LaTour urges Vermont tax equalization board for fair aid
Alfred LaTour Democratic candidate for Bennington town representative told about 50 at the Bennington County Women's Democratic Club that Vermont needs a state tax equalization board to compare town wealth and resources before education aid reform. He pressed tighter teacher standards, vocational training, shorter sessions, outsourcing bill drafting, and cautioned against right to work laws and a sales tax without fuller study.
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Vermont
Alfred LaTour
Bennington
LaTour
Bennington County Women’s Democratic Club
West Main Street
George M. Fienberg
Mont
Ten Jury Trials Scheduled At Bennington Court
The Bennington Municipal Court docket lists ten jury trials for next Wednesday involving seven men. Defendants include Doris Carter on a driving while under the influence charge, Albert J. Thibault for transporting uncovered rubbish, Joseph B. Mattison Sr. with two counts of driving while under the influence and intoxication, Geoffrey S. Thompson for careless driving, Donald W. Phillips with leaving the scene, Richard Purdy with breach of the peace, and Wilbur E. Pelsne charged with driving while under the influence. Several defendants are represented by attorneys. others appear pro se.
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Bennington
Doris Carter
M. W. Ehrich Jr
Albert J. Thibault
John Hutton
Joseph B. Mattison Sr
Jones, Ehrich and Dollard
Geoffrey S. Thompson
Norton Barber
Donald W. Phillips
Stephen H. Gilman
Richard Purdy
Wilbur E. Pelsne
Flight from Ashiya casts two female leads with Parker Knight
Hollywood reports Suzy Parker and Shirley Knight signed for two of six import ant female roles in Flight from Ashiya. Yul Brynner told producer Harold Hecht that if musicals rise in popularity next year the film could be retitled The Ashiya Girls.
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Hollywood
API
Suzy Parker
Shirley Knight
Scout Exhibits Display Work Of Area Troops
Six Scout exhibits are set for Saturday October 20 from 10 am to 2 pm at six local locations. Bennington residents may view Scoutcraft demonstrations, with coffee and doughnuts offered. Exhibits include Troop 53 at Two market sites and Troop 45 at Grand Union, plus Cub Scout Pack 28 and Troop 31 demonstrations, with slides of Camp Sunrise.
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Sacred Heart Church
John H. Berry
Depot St
Jerry Call
Second Congregational Church
Power’s Market
North Bennington
Larry Powers
Edgar Matteson
Hartelot
Bennington
Troop
Shaftsbury
Carroll Drug Store
County National Bank
Dentist Dr C S Salem Opens Practice Here
Dr Charles G Salem opens a general dentistry office at his Elm Street home in Bennington. A 1948 Benhi graduate, he holds a BA from University of Vermont, a chemistry master from Georgetown, and a DDS from Temple. He is son of Mrs Minnie Salem and the late George Salem. He is married to Priscilla Diette and has served in the armed forces with a reserve Public Health Service commission. The office is placed to the right rear of the Elm Street residence.
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Charles G. Salem
Elm St
Bennington
Benhi
Salem
University of Vermont
Georgetown University
Temple University Dental School
Dr. Salem
Minnie Salem
East Main St
George Salem
Priscilla Diette
Woodstock
Armed Forces
U. S. Public Health Service
Elm Street
Meredith Drops Armed Escort In Public Show
James Meredith walks the University of Mississippi campus without an escort for the first time as federal authorities and troops remain nearby. He faces taunts from some students while others speak with him at lunch. Army plans to scale back forces in the Oxford area from 23,600 to about 4,500.
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Meredith
Oxford, Miss
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Justice Department
Baxter Hall
Ole Miss
Oxford
Memphis
Tenn
Columbus
Miss
Exterminator’s sign touts business in tough times
A St. Louis exterminator places a bold sign reading our business is good when things are lousy. The roadside message reflects the firm’s weathering of postwar difficulties and aims to attract customers amid downturns.
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ST. Louis
UPI
St Anne's Sacred Heart Society Investiture Service Held
St Anne's Society of Sacred Heart held its annual investiture with Benediction Rosary and a talk by Father Wiseman. New officers were named led by Mary anne Roy and a monthly meeting schedule announced with the next gathering set for Nov 14.
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St. Anne’s Society of Sacred Heart
St. Anne’s Society of Sacred Heart Parish
Joseph F. Wiseman
WBTN
Father Wiseman
Maryanne Roy
Dorothy Roy
Kay Allen
Julie Betit
Laura Lanoue
Wiseman
Yvonne Thibodeau
Edith LeRay
St. Anne’s
Lucille Silver
Gabrielle Jewett
Madeline Fonteneau
Mary Brochu
Ann Letourneau
Therese Boutin
Doris Buchanan
Florence Fonteneau
Patricia Garand
Mary Bissett
Stratton Ski Access Road Opened After Paving
Mrs. F Ray Keyser Jr. cut the ribbon to officially open the 3.8 mile paved road from Bondville to Stratton ski area. Governor staged ceremony with state officials. road funded by 300000 state ski access funds and opened last December, now improved after a muddy season.
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Stratton Area
Stratton
F. Ray Keyser Jr
Vermont
Bondville
Donald C. Hicks
Greater Bennington Association
Green Mountains
Roland Q. Seward
Vermont Development Department
Roland G. Va
Vails Celebrate 40th Wedding Anniversary at Mt. Anthony
NORTH BENNINGTON Mr and Mrs Charles S Vail of North Bennington marked 40 years of marriage with a party at Mt Anthony Country Club hosted by family. Attending were maid of honor Helen Fruitrich and best man Harry Fruitrich along with their immediate family. They wed on Oct 9 1922 in North Bennington by Rev William R Hamlin.
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North Bennington
Charles S. Vail
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Helen Fruitrich
Harry Fruitrich
Mrs. Vail
William R. Hamlin
Kennedy Boosts Morgenthau To Start Stumping Weekend
President Kennedy hits New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania to boost Morgenthau in the race against Nelson Rockefeller. Morgenthau attends a Carlyle Hotel fundraiser while Kennedy plans Columbus Day events in Newark and Manhattan and a Pulaski Day parade in Buffalo before Ohio and Pennsylvania stops.
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Morgenthau
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Robert M. Morgenthau
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Carlyle
Newark
N.J
Manhattan
Buffalo
N.Y
Robert F. Wagner
Fifth Avenue
Aliquippa
Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Rockefeller
la Guardia
Upper East Side
Hospital Admissions and Births for Putnam District
The Putnam Hospital lists admissions including Mrs Lillian Hebert Manchester Center and Patricia Ann Graney Hoosick Falls. Discharges include Mrs Alice Brown and daughter Hoosick Mrs Bertha Rhodes Pownal Harry A Jones Petersburgh NY. A son born Oct 11 to Mr and Mrs William Derosia 225 Depot Street and a daughter born Oct 11 to Mr and Mrs Thomas J Harri son West Road.
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Lillian Hebert
Manchester Center
Patricia Ann Graney
Hoosick Falls
Alice Brown
Hoosick
Bertha Rhodes
Pownal
Harry A. Jones
Petersburg
N.Y
William Derosia
Depot St
Thomas J. Harrison
West Road
Union High Board Receives Progress Report on Educational Consultants
The Union High School District heard a progress report from Booz Allen Hamilton consultants led by Dr. James F. Redmond and Edward Anderson. They outlined staff studies, core-skill curriculum concepts, facilities planning for a 900-student high school, and a February bond vote target.
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Union High School
Union School District
James F. Redmond
Edward Anderson
Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Inc
Bennington High School
North Bennington High School
Molly Stark
Union High School District No. 14
Benjamin Thompson
Herbert K. Gallagher
Keyser Hosts Republican Luncheon With Labor and Management
Gov. F. Ray Keyser Jr. and possibly Rep. Robert T. Stafford were to be guests of honor at a Bennington County luncheon at the Campbell home in North Bennington. About 45 people from labor and management groups across major local industries were to attend. Stafford, ill with flu, promised to be on the Congressional floor if Vermont bills required action, while his wife would attend if he could not.
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F. Ray Keyser Jr
Robert T. Stafford
Duncan J. Campbell
North Bennington
Bennington County
Campbell
Stafford
Vermont
Bennington
Foliage Queen To Tour Local Antiques Show
Fall Foliage Queen Miss Freda Betts and her court Diana Harmon and Gail Horst will visit the Bennington Antiques Show and Sale at Second Congregational Church Hillside Street at 5 30 p m today. They will tour the 25 section exhibit and dine at a smorgasbord. The Women's Fellowship sponsorship notes large crowds. 832 visitors were counted yesterday with more expected today.
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Freda Betts
Diana Harmon
Gail Horst
Bennington
Second Congregational Church
Hillside Street
Freda
Women's Fellowship
Harvest Social at Molly Stark School Saturday Evening
Gerald Cornell and Norman Turgeon co chairmen invite the public to a Harvest Social at Molly Stark School on Saturday at 7 p.m. for Rural Fire Department funds with no admission charge and a large prize array.
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Gerald Cornell
Norman Turgeon
Molly Stark
Rural Fire Dept
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