New England Council Elects F Ray Keyser
The New England Council names former Vermont Governor F Ray Keyser Jr as a vice president. Keyser served 1961 to 1963 and is now general counsel for Vermont Marble Co in Proctor. The council also lists Vermont appointees including Edward Knapp Elbert Moulton William Kearns Roland Loveless and others across banking industry travel and research.
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Boston
UPI
New England Council
F. Ray Keyser Jr
Vermont
Keyser
Vermont Marble Co
Proctor
Edward Knapp
Elbert Moulton
William Kearns
Roland Loveless
Arlington Raises Credits To 18 For Commencement
Arlington Memorial High School will require 18 credits for graduation starting with the Class of 1969, up from 16. Principal William Towne urged the change at a School Board meeting, with a 2-1 vote and Arnold Wilcox dissenting. Towne and Supt. Leon Wagner defended broader curriculum and credit for cultural activities, while most seniors are expected to exceed the new requirement.
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Arlington
Arlington Memorial High School
William Towne
Arnold Wilcox
Towne
Leon Wagner
Supt
Wagner
State Department of Education
Sunderland and
Sandgate
Donald Trachte
Don Trachte
Gene Pelham
John Secor
Jean Kendall
Kendall
William Miles
Northboro choir to sing at Seventh-day Adventist Church
The 22 member Northboro choral group directed by Norman Charlestream performs this evening at 6 at the Burgess Road church. Public invited. Also Gold Star Mothers meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. in VFW rooms. Iron Kettle Week End Special offers a roast young turkey dinner for 2.25 and cocktails.
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Seventh-day Adventist Church
Northboro
Burgess Road
Norman Charlestream
Gold Star
VFW Rooms
Bennington Banner Publisher and Delivery Rates Notice
The Bennington Banner published daily except Sunday and legal holidays at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont 05201 by Banner Publishing Corporation. It is a United Press International member and reserves republication rights for local news and UPI dispatches. Home delivery and subscription rates vary by distance and duration with specific 3 month 6 month and 1 year prices.
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Tei Business Newsroom
Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
UPI
Vermont
U.S
Funeral services for H Andrew Webb and Walter L Pease held
The funeral for H Andrew Webb 48 died Tuesday was at St James Episcopal with a military committal. Bearers listed from Bennington Arlington Cambridge N Y and Schenectady. Walter L Pease died Tuesday at Putnam Memorial Hospital funeral at Mahar Son Funeral Home officiated by Rev Alfred Scott. Burial in Park Lawn Cemetery. Attendees from multiple towns include Millport Latham Lebanon Springs Stephentown Salamarca Nassau West Springfield and North Bennington.
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H. Andrew Webb
St. James Episcopal Church
Clement Belcher
Patrick Devlin
Bennington
Gilbert Wilcox
Arlington
Howard Dahl
Fritz Marceau
Gardner Cullinan
Cambridge
N.Y
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Schenectady
Thomas Pike
Edward Baldwin
Walter Rice
William Griffis
James Wiley
Cryil
Theodore Hoyt
Harold Grover
Clarence Nichols
Sidney Moss
Robert Stroffoleno
Paul Pike
Joseph Labrifico
Labrifico
Dudley Griffis Sr
Margaret Foster
Julia Gates
Manchester
American Legion
Arlington Post
Walter L. Pease
River St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Alfred Scott
North Bennington Baptist Church
Lloyd Sandstron
Lebanon Springs
Andrew Pease
Stephentown
R. Gerald Whitman
Latham
Bernard Whitman
North Bennington
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Union Carbide Consumer Products
Pease
Park Lawn Cemetery
Mr. Scott
Millport
East Greenbush
Salamarca
Nassau, N.Y
West Springfield
Mass
Tips for Preserving Blooms For May 16 Flower Show
Horticultural chairwoman Mrs Richard B Leake Jr shares conditioning methods to extend cut flower life for narcissi daffodils grape hyacinths tulips lilacs and woody branches ahead of the May 16 exhibit at St Peters Parish House. Keep stems in hot water overnight cool place wrap in moist towels or shallow water for transport and cut stems again before showing.
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Richard B. Leake, Jr
St. Peter’s Parish House
Johnson Eyes California Fundraiser This June
President Johnson plans a California Democratic fundraising trip in June with no firm date yet. Press secretary George Christian said Johnson hopes to attend, and staff indicated he intends to go this year if schedule permits.
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San Antonio Tex
UPID
Johnson
California
George Christian
Lund Home Featured in Rotary Talk in Burlington
Bennington Rotarians toured the Elizabeth Lund Home for unwed mothers with field secretary Mrs. Alice Hobart guiding. She cited about 200 girls yearly, most teens under 16, arriving lonely and frightened, aided by nurses and social workers to rebuild. About 80 percent of last year’s nearly 200 babies were adopted, with calls to help more mothers keep babies. staff encourages returning to school as the home seeks a new building and broader public awareness with slides of staff and residents.
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Bennington
Elizabeth Lund
Alice Hobart
Hobart
CPCD Program Okayed Under $40,000 Grant
The Cooperative Project for Curriculum Development receives a $40,000 federal grant under Title III but remains in hold as funds limit edits. Negotiations set for May 18 in Montpelier to revise the plan focusing on Grade 4 across 15 classes in eight area schools.
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Cooperative Project For Curriculum Development
CPCD
John Herlihy
State Department of Education
U.S. Office of Education
Washington
CPCC
Herlihy
Montpelier
Pownal
Arlington
Meteors and meteorites defined by space and impact
Astronomy notes explain meteoroids in space become meteorites after Earth entry, with meteor fireballs or bolides when they explode. Only one authenticated injury from a meteorite occurred on November 30, 1954 to Mrs Hodges, nav. The text then shifts to education programs and CPCD funding, describing aims to link academic learning with creative activities and a plan to extend a program if funded.
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Earth
Space
Hodges
Republicans Meet May 16 to Nominate for VAC Board Vacancy
The Bennington Town Republican Committee will meet May 16 to nominate a candidate for the vacancy on the town Board of Civil Authority. The vacancy arose when John P. Morrissey resigned to avoid a possible conflict with his new duties as village attorney. GOP Chairman J Duncan Campbell said Gov Philip H Hoff will fill the vacancy and asked the committee to recommend.
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Bennington
Preacher Quotes PC on Red Light Stop In Austin Traffic
Policeman Howard Park stopped a driver in Austin for running a red light. The preacher commented that forgiveness is divine, while Park calmly issued the ticket saying that running red lights brings penalties.
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Austin
Tex
Howard Park
Park
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