New England Elections at a Glance in Six States
Connecticut reelects Gov. John H. Dempsey by a landslide over E. Clayton Gengras as Republicans gain one House seat and Democrats five. Rhode Island repeats with Gov. John Chafee and Sen. Pell winning by large margins. Democrats hold both House seats. Maine sees Kenneth Curtis upset John Reed while Margaret Chase Smith and Dems gain seats. New Hampshire reelects Gov. King and Sen. McIntyre. Republicans pick two House seats. Massachusetts reelects Gov. Volpe. Edward Brooke becomes first Black senator since Reconstruction. sales tax passes.
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Boston
UPI
New England
Connecticut
John H. Dempsey
E. Clayton Gengras
Rhode Island
John H. Chafee
Warwick
Horace E. Hobbs
Claiborne Pell
D-R.i
WAC
Ruth M. Briggs
Bristol
U.S. Senate
Maine
Kenneth M. Curtis
John H. Reed
Margaret Chase Smith
Elmer H. Violette
Thomas J. McIntyre
Harrison R. Thyng
Thyng
Viet Nam
GOP
Massachusetts
John A. Volpe
Edward J. McCormack
Edward W. Brooke
Endicott Peabody
Edmond Bruso Remains on Critical List
58 year old Edmond J. Bruso a Bennington resident and highway construction foreman stayed on the critical list at Albany Medical Center after a tractor trailer struck him on Rt 11 30 near Winhall. He was admitted with a fractured skull possible brain injury and multiple fractures from the accident while supervising a road widening project for Morse Construction Co.
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Edmond J. Bruso
Albany Medical Center
Bennington
Rt. 1130
Winhall
Morse Construction Co
Bruso
Bennington Voters Back Water Project Expansion
Water Bond backers express gratitude for a town wide vote showing unity beyond village lines. They pledge to study distribution of the additional supply and aim for a unified village and north village system expansion in the near future.
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North Bennington
Bennington
Hospital Notes November 8 1966 Admissions and Births
Hospital notes list admissions including Mrs Jennie Howe Manchester Depot Miss Tracey Harrington Richard Gardner Jr Bennington and discharges for Miss Robin Blackstone Master Robert LaCross Bennington Mrs Ruth Reed and daughter East Arlington Mrs Alice Baker Dorset A birth to Mr and Mrs David P Alexander 112 Adams St a daughter November 8.
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Jennie Howe
Manchester
Tracey Harrington
Richard Gardner Jr
Bennington
Robin Blackstone
Robert LaCross
Ruth Reed
East Arlington
Alice Baker
Dorset
David P. Alexander
Adams St
Adult Education Courses Announced by YMCA Program
The YMCA announces an informal education program starting with an investments course on why stocks and bonds. Burton Potter of Vermont Bank & Trust Co. leads the course with field experts assisting, plus seven more sessions covering securities types risks and rewards. Also reported are election results: Clyde H. Bryant Sr. defeats Marion P. McCarthy for side judge, Estes re-elected, Carmody Jr. becomes state's attorney, and Maloney Sheriff re-elected, with two incumbents unopposed re holding probate and high bailiff positions.
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YMCA
Burton Potter
Vermont Bank & Trust Co
New York
Clyde H. Bryant Sr
Marion P. McCarthy
Howard C. Estes
Bryant
Estes
McCarthy
John T. Carmody Jr
John H. Maloney
Margaret Lillie
William H. Fox
Bennington Justices Race Shifts Control to Republicans
Republicans win five of fifteen justice of the peace seats in Bennington ending a Democratic monopoly. Winners include Eugene V. Clark Leon R. Eldred John Kennedy Jr. John P. Morrissey and Frederick H. Welling. Democrats elected were Carmel Babcock Raymond Bett Joseph Carroll Alexander Drysdale Robert Keough Elizabeth McGurn John P. Proud Ronald Sinclair James Sleeman and Mrs Ruby Van Santvoord.
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Bennington
Eugene V. Clark
Leon R. Eldred
John Kennedy Jr
John P. Morrissey
Frederick H. Welling
Carmel Babcock
Raymond Bett
Joseph Carroll
Alexander Drysdale
Robert Keough
Elizabeth McGurn
John P. Proud
Ronald Sinclair
James Sleeman
Ruby van Santvoord
Justice
Charles E. Austin
Ethel Bohne
Paul Bohne Jr
Catherine Dermody
Joseph Hall
William Hoisington
Richard B. Leaker
Winston Luther
James Merunowicz
Priscilla Norton
Bernard Galipeau
Joseph Higgins
James Kinney
Bernard Leamy
Raymond LeBarron
GOP Gains Seize 25 Governorships in GOP Comeback Drive
The GOP captured 20 governorships and led for 3 more, totaling 25 with two holdovers, leaving 33 Democrats and 17 Republicans across 50 states. Senate gains included Romney aiding a victory over Ferency, boosting Sen. Griffin against Williams, while Brown and UH Douglas fell to Reagan and GOP momentum in Michigan boosted GOP House hopefuls.
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Paul UH
Douglas
D-Ill
Edmund G. Brown
California
Brown
Reagan
Romney
Zolton Ferency
Robert P. Griffin
Senate
Griffin
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Obituary for Mrs Eliza beth Dinwiddie Dewey Sr
Funeral services were held at her residence on West Main Street for Mrs Eliza beth (Dinwiddie) Dewey widow of Arthur J. Dewey Sr founder of A J Dewey Lumber Co officiated by Rev Thomas Steffen of the Second Congregational Church where she belonged over 50 years. Bearers included Charles Dewey John D Litster S G Shultz and Olin Smith. Burial followed at Park Lawn Cemetery with committal prayers by Rev Steffen. Attendees included Ladies Circle members and local businessmen and out of town suppliers to the A J Dewey Lumber Co.
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Elizabeth (Dinwiddie) Dewey
Arthur J. Dewey Sr
A. J
Obituary Notices From Manchester and Local Area
Mrs Lettie H Hanna 81 widow of Jacob Hanna of 107 Valentine St died unexpectedly this morning at Sourcliffe Nursing Home Funeral arrangements are pending at Gibney Haynes Kane Funeral Home A further obituary will appear in Thursdays Banner Mrs Lucy McCarthy Jones of Manchester wife of F Leslie Jones died Tuesday in Manchester She is survived by her husband A memorial Mass will be offered at 930 am Thursday in St Pauls Church Manchester Interment services will be private In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Mt Laurel School in Manchester
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Stock Exchange
Eileen Briggs
Hugh Nash
Nash
Mt. Anthony Union High School
YMCA
Lettie H. Hanna
Jacob Hanna
Valentine St
Sourcliffe Nursing Home
Gibney, Haynes & Kane Funeral Home
Manchester
Lucy (McCarthy) Jones
F. Leslie Jones
St. Paul’s Church
Mt. Laurel School
Police Report Details Car Theft in Village
Police pursue lead in a blue 1963 Chevrolet four door sedan theft reported by Mrs Annete Burgess of 197 Scott St at 10 p m. Keys were in the car and the tank was full. The report also notes election results across several districts with multiple winners and write in candidates including Reid Lefevre and Doris Scott Smith.
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Annette Burgess
Scott St
Ruth Cole
Arlington
Sunderland
Sandgate
Doris Scott- Smith
Orlando G. Cullinan
Youth Fined $100 In Municipal Court
In Bennington Vermont, 18 year old Keith R. Jelley of North Pownal was fined $100 and given a 10 day suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty to driving with a suspended operator license. He and his father were warned his record is poor. Jelley faces probation with no car operation during probation. Also in court, Robert E. Caron, 17, of Bennington pleaded no contest to careless driving with an accident on Riv er Road November 4 and was fined $50. Two youths, Charles S. Morse Jr. and Daniel R. Mandell, were fined $15 each for speeding 70 mph on U.S. 7 in Pownal October 28. Morse also paid $10 for defective equipment. Gregory J. Coleman and Benedict A. Honan were fined $10 for October inspection sticker failures. Iaa M. Sherman, 53, was fined for failing to stop at Monument Avenue Extension. Leroy J. LaCross, 22, faced a probation violation plea through counsel.
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John P. Morrissey
Keith R. Jelley
North Pownal
Jelley
Morrissey
James Jelley
George M. Fienberg
R. Marshall Witten
Robert E. Caron
Bennington
North Bennington
River Road
Caron
Witten
Charles S. Morse Jr
Pownal
Daniel R. Mandell
Pittsfield
Mass
U.S. 7
Morse
Gregory J. Coleman
North Adams
Benedict A. Honan
Main St
Joan Honan
Monument Avenue Extension
Vt. 9
Iaa M. Sherman
Gage St
Bennington Briefs Recurring Meetings and Holiday Closures
The Barracks 1955 World War I auxiliary will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. in VFW social rooms on North Street and host a white elephant table. Merchants’ Bureau funds a half day Nov 11 closure for Veterans Day. Dexter Shultz enters Mary Hitchcock Hospital for surgery. Andy’s Barber Shop closes Nov 12, 22, 23, 24 for deer hunting. Dr M C Smith’s office closes Nov 11–20. LaCross placed on probation after July breach of peace conviction. new probation conditions include avoiding a named individual.
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VFW
North Street
Merchants’ Bureau
Bennington
GBA
Ted Bird
Bureau
Dexter Shultz
North Bennington Road
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Hanover
N.H
Andy
GOP Split and Turnout Mark Vermont Off-Year Vote
Hoff Image sparked a record off year turnout while GOP defections eroded Snelling’s bid. Leaders Franklin Billings Jr Daulton Mann Jr and John H Downs backed Hoff, yet GOP candidates statewide showed discontent with Snelling’s program. Bennington County opposed his highway bill and sales tax, as Oakes’s AG win elevates liberal wing. Snelling concedes likely out of office but party heads debate future.
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GOP
Snelling
Hoff
Franklin S. Billings Jr
Woodstock
Daulton Mann Jr
Peru
John H. Downs
St. Johnsbury
Bennington County
Bennington
H. James Wallace
Joseph Caracciola
Oakes
John Connarn
Snelling-Oakes
Mira the bright variable star in Cetus and its history
The well known Cetus star Mira is a variable studied by Johann Hevelius who lived 1611 to 1687. He described Mira as a sun that sometimes shines a thousand times brighter, noting its variability from magnitude one to ten and its position between Baten Kaitos and Menkar.
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Cetus
Johann Hevelius
Baten Kaitos
Menkar
Stock Averages at Noon November 9 1966
Dow Jones Bache Albany noon update shows 30 Industrials at 806.79 up 4.57, 20 Railroads at 199.14 up .40, 15 Utilities at 137.48 up .24, Composite 284.46 up 1.12 with volume 3,960,000.
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Congress
Bennington-Woodford
Shaftsbury
Arlington
Sunderland
Sandgate
Manchester
Dorset
Winhall
Peru
Landgrove
Pownal
Searsburg
Stamford
Readsboro
Bryant
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
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Ringheiser
New England Elections
New Hampshire
John W. King
Hugh Gregg
Edmond Bruso
Agway
Agway Petroleum Corp
Max Perrotta
Mgr
Ben Mont Ave
Dial
Justices of Peace
Mrs. Lettie Hanna
King’s Daughters and
Putnam Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Emma Hoyt
Anson Hawkins
Bradford Smith
Dover
Reid Lefevre
House
Ways and Means Committee
William T. Burns
Norman Fair
North
Lefevre
Burns
Fair
Scott-Smith
Culliman
James Lounsbury
Ira Whitney
Rufus E. Horton
Kenalene Collins
Lounsbury
Collins
Whitney
Horton
Windham County
Wilmington
Whitingham
Robert Graf
Rupert
Pawlet
Wells
Graf
Leroy J. LaCross
Beech St
Atty
Bennington Briefs
M.C. Smith
LaCross
House of Correction
James L. Oakes
Sen. S. Santarcangelo
Sen
Allan B. Angney Jr
Harte Theatre
Columbia Pictures Presents
Bryan Forbes
Eastman
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