulrich
Orleans Man 39 Killed in Vermont Route 5 Crash
Henry L. Hegg, 39, of Orleans Vermont, died after his car skidded off Route 5, flipped into an embankment and tumbled over. Police said he was tossed from the vehicle and died of a broken neck. He was Vermont's 28th highway fatality of 1961.
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Orleans
Henry L. Hegg
Route 5
Hegg
Vermont
Two U S Sergeants Freed By Viet Cong After 22 Days
Sgts. Francis Quinn and George Groom said they were bound for 22 days atop a mountain near Da Nang while the guerrillas fed them rice and denied reports of village parade use. They aided wounded comrade Marchand and Gabriel before release near Da Nang.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Francis Quinn
Niagara Falls
N.Y
George E. Groom
St. Joseph
Quinn and Groom
le Francis Quinn
da Nang
Army Secretary Takes College Post
Elvis J. Stahr Jr. will become president of Indiana University effective July 1, succeeding Herman B. Wells who led IU for 25 years. The university announced the selection on its 142nd anniversary, while Stahr’s resignation as Army secretary takes effect June 30.
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Bloomington
Ind
Elvis J. Stahr
Indiana University
Herman B. Wells
I. U
William Hickman
Stahr
Army
White House
Washington
Village Trustees Move to Delay Morse Demurrer
Village of Bennington trustees press for a one month hold on a demurrer in the Morse case over a residential Coolidge Avenue zoning dispute. They also plan traffic changes on Coolidge Avenue and a public meeting to explain defects in the ordinance while awaiting judge Keyser’s ruling.
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Morse Demurrer
Village of
Bennington
Coolidge Avenue
F. Ray Keyser Sr
William H. Morse
Morse
Reuben Levin
John P. Morrissey
Norton Barber
Levin
Keyser
James B. Gibney
Morrissey
Barber
David E. Carver
Coolidge
Safford
Bradford Street
Kennedy panel urges broader power to curb national strikes
A presidential advisory panel urged expanding powers to manage national emergency labor strikes. The plan would grant the President an 80 day cooling off period without court injunctions, empower fact finding to suggest settlements, and overhaul Taft Hartley procedures. Ford dissenters argued against granting boards power to settle terms.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Henry Ford II
Ford
Envoys Chart North Atlantic Nuclear Policy Debate
NATO foreign and defense ministers gather in Athens to assess nuclear policy and East West relations. Disagreements center on control of U.S. weapons and veto rights over firing orders. Secretary Rusk is expected to present details on U.S. arsenal capabilities.
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Athens
Greece
Atlantic Alliance
NATO
Berlin
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
U.S
Dean Rusk
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James Donald
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Doyle
Dick Powell
Peter Falk
Lee Marvin
Alcoa
Mickey Rooney
Union School
Viet Nam
Army Special Forces
Wayne E. Marchand
Plattsmouth, Neb
Spec
James Gabriel
Honolulu
Memorial Park
Industry
Joseph L. Black
Inland Steel
John M. Franklin
U.S. Lines
Richard S. Reynolds Jr
Reynolds Metals
Thomas S. Watson
International Business Machines Corp
Brattle Book Shop
Beacon Hill
Tower of Custom House
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