Insured Unemployment At 2.4% In Bennington Area
In September the Bennington area averaged 2.4 percent insured unemployment, above the 1.7 percent state rate. There were 220 initial unemployment insurance claims, up from August, with apparel manufacturing and racing contributing most of the new claims. Total unemployment in Bennington County stood at 4.2 percent, the state’s highest, with 12,150 employed and weekly volume averaging 169. Benefit exhaustion reached 5 for the month, total 59 for the year.
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Bennington
Frank H. Mudgett
Department of Employment Security
Dept. of Employment Security
Bennington County
Vermont
Unplanned Trip Ends With Embarrassing Mix-Up
An American Airlines worker unloading luggage from a newly arrived flight found not only suitcases but the clerk who had loaded them. Jack Buttram explained that he was locked in when the door closed in Washington. He ended up in Cincinnati about an hour later and then flew back to Washington in the cabin.
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Cincinnati
UPI
American Airlines
Jack Buttram
Washington
Buttram
Pilot Cited for Landing Crippled Jet in Texas Area
1st Lt. Harry E. Rodman Jr. was cited by the Air Defense Command for expert airmanship after landing a crippled F-102 Delta Dagger near Perrin AFB Texas with no engine power and failing systems. He directed the slow descent using a drag parachute and a catch hook, bringing the jet to a safe halt and potentially saving life and property. Rodman, son of Prof. and Mrs. Harry E. Rodman Sr., is married to Judith Grant. He serves with the 318th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at McChord AFB Washington and previously trained at Perrin, Laredo, and Tyndall.
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Harry E. Rodman Jr
Troy
N.Y
Judith Grant
Bennington
U.S. Air Force
N.Y. U.S
Harry E. Rodman Sr
Harry L. Downing
McChord Air Force Base
Tacoma
Wash
Fred Grant
Rodman
McChord
Perrin
Combat Crew
Troy High School
U.S. Air Force Academy
Laredo Afb
Tex
Tyndall Afb
Fla
Work Bee at Bentington Ecumenical Center
A day long work bee for high school age youths is planned at the Bennington Ecumenical Center on County Street Friday October 20 starting at 10 a.m. Volunteers will paint walls clear out and redecorate the cellar and will receive lunch and dinner from the Benton Religious Education Foundation. After the work session participants may attend the Mt Anthony football game at Spinelli Field that evening to meet other community youths.
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Bennington Ecumenical Center
County St
Bennington Religious Education Foundation
Mt. Anthony
Spinelli Field
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Mudgett
London Gear Hip Ryders
London
Carnaby Street
Shaffe’s Men’s Shop
Main St
Bennington, Vt
U.S
Salem’s
Super Markets
Nichols
Sy Frankl
Monsanto
New Guard
Warfield
England
UPD
Fergus Trevor
British Air Force Association
Hunter and Chocolate
Nichols’ Coat Department
Ecumenical Center
Centura
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