Two youths injured in County Street crash near Bennington
Two local youths were treated and released from Putnam Memorial Hospital after a two car crash on County Street. Shirley Bevins 16 North Branch Street and Gary Greene 17 Shaftsbury were in the Bevins car when it hit Gerald McJarrett North Bennington Road car as it turned from County onto Bradford Street. Police said both cars were severely damaged. A second rear end collision on County Street involved Philip Watson and Arthur Butler. Butler’s car was moderately damaged and Watson’s pickup was undamaged. State and village police reported several juvenile offenses in the past month and praised the combined effort to address these incidents.
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Putnam Memorial Hospital
County Street
Shirley Bevins
North Branch Street
Gary Greene
Shaftsbury
Bevins
Bennington Village
Miss Bevins
County
Bradford Street
Gerald McJarrett
North Bennington Road
Bennington
John T. Carmody
Carmody
Mt. Anthony ‘Union High School
Village
Philip Watson
Mattison Road
North Bennington
Arthur Butler
Lincoln St
Butler
Gary M. Eastman
Hoosick
N.Y
White Creek Road
North Adams
Mass
Leonard J. Pillarella
John P. Morrissey
Anthony W. Gaudette
Manchester
Dorothy Tifft
Juanita Bourn
Airport Road
Geraldine Studley
Demands Presented by UMass Negro Students
About 75 to 100 students from the Afro-American Society marched on the Whitmore administration building at the University of Massachusetts to deliver 20 demands to president John Lederle. They seek a public apology, more Black staff, and the naming of rooms in the new student union after Black heroes, amid concerns over campus racial issues and a recent incident. Robert Henderson of San Jose led the delegation.
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Amherst
Mass
UPI
University of Massachusetts
Whitmore
University Press
John Lederle
Robert Henderson
San Jose
Calif
Umass Afro-American Society
Lederle
Pownal School Board Awards Snow Plow Bid
The Pownal School Board met in special session to review bids for snow plowing at Center North Pownal and Oak Hills Schools. The contract went to John Patterson, the lowest bidder, with Harold Rhodes and Walter Lampman Sr. also bidding. Amounts were not disclosed.
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Pownal
Center
North Pownal
Oak Hills
John 8. Patterson
Harold Rhodes
Walter Lampman
Bennington Briefs Highlight Marine Graduation and Local Ads
Marine Pvt. Susan J. Derosia, 18, daughter of Mr and Mrs William J Derosia of 223 Depot St, graduated from the basic personnel administration course at Parris Island. Robert Condon of 344 Elm St showed Brazil trip films to the Bennington Rotary Club, detailing a 2000 mile motor tour via Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia. Pine Crest enters its sixth year with ads promoting boarding kennels and holiday items. Community notices include the Housewives league bowls, a tag sale at 123 Fillmore St, Mini-Wax Wood Stains at Theo A Carpenter and Sons Inc, Iron Kettle dinner special, a radio program Our Changing World, County National Bank Christmas clubs, and Andy's Barber Shop closures.
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Robert Condon
Elm St
Brazil
Bennington
Press Freedom Committee Formed By Newsmen
New England Daily Newspaper Association sets up a six member Press Freedom Committee. Barnard L. Colby selects one rep from each state to study possible violations of open meetings and records laws. Thomas W. Gerber named chairman. panel to monitor contempt actions and coordinate with other regional freedom of information groups.
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New London, Conn
UPI
New England News
New England Daily Newspaper Association
Barnard L. Colby
New London Day
Publishers’ Organization
NEDNA
Boston
Association
Board of Governors
New England
Mrs. Cooke Killed in Crash in Schodack NY
North Pownal native Beatrice Eldred Cooke, 57, and her husband Edward Cooke, 66, died when their car collided head on with a gasoline tank truck at Route 9 and Route 20 in Schodack, New York. They lived in Nassau and are survived by their son Roger of Albany, a sister in Adams, Massachusetts, and two aunts in Bennington. Funeral services are planned for Monday in Nassau with Magin Keegan Funeral Home of Albany overseeing arrangements.
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Schodack
N.Y
North Pownal
Edward C. Cooke
Beatreie M. Eldred
Nassau
Cooke
Herbert A
Mary A. Eldred
Annie LaFlamme
Nellie Finnerty
Bennington
North Adams
Mass
Old North Adams Hospital
Cookes
Roger
Albany
Obituary for Bert Riley of Bennington 83
Bert Riley aged 83 of Bennington died Friday evening at Sourcliffe Nursing Home after a long illness. He was born August 5, 1885, and is survived by his wife Martha Belle Wright. Calling hours Sunday 7 to 9 p.m. at Mahar and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements pending. full obituary to appear in Monday's Banner.
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Bert Riley
Bennington
Sourcliffe
Mr. Riley
Martha Belle Wright
Mahar and Sons
British World War II letters found and delivered
Fifty letters written 28 years ago by men of the Suffolk Regiment are being delivered this week to residents of Bury St Edmunds England. The letters were found by a German officer during the advance to the French coast in World War II, taken home and forgotten until now.
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Bury St, Edmunds
England
UPI
Suffolk Regiment
Students Stampede To Hear LBJ as Teacher
Rice University reports a surge of inquiries as President Johnson and Arthur J. Goldberg plan spring lectures in Houston. Goldberg will teach international law at the University of Houston Bates Law School may host him in a new teaching unit. Johnson topics and dates are still to be announced with seminars limited to about 20 students.
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Houston
UPD
Rice University
Johnson
United States
United Nations
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
U.S. Supreme Court
University of Houston
Rice
Joseph Cooper
Rice Political Science Department
Massachusetts
Tennessee
Cooper
Joseph E. Hensley
Bates College of Law
Bates Law School
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