American Bicentennial Everest Expedition readies autumn ascent
The 12 member American team led by Phil Trimble heads to Everest for an autumn climb aiming to honor the US bicentennial. The group, averaging 32, includes seasoned Himalayan climbers and seeks a summit by late September, echoing past autumn successes and the 1963 West Ridge first.
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Katmandu
Nepal
UPT
Mt. Everest
New Zealand
Edmund P. Hillary
Tenzing Norkay
Elizabeth
Himalayas
Hillary
Queen Elizabeth
Jom Hunt
Phil Trimble
Washington D.C
State Department
Trimble
Everest
West Ridge
Shaftsbury to share 70000 from Hawkins estate
Shaftsbury and the Save the Redwoods League will split 141352 from the George W. Hawkins estate, with the town’s selectmen directing the funds. A life beneficiary died earlier this spring, and the executors are dispersing assets. The town will hold the money in trust for now.
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Shaftsbury
Save the Redwoods League
San Francisco
Calif
George W. Hawkins
New York City
Redwoods League
William Sennett
Sennett
Hawkins
Sanford Buxbaum
Earl Cross
Cleveland Avenue
Larry Pratt
Cross
Park McCullough House Exhibit and Events Calendar
Upcoming events at the Park McCullough House include an August 30 to September 7 exhibit of paintings by Herman Haskins with daily hours 12 to 3. A September 4 opening reception 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. features Three Direction in Photo Silk screen by Ruth Pasquine, James Selva, and Paul Wigger. September 7 to 14 exhibit hours are 12 to 3 on weekdays, and September 8 at 8 p.m. is a Bird Club meeting.
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Business World
Selectmen
Shaftsbury Fire Department
Bennington
William E. Kelley
Shaftsbury Fire Company
Board of Civil Authority
Doris Webb
Depot Road
Bennington Club
Hale Mountain
Park- McCullough House
Herman Haskins
Ruth Pasquine
James Selva
Paul Wigger
Dorset School Opens September With Full Day Session
Dorset School opens for the 1976 77 year on September 7 with a full day schedule from 8 a.m. to 2 15 p.m. Kindergarten runs 8 to 11 a.m. Lunch is 40 cents per meal starting Tuesday, milk 5 cents for morning break and lunch. Bus routes will be listed next week. New pupils must register at the school office before September 7.
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Dorset
Pownal Seniors Plan Wednesday Luncheon at Center
The Pownal Senior Citizens will hold their weekly luncheon Wednesday at noon at their center in Pownal Center. Reservations must be made at least one week in advance by calling Rose Mattison at 823-7282.
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Pownal
Pownal Center
Rose Mattison
Woman injured in three car Route 22 collision
HOOSICK New York Helen Restino of 1 Willow Street was injured yesterday in a three car collision on Route 22 in North Hoosick. She reported neck and shoulder pain and was treated at Putnam Memorial Hospital in Bennington before release. Restino’s car was stopped behind Nelson Kwazneski’s vehicle from Latham. Jerome Bruck of Hoosick Falls rear ended Restino, pushing her car into Kwazneski’s. Bruck was ticketed for following too closely. All three cars were damaged. extent unknown.
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Hoosick
N.Y
Helen Restino
Willow St
Route 22
North Hoosick
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Bruck
Welch calls for old fashioned basics in education
Republican senatorial candidate John Welch released a position paper advocating priority for basic reading and arithmetic, a consumer economics high school course, and stronger links between vocational training and business. He urged expanding the community college program and ending funding for unstructured frivolous experimental learning, saying children are being shortchanged and taxpayers aren’t getting value.
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Rutland
UPI
John Welch
Welch
Robert Stafford
Hohler Calls Alden an Albatross for Dem Ticket
Burlington Democratic hopeful Robert Hohler labels opponent John Alden an political opportunist after Alden switched from GOP to Dem. Hohler warns Alden could cost the Democratic gubernatorial candidate votes by splitting party support in this year’s race.
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Burlington
UPI
Robert Hohler
John Alden
Alden
Windsor County
Hohler
Vermont man arraigned on prostitution charges
Jeffrey Crossman, 30, of Middlebury, faced arraignment in Vermont District Court on two counts of aiding and abetting prostitution. Prosecutors said he sold raffle tickets last summer in Center Rutland knowing the winner would be offered prostitution services. Two other men in Rutland area faced related charges recently.
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Rutland
UPI
Jeffrey Crossman
Middlebury
Vermont
Rutland County
John Liccardi
Crossman
Center Rutland
Gouverneur teen dies in New Hampshire crash
William Weller, 18, of Gouverneur New York, died from head injuries after a one car crash on Interstate 89 in the northbound lane. His sister Elaine, 19, and Jeffrey Denesha, 17, also of Gouverneur, sustained minor cuts and bruises in the accident. Weller died at Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover New Hampshire.
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Weller
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Hanover
N.H
Windsor man pleads not guilty in Windsor shooting case
Kerry Hull, 24, of Windsor, pleaded innocent in Vermont District Court to aggravated assault and marijuana possession after allegedly shooting Sarah Hale, 18, in the lower back at Hale's Windsor home. Hale was in good condition at Mt. Ascutney Hospital. Bail set at 15000 for assault and 1000 for possession.
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White River
Trooper and motorist shot during Thruway scuffle
In Bethlehem an on scene scuffle on the New York Thruway left Trooper Donald H. Ernst and Albany man Carmen T. Scaringe hospitalized with gunshot wounds. Scaringe is critically wounded. Ernst has superficial leg injuries. The investigation continues. In Troy the Uncle Sam Mall Corp office space dispute ends with a ruling that city donations or leasing to private entities are illegal.
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Bethlehem
Albany
Donald H. Ernst
Carmen T. Scaringe
Ernst
Scaringe
Troy
Uncle Sam Mall Corp
City Hall
James R. Reilly
Ford Dole ticket praised by local campaign chair
Berkshire residents report the Massachusetts Ford Dole ticket gains support from the local primary chair while Congressman Conte condemns a Northeast voice gap in the national GOP. The Berkshire forecast notes a 88 degree high with cooler air arriving tonight and the hottest August 22 in 26 years.
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Pittsfield
Ford
Massachusetts
Silvio O. Conte
Northeast
Conte
Kansas City
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Berkshire
George J. Bulgarelli
Bulgarelli
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