Old Home Day at White Creek in New York
White Creek holds its 46th annual Old Home Day sponsored by Jermain Methodist Church with events at Jermain Church and the Community hall. An outdoor art show runs 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the church lawn, a luncheon and a hobby show run noon to 2 and noon to 5 respectively, a 2 p.m. service features Rev. Francis Potter as speaker, and a new organ will be dedicated by Rev. Carter Adriance with organ music by Dr. Richard Antemann and the church choir.
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Jermain
Jermain Church
Francis Potter
Carter Adriance
Richard Antemann
Rev
Adriance
Marjorie George
Lilah Whitman
Betty McCart
Margaret Perry
Marriet Byars
Marilyn Robinson
J. Geoffrey Jones
Sleepy Tyringham tour opens historic doors Saturday
TYRINGHAM MA The village invites visitors on Saturday August 10 to tour 14 sites to benefit Union Church of Tyringham. Highlights include Mark Twain’s stay Fernside Shaker settlement Gingerbread House by Tyringham Art Galleries and Richard Watson Gilder home. Cohasset bans outdoor water use amid low wells and reservoir.
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Tyringham
Mass
Union Church of
Mark Twain
Fernside
Gingerbread House
Richard Watson Gilder
Lee
Massachusetts
Stockbridge
Cohasset, Mass
UPI
Cohasset
Manchester Day Care Donations Support Center Fund
Community efforts keep the Manchester Day Care Center open with donations of food and time. Barbara Powers delivered 15 pounds of frozen and home grown vegetables. Buzz Ejcchel provides legal expertise. Organizers host a backgammon tournament and plan a Labor Day weekend auction at the Congregational Church.
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Manchester
Barbara Powers
Charles “Buzz
Ejcchel
Guy
Vivian Thomas
Congregational Church
Halcyone Bat
Hoosick Falls Historical Society Incorporates in Hoosick
Hoosick Falls News notes the Hoosick Township Historical Society is incorporated with Christina Stevens as president and William J. Murphy handling filings. The move enables potential government funds for Bicentennial projects and tax deductibility for donors.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Township
Hoosick Area Senior Picnic Planned for August 5
About 125 people signed up for the Hoosick Area Senior Service Center annual picnic set for August 5 at 1 p.m. Attendees should bring their own place settings and chairs. The center arranged a bus trip to Saratoga for Liberace’s performance, with reservations closing August 12 for a September trip to the German Alps Festival in Purling New York. Approximately 50 are expected to join. Contact the Senior Center at 686 7561 for details.
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Chelder
Richville Road
Dorset
Adele Eichel
Merck Foundation
Proctor Marble Works
Micky Levine
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Area
Liberace
Performing Arts Center
Saratoga
Purling
Weaving Without a Loom Workshop at Big House Park
The Park-McCullough House sponsors a weaving without a loom workshop from August 12 to 23, weekdays 1 to 4 p.m. Led by Ms. Jeanne McWaters, it covers card weaving, picture frames, and harness techniques with projects like cardboard weaving, burlap textiles, and hanging items. The fee is $25 plus material charges. A dyeing workshop led by Rae Brown and Marge Lincoln runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Airport Road home, costing $15, including mordants setup and plant gathering field trip.
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Park-McCullough House
Jeanne McWaters
Molly Stark
Big House
The
Association
Rae Brown
Marge Lincoln
Ms. Lincoln
Airport Road
Change of name slows MHS fund drive
Manchester Health Services directors reviewed finances and noted a slow fund drive. Economic conditions and confusion over the new name The Manchester Welfare and Nursing Association reduced contributions. They planned a telephone answering service, public outreach, and letters to donors. Helen Bigelow was honored for 31 years as secretary. Lions Club donated 250 dollars to boost the drive.
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MHS
Manchester
The
Manchester Health Services
Chester
Helen Bigelow
Phyllis Binkley
Rt 7 bikeway proposal sparks regional committee
A Bikeway Committee representing Troy Brunswick Pittstown and Hoosick has been formed to study a Route 7 bikeway from Troy to Bennington as part of fall road improvements. Angela Sinacore says DOT will consider the proposal if a needs case is shown and urges public input to Route 7 Bikeway Committee Angela Sinacore P O Box 79 Melrose NY 12121.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Troy
Brunswick
Pittstown
Hoosick
Bennington
Angela Sinacore
Melrose
Department of Transportation
P.O. Box
Free TV time sought by Vermont congressional candidates
Two Democratic hopefuls in Vermont seek free television air time for campaigns. Margaret Lucenti proposes federal law to grant free TV slots and tax writeoffs for stations. Dennis Morrisseau requests WCAX free air time to rebut rivals paid ads. Lucenti argues it would be unfair for Morrisseau to receive free air time while others must pay.
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Burlington
UPI
Margaret Lucenti
Lucenti
Morrisseau
Vermont seeks August settlement in Lake Champlain case
Vermont Attorney General Cheney said negotiators in the Lake Champlain pollution dispute expect a mid August settlement. The state seeks enforcement of pollution controls and $500,000 for monitoring, while the sludge bed removal was not required. The high court rejected the prior deal and sent talks back to the drawing board.
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Montpelier
UPS
Vermont
Lake Champlain
Cheney
Supreme Court
International Paper Co
IPC
High Court
Barre Rep Oreste Valsangiacomo Runs for Vermont Senate
Rep Oreste Valsangiacomo a Democrat from Barre and assistant minority leader in the Vermont House formally announces his candidacy for the Vermont Senate. He is a realtor by profession and seeks the Senate seat in the upcoming election.
Barsamian Fails To Qualify In Rensselaer County Race
In Saratoga Springs Republican challenger Ronald W. Hamilton urged impeachment of President Nixon while Carleton J. King faced concrete opposition. Hamilton, a 31 year old teacher and Young Republican leader, backed by a county party criticizes King for hedging on impeachment as the race unfolds amid financial limits and a crowded field.
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Saratoga Springs
Carleton J. King
Nixon
Ronald W. Hamilton
King
Hamilton
Trucker’s tractor dive downslope wrecks circus gear
A Berkshire incident on Eagle Street left a Charles Brothers Circus tractor-trailer jackknifed onto a lawn after the driver failed to secure a chock block and brakes slipped. Les Claxton, 20, of Sarasota, Florida, blamed misstart. an observer cited near miss as wheels avoided his head. Florida family burns out of home for third time in 10 years as fire destroys their 14 story house and mobile home after a neighbor spots the blaze.
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North Adams
Charles Brothers Circus
Bennington
Eagle Street
Les Claxton
Sarasota
Fla
Florida
John Wheeler Jr
Paperworkers strike shuts Rising Paper Co mill for first time
Rising Paper Co mill in Housatonic closes for the first time due to a labor dispute. Paperworkers walkout began Thursday at 7 a.m. as president Robert E. O'Connor calls the action a terrible waste while picket lines show signs of division and tension on the day.
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Housatonic
Rising Paper Co
Robert E. O’connor
Ralph Reyns
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Bert Baker
White Creek
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Shaftsbury
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Route 7
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Infantry
Fort Dix
N.J
Troy-Bennington Road
Old Bennington, Vermont
Ms. McWaters
RN Janice Ameden
Rt. 7
Battle Day
Chif Walker
Dr. Esposito
Rutland
Louis W. Esposito
U.S. District Court
James S. Holden
Esposito
Vernon Loveland
Daniel D. Levenson
Boston
U.S
William B. Gray
Valsangiacomo
Senate
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J. Albert Barsamian
Rensselaer
Robert C. Williams
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Edward M. Murray
Democratic Party
Edward F. McDonough
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