Elwells to Be Honored at YMCA Camp Takodah
Keene New Hampshire co directors of Cheshire County YMCA Camp Takodah for 46 years will be honored October 15 with a reception at 4:00 p.m. and a banquet at 5:30 p.m. at Monadock Regional High School Swanzey Center.
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Frances
Oscar L. Elwell
Keene, N.H
Camp Takodah
Elwell
Bennington
Manchester
Frink
Keene
N.H
Cheshire County
Takodah
Monadock Regional High School
Swanzey Center
Elwells
YMCA
Beland Pierce
Peterborough
Richard Hammond
Dublin
John R. Goodnow
Roxbury St
F. Fuller Ripley
Troy
Obituary for Willard L. Page Sr. of Baldwinsville N.Y.
Willard L. Page Sr., 68, of 35 Seneca St., Baldwinsville, a former linotype operator on The Bennington Banner in the 1920s, died Sept 27 at St. Vincent Hospital West Brighton after a heart attack the day earlier. A WWI veteran, he retired in 1963 after a career at The Banner, Staten Island Advance, and earlier work in Pennsylvania. He was married last July 31 to Dorothy Arndt, with five sons, two daughters, 11 grandchildren, and a great granddaughter surviving, plus lodge member ties and hobbies in bowling and contract bridge.
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N.Y
Willard L. Page Sr
Seneca St
Bennington
St. Vincent Hospital
West Brighton
Page
Pennsylvania
Newport
The
Banner
Staten Island
Staten Island Advance
Europe
Mt. Anthony Lodge F&am
Westerleigh
Dorothy Arndt
Willard L. Jr
Fords
N.J
Robert F
Owego
Richard H
Amherst
Mass
John A
Maine Avenue
Raymond
Helen Tyrrell
Post Avenue
Port Richmond
Margaret Winsch
Dickie Avenue
GE Gets $10.2 Million Air Gun Contract
Gov Hoff said the U S Army Weapons Command awarded General Electric a 10.2 million dollar contract for maintenance and spare parts on a 7 62 millimeter aircraft gun and pod. Work will be carried out in GE's armament department in Burlington.
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Montpelier
UPI
Philip H. Hoff
U.S. Army Weapons Command
Rock Island, Ill
General Electric Co
Burlington
Hoff
Armament Department
Ransom Deal Sought In Coin Theft
Private detective William Stanton waited by a Miami telephone hoping to broker a ransom with robbers who stole 1.5 million in coins from Willis H. Du Pont. The raid at the bayside mansion yielded rare Russian coins and a collection of American coins. FBI and local police advanced no leads as Stanton offered to negotiate for both sets of coins.
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Miami
UPD
Willis H. du Pont
William Stanton
du Pont
Underworld
Stanton
Bayside
Miren
Victor
Prince Mikhailovitch
FBI
Swindon Gravedigger Regains License For Busy Season
Freelance gravedigger Roy Nash wins back his driving license after a six month suspension for speeding. He says the timing is crucial for the busy season from November to February, having hired a chauffeur since August to reach distant graveyards. The court rulings support his need to drive to work.
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Swindon
England
UPI
Roy Nash
Nash
Ford Reopens Three Struck Plants In AMC Parts Deal
Detroit and Detroit area plants join Rawsonville and Ypsilanti in Michigan and Sandusky Ohio as the UAW and Ford agree to reopen three struck sites to supply American Motors with carburetors and starters while talks continue. About 800 workers would return. The strike has kept 160,000 UAW Ford workers idle in 25 states. Reuther joined a picket line amid ongoing negotiations.
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Detroit
UPI
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
American Motors Corp
AMC
Ford
Rawsonville
Ypsilanti
Michigan
Sandusky
Ohio
Vietnam
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
Rouge
UCS Fund Drive Under Way in Bennington
The Rev Thomas Steffen announced that the United Counseling Service drive in Bennington is advancing with broad coverage and some areas nearly finished. The campaign began last Monday and runs through October 15. Steffen, the Bennington chairman, said UCS has finally staffed up after two years, increasing expenses.
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Thomas Steffen
United Counseling Service
Bennington
Steffen
UCS
Hilchey unit visits Pease AFB in New Hampshire
Airman 2 C Hilchey and Mrs Hilchey spent the week with his uncle Airman J C Plante and Mrs Plante and son at Pease AFB in New Hampshire. Hilchey recently returned from a year in Vietnam. Clearance rummage sale advertised with drastic reductions set for Tuesday Oct 10 from 10 to 4 at the Synagogue Vestry on North Street.
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2.C
Steven Hilchey
J.C
Leo Plante and Son
Pease Afb
New Hampshire
Hilchey
Vietnam
North Street
VIBA Progress Report Highlights $19.2 Million in Approvals
The Vermont Industrial Building Authority has issued and approved 19.2 million dollars across 25 projects in the past five years. The report details funding distribution, project types, and impact projections for local economic development.
Dead Pilot Taught At Burlington
Navy Reserve pilot Lt. Walter R. Heins died after steering his stricken A4 away from homes and woods near Holbrook Massachusetts. Heins formerly taught biology at Burlington High School before joining Mohawk Airlines. His wife Maury Gilligan Heins gave birth two weeks earlier to son Eric. Funeral arrangements were set for Burlington.
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Holbrook
Mass
Burlington High School
Walter R. Heins
Woods
Heins
Burlington High
Mohawk Airlines
Maury Gilligan Heins
Eric
Vermont Colleges Receive $4.6 Million in Federal Aid
Acting Education Commissioner Daniel G. O Connor reports Vermont colleges and universities secured 4.6 million dollars in federal funding for the 1967 fiscal year. More than 1 million came under Title One of the 1963 Higher Education Facilities Act for public colleges and technical institutes.
Pelkie predicts football rebirth in Bennington
MAUHS athletic director Clarence Pelkie told Bennington Rotary Friday that night games will bring more fans and players as Bennington grows into a football town. Coach Ben Rusileski said early-season issues faded, the team shows potential, and Patriot tri captain Jim Sauer praised the squad.
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Pelkie
Bennington
MAUHS
Clarence Pelkie
Bennington Rotary Club
Patriots
Ben Rusileski
Jim Sauer
Patriot
Rotarians
Nature's Magic Chemistry Goes To Work in Autumn
In Montpelier, autumn foliage paints New England as chlorophyll fades and carotenoids reveal reds, oranges, and golds. The article explains leaf pigments and the chemical process turning green leaves to vibrant colors, noting the role of sunlight, temperature, and the continued nutrient exchange within leaf cells as trees prepare for winter.
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Montpelier
New England
Old Jack Frost
SIU Professor Charged With Battery After Foot-Run Incident
Alfred E. Kuenzli a 44 year old professor at Southern Illinois University was charged with battery Wednesday and released on a $1000 bond Police said he drove his car over a school security officer s foot in Edwardsville Illinois
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Edwardsville, Ill
UPI
Alfred E. Kuenzli
Southern Illinois University
Kuenzli
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