Vermont Fatalities and Race-Wager Arrests Reported
Reports from Burlington Montpelier and surrounding towns cite several fatal and near fatal incidents. Roger A Smith 17 of Huntington died after a motorcycle strike on the McCullough Turnpike Judith Ann Gibbs 19 of Waterbury was killed when her car skidded into a ledge on Interstate 89 A Vermont man 48 was arrested for wagering on trotting races at the Champlain Valley Fair and released on bond Garfield Cross 66 of Shelburne died by suicide in his home Vermont Technical College begins the 1964 65 year with 160 to 165 freshmen and a cooperative work program involving IBM and Vermont firms Richard Steele late president of Worcester Telegram comments on political coverage at a New England Circulation Managers meeting
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Buels Gore
UPI
Roger A. Smith
Huntington
McCullough Turnpike
Essex Junction
Champlain Valley Fair
Internal Revenue Service
Lawrence Stuart
Oval
U.S
Clarence E. Lynch
Stuart
U.S. District Court
Burlington
Shelburne
Garfield G. Cross
Bay Road
Randolph Center
Vermont Technical College
Randolph Center College
Vermont Highway Department
Vermont
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
Fairbanks, Morse & Co
Fellows Gear Shaper
G-W Plastics
IBM, Jones & Lamson Machine Co
Lovejoy Tool Company
Simmonds Precision, Products
Vermont Research Corporation
Vergennes
Richard C. Steele
Worcester
Mass
Telegram and Gazette
Steele
New England Association of Circulation Managers
New England
Albany dormitory project to house 600 students
Four motels will host 600 Albany State University students while a new dormitory is built on the old Albany Country Club site. Buses will shuttle students from motels up to nine miles. The first 200 beds should be finished by October with 400 more by year end. original opening was Sept 1.
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Albany
Albany State University
Albany Country Club
Multiple local notices report actions across Berkshire
A review by state alcohol agents occurred Sunday in North Adams and Adams with undisclosed results. North Adams High School will expel students automatically after tobacco violations. West Stockbridge builds a civil defense shelter in a former mine with four tunnels and a one acre interior. Casimir Wisniowski of Adams at GE was overcome by nitrogen fumes in a transformer. three others were treated. Lanesboro officials say Town Hall unsafe. public vote to hire help for safety improvements. Lee's water supply suffers mud from a watershed washout and may keep drinking water scarce for now.
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North Adams
Drury High School
West Stockbridge
Pittsfield
Casimir Wisniowski
Adams
General Electric
St. Luke’s Hospital
Wisniewski
Stocks Open Firm In Moderate Trading On Wall Street
New York stocks opened firm with oils active. Tidewater rose to 3434, Sinclair fell to 4514, Kerr-McGee dropped to 4614.
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NEW York
UPI
New York Stock Exchange
Tidewater
Sinclair
Kerr - McGee
Pete Williams to headline Chatham Fair attractions
At Chatham Fair opening day, Pete Williams TV show and his orchestra perform a single night set featuring country and Western music. A six county square dance contest follows with teams from Schenectady Albany Rensselaer Columbia Greene and Berkshire counties. The fair showcases a new bear cage from the World’s Fair exhibit plus a wild animal display and expanded wildlife exhibits including trout and albino varieties.
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Chatham
N.Y
Pete Williams
WRGB
Schenectady
Albany
Rensselaer
Columba
Greene
Berkshire
Mass
State Conservation Department
New York State
Columbia County Federation of Sportsmen
Federation
Valatie
Fair Society
Little Red
Columbia County
Sgt York Gets Final Rites On Saturday
Sgt Alvin C York dies at 76 after hospital stay in Nashville. Funeral set for Saturday in Wolf River Cemetery near his Cumberland Mountain home. York recalled killing 25 German soldiers at Argonne in WWI while weighing moral conflict and faith.
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Sgt. York
Mountaineer
Wolf River
Veterans Hospital
Nashville
Wolf River Cemetery
Mountain Ledge
York
Gracie Williams
Bennington Banner Telephones and publication details
The Bennington Banner lists its business and newsroom phone numbers and states it is published daily except Sundays and legal holidays at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont. It notes UPI news dispatches and local news republication rights held by the Banner Publishing Corporation.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
UPI
Bennington Firm SimSen Industries Feels Growth Potential
SimSen Industries Inc a Bennington based apparel assembler reports seven months of progress with 47 workers up from 25. Charles D Senecal designed sport shirts sparked orders while the firm also produces turtle necks a children's line and men's pajamas. A long term contract with a large clothing wholesaler could boost employment.
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Bennington
SimSen Industries Inc
Flint and Robbins
Ben-Mont Avenue
Charles D. Senecal
Arthur C. Simmons
Flint and
Robbins
Senecal and
Simmons
Busi
SimSen
Senecale
Senecal
SimSon
Visitors To GBA See Surge In Bennington County Tourism
During the week ending Aug. 25, 950 tourists registered at the Greater Bennington Association office in Bennington County Vermont, beating the prior weekly record of 925 from Aug. 8. The surge reflects more through traffic and clearer GBA identification as an information hub. The office operates 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekdays and Sun afternoons in peak seasons, with staff providing maps pamphlets menus post cards and lodging help. Registration is required for all visitors. July average weekly visitors ran 450-500, marking a notable rise from the previous year.
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Greater Bennington Association
Bennington County
Vermont
GBA
Bennington
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Douglas Ac
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Pennsylvania Railroad
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Amer Coal
Enith
Chatham Fair
Black Bear
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Pall Mall, Tenn
Alvin C. York
Cumberland Mountains
Argonne Forest
France
Bennington, VI
Richard A. Snelling
Richard Snelling
Shelburne, Vt
Eastman Kodak Noveck -Shultz, Inc
Main Street
Economy Auto Stores Inc
Dial
Jim Oakes
Tyler Brattleboro
Fabian Bachrach
Raymond B. Bowen
Bennington County Industrial Corporation
Globe-Union
Bennington County Red Cross
D. Ed Moore
G.B.A
Raymond B. Bowen Woodford
Bennington, Vt
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