Leopard Appaloosa Silver Cloud Joins Bennington Farm
Richard Vachon of Bennington bought Silver Cloud a leopard Appaloosa horse known for chasing ostriches and other animals at fairs and rodeos. The quarter horse, sired by Oklahoma Star, has starred in TV shows including Daktari and parades, and will serve limited mounted duties with the Bennington County Sheriff's Department while enjoying farm life.
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Danbury
Silver Cloud
Vachon
Gene Holter
Bloomington
Calif
Holter
Lyons District Road
Morgan
Vermont
Star
West
Buddy Epson
Beverly Hillbillies
Bennington County
Dick Vachon
Lyons
Pamela Vachon
Baptists Plan Yule Fair
The annual Women’s Christmas Bazaar at First Baptist Church Bennington Colgate Hall runs Friday December 6 12 noon to 7 pm and Saturday December 7 9 30 am to 1 pm Gifts, home baked goods, toys, kitchen items and jewelry will be offered A turkey dinner is served Friday 5 to 6 30 pm Tickets available from Mrs Ruth Shea or Hilda Orr and Gwen Lewis or at the door A nursery run by Lee Hammond and a grabbag entertain children General chairs Susan Buck Harriet Gaines Josie Shepard decorate Christine Wright publicity Marian Vince.
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First Baptist Church
Bennington
Colgate Hall
Florence Smith
Ruth Shea
Hilda Orr
Gwen Lewis
Frances Hunt
Marjorie Jones
Lou Warner
Muriel Kennard
Lois Barrett
Marjorie Hayes
Cynthia Watson
Maud Scott
Lee Hammond
Susan Buck
Harriet Gaines
Josie Shepard
Christine Wright
Marian Vince
State Jobs Decline 450 In October
Vermont unemployment fell by 450 in October while the total labor force declined by 1,400 from September. The Employment Security Department reported 175,650 Vermonters were paid for farm, domestic, manufacturing and nonmanufacturing work, with agricultural jobs down 1,350 from September. October marked a banner month with 141,450 workers at work and an unemployment rate of 2.4 percent, down from 2.6 percent in September.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Employment Security Department
Church To Sell Yule Greens and Foods Dec 12
Christmas greens and foods will be on sale December 12 at the Second Congregational Church on Hillside Street. Chairmen Mrs. Thomas Steffen and Mrs. W Douglas Smith lead greens with Mrs Richard Fabricius in charge of food. The sale starts at 10 a.m. and runs until sold out. Decorated or untrimmed wreaths arrangements table decorations and corsages available. Women will take wreath orders as in past years.
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Second Congregational Church
Hillside Street
Thomas Steffen
W. Douglas Smith
Richard Fabricius
Netherlands asks extra 62.5 million for defense forces
The Netherlands government urged the lower house to approve an additional 62.5 million dollars to strengthen the army and navy in the defense of the Western world. The appeal was made Monday in Parliament as part of defense funding measures.
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the Hague
UPI
Netherlands
Ambiguities in interim zoning debated in Bennington hearing
Town Counsel Norton Barber argued that the interim zoning law is poorly drafted and contains ambiguities about who grants variances. A Montpelier memo seeks to clarify authority between selectmen and the board of adjustment, describing technical versus use variances and noting unresolved questions for future legislative action.
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Bennington
Norton Barber
Central Planning Office
Montpelier
Board of Selectmen
Board of Adjustment
Vermont Attorney General’s Office
Planning Office
Selectmen
Adjustors
Whitingham
Louis P. Peck
Attorney General
Barber
Williams College hosts Manes praised by critics in concerts
Reviewers commend Stephen Manes, Bennington-born pianist, for effortless technique and strong partnership with violist Julius Hegyi during Berkshire Symphony and a dual recital at Chapin Hall. Debuts noted Prokofiev and Franck works with praised balance and clarity. Manes, son of Julius and Mrs. Manes, teaches at University of Buffalo this year.
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Williamstown
Mass
Chapin Hall
Williams College
Stephen Manes
Bennington
Manes
Berkshire Symphony Orchestra
Julius Hegyi
Albany Symphony
Hegyi
Louis S&s. Cuccinello
North Adams State College
North Adams Transcript
Schumann
Prokofieff
Jake Sherman
Albany Times-Union
Heggi
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Flatware Plus
Teflon
Main ST
Bennington, VT
Stevens Cuddlefluff
S-M-L
Drysdale’s
Baptists
Yule Fair
Church
Williams
Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Senior Citizens Center
Veterans’ Hospital
White River Junction
Emily Luther
Bennington Friends of Retarded Children
United Counseling Service
Community Welfare Committee
Soldiers’ Home
Mary Cone
Josephine Ballou
Gertrude Nash
Cesar Franck
Good Lad
Orion
Juvenile Department
Burlington Savings Bank
Burlington, Vermont
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Main Street
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