Knapp wins top service award from aviation officials
Vermont Aeronautics Commissioner Edward F. Knapp receives the distinguished service award from the National Association of Aviation Officials for leadership since 1945. He is noted as director, past president and treasurer at the national level. In Montpelier Gov Keyser accuses Hoff of political tactics over school aid reform remarks. Hoff backs doubling state contributions to local districts over five to ten years. Keyser argues the progressive stages clause conveys the same meaning.
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Vermont lawmakers to hear phase two highway probe today
Montpelier lawmakers resume hearings as the commission moves into the second phase of its inquiry into the state garage and its operations following the filing of its report and recommendations.
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Highway Department
Commission
Merchant elected national aviation officials president
Gerald C. Merchant of South Carolina was chosen president of the National Association of Aviation Officials at the organization’s 31st annual meeting. He succeeds Indians native Richard L. Cunningham.
Vermont Grants Fund Cancer Research At University
The University of Vermont received an 18000 dollar institutional cancer research grant announced by the Vermont Cancer Society president. The award aims to recruit new students into cancer research as part of 32 grants totaling 740000 dollars nationwide this academic year. Daylight saving time ends October 27 in Vermont per Gov Keyser, aligning with neighboring states extending the period by one month.
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Vermont Cancer Society
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Hendrick Hudson Hotel Bought by Stephen Sichel in Troy
Stephen Sichel, 32, buys the Hendrick Hudson Hotel in Troy from Dykeman Hotel Co for over $800000. He previously bought the Weldon Hotel in Greenfield Mass and plans to run the Troy hotel solo with focus on food and beverages. Sichel trained at Paris’s Cordons Bleu.
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Weldon
Greenfield
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McCann Regional Vocational School to Open as Planned
Director James R. Westall announced that after seven day work weeks the McCann Regional Vocational school will open Monday with 224 students in 20 classrooms. Gym and shop rooms will be ready by the year’s start. In North Adams the North Berkshire District Court confirms a new judge, a move of triple significance.
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McCann Regional Vocational School
James R. Westall
North Berkshire
PTA Jubilee Convention Opens in Windsor Vermont 1962
The Congress of Parents and Teachers holds its oct 2 9 am convention at Windsor high school marking fifty years of PTA in Vermont. National leaders Dr J C Moffitt and Dr Glenn E Snow will speak in workshops on PTA work. The theme A House Is Not Always A Home aims to boost parental and community responsibility. A banquet follows with Dr Snow as speaker. Lodging help is available through convention chairman Robert G Smith.
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Windsor
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Rick Besoyan’s New Musical Seeks Broadway Debut
In New York AP reports Rick Besoyan returns with a second musical titled The Student Gypsy or the Prince of Liederkranz. The satire centers on a 22 year war between two mythical nations and blends 75 percent music with 25 percent dialogue as Broadway premiere aims for early 1963.
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Besoyan
Litthke Mary Sunshine
Bennington Banner Ad Rates And Delivery Details
Bennington Banner advertising and circulation information lists contact numbers 447 2800 and 442 2684. It explains home delivery by carrier, subscription rates by mail for 50 mile radius and Vermont, and discounted rates for servicemen.
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Folklore Group To Meet In Charlotte On Oct 6
The Green Mountain Folklore Society holds its fall meeting at Charlotte Town Hall on Saturday October 6 with a 10 30 am start and a business session from 11 to 12. Mrs A D Murray handles lunch reservations by October 1. Mrs Rodney Dolliver will give a welcome, and the day includes a museum visit, spinning and weaving demos by Mrs James Amble and Miss Suzanne Amble, songs by Mrs Elsie Schermerhorn, slides on Vermont history, and a folk story exchange. President Mrs Marjorie Metcalf welcomes all interested in Vermont folklore.
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Charlotte
Green Mountain Folklore Society
A. D. Murray
Rodney Dolliver
Old Town House
Charlotte Memorial Museum
Hazel C. Murray
James Amble
Suzanne Amble
Elsie Schermerhorn
Williams Admissions Experiment Under Scrutiny
Williams College in Massachusetts hosts a Ford Foundation study on an exceptional admission experiment. A dozen educators visit to review how candidates with high future growth potential are admitted despite average 17-year-old records. Frederick Copeland and Philip F. Smith led discussions, with Charles R. Keller moderating.
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Williamstown
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Williams College
Ford Foundation
Williams
Ford
Frederick C. Copeland
Philip F. Smith
Charles R. Keller
John Hay Fellows Foundation
Soviet nuclear test detected near Novaya Zemlya, Uppsala notes
The Seismological Institute of Uppsala University registered another Soviet nuclear test today in the Novaya Zemlya area, signaling ongoing atmospheric testing activity and regional seismic monitoring.
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Sweden
Uppsala University
Novaya Zemlya
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