Bennington Briefs Cover Local Visits and Meetings
Mr Elizabeth M Tessier of South Royalton visits Bennington schools today and Wednesday to assist teachers in southwestern Vermont. F O Eagles Auxiliary meets Thursday at 8 p m on North Street. Mrs Julia Gates remains a patient at Putnam Memorial Hospital with improving condition. Freedom of Communism study course starts Thursday at 7 30 p m. materials available at Greater Bennington Association office. K of C bowling canceled this week. resumes next week. Olof Bard family returns to Long Island after visit. they plan a new home one mile west of the monument. Story hour at Bennington Free Library Wednesday for ages three to five. Nancy M Hoisington died at Putnam Memorial Hospital, weekend visit in Weathersfield Center. ACT holds regular meeting Thursday at 8 p m at the Bennington Club. Mt Anthony Country Club teen dance moved to Fri Nov 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Bennington Association
GBA
Olof Bard
David
Long Island
Monument
F. Ellwoood Allen
New England
Bradford Smith
Robert Condon
Littleton
N.H
Robert P. Bell
Elsa Golbin
North Bennington
Robert Pickus
Pickus
Bennington High School
Smith
GOP Dinner Set With 200 Attendees in Bennington
More than 200 people are expected at a Republican dinner at Mt. Anthony Country Club in Bennington honoring GOP candidates. Attendees include U.S. Sen. George D. Aiken Cong. Robert T. Stafford Gov. F. Ray Keyser Jr. Lt. Gov. Ralph E. Foote and Deputy Atty. Gen. Charles E. Gibson Jr. Also present are Leroy Lawrence T. Garry Buckley and Joseph Caracciola. Keyser and Foote planned early arrivals for local campaign events. Stafford may arrive mid afternoon per schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Country Club
League of Women Voters
U.S
George D. Aiken
Robert T. Stafford
F. Ray Keyser Jr
Ralph E. Foote
Charles E. Gibson Jr
Leroy Lawrence
Stamford
Keyser
Foote
Bennington
Eugene V. Clark
Bennington County
Margaret Lillie
Joseph Caracciola
T. Garry Buckley
Stafford
Vermont
U. S
Ralph Foote
Robert Johnson
Harold Raynolds
Philip H. Hoff
Driver Escapes Injury In Skidding Crash
Ernest A. Thompson of 105 Mc Call St. escaped injury Monday when his 1955 Chevrolet snapped off a utility pole on Weeks Street and knocked down several feet of fence. Police say he cut a turn too sharply on Dewey Street, causing the car to slide 22 feet along Weeks Street and strike the pole, with fence damage to Townsend Wellington at 300 Dewey St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest A. Thompson
McCall St
Weeks Street
Thompson
Dewey Street
Townsend Wellington
Dewey St
Latin American night protest targets Cuban blockade supporters
A student heavy demonstration in Latin America also attacked main opposition parties backing the American blockade of Cuba. Guatemala said it had confidential information on possible sabotage and agitation, with officials attributing plots to Castro agents. U S and Venezuelan officials said Havana had sent radio instructions for a region wide terrorism and sabotage campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
U. S
Havana
Latin America
Raynolds Criticizes Meyer and Stafford on Cuba Policy
Vermont congressional candidate Harold Raynolds repudiates fellow Democrat William Meyer on Cuba and accuses Robert Stafford of falsifying Raynolds position. Raynolds asserts support for Kennedy stance and calls for a strong defense, citing his World War II veteran status and student of Communism.
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Harold Raynolds
Congress
William H. Meyer
Cuba
Bennington
Raynolds
Meyer
U.S
Robert T. Stafford
Democratic Party
Vermont
Stafford
Kennedy
Montpelier
UNICEF Trick or Treat for UNICEF in Bennington
Halloween helpers from area churches will ring doorbells asking Trick or Treat for UNICEF. Collecting money and milk cartons funds medicine, milk, and health centers for children and mothers worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Unicef
First Baptist
First Church of God
Christian Missionary Aliance
First Methodist
Old First Church
St. Peter’ S Episcopal
Second Congregational
Hospital Notes Admissions and Discharges Noted
Admissions list includes Mark Clayton Rickey Dean Jeffrey White and others from Bennington Hoosick Falls and nearby towns. Discharges include Mrs Mary Sargood and Mrs Lillian Hebert. Births report a daughter born October 29 at Providence Lying-In Hospital to Everett Sunderland and Marcia Ann Galgas, with the Galgas lineage noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Clayton
Rickey Dean
Jeffrey White
Bennington
Susan Banks
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Laura Beals
Pownal
Scott Cameron
East Arlington
Arthur Grogan
George Crafts
Wilmington
Mary King
East Dorset
Teresa A. Harrington
Shaftsbury
Mary Sargood
Lillian Hebert
Manchester Center
Providence, R.I. Lying-In Hospital
Everett Sunderland
Providence
Sunderland
Marcia Ann Galgas
F. A. Galgas
Meet the Candidates On Stage Tonight at Bennington High
A 7 30 p m Meet the Candidates session at Bennington High School auditorium features top Vermont Democrats and Republicans. Moderated by Norton Barber, candidates include Aiken Hoff Keyser Stafford Foote Johnson Reynolds and others with 40 minutes per party and audience questions on bcards before eight minute closings.
Democrats Sponsor Smorgasbord Tonight at Bennington HQ
A free smorgasbord is held tonight from 5 30 to 7 at Bennington Democratic headquarters to let voters meet the candidates. The event precedes the candidates night at the high school at 7 30. Sponsored by the Bennington County Women's Democratic organization.
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Bennington
Prayer Services At Orchards End Tonight
The final fall meeting of the prayer and song fellowship group at Southern Vermont Orchards will be held tonight at seven in the dining hall of the new building. The Rev. Alex Burns will again lead the service with several area churches represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prayer and Song Fellowship
Southern
Vermont Orchards
Alex Burns
Bennington Council of Churches
United Church Women
Council of Churches
Navy Patrol Continues as Cuba Missile Bases Issue Remains
A Navy patrol report notes uncertainty over dismantling of Soviet missile bases in Cuba. Sylvester would not elaborate but suggested Defense Department does not know if work has begun. He said suspending surveillance for two days was considered with all contingencies in mind.
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Cuba
Sylvester
Defense Department
United States
Turn Toward Peace Group Debates Cuban Missile Bases
A peace group discusses U.S. action against Cuban missile bases. Adler argues U S policy provoked Cuba and advocates replacing force with law. He links sugar quota cuts to Cuba seeking markets and cites potential for reduced tensions through wider understanding of Moscow fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Turn
Brockway
Adler
United States
Cuba
Russia
Moscow
Bennington teens loitering on Main Street draw police response
Village officials blamed public reluctance to press complaints for inaction as teens gather nightly outside the YMCA Building and downtown shops. By laws spell penalties but require complainants to press charges, with fines from 1 to 20 dollars and a six month limit for prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Village Police Department
Police Department
YMCA
Bennington Village
Cmsr
George Ryan
Edward L. Silver
Regional Airport Plan Backed For New England by Northeast Chief
James W. Austin, president of Northeast Airlines, testifies that a regional airport plan offers the best solution to New England air service difficulties. He notes current routes cannot be economically sustained and cites multiple small airports, low traffic, and weather as factors. He supports New England Council recommendations but calls Lawrence Airport problematic compared with Logan.
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New England
Northeast Head
Washington
Northeast Airlines
James W. Austin
Robert L. Park
Civil Aeronautics Board
Northeast
Austin
New England Council
Lawrence
Mass
Logan
Boston
New England Air
Asid Northeast
Regional Air
Concord
Laconia
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Bennington Briefs
Elizabeth M. Tessier
South Royalton
F. O. Eagles
North Street
Julia Gates
205
North St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
St. Francis de Sales Church
Bennington Free Library
Nancy M. Hoisington
Weathersfield Center
ACT
Bennington Club
Mt. Anthony
HARTE
Charlton Heston
Sophia Loren
Allied Artists
Theatre Benn
Nuremberg
Main St
Dial
Fort Wayne, Ind
Richard Dressler
Mark
Mary
Ronald Stetler
Paula
Paul
Robert Shoemaker
Tammy
Pammy
Stafford Cuban
Unicef Aid
Bennington League of Women Voters
Jaycees and
Norton Barber
Orchards End
Navy Patrol
Soviet Bloc
Ryan
U.n.’S
Flory
Massachusetts
United Nations
U.N
Turkey
Castro
Spain
Portugal
South Korea
China
Berlin, N.H
Newport, St. Lewiston-Auburn
Rockland
Bar Harbor
Houston
Waterville
Maine
Pittsfield and
Lawrence, Mass
Crompton
Nichols
Union Street
FORD
Fordomatic
Chevrolet
Cmikottt
Eddington
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