Vermont Names Dean Walker Chief of Park Engineering
Vermont Commissioner Robert B. Williams announces Dean E. Walker will lead engineering for the Vermont Park Service. He will oversee maintenance and construction of facilities across 43 state parks and forest recreation areas serving 12 million visitors annually. Walker, a Morristown native and Norwich University civil engineer graduate, is a two year Army veteran and a registered professional engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Norwich University
Theremy
CVPS Output Up 5.87 Percent From Last Year
Central Vermont Public Service Corp data show electric output for the week ending August 23, 1968 at 20,66,100 kilowatt hours, up 5.87 percent from a year earlier. Year to date output totals 57,287,905 kilowatt hours, a 4.09 percent increase from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
St. Lawrence
Webbs Wall at Peterborough Corner Shop
Barber Ralph Webb built Webb's Wall outside his shop to shield customers after 20 traffic accidents at the nearby intersection since 1963. Four cars have struck his shopfront, prompting the unusual barrier to deter further damage and protect patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterborough
England
UPD
Ralph Webb
H P Cornell Named to New Cosmetics Post
Hilton P. Cornell named regional director of sales for New England and eastern New York by Lilac Time of Rochester Inc. A 32 year cosmetics veteran formerly with Helena Rubenstein, he is a Rochester area resident and World War II veteran. He and wife Shirley live in Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Riley
Lilac Time of
Rochester, Inc
Hilton P. Cornell
New England
New York
Cornell
Helena Rubenstein
Lilac Time
Rochester Inc
Rochester
Highland Park
Woman's Day
Tenth Mountain and
Chappaqua
N.Y
Shirley
South Stream Road
Bennington
Congress urged to stop export of western timber
Western timber export volumes are urged to be curbed by labor and industry groups to lower spiraling lumber and plywood costs and reduce unemployment risk in the West. The push supports amending the Foreign Aid Act of 1968 to restrict federal log exports, citing government ownership of 63 percent of timber and rising prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
West
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
National Association of Home Builders
National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association
National Forest Products Association
American Plywood Association
Industrial Forestry Association
North West Timber Association
Western Lumber Manufacturers, Inc
Western Forest Industries Association
The
Western Wood Products Association
Wayne Morse
Dore
Michael Mansfield
Dmont
Mark Hatfield
Ore
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
Len Jordan
Idaho
Frank Church
Frank Moss
Dutah
Labor Organization
White House
Mortimer B. Doyle
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Land Management
Department of Interior
Nathaniel H. Rogg
Peter E. Terzick
Fishy Water Spills Tadpoles From Taps in England
In Huddersfield England tadpoles and small fish spilled from water taps when turned on. Housewife observers reported the odd contamination as baffled waterworks officials began investigations into the source of the spoiled supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huddlesfield England
UPD
Prouty Lists Defense Loans Granted to Colleges in State
Vermont colleges and universities receiving National Defense Student Loan Program funds total 594,609 for the current fiscal year. Sen. Winston Prouty announced the allocation, covering 90 percent of loans with 10 percent institutional matching, aiding 2,024 students across 12 institutions. Castledon State College to Windham College receive specified amounts and awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prouty
Washington
Vermont
National Defense
U.S. Office of Education
Winston Prouty
Castleton State College
Goddard College
Green Mountain College
Johnson State College
Lyndon State College
Bennington College
Middlebury College
Norwich University
St. Michael’s College
Trinity College
University of Vermont
Windham College
National Foundation Names Vermont Communities Agent
Mrs. Virginia C. Schlanger of Barre is appointed as community service representative for Vermont’s newly formed Vermont state chapter of the National Foundation March of Dimes at 26 State St Montpelier She will direct volunteer recruitment for the January fundraiser to combat birth defects and support related research Birth defects are everyone's concern she says
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Montpelier
Virginia C. Schlanger
Barre
Vermont
National Foundation
March of Dimes
State St
Schlanger
United States
DeGoesbriand Memorial Hospital
Burlington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Barre Club
Altrusa International, Inc
Executive Women’s Service Club
Barre League of Women Voters
Mudroom trends and birth defects risk rise in Vermont
A feature on mudrooms cites the Plumbing Heating Cooling Information Bureau noting practical benefits of mudrooms in new homes. The piece shifts to health data from March of Dimes, highlighting birth defects impact with 250000 annual cases nationwide and 600 in Vermont, and praises March of Dimes centers and leadership of Mrs. Schlanger in public outreach and volunteer-driven programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau
New Lions Gov Bluto Plans Fall Conference
At the first cabinet meeting led by Cyril Bluto of North Bennington the Vermont Lions Clubs announced their fall conference to be held Saturday September 21 at La Cortina Motor Inn Mendon. Registration at 10 a.m. with lunch and dinner and dancing planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas C. Bluto
District 45
Ton International
Lionesses
New Semester At UVM Begins
Burlington reports the University of Vermont welcomes about 5,700 students this week including 1,500 freshmen and graduate candidates as Billings Center opens Sunday at 9 a.m. and Catamount Den at noon. Orientation follows for transfers and freshmen, with an opening convocation at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Patrick Gymnasium led by Dean Alfred B Rollins Jr. Faculty will assemble at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium basement. Public invited.
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Burlington
University of Vermont
Billings Center
Patrick Gymnasium
Alfred B. Rollins Jr
College of Arts and Sciences
West German pilots proposed retirement at age forty
The cabinet sent to parliament a draft bill allowing West German air force jet pilots to retire at 40 to stem the loss of trained pilots to civil aviation. The measure targets reducing personnel drain by offering earlier retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BOM
UPI
Bennington Zoning Permits For August Issued
Zoning Inspector A Sidney Edson reports August permitting totaling 41500 dollars. Projects include Comi and Harrington 1057 Morgan St add fourth apartment 4500 dollars Approved by Board of Appeals Blake 214-6 Beech St fourth apartment 500 dollars H Greenberg and Son 321 Main St renovate offices in Winslow Block 2500 dollars Lombardo Harrison Ave breezeway and garage 15000 dollars George and Norma Corey 112 Soule St one family home with attached garage 18000 dollars Charles White 240 Park St roof over patio 1000 dollars
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Bennington
A. Sidney Edson
James Comi
William Harrington
Morgan St
Board of Appeals
Frances Blake
Beech St
H. Greenberg & Son
Main St
Winslow Block
Anthony Lombardo
Harrison Ave
George and
Norma Corey
Soule St
Charles White
Park St
Cosmos 238 Satellite Launched by Soviet Union
The Soviet Union launched Cosmos 238 into an orbit nearly identical to the doomed Soyuz-One mission that claimed Col. Vladimir Komarov on April 23, 1967. There was no indication the new satellite was manned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
UPI
Soviat Union
Vladimir Komarov
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State Park Dept
Vames
HH Ton P. Cornell
H.P. Cornell
New Cosmetics Post
Park Street
County Street
Bennington Village
Michael J. Hogan
Bijur
Ana
Wayne
Seva Stores, Inc
Bennington, VT
VOUT
Pratt ST
Virginia Schlanger
7 News & Office Equipment, Inc
Main
New Lions
Gov. Bluto
Bluto
St. Albans
Milton
St. Johnsbury
Pownal
Londonderry
Dallas
State of
Lions International
John M. Moore
Arlington
Hodgson
UVM
of New
Winslow
Sain
Gerald E. Morrissey
General
A.J. Dewey & Sons
Mckinley Street
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