Oakes Commends Hoff on Courageous Plan for Youth
Vermont Attorney General James L. Oakes praised Governor Hoff for proposing to bring 400 urban youths from big city ghettos to Vermont for education and recreation. He called the urban crisis the nation’s top problem and urged action beyond state borders. Oakes noted the plan may be unpopular but framed it as progress against a national issue. He also cited Vermont’s strides toward Crime Commission standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Oakes
Philip H. Hoff
Big City
Vermont
United States
Oakes
Bennington
Kof
Dne
Johnnsen
Crime Commission
Williams Seeks GOP Chairman in Bennington
H Williams a Beaning ton attorney has announced his interest in the Bennington Town Republican chairmanship. The Town Republican Committee meets next Tuesday to elect a new chair. Former chair J Duncan Campbell resigned in March after being elected a Bennington selectman, with Paul Bohne Jr. handling duties but stating he cannot continue. Williams emphasizes the critical task ahead before the fall elections and the need to redefine national and state priorities, asking for support to guide the party through a turbulent election year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Williams
Beanington
Bennington
Republican Committee
J. Duncan Campbell
Paul Bohne Jr
Bohne
Williams
Republican Party
Stock Averages Report for May Day Industrial Totals
Stock averages show mixed results with industrials and rail issues. The composite average rises to 315.49, up 2.52, while volume remains limited amid fluctuating readings and regional notes from Albany.
New Hampshire Woman Charged in District Court
Pro forma pleas of not guilty were entered today in Bennington District Court for Elizabeth Mae Maggett of Charlestown. She was arraigned on a charge of marrying or cohabiting with Raymond Lake in Manchester, while having a living husband, Wesley Haggett. Bail was set at 200 dollars after a May 9 summons, with arraignment postponed 24 hours. Judge Morrissey appointed attorney Neil S. Moss to defend Haggett. In other items, Warren Eaton pleaded guilty to a third offense of driving while license suspended, was fined 250 dollars, and given a 90 day suspended sentence to run with a prior jail term. Exton faced charges of careless driving after an accident, and Nancy Ernst entered a no contest plea to driving without inspection on US 7 in East Dorset. Alice Sweeney paid 35.55 dollars for charges of driving without inspection and defective equipment on State Aid 4 in Sunderland. William Ostrander, represented by court counsel, pled not guilty to driving with suspended license on Union Street with bail set at 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington District
Elizabeth Mae Maggett
Charlestown
Raymond Lake
Manchester
Wesley Hy Naggett
Haggett
Vermont Legal Aid Clinic
Springfiyla
John P. Morriesey
Neil S. Moss
Bennington
Warren A. Eaton
Karkford
Cont
Agis
Eaton
Exton
Mancester
Nancy A. Ernst
Naugatuck
Conn
George L. Fienberg
U.S
East Dorset
Morrissey
Alice W. Sweeney
Poultney
Sunderland
William Ostrander
Covurt
John B. Harte
Union Street
Perrotta Sets Rules For Democratic Caucus
Town Democratic Chairman Max Perrotta announced rules for the Bennington caucus at Bennington Elementary School. All legal voters on the Bennington checklists may vote, with seven longtime party workers overseeing verification and seating spectators in a rear area. Delegates favored McCarthy Kennedy and Humphrey expected. McCarthy supporters claim strong local showing in Bennington and statewide counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bensiegton
Max Perrotta
Dirm
Parrotta
William Haseen
John P. Proud
Proud
Joseph Carroll
Ray Bett
Mary Keough
Elizabath McGure
Carmel Babcock
Ranald Sinclair
Eugene MacCarthy
Bennington College
Perrotta
Bennington
Vermont
McCarthy
Minnesota
McCarthyistes
Burlington
Sen
Kennedy
Humphrey
Rutland
Obituary of Archie D. Carr Army Veteran and War II Era Resident
Archie D. Carr 77 resident of the Vermont Soldiers Home since April 1964 died Sunday. Born in Brando August 8, 1880 he was a son of George and Fannie Carr. He served in the U S Army during World War I and lived in Darlington at 422 North Street with his wife Ellen K. Carr before moving to the Soldiers Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie D. Carr
Vermont
Brando
George and
Fannie (Blodgett) Carr
Darlington
North St
Ellen K. Carr
Soldiers
Hame
Bennington Briefs Highlight Various Community Events
Bennington brief notices report an upcoming private duty nurses meeting at St Peters Church on Pleasant Street. A Women’s Fellowship luncheon at Second Congregational Church is planned with shared dishes and officer installation. Various local groups schedule rehearsals, fund drives, and meetings through May and July, including TOPS, AARP, and the YMCA auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County
P.m
St. Peters Church
Pleasant Street
Women's Fellowship of the
Second Congregational Church
Adelbert Greene
Leonards Dana
Willam A. Castle Jr
le Roy Marsden
Goats Hired In Swiss Alpine Rescue At Zermatt
Tourists in Zermatt complained about goat herds led by boys in romantic costumes. The visitors office responded by hiring a herd of 40 goats to restore order and guide visitors through the famed alpine village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zermatt
Switzerland
Accidents Reported Involving Several Vehicles
State police report multiple crashes with injuries or damage across Bennington and surrounding towns. Leo J. Meyers, 47, from Bennington sustained minor bruises when his 1967 Dodge left Vt 9 in Searsburg May 4 and hit a bridge. Carl L. Briggs, 24, of Florida Mass, driving a 1967 Mustang, left Vt 346 in Worth Pownal May 5, struck a power pole, slid into North Pownal Fire Department yard, and suffered minor lacerations. car had major front end damage. Rose Hall, of Pownal Center, turning a 1987 Mercury onto Middle Pawnal Road May 5, collided with Ada Pareska’s 1964 Dart. no injuries and moderate damage to both cars. Janice Rewes, 18, of Manchester Depot, turning left on U S 7 in East Dorset May 5, collided with Warren Haggerty’s 1964 Buick. both cars had major left front damage. no injuries. A 1963 Corvair owned by Bruce M. Chapin, 23, of New York City had minor front damage after an unknown vehicle backed into it near Bennington College information booth. the other vehicle left the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo J. Meyers
Bennington
Searsburg
Meyers
Dodge
Carl L. Briggs
Florida
Mass
Worth Pownal
Briggs
North Pownal
Pownal
Rose Hall
Pownal Center
Middle Pawnal Road
Ada Pareska
Janice Rewes
Manchester Depot
U.S
East Dorset
Warren Haggerty
Ridgewood
Manchester
Mayfest Symphonic Event Stirs Tennington Audience
The Vermont Symphony Orchestra led by Alan Carter performed at Mt Anthony Union School auditorium with Stephen Manes as piano soloist and Otto Luening presenting the Ditson award. The program mixed Weber, Schubert, Bizet and Luening while the group showed polish and moments of passion amid occasional slips from limited rehearsal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Cyro
Hish
Orike Berkahire Paglett
Tennington
Mt. Anthony Union School
Vermont Symphony Orchestra
Alan Carter
Bennington
Stephen Manes
Otto Luening
Bennington College
Brander Matthews
Columbia University
Columbia
Tendured Carter
Alice M. Ditson
Carter
von Weber
Loening
Kentucky
Louisville
Bizet
Luening
Manes
Mr. Anthony Union High School
Buckler
Hospital Notes May 3 1968 Admissions and Births
Hospital notes record admissions for Anna Pallgo of Bennington and discharges including Charles Cole of Shaftsbury and Joseph Murray. Births list several families in Bennington and surrounding towns with May dates, plus a Naval Hospital birth in St Albans NY noting a son John Matthew and family ties. The report mentions the father serving in Vietnam and lists grandparents in Brooklyn and Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cole
Shaftsbury
Joseph Murray
Dorothy Taber
Fagle Bridge
N.Y
Jeffrey Kinney
Helen Curls
Mary King
Bennington
Lisa Davendanis
Diana Carnett
Janet Stawnell
Heostek Falls
Naval [Hospital
St. Albans
John Matthew
Ronald Elwell
Fatler
U.S. Navy
Vietnam
Delfin Garcia
Brooklyn
Losise Elwell
Chapel Road
Albert Elwell
Funerals Held Across Towns for Local Residents
Multiple funeral services were conducted for Elizabeth Blake of Bennington later moving to Ogdensburg to live with her daughter, and for Mrs. John O Neill Sr. of Castleton, with relatives, church members, and orders attending. A separate service honored Frank He Schuster in Providence with Rosary and Requiem Mass. Civil defense drills involved Patrol Squadron 44013 carrying out an alert and aerial photography task across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarsh T. Frazier
Willam Frasier
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Shoftsbury
Charles and
Stella (Moon) Davis
Readsboro
John
Marjorie) Carnavan
Woodford
Margaret Becker
Hoosick
N.Y
Fraderick
Gladys) Harrington
Palmer
Mass
Ernest
Cassius Liavis
Bennington
Daniel Davis
Howard Davis
Searsburg
Mahar & Son Funeral
Sacred Heart Church
Clarksburg
Elizabeth
Stuart) Blake
Henry E. Blake
Langdensburg
Edmund J
Mary) Bille
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Alfred Scott
North Bennington
John Harwood
First Baptist Church
Blake
Anthony
Order Eastern Star
Ogdensburg
Prank He Schuster
Gagest
Charles Wallen
Mahar & Son
Ray
James T. Donohue
ML St. Mary's Cemetery
Mast Providence
R.I
Joseph &. Hurgan
St. Joseph's Church
Pawticket
Renninstoin Civil Ate
Hetland
40D
Ted Dehiureo
al' Her? Krawczyk
Also Mentioned on This Page
James Oakes
Brattleboro
GOP
Robert Condon
Hoff
Job
New Hampshire
Robert Kennedy
Robert Humphray
San McCarthy
Archie BD
Carr
Bennington Briefs
YMCA
Thomas H. Poster
Prida
Senior Citizens Center
Dei
MAUHS
Richard Mollister
Beech St
Migrael
Egypt
Muse
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Paul Boepple
Narshall
TOPS
McCulloughbrary Wall
LilMan
Hurlburg
Periclean
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs
Mariburt
Paul II
Starburt
Putnany St
Navid FE. Carver
Open House
Alks Barn
Green Mountain Tops
VW Hall
Mary Rodeck
Josset
VFW
Ina Damon
Poppy Girl
Miss Rock
American Association of Retired Persons
AARP
First United Miethodist Church
Forrest Smith
New Mexico
Arizona
Lott, Brash
Margaret Ogilvie
Anna Voss
Court St. Andrew
Catholic Daughters of America
Pope John XIII Institute
Friends of the Bennington Free Library
Uhrary Yeading
Silver Street
Champlain
Vorint State Symphony
American Legion Rooms
Peg Garly
Phyne
Hancon-Walbridge Funeral Home
Corbin & Palmer Funeral Home
Florence E. Lyons
Hemet
Calif
Henry F
Caroline (Ball) Lyons
Kennington High School
North Adams Normal School
Maple Hill School
Slottsbury
Winthrop
Nikola K. Lyons
Willows
Call
Ball L. Lyons
Melvin R. McGau
Mrs. Wieliam Frazier
Music Review
George Finckel
Middlebury College
Ditson
Virginie de Blaisis
Anna Pallgo
Lian Murkle
Violet Bafis
Wilmington
Philip Mears
Arlington
Marion Campbell
Edith Thompson
Manchester Center
Constance Green
North Petersburg
Beverly Flynn
Ralph Harrington
Hicks Ave
Richard Marinot
Beech Court
Clifford Grover
Ronald van Orden
White Chapel Road
William i, Craib
Barlin
Robert Starr
Railroad Ave
Hoosick Falls
Henry EF. Blake
Are
FON C. OP Netle Sr
Raymond Dunlap
Henry Howitt
John Brough
Castelton
Hillside Cemetery
Frank I. Schuster
Naval
Channel 17
Channel
Channel 5
Pam
Robinson
Hood
Rene Woo
Better Tv, Inc
Bermington
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