Three Vermont high schools face unapproved status
Acting Education Commissioner Daniel G O Connor said he will recommend that McIndoes Academy Chester and Ludlow be rated unapproved by the state Board of Education for failing to meet minimum standards. The move would take effect July 1 unless standards are met, barring tuition students funded by public money. Burr and Burton Seminary Arlington Memorial High School and Mount Anthony Union High School receive conditional approval or approval respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Daniel G. O’connor
Vermont
MclIndoes Academy
Chester
Ludlow
State Board of Education
Bennington County
Burr and Burton Seminary
Arlington Memorial High School
Mount Anthony Union High School
Battle of the Bands runners-up named at Bennington event
The Battle of the Bands Friday night sponsored by the Bennington Jaycees announced runner-up The Explosions led by Mike Lausville to Geoffrey Locklin’s Apathetic Mushroom, which won the top prize of 100 dollars. Second prize was 50 dollars and third went to The Great Milwaukee Yeast Experiment led by Niles Oesterle for 25 dollars. Other entrants included Bitter Miracle of Danby, Papa's Onions, and Tobacco Leaf Projection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Jaycees
Explosions
Mike Lausville
Bennington
Geoffrey Locklin
Milwaukee Yeast Experiment
Niles Oesterle
Danby
Steve Dumas
Cliff Duncan
Doug Smith
Hoosick Falls
Shaftsbury Youth Receives Suspended Sentence
In Bennington District Court a Shaftsbury youth, 16, was adjudged a delinquent minor for petty larceny tied to a North Bennington burglary and given a suspended sentence with probation. Judge Fienberg warned he may face five years at Weeks School if behavior fails. Several other cases followed including fines for careless driving and minor in possession of malt beverages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Bennington
George M. Fienberg
Robert C. Ryan
Ryan
Pic ’N Pac
North
Fienberg
Atty
R. Marshall Witten
Russell M. Clark
North Adams
John T. Carmody Jr
Carmody
Clark
William C. Sennett
Five Flys
New York State Line
Sennett
Leon F. Dyke
Bondville
Richville
Manchester
Duke
Wilbur F. Pelsue
Arlington
Elsa Jones
Pleasant St
Main Street
Franklin P. Jones
William McC. Sherman
Dewey St
Sherman
Bennington Briefs List Busy Local Notes From Dorset to VFW
State Police report one minor accident early today in Dorset due to slippery roads. A hunters Mass is set for Sunday at 5 a.m. in Sacred Heart Church. Junior high students barred from Friday Coffee House. Y bridge game winners: Kantrowitz first, Studwell and Pike tied for second. Thanksgiving Day holiday at Bennington Post Office. no deliveries, lobby open, special delivery still runs. VFW 1332 dances 9 to 1 with George O’Brien and his Rhythmaires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorset
Stanley Pekalski
Bennington
Obituaries Feature Carpenter and Yager Tributes
The notice memorializes Mrs. Irving Carpenter 82 of South Pownal who died Tuesday at Putnam Memorial Hospital with services planned at Mahar & Son Funeral Home and burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. It also notes the death of Oswego resident Mrs Edna Alice Yager 52, wife of Rev George H Yager, a former Readsboro pastor, with service details forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Carpenter
Florence Thomas
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mahar & Son Funeral
Isabelle G. King
Blackinton Union Church
North Adams
Mass
Park Lawn Chapel
Oak Hill Cemetery
Pownal
Charles H. McKinney
West Road
Old Bennington
Oswego Hospital
Yager
Readsboro
Monroe Forest
Oswego
George Jr
Alice May
Oneonta
N.Y
Edna Alice Yager
Virginia Simons
West Baptist Church
Oswego, N.Y
George H. Yager
Stock Averages and Quotes From Albany 1967 Note
Stock Averages at noon show the Composite 873.21 up 2.26 points led by Industrials 30, Railroads 20, and Utilities 15 with 5,900 shares traded. The note lists & Co. of Albany as the source with figures 232.42 1.47 and 123.69 .48 and 506.29 1.22.
Johnson warns critics as Vietnam policy faces backlash
Washington reports President Johnson enters his fifth year ready to answer critics bluntly. He cites public reaction to a TV news conference and telegrams from supporters, arguing a bombing pause would aid Hanoi's resupply. He stresses no centralized effort to crush dissent and defends civil rights progress under his administration.
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Washington
UPH
Johnson
White House
Vietnam
Hanoi
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U.S
Southeast Asia
Ho Chi Minh
Saigon
United States
Bennington Selectmen Name Three to Review Listing Practices
Bennington selectmen will appoint three members to a committee of investigation to review charges of irregularities in listing practices brought by the Bennington Taxpayers Protective Association. The panel may include attorneys for the five taxing bodies, State's Attorney John T. Carmody Jr., and others deemed above reproach.
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Bennington
Board of
Listers
Bennington Taxpayers Protective Association
John T. Carmody Jr
Selectmen
Louis Sausville
Joseph Higgins
Selectman
Richard van Santvoord
Leonard J
Blackie) Black
Senior Citizens’ Center
Black
Bennington Ymca
Fire damages Pownal home near Bennington
A fire shortly after 8 PM at Mrs. John Sweet’s North Pownal residence caused heavy smoke and water damage. Fire officials say faulty oil burning stove equipment caused the blaze. Mrs. Sweet and her six children evacuated. Sweets staying with relatives in Bennington. damage estimate unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
John Sweet
North Pownal
Marsden Wins Post Office Incentive Award
Marsden, a clerk at the Bennington Post Office, received a cash award on November 22 under the Post Office Department Incentive Awards Program for a suggestion to place a cautionary sign above lobby lock boxes to reduce damage to doors. Postmaster Stanley J. Pekalski presented the award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Marsden
Bennington
Post Office Department
Marsden
Stanley J. Pekalski
Hospital Notes November 21 1967 Admissions and Discharges
Admissions list includes Jeanette Vallee James McKee Bennington William Stroffoleno Hoosick Falls Scott Lariviere Shaftsbury. Discharges include Jane F Green Helen Keough Bennington Paul Harrison Hoosick Falls Mae Lincoln Salem NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette Vallee
James McKee
Bennington
William Stroffoleno
Hoosick Falls
Scott Lariviere
Shaftsbury
Jane F. Green
Helen Keough
Paul Harrison
Mae Lincoln
Salem
N.Y
Planners Seek Closer Vermont State and Local Cooperation
Vermont planners urge closer communication between the Central Planning Council and 12 regional planning commissions. Henry Van Loon calls for state guidelines to guide local planning and better use of funds. Leonard Wilson outlines limited staff and plans an inventory of projects and programs affecting Vermont. He proposes task forces and monthly meetings to improve coordination and reports. Police report no new developments in a Monday payroll check theft at Thomson Manufacturing Co. mill. banks and merchants alerted to cash suspect checks. Wilson designated council clerk and monthly meetings approved. a committee to discuss utility pole placement along rights of way is to be named. Funeral services held for Mrs. Andrew E. Gardner former Charlotte Remington. Bearers named. Eastern Star rites observed. Ernest J. Vantine, Yankee Trails Bus Co. driver, funeral held. burial at Park Lawn Cemetery. company representatives attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard A. Wilson
Wilson
Vermont
State Council
Bennington Village
Thomson Manufacturing Co. Mill
Andrew E. Gardner
Charlotte Remington
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Frederick B. Wolf
Theodore Shatigan
John Stone
Fred Smith
Leon Eldred
Adelard O. Roy
Gardner
Upper Union Street
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Fairview Nursing Home
Eastern Star
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Mary Wood
Louis Remington
Bennington
Father Wolf
Ernest J. Vantine
Yankee Trails Bus Co
Hanson-Walbridge
Melvin R. McGaughey
First Methodist Church
Vantine
W. Main St
Park Lawn Cemetery
Mr. McGaughey
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Mt. Anthony Country Club
Leon D. Jacobs
Richard Joachim
Benjamin Vail
Jean Simoneau
Arthur J. Dewey Jr
Hamilton
Shaftsbury Youth
Bennington Briefs
Sacred Heart Church
Coffee House
Kantrowitz
Gertrude Studwell
Stanley Pike
YMCA
VFW
George O’brien
Rhythmaires
ADV
June
1897
Kingsbridge, N.Y
Charles H. Sr
Marguerite
Oyle) McKinney
New York City
Edna Peckham
Long Island
Brooklyn
Mr. McKinney
Atlantic
Toronto
Philadelphia
California
Cold Spring Harbor
L.I
Mrs
George Yager
Dow-Jones—Bache
Mirisch Corporation
Sidney Poitier
Rod Steiger
Poon
Olin
Jere
United Artists
Williamstown
LBJ
Pittsfield, Mass
Metrocolor
Mg.monesens
SUN
Pownal Home
Hiram G. Savage
Greater Bennington Association
J.C. Jerome
Billy
Jerome
Kenneth Crandall
Fairdale Farms
Sausville
Higgins
Crandall
Postal Award
Harte Theatre
N.Y. Daily News
Steve McQueen
Argyle-Solar Productions
Panavision
Ranean
Life Magazine
Mya le Tdi
Richard Attenborough
Richard Crenna
Candice Bergen
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