Citation to MacArthur by New Hampshire Vermont officers
Retired officers from New Hampshire and Vermont presented a special citation to General of the Army Douglas MacArthur at a Veterans Day ceremony in his New York apartment. Col. Burnell V. Bryant led a delegation of about 300 members from the Green Mountain Chapter of the Retired Officers Association.
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Vermont youth arrested after Albany protest march
John H. Chatfield, 20, of Bedford Vermont, faced charges of failure to obey an officer and posted 120 bail after being arrested by Police Chief Laurie Pritchett during a downtown Albany march by about 25 Negro youths in white T shirts reading Dont Buy Downtown or Midtown. The demonstrators marked the first anniversary of the Albany Movement, stating they were not formally picketing but to show continued demands for integration.
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Hoff Likely Keeps Vermont Highway Plans Unchanged
Burlington AP reports Highway Commissioner Russell A. Holden expects Gov elect Philip H. Hoff to keep the current interstate and arterial highway project schedule intact. Holden says Hoff may suggest policy tweaks but won’t reverse present department goals. Hoff previously sponsored a bill tied to a highway department investigation.
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Russell A. Holden
Philip H. Hoff
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States Press Kennedy for Higher Maple Tariff
Eight maple producing states urged President Kennedy to raise tariffs on Canadian maple products. Eric Nye of Georgia, head of the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association, said the request seeks a duty equal to the U S syrup tariff on Canada. Canadian merchants pay 1.5 cents per pound, while U S exporters pay about 6 cents. The move cites rising Canadian syrup sales and producer pressure.
Burlington Critic Calls Silent Spring One Sided
University of Vermont botanist Dr. Thomas Sproston decries Rachel Carson The Silent Spring as emotionally written and lacking scientific basis. He urges reading a United Nations World Commission report on chemical use and disease reduction for balanced pesticide study.
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Rachel Carson
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Thomas Sproston
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Watervliet Arsenal Society Forms 13 Member Advisory Group
The Watervliet Arsenal Society of Engineers expands activities and members with a 13 member program advisory committee formed by president E. Noah Gould. The group will offer ideas and guidance on subjects and speakers for monthly meetings representing all Arsenal units.
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Watervliet Arsenal Society of Engineers
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New York Considers Teen Drinking Age Study
Albany reports that a summary of a study on teen drinking by 1,132 youths across six communities is due by December 15. State Sen. John J. Marchi leads the Joint Legislative Committee on Alcoholic Beverage Control as it weighs raising the minimum age from 18 to 21 amid neighboring state pressure.
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Educators address Adams students during Education Week
North Adams state college heard remarks from Dr John D Sullivan NEA regional director and William H Hebert MTA executive assistant as part of American Education Week. Sullivan, a former Boston teacher and curriculum guide, works with six state education groups. Hebert, a former Shrewsbury Oxford teacher, led the Shrewsbury Teachers Association for two years.
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Snow Undergoes Retina Operation In London
British author Sir Charles Snow had retina detachment surgery in London. Hospital says the operation saved sight in the left eye and the 57 year old writer is recovering. Vivian Leigh arrives in New York to begin rehearsals for Tovarich ahead of Philadelphia tryouts and Broadway opening. Leigh plans to resume singing lessons while seeking to manage the role. Pierre Salinger leaves Washington for a West Coast rest period with stops in Los Angeles and San Francisco to visit his mother in Carmel California.
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Freud Play A Far Country Goes On National Tour
New York AP reports Broadway’s first Freud play A Far Country will tour nationally as the opening show in a three production traveling season from producer Roger L. Stevens The Caretaker and Oh Dad Poor Dad Mom’s Hung You in the Closet and I’m Feelin So Sad are the other package projects in the lineup.
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Sigmund Freud
Roger L. Stevens
Evening TV Loses Bright Light Paar
AP reports Jack Paar moves to prime time draining evening TV sparkle while Johnny Carson's Tonight Show remains strong on NBC The Merv Griffin Show gains daytime shine with spontaneous humor from guests Danny Kaye and Jack E Leonard NBC faces a solemn National Cultural Center telecast with Sander Vanocur and dignitaries highlighting arts and culture but the program lacks liveliness despite Eisenhower and the First Lady.
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Vermonter Wins Conference Honors
Vermonter Keyser and two other Vermont men received citations at the 20th Governor's Conference on Recreation for work in youth programs and recreation development. Principal speaker William White praised Vermont for easement rights on private land for recreation and commended the water pollution control program.
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Vermont
Francis E. Morse
Brattleboro
Donald J. Bailey
Rutland
Vermont Recreation Society
Ment
William White
New York
Living Theater Set to Stage Fausina in Paris
Julian Beck and Judith Malina the Living Theater founders will produce a Paris show with Theatre Vivant. They plan to present Fausina, a drama first shown in New York in 1952 by their company.
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Julian Beck
Judith Malina
Living Theater
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Bennington Banner Contact and Subscription Rates
The Bennington Banner details daily publication, newsroom and advertising contacts, and delivery options. Subscription prices are listed for Vermont and other U S locations with three, six, and twelve month terms and a 20 percent serviceman discount.
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Recount Expected After Mass. Election Returns
Secretary of State Kevin H. White says all 361 Massachusetts cities and towns will file official tallies by noon Wednesday. Unofficial totals show Democrat Endicott Peabody leading Republican Gov. John A. Volpe by 3 868 votes, with recount petitions forming and a 10 000 vote margin needed to trigger a recount.
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