Schnepp aims to be Vermont state clown figure
Vermont teacher and counselor Stephen Schneps, known on stage as El Schnepp, pursues clowning full speed. He explains laughter as medicine and recounts auditions with Crown College and Ringling Bros. Circus, while performing locally with a leprechaun act and outreach to audiences including the National Congress of the Deaf.
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Morgan
Schneps
Vermont
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Northcentral
Nion
Famous Clown College
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Providence, R.I
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Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus
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el Schnepp
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Boston
National Congress of the Deaf
Burr and Burton Seminary reopening and orientation details
Burr and Burton Seminary schedules a Sept 7 freshmen orientation at 8 20 a m with introductions to staff, program overviews, and guided campus familiarization. Seniors serve as guides, lunch is provided, dismissal at 12 30 p m, with faculty and teacher association meetings to follow.
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Manchester
Burr and Burton
Burr and Burton Seminary Teachers’ Association
Epilepsy group to meet in Manchester Center
The Vermont Epilepsy Association Inc announces a meeting at Zion Episcopal Parish House in Manchester Center on Monday August 30 at 730 p.m. It is the third Bennington County gathering for residents with an interest in epilepsy. A film will be shown and there will be discussion and questions.
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Manchester
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Vermont Epilepsy Association Inc
Manchester Center
Zion Episcopal Parish
Bennington County
Congress to fund emergency hay transport for flood farmers
Rep James Jeffords says Congress will approve an Emergency Feed Program by week’s end. The federal government would cover two thirds of hay hauling costs up to 27 dollars a ton, with oats sold at reduced prices and 80 percent subsidies for removing snags under a separate Emergency Conservation Measures program. Estimated flood damage to farmland and crops is about 1 million, with total flood damage between 5 and 7 million.
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Washington, D.C
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Jeffords
State Won't Pay Mayo Fees in Impeachment Case
The Vermont attorney general's office says it is not obligated to cover 30,384 dollars in legal fees for Washington County Sheriff Malcolm Mayo, who was acquitted on three charges. Mayo's lawyer seeks payment, or a court challenge or legislative order to have the state pay.
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Davis
Mayo
Peck
Burgess backs income-based national health insurance plan
Democratic candidate John A. Burgess of Montpelier argues for a national health insurance system where individual costs align with income. He cites 1975 averages of $547 per person for health care and notes hospital charges rose 80 percent faster than the cost of living since 1974. He warns the poor face high mortality where medical care is lacking and calls medical care a life or death factor.
Skinner proposes New England Regional Capital Development Bank
Democratic senatorial candidate Scott Skinner urged a federally financed bank to aid small firms in New England. The plan would reserve funds for industries employing 50 or fewer workers and run as a quasi-public entity with autonomous professional staff and no political ties.
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Montpelier
UPI
Scott Skinner
New England
Signature Forgeries Alleged in New York Senate Race
A handwriting expert testified that 18 of 47 signatures on a Conservative party petition backing opponent Howard Nolan were forged. Testimony compared petition signatures with official ones. two more signatures may also be forged. Proskin seeks to invalidate the petition as fraudulent.
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Albany
Senate
Arnold W. Proskin
Howard Nolan
Joseph P. McNally
State Supreme Court
Board of Elections
Proskin
Averill Park High recognizes top graduate Rhonda Diehl
Averill Park Board of Education officially names Rhonda Diehl of Glass Lake the highest ranking student in Averill Park High School’s 1976 graduating class. Diehl, who finished high school in three years, had previously protested being denied such recognition. She graduated with a 95.935 average.
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Averill Park
Board of Education
Rhonda Diehl
Glass Lake
Averill Park High School
Burglary Suspect Arrested On Tyler Street in Pittsfield
James Elser, 26, was captured early Tuesday on Tyler Street after a neighbor heard breaking glass. He was admitted to Berkshire Medical Center with badly cut hands from the break in. Police found a smashed display window and said a public safety radio monitor was targeted.
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Pittsfield
Tyler Street
James Elser
Berkshire Medical Center
Tyler St
Thief Takes About $400 From Laurel Street Freezer
Laurel Street resident Dorothy Armstrong reported a $400 cash theft from a home freezer. Police said the lock was opened and closed and the investigation continues.
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Laurel Street
Dorothy Armstrong
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