New Books at the Library Fiction and Nonfiction Picks
A long list of new library acquisitions covers Westerns and romances by Austin Cabot Igne and O'Connor, mysteries by Hancock and Wollheim, travel and history like The Andromeda Strain and The Third Listener, child care guides, death and dying studies, yoga and auto racing tales. Remember: if the book is out the library will reserve it for you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abrahamson
Russia
Stalin
Carroll
Carlson
Fosburgh
Gibbs
DAR
Kubler - Ross
Libby
Liebers
Marston
Matthews
Ovington
William F. Whitman
Bid Repercussions Don’t Materialize Before Town Bid
Bennington selectmen considered selling town land adjoining Dr John G Irons Jr to round out his property on Silver Street The process required a public hearing and bids Only one bid arrived from C P Gilchrist of Middle Pownal Road The board delayed opening the bid awaiting legal counsel and the return of Irons from vacation to avoid unintended repercussions
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
C. P. Gilchrist
Middle Pownal Road
Selectman
J. Duncan Campbell
Irons
Higgins
Selectmen
Barber
Campbell
Abortion Bill Hearing Set in Vermont Legislature
The Vermont House Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing on September 18 at the State House on a bill to legalize abortions under specified circumstances. The measure would allow therapeutic abortions when the mother's life is in serious danger, in cases of rape or incest, or when the baby would likely have serious defects.
Youths' Center Not Ready Yet
The St. Albans medium security facility for youthful offenders, planned at 1.25 million, will not be dedicated today. Corrections Commissioner Charles Adams Jr. says the project remains unfinished due to labor strikes and delays. He seeks a new opening date after consulting architects and engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor State Prison
Samaritan Nurses Reunion In Bennington Slated
Samaritan Hospital Nurses Senior Group holds its fifth annual reunion and luncheon in Bennington. Katharine Cahoon of Bennington, the oldest Samaritan School of Nursing graduate in Troy, is expected to attend the Thursday 1 pm event at Paradise Restaurant. The 1919 class marks its 50th anniversary with representatives from Troy Shaftsbury Altamont and Bennington area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samaritan Hospital
Bennington
Katharine Cahoon
Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing
Troy
Paradise
Margaret Coleman
Irene Smith
Florence Moore
N.Y
Stella Hawkins
Shaftsbury
Dorothy Taylor
Altamont
Ruth Best
Ceramic League Organized Meet in Vermont
SOUTH BURLINGTON Aug 24 Vermont Ceramic League host Mrs Sonya Katz of Psycho Ceramics welcomed twenty two people from twelve studios across the state. Vice president Mrs Shirley Gilbert led the meeting and future plans included an open September discussion on member problems and a silent greenware auction to benefit the treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Burlington
Sonya Katz
Psycho Ceramics
Vermont Ceramic League
Vermont
Shirley Gilbert
St. Albans
Treasury
League
Ruth Curtis
Williamstown
Vermont study urges 36 man interstate patrol and pay hikes
A Legislative Council study committee recommended creating a 36 person, 10 vehicle interstate highway patrol in Vermont. The panel also urged immediate pay raises for Vermont State Police and the creation of an auxiliary force under Public Safety to aid during holidays or trooper absences. First year cost estimated at 658,600 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Patrol
Public Safety Department
Highway and Motor Vehicle Departments
Interstate Patrol
Thomas Orders Light Blinkers Be Stopped
Secretary of State Richard C. Thomas informs Col. Sanders Fried Chicken and the Hi Hat in Burlington to remove moving parts and blinking lights from their signs under the 1968 anti billboard law. He cites an attorney general opinion holding state law supersedes municipal rules unless a local ordinance is stricter.
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Attorney General
Thomas
Vermont Seeks Private Sign Apps in Windham Test Area
With under a month to the Sept 15 deadline only 12 applications have been received for state owned directional signs in southeastern Vermont. Secretary of State Richard C. Thomas aims to test the 1968 anti bill board law in Windham and Windsor counties by year end with first state signs up by Nov 1.
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Vermont
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Windham County
Windsor County
Thomas
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Austin
Caitlin
Mendelev
Crichton
Space Micro
Edwards
Igne
Gillett
Hancock
Holloway
Lafore
Juliet
Loring
Morris
Jamaica
O’connor
New York Times
Scowcroft
Dudley Dean
Wollheim
Woolfolk
Bosworth
Fisher
Gay Neck
Raftery
Gerald
London
Weisgard
Plymouth
William Bradford
Great Barrington
Mass
Northern Berkshire Training Club
Norton
John Irons
Samaritan
F. Donald Morrison
Claremont
N.H
Agnes McDermott
Claremont General Hospital
Park Ave
Shullins Store
Post 29
American Legion Auxiliary
Robert L. Laramie
Girard L. Poisson Jr
Harlan Lewellyn
Plainfield
Katherine McDermott
Hartford
John McDermott
Miami
Fla
Ceramic League
Special Interstate Patrol
FAZ
Mon
Plaza
Main ST
Bennington, VT
DIAL
Windham
Vichals
Vassarette
Antron
U.S. Dept. of Labor
Data School
IBM
Southern Vermont Computer Center
Benmont Avenue
SVCC
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