Mississippi Civil Rights Activist Faces State Repression
The article details violence and intimidation faced by SNCC organizers in Mississippi as they push for Black voting rights. It notes Block's repeated arrests, 13,000 Negroes attempting registration with only 50 current registrants, police surveillance of voters cars, and a pattern of shootings, beatings, and threats amid skepticism of federal intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie
Block
Black
Snick
Essey
SNCC
Jackson
Sam Block
Columbus
FBI
Department of Justice
Mississippi
United States
Johnson
South
Mississippi Project and Civil Rights Music Aid the Movement
The Mississippi Project travels through voter registration efforts shaping the civil rights movement. Block, a saxophonist and singer, discusses freedom, education, and economic power while Freedom Rallies feature music and potential study abroad. Pete Seeger contributes a freedom song echoing the call for integration and justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley
Block
Mississippi
Pete Seeger
Town GOP Names 15 Justices
The Town Republican caucus nominated 15 candidates for town justices of the peace, including four incumbents Cathere ine Dermody John P Morrissey Frederick H Welling and Dr Roderick J Humphreys and 11 others led by Stephen H Gilman and William E Hoisington. Francis J Hogan declined due to a possible conflict with his role as board chair of sisters. The party also authorized filling vacancies. The Bennington County Courthouse caucus was moderated by Norton Barber.
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Cathereine Dermody
West Road
John P. Morrissey
Union St
Frederick H. Welling
North Bennington
Roderick J. Humphreys
Silver St
Stephen H. Gilman
Crescent Boulevard
William E. Hoisington
Coolidge Ave
Anstis Eldred
Morgan Street
Winston W. Lother
Safford St
Leon Jacobs Jr
Lyons District
Eugene V. Clark
Charles Austin
John F. Pierce
River St
James W. Merunowicz
Thayer Jolivette
Weeks St
Elizabeth Salem
Main St
Francis J. Hogan
Board of Sisters
Bennington County
Norton Barber
Rotary District 787 Governor Visits Bennington Club
Robert L. McCook of Tilton New Hampshire governor of Rotary District 787 visited the Bennington Rotary Club at Mt Anthony Country Club. He delivered greetings from the international president and shared decades of service club experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. McCook
Tilton
N.H
Rotary
Vermont
New Hampshire
Bennington
Rotary Club
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Service Club
Judges Hand Fines For Licensing And Speed Violations
Municipal Court Judge George M. Fienberg fined Allan Richard Hill $30 for driving without a license and an unregistered car at Green Mountain Race Track. He urged track workers to heed license rules. Herbert E. Blake was ordered to pay $15 weekly for his wife and children after violating probation. Carol F. Zullo faced a $35 fine for careless driving causing an accident. Loretta L. Judge and Robert J. Smith each fined $35 for careless driving resulting in an accident. Jack A. Farnsworth received $15 fine for speeding and was told to stay in second gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Fienberg
Green Mountain Race Track
Allan Richard Hill
Pownal
Fienberg
Hill
Herbert E. Blake
Blake
Carol F. Zullo
Rutland
Winhall
Miss Zullo
John B. Harte
Loretta L. Judge
Dewey St
Acci
John P. Morrissey
Smith
Jack A. Farnsworth
Scott St
Green Acres
New Parade Route For Hoff Is Set
Bennington officials approve a revised motorcade route for Gov. Philip Hoff after trustees blocked earlier plans to avoid disrupting the 5 p.m. Mass at St. Francis de Sales Church. The Democratic event now proceeds from Depot Street west to River Street, then Ben-Mont Avenue, back to Main Street and Convent Avenue as planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis de Sales
Philip H. Hoff
Depot Street
Main Street
Convent Avenue
Mt. Anthony Country Club
River Street
Ben - Mont Avenue
Ben-Mont
Polling Hours and Places for Bennington County Primary
Voters in 16 Bennington County towns may cast ballots Tuesday on primary day. Hours vary per town from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. with a few sites including Town Hall Dorset Central School Manchester Elementary School and Rupert Schoolhouse serving residents. Changes to polling place require notice to Town Clerk Mary Hodeck. last day for changes is today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County
Arlington
Town Hall
Bennington
North Bennington
J.G. McCullough
State Armory
Bennington Village
Mary Hodeck
Dorset
Dorset Central School
Landgrove
Manchester
Searsburg
Shaftsbury
Charles Lack
Board of Civil Authority
Cole Hall
Stamford
Sunderland
Town House
Winhall
Woodford
Hamlet to screen at Harte Theater in late September
Hamlet Broadway production filmed on stage in New York will be shown at Harte Theater September 23 and 24 with four showings. Mrs. Lorrina B. Abrams announces limited reserved seats available at the theater and local outlets Searsburg and others.
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Hamlet
New York
Harte Theater
Lorrina B. Abrams
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RFD
Burlington, Vt
GOP
Bennington Briefs
Valley View Golf Course
Hoosick
N.Y
Foote
Transportation Dial
Hoff
Joseph A. Pello Jr
Nesbith Fienberg
Democratic County Committee
Furnishers
Peru
Readsboro
Rupert
Sandgate
POLIT
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A&p
Veollue
Town & Country Co
Drysdale’s
Moses Farm
Salem’s
Senate
Graham S. Newell
St. Johnsbury, Vt
John H. Maloney
Vermont Sheriff's Association
Bennington County Law Enforcement Association
F.B.I
Sheriff Maloney
WM. H. Fox
ST. Bennington
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