Welfare board rift cited by Williams resignation
Williams describes his split with Wright and his departure from the welfare board after being replaced as chairman. He says his associate Wright had a good commitment but notes disagreements with the governor’s welfare philosophy and concerns over policy drift. He stresses limited funds, rising costs, and unemployment highlighting gaps between eligibility and need.
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Wright
Williams
Welfare Board
Welfare Department
Department
Betit
Support and opposition swirl over SST development
The debate centers on sonic boom effects and upper atmosphere exhaust from the SST. Nixon administration officials back building the jet regardless of U S participation. France and Britain are testing a slower variant, with the Soviet Union also testing a faster than sound transport.
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Nixon
France
Britain
Soviet Union
Vermont custodians discuss 1971 workshop and scholarships
The executive committee of the Vermont School Custodian and Maintenancemen Association met in Montpelier on December 5. Attendees included Robert Trombley and Alvin Ricker along with Alfred Jette and Dr. Clifford Ball of Education. Scholarships of 75 dollars were awarded to Linda Jette and Dawn LaCross. A 35 dollar donation was made in memory of Rupert Spencer to the Caverly Child Health Center. Dates June 23 to 25, 1971 were tentatively set for the next workshop covering topics from carpet maintenance to bomb threats.
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Montpelier
Vermont School Custodian and Maintenancemen Association
Robert Trombley
Bellows Falls
Alvin Ricker
Hartford
Alfred Jette
Clifford Ballof T
Charles Nichols
Vermont State School Directors’ Association
Castleton
Linda Jette
Swanton
Champlain College
Dawn LaCross
Louis LaCross
Milton
Johnson State College
Rupert J. Spencer
Caverly Child Health Center
Students to Run Telephone Office in Bennington TELFAD Day
Twelve Mount Anthony Union High School students will participate in a TELFAD program in Bennington on December 9 and 10. They will shadow New England Telephone managers for two days, then discuss their experiences at a luncheon where certificates will be awarded.
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William L. Swartzbaugh
New England Telephone
Mount Anthony Union High School
Bennington
Swartzbaugh
Telfad
Court orders Betit to pay blind man
UPI reports Vermont Social Welfare Commissioner Joseph Betit must pay $217 to Rutland resident Robert Mott within 48 hours after a judge found benefits were cut off without a hearing. A temporary restraining order prevents further loss of benefits pending a fair hearing. Mott, represented by Vermont Legal Aid, seeks damages. a three judge panel will hear welfare cases in Brattleboro on December 21.
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Rutland
UPI
Vermont
Joseph Betit
U.S
James Oakes
Oakes
Betit
Robert Mott
Mott
Welfare Department
Mott’s
Vermont Legal Aid, Inc
Brattleboro
Grenier Announces Candidacy for Vermont House Leader
Rep. John Grenier of Waterbury, a 46 year old bottled gas dealer, enters the race for majority leader of the Vermont House. He is the first to formally announce as Rep. Walter Kennedy of Chelsea seeks House speaker.
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Waterbury
UPI
John Grenier
Vermont
House of Representatives
Walter Kennedy
Chelsea
Poet read at McCullough House Sunday in Bennington
Helena Shevien Moore will read her poetry at McCullough Mansion in North Bennington on Sunday December 13 at 3 p m. Admission is free and all are invited. Moore has previously read at United Church Dorset St Mary Arlington and Manchester BPW Club. Ralph Rogers highlighted her work on WBTN and Michael Browne of Bennington College praised her poetry for its musical quality.
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Helena Shevien Moore
Cullough
North Bennington
Mrs. Moore
United Church
Dorset
Women’s Sodality
St. Margaret Mary’s Church
Arlington
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Manchester
Rock R. Rogers
WBTN
Michael Browne
Bennington College
1970 Baseball Awards Dinner to Be Televised on Merv Griffin Show
The 1970 Baseball Awards dinner, held December 3 at the Century Plaza Hotel during the major league meetings, will be shown as a 90 minute special on the Merv Griffin Show. Award winners include Willie Mays Johnny Bench Bob Gibson Brooks Robinson and Danny Murtagh.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Merv Griffin
Griffin
Century Plaza Hotel
Willie Mays
Johnny Bench
Bob Gibson
Brooks Robinson
Danny Murtagh
Oil firm charged with pollution in Vermont river
A Walpole New Hampshire firm appeared in Vermont District Court to answer four counts of polluting the White River at Springfield sites and a leased service station last August. Three charges accuse discharging untreated sewage and one alleges oil products polluted the river. Conviction on all four could bring $2,000 in fines.
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White River Junction
UPI
Walpole
N.H
Vermont
Frank Mahady
Springfield
Community notices and meetings in Bennington
Rural Fire Department meets Wednesday at 7 15 p m at Mahar Son Funeral Home to honor Mrs Alphonse Turgeon. Catholic Daughters sale of handmade gifts opens Friday at Central Vermont Public Service at 10 30 a m. Eagles auxiliary meets Thursday at 7 30 p m to plan Christmas nursing home gifts. Mrs Daniel McCarthy hospitalized at Putnam Memorial. AARP chapter meets December 10 at 2 p m in First Baptist Church with choral entertainment and a Children’s Day Care Center box drive. St Anne s Society meets Wednesday at 7 30 p m with guest Father Lehan and gift exchange. Minor accident reported at Main and Washington. no injuries. $100 reward offered for information on a Lyons District beagle missing December 7.
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Rural Fire Department
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Alphonse Turgeon
Southern Vermont
The
American Association of Retired Persons
AARP
First Baptist Church
Main Street
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Children’s Day Care Center
Hayes
Maud Edson
Juna Fuller
Margaret Ogilvie
Helen Neff
Bessie Cobleigh
Leah Cook
St. Anne’s Society of Sacred Heart Church
Joseph Lehan
East Pakistan
Henry Simpatico
Harry F. Smith
Adirondacks
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
N.Y
Kansas
Frederick and
Martha (Heusted) Smith
Mt. Hermon School
Colgate University
Potsdam
Cranberry Lake
Johnsonville
St. Lawrence
Edward B. McEvoy
Ernest A. Smith
Moriah Center
Christ Methodist Church
Waterford Rural Cemetery
Charles A. Ackley
Save the Children Federation
Norwalk
Conn
Isabelle Mentiply
James Mentiply
Beckett St
Hoosick Falls
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Brickhaven
Scotland
Albany School of Nursing
Daughters of Scotia
First United Church, Presbyterian
Betty
Petersburg
Frederick B
Jennie
Luke) Weir
Noble & Wood Machine Co
Maple Grove
Calvin
Year round schooling plan unsettled at Champlain Valley Union
Champlain Valley Union High School Board gained no clear voter mandate on a 45-15 year round plan. Referendum turnout was low and results split, with 680 for the proposal, 996 for split sessions, and 10 no choice. The district serves Williston, Charlotte, Shelburne, and Hinesburg, and a final board decision could come tonight.
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Williston
Charlotte
Shelburne
Hinesburg
Obituaries for Turgeon Burnham and Weir figures
Obituary notes Mrs. Turgeon born in Canada 1876 and widow of Mr. Turgeon with Florida residency since 1953. funeral in Sacred Heart Church area. survivors include seven daughters and a son. Rogers Burnham of Manchester Depot, longtime area resident and park owners, dies at 76. survivor list includes wife Laura Smith and siblings. Andrew W. Weir, 65, World War II veteran, found dead in Hoosick Falls apartment.
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Turgeon
Norton
Florida
Bennington
Sacred Heart Church
Beech Street
Alpheda Landergren
Lakewood
Calif
Yvonne Underwood
Virginia
Walter
Blanche) Egan
New York
N.Y
Lester
Lulu) Kaufmann
Annette Turgeon
Margaret Turgeon
Doris Borden
Miami
Fla
Norman A. Turgeon
Leon Turgeon
Rogers Burnham
Manchester Depot
Manchester
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Emerald Lake State Park
North Dorset
Brooklyn
Clark and
Matilda (Spelman ) Burnham
Burnham
Harned Fowler Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion Post
Southern Vermont
National
Laura Smith
William G. Wilson
Bedford Hills
Cyril R. Jones
Ardsdale
Englewood
Brewster Funeral Home
Manchester Center
Andrew W. Weir
Church St
Hoosick Falls
Fred W. Harter
Robert Higgins
Case against fluoridation of water may be presented
Town Manager Edward R. Lamb reported that a local woman will argue the case. Petersburg, N.Y. coroner notified. Fluoridation plan okayed by selectmen with 60 day window for petitions. Ordinance costs estimated at 2000 dollars with state financing half.
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Edward R. Lamb
Cocaen
Norton Barber
Lamb
Funeral services for Donald S. Kendall Sr
Funeral services for Donald S. Kendall Sr. of Arlington were held Monday at Manchester Congregational Church with Rev. Jerome J. Hevey Jr. officiating. Bearers were Kendall’s grandsons. Attendees included Mack Molding Co. board chairman and plastics industry representatives from New Jersey New York Manchester Arlington and surrounding area. Kendall died Saturday at
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Donald S. Kendall Sr
Arlington
Manchester Congregational Church
Jerome J. Hevey Jr
Kendall
Mack Molding Co
New Jersey
New York
Manchester
Shaftsbury Police Patrols Expand Under County Deputy
The town is shifting traffic duties and patrols to the village police as a county deputy sheriff Marcotte gains probationary status. Selectmen plan a formal vote to remove the Marcotte sign while Snow questions the arrangement.
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Marcotte
Snow
Board of Selectmen
Bennington
David Brown
Department
Selectmen to hear detailed housing report in Manchester NH
At the Manchester selectmen meeting tonight, Bennington Housing Authority leaders will present a list of HUD questions and the officials’ answers from last Thursday. A revised housing ordinance will also be considered to align village and town standards before Unification Day.
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Manchester
N.H
Bennington Housing Authority
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Hamilton L. Shields
Housing Authority
Shields
Armand A. Lampron
Brown
Norton Barber
Barber
Hospital Notes December admissions and births
Hospital notes list admissions on December 7 1970 for Mrs Ella M Clapper Manchester Center Mrs Ethel A Vance William L Potter Sr Master Donald E Mears Arnold W Wright Bennington Miss Susan Fowler Manchester Raymond Goffin H Oscar Tobin Shutsbury Discharges include Master Roy Lee McDermott Arlington Angela Morris Bennington Mrs Grace F Walton Cambridge NY Births a daughter to Mr and Mrs Robert G Pollard of North Pownal on December 7.
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Ella M. Clapper
Manchester Center
Ethel A. Vance
William L. Potter Sr
Donald E. Mears
Arnold W. Wright
Bennington
Susan Fowler
Manchester
Raymond Goffin
H. Oscar Tobin
Shutsbury
Roy Lee McDermott
Arlington
Angela Morris
Grace F. Walton
Cambridge
N.Y
Robert G. Pollard
North Pownal
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