Tunbridge Fair Sees No Arrests For Drunkenness
Vermont towns report a record crowd at the Tunbridge World’s Fair with no arrests for drunkenness or disorderly conduct, Sheriff Bagley noting it may be the first time in history. Other items include Victory Granby tax exemption talks for Central Vermont Public Service to extend power, Goddard College's 299 enrollment and 25th anniversary, a Marshfield man’s death from a heart attack, and Windham County apple crop revised downward with McIntosh picking under way and color quality praised.
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Tunbridge
Russell Bagley
Bagley
Philip Angell
Orange
Victory
Granby
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Rutland
Vermont
Central Vermont
Albert A. Cree
Central Vermont Board
Brattleboro
Windham County
Ray I. Pestle
Green Mountain
Putney
Burlington Considers Major Policy On Apartment Development
Burlington Zoning Board weighs a new 23 unit apartment project on South Prospect Street after rejecting a prior similar plan. Officials see apartment demand and cost pressures driving policy decisions while residents fear impact on historic neighborhoods. Next up are proposals for a carriage house site on Prospect Street and a 42 unit building on Upper College Street.
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Burlington
South Prospect Street
Prospect Street
Upper College Street
Troy Catholic Central High School tops 2000 pupils
In New York Troy Catholic Central High School exceeds 2000 students, part of a citywide tally by four high schools totaling 4854 students. Troy 1772 Lansingburg 527 LaSalle 534. A separate report notes farmer William H. Brehm, 63, died when his tractor plunged down an embankment and crushed him near Altamont. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute begins its largest freshman class with 925 arrivals for orientation and enrollment events this week.
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Troy
Troy High
Lansingburg
LaSalle Institute
Duanesburg
William H. Brehm
Altamont
Troy — Rensselaer Polytechnic
Williams alumni named overseers of College of the Virgin Islands
Two Williams College alumni are named overseers of the College of the Virgin Islands which opened July 1 as the Caribbean’s first English speaking nonsectarian racially free American college. Dr. Sawyer and Mr. Cramer are identified with Williams and the Virgin Islands Corp respectively.
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Williamstown
Williams College
John E. Sawyer
The
College
Robert E. Cramer
Virgin Islands Corp
College of the Virgin Islands
Development Seen as Vt. Tax Solution
Vermont officials urge a diversified development approach to fix state tax issues. Paul Guare warns against relying on a single sector like tourism and cites Lamoille County's shift from agriculture to tourism, noting more female opportunities. Expansion of vocational training is proposed as a key step.
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Burlington
Hoff
Vermont
Paul Guare
Lamoille
Syoone
New England
Addison
Franklin
Grand Isle
Telephone Union Rejects Contract By Small Vote
In Boston the International Brotherhood of Telephone Workers rejected a 38 month contract 4630 to 4586, with workers across Massachusetts Maine New Hampshire Rhode Island and Vermont at stake. The union planned mediation talks while a strike threat looms and a key dispute centers on managements right to reassign employees.
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Boston
New England
International Brotherhood of Telephone Workers
New England Telephone Co
Edward L. Garvin
International
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
Walter J. Sullivan
Telephone Workers Union
Plays to be staged at Berlin festival
Murray Schisgal's two one act plays that won off Broadway awards this season will be presented at Berlin's theater festival. Rudolph Stolber of the United Nations will handle German adaptations of The Typists and The Tiger. Casting for the overseas exhibit is not yet set. Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson appeared in the local premieres.
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New York
Murray Schisgal
Berlin
Rudolph Stolber
The
United Nations
Eli Wallach
Anne Jackson
Vermont Champlain Waterway Report Opposes Deep Draft Canal
The Champlain Waterway Commission urges against a deep draft canal in Vermont citing pollution risk, limited port use, and statewide costs. It favors upgrading the existing barge canal with strict controls, rail considerations, and coordinated regional planning to boost agriculture, industry, and recreation while preserving lake health.
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Vermont
Lake Champlain
Chambly Canal
Hudson- Chambly Canal
Bennington Banner Publisher and Contact Details
The Bennington Banner publishes daily except Sundays and holidays at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont. It is a member of the Associated Press and uses AP dispatches. Home delivery by carrier and mail subscription rates are listed for the 50 mile radius.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
Vermont
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
Radius
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Tunbridge Fair
Goddard College
Plainfield
Puerto Rico
Goddard
Marshfield
Fred Peabody
Thomas Dunleavy
Windham
Burlington Zoners Mall
RPI
Down In
Berkshire
New College
Diamond
North Adams
Louis J. Diamond
Francis K. Florini
Florini
City Engineering Department
Drury High School
South Side
Edward Nassif
Donald Thurston
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Champlain Waterway Commission
Sen. Oakes
Vermont Commission
Lake
Champlain
Elmer E.) Towne
State Farm Bureau
Keith Wallace
Waterbury
Raymond Rowley
Associated Industries of Vermont
Motor Vehicle Department
Maurice E. H. Rotival
Champlain Basin
Main Street
Beneficial
Beneficial Finance Co
U.S
Bosworth
Sales & Service North
Bennington Road
Bennington, Vt
Drysdale’s
Liggett Bosworth Motor Sales
Ennington
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