Well‑Baby Clinic Opens Saturday At Elementary School
The first Well-Baby Clinic for 1968-69 runs Saturday from 9 to 10 a.m. at Bennington Elementary School Park Street entrance. It offers free immunizations and exams for pre‑school children, with two doctors on site each month. The Bennington County Nurses Association sponsors, with support from Medical Auxiliary, Welcome Wagon, and Private Duty Nurses Group.
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Park Street
J. H. Manes
William D
Bennington County Nurses Association
The
Bennington County Medical Auxiliary
Private Duty Nurses Group
Welcome Wagon
Bennington
Mentary
Mrs Costa Returns From VFW Conference
Shafts bury department president Mrs Ernest Wilma Costa of the Bennington VFW Auxiliary visited Kansas City Missouri for a department presidents conference with all U S department presidents meeting national directors. A reception by the National Commander and Chief Richard Holman featured Holman as guest speaker at the event and a tour of the National VFW headquarters.
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Ernest (Wilma) Costa
Shaftsbury
Bennington Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Kansas City, Mo
VFW
Richard Holman
Kansas City
County Labor Council Backs George for Senate
Arthur E. George of Pownal, a Democrat for Bennington County senator, won the endorsement of the Bennington County Central Labor Council at its monthly meeting. Kenneth Clayton, council president, lauded George as in touch with workers’ problems. The council also opposed gun registration and urged harsher penalties for gun crimes.
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County Labor Council
George
Senate
Arthur E. George
Pownal
Bennington County
Bennington County Central Labor Council
BCLC
Kenneth Clayton
Arlington
Art George
Vermont Labor Council
Afl-Cio
United Steelworkers of America
Warren
North
AARP Delegates Return From Pa
James Conroy and Guy Harmon returned from Pittsburgh where they attended the AARP national convention. The four day event drew 1,013 members and delegates from 50 states and Puerto Rico. Speakers included Dr. Paul Dudley White Senator Prouty Senator Randolph and Congressman Dent. Telegrams were received from President Johnson Vice President Humphrey and Richard Nixon. Conroy served as Vermont delegate and Harmon as Vermont AARP state director.
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James Conroy
Guy Harmon
Pittsburgh
American Association of Retired Persons
AARP
States
Puerto Rico
Paul Dudley White
Winston Prouty
R-Vt
Jennings Randolph
D-W
John Dent
Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
Conroy
Vermont
Harmon
Vermont Aarp
Vermont Ghetto Youth Project May Be Model for Other States
Vermont and New York teamed 600 ghetto youths and 600 white youths for a summer program aimed at improving race relations. Officials tout it as a potential model for rural states with grants totaling 28 000 from the Office of Economic Opportunity and the National Institute of Mental Health. The plan envisions future exchanges between Harlem and Vermont, with mixed reception from communities and schools.
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Vermont
States
Bennington
Karol
New York
Harlem
Hoff
Gov
Kerner
Big City
America
Joint post and auxiliary meeting announced for Tuesday
A joint meeting of post and auxiliary will be held Tuesday September 24 at 8 p m Auxiliary membership chairman is Eleanor Welch and members should pay their 1968 69 dues now to reach the quota Chaplain for the coming year will be Martha Hurley Any unit chairman with publicity is asked to send it to Marion Charest Second Class Postage Paid Bennington Vt os201 a
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Eleanor Welch
Martha Hurley
Marion Charest
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Atkins and Gould
Jewelers
Main ST
Atkins
Costa
United States
Mrs. Ernest Costa
Clayton E
Nichols
Shades of Pocahantas
Bennington Banner
Banner
United Man
UPI
Toriya
U.S
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