Union School Board Sets Fall and Winter Meeting Timetable
Mt. Anthony Union School District directors schedule a dense slate of meetings from October through December with public sessions to discuss finance buildings curriculum and voter questionnaire results before a May 1964 vote. The calendar aims for transparency inviting critics and planning officials to provide input.
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Mt. Anthony Union
Barton L. Jenks
Shaftsbury
Arthur S. Faris
Faris
Union School
Marian Taylor
John H. Williams
Probe remains active in Orchard fire at Southern Vermont Orchards
State officials continue the fire investigation into the Wednesday night blaze that destroyed the packing shed at Southern Vermont Orchards. State Fire Marshal officers inspected the site but offered no conclusions. Owner Erwin W. Meyer suspects arson, citing the rapid spread. Estimated losses may reach $100,000.
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Vermont
Atty
R. Marshall Witten
Witten
Erwin W. Meyer
Meyer
Hoff Disagrees With Board on Education Resolution
Gov Hoff challenged the Board of Education after it rejected a resolution criticizing public education. The 3-2 vote left Republicans in the balance of power. Hoff said he would have supported it and urged action, calling the facts in education life undeniable. He charged the board member Kristensen’s resolve added nothing new.
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Hoff
John Kristensen
Foliage Ball to Close Fall Festival at K of C Hall
The Fall Foliage ball hosts the closing events of the festival at the K of C hall starting at 9. Knights of Columbus local council sponsors the event on Columbus Day with state officers attending. A car giveaway, Miss Bonnie Barber and court as guests, grand march at 10 p.m., music by Bill Hart's orchestra.
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K of C
Knights of Columbus
Bonnie Barber
Bill Hart
Law notes from Municipal Court cases and civil action
Charles F. Smith of Troy was fined 66.10 after pleading guilty to operating a car without the owner's permission in Pownal on Oct. 2. Betty A. LaBeau and John A. Ross of North Adams were fined 10.10 each for learner permit violations in Stamford and related driving offenses. A writ of possession granted Albert and Iona Lemieux to recover an apartment at 174 South Branch St from Joseph and Carolyn Bruso for eight months of unpaid rent.
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Charles F. Smith
Troy
N.Y
Raymond Gallant
Pownal
Smith
George M. Fienberg
Atty
Waldo C. Holden
Betty A. LaBeau
North Adams
Mass
Vermont
Stamford
John A. Ross
Miss LaBeau
Fienberg
Albert A
Iona L. Lemieux
Lemieux
Joseph
Carolyn Bruso
South Branch St
Bruso
Jean Cocteau Dies at 74 Poet of Bold Arts
PARIS AP Jean Cocteau a towering figure in arts died at 74 after a heart attack with a life packed from poetry to painting and cinema. He faced Edith Piaf news with breathless remark and left a legacy of avant garde shock and creative collaborations with Picasso Milhaud Stravinsky.
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Paris
Jean Cocteau
Cocteau
Edith Piaf
Edmond
Rostand
Marcel Proust
Anna de Noailles
Pablo Picasso
Darius Milhaud
Igor Stravinsky
Paris- Soir
Jules Verne
Controversy Over Atomic Power Carrier Divides Pentagon
In Washington the dispute over whether the Navy carrier should be atomic powered deepened between Defense Secretary McNamara and Secretary of the Navy Korth. McNamara favored not funding the extra 180 million for atomic propulsion, while Korth pressed for the nuclear option amid Navy design discussions. Congress authorized a conventional carrier last year.
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Washington
Pentagon
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Secretary of the Navy
Fred Korth
Navy
McNamara
Congress
Korth
Naval
Defense Department
Bennington Briefs on Local Meetings and Notices
The Prudential Committee of the Greater Bennington Schools Inc will meet Monday at 4 p.m. at Molly Stark School. Marl Benno Chapter Order of Demolay installs officers tonight at 8 at the Masonic Temple. Gold Star Mothers meet Monday at 7 30 p.m. at VFW rooms. Two five room apartments offered for rent at Sleeman's Store 800 Gage St. AD Oct 12.
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Bennington Catholic High School
Public Information Committee
Bennington Elementary School
Molly Stark School
Prudential Committee of the
Greater Bennington Schools Inc
Molly Stark
Marl-Benno
Order of Demolay
Masonic Temple
Order of the Eastern Star
VFW Rooms
Sleeman’s
Gage St
Christmas in October sale by Bennington Garden Club
The Bennington Garden Club hosts a Christmas in October sale at 3 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Anthony Country Club. Prizes at 8:30 p.m. Winners notified. Members prepared hundreds of unique items and Christmas decorations. Social hour 4:30 to 6:30. a smoked gasbord will be served later.
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Bennington
YMCA Activity Schedule For Week Of October Fourteen
YMCA announces a weekly program calendar. Activities include boys gym classes for junior high grade school and senior high, chess club, Air Force Reserve, and program committee meetings. Friday features punt pass and kick at Alumni Field and grade school bowling. Tuesday board meeting, Wednesday bowling and baton classes, Thursday stamp club, Saturday junior rifle club and outing at State Armory.
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Air Force Reserve
Alumni Field
State Armory
Florida to open park and museum for ancient village
Florida moves to establish a state park and museum around a 6 000 year old Indian village at Crystal River. Tests on mound materials date the site to about 4000 B C and yielded this skeletons pottery and tools.
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Crystal River
Fla
Florida
Fourth Annual Peru Children's Book Fair Planned
Peru Mabel E Whitney announces the fourth annual Children's Book Fair at the Peru Community House next to the post office on Tuesday from 9 30 a m to 5 p m. The event features a wide selection of new and old books for all ages with emphasis on first to third graders. Proceeds support the Peru School.
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Peru
Bennington Banner contact and subscription rates
The Bennington Banner lists newsroom and display numbers, its daily publication schedule, address at 425 Main St in Bennington Vermont, AP rights, and mail subscription rates for local and out of state residents with 3 month, 6 month and 1 year options. Special rates are noted for servicemen.
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Main St
Bennington
Vermont
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
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