Vermont Political Blunder Over Voter Checklists
Democratic State Chairman John M. Spencer admits a letter signed by him urging town and city clerks to mark party distinctions on voter checklists was a blunder. The move, sent without his knowledge, would violate voters right to private party affiliation. Republican Carroll P. Adams calls it a mutilation of checklists. officials Armstrong and Adams also deem it improper.
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Cuttingsville
John M. Spencer
Spencer
Carroll P. Adams
Republican Party
Howard E. Armstrong
Atty
Charles J. Adams
Five Men Free on Bail in Vermont Usury Case
Five men including two prominent lawyers are free on $100 bail each awaiting trial on 16 counts of violating Vermont usury laws. Judge Harold C. Sylvester denied motions to dismiss State's Atty. Peter Langrock, who is to prosecute. Arraigned were Wayne C. Bosworth, Frederick A. Bosworth, Carl Aldrich, Samuel Emilio, and John Benjamin.
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Middlebury
Vermont
Harold C. Sylvester
Peter Langrock
Rhodes
Supreme Court
Wayne C
Frederick A. Bosworth
Carl Aldrich
New Haven
Samule Emilio
John Benjamin
Langrock
Ryegate Students End Weeklong School Boycott
Seven South Ryegate school children returned to classrooms on Monday after a week of skipping classes. Parents had refused to send them citing rundown buildings and low educational standards but agreed to resume since town officials will discuss the issues at a special meeting.
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Ryegate
South Ryegate
Vermont primary news shows light turnout amid favorable weather
Vermont voters faced a light turnout in most areas with Brattleboro showing heavy Democratic interest for the U.S. Senate race and Attorney General contests drawing Republican attention. The Democratic Senate race pits former Rep. William Meyer against W Robert Johnson with incumbent George Aiken awaiting November. Republicans Charles Gibson and John Burgess compete for attorney general.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Brattleboro
U.S. Senate
GOP
U.S
William H. Meyer
Rupert
W. Robert Johnson
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Aiken
Senate
Meyer
Johnson
Charles E. Gibson
St. Johnsbury
John E. Burgess
Vermont approves $1.5 million loan for UVM women's residence
The Community Facilities Administration funds a new women’s residence hall at the University of Vermont with a $1.5 million federal loan. The facility will house 337 students, easing overcrowding in emergency housing currently used for some residents.
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Burlington
Communit Facilities Administration
University of Vermont
Vermont
Pownal Track Opening Delayed To May 1963
Vermont race track directors postpone opening citing construction slowdowns and a strike at the site. Green Mountain Park officials set May 15 1963 as the new target while forecasting 600000 in pari mutuel receipts for the year ending June 30 1963. Lou Smith, owner of Rockingham Park, is named as principal track owner.
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Lou Smith
Rockingham Park
Salem
N. H
Morgenthau Favored By Rensselaer Delegates For NY Governor
The 11 Rensselaer County delegates to the upcoming New York State Democratic Convention plan to meet at 8 p.m. at Hotel Troy to signal support for Robert Morgenthau as the candidate for governor. Morgenthau spoke at a county clambake where County Chairman John J. Purcell called him the next governor, though Purcell later said no endorsement would be proposed.
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Troy
Rensselaer County
New York
Troy ex-clerk Bryant charged in court funds shortage
Charles G. Bryant, 37, a former clerk of Troy Police Court, was formally charged yesterday with responsibility for a $3,000 shortage in court funds noted by state auditors in July. He faced a four-count indictment in Rensselaer County Court, charged with two felonies and two misdemeanors, and was released on bail.
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Troy
Charles G. Bryant
Rensselaer County
Clerk of Berkshire District Court Faces Mock Trial
Atty. Morton Freedman, appointed by Gov. Volpe, served his first day as a defendant in a mock trial. Local legal and law enforcement leaders participated in a case that ended with a life sentence for the new clerk.
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North Adams
Morton Freedman
Volpe
Adams-A Catholic college recruitment program set for Oct 22
A Catholic college recruitment and orientation program will be staged here on October 22 for the Spring field Roman Catholic Diocese. The event runs alongside drives in its founding communities with a program planned at the Notre Dame School auditorium.
Lions Club Signs Light North Bennington Streets
Nor shaft Lions Club completed a year long project installing 46 posts and 130 signs across North Bennington, topped by a Bank Square sign. The effort, budgeted at 500 dollars, used donations from Bennington College and prison made signs. The project helps locals navigate streets with multiple names and supports community programs like vision testing and scholarships.
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Norshaft
Barton Jenks
Cy Bluto
Charles W. Thompson Jr
J. Alexander Bow
Ralph Larson
North Bennington
Vermont State Prison
Windsor
Bennington College
Bank Square
Fred Ester
Cyril Bluto
North Village
New Psychiatric Consultant Begins UCS Service Here
The United Counseling Service hires Dr. James M. Toolan as psychiatrist and builds private practice ties with Putnam Hospital and Bennington College. He will cover medical psychiatric services while collaborating with family physicians, and will split time between UCS offices and the Manchester Center branch on Mondays, with staff plans to extend services in the northern county area.
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UCS
United Counseling Service
Jolivette
Willow Road
Bennington
James M. Toolan
Toolan
Putnam Hospital
Bennington College
New York City
Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital
New York University College of Medicine
Manchester Wel
Fare and Nursing Association
Main Street
Manchester Center
Richard McDowell
Horst Rodies
Manchester
North Bennington Weekly Meeting Schedule And Events
The North Bennington PTA executive board will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the school. St. John's Sodality convenes Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the library for its first meeting of the year, open to all women and girls. Miriam Derwacher Missionary Society meets Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Abbie LaClair’s in Shafts bury. Lake Paran Home Demonstration gathers Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at Mrs. Daisy Elwell’s home on Prospect Street. The Senior Choir resumes rehearsals Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Congregational Church. Mizpah and Southside Circles met at the library last week for a slide talk by Mrs. Harry Moses on Europe and Oberammergau. The Mizpah president led a devotional before a dessert hour hosted by several members.
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St. John’s Sodality
Sodality
Miriam Derwacher Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Abbie LaClair
Shaftsbury
Lake Paran Home Demonstration Group
Daisy Elwell
Prospect Street
Congre
Southside
The
Baptist Church
Harry Moses
Bennington
Europe
Oberammergau
Germany
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Fred Welling
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