Wisconsin woman helps pass tire regrooving ban
Mrs. John Melsha of New Berlin sparked a state effort after finding regrooved tires dangerous. She lobbied clubs and officials, testified in Madison, and saw Gov Reynolds sign a bill prohibiting regrooving worn tires in Wisconsin.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
John Melsha
New Berlin
Milwaukee
Melsha
New
Berlin
Vincent Matthews
Waukesha
American Automobile Association
Deficit in Green Mountain Council Scout Fund Drive
A $8,000 shortfall on the Green Mountain Council budget is to be raised by a drive started with a kickoff at the Bennington Second Congregational Church. Lee Shoemaker and S. Whitney Dickey led appeals as Bartley Nourse outlined a $42,000 budget covering salaries, Camp Sunrise, and office costs. Bennington County has grown from 447 to 778 Scouts with 18 new units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Mountain Council
Boy Scouts
Boy Scout Fund
Bennington Second Congregational Church
Lee Shoemaker
Greater Bennington Funds
S. Whitney Dickey
Taconic District
Bennington
Bartley Nourse
Forest Ranger
Camp Sunrise
Rutland
Ray Lovely
Bennington County
Lovely
Dickey
Shoemaker
Water Pollution Group Told to Quicken Pace
Alabama Congressman urged the six state New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission to accelerate efforts to address regional pollution. Rep. Robert E. Jones called for stronger enforcement powers, citing the discolored Housatonic River. Gov. John N. Dempsey supported heightened action in Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford, Conn
Alabama
New England
Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission
Robert E. Jones
William S. Wise
Connecticut Water Resources Commission
Jones
Housatonic
Connecticut
Massachusetts
John N. Dempsey
GIs Lose Overseas Pay Eligibility in McNamara Ruling
About 375000 U S troops are ineligible for social overseas pay under a McNamara decision citing living conditions similar to those in the continental United States. Some 225000 remain eligible due to hardships such as isolation and lack of facilities, with eligibility spanning over 100 countries. Hawaii troops lose the bonus. Alaska retain it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Japan
France
Italy
Germany
Great Britain
Europe
Hawaii
Alaska
Bennington Banner Rates And Contact Details
The Bennington Banner published daily except Sundays and holidays at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont. It provides home delivery by carrier and motor delivery with AP news. Subscription rates by mail within 50 mile radius and Vermont: 3 months 4.25 six months 8.00 one year 15.00. Elsewhere in the U S: 3 months 4.75 six months 9.00 one year 17.50 Special rates for servicemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Banner
Bennington
Vermont
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
Women Hear Address On Thailand Missionary Visit
Thirty seven women gathered at the First Baptist Church for a covered dish supper and devotions led by Mrs De Witt Lewis. Rev Robert Coates an American Baptist missionary to the Karen in northern Thailand spoke on fighting hunger illiteracy and disease asserting missionaries prove Western care for Asians. Mrs H Glenn Payne presided over the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
DeWitt Lewis
Robert Coates
Thailand
Coates
Obituaries for Susie Taber and Addison Woodward
Susie Niles Taber 90 native of White Creek N Y died after a long illness in Greenwich nursing home. Widow of Stephen Taber born December 21 1873 survived by nieces and nephews funeral Monday 2 PM Leo J Mahar Funeral Home Hoosick Falls burial Mapletown Cemetery. Addison G Woodward 74 Lebanon N J died while vacationing with wife in New York body to be moved from Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home to Bright Funeral Home Lebanon.
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White Creek, N.Y
Susie Niles Taber
White Creek
N.Y
Greenwich, N.Y
Stephen Taber
Leo J. Mahar
Hoosick Falls
Mapletown
Hoosick
Addison G. Woodward
Lebanon
N.J
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Hanson-Walbridge
Bright Funeral Home
Belgium Joins Congo Force Support Amid Funding Battle
Fourteen African states urge UN General Assembly to authorize 19.2 million dollars to fund a 5350‑strong UN Congo force through June 1964. Belgium ends three years of no payment, pledging its share while denying Congo arrears. Debate continues as Oct. 12 deadline nears.
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United Nations, N.Y
United Nations
General Assembly
U.N
Congo
Belgium
Sen. A. van Cauwenberghe
Assembly
Nigeria
S. O. Adebo
U Thant
Theodore Idzumbuii
Adebo
African Nations’ Group
Thant
A. A. Roshchin
Soviet Union
Security Council
Czechoslovakia
Bennington Fire Chief urges demo on Park Street Ext
Fire Chief Richard Hollister urged the public to attend a Sunday demonstration by the fire department on Park Street Ext opposite the Vermont Soldiers Home barn. The 2 p.m. event will show oil fire lighting, extinguishing methods, and extinguisher use with two engines on site.
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Bennington
Richard Hollister
Fire Department
Park Street
Vermont Soldiers Home Barn
Hollister
NAACP Threatens Picket Over Mormon Civil Rights Stand
In Salt Lake City the Utah NAACP prepared to vote on a planned peaceful picket of the Mormon headquarters during the church’s 133rd conference. The NAACP demanded support for Kennedy's civil rights program and equality of opportunity, while Mormon officials indicated no agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Kennedy
Salt Lake City
Temple Square
Tabernacle
Church
NAACP
David O. McKay
Hugh B. Brown
Nathan Eldon Tanner
Tanner
Cain
Abel
McKay
Scapino Ballet to Make American Debut at Philharmonic Hall
Western Europe’s only company devoted to juvenile audiences, the Scapino Ballet of Amsterdam, comes to New York for a Christmas week engagement at Philharmonic Hall. The 25 performer troupe has toured since 1945 and will present 12 matinees featuring a dancing version of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Princess and the Pea.
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New York
Europe
Philharmonic Hall
Scapino Ballet of
Amsterdam
Hans Christian Andersen
VEA Executive Explains Teachers Social Security Policy
Vermont Education Association official explains how local boards vote on Social Security coverage for teachers, its tax implications, and the 90 day decision window after action. He notes replacing retiring teachers will require attracting out of state hires and outlines retirement system specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VEA Executive
Weston A. Cate Jr
Vermont Educational Association
Bennington
Cate
Raymond Bender
Rutland
Vermont
General Assembly
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Vermont Bank and Trust Company
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MOIR
Fidetal Deposit Insurance Corporation
RED Carpet Service
Radius
U.S
Gor Family
A&w Root Beer
Susie Taber
Raine
Sweden
China
Moose Club
Main Street
Utah Naacp
Wancas
Volkswagen
Liggettbosworth Sales & Service
North Bennington Road
Sirloin Porterhouse
Swifts
Walker
Evans News Office
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