Eagle Square faces questions on Double Eagle tax plan
Shaftsbury residents heard Eagle Square Mfg outline a plan to double plant size with at least 3.5 million dollars in new construction and about 130 new jobs. The proposed agreement would freeze the town's taxable base 1974 1980 while compensating for potential education aid loss under the Miller Formula. Construction would start if voters approve on December 29.
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Shaftsbury
Cole Hall
Eagle Square Mfg. Company
Benjamin Reid
New Britain, Conn
Reid
Stephen Gilman
Richard Mason
Stanley Tools
Eagle Square
Jack Clawson
Eaglequare
New Britain
Connecticut
Stanley Works
Bennington
Merton Snow
Disappearing Hughes brothers stir Hollywood and Nevada money pages
Southern California papers report two Hughes men Howard and Ronald, unrelated in fact, one a billionaire tied to Nevada real estate and hotels while the other a Los Angeles lawyer linked to the Manson case. Howard Hughes vacations in the West Indies as his lieutenants clash over control. Ronald Hughes vanishes in Los Padres National Forest prompting fears of a mistrial and costly consequences. The saga draws national intrigue with potential movie-ready drama.
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Hollywood
UPI
California
Hughes
Howard
Ronald
West Indies
Nevada
RKO Studios
Jane Russell
Pauper Hughes
Charles Manson
Sharon Tate
Leslie van Houten
Manson
Ronald Hughes
Los Padres National Forest
Calif
Paradise Island
Mr. Hughes
Howard H
H. Hughes
R. Hughes
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Show Business
Drug program draws laughter from the kids and apathy
MES Principal Robert Wood notes low turnout at a Burr and Burton drug education session as community response remains weak. Mrs. Audrey Mach criticizes public indifference while planning January publicity. The panelists discuss generation gaps, sources of drug use, and future efforts including a permanent drug council and citywide parent youth workshops.
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Manchester
MES
Robert Wood
Audrey Mach
Burr and Burton
Wood
Mach
Jerome Hevey
Ruth Renaudette
Hevey
Bromley
Adelphi
Dorset
Renaudette
New York City
Phoenix House
New York
Pownal Christmas bazaars and scout event highlight town notes
The sixth annual Christmas bazaar by the Ladies Guild of Our Lady of Lourdes Church runs Saturday 10 am to 4 pm at the North Pownal Firehouse with booths, coffee, and a cook book sale. Proceeds fund church renovations. Also planned are a Lions Club Christmas dinner December 19 at Williams Inn, and a Pownal Boy Scout Court of Honor on December 15. East Pownal Fire Department bylaws committee and January bylaw meeting announced.
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Hilltop Girls 4H Club
Shaftsbury
Tammy Brown
Helen Clawson
Betty Center
Kimberly Borden
Eagle Street
Ladies Guild of Our Lady of Lourdes
Pownal
Alan E. Langlais
North Pownal
Guild
Pownal Lions Club
Williams Inn
James Quinn
George Paten
Robert
East Pownal
First Methodist Church
Bennington
Edward Reynolds
North Bennington Christmas Tea Highlights Church Fellowship
North Bennington Thirty Women’s Fellowship and guests enjoyed a Christmas tea at the North Bennington Congregational Church with devotions from Mrs. Hans Friederich and readings from Rev. Zdenek F. Bednar’s Broken Christmas Bell. Carols, conversation, and six Prospect Nursing Home visitors preceded news of local holiday activities including Pine Cobble Players’ Gift of the Magi in Williamstown and community plans for Christmas baskets and a covered dish supper.
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North Bennington Congregational Church
Hans Friederich
Zdenek F. Bednar
Prospect Nursing Home
Williamstown
Mass
First Congregational
England
Caspar
Robert Cronin
Steve Hicks
C.B. Pierce
Elizabeth Klensch
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Alekwood
Colo
Thomas C. Sloan
Sloan
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Pownals
Veralanglais
Gardner’s
Pownal Center
Alfred Chenaille
Triple ‘‘S
Grand Union Empire
Robert Bruce
ALPS
Burt Bros
North Bennington
Magi
Fl Rogers
Margaret App
Bessie Baker
Lillian Vallencourt
Elizabeth Eisele
Reina Godermore
Daisy Elwell
Orcha Kent
Harold Riemann
St. John’s Sodality
Alex Thomsons
Florida
George Clarke
Mr. Clarke
Catamount National Bank
H.T. Cushman Mfg. Co
Water Street
Joe Nadeau
Fred Welling
Prospect Street
Bank
Monument Plaza
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