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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1965

Page

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Union School Fuller Co. Bid Okayed for New High

Mt Anthony Union School Board unanimously approved awarding the construction contract to The George A Fuller Company of Boston after TAC recommended the low bid of 2,798,000 for the new union high school off Park Street. Groundwork could begin in the next few days.

Mt. Anthony Union School Union High School Park Street George A. Fuller Company Boston Mass Fuller Company Architects Collaborative TAC Cambridge

Hunting Bonanza Signals Early Deer Season Rush

Town Clerk Mary Hodeck kept the office open past midnight as the deer season opened, taking in 7189.50 dollars with many out of state hunters in town. The Bennington board noted a 2.798 million dollar ceiling for the new school construction, with possible cost adjustments during contract negotiations. Fuller Company aims to begin site work soon and plans an official groundbreaking within two weeks with officials invited.

Mary Hodeck Bennington Marian Taylor

1st Cavalry Destroys North Viet Regiment

U S 1st Air Cavalry Division says it annihilated a North Vietnamese regular regiment on Chu Pong mountain. About 869 enemy dead on the battlefield with estimates of 1,300 total casualties. U S casualties were the heaviest of the war. B52 air support aided ground troops in a three day operation.

Saigon UPS U. S&s 1St Air Cavalry Division Chu Pung Mountain U. S UPI South Viet Nam Strategic Air Command U.S Chu Pong Joseph L. Galloway

Inside Figures highlight Arlington school need expansion

The item notes School District 32 Democrats rallying on Page 6 while brief mentions of Hoosick Falls Eagles, rescue squad on Page 7 hint at local civic interests. An editorial on penal reform and a candidate debate on the topic appear on Page 4 and Page 5 respectively in this publication.

Arlington Hoosick Falls Eagles and the Rescue Squad

Parliament Grants Wilson Power To Revoke Rhodesian Constitution

London reports Parliament authorized Harold Wilson to suspend amend or revoke the 1961 Rhodesian Constitution after Ian Smith proclaimed independence. Royal assent came as a royal commission sealed the act. Sanctions may include trade withdrawal credit ban and asset control backdated to November 11. Smith urged Rhodesians to ignore the decree.

London UPS Harold Wilson Labor Ian Smith Lord Gardiner Smith Rhodesia Britain Salisbury

African Bloc Seeks UN Involvement on Rhodesia

African states at the United Nations pressed for Britain and the United States to back a compromise Security Council resolution aiming to bring the UN into Rhodesia crises. The move seeks to condemn Rhodesian secession and call on Britain to use all necessary measures short of force, amid debate over a stronger, forceful draft.

African Bloc U.N Rhodesia United Nations UPI Britain United States Security Council Ian Smith Ivory Coast Jordan

Governor and Smith at Odds in Rhodesia Crisis

In Salisbury Rhodesia UPI says telephone links with government house were cut isolating Governor Sir Humphrey Gibbs from London. Rebel Premier Ian Smith and aides clash over who governs. Gibbs insists Smith is a private citizen and Gibbs remains the queen's representative. Wilson imposes sanctions as Smith challenges Gibbs.

Humphrey Gibbs Rhodesia Salsbury Cathedral UPI Michael Foot Lord Salisbury House of Lords Southern Rhodesia Colin Jordan Smith Government House Salisbury Gibbs Haile Selassie Ethiopia Organization of African Unity OAU Salisbury Rhodesia London Ian Smith Harold Wilson

Vatican Council Tightens Birth Control Ban Provisions

The Ecumenical Council won broad approval to tighten observance of the Catholic ban on artificial birth control. A bid by conservative bishops to condemn Communism failed as council voting shaped the church's role in the modern world. Voting totals were 2106 to 19 and 2052 to 91.

Council St. Peter’s Basilica Paul VI

Refugee Evacuation Doubles As Supplies Increase

KEY WEST reports the sea lift of Cuban refugees doubled as Pan American joined Skipper K to pick up about 200 more Cubans from Matanzas after delays. The three trips have landed 296 refugees under U.S. sponsorship, with about 1,700 still awaiting and sealift expected to finish by Dec. 1 to tie to an air transfer agreement. the broader Vatican decree on birth control and a historic vote on atheism and communism are noted in related church and world affairs.

Key West UPD United States Cuba Pan American Biloxi Miss Matanzas

New York considers auxiliary power for hospitals and tall buildings

A bill filed in Albany would require auxiliary electric power units in hospitals and buildings taller than five stories by next July 1. The plan aims to power lights, elevators, and heating motors during power failures after the recent blackout. Emergency lighting would cover halls and stairs in tall apartments.

Albany N.Y Ular Melville E. Abrams Bronx J. Lewis Fox Queens

Bloustein Defends Small Colleges Against Doom Theory

Bennington College president Edward Bloustein rebuts Atlantic Monthly claims that small colleges will vanish from top quality ranks. He argues large universities will emulate liberal arts strengths to boost undergraduate education, criticizing the emphasis on graduate study and the devaluation of the PhD as a teaching license.

Bennington College Atlantic Monthly Edward J. Bloustein Bennington Williams the Atlantic W. Allen Wallis University of Rochester Wallis Edward Bloustein Bloustein

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