Bennington Beltline Hope Fades After Tape Session
Bennington's delegation in Montpelier pressed for a beltline around the village but settled for a new U.S. 7 route to Manchester and a North Bennington spur. Tape of the March meeting shows officials acknowledging the beltline would require broader state and federal support, with Santarcangelo pushing for belts while Wilson warned it would delay traffic relief.
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Bennington
Montpelier
U.S. 7
Deer Park
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Joseph Caracciola
Bennington County
Highway Committee
Vermont House
Robert M. Wilson
Highway Board
Wilson
Manchester
Flats
Santarcangelo
Burlington
Vermont
Caracciola
Guests at Jail Taken to Windsor
Bennington County Sheriff John Maloney transferred three out of state men from the county jail to Windsor State Prison after they tried to pry bars and widen walls, and fashioned spoons into weapons. Lawrence Hannon, Richard Cleves, and Robert Reilly, all 22 to 25, were arraigned on breaking and entering charges tied to the Lauzon camp raid. Three women with them were sent to Rutland's Women’s Reformatory.
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Bennington County
John Maloney
Windsor State Prison
South Street
Maloney
Vermont
Glastonbury
William Lauzon
Woodford
Lawrence J. Hannon
Richard R. Cleves
Robert P. Reilly
Lauzon
Edward G. McClallen
Women’s Reformatory
Rutland
Long Trail
Ghetto Project Board Expands to 16 Members
MONTPELIER New York officials Marta Valle Edmund Greenidge and H Carl McCall join the Vermont Youth Project board increasing membership to 16 The expansion supports a summer exchange program fostering cross state youth activities and funding plans for tuition as 16 New York youths attend Vermont schools this summer.
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Ghetto Project Board
Hoff
New York
Vermont
Taconic Foundation
Ristau
Ristan
John Stewart
John Stewart, Coordinator of the Program For the Governor's Office
Prospective Teachers To Visit Here in January
A Bennington South Supervisory Union board approved January 22 1969 as Teacher Visitation Day to recruit future teachers. College seniors may observe classes and meet staff at both elementary and high schools. interviews may be held and a luncheon provided. Recruiters report strong applicant backlog this year with interregional interest including visits from Los Angeles. The district anticipates approval for an additional special education class and notes a verbal commitment from a Bennington College senior. The waiting list for special ed is down to one student.
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Bennington South Supervisory Union
George E. Sleeman
Sleeman
Bennington
Richard Sleeman
Los Angeles
North Adams State College
George Sleeman
BSSA
Vermont Department of Education
Bennington College
Two Boys Shot While Hunting in Vermont Meadow
Two South Hero youths, 13-year-old David Gardner and 11-year-old Ronald Gentile, remained in good condition at Burlington hospitals after accidental gunshot wounds while hunting near their homes. Gentile shot himself in the right knee with a .22 rifle, Gardner was hit in the left leg when his rifle discharged. The incident occurred Monday in a meadow near their homes.
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Burlington
UPI
Bishop de Goesbriand
Mary Fletcher
Vermont Medical Center
David Gardner
Ronald Gentile
Gentile
Gardner
Vermont Employment Remains High in Weekly Report
Vermont's unemployment rate held steady at 1.3 percent as the Employment Security Department reported 1,525 total unemployment insurance claims after 36 more claims were filed last week. Eleven local offices showed five districts with declines, four with increases, and two districts Middlebury and Newport unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Middlebury
Newport
Woman Marine Susan Derosia Ends Training at Parris Island
Susan J. Derosia an 18 year old daughter of Bennington residents completed eight weeks of recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Her program covered drill first aid personal standards courtesy and customs of the Marine Corps. Women Marines mark their silver anniversary this year with duties ranging from tower communications to training instruction.
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Parris Island
S.C
Marine
Susan J. Derosia
William J. Derosia
Depot St
Bennington
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Marine Corps
Lady Leathernecks
Mrs. Bradford Smith Unveils London Window
Mrs. Bradford Smith of Shaftsbury Vermont unveiled a memorial stained glass window to Capt. John Smith in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre London. She said Pocahontas played no further part in his life and did not marry him, noting his rescue by her at age 12 was his sole episode.
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London
John Smith
North America
Bradford Smith
Shaftsbury
Pocahontas
Guard Units Inspected in Vermont Army Routine
Regular Army inspection teams sweep Vermont to cover 32 National Guard units by October 17. Officers and NCOs review records and vehicle maintenance while annual field training at Camp Drum, N.Y., carries separate checks. In Bennington, Company B, 2d Battalion, 172 Armor, undergoes inspection today.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Army National Guard
Camp Drum
N.Y
Bennington
172 Armor
State cooperatives handle nearly $110 million yearly
Richmond Vermont executive secretary L D Ware says state coops total about 110 million in business annually. He notes 32 groups from milk to financial coops serve 1 800 members as National Co op Month begins for the nation s 9 000 cooperatives.
Oscar Elwells Hurt in Crash
KEENE New Hampshire Mr and Mrs Oscar L Elwell directors of Camp Takodah in Richmond longtime Bennington County residents are hospitalized in Concord for injuries from a September 29 automobile crash in Northwood New Hampshire They were en route home from a YMCA conference at Kennebunkport Maine Mrs Elwell dislocated hip and broken kneecap He knee cap broken and minor injuries Also included is an unrelated historical note about Pocahontas and a 15 foot window designed by Francis Skeat and dedicated in London
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Keene
N.H
Oscar L. Elwell
Richmond
Bennington County
Oscar
Frances
Concord
Northwood
Kennebunkport
Maine
Elwell
Pocahontas
North Adams Hosts Fourth WMNB FM Young Artist Contest
Deadline is Oct 15 for Berkshire County and southern Vermont youths aged 13 to 18 to enter the 1968 WMNB FM young artist contest. Preliminary rounds begin Oct 20 at Pittsfield Community Music School, with a second on Oct 27 at Mt. Greylock Regional HS. Semifinals Nov 3 at North Adams State College and finals Nov 10 at the college, prizes 200, 100 and 50 dollars.
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North Adams
Mass
Wmnb-Fm
Berkshire County
Pittsfield
Vermont
Mt. Greylock Regional High School
Williamstown
North Adams State College
McCabe Resigns As Postmaster In Arlington
James M. McCabe of West Arlington retires after 10 years as Arlington postmaster for health reasons. Gregory Cullinan, post office clerk, is recommended as acting postmaster pending a successor’s appointment. McCabe plans to devote time to cataloging Vermontiana at Martha Canfield Library.
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Arlington
James M. McCabe
West Arlington
Democratic Town Committee
Gregory Cullinan
McCabe
Vermontiana
Martha Canfield
George Russell
Bennington Faces Private School Closures Amid Overcrowding
A joint Bennington and Mt Anthony board meeting considered closing or downsizing private schools as overcrowding pressures public schools. Reports floated possible seventh and eighth grade cuts at St Francis de Sales and Sacred Heart parochial schools, while Prospect School faced fundraising strains but no closure plan. Authorities cited federal funds cuts and caution on futures, with boards planning to balance budgets and seek signaled support.
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Bennington
Mt. Anthony Union High
Francis B. Flanaga
St. Francis de Sales
Sacred Heart School
Henry Brougeois
St. Francis de Sales Academy
Sacred Heart
Prospect School
North Bennington
Rush Welter
William B. Worthington
Marian Taylor
Bennington Catholic
Mt. Anthony
Ex Vermonter's Death Ruled Not Suicide in Maryland
Dr. Richard Woodruff state pathologist ruled out suicide in the stabbing death of former Vermont woman Suzanne Morris 29 in Bowie Maryland. An autopsy indicated she could not have inflicted about 40 chest and neck wounds herself. Morris was married to Air Force Captain Lawrence W. Morris 34 who was with Senator Muskie during the incident.
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Burlington
Upt
Richard Woodruff
Vermont
Maryland
Suzanne Morris
Air Force
Muskie
Mount Tabor
Woodruff
Morris
Baltimore
Bowie
Lawrence W. Morris
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Obituary for George R Fengler II of Troy VT
Troy native George R Fengler II, 24, killed in a Saturday night automobile crash in Addison Vermont. Husband of Kathleen Harris of Troy, grandson of Mrs J Livingston and the late Mrs Livingston, with ties to Bennington. Fengler served in the Navy, attended Lansingburgh High, HVCC, Rochester Business Institute, and worked for Equitable Life out of Albany. Funeral Wednesday at John J Sanvidge Funeral Home Troy with burial in Memory's Garden. Calling hours today.
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Troy
N.Y
George R. Fengler II
Addison
Kathleen Harris
J. Guy Livingston
Livingston
Bennington
Robert Harris
Jane Livingston
Equitable Life Insurance Company
Albany
Rochester Business Institute
John J. Sanvidge
115Th St
4Th Ave
Clair E. Carpenter
St. Mark’s Methodist Church
Last Covered Railroad Bridge To Be Preserved Dedication
Vermont Governor Hoff will attend the dedication of Fisher Bridge in Walcott next Thursday at 4 p.m. The event marks the last railroad covered bridge in regular use in the state, preserved with private and state funds. Arrangements are by the Lamoille County Development Council.
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Wolcott
Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
Johnsbury and
Lamoille County
Walcott
Route 5
Lamoille
United States
Bennington Briefs Highlights From Local Events and Notices
Richard Edson of Cincinnati visited his parents in Bennington after a Lynn business trip with GE. BPO Elks plan a Halloween party October 26 in lodge rooms. Bennington Lodge Elks meets tonight at 8. Bennington County Council of Churches meets 7:30 at the YMCA to discuss constitutional revision and Human Resources Council plans. Army 1st Lt. Theodore J. Cook Jr., son of local residents, serves in Company C of the 68th Armor’s 2nd Battalion, praised for high tank honors in Germany. his wife Regina is with him. Bucky Broomhall to show ski racing film at the YMCA Wednesday at 6:45. Rummage sale co-chairs announce October 18 sale at noon. American Legion Post 13 meets Wednesday 8 p.m. at the Legion rooms. parish hall articles due by October 17. St Anne’s Society meets Wednesday 8 p.m. at Sacred Heart. AARP meets Thursday 2 p.m. at United Methodist Church with refreshments. Elizabeth Gillett of Bennington spoke at the Vermont King’s Daughters 75th annual convention in Essex Junction. branch president shared Ottawa convention notes. Putnam Hose Auxiliary meets Wednesday at 8. Five days remain for the Silver Towers project. Silver Towers donations urged by ADV ad in Shoreham and an abandoned Rutland line spur near Swanton. St. J. and L.C. bridges replaced. rail marker ceremony to include Gov Hoff, Samuel Pinsly possible, Arthur F. Williams, Everett Harris, Warren G. Fancher, and Laura Limege. Executive secretary Robert L. Hagerman to preside.
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Army
Theodore J. Cook Jr
Theodore J. Cook
Scott St
68Th Armor
8Th Infantry Division
Germany
Cook
Regina
Shoreham
Rutland Railway
Swanton
Samuel Pinsly
Arthur F. Williams
Vermont Board of Historic Sites
Everett Harris
Warren G. Fancher
Morrisville
St. J
Hoff
Laura Limege
News and Citizen
Clyde Limege
Limege
Council
Robert L. Hagerman
Rescue helicopter price and upkeep challenge for state
Aeronautics Commissioner Ed ward Knapp urged state purchase of a rescue helicopter, citing need for recovery aircraft. He noted a $100,000 to $150,000 price range and high maintenance costs as obstacles. The call followed reports that police sought a helicopter to aid a hiker on Camel's Hump, with authorities relying on ambulance service for Paul T. Hurst of Williston, who died of a heart attack while climbing.
School Head Attends Math Conference
Robert J. Jones headmaster of Pine Cobble School attended mathematic committee meetings of the National Association of Independent Schools in New York City. The five member committee, elected for five years, worked on examinations for Grades 6 through 9 to be given by about 1,000 private schools this spring. Plans were made for the national convention to be held in late February.
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Williamstown
Mass
Robert J. Jones
Pine Cobble School
National Association of Independent Schools
New York City
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Country Casuals
Main
Monument Plaza
Keinington
Susan Derosia
Oscar Elwells
St. Francis
Msgr. Flanagan
William F. D. Smith
Smith
Welter
Worthington
Fenglers
Jeffersonville
Fengler
Mr. Fengler
Lansingburg High School
Hudson Valley Community College
Navy
L.C
Bennington Briefs
A Richard Edson
Cincinnati
Ohio
A. Sidney Edson
Lynn
The
General Electric Co
BPO Elks
Bennington Lodge of Elks
Bennington County Council of Churches
YMCA
Human Resources Council
E.F
Bucky
George Crisp
Edward Haug
American Legion Post 13
Legion Rooms
St. Peter’s
School Street
St. Anne’s Society
Sacred Heart Church
American Association of Retired Persons
AARP
United Methodist Church
Katharine Edson
Caroline Carey
Maud Scott
Maud Edson
Clara Mattison
Elizabeth Gillett
International King’s Daughters
First Congregational Church
Essex Junction
Ottawa
Canada
Putnam Hose
Elks
Silver Towers
ADV
Joseph Joseph
Gerald LaBeau
Deborah Britch
James Welch
Joseph Maleahy
Ambrose Brown
Hoosick Falls
Maria Schneider
Wilmington
Elizabeth Stratton
William Hain
James Hall
Paul Sandquist
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