National PTA Wins Support of State Groups
The National Congress of Parents and Teachers reports 36 state PTAs back its stance on limited federal aid to education. Mrs. Clifford N. Jenkins says polls show New England states support the national group, with conditions that local and state control remain and federal funds assist but do not replace state funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland, Ore
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
PTA
Clifford N. Jenkins
Roslyn Heights
N. Y
National Congress
New England
Jenkins
Sheriff Delays Hiring Official Hangman for Double Execution
Hillsborough County Sheriff Thomas O'Brien says he has received no applications for the job of official hangman to execute two Rhode Island men. Fred Martineau and Russell Nelson are set to die July 10 for a Nashua murder. Attorneys seek to save them as courts review their appeals and a potential governor commute looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsborough County
O’brien
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Concord
Fred Martineau
Pawtucket
Russell Nelson
Providence
Nashua
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
Wesley Powell
Saltworks at Bullitts Lick sparked regional industry
Kentucky's first industry was a saltworks at Bullitts Lick founded in 1779. The plant supplied salt for the western territories and shipments reached the Ohio River port of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Bullitts Lick
Allegheny Mountains
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
National PTA rolls out three year plan for disadvantaged youths
The National Congress of Parents and Teachers launches a three year program to aid economically and socially deprived children. It aims to build nursery schools and kindergartens, expand day care, broaden cultural experiences, improve guidance services, stay-in-school campaigns, vocational education, and community committees to tackle dropouts and youth unemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Congress
PTA
Clifford N. Jenkins
New York City
Like Children Gardens Require Constant Care
Washington experts compare gardens to children requiring steady daily attention to thrive. They advise weed removal near roots after rain, mulching to conserve moisture and suppress weeds, and proper watering once weekly. Use insecticides or fungicides as needed and consult nurseries for pest control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Pittsfield Man May Have Been Slaying Victim
The body of Harold D. Boland Sr. 48, a Pittsfield tea company salesman, was found in a water settling basin. A rope tied to his wrist and a missing shoe suggest robbery and murder with a stone used as a weight. Boland was last seen Saturday night near his garage-office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Mass
Harold D. Boland Sr
Boland
Phoenix Wife Allergic to Paper Money
Sarah Lee Miller of Phoenix has an allergy that causes red spots when she touches paper money. The condition is noted in a brief AP report from Phoenix, highlighting unusual sensitivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix, Ariz
Sarah Lee Miller
Phoenix
Boone bones mystery fuels Kentucky shrine plan
Frankfort Kentucky AP Gov Bert Combs claims Daniel Boone is more famous than Washington and seeks to rebury his remains in a national shrine. The public record holds Boone buried beside his wife Rebecca in Frankfort since 1845, though Missouri groups dispute the site and press for repatriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Daniel Boone
Bert Combs
Boone
George Washington
Rebecca
Missouri
Marthasville
Kentucky
Field Commander in Thailand Quiet Scholarly Gentleman
Honolulu AP Lt. Gen. James L. Richardson Jr. named U.S field commander in Thailand leads a joint task force from air sea and ground units under Gen. Paul D. Harkins. The Nebraskan 52 replaces Harkins temporarily while continuing as deputy chief of U.S. Army forces in the Pacific and heads 2000 veterans trained in guerrilla warfare. He previously built jungle warfare strength with the 25th Division in Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
James L. Richardson Jr
U.S
Thailand
Richardson
Southeast Asia
Philippines
U.S. Army
Pacific
Army
Pentagon
Paul D. Harkins
Harkins
U.S. Military Assistance Command
Hawaii
25Th Division
Oahu
Schofield Barracks
25Th
Brokers Plead Ignorance In Usamco Stock Collapse
Two partners from Shearson Hammill testified before the SEC that they were ignorant of Usamco's worsening finances after selling customers 3 million dollars in stock. They disclosed profits of about 81300 from Usamco shares while one faced losses on Usamco debentures as Usamco went into receivership.
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N.Y
Washington
New York
Securities and Exchange Commission
John D. Dunbar
West Coast
Shearson, Hammill & Co
Richard J. Teweles
Los Angeles
Dunbar
Teweles
U.S. Automatic Merchandising Co
Usamco
Redondo Beach
Calif
Shearson, Hammill
Usamcoo
Muster Day Observed by Historic New England Units at Sturbridge
Old Sturbridge Village hosts the seventh annual militia muster with 1800s uniforms, parades at noon, and a liberty pole raising. Participants include Mattatuck Drum Band, Lexington Minutemen, Kentish Guards, Putnam Phalanx, Second Corps Cadets. National Lancers review. Gingerbread and cider served. event educates on early New England life.
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Cient
New England
Old Sturbridge
Deerfield
Mass
Waterbury
Formosa Ready to Accept All Refugees From Hong Kong
Nationalist China says it will take refugees from Red China fleeing overcrowded Hong Kong. 1,000 tons of rice planned for immediate relief. Free China Relief Association screening 1,000 refugees for resettlement in Formosa. cautious optimism about larger arrival amid international pressure and security checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Formosa
Taipei
China
Red China
Hong Kong
Thas
United Nations
Brazil
Free China Relief Association
Interior Ministry
St Marys Academy Trip and Local Society News
The St Marys Academy freshman class toured New York City destinations including the Bronx Zoo and St Patrick’s Cathedral. Local Masons celebrated 50year attendance pins for George Lovell Harold Rising and Louis Wright at Van Rensselaer Lodge. Other notes report a newborn, visits, and travel by residents of Hoosick Falls.
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St. Mary’s Academy
New York City
Bronx Zoo
Hayden’s Planetarium
Harlem
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
George Lovell
Harold Rising
Louis Wright
van Rensselaer Lodge
F & AM
Raymond E. Calhoun
Robert Cipperly
Masons
First Baptist Church
N.E. Senators Split on Literacy Cloture Motion
New England senators split on a cloture vote to limit debate on a literacy tests ban for federal elections. The second motion failed 42 to 52, with listed supporters including Bush Dodd Muskie Pastore Pell Saltonstall Smith and opponents Aiken Cotton Murphy Prouty, all voting. The passage vote on textile import restrictions was 80 to 3 with all voting for.
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Bush
R- Conn
Dodd
D-Conn
Muskie
D-Maine
Pastore
D-R. IL
Pell
Dpr. L
Saltonstall
RpMass
Smith
D Mass
R-Maine
Aiken
R-Vt
Cotton
R-N. H
Murphy
Prouty
Probate notices from Bennington Vermont legal advertisements
A cluster of 1962 Vermont probate notices from Bennington include guardianship closing for John W. Rogers with a June 6 final account hearing, commissioners meeting Flora C. Howe claims on August 2 and November 2, and an adoption hearing for Susan Florence Scully on May 31.
Estate Case Seeks Claims Against Martha E Firth Estate
Court records show the estate of Martha E Firth late of Bennington facing claims from her sons as they pursue disposition of assets and obligations in a probate proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha E. Firth
Honorable
Probate Court
District of Bennington
Bennington
Notice of meeting and claims for district proceedings
Deceased district claims and all claims exhibited are to be presented. Meeting for the purpose will be at the Office of Van Vechten B Graves in Bennington on July 27 and October 27. Six months from April 27, 1962 is the filing deadline. Dated Bennington April 27, 1962. Arthur F Cronin Dorothy Marchal.
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John W. Rogers
Bennington
Catherine C. Behan
Flora C. Howe
Honorable
Probate Court
District of
Francis E. Morrissey
Elmer J. Hansen
John R. Stone
Honorable Probate Court
John L. Wilson
Decatur
Ill
Joseph Shea
Joseph A. Shea Francis J. Hogan
Ruba Niles
van Vechten B. Graves
Arthur F. Cronin
Dorothy Marchal
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Alan H. Page
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John Jones
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Combs
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Edith Beaumont
Louis Trembley
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Putnam Memorial Hospital
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Edward Hoffay
Schaghticoke
Frazier
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Eagle Bridge
Walter Durfee
Abbott Street
Troy
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Randall
Laura James
Harold Antis
Johnstown
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