Montpelier clerk charged with rape pleads not guilty by insanity
Salvatore J. Francavilla, 24, of Berlin, pleaded innocent by reason of insanity in Chittenden Municipal Court after state police arrest for allegedly assaulting a 43 year old woman in a Underhill home. He was committed to Waterbury State Hospital for psychiatric examination. Fire at South Burlington farm leveled a large barn, destroying 70 head of cattle and up to 400 tons of hay and farm equipment. Loss could reach 100000. Cause undetermined. Fire marshal to investigate. Chittenden brothers cider mill nearby escaped damage.
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Vermont group to hear Massachusetts social leader talk
Robert M. Mulford of Boston will address the 44th annual meeting of the Vermont Children's Aid Society on November 6 at the Brown Derby Restaurant in Montpelier. The morning business session starts at 10 30 a.m. with luncheon to follow. Gov. Hoff will greet the group in the afternoon.
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Robert M. Mulford
MSSW
Boston
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Vermont Children’s Aid Society, Inc
Mulford
Philip H. Hoff
Donald W. McClelland
Vermont Tau Epsilon Phi Plans Annual Scholarship Drive
The UVM Tau Epsilon Phi chapter announces a yearly scholarship fund for upperclassmen. A concert series will raise funds with at least 25 percent of net proceeds to the scholarship. The first concert on Nov 23 at Patrick Gym will feature the Nina Simone Quartet Herbie Mann and the Afro Cuban 8 and the Modern Folk Quartet.
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University of Vermont
Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity
Patrick Gym
Nina Simone
Herbie Mann
Noted recreation figure to speak at Vermont Governor’s Conference
Dr. G. Ott Romney of Washington will speak at the 21st annual Vermont Governor's Conference on Recreation in Montpelier. Romney is a recreation specialist for the Area Redevelopment Administration in the Commerce Department and has held multiple federal posts including deputy director of Eisenhower's Youth Fitness Council, director of community services at the Public Housing Administration, and recreation chief for the Far East Command. He also led US Army community services and, in World War II, was global director of Clubs and Recreation Services for the Red Cross.
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Washington
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Eisenhower
Council On Youth Fitness
U.S. Public Housing Administration
Far East Command
U.S. Army
American National Red Cross
1964 New York license plates arrive in Rensselaer County
A shipment of 12 tons of 1964 license plates arrives at the Rensselaer County Courthouse. 52560 plates issued with 1500 more than last year, black with orange lettering and a light orange edge bearing N Y World's Fair.
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Rensselaer County
N.Y. World’s Fair
Empire State
Berkshire Town Meeting set to discuss high school expansion
Adams selectmen schedule a Dec 2 meeting after a second plea from the school committee to form a high school expansion study panel. Chairman Fred Dabrowski objects but the motion stands to honor the request. Williamstown honors and elects officials at Berkshire Art Association with Mrs Ernest Ward Jr as president and Raymond Humphries named executive director.
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Fred Dabrowski
Williamstown
Ernest L. Ward Jr
Berkshire Art Association
Pittsfield
Raymond C. Humphries
North Adams News Notes Retirement and Election
James H. Russell, press room head at the North Adams Transcript, retires after 45 years in the press and stereotyping departments and will continue to live in North Adams. Donald A. Thurston, WMNB treasurer and GM, elected president of the Massachusetts Broadcasters Association at Boston meeting. he also leads the North Adams Chamber of Commerce.
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Donald A. Thurston
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Boston
Chamber of Commerce of
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Memorial service for Diana Churchill held in London
A memorial service was held at St Stephen’s Church in London for Diana Churchill the eldest daughter of Sir Winston and Lady Churchill who died October 20 from an overdose of sleeping pills. Churchill sat in a wheelchair beside his wife as funeral honors were paid.
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Ex Rep Meyer slams Vermont Democratic leadership in critique
Former Vermont congressman William H. Meyer accused the state party's leadership of unsavory fundraising and patronage. He urged reforms to curb demagogues and broaden public participation in shaping policy and platforms. Meyer, elected in 1958, lost to Republican Robert T. Stafford.
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U.S. Congress
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Vermont
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Rutland
Robert T. Stafford
Educators Urged to Form Political Lobbies for Support
In Hartford the New England School Development Council urged public school educators to unite with politicians to gain financial backing. Stephen K. Bailey of Syracuse University argued education is a deeply political enterprise and urged staff to organize lobbies without joining a party or compromising their integrity.
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Former President of Springfield College Is Dead
Dr. Ernest M. Best 82 former president emeritus of Springfield College died Wednesday in St. Petersburg Florida He was at one time general secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
Milk Surplus Seen as Blessing Versus Soviet Farm Failures
New England and eastern New York dairymen at the 49th annual New England Milk Producers Association convention compare their milk surplus to the Soviet farm system’s failures. President Walter E. Marshalsen notes cooperative experience helps overcome issues, while delegates discuss seeking a vote on government control of milk production by farmers.
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New England
New York
Walter E. Marshalsen
Salem
N.H
New England Milk Producers Association
Association
Marshalsen
Orville Freeman
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Loan Sharks
A federal grand jury in Philadelphia indicted nine men on extortion racketeering charges tied to loan shark operations. Named defendants include Angelo Bruno and Phillip Testa among others across Philadelphia New Jersey and New York, with allegations tied to the interstate bid for racketeering.
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Washington
Joe Valachi
Cosa Nostra Crime Organization
Philadelphia
Angelo Bruno
Valachi
Angelo Bruno Annaloro
Harold Konigsberg
Lodi
N.J
Ignazio Denaro
Armand Colianni
Philadel
Samuel James Roberts
New York
Phillip Charles Testa
Anthony Stassi
Joseph Lucignano
Hoboken
Edward Skowron
Cigarette Sales On Campus OK With Students
Springfield College students voted 485 to 407 to allow cigarette sales at the student center despite a college physician warning of a smoking cancer link. About 200 packs are sold daily as 1,546 fulltime students were eligible and about two thirds voted.
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Springfield
Mass
Springfield College
Irving H. Steinberg
Bennington Banner Contact and Publication Details
Telephones for newsroom and ads listed. The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sunday and legal holidays at 425 Main St Vermont by Banner Publishing Corporation. AP member, exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches. Home delivery by carrier and
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Bennington
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Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
Operation Water Wagon Aims to Ease Vermont Drought
Maj. Gen. Francis W. Billado announced a state drought relief plan titled Operation Water Wagon. Central pumping stations will supply water to rural areas with dry wells, involving National Guard Civil Defense Agriculture Department county agents and federal agencies. Water will be chlorinated and hauled to farm homes as farmers face high hauling costs. Officials expect crash studies by Tuesday to gauge immediate needs and begin the operation within two weeks.
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National Guard
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