Bristol High Names Valedictorian and Salutatorian for 1966
Bevery Hodgson named Valedictorian at Bristol Senior High School ninth in line of honors. Salutatorian Rosemary Correia of Beverly addresses multiple clubs and varsity sports and will attend Pembroke College in the fall after earning National Merit commendation and RI Honor Society membership.
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Bristol Senior High School
Bevery Hodgson
Hopeworth Ave
Rosemary Correia
Beach Rd
R. I. Honor Society
Beverly
Pembroke College
Rosemary
Univ. of Rhode Island
Miss Fourth of July Pageant Plans and Parade
With 16 contestants for Miss Fourth of July the deadline is May 27 set by contest chairwoman Margaret O'Brien. A high school pageant directed by Dr Paul Fletcher will open the observance at the high school on June 26. The Ferko String Band gives a 3 pm concert and the Philadelphia group appears in the parade on the 4th. The Armory hosts the annual ball on July 2 with limited tickets via Mrs. O'Brien at Conley's Jewelry Store.
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Bristol
Margaret O’brien
Paul Fletcher
Mummers Ferko
Philadelphia
Armory
Metacom Ave
Rotary Club Sponsors Student Abroad Plan
Bristol Rotary Club initiates the International Living Experiment to send a high school graduate and Bristol resident for six weeks abroad each current school year. The plan, announced Wednesday, aims to give youths from a graduating class exposure to another country and culture.
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Rotary Club
Bristol
Kaiser Aluminum Plant Moves to Portsmouth Stir Bristol Politics
Bristol residents weigh the impact of Kaiser's plan to build a large aluminum plant in Portsmouth. The move promises local jobs and rail benefits but upsets Bristol tax funds and previously planned site options. GOP leaders blame Bristol officials while Gov. Chafee earns credit for state preservation.
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Kaiser Aluminum
Portsmouth
Kaiser
Bristol
Mt Hope Bridge
State Park
North Farm
Sas
New Haven Railroad
US Rubber Co
GOP
Presey
John Chafee
Town Meeting Adopts Budget With Seven Dollar Tax Hike
The three night annual town meeting ended with under 50 taxpayers present and approved a tax increase from 33.30 to 40.31 per thousand. The total budget reached 2,687,373 with 2,145,765 to be raised by taxes. Highlights included a Town Meeting Controls Act, adoption of a Personnel Classification and Pay Plan, initiation of a Capital Budget Plan with 81,000 allocated, defeats of police and school department requests, pension for the retiring librarian, and attendance totals of 289, 234, and 152 across Mon, Tue, and Wed.
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Police Department
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Young R. Jr
Green and White
Betty Crocker
Manuel Correia
Elverly Hodgson
Gram
Connie Fasano
Will
Pearson - Grumman
P. F Sturges III
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