New England Utility Faces Fuel Shortage and Uncertain Shipments
Northeast Utilities, New England’s largest electricity supplier, reports a four-to-five week coal and oil stock on hand with future deliveries uncertain. Officials cited voluntary or mandatory fuel allocation as a potential disruption while negotiations with the state Department of Environmental Protection over burning high sulfur fuel continue amid tight clean-air standards. A separate Old Bennington Village hearing will tackle zoning, subdivision rules, and a St Joseph College relocation change.
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Bennington Briefs Christmas Party and Discounts
The Green Mountain Homemakers Extension Group meets Tuesday December 4 at 6 30 PM at Ethel Waite’s Union Street Bennington for a Christmas party and meeting. Grant City offers a 10 percent senior discount on December 4 with a turkey meal coffee and dessert for 1. Transportation reservations for a club minibus can be made at the Senior Citizen Community House on Ben Mont Avenue all day Monday. Elks announce a children’s Christmas party Sunday afternoon December 9 with signup deadline Tuesday December 4 at the lodge.
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American Association of Retired Persons
Senior Citizen Community House
Ben Mont Avenue
Elks
Gas rationing discussed as possible emergency plan
A Tuesday session reviewed contingency steps for gasoline control with President Nixon showing reluctance to ration. Testimony urged public comment on any administration plan while utilities are urged to switch to coal if feasible. Attendees included Love, Treasury Secretary Schultz, Interior Secretary Morton, Melvin Laird and Roy Ash.
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Charlie Brown good man shines in Mt Anthony High debut
Maureen Oneil reviews Bennington 4-H Drama Club opening of You're a Good Man Charlie Brown at Mt Anthony High School. Jeff Metcalfe portrays Charlie Brown lonely, Lucy chases Schroeder, Snoopy as Flying Ace sings Suppertime, Linus clings to a blanket, Peppermint Patty appears. Strong cast and crew praised, director Wynn Metcalfe notes this is the club's third year. Final show tonight at 8 with tickets at the door.
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Mike Palmer
Better TV expansion faces high costs and mixed outlook
Better TV and partner CAASV plan expanded cable service linking education and home viewing. Sisson and Ross cite New York programs where schools help deliver lessons to subscribers, while noting per mile costs of 4500 dollars for coaxial cable and amplifiers. In Bennington area 53 miles serve 2800 subscribers at 68 percent saturation, above the regional average. Economic feasibility depends on achieving sufficient subscriber density, with 35 customers per mile as a threshold. Bennington remains electronically isolated from Vermont, yet open channels could emerge if partnerships form.
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Two accidents with no injuries reported on Friday
Two 1972 cars involved in separate crashes with no injuries. Clifford Brimmer Brim mer, 40, of Bennington collided a 1972 Datsun driven by John Philip Pappa, 20, of Danbury Connecticut at Mattison Road and Howland Avenue as Pappa crested a hill. A second rear end crash on Park Street near County Street damaged a 1968 Pontiac driven by Joseph Pace, 26, Yonkers, New York, hitting a 1972 Ford Station Wagon driven by William Mattison, 46, of Bennington.
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John Philip Pappa
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Brimmer
Park Street
County Street
Joseph R. Pace
Yonkers
N.Y
William G. Mattison
Taxpayers get reprieve for 1974 in Bennington
Bennington property owners whose appraisals rose 40 percent or more in 1973 by Cole-Layer-Trumble will not face general upward reviews for 1974. Listers at their Thursday meeting limited adjustments to only those whose 1972 to 1973 increases were under 40 percent, citing prior overall equity after Grievance Day and inconsistencies from the Board of Civil Authority.
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Milk prices rise in Vermont amid lower production
Vermont Agriculture Commissioner Leo O'Brien announced higher minimum retail milk prices as United States and New England production decline. He cited sharply reduced milk output, strong demand, and increased costs from fuel and slaughter cow prices, warning shortages could follow if prices do not curb the drop.
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New England
New Hampshire Sweepstakes Drawing Number Reported
The Friday drawing in Concord New Hampshire produced the sweepstakes number 69440.
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N.H
UPI
New Hampshire
Gas cutbacks for December hit stations nationwide
Gasoline stations face a 10 percent reduction in December fuel sales versus a year ago, as preliminary figures from Gov. Salmon's energy adviser Forrest Orr warn of continuing strains. Orr notes rationing has been mostly voluntary but local operators began discounting to avoid disruption, with many stations closing early and cutting Sunday sales as supplies tighten. He urges conservation beyond a 50 mile per hour limit and suggests Nixon may steer crude oil allocations between heating fuel and gasoline.
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