Vermont Legislature Debates People’s Peace Treaty Plan
The Vermont House debates a resolution urging the People’s Peace Treaty principles and immediate U.S. troop withdrawal from Vietnam. A companion amendment endorses Nixon Indochina policy, while lawmakers weigh wording amid a tight debate schedule and looming final adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peduzzi
U.S
North
South
Vietnam
House
Walter B. Kennedy
Chelsea
Kennedy
Valsangiacomo
Randolph Major
Indochina
Deane C. Davis
Senate
Fish and Game Board
Hospital Notes April 9 1971 Admissions and Births
Hospital notes list admissions and discharges across multiple towns in Vermont and New York for April 9 to April 12 1971. Entries name Kimberley Pembroke Bennington Ellen Chenail North Adams and others. births include Gregory Eric DeGeorge and two other newborns with family details and Navy service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberley Pembroke
Bennington
Anne Labadie
East Arlington
Ellen Chenail
North Adams
Mass
Kerr Armstrong
Shushan
N.Y
Henrietta Muckle
Arthur Papaioannou
Grace Barber
North Bennington
Helen Sprague
Hoosick Falls
Freida Carman
Shaftsburg
Lars Jansen
Petersburg
Shirley Janas
Manchester Center
Mary Sparks
William Sparks
Louisa Cross
Jane Ross
Linda Day
Searsburg
Clarence Sausville
Richard O’dell
R.D
Henry Small
Furnace Brook Farm
Donald E
Bennington Briefs Highlight Local Meetings And Events
Bennington Directors of Mt Anthony Union High meet tonight at 7 30 in the school conference room with routine items and the Bennington and ABC Programs listed. Navy Seaman Apprentice David D Pratt son of Lawrence F Pratt attends Naval Communications School in Pensacola. Senior Citizens Club holds a 5 30 covered dish supper at the center. Bennington Fire Department pays respects to Francis Amidon at Mahar Son Funeral Home at 7. Emblem Club to joint install with Rutland Elks on April 18 at 2. For details call Mrs Ethel Gerow. Welcome Wagon Club tour of Bennington Museum hosted by Eugene Kosche. Plain Dirt Gardeners meet at 2 at Bennington Free Library with slide on Wild Flowers by Mrs Robert Brogdale. Bennington County Central Labor Council meets Tuesday at 8 at the Senior Citizens Center. DRIVE SAFELY and SAVE MONEY. ADV Shea Agency insurance ad. Elaine's Fabric Shop ad. Obituaries.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Bennington
ABC
Bennington Fire Department
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Francis Amidon
Bennington Free Library
Robert Brogdale
Former Bennington Fire Chief Amidon, 68, Dies
Francis K. Amidon of 825 Gage St. died unexpectedly Saturday at Albany Medical Center Hospital after surgery earlier in the week. Born July 26, 1902 in Bennington, he served as chief of the Bennington Fire Department and was a member of the Eagle Hose Co. He married Mary Boivin Weaver in 1932. Funeral Tuesday at Mahar & Son Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Burial in Park Lawn Cemetery. Calling hours today 2–4 and 7–9 p.m. Memorials to Bennington Rescue Squad accepted.
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Francis K. Amidon
Gage St
Bennington
Albany Medical Center Hospital
David and
Fannie (Briggs) Amidon
Allen-A
H.E. Bradford Co
Mary Boivin Weaver
Amidon
Eagle Hose Co
Mahar & Son Funeral
Melvin R. McGaughey
First United Methodist Church
Park Lawn
Funeral Home
Edward L. Harrington
Eagle Street
Shaftsbury
Putnam Memorial Hospital
H.T. Cushman Mfg. Co
North Bennington
William and
Laura (Cone) Harrington
Harrington
Hilda S. Harris
Nellie Saunders
Bethel
Hanson-Walbridge
A.J. MacDonald
Shaftsbury United
J. Wilbur Secor Sr
East Dorset
Equinox Nursing Home
Manchester
Mr. Secor
Peekskill
N.Y
J.frank
Sarah (Hobby) Secor
Carrie Miller
Secor
Mt. Kisco
Elmer E. Benn
Edith Harris
St. Petersburg
Fla
Shaftsburg United
Eagle Square Mfg. Co
Methodist Church
Edward Stockwell
Benn
Elizabeth J. (Lohnes) Watson
3Rd Ave
Troy
Cohoes Memorial Hospital
Watson
Petersburg
Charles and
Lottie Lohnes
Hoosick Falls
First Presbyterian Church of
Lansingburgh
Walter Brenenstuhl
Edward Bisson
North Pownal
C. Nathan Case
North Hoosick
Elizabeth Bowen
Judy Watson
James H. Watson
Charles W. Lohnes
John J. Sanvidge
Fourth Avenue
Leon Schmidt
Oakwood Cemetery
Earl W. Smith
Vermont
Duxbury
William D
Alice (Hoyt) Smith
Frieda
Morrisville
Gibney Funeral Home
White Funeral Home
Morristown Corners
Treaty text ends war between nations and students
Boston UPI report says the People's Coalition for Peace and Justice released the People's Peace Treaty as an agreement between American and Vietnamese students. The Vermont House debates a resolution endorsing the treaty's principles, stating the war is waged without consent and drains youth and resources.
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Boston
UPI
People’s Coalition For Peace and Justice
U.S
Vermont
House of Representatives
United States
America
County Bank cuts mortgage rate to seven percent
The County National Bank of Bennington announces a new 7 percent rate for owner-occupied one and two family home loans, effective May 1, in a move aimed at boosting the local economy and housing activity amid rising prices.
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County National Bank of
Bennington County
Clayton
Sgt Carpenter at Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam
U S Air Force Technical Sgt Luther A Carpenter son of Mrs Ruth E Carpenter of Bennington is on duty at Cam Ranh Bay AB Vietnam. An aircraft mechanic he serves in a Pacific Air Forces unit after time at Forbes AFB Kansas. He attended Bennington High School and is married to Laura daughter of Mrs Nellie Osborne 608 Star St Quanah Texas.
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U.S. Air Force
Luther A. Carpenter
Ruth E. Carpenter
Bennington
Cam Ranh Bay AB
Vietnam
Pacific Air Forces
Forbes Afb
Kan
Carpenter
Bennington High School
Laura
Nellie Osborne
Star St
Quanah
Tex
O'Shea papers to print twice weekly in Franklin County
Four O'Shea Publishing weekly papers in Franklin County will switch to twice weekly publication on April 27 with Tuesday and Thursday editions. The St. Albans Leader Swanton Courier Enosburg Standard and Richford Journal Gazette will raise newsstand price from 15 to 25 cents though subscriptions remain unchanged. Additional staff will be hired to add more local and state news and editorials, boosting combined circulation from over 5 000 to over 6 000. Bernard G O'Shea also publishes the Vermont Freeman and has launched the New Hampshire Freeman and is a former Democratic candidate for Congress.
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St. Albans
O’shea
Vermont Freeman
New Hampshire
U.S
Vermont
Mansfield to speak at St Michael's honors Aiken
A May 1 dinner at St Michael's College will honor U S Senator George D Aiken for 40 years of public service. U S Senate majority leader Mike Mansfield will be the principal speaker. The event will draw leaders from government business labor judiciary and religion.
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Winooski
U.S
George D. Aiken
St. Michael's College
Bernard L. Boutin
Vermont
St. Michael’s
Man
George Aiken
Sen. Aiken
General Assembly
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Boutin
Dummerston
Putney
U.S. Senate
Ernest W. Gibson
Aiken
Allen J. Ellender
Dla
Recreation Schedule for April 12 17
The weekly events list includes Senior Citizens conferences and clubs with meals at 5:30 and 7 p.m. plus various activities: high school basketball at the junior high, chess, PeeWee football dads meeting, arts and crafts, yoga, puppet group, bowling, summer soccer, card parties, Johnny Lightning races, and Mayfest Civilization play at Mt Anthony High School. Daily sessions run from morning through evening with the Willow Park tennis courts open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
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Senior Citizens Conference
Senior Citizens Club
Jr. High School
Senior Citizens Center
Stark Street
Stark Street Center
Senior Citizens
Recreation Commission
Johnny Lightning
Stark Street Playground
Mayfest
Mt. Anthony High School
North Bennington
Rifle Club
Armory
Willow Park
Funeral for Miss Caroline Mercier Held at Local Funeral Home
The funeral of Miss Caroline Mercier, formerly of 222 Park Street, who died at Monroe Park Nursing Home, was held Saturday morning at Gibney Funeral Home. Rev. Charles Wallen presided at the Liturgy of Absolution. The funeral Mass is set for Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church. Friends visited the funeral home Friday night for the Rosary. Committal prayers and burial at Park Lawn Cemetery followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Mercier
Park St
Monroe Park Nursing Home
Gibney Funeral Home
Charles Wallen
C.S.C
Sacred Heart Church
Father Wallen
Park Lawn Cemetery
Catamount ABC seeks local funds for 1971 72 program
The Catamount ABC in Bennington appeals for $10,000 local funds to trigger a $20,000 grant from the National ABC Public School Program. If funded, 20 students would be served next year with 10 local youths in a six week Dartmouth enrichment and 10 American Indian or Eskimo residents in an ABC house. Local contributions must be pledged by April 15, with $6,000 for housing and $4,000 for operating costs. For details contact Sterling A. Wilson or Christopher Carpenter, both of Bennington.
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Catamount Abc
National Abc
Bennington
Dartmouth College
ABC
Sterling A. Wilson
Elm St. Bennington
Garden clubs radio program resumes Tuesday on WBTN
The Vermont Garden Club of the Air resumes for the season airing every other Tuesday at 9 a.m. for 15 minutes over WBTN. This week's program features Mrs. Norton Barber and Mrs. John deBrun in a discussion on An Optimist Looks at the World Today.
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Vermont Garden Club
Norton Barber
Old Bennington
Vermont Federation of Garden Clubs
WBTN
Vermont
Marian Taylor
Bennington
Vermont Board of Education
Robert Leister
Ford Foundation
State Department of Education
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House Appropriations Committee
House Education Committee
Westminster
Nixon
Major
Angeline Dawson
James Rogers
Frank Unavich
Alma Harrington
Shirley Morse
Ethel Hamilton
Ida Sweet
Clarice Squires
Arlington
Caroline Gildea
Pamela Brownell
White Creek
Yvette Bishop
James Snide
Mary King
Marie Janssen
Francis Bushee
Susan Hart
Dorset
Charles Amidon
Berlin
Robert Starr
Harvey Hiatt
Karen Weeden
Cropseyville
Bennington Briefs
Navy
David D. Pratt
Lawrence F. Pratt
Naval Communications School
Communications Trainingenter
Pensacola, Fla
Emblem Club
Rutland Elks Club
Ethel Gerow
The
Welcome Wagon Club
Bennington Museum
Eugene Kosche
Kosche
Aileen Bean
Bennington County Central Labor Council
North Street
Shea Agency Inc
Elaine
ADV
J.wilbur Secor Sr
J. Frank Secor
Albany
John W. Secor Jr
Jane Secor
Syracuse
Brewster Funeral Home
Joseph D. Huse
First Baptist Church of
Ralph Morgan
United Methodist Church of
Shaftsbury United Methodist Church
Harold L. Watson
Thieu, Ky and
Khiem
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Sgt. Carpenter
Camp Ranh Bay
South Street
Enosburg
Franklin County
Bernard G. O’shea
Mansfield
St.Michael’s
Christopher Carpenter
Putnam Hotel
Charles Toomey
Jack Miller
Peter Chapman
Garden Clubs
Mark
Shea Agency, Inc
Main St
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