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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1977

Page

7

Lawyers sort tangled finances at bankrupt Haystack ski area

In Windham County Vermont lawyers, lenders, and homeowners gather in a bankruptcy case over the Haystack ski development. The dispute centers on PSB water system jurisdiction and the validity of AMI mortgages, with 15 attorneys present as judge F Ray Keyser oversees. Debtor AMI faces claims over land contracts, taxes, and unfinished water and sewer work affecting nearly 2,000 lots and $11 million in sales.

Haystack Newfane Bar Association Vermont Windham County Vermont Public Service Board Associated Mortgage Investors Inc Massachusetts AMI Public Service Board PSB W. Thompson Cullen Wilmington F. Ray Keyser Vermont Supreme Court Dover Bankers Credit Service of Vermont Catamount National Bank Kenneth Fisher Marlboro Cullen Springfield Bruce Freeman Freeman Bankers Credit

Ski areas open temporarily in New Hampshire

New Hampshire state owned ski areas Cannon Mountain and Mt Sunapee will open this weekend but close again on Monday. Officials will decide on full time operation after assessing snow conditions and skier turnout this week.

Concord N.H

Pownal Teachers Reach One Year Contract Agreement

Pownal School Board and the Pownal Elementary teachers reached a one year contract for the 1977 78 school year. Starting salary 7800 with a 5.5 percent step movement, district to cover most Blue Cross and Blue Shield costs and up to 50 per year for income protection insurance. Bus trips approved for a grade 2 3 outing to A Christmas Storm at Mt Anthony Union High School with 126 tickets for Pownal. Board to seek highest interest on state aid funds and received 11236 for building construction reimbursement. Next meeting January 3.

Pownal Bernard Bisson Mt. Anthony Union High School McDonald’s Corp Visory Union George Sleeman Rachel Mason Vincent Pizzano Joel Burrington John Mason Gerald LaCroix Dennis Austin

Vermont Governor Chooses Middle Path on Nuclear Power

Gov Richard Snelling says Vermont will avoid pushing for or against nuclear power. He defends a new nuclear advisory panel and says technical experts will be staff assistants. He denies political motives for excluding the attorney general's office, despite past clashes with Atty Gen M Jerome Diamond.

Snelling M. Jerome Diamond

Spangler Named Housing and Community Affairs Commissioner

Gov. Richard Snelling appoints Carl Spangler to lead housing and community affairs in the state Development Agency. Spangler, 29, formerly led the Rutland Regional Planning Commission and will replace John G. Simson. He aims to boost agency cooperation with local and regional officials.

Montpelier UPI Richard Snelling Carl Spangler Clarendon State Development Agency Spangler Rutland Regional Planning Commission Rutland John G. Simson

Public safety head seeks funds for crime information system

Montpelier, UPI. Public Safety Commissioner Francis Lynch will ask the 1978 Legislature for under 200000 dollars a year to complete a state computerized crime information system. Established in 1970, the system collects data from police to compile statewide crime statistics. Parole Board Chairman Raymond Giroux resigns after a decade on the board and three years as chairman to focus on parish duties.

Petersburg GOP figure vows bid for chair as Bruno departs

Former Rensselaer County GOP chairman Joseph Casey of Petersburg plans to seek the post when current chair state Sen Joseph Bruno leaves on December 20. Casey, who led the county 1966 69, faced a grand jury indictment and pleaded guilty to larceny while highway superintendent, later paying a $3,000 fine and one year probation for underreporting 1967 income by $22,000. He said, Ive made my mistakes and I paid for them.

Petersburg Rensselaer County GOP Joseph Casey Joseph Bruno Casey Temporary State Commission On Investigation Rensselaer County Grand

Corning Hip Surgery Declared Success

Mayor Erastus Corning underwent a ball and socket hip operation on his right hip Wednesday. Doctors reported no complications, said he reacted well, and expect discharge in three weeks with walking unaided in six weeks. Corning, 68, is in Albany Medical Center and in stable condition.

Albany Erastus Corning Albany Medical Center Corning

Blood pressure clinic at Cox Drugs in Williamstown faces ruling

Diane and Arnold Goldberg of Cox Drugs sought to continue free Sunday blood pressure measurements after a pharmacist reported a board of registration in pharmacy rule requiring only a physician to interpret results. After a lengthy letter campaign, the American Pharmaceutical Association advised the way is cleared to continue the service.

Williamstown Diane Arnold T. Goldberg Cox Drugs Board of Registration In Pharmacy Goldbergs John B. Mitchell American Pharmaceutical Association

Limbo for School Policy on Kindergarten Age

School policy drafted by Peter M. Wright and supported by Robert L. Loretan failed on a first reading as the school committee refused to pass. With four members present James E. Foster moved to table for full review. Anthony L. Sincluico opposed tabling, denying the required fourth vote to pass.

North Adams Peter M. Wright Robert L. Loretan James E. Foster Anthony L. Sincluico

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