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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1968

Page

12

Oakes Campaign Tour Through Bennington County

Vermont gubernatorial hopeful Jim Oakes pressed his Republican bid with a long area tour through Readsboro Stamford and Pownal meeting workers and residents. He promoted zoning, state planning help, and flexible education standards while noting Vermont’s poverty level and traffic of ideas from locals.

Jim Oakes Vermont James L. Oakes Bennington County R. Marshall Witten Readsboro Oakes Stamford Pownal North Adams Mass Coleman Mason

Beaudreau Rites Held at Holy Family Church

Funeral services for Viateur J. Beaudreau of North Adams were conducted Saturday at Holy Family Church with a Solemn High Mass of Requiem. Beaudreau, a World War II Navy veteran and interviewer for the state Division of Employment Security, died Wednesday at North Adams Hospital. husband of Veronica Allard Beaudreau of Bennington.

North Adams Mass Viateur J. Beaudreau State Division of Employment Security Holy Family Church Beaudreau Veronica Allard Bennington Lucien W. Fortin Foster C. Jones Jesus Saves Full Gospel Tabernacle Leslie D. Tenney Adams Jones North Adams Hospital Charles Donald Jones Ernest Dix Ralph Strange John Gaspardi Southview Cemetery

Trumbull Hill Crash Injures Falls Resident

A Hoosick Falls man had a fractured arm and facial cuts after a one car wreck on Trumbull Hill Road in Shaftsbury. Jerry A. Hosier, 42, was treated and released from Putnam Memorial Hospital.

Hoosick Falls Trumbull Hill Shaftsbury Jerry A. Hosier Elm Street Hosier Putnam Memorial Hospital Gaston Boisvert Bennington U.S. 7 Harwood Hill Boisvert Clinton Walker Dummerston

Brattleboro Man Arraigned on Pointing a Gun Charge

A Brattleboro garage owner posted bail of 2500 yesterday after arraignment in Bennington District Court on charges of pointing a gun at another person. The case details the alleged incident and current bail status.

Brattleboro Bennington District Court

Hospital Notes and Legal Breach of Peace Case

Hospital notes dated May 13 list admissions including Scott Lincourt Joan Jones Gretchen Frazier Steven Niegoda Ernest Murray Patricia Murray and John Powers III with discharges Doreen Hurley Beverly O'Dell Edith Thompson and the Broswki and Boyle families announcing newborns. In Brattleboro Paul E Pierson pleaded not guilty to gun and breach of peace charges with bail set and linked to the Woodford incident connected to Franklin Frantz and the Mallory case.

Scott Lincourt Joan Jones Gretchen Frazier Steven Niegoda Bennington Ernest Murray Patricia Murray North Bennington John Powers III Eagle Bridge N.Y Paul E. Pierson Brattleboro Woodford Burgess and Gore Roads Franklin Frantz Pierson Albert Mallory Frantz Bennington County Mallory

Scouts Hike Long Trail Trek Draws Vermont Scouts

Scouts of Troop 353 hiked the Long Trail from Danby to South Wallingford amid rain and fog. Six scouts listed, and the group stored winter wood for next year while planning a spring camporee in Rupert. Attendees must submit parent-signed slips by May 21 for the upcoming campout led by Scoutmaster Kendall Adams.

Bennington Woodford Camp Ethan Allen Council Rupert Kendall Adams Robert Burgess David Page George Kerbs Wayne Jacobs Steven Lampron Armand Lampron Vermont Danby South Wallingford

Obituary for Thomas H. Madigan Chicago Tribune staffer dies

Thomas H. Madigan 67 of Chicago formerly of Bennington Vermont, longtime composing department member at the Chicago Tribune, died May 9. He previously worked as a linotype operator for The Banner in Bennington and with News in Tonawanda. Survived by two children Kathleen Flynn and a son, 10 grandchildren, nieces and a nephew. Funeral held at Holy Name Cathedral with burial in St Bonaventure Cemetery.

Chicago, Ill Thomas H. Madigan Bennington Chicago Tribune Banner Martin W. Madigan Tribune The News Tonawanda N.Y Madigan Terrence Kathleen) Flynn Gary Ind South Dakota Pittsfield Mass Frances Madigan Olean Holy Name Society Holy Name Cathedral St. Bonaventure’s Cemetery

Early Vermont Baptist History Told at Convention

The Vermont Baptist State Convention marks 200 years since Baptists first settled in Vermont with a 1968 meeting in Bennington and a May 19 service in the Old Shaftsbury Church. The agenda includes election of local officials, zoning amendments, sewer maintenance, a Walloomsac Street reconstruction plan with $7,500 borrowing, and a 200th anniversary program featuring historians and ministers.

Vermont Vermont Baptist State Convention Bennington Shaftsbury Vermont Baptist Church Otto Nallinger Burlington Vermont Baptists Old Shaftsbury U.S. 7 Old Bennington Village Alicia R South Londonderry Robert S. Denny Baptist World Alliance Washington, D.C Denny First Baptist Church H. Glenn Payne Lewie E. Dodge Edwin H. Tuller American Baptist Convention Valley Forge Penn John Brush Andover Newton Theological School Albert F. Roberts Adelaide South Australia Baptist Union of Australia Harry Maxson Barre Homer Tricket Baptist Church of Providence R.I Roger Williams John Rhinesmith William A. Jeffrey Rutland James L. Young Brattleboro World Mission

Bennington College Faculty Concert Wednesday Evening

The Bennington College music faculty presents a 20th century concert at 8 15 p m in the Carriage Barn admission is free The program features Louis Calabro s Piano Variations dedicated to Douglas Nordli plus works by Chavez Ornstein Telemann Brant and Fine Performers include Frank Baker Henry Brant Marianne Finckel Orren Pernell Eric Rosenblith and Gunnar Schonbeck with student helpers Gael Alcock and Olga Gussow Nordli teaches at Adelphi Columbia and Greenwich School Music House and is slated to perform Calabro s Variations in New York venues such as Lincoln Center and the Brooklyn Museum

Bennington College Louis Calabro Calabro Douglas Nordli Carlos Chavez Leo Ornstein Telemann Henry Brant Vivian Fine Frank Baker Marianne Finckel Orren Pernel Eric Rosenblith Gunnar Schonbeck Gael Alcock Olga Gussow Nordli Adelphi University Columbia University Greenwich School Music House New York Lincoln Center Brooklyn Museum Museum of the City of New York

Frank Stella Exhibit Opens at Bennington College New Gallery

New Gallery at Bennington College hosts Frank Stella paintings in a current show open from Monday through May 30. The New York artist, known for black pinstriped vases early work and later shaped canvases, has works in Whitney Museum and MoMA collections and has staged numerous solo shows in the United States and Europe. Hours are 1 to 4 pm daily and weekends with no admission charge.

Frank Stella New York New Gallery Bennington College Europe Stella Whitney Museum Brandeis Museum of Modern Art

Brant Guest at Southern Illinois University Visit

Henry Brant, Bennington College music faculty member and composer, spoke at the University of Southern Illinois last weekend. He will address music classes and conduct an all-Brant concert featuring works including On the Nature of Things Mythical Beasts Dialogue in the Jungle and a new ensemble improvisation created on the spot. His flute concerto Angels and Devils was performed Saturday at Carnegie Recital Hall as part of a New England Conservatory series in New York.

Henry Brant Bennington College University of Southern Illinois Brant Carnegie Recital Hall New York New England Conservatory of Music

Bennington Briefs Night lecture at Bennington College Commons Theatre

Bennington College literature faculty member Richard Tristman will lecture tonight on Humanism and Anti Humanism in Kierkegaard in Commons Theatre at 8 with no admission charge. Tristman joined the college’s literature division in September after serving as a teaching assistant at Columbia University. Mrs Edward Merrill of 102 Putnam St has returned from a four day trip to Montreal and St John in Quebec Canada. Vermont State Police are investigating a break in at a Pic n Pac Store in North Bennington with a broken window at the intersection of VT 67A and White Creek Road. Only items missing were one pack of cigarettes and one bottle of beer. Army Specialist 5 Frederick J Bushee 22 son of Mr and Mrs Chester L Bushee 801 Main St has been assigned as a personnel specialist in the 178th Maintenance Company in Vietnam. His wife Sandra resides on White Chapel Road.

Richard Tristman Bennington College Kirkegaard Commons Tristman The Bennington Columbia University Edward Merrill Putnam St Montreal St. John Province of Quebec Canada Vermont Pic ’N Pac North Carl Webb Vt. 67A White Creek Road Webb Army Sp Frederick J. Bushee Chester L. Bushee Main St 178Th Vietnam Sandra White Chapel Road

Paris parade fuels debate on a new university

The Sorbonne section continues the discussion on France’s higher education future as 800000 citizens are urged to join the Paris Parade. Debates focus on policy for a new university within a changing society amid recent student unrest and street clashes leaving over 1500 injured nationwide. Local notices announce a rummage sale by Mt Anthony Chapter Eastern Star at the YMCA, a well baby clinic at Bennington Elementary, a chorus rehearsal for Israel in Egypt at MAUHS, and a Cootie Auxiliary meeting at the Old Bennington schoolhouse.

Page 1 Paris Mantes le Mans Mt. Anthony Eastern Star YMCA Rose Mattison Bennington Elementary School Park Street

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