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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Nov 28, 1966

Page

12

Indian Gives Kidney So That Boy May Live

CHICAGO UPI Richard Redhorse a 35 year old Sioux agrees to donate a kidney to a boy to save his life. John Dickinson a writer notes the unlikely pair share a bond of generosity beyond their different backgrounds. The act highlights urgent need for organ donors and medical ability to match donors with recipients. The story focuses on courage and community response to a lifesaving transplant.

Chicago UPI Richard Redhorse John Dickinson Redhorse South Dakota Dickinson Crown Point Ind John Dickensons Chicago Tribune Dickinsons

Quakers Hold Conference Here Next Weekend

The Northwest Quarterly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends will hold a winter gathering in Bennington next Saturday and Sunday. The program includes a 3 p.m. opening, a 3:30 p.m. education workshop led by Susan Webb and Edward Henshaw, a 7:30 p.m. Ethiopia Kenya and Ghana slide discussion by David Jareckie, and a Sunday guest talk by Rev. Roger Albright on religious unity. Regular worship and a business meeting are scheduled, with no meeting at Old Bennington Schoolhouse on Dec. 4 and resumption on Dec. 11.

Northwest Quarterly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Quakers Bennington New Englander Motor Inn Susan Webb Edward Henshaw Ethiopia Kenya Ghana David Jareckie Roger Albright Vermont Council of Churches Friends

Gibson Seeks Answers On Telephone Monitoring

Vermont Public Service Board Chairman Ernest W. Gibson will meet with New England Telephone officials to obtain a written report on a proposed transfer of monitoring equipment to Springfield Massachusetts. The plan, put forward by William French of Burlington, aims to consolidate monitoring gear at a central location under supervision as an alternative to the commission’s recommendation for automatic cutoff switches in monitoring centers.

Montpelier API Vermont Public Service Board Ernest W. Gibson New England Telephone Co Springfield Mass William French Burlington Vermont Gibson French New England New England Utility Commission Stors Philip H. Hoff Massachusetts

Kosygin visits Paris to bolster ties with France

Soviet Premier Kosygin travels to France this week aiming to expand commercial and scientific links. Officials say little chance of a political alliance forming, while De Gaulle remains aligned with the Western bloc despite tensions with Washington.

Paris UPI Alexei Kosygin France Soviet Union Charles de Gaulle Washington

Stock Averages Dow Jones Noon Report Albany November 28 1966

Dow Jones Bache & Co. Albany noon stock averages show 30 Industrials at 798.60 down 4.74, 20 Railroads at 202.95 down 0.49, 15 Utilities at 134.72 down 0.09, composite at 283.57 down 1.13 with volume 3,140,000. Significant market activity noted across sectors.

Dow-Jones—Bache & Co Albany

Pownal Man Sentenced To Windsor Prison

Edward E. Pettibone Jr., 24, was sentenced in municipal court to 9 to 12 months in the House of Correction for violating probation. Judge George M. Fienberg cited multiple incidents involving drinking, driving with a suspended license, and a family altercation. Pettibone had been previously convicted of operating a car without the owner's consent and pleaded not guilty to new charges of driving with a suspended license and intoxication. Bail was set at 125 dollars. Pettibone indicated facial injuries prevented comment.

Edward E. Pettibone Jr George M. Fienberg William S. Dolt Pettibone Dolt Pownal Fienberg Waterbury Windsor Sunderland Donald R. Feltman House of Correction Philip Morse John Mollica Daniel F. Webster Bennington David A. Reed Webster Wilfred B. Proud Proud Angelo J. Restino Arlington Manchester James Gardner Hoosick Falls N.Y North Bennington Hiram E. Brownell Shaftsbury Brownell Commissioner of Motor Vehicles

Double funeral held for Sunderland freight train victims

A double funeral service was held Friday for Robert S. Stratton of Shaftsbury and his son Don H. Stratton of Bennington. The elder was a mason contractor veteran and nature lover, honored by the American Legion. The Mass and committal drew survivors from New Jersey to Troy, while court notes include youths facing probation, fines, and motor vehicle infractions in Sunderland and Bennington.

Sunderland Robert S. Stratton Shaftsbury Walter F. Miller St. John the Baptist Church North Bennington Hanson-Walbridge Bennington Stratton Mr. Stratton William Groesbeck West Hebron N.Y Don H. Stratton Robert

Minor Traffic Accidents Reported by State Police

State police in Shaftsbury Bennington and village police in Bennington reported three minor traffic mishaps Friday evening and none over Thanksgiving weekend. In North Bennington a car driven by Karen Tourjee left the road on VT 67A near the Old Stone Church injuring two young passengers Gail Passerbink and Rosemary Bianco who were treated and released. A van driven by Christian Edmunds of West Franklin N H sustained minor damage on VT 11 when it wandered onto a soft shoulder and towed vehicle loosened. In Peru a two car collision caused moderate and minor damage to vehicles driven by Mary L Husted of Lakeville Conn and Linda Harrington of Bennington with no injuries.

Bennington County Shaftsbury Bennington North Adams Putnam Memorial Hospital Old Stone Church North Bennington Gail Passerbink Rosemary Bianco Karen M. Tourjee Peru Christian H. Edmunds West Franklin N.H Mary L. Husted Lakeville Conn Linda Harrington Harrington Miss Husted

Bennington Briefs Highlight Local Police and Community Updates

A false alarm at Beech and Rollins Streets drew Bennington Fire and Police officials. A 7:30 p.m. Parent-Teacher Association meeting covers pupil personnel services. Mr and Mrs Mundt of West Nyack, NY visited kin in Bennington. William Rice escaped injury after a Lake Elfin Road crash. Diantha Hall of North Bennington pleaded guilty to operating an uninspected vehicle. Bennington Little League and Senior Citizens Club schedule meetings this evening and Tuesday respectively.

Beech and Rollins Streets Charles Sawyer Bennington Bennington South Supervisory Union Parent-Teacher Association William E. Rice Lake Elfin Wallingford Rice Rutland Diantha W. Hall North Bennington

Obituary roundup from Hoosick Manchester Salem and Bennington

Obituaries from Hoosick Falls and Manchester Center reportFlorence Bell Hoag 88 died after a long illness in Hoosick Falls born in Eagle Bridge survived by two sons 10 grandchildren 26 great grandchildren and a great great grandchild funeral Tuesday at Leo J Mahar Funeral Home burial Hoosick Rural Cemetery William T Bushee 53 died at Putnam Memorial Hospital Danby burial Scottsville Cemetery Danby survived by widow and three sons George Mayer Rapp 51 Salem died after extended illness operated a bakery in Salem survived by mother two daughters three sons and two sisters funeral in Holy Cross Church burial Holy Cross Cemetery Debora Marie Tartell 16 Bennington Catholic High School student found dead autopsy pending initial cause natural transfer to Albany for funeral St Catherine of Siena Church burial St Agnes Cemetery Bennington area services note includes autopsy discussion and multiple family members. Additional notices cover Claire Nolan North Bennington and Percival D Alexander Rutland, Ray G Sweet Pownal, and other local obituaries with services and burial details.

Hoosick N.Y Florence Bell Hoag Frederick Hoag Hoosick Falls Walloomsac Raymond Breese Hollow Leo J. Mahar Main St Hoosick Rural Cemetery Manchester Depot William T. Bushee Putnam Memorial Hospital Bennington Brewster Funeral Home Manchester Center Jerome J. Hevey Congregational Church Scottsville Danby Alfred Viola Packard) Bushee Bushee Manchester Eagles Club Esther Bushee Manchester Dian Bushee William Bushee David Bushee Violet Bushee Katharine Bushee Virginia Bushee Wilfred Bushee California Clifford Bushee Tinmouth Vernon Bushee Gerald Bushee James Bushee Robert Bushee Henry Bushee Salem George Mayer Rapp West Broadway Albany Salem Post American Legion Holy Cross Church George A. Rapp Allan Hart George John Thomas George Knouf Elbert Toffe James F. Pritchard Holy Cross Cemetery Vermont Bennington County Richard Woodruff Rutland Hospital Debora Marie Tartell Donald F. Shea John H. Williams II Shea Miss Tartell Cleveland Ohio New York City Elvira Spadaro Joseph Tartell Amarillo Texas Hanson-Walbridge William McVeigh N. Allen St St. Catherine of Siena Church St. Agnes Cemetery Menands Rutland Percival D. Alexander Lafayette St James Alexander Order of Eagles The Elks Club Mary K. Alexander Mother House Religious Hospitallers St. Joseph Montreal P.Q Frederick Alexander Port Charlotte Fla Henrietta Teelon Christ the King Church Calvary Cemetery Clifford Funeral Home Pownal Ray G. Sweet Pownal Center Pownal Road John and Mary (Starbuck) Sweet Elizabeth Shortt Sweet

Hospital Notes Friday to Sunday 1966

Admissions include Giuseppe Martell Hoosick Falls Pamela Thompson Shaftsbury. Discharges list Ruth Bartlett Bennington Jill Levin Shaftsbury Laura Turner North Bennington Mildred Livingston Pamela Thompson Shaftsburg Luke Humphrey Petersburg N Y Louise Foster Hoosick Falls. Births to Porter Wilmington a daughter Nov 27 and to Crapo Wilmington a son Nov 25.

Guiseppe Martell Hoosick Falls Pamela Thompson Shaftsbury Ruth Bartlett Bennington Jill Levin Mildred Livingston Shaftsburg Luke Humphrey Petersburg N.Y Louise Foster Robert Porter Wilmington Fayette Crapo

Orion the Hunter in Greek Myth and Sky Wonder

The Orion constellation stems from Greek myth where a giant hunter pursued the Pleiades and was slain by Artemis, while another tale notes Scorpius’s bite. Regardless of the myth, Orion remains one of the most striking star formations observed in the sky.

Orion Artimes Apollo Scorpius

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