P as in Potvin at the rebuilt Vermont mill
Stamford profile of Robert Potvin rebuilding his log mill after a fire. The new $5 million, fully automated facility will double output to about 10 million board feet annually, with OSHA compliant features, six bays, underground debris handling, six bandsaws, and a chimed future heat plan. Potvin aims complete material utilization while financing via Farmers Home Administration.
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Judson Brown
Stamford
Robert Potvin
Europe
Asia
Route 8
Potvin
OSHA
Janice Farman
Farmer’s Home Administration
De-Barker
Writers league to meet Saturday in Rochester
ROCHESTER The League of Vermont Writers reports its summer meeting will be Saturday Aug. 9 at Lee Huntington’s home in Rochester. Registration runs 9:30 to 10 a.m. Margaret Bartlett, juvenile nonfiction editor for Coward McMann Geoghegan, discusses needs in her field. Toni Taylor, writing teacher in New York, on what editors seek. $5 includes coffee and lunch. bring own chair or cushion for outdoor event.
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Rochester
League of Vermont Writers
League
Lee Huntington
Margaret Bartlett
Coward, McMann & Geoghegan
Toni Taylor
The
New School For Social Research
New York City
Ms. Taylor
McCalls
Look
Coronet
College of St. Joseph
Rutland
Couple tours Virginia Maryland farms with extension service
Mr and Mrs George Ziehm of Morris Road toured farms in Virginia and Maryland under the Saratoga County Extension Service and spent several days in Williamsburg. Miss Elinor J Wilson Colgate University bookstore manager recently served as a faculty member for the 1975 National Association of College Store Management Seminar in Berlin Ohio. She is the daughter of Carroll Wilson.
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George Ziehm
Morris Road
Saratoga County Extension Service
Virginia
Maryland
Williamsburg
Elinor J. Wilson
Colgate University
National Association of College
Berlin
Ohio
Carroll Wilson
Schweningter Road
Vermont Reluctant to Sponsor Vietnamese Refugees
Governor Thomas Salmon cites lack of jobs as the main barrier to Vermont becoming a prime sponsor for Vietnamese refugees. He says the state would have to guarantee employment for heads of households, which is not feasible with high unemployment. The governor vows continued cooperation with private sponsoring groups.
City to reclaim Troy-A playground from sale
New York officials plan to undo a recent public auction sale of the Troy-A playground after it was found buyer S Whitford Noble held a city job and city workers are barred from buying seized land. The council will seek to accept his deed and restore the recreation area with its basketball court and equipment to the city.
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Troy
S. Whitford Noble
Third Ave
Noble
Rensselaer County eyes paper ballots or machines split vote
The two county election commissioners split on ballot type with Democratic Thomas Monahan backing paper ballots for cost and Republican Henry Tutunjian favoring machines for accuracy. A court ruling seems likely to resolve the dispute, with options including suits by candidates or county action to determine the method.
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Troy
Rensselaer County
Board of Election Commissioners
Thomas Monahan
Democratic Party
Henry Tutunjian
Election Board
Pittsfield talks fail to break contract deadlock
In Pittsfield, negotiators for teachers and the School Committee failed to resolve a deadlock in the city school system contract talks. A second round of talks is under way with Frank Martin of the MFT and local negotiators present. On the opposite side were Charles Bordeau and Dorothy Crane.
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Pittsfield
Frank Martin
Massachusetts Federation of Teachers
Peter Laarman
Glenn Germanowski
MFT
Charles Bordeau
Dorothy M. Crane
Probate court adopts faster divorce filing rules
Pittsfield Berkshire County Probate Court adopts new Rules of Domestic Relations cutting filing, serving and answering time from about two months to 20 days. Changes align terminology with other courts, replacing libellant with plaintiff and libellee with defendant among others. Rules exclude wills, administrations, adoptions and guardianships and take effect July 1 after final paperwork.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire County
Guy A. Pellegrinelli Jr
Alfred L. Podolski
Massachusetts Bar Association
Registers of Probate
Pellegrinelli
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Roxbury
UPI
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Danbury
Conn
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Central Vermont
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