Vermont papers show circulation up across eight dailies
Audit figures for the year ended Sept. 30 reveal eight Vermont newspapers gained a total of 1,238 paid circulations. The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus led in percentage growth at 3.4 percent, with gains also seen at St Albans Messenger Bennington Banner Brattleboro Reformer Burlington Free Press Rutland Herald St Johnsbury Caledonia Record and Newport Express though the latter fell slightly.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Barre
Montpelier Times — Argus
Times — Argus
St. Albans Messenger
Bennington Banner
Brattleboro Reformer
Burlington Free Press
Newport Express
Rutland Herald
St. Johnsbury
Caledonia — Record
Campaign clashes shadow New York registration drive
In Cohoes the Citizens Committee faced a penal law charge after displaying advertising within 100 feet of a registration booth while the rival Democrats accused the committee of property ownership by candidates connected to registration sites. In Esperance James C. Pearson, wanted for his sister Janet Burns murder, was captured in New York City and waived grand jury examination. In Albany a former Hoosick Falls bank official, Robert P. Brett, pleaded guilty to seven embezzlement counts totaling $477 and awaits sentencing with bail set at $1,000.
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Cohoes
Citizens Committee
William J. Dawson
James C. Pearson
Janet Burns
New York City
Schenectady
Albany
Hoosick Falls Bank
U.S. District Court
Robert P. Brett
Hoosick Falls
National Commercial Bank & Trust Co
James T. Foley
Adams and Berkshire Briefs on Tramway Picks and Local Crime
In Adams the Citizens Tramway Committee kept its discussions private while the Adams Chamber of Commerce formed a three member panel to pick a candidate for the Mt Greylock Tramway Authority post. Gov Endicott Peabody nominated William Putnam of Springfield but the council postponed confirmation, labeling him an interloper by Councilor Raymond Sullivan. In North Adams police report evidence to the state lab ties to a $10500 safe cracking at Oswald Chartrand home last August and two suspects linked to a Williamstown restaurant break hold in county jail. In Pittsfield a $529000 Berkshire Superior Court suit includes Roy Wilkinson of Mill River suing Michael Oats of Monterey for alleged alienation of Wilkinson’s wife beginning Sept 1961.
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Adams
Citizens Tramway Committee
Mt. Greylock Tramway Authority
Adams Chamber of Commerce
Gov. Endicott Peabody
William Putnam
Springfield
Raymond Sullivan
Putnam
North Adams
Boston
Oswald Chartrand
Howard Johnson
Williamstown
Pittsfield
Berkshire County
Roy Wilkinson
Mill River
Michael Oats
Monterey
Wilkinson
Furniture Executive Heads Vermont AIV Meeting Agenda
Nathan S. Ancell, president and treasurer of Baumritter Corp., will address the 43rd annual Associated Industries of Vermont luncheon at the Woodstock Inn on October 17. The program includes export opportunities, government procurement, and SBA technical assistance discussions, plus a fashion briefing by Thelma Swenson. Lea M. Manor will discuss UVM economic education workshop at the morning program.
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Montpelier
Nathan S. Ancell
Baumritter Corp
N.Y
Associated Industries of Vermont
Woodstock Inn
Woodstock
AIV
Small Business Administration
Thelma Swenson
Wool Bureau, Inc
Ment of Commerce
Washington, D.C
Lea M. Manor
Rutland
UVM
AIV Board of Directors
Fanfare Fails But Silk Lands Job In Advertsing
Sheldon Silk, a 30 year old from Randolph Massachusetts, used a four minute seventeen second tape fanfare to pitch ad agency bosses. Receptionists recalled the dramatic entrance and many directors were frightened by the performance. He later found a job in a clothing retailer chain store’s credit department via a newspaper ad. Also included is Sandy Farber planning a Broadway musical The Student Gypsy or the Prince of Liederkranz capitalized at 250000 dollars for a September 30 debut.
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Boston (Ap
Boston
Sheldon Silk
Silk
Sheldon
Randolph
Mass
New York
Sandy Farber
Vermont Natural Resources Council forms at UVM meeting
The Vermont Natural Resources Council held its first annual meeting at UVM. Richard Brett was named chairman succeeding Samuel Ogden. Belmont Pitkin became vice chairman and Perry Merrill was secretary treasurer. Trustees were named for three, two, and one year terms including Frederic Sargent, Brett, Merrill, Fish, Weissner, Hardy, Bugbee, Wilkinson, Davis, Marvin, Heald, Powell, and Chase.
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Burlington
Vermont Natural Resources Council
UVM
Richard Brett
East Barnard
Samuel R. Ogden
Landgrove
Belmont Pitkin
Goddard College
Perry H. Merrill
State Forest and Parks Department
Frederic O. Sargent
Ogden
Merrill
Brett
Robert Fish
Randolph
Fritz Weissner
Stowe
Audubon Society
Vermont Camping Association
Green Mountain Club
Monroe State Park
Miss Hardy
Vermont Forest and Farmland Foundation
Rupert
West River Valley Development Association
Norman Powell
Vermont Water Resources Board
Londonderry
West River Agency
Vermont Natural Farm and Food Association
Lake Champlain Development Association
Vermont Timberland Association
Vermont Nature Conservancy
The
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Bennington Coun
Education Board Reconsiders Sharply Worded Resolution
The Vermont Board of Education again considers a toned down censure of public schools citing poor facilities limited curriculum high teacher turnover and low state aid. It debates a resolution urging a constitutional amendment for voluntary prayer in public schools. The measure was rejected 5 1 at the August meeting.
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John Kristensen
New England Auto Show Opens in Boston Armory
The seventh annual New England International Auto Show will run October 23 to 27 at Commonwealth Armory in Boston. It is the region’s only major auto show and ranks among the nation’s top displays, with over 200 cars on view including 1964 models, imports, and various types from economy to luxury.
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Boston
Mass
Commonwealth Armory
New England
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South Burlington
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Greylock
Ancell
Beecher Falls Mfg. Corp
Beecher Falls
Orleans Mfg. Co
Orleans
Randolph Furniture Co
New Yorker
National Association of Furniture Manufacturers
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Ty Forestry Association
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Shaftsbury
State Department
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Water Resourcs Commission
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