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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1974

Page

9

Pownal Community Calendar Highlights Week Activities

Religious education classes scheduled for Saturday at 9 a.m. at Pownal Elementary School. Alcoholics Anonymous to meet Saturday at 8 p.m. at Pownal Recreation Community Center. North Pownal School to hold public hearing Tuesday at 7 p.m. in room 102 103, followed by a school board meeting. Dental program at Pownal Elementary runs through April with fluoride treatments and $2 75 fee. no one refused for inability to pay. Mrs Nikki Bedell to supervise dental hygiene. program open to all children with slips sent home. Attendees at a regional group trip from Pownal joined others from Bennington Manchester Arlington and Dorset for a dinner and Ice Capades show in Troy New York.

Bennington Manchester Arlington Dorset Troy N.Y Mario Pownal Mildred Kemmlein Walter Pollett Harry DuBois Richard Dorman Irene North Pownal Nikki Bedell

Dorset snowmobilers shine at AASC World Series in Manchester

Zilda Pinsonault 21 won women’s class 1 while Danny Pinsonault 19 placed third in superstock class 3 and fourth in class 3 modified. Pinsonault leads 440 superstock for 1973 74 season and helped SnoJet New England. Green Mountain Trailblazer Club thanks Manchester Fire Dept Rescue Squad and Bromley’s Stig Albertson for equipment enabling the event.

East Dorset Manchester Fairground Zilda Pinsonault Burr & Burton Danny Pinsonault SnoJet New England Pinsonault Green Mt. Trailblazer Club Manchester Fire Dept. and Rescue Squad Bromley Stig Albertson

Library adds diverse adult titles and community events

March additions at Martha Canfield Library include adult titles such as The Arthritic's Cookbook and The Highbinders along with several others. Hoosick Area Senior Citizens plan a rummage sale April 26 at the Senior Center with listed workers and drop-off dates. Nomination deadlines for Senior Citizens of the Year are May 15, with awards May 29, while other events include trips, flea market plans, and a Masonic rehearsal ahead of an April 23 district visit.

Martha Canfield Arthritic Dong Sandalwood Hoosick Area Church Street Mary O'Malley Frances Stewart Hannah Austin Mary Smith Catherine Hughes Genevieve Marvin Blantyre Castle Mame Lucille Ball Cinema 7 Purling Rose Waythus P.O. Box Hoosick Falls N.Y

Visitation Plans and Palm Sunday Sale Announced

Hoosick Falls and Raymond E. Calhoun oversee visitation for Roger Whitney of Schenectady district grand lecturer with Mrs Ruth F. Olsen hosting at her home chapter. Jane St Marys Auxiliary to sponsor Palm Sunday food sale at the Church of the Immaculate Conception with pickups possible via Mrs Robert Lewsey and ward chairmen. Harold R Cutler of Bussey Lane receives 300 reward for sustaining superior performance at Watervliet Arsenal. credited with 541000 in savings and 30 value engineering projects in year. Karen Sue Cottrell to enroll in two year program at Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park after high school activities in HFCS chorus and clubs.

Raymond E. Calhoun Roger Whitney Schenectady Ruth F. Olsen Jane St. Mary’s Auxiliary Church of the Immaculate Conception Watervliet Arsenal Cutler Arsenal Karen Sue Cottrell Shirley Cottrell Wilson Hill Road Carl Cottrell Winthrop Maine Hoosick Falls Central School Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park N.Y HFCS Karen Future Teachers of America

Clark Art children’s program earns national notice

Williamstown Massachusetts where the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute runs a triannual program for elementary pupils from three states. The program covers visual, performing, and literary arts and aims to deepen awareness of art forms and their interrelations. It has about 20 volunteer docents led by assistant director John Brooks and was highlighted by the Council on Museums and Education in the Visual Arts as a model program.

Williamstown Mass Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Council On Museums and Education In Rockefeller Brothers Fund National Endowment For the Arts National Endowment For the Humanities Institute New England Council Sherman Lee Cleveland Museum of Art John Brooks

New England Forecast Calls for Cool, Showery Start

The New England extended forecast for Sunday through Tuesday predicts fair weather in Maine New Hampshire Vermont Rhode Island and Massachusetts on Sunday with a chance of showers Monday and Tuesday. Temperatures will reach the low 50s during the day and drop to the low 20s at night.

Boston UPI New England Maine New Hampshire Vermont Rhode Island Massachusetts

Salmon warns Vermont on environmental retreat and land use

Gov. Salmon told lawmakers they were kind to him but not to his programs as the legislature adjourned with no major environmental laws. He urged a major land use planning push in 1975 while praising 1974 lawmakers for responsible, creative work. A moonwalker visit follows. Dr. Harrison Schmitt of Apollo 17 will speak at 7:30 p.m. Saturday to the Vermont Geological Society in Montpelier Pavilion auditorium, co sponsored by the Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation. Secretary Martin L. Johnson will introduce Schmitt, with lunar rock samples on exhibit.

Montpelier Salmon

Vermont Yankee resumes power after six day shutdown

The Vermont Yankee plant restarted generation Thursday after a six day shutdown. AEC ordered tests found no defective control rods and no indication the reactor's rods were ineffective. Spokesman Lawrence Keyes cited possible fixes for valve adjustments and other unrevealed problems addressed during the shutdown.

Vernon Vermont Yankee AEC Lawrence Keyes Keyes

Windsor prison rocked by spring fever rock throwing

Windsor state prison faced a vandalism spree blamed on spring fever with a 3 30 p m general lockup after rocks shattered truck and guard house windows during exercise. Warden Moeykens ordered a thorough search for weapons as guards secured the facility. Rutland Castleton students arraigned on marijuana possession charges following raids at the college. Lauren Lavell and Karen Shilling pleaded guilty while Nicholas Bergeron and Steven Perry pleaded innocent as drug evidence was sent to Montpelier crime lab.

Windsor Windsor State Prison Julius Moeykens Rutland Castleton State College Rutland District Court Lauren Lavell Karen Shilling Carmel N.Y Nicholas Bergeron Steven Perry Barre Montpelier

Murphy seeks funds to upgrade emergency radio system in Rensselaer

Troy County Executive William J. Murphy will request permission to improve emergency radio facilities at the Grafton center. He cites floods last spring as showing the need for two 100-watt receivers and transmitters funded by the federal government. A grand jury in Albany probes alleged police corruption, extended six weeks to hear more witnesses, with no indictments yet and a findings report due after the period.

Troy — Rensselaer William J. Murphy Murphy Grafton U.S Albany Albany Police Department State Investigation Commission

Berkshire Community College Computer Staff Quit in Protest

Pittsfield Berkshire Community College computer science faculty resigned en masse over a departmental reorganization ordered by President Thomas E. O Connell. The department secretary also announced her resignation effective next week. The move follows removal of chairmanship and shifts of duties to Registrar Jon H. Larson and Gary A. Davis. Strickland, 34, says the new structure is unworkable and questions Larson s expertise in computer systems. Adams Cheshire Regional School continues staff purge as only two of 48 recommended personnel, John A. Hughes and Nancy Messerly, are kept. others including Donald R. Sommer have left or faced action, with Sommer s case pending in court.

Pittsfield Berkshire Community College Thomas E. O’connell Roger Strickland O’connell Jon H. Larson Gary A. Davis Strickland Larson Adams Adams-Cheshire John A. Hughes Nancy Messerly Donald R. Sommer Sommers Hughes Messerly Joseph A. Wilk

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