Would-Be Hoff backers press for specifics in Sunderland
In Sunderland a gathering of about 35 residents pressed Hoff campaign aide Ben Collins for concrete policy positions on Vietnam, pollution, and Pentagon influence. While Clay defended Hoff’s record, many attendees urged clearer stands and a decisive plan to defeat Prouty, stressing the need to mobilize supporters.
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Sunderland
George Clay
Philip H. Hoff
Hoff
Daniel Webster
Clay
Meyer
Bove
McCarthy
Senate
McGovern
Hatfield
Cooper
Pentagon
Ben Collins
Collins
Robert Kennedy
Humphrey
Southeast Asia
Nixon
Putney
Otis Hoff
Vernon
Bennington School Board Eyes Ed Program and Auditors
The district continued a drug education program for elementary students and reviewed a teacher evaluation form for contract renewals. A third auditor may be appointed, with two elected on write-in votes. Fuel oil contracts were awarded to J H Winslow Plumbing and Heating with a second bid from Agway, and a delay on No 2 oil bid. Winslow urged family money management courses, noting bankruptcy concerns among youth. the superintendent noted current offerings and participation. All members except Louis Perrotta attended.
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George Sleeman
Phillip R. Viereck
Washington
D.C
Stewart E. Allen
Raymond C. Murray
J. H. Winslow Plumbing and Heating Supply Co
Bennington
Agway Petroleum Corp
Robert Hayes
Winslow
Louis J. Perrotta
Car Slices Pole Cuts Power in Hoosick NY
Miss Candis West, 20, of Endicott, lost control on Hill Road in Hoosick and struck a utility pole, bringing down wires and leaving the highway blocked. She escaped with minor leg and arm injuries after swerving to avoid a rabbit. Niagara Mohawk was notified.
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Hoosick
N.Y
Four Corners
Miss Candis West
Endicott
T.W. Brown
J.M. Hickey
Center Brunswick
Miss West
Two Teens Arraigned For Loitering At Old YMCA
Bennington district court arraigned two teenagers, John J. Thomayer Jr. and Earl V. Pierce Jr., on loitering and disorderly conduct charges for refusing to move from the old YMCA steps on Main Street. Pro forma not guilty pleas were entered, bail set at 500 dollars with a nightly curfew, and a Monday arraignment scheduled. In separate, related actions, Roland L. St Onge pleaded guilty to DUI and license violations, receiving a suspended 30-day sentence and probation, while Robert F. Thomas and Thomas R. Coyne pleaded guilty to B and E and license charges with suspended sentences and probation.
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Bennington
YMCA
Main Street
John J. Thomayer Jr
Beech St
Earl V. Pierce Jr
Bradford Place
Roland L. St. Onge
Rockland
Maine
Morrissey
Thomas R. Coyne
Town Road
Coyne
North Adams Man Arraigned After Night Police Chase
James Edward Critelli, a 22 year old North Adams resident, appeared in Bennington District Court after a late night chase involving Manchester police, State Police, and local residents. He pled not guilty to two counts of breach of peace, assault, and concealment of stolen property tied to a white 1960 Chevrolet. A psychiatric exam was ordered to assess competency.
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North Adams
Mass
State Correctional Center
Rutland
James Edward Critelli
Bennington District Court
Manchester
Bennington County
Manchester Village
Arlington
Green Mountain
Route
Shaftsbury
Harold Beebe
Morris Beauregard
Critelli
Rutland Correctional Center
Neil S. Moss
John P. Morrissey
Moss
Morrissey
Laxity at Waterbury Blamed for Escapes
Washington County State's Attorney Kimberly Cheney blamed Waterbury State Hospital administration for repeated escapes at the mental facility. He urged Gov. Deane C. Davis to probe management as eight patients escaped last month, with four having prior escape records and several deemed dangerous.
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Cheney
Deane C. Davis
Waterbury
Windsor
Vermont State Hospital
Marketing VP Appointed By Tansitor
William S. Stewart is named vice president of marketing for Tansitor Electronics Inc. He will oversee marketing for all products, including those from the Barbados plant. A former Navy captain, Stewart has previous roles at General Electric and DuPont and attended the University of South Carolina. He will relocate with his wife and two children to Bennington.
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William S. Stewart
Tansitor Electronics Inc
William A. Prior
Stewart
Tansitor
Barbados
W.I
University of South Carolina
General Electric
Irma
S.C
DuPont
Bennington
Sheriff’s Posse Plans a Bivouac Training Exercise
Cmdr Richard Hollister of the Bennington County Mounted Sheriff’s Posse announces the summer bivouac for Aug 29-30. Riders depart from Stamford and Bennington, meet at Perley Hibbard farm on South Stream Road in Pownal, camp overnight, then return home. The drill aims to improve rescue operation efficiency.
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Richard Hollister
The
Bennington County Mounted Sheriff's Posse
Stamford
Bennington
Perley Hibbard
South Stream Road
Pownal
Sleeman Denies Candidacy for Scribner's Vermont Education Post
Bennington School District board chair Dr. Richard A. Sleeman, also North Adams State College continuing studies director, denies seeking Dr. Harvey Scribner’s Vermont state education commissioner role. Rumors swirl amid design goals, board politics, and Governor Davis influence as Deputy Daniel O’Connor and conservative figures are named in a shifting lineup.
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Sleeman
Scribner
Harvey Scribner
Vermont
Richard A. Sleeman
Bennington
North Adams State College
North Adams
Mass
New York City
Department of Education
Retired CN sleeping car donated in St. Albans ceremony
A retired Canadian National sleeping car once in service between Montreal and New York City will be donated this morning to the Vermont Collectors Association at the Central Vermont Station in St. Albans. Theodore W. Weber III will receive the keys to the vintage car.
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St. Albans
Montreal
New York City
Vermont Collectors Association
Vermont
Theodore W. Weber III
Hospital Notes Admits and Honors In Vermont Preservation Event
Hospital notes list admissions including Lori Martin and Jeffrey Bett with residents from Bennington Hoosick Falls and Readsboro. Discharges include Dennis Eggsware Edith Van and Ruth Humphrey as CN manager Raymond Gosselin and CVR head A. E. Perkins attend a ceremony presenting a silver dish and inspecting a 12 section car named St. Albans, a 1925 Canadian National unit weighing 177500 pounds and 82 feet long. the Vermont Collectors Association promotes state heritage preservation.
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Raymond Gosselin
Champlain
Central Vermont Railway
Norman J. MacMillan
Canadian National
A. E. Perkins
CVR
Weber
Yale
St. Albans
Crest Beachere
Vermont Collectors Association
Probers Clear Motorola Bid In State Police System
Two investigations conclude no malfeasance in a 1.5 million award by the governor's Crime Commission for a statewide police communications system. Assistant Attorney General Martin Miller and Joel Cherrington report no evidence of wrongdoing after reviewing bid procedures, including a non extended 45 day deadline.
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Commission
Miller and Cherrington
Absentee Voting Planned for Bennington Rural District
Officials of the Bennington Rural Fire District announce absentee ballots for residents away on August 11. Voting at Beech Street Firehouse Tuesday on surrendering the charter, with hours noon to 8 p.m. Absent voters may cast ballots at 115 Hicks Ave Friday to Sunday 5 to 9 p.m.
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Bennington
BSD Names Charles Decker Catamount Elementary Principal
The Bennington School District Board appointed Charles M. Decker of Shelburne to lead Catamount Elementary School. At 41, he previously served as athletic director and assistant principal of Bennington High School from 1963 to 1966 and has held multiple teaching and administrative roles. He will earn 13020 dollars annually, with two weeks included for summer prep. Decker joins another BSD principal hire this summer, Michael Riley of Pittsfield, Mass.
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Bennington School District
Charles M. Decker
Shelburne
Bennington
Catamount Elementary
Decker
Bennington High School
Oak Hill
Pownal
Benhi
St. Joseph College
Castleton State College
Siena College
New York
L.C. Hunt Jr. High School
Burlington
BSD
Michael Riley
Pittsfield
Mass
Union in Springfield Gripes Directly to the White House
Springfield union leaders protest President Nixon economic policies in a letter to the White House. Robert Farnsworth, president of Local 218 of the United electrical, radio and machine workers, says workers were better off before his administration. Local machine tool firms cite layoffs and shortened workweeks amid slow economy and rising unemployment. Farnsworth notes the White House replied to an earlier concern about layoffs, saying inflation control required them. He adds inflation persists with job losses, lamenting, We were better off with jobs and inflation than we are now.
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Springfield
UPI
White House
Robert Farnsworth
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
Nixon
Farnsworth
O'Brien backs $2 wage and unemployment boosts
Vermont state Senator Leo O'Brien trails fellow gubernatorial candidate in courting labor support. He backs a $2 per hour minimum wage, 39 weeks of unemployment benefits in high jobless areas, and an extra $3.50 per child in unemployment payments, while pledging to veto right to work if elected.
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Montpelier
UPI
Leo O’brien
South Burlington
New Student Registration At Mt Anthony High School
Mt Anthony Union High School opens registration for all new students this September on Aug 11 12 and 13 from 9 am to noon and 1 to 3 pm. New seventh and eighth graders register at Bennington High School on Main Street and ninth through twelfth graders at the Park Street building. Guidance office at 447 7511 answers questions.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Bennington High School
Main Street
Park Street
Bennington Briefs Highlight Local Events and Notices
Art show relocates Bennington Day Care Centre to Catamount Elementary Aug 10 to 21. County Mounted Sheriff's Posse barbecue at Robert Cash's Pownal home. reception by Richard Brodeur. Dancing at VFW Hall with Moe Harrington and His Country Drifters Friday and Saturday 9 to 1. Pvt Bleau address at Fort Jackson. Dale Sands a patient at Albany Veterans Hospital. Bennington Mini Car Wash closed Wednesday due to motor breakdown. back soon. Estate sale for Margaret McKeon at 237 School St with 10 rooms. Shirkshire Restaurant to open seven days weekly. Insurance ad notes liability risk.
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Bennington
Catamount
VFW
Moe Harrington
Country Drifters
Dale Sands
School St
Veterans’ Hospital
Albany
N.Y
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Scribner’s
Catherine Corcoran
George A. Sleeman
Dr. Sleeman
State Board of Education
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Gov. Davis
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Philadelphia
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Action Bank
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FDIC
Lori Martin
Jeffrey Bett
Eva Montgomery
Joyce Stevens
Mildred Zimmer
Francis Downing
Hoosick Falls
Myrtle Phelps
Readsboro
Dennis
Edith van
Whitingham
Ruth Humphrey
Petersburg
Becker Catamount
Union
O’brien
Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Mt. Anthony
Bennington Briefs
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Robert Cash
Richard Brodeur
Pvt
Charles A. Bleau
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Fort Jackson
Bennington Minit Car Wash
ADV
Shea Agency Inc. Adv
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Foster
HAM
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