Retardation Training Workshop Set in Mendon April 10 11
Montpelier Vermont health and education professionals will attend a two day workshop on Community Mental Retardation services at LaCortina in Mendon April 10 11. Sessions cover diagnostic services with Dr Marion C McKee and Sister Mary Brian. Gurdon Gerrish and Madelaine St Amand join physicians Worthington and Toolan for case demonstrations. Ruth Thomson outlines a screening plan for Addison Northwest elementary schools to detect learning disabilities and mental retardation early. The afternoon discussions will continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Vermont
LaCortina
Mendon
Marion C. Mckee
Health Department
Burlington
Mary Brian
Trinity College
United Counseling Service of
Bennington
Gordon Gerrish
Madelaine St. Amand
William Worthington
James Toolan
Ruth Thomson
Counseling Service
Addison County
Addison Northwest
Wil
Worthington
Edwina W. Austin
Rutland Mental Health Service
Marguerite Meyer
Worcester Comprehensive Care Center
Worcester
Mass
Carla Dowden
LLB
Massachusetts
Southeastern Vermont
Lenore W. McNeer
Mental Health and
Victor Harrison
Windsor County Mental Health Service
Springfield
Eleanor Schouler
Family and Child Guidance Services
Brattleboro
Michael Duran
Windsor
Windham
Doris S. Fraser
Bureau of Retardation
Massachusetts Executive Office For Administration and Finance
Carolyn M. Cherington
Department of Mental Health
United States
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Stafford To Speak At Grange Banquet
Congressman Robert T. Stafford R Vt will be guest speaker at the Ethan Allen Pomona Grange banquet on April 20. Dinner starts at 7 p m in the former Bennington Catholic High School building. Reservations with Mrs Belle Decker Box 18 Wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert T. Stafford
Ethan Allen Pomona Grange
Bennington Catholic High School
Belle Decker
Wells
Oakes barred from Senate office building in Washington
Atty Gen James Oakes, barred from the Senate office building due to weak credentials, could not enter Capitol Hill to see Vermont lawmakers Rep Robert Stafford and the state's two senators. He called from a Capitol area phone booth and later met with Stafford to arrange a future Vermont meeting. The day followed talks with federal officials on nuclear plant thermal pollution and amid tight security after Dr Martin Luther King Jr s murder sparking four days of civil disorders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
UPI
James Oakes
Senate
Washington
Oakes
Capitol Hill
Vermont
Robert T. Stafford
R.t
Capitol
Stafford
Martin Luther King
Booth
GOP
Dr. King
Escapee Gets Long Prison Sentence
Wellsman among five escapees from Rutland County Jail received extended terms after arrest in Ballaston Spa New York. Lloyd Martell 22 pled innocent and not guilty by reason of insanity for jail escape. Raymond Provencher 27 Phillip Walker 19 and Louis Bowers 38 faced multiple check fraud charges and bail set at 6000 or 3500. Paul Dussault 28 of Biddeford Maine was sentenced five to nine years for various charges including escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Martell
Rutland
Edward McClellen
Martell
Raymond Provencher
Phillip Walker
Portland
Maine
Louis Bowers
Winooski
Provencher and
Walker
Bowers
Paul Dussault
Biddeford
State
McClellan
Poetry Society Meets in Burlington Vermont Spring Session
The Poetry Society of Vermont held its spring meeting in Burlington on April 6 with Mrs. Marion Gleason as president. A 23 poem anonymous submission workshop was read by a panel including Mrs. Roberta Goldstein and William Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Poetry Society of Vermont
Marion Gleason
PSOV
Roberta Goldstein
William Butler
Bates College
Mark Heim
Ronald Sheriff
Burlington High School
Gordon (Mollie) Baldwin
Montpellier
Society
Vermont
Vermont Historical Society
Grace Cook
Montpelier
Bennington College Calendar Concert Snippets and Exhibits
Bennington College calendar lists midweek concerts in Carriage Barn with Sue Kahn Zita Carno and flute and piano pieces from 20th century masters. Friday folk concert features Bill Brown gospel and spiritual songs. Monday art opening by Paul Feeley, tied to Guggenheim retrospective. Additional events include Tuesday art lecture Gene Baro and Wednesday faculty concert with Orren Pernel Julian DeGray and Lionel Nowak. Contest entries note local art prizes for Barre Bellows Falls St Albans Hatchville Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carriage Barn
Sue Kahn
Mannes College of Music
New York City
Zita Carno
Pro Arte Orchestra
Hofstra University
Bill Brown
Boston-Providence
New Gallery
Paul Feeley
Feeley
Guggenheim Museum
New York
Barn 1
Gene Baro
Orren Pernel
Julian DeGray
Lionel Nowak
Bach
Beethoven
Bartok
Thirlmere Soccer Club Stripped After 5-1 Loss
In Liverpool England thieves plundered Thirlmere Soccer Club players after a 5-1 defeat. Watches rings cash and several pairs of trousers were stolen. A special bus was arranged to ease the players’ cold walk home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
England
UPI
Thirlmere
Burlington Band Contest Winners Named in Barre Battle
The Diplomats of Burlington won first at the 1968 Battle of the Bands in Barre, Vermont, earning a spot to compete in the National Jaycees Battle in Atlantic City New Jersey. The Other Man's Grass of Springfield placed second, Heart Beats of Burlington third, and The Rejects of Rutland fourth. Bennington's Iapathetic Mushroom also performed with Geoffry Locklin on drums Ned Quist on lead guitar Rick Thiem on bass Carl Joachim on rhythm guitar and Peter Piscopo on vocals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barre
Greater Barre
Jaycees
Bennington
Iapathetic Mushroom
Diplomats”’ of
Burlington
Vermont
Atlantic City
Springfield
the Rejects
Rutland
Geoffry Locklin
Ned Quist
Rick Thiem
Carl Joachim
Peter Piscopo
Teignmouth Parrot Missing After Weekend Vanish
Teignmouth England. Frank Howard reports his pet parrot Bighty boy has vanished from his cage on Saturday. The bird is noted for an unusual beer drinking habit and a large belly, leading to speculation he can’t fly. The Howards have owned Bighty boy for nearly four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teignmouth
England
UPI
Bightyboy
Frank Howard
Howards
PSB Considers Power Company To Raise Additional Funds Plan
The Public Service Board reviews petitions from Central Vermont Public Service Corp and Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp seeking authority to raise funds. Central Vermont plans $10 million in long term debentures to cover bank notes and aid Vermont Yankee through May while Vermont Yankee seeks a $20 million short term loan to endure through next year. The firms outline a revolving loan with Boston banks and future stock issuance, as they build a $115 million atomic plant in Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PSB
Power Company
Montpelier
API
Public Service Board
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Rutland
Vermont Yankee Nulear Power Corp
Albert A. Cree
Central Vermont
Vermont Yankee
Vermont
Boston
Vernon
WOTM Notes from April Chapter Night in Greenwich
Women of the Moose notes describe April 3 chapter night chaired by Christine Potter. An Easter themed table featured a cake by Mrs. Potter, initiation welcomed Marilyn Cymbalak who received a surprise gift, and Easter baskets were presented to Louise Madkour. Next meeting April 17 at 7 30 p.m. sign ups for the annual banquet at Wallies Restaurant in Greenwich NY. transport contact Bessie Burgess. refreshments by Marilyn Cymbalak and Bessie Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women of the Moose
Christine Potter
Mrs. Potter
Wallie’s
Greenwich
N.Y
Bessie Burgess
Marilyn Cymbalak
Bessie Hall
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Vermont Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association
Priscilla Weir
Elizabeth Armstrong
Roger Bixby
St. Albans
Charlotte Hemenway
Pat Fordham
Clifford Dutra Jr
Sandra Cleveland
Milton
Marilyn Palmer
Hinesburg
Elizabeth Cooper
Mary Sabin
Westfield
Massachusetts Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association
UPS
Rutland County
Church Women United Assembly
State Assembly of Church Women United
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Robert Gibbs
North Bennington
Woman’s Society
Council of Church Women United
Casper S. Jones
CWU
Provencher
Ballaston Spa
Nichols
Hollywood
Usorolle
Vassarette
Poetry Society
Bennington College
Helen St. John
Lucy Biggs
Frances Stockwell Lovell
Bellows Falls
Richard Barry
Anne Dimmock
Hatchville
Burlington Group
New England
Cora B. Whitney
WOTM
Isabelle LaBarge
Helen Galipeau
Louise Madkour
Skimmer
Nannette
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