Three Bennington Merit Scholarship Semifinalists Named
George A. Sleeman announced that three students from Bennington area high schools are Merit Scholarship semifinalists for 1966-67. Robert Henry Nowak of North Bennington, who graduated North Bennington High in 1966 and entered Columbia on an accelerated plan, is joined by Philip Edward Rice and Martha Clare Wolf of Mt. Anthony Union High School and Bennington respectively. They ranked among Vermont’s top scorers on the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test taken last spring across 17,500 schools nationwide. More than 14,000 semifinalists were named nationwide. finalists require school endorsement, a second exam, and additional materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Sleeman
North Bennington High School
Bennington High School
Robert Henry Nowak
North Bennington
Lionel Nowak
Robert
Columbia
Sen
Iors
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Philip Edward Rice
Edward Rice
Martha Clare Wolf
Frederick B. Wolf
Pleasant Street
Bennington
State of
Vermont
NMSC
Obituary and Local News Blended in 1967 Banner
Mrs. Jeanne S Miller of Sun City Arizona dies at Putnam Memorial Hospital sister of Mrs A G Eastman of Wilmington funeral arrangements pending at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home and a further obituary will appear in Friday's Banner Also Merit Scholars announced with regional colleges and sponsors detailing the National Merit Scholarship program and prize amounts plus a Pawlet Vermont accident report and youth injuries with state police notes on the crash involving four Manchester youths and subsequent hospital transfers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne S. Miller
Sun City, Ariz
A.G. Eastman
Wilmington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Hanson - Walbridge Funeral Home
Malone
Barendse
Pawlet
Wells
Stacy
Poultney
United Counseling Service seeks funds to sustain aid
The Bennington County UCS fund drive plans to raise 12500 locally to meet an 88835 budget for 1966 67 with state matching hoped at 60000. Executive director LoPiccolo stresses local support is key as state subsidies depend on it. The drive includes mailings door to door luncheons and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Counseling Service Council
United Counseling Service of
Bennington County
Otis
United Counseling Service
UCS Board of Trustees
UCS
Joseph LoPiccolo
LoPiccolo
Vermont Ski Show Push Unites Areas With State Agency
A $20,000 Vermont ski show program will unite area promoters and the Development Department to tour four major cities. Deputy Lyons says the exhibit features an 800 square foot display with Vermont maps, color photos, three foot transparencies, and literature. The circuit opens in Washington on October 14 to 16, then New York City Boston and Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Vermont
Donald A. Lyons
Lyons
New York City
Washington, D.C
Boston
Cleveland
Daley Opposes Site Picked for Institution
In Montpelier Vermont Lt Gov John Daley backs residents opposing the Vermont Institutions Board choice of the Ver mont Sanatorium in Pittsford as the site for a 1.2 million medium security facility for young offenders aged 16 to 26. Daley says the board misstepped by not fairl y considering residents and by reversing a Burlington proximity plan to favor Rutland or Pittsford. The Pittsford group Committee Opposed to the Pittsford Prison warns of stigma and lowered property values, while Institutions Commissioner John Woodhull says fears are groundless.
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Burlington
Rutland
Pittsford
John Woodhull
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Hospital Notes September 28 1966 Admissions and Births
Hospital notes report admissions Alfred Ellett Herbert Gall Peter Woodard William Dwyer discharges Cecilia Stevens Jeffrey Estes Albert Dean Beatrice Sumner Kathleen McNeill Carl Ramsey births a daughter to Mr and Mrs Joseph Smith of 4 School Street Hoosick Falls N Y on September 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Ellett
Herbert E. Gall
Bennington
Peter Woodard
Arlington
William Dwyer
Hoosick Falls
Cecilia Stevens
Jeffrey Estes
Albert Dean
Beatrice Sumner
Kathleen McNeilly
Hoosick
Carl Ramsey
Dorset
Joseph Smith
N.Y
Shaftsbury Democrats To Caucus Over Nominating Vacancy
Shaftsbury Democrats announce a Saturday caucus at Cole Hall to fill the district representative vacancy after the primary produced no nominee. Paper ballots, sealed by Town Clerk Elizabeth King, and the Oct 3 deadline set under Vermont law frame the process to oppose Republican Tracy Kenyon Jr. for District 42.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Cole Hall
Bernard McCarthy
Elizabeth King
Vermont
Tracy Kenyon Jr
District
House
VEW Notes End-Season Barbecue and First Dance
VEW Notes Post No 1332 hosts final barbecue of the season this Saturday 5 to 9 p.m. steak or chicken with corn on the cob. First dance 8 to midnight featuring George O’Brien's orchestra. Members and qualified guests invited. October is membership month.
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Post No
George O’brien
Bigart Case Settled Out of Court
A civil suit by Gareth A. Bigart of Bennington against Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. was settled out of court. A retrial had been scheduled in U.S. District Court in Montpelier after a 1965 Brattleboro verdict for Goodyear. The terms were described as fair by attorney John B. Harte. specifics were not disclosed.
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Bigart
Gareth A. Bigart
Bennington
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
John B. Harte
U.S. District Court
Montpelier
Harte
Goodyear
Wassick
Hunt Street
Brattleboro
Goodyear Company
New England
Frank Carlson
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Kansas
Senate
Dirksen
Sen. Aiken
Washburns
Crosbys
Pillsburys
Illinois
Nebraska
Accident at County and School Streets in Bennington
A minor collision occurred Wednesday afternoon at the County and School Streets intersection involving two Bennington residents. Michael D. Lane 226 Depot Street and Harold H. Hatch Jr. 102 Fillmore Street collided as Lane turned from School onto County. No injuries were reported at 3:30 p.m. Damage included a broken left headlight on Lane’s car and a torn seat plus bent foot pedal on Hatch’s vehicle.
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County
School
Bennington
Michael D. Lane
Depot St
School Street
County Street
Harold H. Hatch Jr
Fillmore St
Lane
Hatch
Vermont Stone Walls and Frontier Figures Stir Senate Dialog
In Washington Senator Dirksen stalls an aid bill with a Vermont tale about stone walls and wind in Kansas. Senator Aiken riffs on Vermont’s role in early settlement naming John Deere Stephen Douglas Joseph Smith Brigham Young and Owen Wister in a lively exchange. In Montpelier industrial investment rises to 12.17 million through August with IBM Fairbanks Morse Havey and Book Press among mains. Caledonia and Rutland lead in spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Everett Dirksen
Ill
Vermont
Kansas
U.S
George D. Aiken
Leverett
John Deere
Illinois
Aiken
Stephen Douglas
Joseph Smith
Dirksen
Brigham Young
Montpelier
Roland A. Loveless
Fairbanks Morse & Co
IBM Corp
Havey Industries, Inc
Book Press
Caledonia County
Rutland County
Chittenden County
Windham County
Bennington County
Loveless
Lakin Injured In Accident In Peru town tractor crash injures 87 year old former representative
Pearl Lakin formerly served nine terms in the Kansas legislature from 1925 to 1953. He lies in fair condition at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a late Wednesday tractor mishap near his home. Doctors treat fractures and facial injuries while state police sort through scant details and a missing return time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Pearl Lakin
Lakin
GBA Job Program Progresses in Bennington
Progress on a career planning program for students and adults continued at a second meeting in Bennington. A committee identified four target groups including high school students headed for college and those finishing school. A sub committee will draft a student questionnaire to gauge needs and intentions, with a next meeting set for Oct 11 at Bennington High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Bennington Association
GBA
Hiram Savage
Bennington High School
Savage
Thomas D. Cook Jr
H.T. Cushman Mfg. Co
Robert L. Mihuta
Union Carbide Consumer Products
Mary Elizabeth
Stock Averages at Noon September 29, 1966
The Dow Jones Industrial average stood at 774.88, down 6.07 points. The rail index was 194.96, off 1.07, with utilities and composite averages detailed alongside total trading volume of 2,490,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
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Cepheus
Cassiopeia
Andromeda
Perseus
Capella
Auriga
John M. Stalnaker
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Stalnkaer
Ford Foundation
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Bennington Briefs
Bennington County Medical Auxiliary
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Dudley Baker
Richard Fabricius
Green Mountain Club
Stratton Mountain
Old Bennington
Robert Santway
Frost Road
Doris J. sScovill
Bennington Travel Agency
Main St
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Windward Islands
Librarians
Thomas Steffen
Crescent Boulevard
Don B. Otis
Manchester
Daley
Miss Lucy Mahar
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Alfred Ellis
O.S.A
Walter F.miller
St. John the Baptist Church
Altar and Rosary Society
Hoosick Falls Health Center
Joseph Burns
Mason Harrison
Frank Martello
Glenn Banks
Jeffrey Shea
John A. Murphy
RT Worth Hoosick
Virginia Wolf
CATS
Ultrascope
Anne Arthur
Karen Field
Sabrina Koh
Jean
Seberg
Christian
Sagans
Ayl
M-G-M
Panavision
Harte Theatre
THE
Mirisch Corporation
SAT
SUN
Democrats
VEW
Ernest W. Gibson
Gibson
Foster
Gage
Safford Sts
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