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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1968

Page

12

College Organ Debut Promised In Wednesday Concert

Bennington College music division presents the second concert in a series on Wednesday October 16 at 8 15 p m in the Carriage Barn. The public is invited with no admission charge. The program features the college s newly acquired one manual tracker pipe organ performed by Reinhoud van der Linde. Selections include Toccata in E by Pachelbel Mein junges Leben hat ein End by Sweelinck and Concerto in G after Vivaldi by Bach along with Ravels Three Wildlife Songs Druckman I Animus I for Trombone and Tape and Jamacek Sonata for Violin and Piano. The ensemble includes Frank Baker tenor Henry Brant percussion and piano George Finckel cello Lionel Nowak piano Sylvia Rosenberg violin Gunnar Schonbeck bass clarinet Charles Thompson bassoon and Per Brevig trombone who plays first trombone with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.

Bennington College Reinhoud van der Linde Pachelbel Ravel Jacob Druckman Jamacek Henry Brant Frank Baker George Finckel Lionel Nowak Sylvia Rosenberg Gunnar Schonbeck Charles Thompson Per Brevig Brevig Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Unitarian Universalists Threaten Withdrawal Over NC Council Stand

The New Hampshire Vermont district of Unitarian Universalist Churches warned it may withdraw from the Vermont Church Council after objections to a proposed statement backing the National Council of Churches. The council must vote on the changes November 9 in Rutland. the district covers about 65 churches in NH and VT.

Burlington UPI Vermont Church Council New Hampshire Vermont Unitarian- Universalist Unitarian - Universalist Association National Council of Churches National Council Roger L. Albright Unitarian Universalists Rutland

Gov Chafee's Daughter Dies After Horse Injury

Tribbie Chafee 14 daughter of Rhode Island Governor John Chafee died after a horse kick left her unconscious. Rhode Island Hospital cited cervical pressure on the brain as the cause, noting she remained in intensive care until death and had been kept alive by a heart stimulator and respirator.

Providence R.I UPI Tribbie Chafee Rhode Island John Chafee Rhode Island Hospital

Vermont Proposes Teacher Help Programs

Vermont proposes three programs to attract qualified teachers to the state. An interstate compact for reciprocity in certification aims to ease in state hiring, while reforms to certification laws and a program to train college graduates for teaching positions are also included.

Warren API Vermont Robert Vail National Association of Directors of Teacher Education Philip H. Hoff Vail

Arraignment Set In Greenberg Break

A special arraignment was to be held this afternoon in Bennington District Court for two men accused of burglarizing the H. Greenberg hardware store last night. The suspects are jailed in Bennington and police will release names at arraignment.

Bennington District Court H. Greenberg Hardware Bennington

Senators to Retire Open Key Chair and Minority Posts

Six senators totaling 134 years of service retire this year opening chairmanships and minority posts. Gruening Hayden Hill Carlson Morton Smathers Hickenlooper depart after varied lengths in Congress. Primary losses include Gruening Long Kuchel Lausche with Gruening pursuing a write in bid. Hayden yields Appropriations chair and pro tempore post.

Washington UPI Ernest Geurning Alaska Edward V. Long D-Mo Gruening Senate Carl Hayden D-Ariz Congress Grand Canyon National Park Lister Hill Alabama George A. Smathers Florida Bourke B. Hickenlooper Iowa Frank Carlson Kansas Thruston BP Morton Kentucky Long Thomas H. Kuchel Calif Frank J. Lausche Ohio Hayden Capitol Hill Appropriations Committee Hill Hill-Burton Labor and Public Welfare Committee

Court hearing postponed on Shaftsbury injunction

In Montpelier UPI reports a discrimination suit against Shaftsbury couple Kenneth and Mary Skidmore. Dr. Robert Goldsboro a Newark veterinarian sought a temporary injunction over alleged refusal to sell land due to color. Judge Ernest Gibson postponed the temporary injunction hearing after the petition was withdrawn.

Bennington

High School Seeks Village Traffic Aid at Park County Crossings

Mt Anthony Union High School seeks Bennington Village police help at Park and County streets intersection to ease congestion. Village budget limits mean MAUHS would pay a policeman or light only if affordable. Board notes villagers fund pedestrian safety for village students, while MAUHS buses blamed for the issue.

Mt. Anthony Union High Park Bennington William H. Fox Mauhs James Farmer Fox Howard F. Kelley Bennington Board

Davis Expounds on School Control and Poverty Programs

Davis advocates local participation in schools along with state minimum standards. He rejects a sales tax now but would consider it as a last resort if education cannot be funded. He calls for lowering public education costs and criticizes extravagant high school construction while highlighting poverty programs' role. Foster introduces him as a legislative candidate with other officials present.

Davis Vermont Union Foster Richard Thomas Bennington County GOP Elbert G. ‘fAl Moulton

Mann Moves To Frisco in Vermont Officials Shakeups

Gov Hoff named Richard C Soule to succeed Daulton Mann on the Educational Buildings Financing Agency after Mann reportedly moved to San Francisco California. Hoff also appointed Earle McLaughlin Burlington as a new Law Enforcement Training Council member replacing Harold Potter whose term expires next Feb 28 and who resigned to become executive director.

Harold S. Potter Potter

Hoff Boosts Daley Vote in Vermont

Gov. Philip H. Hoff urged voters to elect Lt. Gov. John J. Daley as governor, saying a Davis win would erase the people’s voice in state government and risk corporate control, while stressing needed personnel appointments to affect Vermonters’ lives.

Ludlow UPI Philip H. Hoff Vermont John J. Daley Hoff Deane C. Davis State Department

Jury Drawing Opens Trials in Irasburg Harassment Case

Newport reports jury selection begins in District Court for the trial of six Orleans County men tied to alleged harassment of Rev. David Johnson of Irasburg. Defendants include Lewis Geraw Allan Fox Francis Leonard Kenneth Labor Patrick McMahon and Feliciano Vigario. Charges range from disorderly conduct to breach of peace tied to an alleged Labor Day weekend incident.

Newport UPI Orleans County David Johnson Irasburg Lewis Geraw Allan Fox Orleans Francis Leonard Coventry Kenneth Labor Barton Patrick McMahon Feliciano Vigario Evansville Geran Leonard Fox Labor McMahon Vigario Johnson

Court Won't Listen Douglas Defends Hair Right Case

Justice Douglas dissents on Supreme Court denial to hear a Dallas trio's bid to wear long hair in defiance of school policy. The three youths, linked to Sounds Unlimited, faced expulsion in 1966 for refusing crew cuts, while other courts divided on hair length as a public education barrier.

Washington William O. Douglas Douglas Supreme Court Dallas Associated Press Phillip Ferrell Stephen Webb Paul Jarvis Sounds Unlimited S&s. W. Lanham New Orleans Lanham Elbert P. Tuttle 5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Jarvis Ferrell Marine Corps Webb el Centro Junior College

More Candidates Plan To Attend League's Forum

Three more candidates join the Bennington League of Women Voters candidates forum set for Oct 23 at 7 30 p m in the junior high school building former Bennington High School. Vermont contenders Deane C Davis and John J Daley are joined by William A Hunter Harry Cooley Thomas Whalen and Charles W Keir as moderator Mt Anthony Union High School principal.

Bennington League of Women Voters Bennington Vermont Deane C. Davis Montpelier John J. Daley Rutland LWV William A. Hunter Burlington Harry Cooley Thomas Whalen Arlington Charles W. Keir Mt. Anthony Union High School League

Vermont Deputy Insurance Chief Kemp Resigns

Deputy Insurance Commissioner Richard C. Kemp resigns after seven years to take a higher paying private sector position. The $11,850 post ends effective next January. Kemp announced the move on Monday and did not disclose his new employer.

Montpelier UPI Vermont Richard C. Kemp Kemp

Obituary for J George Young El Paso Bakery Leader

J George Young 77 died Sept 14 in El Paso. Services were held at Harding Orr and McDaniel Pershing Drive Chapel. Survived by widow Elizabeth Cheney of Dorset VI, daughter Mrs Hans Brockmoller, son Forrest Young, six grandchildren, three sisters in New York City. Interment Restlawn Cemetery.

EL Paso Texas J. George Young Harding Orr McDaniel Pershing Drive Young Elizabeth Cheney Dorset, VI Old Surebest Southwest Bakery Association Lions Club of First Presbyterian Church Troy Conference Academy Poultney Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster Oxford Ave Hans Brockmoller Forrest Young Emma Young Isabelle Young Marian Young New York City Restlawn Cemetery

Bennitton Briefs and Community Notices

Brownie meeting for new and former Troop 21 and 373 girls set for Thursday at Sacred Heart parish hall at 3 p.m. Leaders are Mrs. Estelle Hoth and Mrs. Helen Therriault. Welcome Wagon fall fashion show at 8 p.m. Thursday at the McCullough Big House in North Bennington, proceeds for United Counseling Service. Tickets from Welcome Wagon, Quinlan's Drug, or Shultz Jewelers. Civil Air Patrol 44013 Squadron meets Wednesday at 7 p.m. State Armory. American Legion Auxiliary meeting tonight at 8 at the Senior Citizens Center on North Street with speaker Miss Sheila Iskowitz, Montpelier Girls State delegate. District 6 Practical Nursing Association meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Nurses Home conference room. Miss Jean Hurley, R.N., will speak on Intensive Care Nursing. Housewives Bowling League begins Thursday November 7 at 1 p.m. Call Bennington Lanes after 3 p.m. for details. ADV rummage sale Wednesday Oct 16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Synagogue Vestry, North Street. household articles and clothing. Dr J H Manes will attend a medical meeting and have no office hours Thursday Oct 17. ADV.

Sacred Heart Parish Hall Estelle Hoth Helen Therriault Bennington Welcome Wagon Club McCullough North Bennington United Counseling Service Welcome Wagon Quinlan’s Drug Or Shultz Jeweler Sheila Iskowitz Girls State Montpelier American Legion Auxiliary Senior Citizens Center North Street Practical Nursing Association of Vermont, Inc Jean Hurley R.N

Hospital Notes Show Discharges And Patients Listed

Hospital notes list Mrs. Jane Behan of Hoosick Falls Theresa Hewes of Arlington Master Ricky Monroe Master David Monroe and Bennington Discharges Mrs Barnie Jo Davis and son Manchester Depot Anne Surdam Hoosick Falls Tracy Gardner Petersburg NY.

Jane Behan Hoosick Falls Theresa Hewes Arlington Ricky Monroe David Monroe Bennington Barnie Jo Davis and Son Manchester Depot Anne Surdam Tracy Gardner Petersburg N.Y

Funeral for John J. Myers at St Francis de Sales Church

The funeral for John J. Myers of 307 Silver St. was held at St Francis de Sales Church after his unexpected death at Putnam Memorial Hospital. A Requiem High Mass was sung by Rt. Rev. Msgr. Francis B. Flanagan, with a prayer at Mahar & Son Funeral Home prior. Bearers were Edward Smith, Ralph Watson, Thomas Watson, and Rolland Becker. grandson Ronald Myers served as altar boy. Relatives gathered from Hoosick Falls and Shaftsbury. burial followed at White Chapel Cemetery.

John J. Myers Silver St Putnam Memorial Hospital St Francis de Sales Church Francis B. Flanagan Mahar & Son Funeral Home Edward Smith Ralph Watson Thomas Watson Rolland Becker Mr. Myers Ronald Myers St. Francis de Sales Academy White Chapel Cemetery Msgr Flanagan Hoosick Falls Shaftsbury

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Scribner Forrest Ward Cpl Forrest FE. Ward Vietnam Bennington State Armory Hat Ein End Sweelinck Concerto In Vivaldi Bach First Baptist Church of Keeseville Simmons and Wilcox Gov. Chafee Tribbie Greenberg U.S House Carlson Post Office and Civil Service Committee Republican National Committee Nelson A. Rockefeller Richard M. Nixon Smathers Hickenlooper Welch Dustha Furniture Inc Bennington, Vermont ELM Street Manfred Ehrich Ehrich E. Francis Dorothy Jones Southern Vermont Real Estate Agency Goldsboro Skidmores Mann Frisco Daley Debbie Mattison Richard Mattison Dandy Ledge Farm Bennington Pony Club Henry Schurinks Doornhof Farm Nellie E. Dwyer Richard R. Dwyer Richard H. Dwyer Bennitton Briefs Civil Air Patrol State Armory Housewives Bowling League Bennington Lanes J.H. Manes M Nday Armour'’S U.S. NO Salem’s St. A
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