Selectmen hear requests for revenue sharing funds
Str Shaftsbury selectmen Anthony Altobell and Alvan Lawrence heard residents urge use of revenue sharing money for a summer library program 100 dollars and for supervised play at the school grounds about 75 dollars weekly for eight to ten weeks. Fire chief asked ballot funding for a new traffic light and electronics. officials noted cost and timing. Other items included driveway access, a scrap materials key at the dump, and clamping down on BB gun misuse, with an ordinance update planned.
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Shaftsbury
Anthony Altobell
Alvan Lawrence
Betty Vander Els
Altobell
Kelley
Lawrence
Ken
Eddie Corey
Sycamore Lane
Coonract
Harrington
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Coreys
Peacock
Cathleen Harwood
Sanford Buxbaum
Folklorists Plan Spring Meeting in Cavendish Vermont
The Green Mountain Folklore Society will hold its spring meeting on Saturday May 10 in Cavendish. Registration begins at 10 a.m. at the Baptist Church on Route 131. President Agnes Torp will lead the 10:30 business meeting, followed by a dinner program featuring Richard Sweterlitsch on Folklore Collecting in Vermont, Mary Churchill on Cavendish history, and Windsor County bicentennial plans. Visitors may tour Cavendish and Ludlow museums. The $3.50 ham luncheon requires reservations to Mrs. Vivian A. Davis by May 5. The group publishes Vermont Folklore in Green Mountain Whittlins.
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Cavendish
Green Mountain Folklore Society
Agnes Torp
Weathersfield
Vermont
Richard Sweterlitsch
UVM
Mary Churchill
Ludlow
Vivian A. Davis
Pleasant Valley Granges to meet Friday evening
South Cambridge reports a May 2 meeting at the Grange hall. Social notes include Troy guests Bernice Sherman and Mary Cassidy visiting Mr and Mrs Burton Welling. Clean-up day occurred April 26 with 85 youths and 20 adults aiding town efforts. The town’s 4-H club and leaders attended, refreshments were provided at the town hall. The circuit church service is set for May 4 at North Hoosick United Methodist with Rev. Burdess. a mother daughter banquet is planned for May 5 at 6 p.m. Reservations by May __.
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Bernice Sherman
Mary Cassidy
Troy
Burton Welling
Cambridge
Edward A. Harrington
Charles R. Clark
Crystal Clovers 4-H Club
Town Hall
North Hoosick United Methodist Church
Harry Burdess
North Hoosick Church
Community notices from Pownal Vermont events and meetings
The Rap Group meets 7 to 9 tonight at the Pownal Recreational Community Center. A public hearing on Green Mountain Park Race Track landfill site is Thursday at 1 30 p m at the race track off Route 7 behind Darling's Trailer Park near the Vermont Massachusetts border for bedding disposal from dog kennels. Board of Selectmen meet Thursday at 5 p m at the town office. Tryouts for all boys for Pownal interstate baseball Saturday May 3 at 2 30 p m at Country Glen Motel Route 346 bring gloves. Monday May 5 Pownal Center meets at 7 p m seeking new officers including vice president and funds coordinator. East Pownal Fire Auxiliary held 10 members. spring sale Saturday May 17 10 a m to 4 p m at East Pownal firehouse South Stream Road with food tag items and plants. donations welcome and pickup via numbers. Next meeting May 19.
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Green Mountain Park Race Track
Darling
Vermont
Massachusetts
Pownal
Country Glen
Route 346
East Pownal
Hospital Admissions and Discharges List
Admissions for April 20 to 26 include Mildred Boyer Hoosick Falls Christina Carlson Cambridge Newell Covert Cambridge Carole Lynn Harris Cambridge Ruth Scott Schuylerville. Discharges include James Green Greenwich Anna Griffin Hoosick Falls Lewis Harrington Greenwich Clyde Herrington Greenwich Juanita Kilburn Salem Zoe Nadeau Schuylerville Ruth Scott Schuylerville.
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Mildred Boyer
Hoosick Falls
Christina Carlson
Cambridge
Newell Covert
Carole Lynn Harris
Ruth Scott
Schuylerville
James Green
Greenwich
Anna Griffin
Lewis Harrington
Clyde Herrington
Juanita Kilburn
Salem
Zoe Nadeau
Oil price move may boost consumption but is temporary
Vermont energy adviser Forrest Orr warned that oil producers could cut prices to spur U.S. demand, though the relief would be short lived. He cautioned that once consumption rebounds, prices and shortages may resume, and urged states to curb oil dependence if federal programs fail. In Kansas, Judge John Rugh denied a venue change for Ft. Riley soldier Frank Pencek Jr. charged with murdering park ranger Elizabeth Bush, with trial to stay in Geary County pending jury selection.
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Orr
U.S
Junction City
Kan
UPI
John Rugh
Ft. Riley
Vermont
Rugh
Frank Peacek Jr
Bellows Falls
Geary County
Pencek
Elizabeth Bush
Milford Lake
Mottram named dean as Norwich-Vermont College merger nears
Prof Richard Mottram head of Barry College English department in Miami has been appointed dean of Vermont College, completing merger milestones with Norwich University in Northfield. Mottram, 36, holds Norwich English BA and Tulane English MA and PhD. The merger ties Norwich to Vermont College in Montpelier.
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Northfield
UPI
Richard Mottram
Barry College
Miami
Fla
Norwich University
Vermont College
Norwich
Loring Hart
Montpelier
Mottram
Tulane University
Tenants oppose Taylor apartments rent hikes in Troy
In New York Troy tenants from the 275 unit Taylor apartments demand a stay of execution as rents soar up to 400 percent. Housing official J Robert Hayes notes the increases reflect income gains over three years and that no annual adjustment has occurred since 1972. Tenants consult a Legal Aid attorney to decide on court action while Taylor is the last of 10 projects to readjust.
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Troy
City Housing Authority
Taylor
J. Robert Hayes
Housing Authority
Sprague Electric reports worst quarter since 1971 in Berkshire
Sprague Electric Co. of North Adams says its first quarter earnings dropped to a net loss of 1.34 million as 140 workers were laid off. The firm had posted a 1974 annual sales record but faces continued job cuts and uncertainty over future employment. In Adams, W. R. Grace & Co. production workers’ strike enters ninth week with mediators awaiting word on a new settlement plan.
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Troy
New York
Public Interest Research Group
Cole-Laymer-Trumble Co
PIRG
CLT
North Adams
Sprague Electric Co
Sprague
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