Sisters Set Into Session On Professional Appraisal
Francis J. Hogan announces first public information meeting to discuss a town wide real and personal property reassessment in Bennington County Courthouse on Sept 10 with a tax expert as speaker. The effort aims to make the tax base fair, with a survey of tax exempt property underway and 14 building permits found overlooked in the North Bennington Grand List.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Hogan
Bennington
Richard A. Sleeman
Richard Ralph
Randolph
Hogan
New England
Shaftsbury
Francis B. Flanagan
St. Francis de Sales Church
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Miss Evelyn Payne
First Church of
Christ
North Bennington
September 1970 Vermont draft call announced by Col Burke
Montpelier Vermont September draft call is 17 men, part of a national 12000 roll. August call was 13. Col William J Burke Vermont state director notes 2245 draftees 1960–69 and 14846 enlistments in the period with yearly totals. Vermont has 22 delinquents and 20 appeals pending. Burke says draft calls drop to zero when sufficient volunteers appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
William J. Burke
Vermont
Selective Service
Col. Burke
Burke
Maryland Candidate Hoff Among CAF Funds Recipients
A small group of CAF donors will grant Paul S. Sarbanes of Maryland two thousand dollars for his campaign against George Fallon in Maryland s fourth district. The CAF also awards Philip Hoff of Vermont one thousand dollars for his bid to unseat Senator Winston Prouty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maryland
House of Delegates
Senate
Congressional Action Fund
CAF
Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
Winston L. Prouty
Paul S. Sarbanes
Sarbanes
U.S
George Fallon
Fourth
Baltimore
Hoff
James Abourezk
E. Y. Berry
South Dakota
Henry Helstoski
Red Cross Appeals For Celia Victims In Bennington County
Local Red Cross chapter seeks 752 as county quota for Hurricane Celia relief. Corpus Christi damage tops 300 million and thousands homeless. Residents urged to join the 752 Club by donating at least one dollar each to aid victims and support national relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret D. Clark
The
American Red Cross
Bennington County
Texas
Corpus Christi
Celia
Pownal
Stamford
Readsboro
Bennington
Woodford
Searsburg
Shaftsbury
Arlington
Sunderland
Sandgate
Manchester
Winhall
Dorset
Peru
Landgrove
20 State Jobs Filled For Pilot Welfare Plan
The Emergency Board approved 20 new positions in two Vermont agencies to help implement a family assistance pilot. Seventeen jobs are in the Employment Security Department and three in the Social Welfare Department. All positions are 100 percent federally funded.
Vietnam Volunteer Returns Continued from Page 1 health
Schafer recalls a year in Hue teaching at a university, living with a large, warm but privacy‑shy family. Rockets forced bunkers, student strikes closed the university a third of the time, and a military court trial of a student leader sparked calls for peace. He criticizes U.S. troops for demeaning locals and failing to learn the language, while noting the soldiers’ lack of connection with the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schafer
Hue
U.S
Vermonter aids Vietnam effort after Peace Corps service
John Schafer, Yale graduate and Harvard teaching master, chose Vietnam after seeing its suffering. He plans to work in IVS in Washington recruiting volunteers while supporting Philip Hoff’s Senate campaign in Vermont. He urges youth mobilization and home-front political action to help Vietnam become peaceful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schafer
Vietnam
Peace Corps
Yale
Ethiopia
Harvard
Christian Schafer
Ice Pond Farm
East Arlington
Arlington Memorial High School
Schafer
IVS
Washington, D
Pact To Be Penned In Three-State Recreation Compact
Recreation officials from Maine New Hampshire and Vermont will meet on Thursday to finalize a tri state community recreation compact. The Maine Park and Recreation Commission is hosting with Robert Hodgdon leading the session. Attendees include Richard Tapply of New Hampshire and Edward Koenemann of Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
UPI
New England
Robert Hodgdon
Maine Park and Recreation Commission
Richard Tapply
New Hampshire
Office of
Edward Koenemann
Vermont
Board of Recreation
State's New Assessment Law Described to Falls Officials
Falls officials and three town assessors heard Peter A. Rua outline the state’s new assessment law effective Oct 1 1971. The meeting covered goals, streamlined single assessor system, training requirements, inter-town collaboration, and the plan to replace grievance days with an appeal review board. Assessors present were Ralph B. Millington Joseph J. LaMagdeleine and Franklin C. Tate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter A. Rua
New York State Board of Equalization
Edward H. Cottrell
Rua
State Board of Equalization
Ralph B. Millington
Joseph J. LaMagdeleine
Franklin C. Tate
Bennington Briefs: Local Counseling and Winners Listed
Counseling will be offered Sunday 2 to 4 at Second Congregational Church. Winners on Ladies Day at Mount Anthony Country Club include Cele Short first low net, Maxine Heald second, Helene Mihuita third. In the special string tournament Marian Vince had the low score and Phyllis Dickinson the high. A reminder to secure accident insurance before travel with The Shea Agency Inc. ADV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Congregational Church
Mount Anthony Country Club
Cele Short
Maxine Heald
Helene Mihuita
Marian Vince
Phyllis Dickinson
The
Shea Agency Inc
UVM Seeks Court Easing of Unusable Shattuck Scholarship
University of Vermont official Allen Walker says the Shattuck Scholarship, created in 1962 for Bakersfield natives who graduate from Brigham Academy, sits unused due to strict eligibility. He expects court relief to loosen criteria so the $1,200 yearly four year award can aid more students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
University of Vermont
Allen L. Walker
Financial Aid
Shattuck
George Lysander Shattuck
Carolyn
Brigham Academy
Walker
Bakersfield
UVM
Garden Club Hosts Berkshire Show at Center Tent
Bennington Garden Club members will host the Midsummer Flower and Horticulture Show at Berkshire Garden Center on Aug 14 from 2 to 9 p.m. and Aug 15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in a tent at Routes 183 and 102 west of Stockbridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Garden Club
Berkshire Garden Center
Stockbridge
Mass
Bennington Club
Wilbur Rice
Fabian Kunzelmann
Gwladys Bowen
Juliette McC. Shields
Japan
Conservation Committee
Obituary: George Krieg Dies in Queens Resident of Bennington
Word has been received of the unexpected death last week of George Krieg of Queens New York, a resident of Bennington for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Krieg
Queens, N.Y
Bennington
Survey on Senior Citizen Needs in Vermont
ESCO Research in conjunction with the Interdepartmental Council for the Aging announces a state survey to identify economic social and cultural needs of senior citizens. The study seeks input from residents and organizations to guide policy and program development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esco Research, Inc
Interdepartmental Council For the Aging In
Vermont
Firemen’s Teams Muster Here for Aug 16 Contests
Ten muster teams from Massachusetts New Hampshire Vermont New York compete in the midnight alarm bucket brigade and pumping events at Mt Anthony Union High School field Sunday Aug 16 starting 2 30 p m Lanesboro leads the muster standings with 35 points followed by South Deerfield 29 and Williamsburg 23 senior citizens survey underway in Bennington and North Bennington over three weeks with 88 names chosen Aug 3 66 questionnaires to be completed 125 questions read to participants and addressed to local senior citizens including Genevieve Statin George Rogers Mrs M Powell and Mrs Ethel Townsend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
New Vermont
New York
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Lanesboro
Mass
Bennington
South Deerfield
New England
West Swanzey
N.H
Troy
Wakefield
H.W. Ford Hose Co
Waterford
N.Y
Hatfield, Conn
Readsboro
Pownal
Williamsburg
North Bennington
ESCO
Genevieve Statin
George Rogers
M. Powell
Ethel Townsend
Arlington
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LaFayette Lyons
Harvey D. Carter Sr
Salvatore “Sal’’ Santarcangelo
New Jersey
C.D
Benjamin Ragsdale
Rep
Watkins Abbitt
Virginia
Southeast Asia
Ramsey Clark
William Sloane Coffin
Yale University
Charles Evers
Fayette
Miss
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Leon Panetta
Civil Rights Division
HEW
Gore Vidal
George Wald
First National Stores
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vermont
Finast
New York Times News Service
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc
Harte Theatre
Patton
Hollywood
AIR
Burt Lancaster
Dean Martin
B.B.P
Bennington, VT
Red Cross Appeals
Tleboro
Lakeside Center
Environmental Conservation Fund
Water Resources Department
Emergency Fund For Environmental Protection
Crisman
N.E. Recreation
Hoosick Falls
Rita
Cottrell
Bennington Briefs
Garden Club
Berkshire
Clint Eastwood
Shirley Maclie
Universal Picture
ST. Mark's Church
ST. Mark’s Family Center
North AvenUe
Fred Carmichael
Dorset Playhouse
Disney
Technicolor Panavision By
Sun Mon Tues
Mickey Hargitay
Toman
Edgar “Au AN Poe
Pittsfield Exchange Club
Barrington Fair Grounds
Great Barrington
Berkshire Downs
A. W. Harvey
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