Selectmen Approve Park Restoration Plan on South Street
Bennington Selectmen unanimously back plans to lift a neglected pocket park on South Street and restore Veterans Memorial Park between the county courthouse and the old Girls Club building. The Plain Dirt Gardeners led by horticulture teacher Harold L. Ramsey propose planting shrubs, evergreens, flowers, and moving dirt, aided by students and a soil conservation agent.
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South Street
Bennington
Veterans Memorial Park
County Court House
Girls’ Club
Alexander B. R. Drysdale
Selectmen
Marcia S. Barber
Norton Barber
Harold L. Ramsey
Larry Pratt
U.S
Mt Mansfield teacher named president of VER
Miss Jane Tickney a guidance counselor at Mt Mansfield Union High School became president of the Vermont Education Association at its Representative Assembly. She succeeds Harold D Miller Jr of Brattleboro as head of the 4 500 members organization.
Cribbage Winners Named At Bennington Club Event
Donald Gerow hosted a Monday night roast beef dinner at the Bennington Club for about 50 men, climaxing the winter cribbage tournament. Gary Harbour and Jack Lowre tied for first, Richard Stoddard and Herbert Knapp tied for second, Leo Plourde took third, with Paul Clark receiving the consolation award. Eric P. Scott is president elect of the teachers association, with Douglas Tudhope as vice president, and new directors named. Delegates from 30 local groups attended, adopting a budget and bylaws amendments to unify membership and form a human relations committee.
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Donald Gerow
Bennington Club
Gary Harbour
Jack Lowre
Richard Stoddard
Herbert Knapp
Leo Plourde
Paul Clark
Association
Vermont New Hampshire respiratory disease groups meet in Woodstock
The Vermont Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association with New Hampshire counterparts will hold its 55th annual meeting at the Woodstock Inn on April 29. The program includes talks by Dr. John Mithoefer of Dartmouth Medical School on respiratory care, Philip Woodrow on environment, and Dr. Vernon Houk on 1970s RD care, with social and dinner events and reservations due by April 25.
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Burlington
Vermont Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association
VTRDA
Woodstock Inn
New Hampshire
Woodstock
John C. Mithoefer
Dartmouth Medical School
Philip Woodrow
Connecticut Clean Air Committee
Vernon N. Houk
Tuberculosis
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Atlanta
College St
Craft Fair 6 opens July 9 at Mt. Anthony High
The American Crafts Council Northeast region promotes Craft Fair 6 at Mt. Anthony Union High School from July 9 to 11. It marks the third year at Mt. Anthony after a previous stint at Mt. Snow. Exhibitions and sales cover clay wood metal fibers plastic glass and cloth with demonstrations.
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American Crafts Council
Northeast Region
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Mt. Anthony
Mt. Snow
OES to Install Martha Roy at Mt Anthony Chapter
Martha Roy will be installed as worthy matron of Mt Anthony Chapter 1, Order Eastern Star, on Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Masonic Temple with William Dunican as worthy patron. The semi public ceremony features Claire Williams installing officer, Lula Greenslet installing marshal, Helen Atwell installing chaplain, and Arthur B. Murphy as soloist. Refreshments follow. The Bennington area hosts a crafts fair with macrame by Carol Schwartzott and weaving, pottery, glass blowing, candle making, wood carving, and welding demonstrations. Co chairs include Joseph Parks and Thomas Bluto, with many local participants and an open July 9 fair start.
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Martha Roy
Mt. Anthony
Order Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
William Dunican
Claire Williams
Lula Greenslet
Helen Atwell
Arthur B. Murphy
Rose Hall
Pownal
Bennington
Carol Schwartzott
Niagara
N.Y
Mary Nyburg
Garrison
Greater
J. David Broudo
Beverly
Mass
Art Sennett
Potsdam
Bennington student James Lewis accepted at New England Aeronautical Institute
James Lewis son of Dr and Mrs Marcel J Lewis of 41 Pageant Street Bennington has been accepted at the New England Aeronautical Institute in Nashua New Hampshire A senior at Mt Anthony Union High School he participated in the 1970 Mexican summer program and the 1971 Vermont State Science Fair He plans to major in aeronautical engineering The institute is a two year college affiliated with Daniel Webster Junior College and awards an associate in science degree.
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James Lewis
Marcel J. Lewis
Pageant St
Bennington
New England Aeronautical Institute
Nashua
N.H
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Lewis
Daniel Webster Junior College
Bennington Area Jobless Rate 9.2 Percent in March
The area jobless rate stood at 9.2 percent in March with 299 initial unemployment claims. Bennington County is served by the Unemployment Compensation Division, which notes the statewide rate at 7.5 percent and contrasts February's 10.4 percent and March 1970's 5.6 percent. Industry shares of claims come from printing and publishing, apparel, and service sectors, while itinerant services operate weekly in Arlington and Manchester.
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Bennington
Frank H. Mudgett
Department of Employment Security
Bennington County
Arlington
Manchester
North Bennington teen wins Vermont model car race
Mac Aldrich, 17, of North Bennington, captured first in the Vermont Championship H.O. model car race held at Catamount Elementary School during the Rotary Community Hobby Show. He earned a Tyco Pro Racing set and Aurora AFX car along with a trophy. Neil Kenyon, 15, finished second and William Berry, 14, took third with a Cobra Mite and AFX car. Additional top finishers included Scott Senecal, George Salem, Donald Welch, Ken Welton, and Paul Gilman, with trophies and AFX awards awarded. Knapp noted strong enthusiasm and crowd interest throughout the event.
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Mac Aldrich
Main St
North Bennington
Vermont
Catamount
Knapp
Rotary
Ronald R. Knapp
Young Aldrich
Aurora Afx
Neil Kenyon
Elm Street
Aurora
William Berry
Church St
Poultney
Scott Senecal
R.D
George Salem
Bennington
Donald Welch
Ken Welton
Brandon
Paul Gilman
Paul Brown
Roger Woodie
Rodney Guetti
AFX
Tyco
H.O
UVM considers tuition rise after legislature funds cut
The University of Vermont will ask trustees on May 1 to raise tuition by 200 dollars after the Vermont Legislature failed to restore 500 thousand dollars to UVM's budget in the omnibus appropriations bill. In-state tuition would rise to 950 dollars and nonresidents to 2400 dollars. the session also rejected a 5 million dollar fine arts center in Burlington as part of a 14 million capital program.
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Burlington
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Robert S. Campbell
Lyndonville
Phillip Griffith
David Bisson
Essex
Alice Perine
Middlebury
John Porter
Westminster
Servation
Memorial Park
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Hubert R. Slack
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Bennington VT
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Fort Lewis
Washington
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Edward R. Lamb
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Aero College
North Villager
Dennis Jordan
Mark Willard
David Pierce
Peter Willard
Edward Kinney
Francis Collin
Greg Salem
Stuart Aldrich
Keven Goodhue
Andrew Boulter
Robert Crowson
UVM
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Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc
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