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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1969
Page
3
Sen George D Aiken will be principal speaker at Norwich University's sesquicentennial convocation on Saturday morning October 11 marking the start of a yearly lectures series in international affairs. The program draws 35 Eastern colleges as Norwich observes its 150th anniversary.
Hopkins Center cancels Karl Wolfram folk music event planned for the Top of the Hop before the Dartmouth Penn Game due to his house burning in Cologne. He will travel to the USA in February or March 1970 to reschedule, with his wife apologizing for awkward English after the fire.
UVM trustees involve student and faculty committees in screening for a successor to President Lyman S. Rowell who plans retirement by July 1971. The executive committee will review top 25 candidates after interviews, with student and faculty panels naming members and presenting recommendations to the board.
Eighteen Vermonters from recreation, economics, resource management, and conservation join a 2,000 foot aerial flight Oct 9 to view land use and water patterns. The trip aims to reveal community links, urban rural contrasts, and development opportunities from above.
Montpelier marks Fire Prevention Week October 5 to 11 nationwide with tips from the Department of Public Safety. Highlights include heating unit checks, electrical cord and fuse panel care, safe storage of combustibles, metal trash cans, proper fire extinguishers, home fire drills, knowing the fire department number, and safe storage of flammables. Emphasis on prevention during Vermonts long cold winters and reducing loss of life and property.
The Vermont Symphony Orchestra announces patrons and sponsors for the October 11 concert at the Walker Morgan Memorial Auditorium Mt Anthony Union High School. Listed patrons include First National Stores Miss Juliette Shields Mr and Mrs Stanley R Pike Jr Mrs Francis E Morrissey and many others with businesses Paradise Restaurant and Motel William E Dailey Inc and numerous couples.
Vermont Baptist Men held their annual conference in Norwich at Gove Hill Center Sept 19 21 with 57 members. Officers including president Dr James Armstrong and treasurer George Sprague were re elected for another year. Nea l Dorasch of Flagler Colo spoke as main guest, with Dr V L Dubal describing life in India and Hinduism. Several committees and sponsors were re elected or named, highlighting local churches and businesses in attendance.
Drs. Jane R. and Lucien M. Hanks lecture on Our Discoveries Among the Tribal Peoples of Northern Thailand at 8 p.m. October 16 in the Gov. McCullough Mansion North Bennington. The talk, part of a Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences series, covers field research on hill tribes near the Thai Burma border and their welfare amid potential regional conflicts. The Hanks have long collaborated with Cornell. Jane Hanks teaches at SUNY Albany. The Vermont academy sponsors cultural events and previously hosted its fourth college symposium at Benn ington College. Public welcome.
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