Vermont picks William B. Franke to lead Draft Goldwater in state
Rutland native William B. Franke, former secretary of the Navy under Eisenhower, is named head of the Draft Goldwater for President Committee in Vermont. Franke, born April 15, 1894 in Troy New York, has held multiple defense and Navy posts and holds doctorates in science and civil law. He praised growing Vermont grassroots support for Goldwater and predicted a strong local committee.
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Rutland
Navy
Eisenhower
Vermont
William B. Franke
Franke
Washington
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of the
New York
Rhode Island
Rutland County Bank
Bennington College
Vermont Economic Stabilization Board
Goldwater
Colchester Agrees Curfew for Under-15 Youths
The Board of Selectmen ordered a 9:30 p.m. curfew for youngsters under 15 to reduce fire danger amid a month-long drought that has Vermont tinder dry, according to Selectman John Lowles.
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Colchester
Board of Selectmen
Burlington NAACP to discuss minority housing in Vermont
Burlington NAACP plans a meeting on housing minorities, outlining a campaign in Burlington to promote non-discriminatory rental and sales practices. In Montpelier, Glenn V. Swengros will address the Vermont Governor's Conference on Recreation and Fitness, detailing his career and academic background.
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Burlington
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Vermont
Committee On Housing
Queen City
St. Louis
Kansas University
Kennedy
Council On Youth Fitness
Swengros
Kansas State
Kansas City
Kan
Kansas
Vermont Philharmonic opens fifth season with Borowicz baton
The Vermont Philharmonic Orchestra starts its fifth season in Smilie Auditorium Montpelier under director Jon Borowicz. Program features Rossini Overture The Barber of Seville Brahms Serenade No. 2 Handel Royal Fireworks Suite Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 with soloist Dr. Arthur Loesser. Other concerts December 12 March 5 and April 29.
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Montpelier
Vermont Philharmonic Orchestra
Smilie
Jon Borowicz
Brahms
Royal Fireworks
Arthur Loesser
Cleveland Institute of Music
Nippon Philharmonic Orchestra
Japan
Loesser
United States
New York Philharmonic
Cleveland Orchestra
Cohoes meeting cites contractor kickbacks over building permits
More than 1,300 attend as chairman Paul VanBuskirk alleges contractors receive 100 to 500 dollars kickbacks for a 27 building permit and holds two affidavits he says prove it. He also claims a Dawson property swimming pool was built with city resources.
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Cohoes
Citizens Committee
Paul VanBuskirk
William J. Dawson
Florini clashes with Diamond in Berkshire Mayoral race
Mayor Francis C. Florini attacked Louis J. Diamond accusing him of failing to brief during the 2 year handover. Florini says Diamond criticized him after the administration changed hands.
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North Adams
Francis C. Florini
Louis J. Diamond
Vandals Cause 2500 In Damage At Hoosac Drive In
Police seek suspects after $2 500 damage to the Hoosac Drive In Theater. Patrolman Schofield found the break through a window as intruders ransacked the site damaging equipment and sound gear. A stray dog trapped between Main Street buildings was freed and treated, but unharmed.
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Adams
Hoosac
Charles Schofield
North Adams
Time Clock Firm Agrees to Stop Anti competitive Tactics
Simplex Time Recorder Co of Gardner agreed in a court stipulation not to monopolize the time equipment industry including master clock systems. The Justice Department suit accused Simplex and president Curtis Watkins of trying to crush Stromberg Division of General Time Corp by undercutting and poaching staff. A consent decree bans false rumors, poaching, stock acquisitions, and below cost sales to ruin competitors.
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Boston
Simplex Time Recorder Co
Gardner
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
Curtis G. Watkins
Stromberg
General Time Corp
Thomaston, Conn
September Driest Month in 45 Years in Vermont
Vermont faces record low stream flows as September proves the driest month in 45 years across 39 sites. White River at West Hartford dropped to 54 cubic feet per second on September 7, about 15 percent below the prior low in 1918, with October rainfall uncertain.
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Montpelier
Vermont
R. W. Thieme
Commissioner of Water Resources
Thieme
White River
West Hartford
Land Plane In Shopping Center
Haverhill Massachusetts AP reports pilot Peter Ahearn 19 made an emergency landing in a shopping center parking lot after his single engine plane became fog bound on a flight from Rochester New Hampshire to North Andover Massachusetts. With him was Bruce L Naxham 25 of Newport New Hampshire.
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Haverhill
Mass
Peter Ahearn
Navy
Ahearn
Rochester
N,h
North Andover
Bruce L. Naxham
Newport
Ginny Drought Storm Brings Rain to New England Coast
Hurricane Ginny, packing up to 95 mph winds, moved northeast of Cape Cod as watches expired. Forecasters warned of 35 to 55 mph winds with 70 mph gusts on outer Cape Cod and 3 to 6 foot tides, while forestry bans eased and Coast Guard vessels shifted to sheltering operations along the coast.
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Boston
New
Block Island
R.I
Provincetown
Mass
Cape Cod
Connecticut
Eastport
Maine
New England
Coast Guard
Legare
Fairhaven
Black Hawk
Narragansett
Gay Head
Martha’s Vineyard
Cuttyhunk Island
Bennington Banner Local Delivery and Rates Notice
The Bennington Banner published daily except Sunday and holidays at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont by Banner Publishing Corporation. Subscription rates list mail options within Vermont and nationwide with several durations and special servicemen rates.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
Vermont
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
GM reports record nine month earnings and sales profits
New York AP reports General Motors shows all time high nine month earnings of 1.086 billion dollars and sales of 11.681 billion with shares at 3.79 a common. Analysts expect possible dividend rise or stock split as GM eyes possible full year records. Chrysler already scales profits and doubled value with a 2-for-1 stock split.
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Chrysler Corp
New York
Wall Street
Suspended Sentences Given Parents In Child Neglect Case
Springfield Massachusetts AP reports Arthur and Mrs Blanchette of East Longmeadow were given suspended one month sentences after pleading guilty to child neglect for caging their daughter Denise in a chicken wire cage in a cellar or attic for up to 30 days before she started school. Denise was placed in state custody.
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Springfield
Mass
Arthur Blanchette
East Longmeadow
Charles Sloan
Blanchettes
Blanchette
Denise
Marshall Laviolette
Overseers Suspend 32 Licenses From Aid Roll
Montpelier Vermont overseers of the poor suspended 32 driver's licenses last year from general assistance rolls. Social Welfare Commissioner John Wackerman says the 1937 law is rarely used and allows license suspension for one year for misuse of assistance funds.
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Montpelier
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Vermont
John Wackerman
Wackerman
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