Scenery Council to Attend Vernon Power Lines Hearing
Vermont Scenery Preservation Board chairman Thomas H. Foster said his board will meet in Montpelier to plan attendance at the Public Service Board hearing on Velco plans to build high voltage lines across the Connecticut River to the Vermont Yankee plant. The resumed Brattleboro hearing is set for Sept 29 and 30. Foster noted the legislature empowered the board to weigh environmental aesthetics against power economics and the board will represent the public at Brattleboro. State Planning Director Theodore M. Riehle Jr. will join, with council members Judith Peterson, George Purinton, Arthur Gibb, and Frederick Mold. The vacancy remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Foster
Bennington
Vermont Scenery Preservation Board
Montpelier
Public Service Board
Connecticut River
Vermont Yankee
Vermont
Brattleboro
Newfane
Vermont Electric Power Co
Velco
Foster
Scenery Preservation Board
Theodore M. Riehle Jr
Scenery Preservation Council
Judith Peterson
Middlebury
George Purinton
Bristol
Arthur Gibb
Weybridge
Frederick Mold
St. Johnsbury
Gov
Davis
Anthony Farrell
Norwich
Area Methodists Prepare Festival of Reconciliation
Area Methodists announce a Fall In Mission Festival in White River Junction from Sunday 3 to 7 pm Sept 28. Rev William Harris of Greenwich NY opens with an address. film The Antkeeper guides group discussions. activities include arts and music under the theme Reconciliation in a Broken World. Harris has led extensive hospital chaplaincy and counseling work across multiple states. Bennington Troy District Council sponsors include Rev John Columbus chair, Rev John Rhinesmith district superintendent, Rev James Clouser, Mrs Robert Trost, Rev Harold Robinson, Rev Richard Sears, and Rev A J MacDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington-Troy
Troy
United Methodist Church
White River Junction
William Harris
Episcopal Church
Greenwich
N.Y
Fr. Harris
St. Luke’s Hospital
New York
Greystone Park State Mental Hospital
New Jeresey
Johns Hopkins and
Sinai Hospitals
Church of Our Saviour
East Baltimore
Harris
John Columbus
John Rhinesmith
Bennington
James Clouser
Conference Program Administration Council
Saratoga Springs
Robert Trost
Cohoes
Harold Robinson
Waterford
Richard Sears
A.J. MacDonald
Shaftsbury
State Symphony Plans Oct 11 Concert in Bennington
Stanley R. Pike announces final plans for the Bennington County chapter of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Association to present a concert Saturday October 11 at 8 15 p m in Mt Anthony Union High School auditorium. The program features Beethoven Violin Concerto with Joseph Schor of Windham College Putney and Ives Symphony No 2 plus Ernest Stires Song and Dance for Orchestra. Concert committee members and patrons are listed with ticket outlets including Bird's Bennington Bookshop and Bennington College Cooperative Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley R. Pike
Bennington County
Vermont Symphony Orchestra Association
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Joseph Schor
Schor
Windham College
Putney
Charles Ives
Leonard Bernstein
Ernest Stires
Donald Carrier
Gordon Garrison
Breard Hawks
Peter Hoar
William Lally
Stanley Pike
Alfred Thibodeau
William Worthington
Bennington
Joseph Joseph
North Bennington
Eugene Kosche
Alvan Lawrence
Bradford Smith
Shaftsbury
Virginia Cook
East Dorset
United States
Bird’s
Bennington College Cooperative Store
West German Cabinet Considers Public Employee Wage Demands
Bonn reports the West German cabinet met in emergency session to weigh 1.2 million public sector wage increase demands. Labor unions warn of social unrest if unmet, while Foreign Minister Brandt’s SDP argues pay rises are justified amid price hikes. Leaders fear the dispute could sway Sunday elections and push voters toward extremist parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
UPI
Willy Brandt
Social Democratic Party
Brandt
U.S
William P. Rogers
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.N. General Assembly
New York
West Germany
Germany
Democrats To Caucus In Bennington County Courthouse
Democrats meet Wednesday night at 8 in the county courthouse for their annual caucus. Party Chairman Virginio Max Perrotta seeks re election. The caucus will select officers and 12 delegates to the county committee. Incumbents include Selectman Joseph Higgins and secretary Marie Condon. In Vermont, local meetings precede the Republicans caucus a week earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Virginio
Max’’ Perrotta
Joseph Higgins
Marie Condon
Ruby VanSantvoord
Bennington Officials Stall Corey Lane Housing Plans
Bennington selectmen and the Town Planning Commission stalled a Corey Lane housing proposal at an interim zoning hearing last night while showing more sympathy for State Sen T Garry Buckley s condominium plan south of the Mt Anthony Country Club sixth fairway. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Corey outlined plans for about nine houses on 100 by 125 foot lots as residents challenged the application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Town Planning Commission
Corey Lane
Monument Avenue
Higgins
Country Club
Buckley
Campbell
Paul Bohne
Planning Commission
Robert J. Poblocki
East Road
Lester McDonald
Lyons District Road
Albert C. M. Ochs
North Bennington Road
Selectman Campbell
Ochs
Boston
Obituary of Lloyd R. Cameron East Arlington
Lloyd R. Cameron 63 a cabinet maker for Hale Co. died at his East Arlington home after birth Brandon Sept 6 1906. Survived by wife Florence Grover three sons Donald Edwin Robert two daughters Winifred Wright and Norman Jones, two brothers Guy Leonard, four sisters, 13 grandchildren. Funeral Thursday 11 a.m. Hanson Walbridge Arlington. burial Evergreen Cemetery Arlington. Friends may call Wednesday 7 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Arlington
Lloyd R. Cameron
Hale Co
Brandon
George and
Elizabeth (Lavine) Cameron
Florence Grover
Donald Cameron
Hoosick
N.Y
Edwin Cameron
Manchester
Robert Cameron
Bennington
Winifred Wright
Norman Jones
Federated Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Arlington
Vassar Club Meeting in Hopkins Center Drakes Room
Hanover New Hampshire Vermont New Hampshire Vassar Club fall meeting in the Drake Room Hopkins Center on Wednesday October 1 with luncheon at 1230 Mrs Floyd Lapidowe of Essex Junction Vermont prospective student and scholarship chairman reports on a Vassar meeting about subjects A college announces a 50 million dollar capital campaign to raise by 1972 More than half funds to strengthen academics salaries add four chairs expand aid The remainder for capital construction A new curricular plan starts this month to tailor to individual students Vassar founded 1861 by Matthew Vassar aims to be fully coeducational within two years
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
N.H
Vassar Club
Drake Room
Hopkins Center
Floyd Lapidowe
Essex Junction
Vassar
Matthew Vassar
County Craft Session For Area's Senior Citizens
The County Extension Service and Homemaker Extension groups of Bennington held a county craft day at the center on Thursday. Members from each club and center women learned from demonstrators. Mrs. Marion Harris introduced demonstrators including Mrs. Mary Louri of West Rupert sculpturing foil articles, Mrs. Lula Sweet of Bennington cooking crystals, and Mrs. Wallie Pierce of North Bennington with Christmas crafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Extension Service
Bennington
Marion Harris
Mary Louri
West Rupert
Lula Sweet
Wallie Pierce
North Bennington
Funeral notices and community updates from Bennington area
Mass for Rev. William Paul Hackett, 72, concelebrated at Church of the Annunciation with many clergy including Bishop Joyce and Msgrs Buckley Bresnehan. burial at St. Mary's Cemetery, Brandon. Also noted were funeral for Reginald Thompson of Pageant Street, and local church services and lay activities. Community events include senior center programs, vanishing attendances, and a 1970 Agricultural Conservation Program briefing. County offices close for statewide meeting. Tax Club being formed by County National Bank. Champlain College enrollment figures and class start date noted. 63 guests from multiple towns attended senior center event. transportation via center line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul M. Bresnehan
Harold C. Preedom
Thomas H. Connor
N. Joseph Pray
Edward S. Moore
Connor
St. Peter’s Church
Proctor
Louis Gelineau
Bennington zoning clash over Corey housing plans
Town selectmen debate Corey’s 16 000 square foot lots for a 4 to 6 home project amid health department rules and density worries. Residents warn of deteriorating neighborhood values while planning commission reviews Buckley condo plans near Bank Street and state health authority actions loom.
Award Given For Suggestion by New England Telephone Worker
Miss Jeannette C Butler, a 30 year veteran and service representative from Bennington, won a $25 monthly suggestion award. Her idea to modify the service order routine for color set installations would save time for the business office and service reps when handling customer orders. She proposed typing the color letter on the service order instead of the current X.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannette C. Butler
Bennington
New England
Hospital Notes: September 22 1969 Admissions and Births
On Monday September 22 1969 Bennington area hospital notes report admissions Linda Allen James Gardner Clarence Burdick Jr and others from Bennington and North Pownal Discharges include Kathleen M Kelley Michelle Carpenter and John Carpenter Births record a daughter for Dennis Ayres Star Route Bennington and a daughter for Curtis J Carey 134 Scott St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Allen
James Gardner
Bennington
Clarence S. Burdick Jr
North Pownal
Kathleen M. Kelley
Michelle Carpenter
John Carpenter
Dennis Ayres
Curtis J. Carey
Scott St
Governors Oppose Tax Reform Shift
Governors from Washington New Jersey Louisiana and Florida led a Senate Finance Committee hearing opposed to House tax reform provisions that would tax interest on state and municipal bonds. They warned the measure would raise interest rates and provoke state retaliation while stressing tax regression not reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPD
Daniel J. Evans
Washington State
National Governors Conference
Senate Finance Committee
Evans
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
John J. McKeithen
Louisiana
Tiemann
Kirk
Russell B. Long
D-La
Town Meeting Tonight for Land Sale Question
A special Town Meeting at Bennington Elementary School at 7 30 p m will decide the sale of an L shaped town land parcel to D and D Jolivette Electric. Jolivette plans expand warehouse into low income apartments with Vermont Housing Authority lease backing. If approved, land sale minimum is 250 and the town will add the remaining L shaped parcel to land leased to Fire District No 1. The sole agenda item is the town land sale question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
D and D Jolivette Electric
Willow Road
Vermont Housing Authority
Bennington College Eyes Possible Vietnam Moratorium
A Bennington College history teacher said he hopes to spark faculty interest in observing the Oct. 15 Vietnam Moratorium organized by the Friends Committee on National Legislation. He noted plans are not yet formed for Bennington to join students and faculty at about 400 other colleges in suspending classes for a day to campaign against the war. He will seek more information but opposes some aspects of the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
Mary Hodeck
County Tax Board
Board of Civil Authority
Gulf Oil Corp
Philadelphia
Hunt and
Ben Mont Avenue
Albert Shulman
Plearsant Valley Road
Norman Charette
Woodward Drive
H. Greenberg and Son
Habeas Inc
Elm St
Nalrack Inc
Union St
Robert J. Dimke
Margaret Lane
George Hadwen
West Main Streets
Bennington College
Washington, D.C
Friends Committee On
R. Arnold Ricks
Bennington
Vietnam
Ricks
Friends Service Committee
White House
Nixon
Bennington exhibit features Siqueiros lithographs tonight
The art faculty at Bennington College opens its 1969 70 season with a premiere of 10 black and white lithographs by David Alfaro Siqueiros, commissioned for a beau livre edition of Pablo Neruda Poems from the Canto General translated by Ben Belitt. Sample pages will be shown and a bilingual reading by Belitt and Urises Picco is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington College
David Alfaro Siqueiros
Racolin Press
Pablo Neruda
Ben Belitt
Belitt Ad Urises Picco
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vernon Power Lines
Area Methodists
State Symphony Chapter
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Christian Democratic Party
William P. Hackett
Reginald Thompson
Pageant Street
Hanson Walbridge
John Geer
Joseph Caron
Bernard Mayer
Exaid Dufresne
Gordon Caslin
Claude Eastman
John Bellrose
Bennington Brush Co
Thompson
Mr. Geer
Center Shaftsbury
Mr. Thompson
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Lorena McIntire
Nedra Hager
Hager
Francis Irons
Council On Aging
Clarence Ramsey
Vermont Council On Aging
Dorset
Rupert
Stamford
Pownal
Bennington Briefs
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Federal
John J. DeVito
Barre
Senior Citizens Center
Arlene Petras
Paul Petras
West Main St
Champlain College
Burlington
County National Bank
Harte Theatre
P.m
Heronymous Merkin
Mercy Hummpe
Anthony Newley
Williamstown
Regwood Drive
Selectmen’s
Corey
Selectmen
J. Duncan Campbell
Edward R. Lamb
Charles Tilgner III
Norton Barber
Tilgner
Norton
Joseph E. Higgins
State Health Department
Health Department
Lamb
Board of Health
Clifford Provensal
Dexter Davis
Edward J. Lauzon
Coreys
Friends Committee
San Francisco
New York Times
College
Mark Hopkins College
United States Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service
Bernard E. Steen
Walter Hendricks
Armour Star
Wilson
U.S. NO
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