TV networks map crisis era premieres and specials this week
AP reports top programs across ABC NBC and CBS will adjust to ongoing international crisis coverage. Highlights include ABC wide world of sports lumberjack championships and Perry Como guest stars. NBC Show of the Week Nile and California governor race focus. CBS Hammarskjold memoir and urban renewal Close-up segments.
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New York
ABC
NBC
California
Senate
Massachusetts
CBS
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
River Nile
Barbara Stanwyck
Perry Como
Sandra Dee
Terry Thomas
Fred Astaire
Mr. Lucifer
Premiere
Metal Worker Halts Runaway Diesel Engine
James B. Gerace a sheet metal worker halted a runaway four unit diesel traveling 60 mph near Palmyra after finding the correct control switch. Engineman Robert Cox 60 from Syracuse fell from the engine and was treated in hospital. engine towed to Rochester yards.
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Syracuse
Here
Rochester
James B. Gerace
Palmyra
New York Central
DeWitt
Robert Cox
Gerace
Jamesville
Cox
Civil Defense Faces Volunteer and Shelter Challenges
In Berlin New York the Civil Defense plan centers on a 200 bed hospital package stored at the hospital. Stout notes supplies have flowed in since midsummer and staff-led disaster drills ease utilization while Arnold warns that volunteers may not respond quickly in a nuclear emergency.
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Berlin
N.Y
Stout
Arnold
Mattison
White House Tightens Cuba Access at Missile Sites
Magnuson reports the Western briefing noted continued White House control over work and exclusion of Cubans from sensitive missile site areas. The briefing also cited more Russian submarines in the North Atlantic since Kennedy announced a naval quarantine around Cuba.
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Magnuson
North Atlantic
Kennedy
Cuba
Aiken discusses state role in federal program participation
Senator Aiken urged state and community initiative for federal aid programs and noted cooperation from federal departments. He attended a Shaftsbury home gathering with about 20 residents, spoke on topics from flowers to grain unloading equipment, and hosted a Milk with Aiken event in Bennington. Aiken also held a Q and A over WBTN with Joseph Caracciola introducing listeners.
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Aiken
Vermont
Bradford Smith
Shaftsbury
U.S
Canada
China
Senate
Bennington County
Republican
Putnam Hotel
Mara Lusis
Linda Sibley
Sara Pike
Martha Wallace
Everett Lillie
South Stream Road
WBTN
Evans News
Joseph Caracciola
Bennington
Aiken Honored by Windham County Dinner
Brattleboro Vermont reports Windham County honors Senator George D. Aiken at a Thursday dinner. Ernest W. Dunklee, 71, key to Aiken’s rise, was toastmaster. Dunklee, a 1933 Legislature member, nominated Aiken for Speaker who year. The event drew 325 guests, including Gov Keyser and Rep Stafford, in a non partisan setting.
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Brattleboro
Windham County
George D. Aiken
Ernest W. Dunklee
Vermont
Aiken
Gov
Keyser
Rep. Stafford
Policing Hobby Nets Free Car Service Prize
Tarrant City Alabama AP reports Dewey Reeves a local policeman who also runs an auto service sideline won a pistol match prize. The award is a free wash and lubrication job for his car at a competitor's service station.
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Tarrant City
Ala
Tarrant
Dewey Reeves
Burt Rockwood Opens Studio and Piano Store Monday
Burt Rockwood Jr a noted local musician will open his own piano and organ sales agency and music studio. He moves his lessons operation to 108 Union Street in the former Evans News Office Equipment site with floor display models expected soon and reconditioned pianos for sale. Rockwood 26 has taught piano and organ at his Prospect Street home for two years and also fronts a semi professional band and serves as substitute organist at Old First Church while studying under Julian DeGray at Bennington College.
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Gerald E. Morrissey Inc
Drysdale’s Department
South St
Fritz Dillmann
Manchester
Alexander B. R. Drysdale
Drysdale
Bennington
Edmunds
Burt Rockwood Jr
Union Street
Evans News
Rockwood
Prospect Street
Bijur Lubricating Corp
Old First Church
Julian DeGray
Bennington College
Lawrence eighth grader chats worldwide on ham radio
Lawrence Massachusetts eighth grader Ham radio operator 13 year old Bill Dunham Jr chats with operators around the world using Morse code and voice. He earned a license after studying in Boston and practices on a garage antenna atop Prospect Hill. He balances radio with organ playing and school work is priority per his father.
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Lawrence
Mass
Lawrence, Mass
Hello
London
Rio
Kiveh
Chubby
Bill Dunham Jr
Young Bill
Boston
Bill
United States
England
Brazil
Canada
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Mexico
Prospect Hill
Jacksonville
Fla
Claude Dearmin
Ella
Bill Dunham
Crash tester crashes planes weekly and walks away
Edward Allen, a products tester for the A. C. Gilbert Co., crashes a ready-to-fly model airplane each week in New Haven to ensure it withstands rough handling by kids and always walks away unharmed.
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New Haven
Patrick J Whalen 47 dies of stroke in Hoosick Falls
Patrick J Whalen 47 formerly of Troy died after a stroke at Mary McClellan Hospital Cambridge where he was rushed by the Hoosac Town Rescue Squad. He was born in Troy to the late Patrick and Mary Whalen and worked at Watervliet Iron & Brass and Dodge Fibers. Surviving are his former wife Marie A McDonough and one son Richard Whalen in the U S Air Force. Funeral Monday at 9 a.m. at Haussler Funeral Home and 9 30 a m at Church of the Immaculate Conception. Friends may call tonight and Sunday afternoon and evening.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Patrick J. Whalen
Webster Avenue
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Town of
Dodge-Fibers Corp
Derby Community Club
Marie A. McDonough
Richard Whalen
U.S. Air Force
Texas
Hoosac
Red Cross
Cousins
John A. Haussler
Main St
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Low Bid On I 89 Bridge Project In Swanton Highgate
Caledonia Sand & Gravel Co. of St Johnsbury appeared to submit the lowest bid for a Vermont Department of Highways project to build a single three span bridge on Interstate 89 in the Swanton Highgate sector. The bid was $444,355.90.
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Montpelier
Caledonia Sand & Gravel Co
St. Johnsbury
Department of Highways
Swanton-Highgate
Vermont
Keating urges new measures to isolate Cuba
New York Senator Kenneth Keating urged additional steps beyond the arms quarantine to isolate Cuba and hasten Castro’s collapse. He cited widespread shipments feeding Cuba’s regime and warned a long term strategy is needed to weaken communism. George T. Piercy said Soviet oil remains a key element in the Soviet offensive in the free world.
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New York
Kenneth B. Keating
United States
Keating
Cuba
George T. Piercy
National Petroleum Council
Stafford to Campaign in Bennington Area Today
Rep. Robert T. Stafford incumbent Vermont Republican will tour downtown Bennington with informal business visits and sidewalk handshakes. He attends a luncheon at the Holden residence on West Road with Salvatore Santarcangelo as his aide for the day.
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Robert T. Stafford
U. S
Vermont
Bennington
Rep
Stafford
Robert T. Holden
West Road
Salvatore Santarcangelo
BenMont Ave
Mohawk River Pollution Examined in WRGB Film
A 30 minute WRGB documentary on Northeast '62 from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. traces the Mohawk River from Delta Lake above Rome to Cohoes across 146 miles. It shows debris raw sewage paints chemicals and other pollution filling the river.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Mohawk River
WRGB
Delta Lake
Rome
N.Y
Cohoes
Benhi Student Activities Highlight School Life
New York Times style tests led by Regina Hurley with four mistakes on a 50 question exam. Benhi students discuss lunch sales in milk and ice cream, Rotary Club talks by Carlon Allen and Steve Noyes, and changes in textbooks used by Algebra IIA.
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New York Times
Regina Hurley
Bendi
Drama Club
Alan Page
D. C. Health and Co
Yale University Press
SMSG
Greg Palmer
Bennington High School
Martha Monroe
Elmira College
Benhi
Elmira
New York
Bennington Banner Classified Rates and Contact Info
The Bennington Banner lists mail and delivery rates for Vermont and the U.S. region with 3, 6, and 12 month options. It includes home delivery by carrier and motor route pricing, plus a 20 percent discount for servicemen.
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Vermont
U.S
Comstock Returns as Howlett Substitutes at School
Charles Comstock was absent at week start but has returned. Mrs. Frank Howlett served as his substitute during the absence.
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Charles Comstock
Frank Howlett
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