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