Local Earth Day events highlight Vermont environmental effort
Wasco's DUD project on visual pollution spurs youth photography display in Bennington comparing early 1900s and 1970s architecture amid planned demolitions for progress. Bennington store Upstreet Boutique hosts exhibit. Vermonters plan community questionnaire and cross town observances.
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Wasco
Bennington
Upstreet Boutique
Vermont
Deane C. Davis
Thomas L. Hayes
James M. Jeffords
Middlebury College
Montpelier
Vermont College
Reinhold W. Thieme
Vermont Commissioner of Water Resources
Walter Hickel
Green Up
Dartmouth College
TV Coverage to Protest Pollution and Earth Day Reactions
ABC TV plans a wrapup titled Earth Day S.O.S. for Survival airing at 11 30 p.m. EST. The program will examine White House attitudes toward Earth Day and gauge views from young radical Black and militant white student activists and blue collar workers on ecology. Origin points span Washington D C to Ashtabula Ohio.
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White House
Ecology Movement
Abc-Tv
S.O.S
Washington, D.C
Ashtabula
Ohio
Betit thanks officers after son's rescue from barricaded home
Joseph Betit of Whitingham thanks state troopers and others who helped rescue his son Raphael after he fired on officers and barricaded himself in the residence near Brattleboro Retreat. Betit recalls his son's WW II service and long battle with war’s effects.
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Joseph Betit Sr
Whitingham
Son
Joseph T. Betit
Raphael Betit
Brattleboro
Maisie E
Raphael
Betit
UAW to make pollution a bargaining issue at convention
Labor leader Walter P. Reuther told the United Auto Workers' Convention in Atlantic City that values are mixed up in America and that pollution control will be a bargaining issue with automakers this year.
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Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers’ Convention
Atlantic City
N.J
America
Reuter
UAW
Upsala College
East Orange
Owens-Illinois Glass Company
Atlanta
New York City
Fifth Avenue
National Education Association
Washington
Bennington Fraternal Meetings and Community Notices
Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 1861 meets tonight at 8 for officer nominations. Bennington Post 13 American Legion meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Elks Barn. Red Cross Bloodmobile at First Baptist Church Colgate Hall April 22 from 11 45 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. Daniel Holland to speak at Knights of Columbus Communion breakfast after the 8 a.m. Mass at Sacred Heart Church. Bennington Day Care moves Friday sessions to Second Congregational Church Hillside Street. Bennington Lodge 567 building proposal briefing tonight at 7 in the Elks Barn. Senior class party planning meeting at Mt. Anthony Union High School Room 104 at 7 30. Kite Day postponed to Thursday afternoon due to rain.
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Red Cross
First Baptist Church
Colgate Hall
Main St
Daniel Holland
Vermont
Bennington Day Care
Second Congregational Church
Hillside Street
Bennington Lodge 567
Elks Barn
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Nixon Plans Withdrawal Stretched Over a Year
White House aides say extending the pullout to 12 months gives South Vietnam's Nguyen Van Thieu time for long-range planning. The President urged renewed momentum at the Paris peace talks and reiterated that a political settlement is central to Indochina. He noted Russia's hint of a possible Geneva conference.
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White House
Nguyen van Thieu
Paris
Indochina
United States
Senators debate Nixon troop withdrawal figure
Reaction praised the president's willingness to pull out more troops if Paris peace talks progress. Senator George Aiken called 150,000 a minimum and hoped for better. Senator Edmund Muskie described the statement as filled with ambiguities and warned that linking withdrawals to Cambodia and Laos could broaden commitments and create a troubling option.
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Paris
George Aiken
R-Vt
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Muskie
Cambodia
Laos
South
Vietnam
Mt. Anthony Board Faces Court Ruling On Election Plan
Clark warned the Mt. Anthony School Board lacks authority to alter its plan of representation and must wait for legislative action or a court directive. He noted the Supreme Court decision casts doubt on voluntary union district formation and may require reconstitution of supervisory unions, pending an attorney general ruling.
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Clark
Supreme Court
Castle
Bennington BFRC Smorgasbord Nets $700 for Kids
The Bennington Friends of Retarded Children raised nearly 700 dollars at a community smorgasbord spanning from Arlington to Hoosick Falls. Patricia Hernandez organized the effort with associates Sanford Buxbaum and Richard Corcoran guiding volunteers. Over 300 attendees enjoyed the dinner at John XXIII Institute as prize-winning ticket sales were celebrated and BFRC officials expressed gratitude for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Williamstown
Hoosick Falls
Bennington Friends of
Patricia Hernandez
Sanford Buxbaum
Richard Corcoran
BFRC
Mildred Forman
Marion Smith
John XXIII Institute
Milton Hattat
Richard Lasher
W. Earle Forman
Chittenden Jury Eyes Crime Wave
A Chittenden County grand jury will be convened later this month to hear evidence on a wave of violent crimes. The two day inquest in Burlington ended with no comments from State's Attorney Patrick Leahy, and focused on a Shelburne bowling alley operator robbery and the Burlington businessman's shooting at Colodney, who survived.
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Burlington
UPI
Chittenden County
Patrick Leahy
Shelburne
Alex Colodney
Vermonter Takes Mules Toward West Coast Trek
John Keith a 29 year old from Waitsfield Vermont and his 55 year old father Howard began a mule drawn wagon trip from Biddeford to San Francisco. They reached Sanford Maine after about 12 miles the first day and planned to travel roughly 20 miles daily with the elder man to ride shares dropped in Waitsfield on the route.
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Sanford
Maine
UPI
San Francisco
New Hampshire
John Keith
Waitsfield
Biddeford
Molly
Mary
Keith
West Coast
Howard
Castaways at Harte Theatre and Monique at Williamstown Cinema
Maurice Chevalier stars in Castaways at the Harte Theatre with Monday through Tuesday showings at 8 p.m. John Bown directs Monique at the Williamstown Cinema as another Monday Tuesday 8 p.m. program in town.
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Maurice Chevalier
Jules Verne
Harte Theatre
John Bown
Williamstown
Fights Erupt At Sprague Electric Picket Lines
Three fist fights broke out at the Sprague Electric Co plant picket lines in North Adams as engineers entered the facility on strike day. Police charged two pickets with disturbing the peace amid ongoing negotiations with three striking unions since March 3.
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North Adams
Mass
UPI
Sprague Electric Co
Funeral services for Nelson L Rose and Percey A Foster
The funerals for Nelson L Rose of 920 Gage St died Friday at Putnam Memorial Hospital and Percey A Foster of North Bennington died at Putnam Memorial Hospital were held at Mahar and Son Funeral Home with the Rev A J Mac Donald and Rev William Abernethy officiating. Burial and committal prayers were in Elmwood Cemetery Schaghticoke and Grandview Cemetery. Relatives attended from Webster Mass Cobleskill Shaftsbury N Y and surrounding areas and from Keene N H Manchester Conn North Bennington and Shaftsbury.
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Nelson L. Rose
Gage St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
A.j.macdonald
Shaftsbury First
Mass
Cobleskill
Schaghticoke
N.Y
North Bennington
Percey A. Foster
William Abernethy
North Bennington Congregational
Moulton Backs Out of New Environmental Agency Post
Moulton withdraws from consideration for secretary of the new Environmental Conservation Agency. He says he does not want to leave his current job while likely aiding Gov. Deane C. Davis in his reelection campaign.
Autos Collide on U S 7 in Shaftsbury and Ben Mont Ave
State Police report two vehicle crashes with minor and moderate damage. A 1967 Saab driven by Philip Steckler III collided with a 1970 Cadillac operated by Arthur Coxsee while both headed south on U S 7 in Shaftsbury. no injuries reported. At Ben Mont Paper Co on Ben Mont Avenue a 1964 Rambler driven by Lewis N. Gauthier struck a 1970 Ford driven by William M. Pembroke. damage was moderate.
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U.S. 7
Shaftsbury
Saab
Philip Steckler III
Cadillac
Arthur Coxsee
Bennington
Ben Mont Paper Co
Ben
Thrift Shop in Bennington Lets Dresses Go Cheap This Weekend
More than 200 dresses will be on sale at the Bennington Thrift Shop for 10 and 25 cents. The sale runs Thursday 2 to 5, Friday 2 to 8, and Saturday 10 to 2 in the Municipal Building basement near the armory parking lot. New phone number 442-3437. winter items are scarce storage space is tight. most items need pressing.
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Bennington Thrift Shop
Thrift Shop
South Street
Armory
Mrs Dermody Honored as Vermont Merit Mother of the Year
Catherine Dermody of Bennington joined four other Merit Mothers at Gov Deane C Davis's reception in Montpelier Vermont where the governor presented certificates and carnations. The event honored Mrs Madge T Hamilton of West Brattleboro as 1970 Mother of the Year, with remarks on women's groups and home life.
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Catherine Dermody
Bennington
Deane C. Davis
Madge T. Hamilton
West Brattleboro
Allie Peck Lourie
Pawlet
Hamilton
American Mothers Committee
Lourie
Los Angeles
Waldorf
French Probes State Autos May Create Central Pool
Administration Commissioner William French pledged an inquiry into state owned vehicle purchases and usage. He proposed a central automobile pool and a state maintenance facility, though Mental Health Commissioner Jonathan Leopold opposed the plan, arguing buying cars is cheaper than mileage reimbursements.
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Montpelier
APS
William French
French
Jonathan Leopold
Hospital Notes April 20 1970 admissions and discharges
Admissions list includes Mrs Wenonah Povsner Shaftsbury and Olive Bridge N Y April 19 Robert St Peter North Pownal Mrs Charlotte B Smith Jacqueline Waters Wilmington Sharon Damon Raymond E Gates Bennington Mrs Fern L Snow Arlington Discharges include H Oscar Tobin Shaftsbury Jeffrey Harbour Thomas Dockum Bennington Lillie M Bingham North Adams Mass Births announce Mr and Mrs Paul Duby Hartford Conn parents of a son born April 16 He is grandson of Edward Duby Enfield Conn and great grandson of Gordon Bentley Manchester Center
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Wenonah Povsner
Shaftsbury and
Olive Bridge
N.Y
Robert St. Peter
North Pownal
Charlotte B. Smith
Jacqueline Waters
Wilmington
Sharon Damon
Raymond E. Gates
Bennington
Fern L. Snow
Arlington
H. Oscar Tobin
Shaftsbury
Jeffrey Harbour
Thomas Dockum
Lillie M. Bingham
North Adams
Mass
Paul Duby
Hartford, Conn
Edward Duby
Enfield, Conn
Gordon Bentley
Manchester Center
Obituary notices for Woodcock and Perry families in Vermont towns
Frederick H. Woodcock 78 retired sawmill operator died at his Sandgate home Monday. Born July 28 1891 in Sandgate he was survived by wife Elinor Naylor and six sons six daughters a sister and a brother plus many grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday 2 PM Hanson Walbridge Arlington Burial Sandgate Cemetery. Viola M. Perry 48 of 215 Gage St died at Putnam Memorial Hospital after long illness. Wife of James Perry she is survived by daughter Della Marie Gallagher son Kenneth Perry a granddaughter Tammy Sue Gallagher five sisters three brothers and several nieces nephews. Requiem Mass Friday 9 AM Sacred Heart Church after prayers at Gibney Haynes Kane Funeral Home Wednesday 7–9 PM and Thursday 2–4 7–9 PM.
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Sandgate
Frederick H. Woodcock
Norman
Abbie
Horton) Woodcock
Elinor Naylor
Fred Woodcock Jr
Dorset
Leslie
John
West Arlington
William
Cambridge
N.Y
Robert
Rupert
Charlotte Payne
Manchester
Mary Peters
Shushan
Ada Buck
Andrew
Peru
Hanson- Walbridge Funeral Home
Arlington
John Geer
Federated Church
East Arlington
Sandgate Cemetery
Funeral
Viola M. Perry
James Perry
Gage St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Edward
Florence (Sears) Groesbeck
Salem
Perrys
Della King
Gage Street
James E. Perry
Francis
Della Marie) Gallagher
North Adams
Mass
Kenneth Perry
Bennington
Tammy Sue Gallagher
Herbert
Cecia) Willson
Joseph
Lucy Mae
Carrie
New Jersey
Rolland
Grace) Jennings
Hoosick Falls
Duane
Patricia) Harrington
Frank
Ann) Blanck
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Lamont C. Cole
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Ecological Society of America
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Ardennes
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Bennington Briefs
Order of Eagles Aerie 1861
Eagles
American Legion
Bucky Fuller’s
Hauben
Fuller
Marlboro
Hayben
Earth
India
Antarctica
Nixon
Mauhs School Board
Smorgasbord Nets
Bfrc Kids
Chittenden
Sprague
Moulton
U.S. NO
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