New England gas gaps plugged and travel picks up
The ALA Auto and Travel Club said New England has resolved major gasoline shortages with uniform supply on toll roads now available. A regional tourism push is planned as travel interest rises, with officials noting near term improvements and cautious optimism.
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Wellesley
Mass
ALA Auto and Travel Club
ALA
Andrew Carabher
Connecticut
Berkshires
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Joseph Swan
Connecticut Development Commission
New York
Bob Wilcox
Mary Robbins
Roger Woodcock
Maine
Aioe
Veterans urged to return GI Bill cert cards soon
Veterans using the GI Bill should promptly return their cert cards to receive last month’s payment and enroll for upcoming summer or fall terms. VA official William Yasinski urged timely action, noting many checks depend on updated enrollment data and dependents changes. Police reports in Bennington list three men arraigned on simple assault. separate DWI case in Manchester resulted in a license suspension and fines. Call 1-800-622-4134 for Vermont VA education benefits details.
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White River Junction
William Yasinski
The
Vermont
Bennington
George M. Fienberg
Douglas F. Grover
Hendrick F. Bartholdi
Cedric R. Sweet
Richard G. Caron
Grover
Bartholdi
Sweet
Caron
Paul C. Barrett
Shelburne
Mass
Manchester
Veterans Administration Center
Yasunaki
Yasinski
Veterans Center
Bennington AARP outlines officers and tour plans for 1974 75
At the Bennington AARP April meeting more than 90 members and guests heard nominations for 1974 75 with John Powell as president and Robert Marples as first vice president. A May installation will be conducted by Guy Harmon. A trip to Albany May 23 was planned if sufficient interest exists.
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American Association of Retired Persons
Ada Foster (Fisher
Wayne Timmerman
Marguerite Banks
Anson Hawkins
Leo Reifenberg
John Powell
Robert Marples
Adelaide Roy
Thomas MacDonald
Robert Gibbs
Elizabeth Groenewegen
Myra van Ostrand
Maurice Cohen
van Ostrand
Marples
Guy Harmon
Golda Levine
Eva Cole
Albany
N.Y
Albany Statehouse
Art Museum
State Education Building
Natural History
Hamburg bank robbery ends with police killing robber on TV
Police hunted a possible accomplice after a Hamburg bank siege watched by thousands on television. The hostage crisis ended when a plainclothes officer shot and killed 28 year old Colombian student Huberto Emilio Martin Gonzalez after he had killed a police officer and wounded another. One hostage and the wounded officer were hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Authorities pledged to pursue any accomplice.
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Germany
UPI
Huberto Emilio Martin Gonzalez
West Berlin
Technical University
Commerz Bank
Guenther Redding
Gonzalez
Uwe Faden
Redding
East Coast oil source expansion urged by API chief
Frank N. Ikard, president of the American Petroleum Institute, urged expanding oil sources along the East Coast at a New York Rotary Club meeting. He noted 40 percent of U S oil use occurs on the East Coast but only 12 percent of refinery capacity is here and little local oil or natural gas is produced. He cited concerns over unequal national burdens and opposition to new refineries and offshore development.
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Boston
UPI
New England
Boston Globe
Atlanta Journal
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Minneapolis Star
New York
Frank N. Ikard
The
American Petroleum Institute
API
Local Admissions and Discharges Listing
Admissions include Lillian West and Dawn Clayton of Bennington Glen Creel III of Pownal Anthony Wilwol and Brenda Ordway of Eagle Bridge NY and Marjorie Herrington of Hoosick Falls NY Discharges include Christi Bishop and Cindy Wallace of Bennington Catherine Pearson and baby girl of Pownal James Wade of Arlington and Mrs Pauline Bellini and baby boy of Jacksonville.
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Dawn Clayton
Bennington
Glen Creel III
Pownal
Anthony Wilwol
Brenda Ordway
Eagle Bridge
N.Y
Marjorie Herrington
Hoosick Fall
Christi Bishop
Cindy Wallace
Catherine Pearson
James Wade
Arlington
Pauline Bellini
Jacksonville
Obituaries for Loiselle Mason Noor roll through Liverpool Williamstown Chester
Obituary notices report the death of Mrs. Josephine A. Loiselle 90 of Eagle Bridge N Y dying at her daughter’s Liverpool home with funeral at St Joseph the Worker Church Liverpool burial in Assumption Cemetery Syracuse. Frank Ford Mason Jr 66 of Williamstown Mass dies at North Adams Mass Regional Hospital funeral at Pownal Methodist Church cremation follows. John Noor 79 of Chester dies in New York City with service at Adams Funeral Home Chester and burial later at Pleasant View Cemetery. Local calling hours listed for each, with memorials to church funds and Cancer Society suggested.
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Eagle Bridge
N.Y
Liverpool
Rosanna L. Doran
St. Joseph the Worker Church
Assumption Cemetery
Syracuse
Maurer
Frank Ford Mason Jr
Williamstown
Mass
North Adams
Pownal Methodist Church
Frank Ford Mason Sr
Irene Dean
Pownal
Bennington
University of Massachusetts
John Noor
Chester
New York City
Adams Funeral Home
Michael St. Pierre
Pleasant View
Kenneth Noor
Londonderry
George
Springfield
John
East Hartford
Conn
Jennie Parker
Viola Noor
Woodmere
Vivian Lorenzo
Flora Park
Doris Revis
Los Gatos
Calif
Lena Noor
Astoria
Mrs. Lucenti Faces Dilemma Over Job While Running
In Barre Vermont, Mrs. Margaret Lucenti says she will not resign as vice chairman of the Democratic State Committee to run for the U.S. House seat. Party regulars question the dual role, while several candidates have already announced for the congressional nomination including Francis Cain Dennis Morrisseau and John Welch Jr. Rep. Francis Esposito was expected to announce in Rutland.
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Margaret Lucenti
Barre
Democratic State Committee
U.S
Lucenti
Washington County
Philip H. Hoff
Burlington
State Committee
Francis Cain
Dennis Morrisseau
Hinesburg
Rutland
John Welch Jr
Francis Esposito
Liberty Union to Boycott Vermont Phone Rate Increases
Liberty Union urges Vermonters to refuse payment on New England Telephone rate hikes proposed by the Public Service Board. Claire Kessler says rates are already high and PSB should deny a 23 percent permanent increase and 15 percent temporary boosts for a $4.8 million capital program. Bernard Sanders cites AT and T profit surge as justification for opposition.
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UPI
Liberty Union Party
State
Vermont
Claire Kessler
PSB
Public Service Board
Liberty Union
Bernard Sanders
American Telephone and Telegraph
Panel approves cautious offshore drilling plan near Atlantic coast
The Council on Environmental Quality says offshore drilling may proceed with caution if benefits outweigh risks. Safest Atlantic zones are about 150 miles off Cape Cod and 75 miles from the Chesapeake Bay, with higher risk from Charleston to Florida.
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UPI
Nixon
Council On Environmental Quality
Massachusetts
Maryland-Delaware- Virginia
Middle Atlantic
Chesapeake Bay
Virginia-Maryland
Delaware
Russell Peterson
Atlantic
Gulf of Alaska
U.S
Connally Says Nixon Team Has Done All It Can On Inflation
Connally, former U S Treasury secretary, in Altoona says the Nixon administration has done everything possible to halt inflation. He doubts a recession will hit and expects 1974 to be a good year for the economy.
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Altoona
UPI
John B. Connally
U.S. Treasury
Nixon
Connally
Washington
North Bennington talks on school costs and appraisal timelines
The town and village may pursue reimbursement from the college for faculty children in local schools. Listers will not join negotiations, seven weeks remain to revise property appraisals before notices go out on June 6. Alexander handles personal property appraisals while sisters with Frank Hogan review new construction renovations and lower-valued properties. Bennington Briefs note snacks by Bill and Agnes Campbell at the Bennington Club.
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North Bennington
Listers
Alexander
Frank Hogan
Board of Civil Authority
Bennington Driver Hit at North Street Intersection
Wendell E. Taylor 23 of Bennington sustained moderate damage when his 1967 Plymouth was rear ended at a red light by Ronald M. Whitcomb 41 of Burlington driving a 1971 International truck at the County and North streets intersection. The truck sustained only light damage.
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Bennington
County
North Streets
Wendell E. Taylor
North Street
International
Ronald M. Whitcomb
Burlington
Lottery winners United Press International results
United Press International reports this week’s lottery numbers. Connecticut 85090 New York 843097 Massachusetts weekly 847049, million dollar 69749, spring fever bonus 37 green 72 red 43 blue.
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United Press International
Connecticut
New York
Massachusetts
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