Massachusetts Legislature Makes Sales Tax Permanent
In a marathon 13 hour session the Massachusetts House approved a bill to make the temporary sales tax permanent, sending it to the Senate. Passed on a 145 to 9 vote the measure followed amendments and extensive debate led by Governor Volpe who sought no changes to the infant tax in effect since April 1966.
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Boston
UPI
Massachusetts House
Senate
John A. Volpe
Volpe
LBJ Considers Visit To New England Governors Meet
President Johnson may visit the New England Governors Conference in Windsor Locks Connecticut on May 15 for a one day Ak. Governor John N. Dempsey said he expects Johnson to attend the gathering. New England Telephone will begin delivering the Bennington directory May 5 with 9000 listings, up from 8300, including 66 white and 128 yellow pages and emergency numbers inside.
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Washington
UPID
Johnson
New England
Windsor Locks
Conn
Connecticut
John N. Dempsey
National Governors Conference
New England Telephone
Bennington
Christian Hansen Jr
Arlington
Dorset
Manchester
Pownal
South Pownal
Vermont
Police
Fire Departments
Dempsey
John A. Volpe
Massachusetts
Volpe
Farris Bryant
Office of Emergency Planning
White House
Hubert H. Humphrey
Charles Bryley
Nashua
Merrimack Rivers
New Hampshire
Hanover
Dennis Cooney
Dickey
Wallace
Alabama
House of Representatives
Concord
Democratic National
Winifred E. Hartigan
John W. King
Capitol
King
Funeral Rites for Jay King Held in Manchester Center
Funeral services for Jay King of Manchester who died April 26 at Putnam Memorial Hospital in Bennington were held April 29 at 11 a.m. at Brewster Funeral Home with committal at Evergreen Cemetery Arlington. Bearers were John King, Clark King, Dennis King, Frederick King, Edmund Taft, and Norman Taft.
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Manchester
Jay King
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Brewster Funeral Home
Manchester Center
Evergreen Cemetery
Arlington
Jerome Hevey Jr
Manchester Congregational Church
John King
Clark King
Dennis King
Frederick King
Edmund Taft
Norman Taft
Hospital Notes and Music Studio Recital Highlight May 3 1967
Admissions list Olin Smith Grace Brandi Bonnie Hynick from Hoosick Falls. Bennington area names. Discharges include Bruce Legacy George Legacy Marlene Severs Nancy Paige Carol Roberto Mrs Elsie Rice and daughter. A Beech Street family welcomed a son. Junior Geneva Mantle Music Studio recital at Old Bennington schoolhouse featured Nikki Geannelis Peter Geannelis Pamela Geannelis Virginia Coulter Raymond Pratt Mary Ann Pekalski David Tinker Andrea Mason Dawn Keough Thomas Winslow Geraldine Salter Ernest Hoisington Nancy Boudakian Janet McGaughey Nikki Geannelis and Raymond Pratt noted as first year and two-month student.
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Bruce Legacy
George Legacy
Marlene Severs
Nancy Paige
Carol Roberto
Elsie Rice
Bennington
Dennis Troumbley
Dorset
Marion Murphy
Hoosick Falls
Geneva Mantle Music Studio
Noreen Mason
Nikki
Peter
Pamela Geannelis
Virginia Coulter
Raymond
Dennis Pratt
Mary- Ann Pekalski
David Tinker
Andrea Mason
Dawn Keough
Thomas Winslow
Geraldine Salter
Ernest Hoisington
Nancy Boudakian
Janet McGaughey
Nikki Geannelis
Raymond Pratt
Peter Geannelis
Educators Weigh Grouping in Early Childhood Debate Saturday
The Vermont Association for Childhood Education will hold its spring meeting here Saturday to discuss grouping in early childhood. Mrs. Pat Carini of Prospect School North Bennington will present Language Development in Early Childhood Placement, with Miss Nancy Hallenbeck and Mrs Wil-
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Vermont Association For Childhood Education
Pat Carini
Prospect School
North Bennington
Nancy Hallenbeck
Wil
Johnson proposes mediation plan to delay rail strike risk
LBJ details a 47 day extension with a five member mediation panel to craft a settlement. First 30 days are intensive mediation, then hearings if needed, and up to 60 days before Congress can act. If agreed, unions cannot strike. panel may stay in force until 1969. Johnson warns against disruption to Vietnam aid and economy. He did not commit to compulsory arbitration or seizure but kept the option open.
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Congress
Johnson
Vietnam
Forman To Attend New York Seminar
The Rev. W. Earle Forman of Bennington Friends of Retarded Children, Inc. will join 75 participants at a two day seminar at the Mental Retardation Center of Teachers College in New York. Sponsored by the center and the Vocational Rehabilitation Administration, the event aims to boost administrator leadership in communities and address client rehabilitation needs. A session on placement of the child on maturity level will be led by Kelmina Smith, Gesell tester. The program opens with registration at 10 a.m. at Bennington Elementary School, followed by luncheon at Paradise Restaurant, with Mrs. Gladys Jameson presiding at 1:30 p.m. Luncheon spaces are reserved through Miss Anne Lundergan.
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Victoria le Beau
Russell Holliger
St. Joseph College
Old Bennington
W. Earle Forman
Bennington Friends of Retarded Children, Inc
Mental Retardation Center
Teachers College
Columbia University
New York
Vocational Rehabilitation Administration
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Kelmina Smith
Gesell
Bennington
Paradise
Gladys Jameson
Jericho
Anne Lundergan
Park St
George J. Moutafakis
Williams College
Bennington Unitarian Fellowship
Bennington Free Library
Moutafakis
New York University
East
Africa
Ford Foundation
Greece
Bennington Briefs Highlights Local Notices and Events
A Bennington roundup reports Fred Baker corrects a name at North Branch Street Extension hearings. Miss Lillian Hurlburt earns Skidmore scholastic honors. Bennington Lodge and Taft Commandery install officers Saturday at 8 p.m. VFW Post 1332 to install Saturday 6:30 p.m. Coffee Chain seeks funds via Woman's Auxiliary, hospital equipment drive. Various local ads note dining and business closings, a sky chart description, and a May 6 Smorgasbord at Bennington Club with 7 to 8:30 p.m. serving and dancing to follow.
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Fred
North Branch Street Extension
Fred Baker
Fred Hutchinson
Lillian E. Hurlburt
Putnam St
Skidmore College
Paul R. Hurlburt
Woman’s Auxiliary
Putnam Memorial Hospital
J. Philip Hall
Crescent Boulevard
Bennington
Catholic Daughters Hold Visitation and Plan Local Events
CDA Notes Miss Frances Kingsley state grand regent visited Court St. Andrew No.259 Bennington. She urged unity charity and peace amid Vatican II liturgy changes. Meeting led by Mrs. Jean Stone outlined May 6 Communion Mass and May 16 banquet with social hour at 6 30 and dinner at 7. Rummage sale May 12 at K of C hall noted. Officers elected include Stone grand regent Hurley vice grand regent Ryan financial sec Sennett treasurer and others. installation set for June 6.
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Frances Kingsley
Country Club
Catherine Murphy
Barbara Hurley
Girls State
Camp Thorpe
K of C
Jean Stone
Loretta Amadon
Mary Ryan
Mary Sennett
Florence Quist
Claire Thompson
Catherine Deery
Mary Lou Remington
Monitor
Christine St. John
Sentinel
Eleanor Harvey
Frances Stockman
Eileen Flynn
Ann Cummings
Dorothy Roy
Estelle Hoth
Ribicoff Faces Tough Decision In Dodd Censure Motion
In Hartford, UPI reports Senator Abraham Ribicoff confronts a political crossroads as a Senate vote on censuring Senator Thomas Dodd looms. He risks alienating Dodd supporters or enraging Republicans in a climate shaped by Dodd's finances and Connecticut loyalties.
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Ribicoff
Hartford
Conn
UPI
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Senate
Connecticut
Thomas J. Dodd
Dodd
Washington
T. Clark Hull
Rdanbury
Sen. Ribicoff
Sen
Howard E. Hausman
FBI
Stock Averages Noon May 4 1967 Dow Jones
The Dow Jones industrial average reached 901.45 with a 4.68 rise, the rail index at 232.30 up 0.72, utilities at 138.36 down 0.06, and the composite at 316.91 up 1.18. Trading volume totaled 6,330,000 shares across 30 Industrials, 20 Railroads, and 15 Utilities.
Head Start gets $69717 grant for southwest Vermont
Area CEO unit reports a $69717 Head Start grant for southwest Vermont, slightly above request and up from last year. John Riddle of the Bennington Rutland Equal Opportunity Council notes the funding supports 138 programs serving 2037 children across Bennington and Rutland counties, with four classes in Bennington Elementary. A separate plan for a day care center was deferred amid war on poverty spending cuts.
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Vermont
John Riddle
Bennington - Rutland
Washington
Office of Economic Opportunity
Bennington
Rutland
Fair Haven
Riddle
Banner
Head Start
Bi-County Council
Brandon Training School
Neighborhood Youth Corps
Obituary notices for Walter R. King Jr. and Merrill W. Harris
Walter R. King Jr., 27, of 17 Beech Court died at home after a long illness. Calling hours are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home. A detailed obituary with funeral time and place will run in Friday’s Banner. Former Rep. Merrill W. Harris, 72, Montpelier, died at Heaton Hospital after cancer battle. Harris, a former Union Mutual Fire Insurance Co. president, served in Vermont’s Senate and House, and held leadership roles at Montpelier Savings and Trust Co. and Vermont Junior College. He leaves a wife and a daughter. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. Christ Episcopal Church, Montpelier.
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Walter R. King Jr
Beech Court
Hanson- Walbridge
Montpelier Savings and Trust Co
Board of Vermont Junior Colege
Christ Episcopal Church
Montpelier
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