Schools Directors Debate K-12 Union Plan in Vermont Area
School directors discussed a suggested K-12 union among area towns with one board and rejected a two superintendent intermediate step. Bennington officials warned against a muddled system while residents questioned mandatory changes and whether taxpayers could voice input. Spencer outlined two paths to change via district votes or state board action and suggested possible public meetings and district votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Peckham
Pownal
Spencer
Vermont
State Board of Education
Peckham
State Board
New Evidence In Manchester Dog Shooting
The four year old German shepherd owned by Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Grant was not fatally shot in their garage but 100 feet behind a neighboring restaurant. Grants traced a blood trail to the spot amid a reward offer of 100 dollars, with an additional 50 dollars from the Bennington County Humane Society. The article also discusses Vermont education regionalization debates and school board concerns, noting comments by Spencer and Wagner and upcoming budget actions in supervisory unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Lawrence Grant
Grant
Banner Today
Wagner
USSA
Peckham
Bennington
BSWSU
Spencer
State Board of Education
Two Cars Reported Stolen in Bennington
Bennington police reported two cars stolen yesterday alongside an afternoon crash on East Main Street. A 1966 white Ford Falcon owned by Frank W. Kovacs was parked on Valentine Street and disappeared within minutes. A 1964 Studebaker station wagon owned by Shirley E. Forrest was found later after being parked on North Street. The incident followed a noon-to-evening window and a no-damage recovery down an embankment. Police noted a separate noon collision on East Main Street involving a 1967 Ford sedan driven by Theodore A. Fichtel and a 1965 Ford panel truck owned by Francis J. and Hazel Kelly. A Hunt Street collision near DeMarco’s filling station was also reported with minimal details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Frank W. Kovacs
Shaftsbury
Vermont
Kovacs
Valentine Street
Home Furniture Co
Main Street
East Main Street
F.J. Kelly
Theodore A. Fichtel
Garden St
Trumbull
Hunt Street
Bennington Village
DeMarco
Parking Ban Now in Effect
All-night parking of motor vehicles on Village streets is now in effect per Village highway superintendent Michael Hogan. The ban follows annual ordinances to allow snow plowing and sanding of streets during winter.
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Michael Hogan
Funeral for Mrs Claude Burroughs Held at Sacred Heart
The funeral of Mrs. Claude P. Burroughs formerly Elizabeth A. Barrett who died Friday at Putnam Memorial Hospital was held at Mahar & Son Funeral Home with a prayer service then a Requiem High Mass at Sacred Heart Church officiated by Rev. Richard Lawton C.S.C. Entombment followed at Park Lawn Chapel. Attendees came from Bethpage Long Island Troy New Hampshire Cambridge Brattleboro Arlington North Bennington and surrounding areas.
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Claude P. Burroughs
Elizabeth A. Barrett
North St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Sacred Heart Church
Richard Laweton
C.S.C
Lawton
Park Lawn Chapel
Bethpage
L.I
Troy
N.H
Cambridge
N.Y
Brattleboro
Arlington
North Bennington
Bennington
Albert E
North Adams
Joseph Viens
San Francisco
Calif
Della E. DeGrenier
St. Francis Church
Fameily
Bellevue Cemetery
Adams
Obituary: Mrs Margaret Viens of North Adams
Mrs Margaret Rosanna DeGrenter Viens 77 of 21 North Church Street North Adams widow of William Viens and sister of Henry DeGrenter Viens listed in local obituary notices with the family indicating surviving relatives and residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams, Mass
Margaret Rosanna (DeGrenter) Viens
North Church St
William Viens
Henry VII, DeGrenter
Arlington man found dead near school lake during deer hunt
Kenneth Leroy Grover 47 of Cromwell Connecticut was found dead at 7:50 a.m. in his station wagon on a ball field near Fisher Elementary School Arlington State Police said it was carbon monoxide poisoning a pipe extending from the exhaust into the car The body was removed to Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home Arlington investigators said Grover had been despondent and had traveled from Connecticut for the Vermont deer season staying with his sister Mrs Raymond Galusha and his family described him as despondent for some time.
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Arlington
Vermont
Kenneth Leroy Grover
Cromwell
Conn
Fisher Elementary
Ira Manross
Grover
Alan Mattison
Arthur Faris
John T. Carmody Jr
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Bennington
Myrtle Grover
East Arlington
Medric
Harold Grover
Connectticat
Raymond Galusha
Bennington Community Notices and Upcoming Events
Bennington Friends Meeting holds a covered dish supper Sunday at 5 p.m. hosted by Mrs. Irving Lyon. Thanksgiving decorations by the Condon family. November birth days celebrated. Well-Baby Clinic at Elementary School Saturday 9 to 10 a.m., Park Street entrance, free for preschool children. MOC Auxiliary meets Thursday 7:30 p.m. at Old Bennington schoolhouse. Dr. Donald Shea's office closed Thursday Nov 16 to Monday Nov 20. Dr. James Shea's office at 505 Main St closed the evening of Tue Nov 14 and reopens Mon Nov 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Friends Meeting
Irving Lyon
Bennington College
Robert Condon
Lyon
Park Street
Donald Shea
James Shea
Main St
Bennington Area Hospital Notes and Obituary Snippets
Hospital admissions list includes Frank E. Grover Pauline McGuire Catherine Lewandowski Mary E Clark John C Houran and Howard Thompson. Discharges include Sandra Remancus Margaret Bryant Edith Rice and Richard Harrington. Births reported from Cambridge and Falls Church with Kimberley Ann Dermody. Obituary notices for Mrs. Viens and Mrs. Renzi. Also note Alcide J Croteau death in Quebec with survivors listed.
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Frank E. Grover
East Arlington
Pauline McGuire
Catherine Lewandowski
Hoosick Falls
Mary E. Clark
John C. Houran
Bennington
Howard Thompson
Manchester
Sandra Remancus
Margaret H. Bryant
Manchester Center
Edith Rice
Richard Harrington
North Bennington
Jerod Sanders
Raymond Green
Industrial Management Club meeting features Cassani talk
The Bennington YMCA Industrial Management Club will meet Wednesday at Paradise Restaurant with dinner at 7 p.m. Louis S. Cassani, noted lecturer and Carnegie Courses instructor, will discuss The Power and Magic of Enthusiasm. Cassani is VP and customer relations manager at President Chevrolet in Quincy, Mass. and a Rotary and American Legion participant. Reservations through the YMCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
America Legion
Cassani
Barry Patton
H.T. Cushman Mfg. Corp
Maynard Grout
Mack Molding
Fred Phillips
Globe Union
Francis LaRoche
Eagle Square Mfg. Co
Union School Prepares Report for BTPA on Mt Anthony
Supt. Howard F. Kelley told the Union school board that a detailed report addressing BTPA questions about Mt Anthony operations is near completion and will be mailed to directors for approval. The board plans to invite BTPA officers to a future meeting to begin a continuing dialogue on school operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard F. Kelley
Union School Board
Bennington Taxpayers Protective Association
BTPA
Mt. Anthony
Kelley
Park Street
Supt. Kelley
Paul A
Dow Jones averages slide on November 14 1967 stock market
Stock averages at noon show the Dow Jones industrials down 3.64 to 856.10, rails off 1.42 to 228.99, utilities down 0.06 to 121.74, with the composite at 300.93 down 1.26 and volume totaling 4,840,000.
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Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
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K. L. Grover
Bennington Briefs
MOC
J.C. Cleaning Co
J. Robert Ay Mahon
Cambridge, N.Y
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Falls Church
Kimberley Ann
James Dermody
Dermody
Anne Berry
Vergennes
John Dermody
James Berry
Antonio Renzi
Pittsfield
Mass
Rose P. Renzi
South St
Ralph R. Renzi
Williamstown
Williams College
Hillcrest Hospital
Antonio
Alexander
James
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Charles V. Smith
Chicopee
Angelo Conti
Jean
Alcide Croteau
Quebec
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Gentilly
Conte Nicolette
Ludger
Eugenie Croteau
Croteau
Josephine Cote
Raymond J. Croteau
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Anne) Eberle
Bruno
Roger
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Claude
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Claire
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Louis S. Cassani
Tpr
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West Arlington
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Lawrie Hess
Collins
Hess
Hamilton
Union School
Fairfield
Theodore Eisenman
Vietnam
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