Vermont Life Book of Nature to be Published This Fall
Walter Hard Jr will edit a 200 page illustrated anthology gathering two decades of conservation writing from Vermont Life and other sources. Authors include Ronald Rood Sen George D Aiken Edwin W Teale Ernest Gay Frank Lieberman and Justice Milford K Smith. Photographers Hanson Carroll Clemens Kalischer John F. Smith Ballanty-Lomeo and others. forward by Hal Borland. Published by Stephen Greene Press Brattleboro.
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Stephen Greene Press
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Four paintings from Jacques Gerard to be shown at Norwich exhibit
The Nor which Exhibit of Vermont Artists at Norwich University Aug 24 27 will feature four works from Jacques A Gerard private collection. The pieces include Flyers Chevres et Violons by Marc Chagall Environs de St Tropez by Camille Charles Camoin Beach of Agay by JBA Guillaumin and Village Street in Winter by Maurice de Vlaminck. Gerard is a Norwich trustee and president of The Gerard Foundation in New York City. The university sponsored show is billed as one of Vermonts finest and highlights state artists.
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Vermont Board weighing criteria for state education chief
Vermont Board of Education was asked to determine qualifications for the state commissioner of education post. Chairman Harold Raynolds proposed 16 requirements and urged molding five ideas into formal criteria for candidates. The board met in executive session to review several applicants for the $20,700 yearly job after ousting Commissioner Richard Gibboney three weeks earlier.
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Vermont unemployment claims dip but up from last year
The Department of Employment Security reports 2,488 claims filed last week, down 120 from the prior week but 769 above the 1966 same week. The insured unemployment rate rose to 2.2 percent, and new claims fell by 288 to 389 with four industries making up about half of the totals.
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Autopsy Awaited in Waterbury Hospital Ward Death
Morton Guilmette, 28, of Richford was found dead in the Winooski River behind Waterbury State Hospital after he was reported missing less than an hour earlier. An autopsy was ordered by Washington County State's Atty. Joseph Palmisano.
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Conservation conference on natural resources at Middlebury
A two day conference on conservation and proper use of natural resources will be held September 22 and 23 at Middlebury College. Sponsored by Middlebury College and the Vermont Natural Resources Council it will feature several nationally known speakers.
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Norman Thomas urges electoral reform in New York seminar
Socialist six time presidential candidate Norman Thomas spoke at the Institute of Man and Science in Rensselaerville calling for abolition of the electoral college new campaign financing methods and mandatory donations of prime radio and television time for public issue discussion He warned that civil rights and poverty cannot be solved while the nation bears the cost of Vietnam.
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Albany OKs tax ban on intangible property at convention
Albany The Constitutional Convention will keep the ban on taxing intangible personal property including life insurance cash values mortgages and bank accounts. The Legislature committee urged abolishing lulus and expanding the Senate from 57 to 60 members. Troy City Council accepts Brunswick offer to buy 650000 of equipment and filtered Tomhannock Reservoir water ending 31 years of bargaining.
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Walden Theater to become College Cinema in Berkshire
Esquire Theaters of America began extensive renovations on the Walden Theater near Williamstown under a long term lease from Clarence A. King. The project costing 75000 includes a shadow box screen marquee and entrance and interior upgrades with a Labor Day completion target. The theater will be renamed College Cinema and show first run pictures only. In North Adams a Selective Sitters Service child care plan was organized by SNAP with Berkshire Extension and Northern Berkshire Community Action. A 25 person training session is planned to begin the program.
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Roberts Co to occupy Berkshire Plaza in North Adams
North Adams Futures announces W G Roberts Co will be major tenant at Berkshire Plaza on Main Street. The clothing retailer will occupy both floors of the two story building at Main and Marshall Streets, more than doubling its floor space.
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Hunter Outdoor Bags $1.2 Million Federal Contract
North Adams firm Hunter Outdoor Products wins a $1.2 million federal contract to manufacture sleeping bags. This lifts total federal sleeping bag contracts for Hunter to $3.3 million, said Vice President Joseph Martin.
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No Verdict Reached On Concord Mayor
Concord New Hampshire UPI reports the hearing into the ouster of Mayor J Herbert Quinn resumed after the Board of Aldermen failed to reach a verdict in the first session. The five hour session recessed until 7 p.m. tonight with Quinn testifying about Langley and police records. The hearing, described as a possible landmark, features claims of misconduct and alleged conspiracies, while Quinn labels the process a kangaroo court.
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AEC Extends Yankee Hearings to Sept 6 in Vernon
The Atomic Energy Commission postponed hearings on the Vermont Yankee nuclear project to Sept 6 after requests from New Hampshire Vermont and Massachusetts. Vermont Yankee officials testified on design and construction of the 540000 kilowatt plant on the Connecticut River as states brace to oppose issues including thermal pollution.
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Project 77 funds sought from Ford Foundation
Gov Hoff will meet Ford Foundation officials in New York to start exploratory talks on Project 77 a ten year plan to guide Vermont growth linked to the 1977 bicentennial. Dartmouth Prof Smallwood designed the program with a possible cost around 10 million, though officials doubt that total. The project would be a private nonprofit with a bipartisan board and would not override legislation.
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