Democrats To Hold Platform Convention in Vermont
The Vermont Democratic Platform Convention will convene Saturday in Bellows Falls at 2:30 p.m. Delegates include Democratic National Committee members, state officials, county officers, and party nominees. The platform committee drafts the 1964 State Platform, with final plank text decided by all delegates. A social hour and dinner follow at the Hotel Windham.
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Burlington
Vermont
Bellows Falls
Knights of Columbus Hall
Main Street
Democratic National Committee
Cratic Party
Robert W. Daniels
Windham
Jay H. Gordon
Walter Scanlon
Five Manpower Courses Begin This Month in State
Vermont announces five new MDTA trained programs for unemployed adults. Barre hosts two 40 week courses in auto mechanics and carpentry with 15 trainees each, Bennington runs 40 week auto and carpentry classes, and Burlington offers a 25 week basic printing course starting September 14 with 12 trainees. Barre adds a 25 week maintenance mechanics course starting September 21 and a 52 week granite cutter apprenticeship beginning September 28. Openings remain for a few trainees. weekly allowances apply to eligible families with two or more years past employment.
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Montpelier
DES
Vocational Education Division
State Department of Education
Bennington
Vermont
Burlington
Barre
Pete Williams to Perform in Bennington October 9
Bennington Post No 13 American Legion announces Pete Williams and his Ranchers will appear with show and dance at the State Armory in Bennington October 9 from 8 until midnight. Williams is a guitar player and yodeling emcee who hosts a weekly hoedown on WRGB-TV in Schenectady and is featured on WGY radio. The Legion post sponsored the group here last year.
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Bennington Post No. 13
American Legion
Pete Williams
State Armory
Williams
Wrgb-Tv
Schenectady
WGY Radio
Legion Post
North Bennington Student Maps Thai Tribes in Year Abroad
William H. Wohnus of North Bennington spent a year in northern Thailand studying tribes near Chi ang Rei with Dr. Lucien M. Hanks and Dr. Lariston Short. He observed village rotation, Chinese descent groups, Buddhist rituals, and rising Christian influence amid Burmese pressure. Wohnus plans Williams College coursework in Asian studies and notes Americanizing youth and family dynamics. NSF sponsored the expedition with final reports to Thailand and the United States.
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Vermont
Thailand
William H. Wohnus
John F. Wohnus
North Bennington
Lucien M. Hanks
Bennington College
Lauriston Short
Cornell University
Wohnus
Burma
China
Laos
Chiang Rei
Viet Nam
Williams College
National Science Foundation
United States
William Wohnus
Siam
Chedi
Wat Suan Dwak
North
Bennington
Suan Dwak
Woodford Lake social season ends with dances and exhibitions
Woodford Lake Estates Association members held a picnic and dance closing the season at Woodford Lake. Exhibitions by Erwin Geddis and guests from Stamford accompanied by Catamount Gadabouts and Wonder Valley Boys highlighted the event with Marc Erwin’s guitar and a Irene Mercier led round and square dances. Officers for 1964 65 were elected.
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Woodford Lake Estates Association
Woodford Lake
Erwin
Geddis
Square Dance Club
Stamford
Marc Erwin
Clifford Clark
Edward Keyes
Edward Martin
Vaughn Palmer
William Long
FE. Beauregard
Montpelier Elks Host National Ruler Visit
A Montpelier Elks celebration marks the lodge 60th anniversary with a reception and dinner on Friday October 2 honoring Robert G. Pruitt grand exalted ruler of the Elks a national leader visiting Vermont. The Montpelier steering committee includes Carl Quesnel Donald Gross Henry Augustoni and others.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Montpelier Lodge
Carl Quesnel
Donald Gross
Henry Augustoni
Robert Milne
John Donnelly
Steve Mancini
Albert Fraser
Northfield
Kenneth Yates
Julio Garcia
Alexander Higuera
Joseph Ricccarelli
Montpelier Emblem Club
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Charles Hayward
Randolph Lorom
Clifton S. Phillips
S. Cooper
Josiah Fuller
Daniel R. Sargent
Genith
Color Aledad Ng
Color TV
Zenith
Hunt Street
le Williams
Bennington, VT
Finast
First National Stores
Wisbech
England
UPI
Geone Register
Geone
Joan
Eulk
Depot Street
Cabot Cottage
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