Hendricks Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary in Putney
Walter and Flora Hendricks marked their 50th wedding anniversary at home in Putney on Saturday, March 27. Pioneers of Vermont higher education, they founded Marlboro College in 1946, Windham College in 1951, and Mark Hopkins College in 1964, and helped establish Marlboro Music Festival and the Fiction Writers Conference, which drew noted musicians and writers from abroad.
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Walter
Flora Hendricks
Hendrickses
Vermont
Marlboro College
Windham College
Earlham College
Richmond
Ind
Walter Hendricks
Robert Frost
Governors Commission On the Status of Women
Brattleboro
American Association of University Women
AAUW
University Classics
Hendricks House, Inc
Mark Hopkins College
Brattleboro Lions Club
Five of 25 Fire Auxiliary members choose uniforms
The Shaftsbury Firemen's Auxiliary voted to adopt navy blue pant suits for five present members, with 20 others expected at the April 21 measuring for marching units. A radio school will be held April 24 at the high school. attendees should contact Bill Kelley. Banquet planned for April 28 at Howard Johnson's in Williamstown. A rummage sale is scheduled for May 8 at the firehouse with donations due May 5.
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Shaftsbury
Firemen’s Auxiliary
Allyn Lindsey
Fireman’s Auxiliary
Bill Kelley
Howard Johnson’s
Williamstown
Mass
Mrs. Lindsey
Babe Kelley
Dorset
Maplewood +H
Robbie Franklin
Arthur Tennyson
Green Mountain
Manchester
Dorset Village
Our Town
Dorset Playhouse
Burr and Burton Gymnasium
BBS
Dorset Players
Falls crime wave hits village with property damage
Falls residents report thefts and vandalism including 80 red and gray flag stones stolen from Mrs. Irma Leiberger and a drilled tire on Lucille Trottier's car. BB gun holes shot at St Marys School, multiple dog bites, and a parking lot accident at Stewart's Store are under investigation. Court actions list sentences for O'Dell, Burdick, and McGrath. Dorset notices promote library events and local clubs with performances.
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Irma Leiberger
Leiberger
Sister Regina
St. Mary’s Academy
St. Mary’s
Church Street
Harry McCarty
Bovie Hill Road
Keith Trottier
Main Street
McCarty
Trottier
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Stewart’s
River Street
Michael Larvigne
E. Main Street
North Adams
Mass
Robert LaPan
Jane Butkas
Lyman St
Hoosick Fwls
Rutland Prosecutor mulls state help in prostitution probe
Rutland County State's Attorney John Liccardi said he may seek help from Attorney General M Jerome Diamond in an investigation of alleged prostitution. He discussed the possibility with Diamond but has not asked for aid yet, noting state law enforcement help may be needed if the probe expands to Bennington County. One arrest has been made so far.
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Green Mountain Park
Pownal
Bennington County
Vermont maple sugar crop off to a poor start this year
Vermont maple sugarmakers report a weak season as warm weather triggers early budding. Snowy lowland and southern areas show disappointing sap yields while northern regions must beat odds to avoid a full downturn. A UPI report notes many southeastern producers already finished. A separate Vermont legal note quotes Harold Tyler urging more bar advertising freedom to align with antitrust law.
Troy Council Eyes Tax Status for RPI Field House
Troy city officials plan to seek state authority to set the field house tax status of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Some council members oppose taxation, hoping a state grant could resolve the issue by June 1 if lawmakers empower the city to decide.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Field House
John P. Buckley
RPI
North Adams Mayor defies porn control petition drive
In North Adams Mayor Joseph Bianco shrugged off 1400 churchgoer signatures calling for tighter pornography rules. Campaign organizer Raymond Babeu claims the effort targets school board bus service to parochial schools, while Bianco calls the charge a joke and unrelated to policy. In Pittsfield, two youths face $2000 bail after a Thursday night stabbing near Sub ’N Beef Shop. Michael Hisert was cut on a finger as David Carlo and Oliver Goines clashed, Carlo later turned himself in.
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Joseph R. Bianco
Raymond Babeu
Bianco
Daniel Alcombright Jr
Babeu
Adams
Pittsfield
North St
Michael Hisert
Hisert
David Carlo
Carlo
Oliver Goines
Goines
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