Zoning Rules Slow Low-Cost Mobile Home Housing
Boston UPI reports Federal Reserve economist Carol S. Greenwald says restrictive zoning and local opposition hinder mobile home park construction in New England. The six state study finds southern towns mostly ban mobiles while northern areas relied on them. financing as consumer loans raises costs, limiting access for low income households.
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Boston
UPI
Federal Reserve Bank of
New England
New England Economic Review
Carol S. Greenwald
Greenwald
Chains Have Many Uses In Today's Outdoor Life
New York UPI notes that chains aid privacy, security, and convenience in summer outdoor living. Use chains to shield patios, hang tables, or build enclosures between posts. Suggestions include protecting docks, securing lawn furniture, bikes, tools, and guiding parking with fence chains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Mammoth Mart reports surging stock volume in 1970
Mammoth Mart Inc on the American Stock Exchange announces four week volume of 7.4 million dollars for the week ending August 1 1970 up 43 percent from July 1969. For the 26 weeks ending August 1 1970 total volume reaches 46.1 million dollars up 40 percent from the prior year period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bridgewater
Mass
Mammoth Mart, Inc
American Stock Exchange
Unions Propose New Worker Benefit Improvements
In Springfield UE locals representing about 3000 Vermont workers propose unemployment insurance enhancements and extra welfare protection for families on benefits. The union says current support trails the 1967 Social Welfare Law standards and notes Democratic Senate hopeful Philip Hoff and gubernatorial candidate Leo O'Brien have endorsed the ideas.
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Springfield
UPI
United Electrical Workers Union
Vermont
Deane C. Davis
Bennington
St. Johnsbury
Windsor
U.S. Senate
Philip H. Hoff
Leo O’brien
Check Tax Laws Before Selling Home
Norman Kempster explains UPI guidance on selling a home and using the proceeds to buy or build a new principal residence to avoid taxes. Rules cover time limits, qualifying properties, and how to allocate sale profits between old and new homes, including edge cases like houseboats and business-use portions.
Bennington Transfers Town Clerk Reports Record of July to August
Mary Hodeck, Bennington Town Clerk, lists transfers recorded July 31 through August 13. transfers include properties on McKinley Street, Monument Avenue, Crescent Blvd, Bank Street, River Road, Holt Spring Development, Darling Street, Butter Road, Woodland Drive, Willow Road, McCullough Road, Pippin Knoll, Bradford, and Robinson Avenue, involving residents from Bennington and several out of state origins.
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Mary Hodeck
Harvey A
Catherine J. Jones
John N
Mary Ann Ficaciello
Bennington
McKinley Street
Frederic M. Burnham Jr
Julie M. Ochs
Monument Avenue
Charles H
Elva P. Bodine
Edward R
Laura
J. Lamb
Crescent Blvd
Helen
Frederick M
Marion E. Rogers
Walpole
N.H
Warren S
Beatrice J. Dunn
F. B. Woodward and Sons Inc
David E. and
Jewell Mae French
St. Louis
Holt Spring
Butter Road
Michele A
Eva M. Moretti
Perry R
Gail M. Snyder
Darling Street
Wesley E
Mildred C. Buzzell
James G
Jean Feles
Long Island City
N.Y
Woodland Drive
Jerome M
Jo Ellen Darling
Lake Oswego
Ore
Robert L
Dorothy B. Bernstein
Willow Road
Wayne A
Elaine B. King
Nathan J
Anne G. Senft
Eagle Bridge
McCullough Road
Robert M
Marilyn M. Wilson
Waitsfield
Gordon L
Phoebe S. Zucker
Pippin Knoll
Chester E
Frances M. Stockman
Edgar A
Linda C. Smith
Holliston
Mass
Bradford Street
Marjorie L. Friederich
Ryerson N
Sandra L. Mausert
Greenfield, Mass
Robinson Avenue
High Interest Rates Plague Independent Businesses
SAN MATEO Calif Independent businessmen report no relief as the National Federation of Independent Business notes the national average bank rate at 8.5 percent for small firms and 13.6 percent from finance companies. Regions show Pacific states at 9.4 percent and New England at 8.7 percent with SBA loans averaging 7 percent.
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San Mateo
Calif
National Federation of Independent Business
Pacific States
Mountain States
New England States
Small Business Administration
New England
Sprague Plans Capacitors Production in Japan Joint Venture
NORTH ADAMS Mass Sprague Electric Co and Nichiron Capacitor Ltd of Kyoto have won MITI approval to form a joint venture to produce a full line of tantalum capacitors in Japan for domestic consumption and export. The deal signals a major move in mid nineties electronics manufacturing and expands Sprague’s overseas footprint with a key Japanese partner.
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North Adams
Mass
Sprague Electric Co
Nichiron Capacitor Ltd
Kyoto
Japan
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
MITI
Nichicon-Sprague K.K
Nichicon Capacitor Ltd
Sprague Electric
Shiga Prefecture
Robert C. Sprague
Sprague
Reminder To GI Bill Students In White River Junction
Veterans who attended spring and summer GI Bill classes must return Certification of Attendance cards to the Veterans Administration Center to receive final month payments this fall. College students should mail the card with the next to final pay, others monthly with a school signoff. Lost cards require a replacement from a VA office. Fall enrollees without a VA Certificate of Eligibility should contact their nearest VA office promptly for guidance.
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White River Junction
Veterans Administration Center
Tyson
You-Drive-It Moving Offers Save-Your-Budget Shifts
Rail-Trailer Inc. introduces U-Move Inc. a franchise system letting families rent and drive their own moving truck while professional movers provide optional labor. The plan promises 35 to 75 percent savings versus main van lines with less mis-shipment risk, no hotel bills, and direct delivery to the new location. Trucks run about 18 feet for private licenses and can be rented for return trips to haul crated items. Availability spreads from pilot cities to more areas including Chicago and San Diego.
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Chicago
UPI
Rail-Trailer Inc
U-Move Inc
U-Move
Richard A. Heise
Heise
Charlotte
N.C
Logan
W.V
Columbus
Miss
Ft. Smith
Ark
Chattanooga
Tenn
St. Petersburg
Fla
Montgomery
Dothan
Scottsboro
Alabama
Durham
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Search, Ark
Nashville
Cleveland
San Diego
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Roofing & Sheet Metal CO
Country Farm
Monument Plaza
Charles Mintrone
Norman Kempster Washington
Real
Rutland
Central Vermont Public Service Corporttion
St. Lawrence
Sprague To
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Martin Johnson
Marshfield
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Bennington, VT
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