Ledbetter Speaks to Bennington Rotarians on Banking Health
Stewart M. Ledbetter Vermont commissioner of banking and insurance discusses banking health and high insurance costs before Bennington Rotary. He notes 650-state staff versus New York’s larger department, praises Vermont loans rise, and mentions new banks in Stowe and Bondville while promising rate adjustments for Vermonters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart M. Ledbetter
Vermont
Banking and Insurance
Bennington
Cook
Ray Granger
Ledbetter
Banking and Insurance Department
State of New York
Stowe
Bondville
Federal grand jury to investigate Pa. firm contract
A federal grand jury will probe a Pittsburgh company On-Line Systems Inc. for a Senate mailing system contract potentially worth 9.9 million and a separate 7.5 million HEW contract. Investigators will examine alleged improprieties in awarding computer programming contracts at HEW and the Senate.
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Washington
UPI
Pittsburgh
Senate
Justice Department
U.S
William Block
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
On-Line Systems, Inc
Jack Roseman
John Godfrey
On- Line
Senate Rules Committee
On-Line
HEW
U.S. Senate
Block
Edwin Parker III
Parker
U.S. Office of Education
Rules Committee
One Dead and Three Injured in IRA Retaliation
In West Belfast the outlawed IRA opened fire on British troops, killing a 19-year-old marine and wounding three others. A patrol vehicle was hit by a sniper and two more were injured when a bomb was thrown at their car. A separate small bomb went off near Coleraine University.
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Belfast
IRA
Northern Ireland
UPI
Irish Republican Army
Queen Elizabeth
Coleraine University
Provisional Ira
Belfast Brigade
Vermont Tightens Cattle Brucellosis Rules
Vermont Agriculture Commissioner Edward Eurich outlined tighter testing and record keeping for cattle sold in the state and a 30 day quarantine for all imported cattle as he warned of a possible brucellosis epidemic spreading in Addison County. He also sought 30000 dollars from the Emergency Board to slaughter two afflicted herds due to understaffing concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Eurich
State Emergency Board
SVC trims programs and folds Manchester branch amid reorg
President Gee describes a 25 000 dollar budget cut to SVC and a 30 000 staff reduction. Five degree programs and several teacher education courses have been dropped. Total courses fall from 105 to 83 as SVC consolidates into accounting management human services and environmental studies. Manchester branch closed with Ethan Allen College left as sole campus there. Potential Wilmington outreach discussed to offer low overhead courses in accessible venues.
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SVC
Gee
Manchester
Donahue
Ethan Allen College
Ethan Allen
Wilmington
Pawlet School Board Meets August Fifteenth at Pawlet Village School
Bennington briefs note a Pawlet School Board meeting set for Monday August 15 at 8 pm at the Pawlet Village School. Also local ads invite Bennington residents visiting North Adams to dine at Napolitano's Pizzeria offering pizzas pasta grinders and eggplant grinders. Leake Corn Wagon advertises butter and sugar sweet corn at Ford Road for $1 a dozen.
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Pawlet
Pawlet Village
Napolitano’s Pizzeria
North Adams
Bennington
ADV
Leake
Woodford Road
Son of Sam Continued Details of the Attacks
The report describes a New York apartment scene with a yellow shag rug scattered with fatigues and Bob Dylan records. A hole in the wall bears the message My name is Mr. Williams I live in this hole and threats against neighbors including Westchester County Deputy Sheriff Craig Glassman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Williams
Edna Williams
Sam Carr
Rec Center Open Monday Activities At Bennington Center
The Bennington Recreation Center will be open Monday August 15 with playground activities as usual. Mountain Park trip payments are due at noon at the center. Outdoor pool hours 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. weather permitting. Indoor pool swim team 8:30-10 p.m. adult swim sauna 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. free swim 2:30-5 p.m. Evening adult sauna 6-9:30 p.m.
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Bennington Recreation Center
Bennington Banner Classified Rates and Details
The Bennington Banner outlines contact numbers and publishing details. It lists home and motor delivery rates, subscription prices by month, three and six month options, and yearly rates. Foreign mail rates are noted, with current single copies at 30 cents and back issues over 30 days at no charge.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times
Landon Associates, Inc
Mai
U.S
Hijack Flight Refueled Then Diverted to Brindisi
An Air France jet from Paris to Cairo was hijacked after Nice stopover. The captain ejected the hijacker at Brindisi as fuel ran low, with police taking the man into custody. The hijacker, a 19-year-old Egyptian, had threatened to explode the plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benghazi
Tripoli
Athens
Corfu
Brindisi
Air France
Paris
Cairo
Rome
Montpelier Memo on diplomacy and accountability
The piece argues ambassadors are often political patronage picks, with high costs of the role skewing merit from money. It questions private donations influencing agencies, warns of potential imbalances, and emphasizes accountability as essential to effective government in the wake of Watergate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Welfare Department
Watergate
Peter Giuliani
R-Montpelier
Emergency landing of private Piper Cherokee near Shelburne
A private Piper Cherokee en route from Monkton, Canada, made an emergency landing Friday in a field near Shelburne. Pilot Michael Gonzales of Silver Spring, Maryland, was uninjured and the aircraft undamaged. Authorities note the engine failure occurred while approaching Burlington International Airport.
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Shelburne
UPI
Michael Gonzales
Silver Spring
Monkton
Canada
Burlington International Airport
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Salvatore Santarcangelo
Ray Bowen
Bowen
Santarcangelo
Ray
Montpelier
Rutland
Paul Wickes
Bennington Briefs
Sam
Park-McCullough
North Bennington
Danny Wendell
Madeline Slater
Tina Wendell
Sandy Johnsmyer
Jim Carroll
Cliff Herrington
Raina
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Ella B. Moon
Ella Brown Moon
Adams Nursing Home
Mass
Robson-Decker
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Joel B. Miller
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Maple Grove Cemetery
Jonesville
Old Shaw’s
Undergarment Corp
Kenneth Lewis
Adams
Chuck
Hamburg
Monument Plaza Shopping Center
Nicholi
Benn
Robel
Fienberg
Bennington VT
FSLIC
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Yankee Trail
Putnam Square
North Street
Kocher Drive
East Road
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