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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1977

Page

3

Murphy charms Rotarians as Bennington College president

Joseph S. Murphy addressed the Bennington Rotary Club at Mt. Anthony Country Club, praising Bennington College as strong and nationally respected in liberal arts and the performing arts. He discussed finances, alumni giving, and the college town relation, urging substantial donations to close deficits while noting no immediate new capital plans.

Bennington College Joseph S. Murphy Bennington Rotary Club Mt. Anthony Murphy Queens College City of New York Gov. Rockefeller Lindsey Beame Bennington America

Racicot Brandalik rites held in Hoosick Falls

Lynn Marie Brandalik wed Scott Francis Racicot at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Hoosick Falls at 11 a.m. on March 12. Officiating was Rev. Walter J. Quinn. The couple will reside at 107 Butter Road, Bennington, after a reception at the Bennington Elks Club. Brandalik is a 1973 graduate employed at Union Carbide Bennington. Racicot is an Mt Anthony and St Michaels College graduate, electrician with his father.

Hoosick Falls N.Y Lynn Marie Brandalik Joseph F. Brandalik Jackson St Scott Francis Racicot Raymond Racicot Burgess Road Bennington Church of the Immaculate Conception Walter J. Quinn USA Elise Molasky Donald Sutton Sue Brandalik Timothy Racicot Diane Sheridan Sherry Casavant Diane Brandalik Lee Ann Horse Kari Ann Racicot Flower Girl Dennis Hart Greg McGuire Ricky Pinsonneault Kenneth Stemp Nick Messina Cambridge Elks Club Paradise Island Bahamas Butter Road Hoosick Falls Central School Central City Business Institute of Syracuse Union Carbide Corp Bennington Catholic Mt. Anthony Union High School

Mother-Daughter Banquet At Second Congregational Church

The annual Mother-Daughter Banquet at Second Congregational Church Hillside Street will occur this Tuesday April 5 at 6 p.m. in the church social rooms. Guests are asked to bring a casserole or salad to feed eight to ten people and a program by Duncan A Campbell will follow.

Second Congregational Church Hillside Street Duncan A. Campbell

Food-stamp reform proposals urged by Bread & Law Task Force

Peter Ryersbach of Bread & Law Task Force urged major food-stamp reforms in Washington before House and Senate subcommittees. He proposed eliminating the purchase requirement to boost participation and cut costs, regionalized standard deductions, and an option to itemize expenses to ensure adequate diets for households.

Bread & Law Task Force Ayersbach Congress Bread & Law EPA

Geneseo Couple Announces Engagement of Jullie Ferris

Geneseo residents Mr and Mrs Robert M Ferris announce the engagement of their daughter Jullie Barbara Ferris to Andrew Borden Sillin son of Mr and Mrs Lelan F Sillin Jr of Lyme Conn The couple studied in New York New Jersey Japan and Tokyo and both hold M Ed degrees from Antioch Graduate School They plan a May wedding in Millbrook New York Both are connected with RECAP in Orange County and Middletown respectively with Sillin a descendant of Bennington founder William Bradford and the Borden family lineage.

Geneseo Hills Ill Robert M. Ferris Geneseo Jullie Barbara Andrew Borden Sillin Lelan F. Sillin Jr Lyme Tokyo Antioch Graduate School CLASP Regional Economic Community Action Program RECAP Orange County New York Dutchess County Gettysburg College Dletown Sillin

SVC to Host Judge Sorrentino as Commencement Speaker

Southern Vermont College will hold its May 29 commencement at 2 p.m. on the lawn of the Edward Everett estate with Los Angeles judge Joseph Sorrentino delivering the address. Sorrentino, noted for juvenile justice reform, rose from Brooklyn street life to Harvard Law School and the bench, emphasizing one-on-one rehabilitation and personal focus in justice. Rick Kunz, SVC student government president, announced the event, noting Sorrentino’s broad lecturing and media reach.

Southern Vermont College Los Angeles Joseph Sorrentino SVC Rick Kunz Edward Everett Mt. Anthony Sorrentino Thomas Gee Gee Brooklyn New York Parris Island CBS Sixty Minutes Abraham Lincoln Kunz American Library Association

Bennington Briefs Local meetings scheduled across town

Local 236 gathers at 10 a.m. Saturday at L Betit home with Roy Dunn attending. Court St. Andrew 259 CDA holds Tuesday 7:30 p.m. meeting at St Francis de Sales center. Mt Anthony CES plans Wednesday 8 p.m. annual meeting. informal dress allowed. Hale Mountain Fish and Gun Club meets tonight at 7 at the clubhouse. Bennington County Central Labor Council meets Tuesday 8 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center. Pittsfield NARFE Chapter 428 postpones April 9 meeting to April 16 at Red Cross chapter house due to Easter. Ladies Auxiliary to Eagles Aerie 1861 to meet tonight at 7:15 to escort to Mahar Funeral Home. Eagles Aerie 1861 officers hold Tuesday 7:30 p.m. meeting with 8 p.m. business session. Dr William F Wolfe chiropractor at 205 Northside Drive Bennington opposite Monument Plaza. ADV. Shea Agency Inc Insurance ad notes 106 years in service since 1869 with Southern Vermont Insurance Center, Bennington VT. May we review your insurance program. ADV.

Shea Agency Inc Southern Vermont Insurance Center Bennington

Public hearings listed for Vermont week of April 4 9

Public hearings schedule in Montpelier Rutland and St Johnsbury Center for April 4 to 9 include Medical Center Nursing Home hearing in Montpelier Public Service Board room on Monday 9 30 a m and House Natural Resources Committee hearing on H 405 Bottle bill in Montpelier Room 11 Tuesday 7 30 p m Equine Infectious Anemia at Rutland High School auditorium Wednesday 7 30 p m Infectious Anemia at Pavilion Auditorium Montpelier and Thursday 11 00 a m Transportation Board Compensation hearing Searsburg Town Hall Searsburg followed by Infectious Anemia at Grange Hall St Johnsbury Center 7 30 p m.

Medical Center Nursing Home Public Service Board Montpelier House Natural Resources Committee State House Vermont Department of Agriculture Rutland High School Rutland Pavilion Auditorium Transportation Board Searsburg Town Hall Searsburg Grange Hall St. Johnsbury Center

Expectant Fathers Expand During Wives’ Pregnancy

A University of Connecticut study of 50 expectant fathers found they perceive themselves to grow larger as their partners gain weight during pregnancy. Using a 54 inch plastic circle test, husbands imagined themselves as transparent cylinders and reported increasing size each month of pregnancy, then loss after childbirth.

Hartford, Conn UPI University of Connecticut Jacqueline Fawcett

Answers Please team wins again for Mt Anthony

The MAC Answers Please team repeated a victory on WRGB Schenectady sweeping Fair Haven 100 to 75 and Sharon Springs 155 to 75. MAU advances to a final Channel 6 appearance where a win will retire the trophy, with a pep bus of supporters traveling to back the team.

Mt. Anthony WRGB Sharon Springs N.Y MAU Channel 6 Rooters

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Murphy Charms Rotarians New York State Douglas Krause Tom Steffen Joe Iseman Tim Smith Performing Arts Oregon Mrs. Scott F. Racicot Andrick Studio South ST Church ST Erasmus Night High School University of California Marines Harvard Law School Bennington Briefs L. Betit Francis Street Roy Dunn Court St. Andrew 259 CDA St. Francis de Sales Parish Center West Main Street CES Hale Mountain Fish & Gun Club Bennington County Central Labor Council Senior Citizens Center Pittsfield NARFE Red Cross Wendell Ave Mass Order of Eagles, Aerie 1861 Eagle Rooms Mahar Funeral Home Forrest Vadakin Order of Eagles Aerie 1861 William F. Wolfe Northside Drive Monument Plaza ADV Eagle Street North Adams Gauchos Aay Dio Main ST Bennington, VT Arlington Manchester Shaftsbury RON & Maureen Vermont Pandora Nichols
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