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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1964
Page
3
Insured unemployment in the Bennington area averaged 2.6 per cent in August, per a report by Frank H. Mudgett of the Department of Employment Security. The rate eased from 3.6 per cent in July and 4.0 per cent in August last year, with 77 new initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance.
Vermont Transit Lines' early fall schedule starts September 9 with daily departures to Troy Albany Paramus N J and New York City at 2 25 am 7 am 11 35 am 2 50 pm 7 20 pm and 9 45 pm A 11 40 am service runs to Williamstown North Adams Adams Pittsfield Winsted Torrington Danbury and White Plains Northbound trips to Burlington and Montreal run daily at 5 am 10 25 am 3 40 pm and 10 25 pm plus Burlington only at 1 40 pm and 7 50 pm The 10 25 am northbound connects at Rutland to Montpelier Barre St Johnsbury and White Mountains ports to Portland Maine The 10 25 am and 3 40 pm connect at Rutland for Woodstock White River Jct Windsor VT and Claremont NH The rest of the text notes July unemployment figures and local office itinerant service in Arlington and Manchester.
More than 100 youths from the Troy Methodist Conference area will travel to Boston for the Billy Graham Greater Boston Crusade the weekend after next. Buses will stop in Bennington at 7 a.m. Saturday the 26th to pick up 10 youths. The Troy Conference covers Vermont and adjacent areas of New York.
Vermont Health Department launches a one year pilot with Putnam Memorial Hospital to test a new diabetes screening method using the Unopette device and automated micro analysis. Dr. David Gray notes the goal is to assess accuracy cost per patient and feasibility for broader hospital use.
Col Edward H. Giles to chair the Vermont Veterans Day Committee with leaders from the American Legion Veterans of World War I Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Disabled American Veterans. Secretary to be John H. Phalen and Lt. Col. Bernard F. Freeman named liaison. Initial plans to be discussed Oct 8 in Bennington with Gov Hoff.
Arlington Horst joins Family and Child Guidance Services as a part time assistant psychologist in Brattleboro. Previously, from 1960 to 1964, he served as clinical psychologist at United Counseling Service in Bennington. He now works freelance across UCS Bennington College Spring Lake Ranch and the Vermont Association for Crippled Children in addition to FCGS.
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