Steamtrain nostalgia and steam power lore from 20th century railfans
Norbert Greenwood and a MIT naval architect discuss steam engines and trains from 1914 travel to 1963. Blake, publisher of Safety Valve, showcases a passion for steam, whistle chimes, and rail exhibitions while lamenting scrapped engines and praising the B and M whistle. He plans a Concord River steam launch and recalls the S S Ticonderoga and Philadelphia Centennial engine Corliss.
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Blake
Providence
R.I
New York City
Corpus Christi
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Shelburne
S.S. Ticonderoga
Ticonderoga
Billerica
Mass
Chicago
Andover
Philadelphia
Corliss
Britannia
Merrimack River
Lowell
Steamer Pearl
Lake Pearl
Wrentham
Henry Bowditch Jones
Boston
Sound and light spectacular at Bennington Armory disco night
Tonight 9 to midnight Disco Design 339 hosts a sound and light spectacular at the Bennington Armory. The event features the same powerful system and rare extended singles pressed as 45s with different arrangements. Notable picks include Ten Percent by Double Exposure and Gloria Gaynor Y, plus the hit Dr Buzzard Savannah Band. The piece also mentions steam train nostalgia and a Rutland Railway passenger trip with Richard McSherry leading songs at Bellows Falls.
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Disco Design 339
Bennington Armory
Double Exposure
Salsoul
Gloria Gaynor
Polydor
Dr. Buzzard
Savannah
RCA
Cherzez la Femme
Tavares
Rutland
Seth Warner
Richard McSherry
Bennington
Bellows Falls
Birthday dinner at UCS Hot Meals on Aug 11
August birthday party at the UCS Hot Meals program will be held next Wednesday at Brookside Apartment House 323 South St noon dinner in Pleasant dining room for about 25 regulars. Reservations by 10 am call 442 8012. Homebound meals available via physician social services hospital or Home Health Agency.
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UCS
Brookside
South St
Senior Center
Bennington
Social Services
Home Health Agency
Thief Outpaced By Gas Shortage Chase
UPI report from Westford details University of Vermont student Dave Koier chasing a motorcycle thief who stole his bike. Each pursuit was thwarted by running out of gas as a fuel shortage hampered the chase.
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Westford
UPI
Dave Koi
University of Vermont
Koier
Jumpsuit fashion moves from day to night in New York
In New York fashion, jumpsuits and coverall adaptations trend for fall and winter. Clovis Ruffin creates a white wool suit with legs gathered at the ankles, showing the rise of versatile one-piece outfits from daywear to evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Clovis Ruffin
Vermont Health Policy Council Denied Federal Funds Control
Vermont officials meet with U S Health Education and Welfare regional staff as HEW tells the newly formed Vermont Health Policy Council it does not qualify for designation to control federal health planning funds. The setback underscores the state’s bid to centralize funding oversight.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
U.S. Health, Education and Welfare Department
Vermont Health Policy Council
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B&m
Norbert Greenwood
Burlington
W.A. Hadley
R.O.B
Bennington Convalescent Center
Seward
U.S
William H. Seward
United States
Alaska
Russia
Finast
Zoof Savings & Loan Association
Main Street
Feds
Dundams
Fienberg
Main ST
Bennington, VT
Valley Forge
Callillilliliiliwl LL
America
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