VFW Installs Nowik Commander At Hoosick Falls Event
Hoosick Valley Post 8417 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars installed Benedict A. Nowik as post commander succeeding Glen S. Rowland who becomes national aide-de-camp to National Commander Bryan Gent. Other officers include John E. Stewart Edward E. Gleichowski Harry L. Holton Glen Rowland Joseph Carelli and Joseph E. McGrath. The post marks 100 percent membership in the department. Nearby schedules list activities for North Bennington and community groups through Memorial Day weekend.
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Hoosick Valley Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Irick’s
Benedict A. Nowik
Glen S. Rowland
Albert A. Butkas
Hoosick Post
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
New Post
Rowland
Bryan B. Gentry
Hudson-Mohawk Council
John E. Stewart
Edward E. Gleichowski
Harry L. Holton
Glen Rowland
Albert Butkas
Joseph Carelli
Joseph E. McGrath
Battenkill Grange Sewing Contest Winners Named
Battenkill Grange held a sewing contest with prizes in classes A II B I and C II. Mrs Larry Pratt and Mrs Robert Ploof won top places in A II and B I respectively while Mrs Ralph Wyman and Mrs Pierce Squires placed in B II and C II. Judges included Mrs Trachie Young and Aaron.
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Battenkill Grange
Taconic Grange Hall
Stamford Grange
Grange
Larry Pratt
Robert Ploof
Ralph Wyman
Pierce Squires
Charles Owens
Don Trachie
William Young
Foster Aaron
Home Economics
Betty Clayton
Viola Cooledge
Bennington
Pomona
Belle Decker
Mary Thompson
Charlena
Lois Hilliard
Ethel
Fred Lomberg
Petersburg Pass Chair Lift Opens On Memorial Day
Petersburg Pass in Petersburg New York will inaugurate its 3 000 foot double chairlift on Memorial Day May 30 giving sightseers a high altitude view from Route 2 Taconic Trail. Lift hours run 9 a m to dusk with the gift shop open. Kiddie rides such as a merry go round the whip and miniature railroad will be featured. The ski area will operate weekends with a chair lift gift shop restaurant and cocktail lounge.
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Petersburg
N.Y
Petersburg Pass
New York Times Chief Orvil Dryfoos Laid to Rest
In a large service at Temple Emanu-El New York the newspaper world honored Orvil E. Dryfoos president and publisher of the New York Times. Leaders including Gov Rockefeller Mayor Wagner and a Kennedy representative attended as staff recalled his tireless leadership during the paper strike and his death.
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New York
Orvil E. Dryfoos
The
New York Times
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Robert F. Wagner
Kennedy
Temple Emanu-El
Times
Reston
Dryfoos
High Court Allows Recordings as Evidence in Tax Case
The Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision upheld the use of secret recordings by a federal tax agent of a suspected tax evader. German S. Lopez challenged charges stemming from the Clauson's Inn operation in North Falmouth Massachusetts. Justice Harlan delivered the ruling with Justice Brennan dissenting.
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High Court
Washington
Supreme Court
German S. Lopez
North Falmouth
Mass
Harlan
Brennan
Douglas
Goldberg
Warren
Lopez
Roger S. Davis
Davis
Boston
Kentucky Voters Weigh Hap Chandler Fate In Governor Race
Kentucky voters decide the Democratic nomination between Hap Chandler and Edward Breathitt Jr. Chandler seeks a third term while Breathitt, backed by Gov. Bert Combs, argues for ending Chandler’s political dominance. Republican Louie Nunn aims to clinch the GOP bid for November.
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Louisville
Kentucky
A. B
Happy
Chandler
U.S
Breathitt
Bert Combs
Earle Clements
Birthday Dinner for Two Couples in Walloomsac
Miss Alice Guiden of East Hoosick and her cousin Mrs. Joseph Corcoran were honored at a dinner for their birthdays at the Paradise Restaurant in Bennington. Attending were Mrs. Roscoe Austin of East Hoosick Mrs. Arthur Guiden of Buskirk Mrs. William Marlin and Miss Barbara Hogan both of Bennington and Mrs. Harvey Baker of Greenwich all cousins of the honorees.
China Red China Split Poses Dilemma for Soviets
A U S official says Khrushchev faces a dilemma between India and Red China and the United States should not push New Delhi to break with the Soviet Union for aid against China. The briefing also notes Western unity strains after Kennedy De Gaulle gaps and outlines Laos, Vietnam, Poland, Hungary, and Italy policy notes.
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John M. Hightower Ashington
Kennedy
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
Europe
U.S
Poland
Hungary
Laos
Probe Cannot Determine Sulphur Queen Vanishing Cause
A Coast Guard board closed 37 days of hearings without survivors or conclusive evidence to explain the Marine Sulphur Queen disappearance with 39 crew. The ship sank in or near the Straits of Florida, departing Beaumont Texas for Norfolk Virginia on February 2.
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New York
Coast Guard Board of Inquiry
Florida
James D. Craik
Board of Inquiry
Straits of Florida
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Brian Whitlow
Harper & Row
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James Reston
Times’ Washington
Happy Chandler
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China
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Italy
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