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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Nov 15, 1971

Page

3

Powers Re-elected to Head Vermont Veterans Home Board

Maj. Lawrence F. Powers USAF Ret of North Bennington was re-elected president of the Vermont Veterans Home board. Alfred H. Koltowski Rutland Fire Chief was named vice president and Robert T. Holden of Bennington was secretary treasurer. Executive committee members include Emilio S. Iglesias Hugh C. Young Roy Sweet and Manfred W. Ehrich with Brig. Gen. Edward H. Giles returning as commandant and administrator for the Maj. Leonard F. Wing Memorial Nursing Home Care Unit. Additional appointees cover admissions finance auditing appeals disabled veterans hospital legislative and more. A Phase III 50 bed domiliary building was discussed along with a volunteer service for the nursing home care unit and a new insignia designed by John A. Crawford. A memorial for John M. Breen and meritorious-service resolutions were approved. Clarence E. Lynch was named member emeritus.

Lawrence F. Powers USAF North Bennington Vermont Veterans’ Home Rutland Alfred H. Koltowski Robert T. Holden Bennington Emilio S. Iglesias Worcester Hugh C. Young Wallingford Roy Sweet Windsor Manfred W. Ehrich Pow Holden Iglesias Don C. McIntosh Ernest W. Gibson III Montpelier Simon J. Godfrey St. Albans Henry M. Farmer Burlington Clarence S. Campbell Barre Ehrich Sweet Joseph H. Hall Gibson Vermont

Architects compete to design new cathedral in Burlington

The Ver mont firm Burlington Associates joins six others including Marcel Breuer and Shepley Bulfinch in Burlington for the St. Pauls Cathedral design contest. Twenty five eastern architects showed interest. Plans call for a 20000 square foot edifice with 7000 feet of liturgical space costing about 905000 dollars, total project near 1 million with fees. Jury to judge designs January 18 19 with completion targeted for 1973 construction starts August and cathedral consecration November 1973.

Burlington Vermont Burlington Associates St. Paul’s Cathedral James H. Viele St. Paul’s Marcel Breuer New York City Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson and Abbott Boston Mass Solomita and Palermo Russell, Gibson and von Dohlen West Hartford Robert S. Kerr

Recreation opens groups for stamps coins rock photography

Recreation Department seeks adults to lead youth groups in stamp coin rock collecting and photography. Call Loomis Dana 442-3543 to volunteer. Stark Street Playground rooms available for community meetings heated with a fireplace for 30 plus attendees. Weekly activities listed Monday through Sunday at Senior Citizens Center Armory MAUHS Junior High across venues.

Recreation Department Loomis Dana Bennington Senior Citizens Center Thompsons Union Stark Street Playground Labor Council Armory Citizens Mauhs

League Voters Back Ribicoff Welfare Amendments

The League of Women Voters U S will back Sen Ribicoff welfare reform amendments in the Senate. President Lucy Wilson Benson called them a significant improvement over H R 1 and necessary to ease the welfare crisis, with provisions including a 3000 dollar yearly family of four income floor and increased federal roles.

League of Women Voters U.S Abraham Ribicoff U.S. Senate League Lucy Wilson Benson Ribicoff Benson

IRS Offices Take Phase II Enforcement in Vermont

IRS offices in Vermont will assume Phase II enforcement duties under the Economic Stabilization Program starting Monday and will handle interpretations appeals and compliance monitoring. Offices in Burlington Montpelier and Rutland will answer inquiries and accept complaints with telephone numbers for each Federal Building listed.

IRS Burlington Internal Revenue Service Office of Emergency Preparedness Fulton D. Fields Vermont Cost of Living Council The Price Commission Pay Board Fields Commission Irs Montpelier Rutland

Middlebury BCA splits on student voting rights

Middlebury election officials narrowly denied a college student a place on the voter checklist for the Nov. 16 primary. Board chair Ralph Eaton cast the deciding vote, rejecting the student while 58 others were approved, including six Middlebury College students. The Vermont ACLU warned of possible legal challenge over discrimination.

Middlebury UPI Ralph Eaton Board of Civil Authority Middlebury College Vermont The American Civil Liberties Union

Local Engagements Highlight North Bennington and Nearby Couples

Engaged couples span North Bennington Shaftsbury and Bennington area. Susan Kathleen Kenyon and Leo E. Plante plan a February 5 wedding. Judith Ann Gross and Charles P. Honsinger Jr. look to a fall 1972 ceremony. Catherine A. Chenaille and Donald L. Vosburgh announce engagement with MAUHS student entering Army. Laura Jane Pratt and Peter Cushing Lane set an January wedding.

Fred Gross Box Shaftsbury Judith Ann Charles P. Honsinger Jr Honsinger 13Th St Troy N.Y Vermont College Montpelier Miss Gross North Adams Mass

Metaphor in Poetry Discussion At Bennington Library

A Bennington library program on metaphor in poetry is set for November 19 at 7 30 p m in the social room. Eupha Bonham and North Adams State College English students will attend as guests with Ralph Knight leading the discussion on metaphor linking individual poetry to oral folk traditions. Knight will illustrate with modern folk song and poetry examples.

Bennington Free Public Library Eupha Bonham North Adams State College Miss Bonham Bennington Mt. Anthony High School Ralph Knight Knight Robert Burns

Priest Wrote Histories Of Six Parishes For Vermont Society

Former St. Columban's pastor Father Patrick Hannon recounts writing histories of six parishes he served and a study on Catholic education in Brattleboro for the Vermont Historical Society. Now chaplain at Loretto Home Rutland, he notes he began this 33 years ago with handwritten volumes totaling 300 pages at St. Columban's Arlington and others. He offers guidance to any successor and shares a marble-foundation date clue. Meanwhile at Bradford England, Steve Elliott claims a folk singing world record after 27 hours and over 620 songs.

St. Columban’s Arlington St. Margaret Mary’s Patrick Hannon Brattleboro Vermont Historical Society Father Hannon George A. Grimard The Vermont Catholic Tribune Loretto Rutland St. Bridget’s West Rutland St. Anthony’s White River Junction St. Peter’s and Immaculate Heart of Mary Grimard Bradford England UPI Steve Elliott Bradford University

Engagement of Bonnie Cowden to Timothy Morrissey

Thetford Center couple announces the engagement of their daughter Bonnie Lee Cowden to Timothy J. Morrissey of Bennington. Bonnie is a 1967 Thetford Academy graduate and both are University of Vermont students. Timothy is a Mt Anthony Union High School alumnus, class of 1969.

Gordon E. Kenyon West Street North Bennington Susan Kathleen Leo E. Plante Helen Plante North Branch Street Leo Plante Sr Miss Kenyon Mt. Anthony Union High School W.T. Grant Company Bennington High School U.S. Air Force Union Carbide Lloyd W. Pratt Laura Jane Pratt Peter Cushing Lane S. Cushing Lane River Road Clarksburg Mass Miss Pratt University of Vermont Union 32 East Montpelier Vermont Academy Peter Kiewitt and Sons Construction Co Washington, D.C Thetford Center James Cowden Bonnie Lee Timothy J. Morrissey Gerald E. Morrissey Bennington Miss Cowden Thetford Academy

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Powers Veterans’ Home Board Ste. Anne Society Frank H. Mudgett Department of Employment Security Ste. Anne Society of Sacred Heart Church Charles Wallen Ellen Maguire Beatrice Conway Mary K. Masso Anna Scanlon Carol Beaudoin Marie Parker Charles Matusik St. Joseph College Old Bennington Estelle Hoth Marie Lincourt Helen Therriault Annette Delude Bennington League of Women Voters Emma Conroy Bradford Smith Frances Benjamin Bennington League Ruth Levin Pat Kellogg Prom Union St Bennington, Vt BCA Bennington Banner Main St Banner Publishing Corp United Press International New York Times News Service Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc Eagles Susan K. Kenyon Kenyon-Plante Gross-Housinger Hudson Valley Community College Adrian Chenaille Northside Drive Catherine A Donald L. Vosburgh Florence Vosburgh South Stream Road Miss Chenaille Banner Business Office Army Judith A. Gross Catherine A. Chenaille Chenaille-Vosburgh Pratt-Lane Cowden Morrissey North Adams, Mass Martin’s Shoe Store, Inc Intown North Street Martin's Shoe Store Martin’s Shoe Club Martin's David Tatro Martin's Shoe Store, Inc
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