Inauguration remarks praise affordability and access
Senator Bayh spoke at Southern Vermont College praising career focused curricula and accessible, affordable education for local residents. He urged colleges to offer practical courses to boost youth opportunities and emphasized training to prevent juvenile crime and reduce future Offenders. He warned on civil liberties yet supported protective law enforcement and juvenile justice reforms.
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Vermont
Sen. Bayh
Bayh
Senate
Everett Hall
Richard Kung
Marion Shippey
College Council
Verne B. Howe
Bennington Selectman
Timothy Corcoran
Lawrence F. Powers
Thomas P. Salmon
Mary A. Polworth
College of St. Joseph
Vermont Higher Education
Robert L. Gale
Association of Governing Board of Universities and Colleges
Melvin A. Dyson
Kenneth Costin
David ‘Hilcote
High court upholds limits on evidence gathering in Vermont
Vermont Supreme Court rules the Consumer Fraud Division must show probable cause before issuing subpoenas to collect information. The decision narrows investigative power in a Windsor County nursing home probe and could alter the state consumer fraud law. The ruling rebuts a broader standard urged by the attorney general and underscores the need for probable cause in civil inquiries.
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Windsor County
Attorney General’s Office
Vermont
Springfield
Carol Vickrey
Supreme Court
Ms. Vickrey
Superior Court
State Supreme Court
John Easton
Consumer Fraud Division
Front-runners rumored for Vermont U.S. marshal post
The Burlington Free Press reports three veteran law officers as front runners for Vermont U.S. marshal: Chittenden County Sheriff Earle McLaughlin Burlington detective Richard Belleau and Deputy U.S. Marshal Alan Barber. Other contenders include Clifford Dubie Herbert Callan and Francis Speno. Current marshal Christopher Hansen Jr. is unlikely to be renominated by Carter. A screening committee led by Senator Esther Sorrell is reviewing candidates.
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Burlington
UPI
U.S
Vermont
Burlington Free Press
Chittenden
Earle McLaughlin
Richard Belleau
Alan Barber
Clifford Dubie
Herbert Callan
D-Sheldon
Francis Speno
Brattleboro
Christopher Hansen Jr
Jimmy Carter
Esther Sorrell
Dchittenden
Bennington Obituaries for Mackerney Pello Bergen Fauley and Biddle
Obituary notices from Bennington list Aileen Elizabeth Mackerney Pello of 306 Safford Street dying at Albany Medical Center. Survived by husband Joseph A. Pello Jr. and eight children, with funeral at St Francis de Sales Church. Also noted are Robert Hall Bergen, 71, of Williamstown and North Bennington resident Roger Biddle, 65, with details of deaths, services, and memorials.
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Aileen Elizabeth Mackerney Pello
Safford St
Albany, N.Y
Harry
Jane (McDonald) Mackerney
Bennington
Joseph A. Pello Jr
St. Francis de Sales Church
Jane Kaufman
Judith Medford
Diamond Bar
Calif
Susan Schwarzchild
San Francisco
Jo Anne Pello
New York
N.Y
John
Wallingford
Martha Edgerton
John McDonald
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
St. Francis
Park Lawn
Robert Hall Bergen
Widen Tanning Co
Pownal
Williams Club of
Brooklyn
DeHart
Ruby (Hall) Bergen
Williams
Polytechnic Preparatory School
J.D.H. Bergen & Son Realty
New York City
Williamstown
Pownal Tannery
Holland Society of
St. Nicholas Society of
Frances Peckham
St. John’s Church
Hopkins Funeral
Ed Smith
John Skorupski
Williamstown Savings Bank
Williams College Fund
Westlawn Cemetery
Snelling to Trim Vermont 1978 Budget After Hearings
Gov elect Richard Snelling and fiscal advisers finish four days of hearings as department heads seek about 30 million more than current year. He estimates 10 to 15 million in added revenues for 1978 and cautions some agencies may have padded requests. Human Services asks 10.8 million more than 145 million, with 7 million state funds. Transportation seeks 6.3 million more, including 5.1 million for highways.
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Human Service
Ralph Peters
Snelling
Phoenix Inc to sell 102 River St treatment home in Bennington
Phoenix Inc. will sell the former girls residential treatment center at 102 River St. Bennington, citing financial reasons after the August closing. The board also oversees the 204 Depot St. boys program and may use sale proceeds to install a fire detection system. Corrections officials discussed funding Weeks School shifts to open a new residential facility, with no final plan yet.
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River St
Bennington
Phoenix Inc
Phoenix Board
Depot St
R. Marshall Witten
Kent Stoneman
Weeks
102 River St
Witten
Phoenix
Weeks School
Vergennes
Stoneman
Montpelier
Children’s Service's
Murder suspect declared sane in Vermont trial
Dr. William Woodruff testified Robert Howe, 26, was sane when he allegedly strangled and raped Ruth Kastenbaum, 63, at a downtown Brattleboro hotel in April 1975. Howe, charged with first degree murder, has pleaded innocent and insanity.
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Brattleboro
UPI
William Woodruff
Robert Howe
Ruth Kastenbaum
Howe
Woodruff
Bardwell Flowers
Rupert
Bennington School Board to Meet in Closed Session
The Bennington School District board will meet with teachers association representatives Thursday at 4 in closed session to discuss contract negotiations. The faculty contract expired June 30 and negotiations are in the fact finding stage. A fact finding meeting is set for next Monday per Supt. George A. Sleeman.
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Bennington School District
Teachers’ Association
George A. Sleeman
Hospital Notes Tuesday December 7 1976
Admissions list includes Claudia Matatt Leo Rifenburg Francis Antonio Shereen Main Marry Briggs Bennington George Gratton North Bennington Kennedy Ludlam Arlington Theodore Hastings Manchester Births report a son to Roger Hitchcock Bennington and a son to William Thomson Discharges include Jamie Gates Barbara Dommnke Bennington Laura Muir and baby Shaftsbury
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Claudia Matatt
Leo Rifenburg
Francis Antonio
Shereen Main
Marry Briggs
Bennington
George Gratton
North Bennington
Kennedy Ludlam
Arlington
Theodore Hastings
Manchester
Roger Hitchcock
William Thomson
Jamie Gates
Barbara Dommnke
Laura Muir
Shaftsbury
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Taiwan
Carter
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Nixon
Ford
Congressional Oversight Committee On Intelligence
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U.S. Senate
Peace Corps
Sargent Shriver
Office of Economic Opportunity
New England
Shriver
Seabrook
United States
EPA
Public Service Co. of
New Hampshire
Bennington Briefs
Louise Niles
Berkshire Medical Center
Pittsfield
Robert Niles
Walloomsac, N.Y
Bennington Convalescent Center
Dewey Street
Bennington Area
Aileen M. Pello
Robert H. Bergen
Bennington Rescue Squad Building Fund
Alice C. Fauley
Elm St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Hanson-Walbridge
Sidney J. Lambert
First United Methodist Church
Mark and
Mary (Winslow) Collins
Bennington High School
T. Kenneth Fauley
James Perry
Roger Biddle
Rice Lane
Ernest and
Louis (Mosher) Biddle
American Legion
Aerie
Bruce
Damon
Middletown
Conn
Human Services Agency
Social Welfare Department
Human Services
Transportation Agency
Windham County
Mrs. Kastenbaum
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