New England Governors End Informal Talks
Six New England governors wrap two days of informal talks on energy shortages and the region's economy at URI and Warwick. Governor Noel cochairman elect announced a narrowed agenda focusing on energy transportation and economy with sessions at Whispering Pines and a public session at Theodore F. Green Airport.
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West Greenwich
R.I
UPI
New England
New England Regional Commission
Sion
Theodore F. Green
Warwick
Philip Noel
Rhode Island
Cochairman
University of Rhode Island
Whispering Pines
Noel
Right to Life group sets statewide goals in Vermont
The Vermont chapter of the Right To Life Committee named a statewide membership drive as a top priority at a Sunday meeting. Officers and directors planned county committees to recruit supporters and promote the protection and dignity of all human life from conception onward, inviting interested persons to contact Mrs. John Morrissey in Stowe, Vermont 05672.
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Right To Life
Montpelier
Vermont
John Morrissey
Right To Life Committee
Stowe
IRS seeks fuel oil cost data and heating oil price adjustment
Burlington reports under the Cost of Living Council require retailers to file Form CLC-92 or CLC-92A for No 2 heating oil price adjustments. Carolyn K. Buttolph announces new sauna hours at the Community Recreation Center and notes filing deadlines including by Dec 15 1973 to reflect November prices. Forms are available at the IRS Stabilization Office Burlington Vermont or by toll free number.
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Burlington
Cost of Living Council
Recreation Department
Carolyn K. Buttolph
International Revenue
Internal Revenue Service
Elmwood Avenue
Welfare budget climbs fivefold in Vermont over eight years
Vermont welfare spending rose from 11.2 million in 1967 to a 55.1 million projection for 1975 as Social Welfare Commissioner Paul Philbrook and House Appropriations Committee members reviewed programs. Officials warned of losing up to 1 million in federal funds unless ineligible recipients are cut and overpayments reduced. Human Services Agency Secretary Thomas Davis cited funding transfer rigidity and personnel hiring limits, noting 50 new employees were planned. The appropriations committee and Bruce Mosher will continue budget reviews over the next two days.
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Waterbury
UPI
Vermont
Paul Philbrook
House Appropriations Committee
Philbrook
Human Services Agency
Thomas David
Davis
Appropriations Committee
Bruce Mosher
New England Seeks Energy Coordinator for Six-State Lead
The Rhode Island Consumers Council urged United Press International New England to appoint an energy coordinator to unify six states fuel shortage response. The appointee should have administrative authority and strong technical expertise to guide a regional approach.
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New England
Rhode Island Consumers Council
PSB unveils a new disconnect policy in Vermont
The Vermont Public Service Board unveiled a general policy to curb unwarranted utility disconnections. It sets a uniform 30 day bill payment period, requires a formal notice after billing, and allows continued service if the customer agrees to future payments and a plan to settle the old debt. A public hearing is slated for December 17 in Montpelier with the policy to take effect January 11.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont Public Service Board
PSB
Vermont Welfare Rights Organization
Washington
Edwin Palumbo
Palumbo
New England
University of Rhode Island
Maine
Herbert S. Sperry
State Office of Economic Opportunity
Bennington Briefs: Local meetings and energy talks
Community notices include Ladies of St Anne meeting at Sacred Heart Church with benediction, Sister Michelle Sears as guest speaker on handicapped children, and a tax seminar by Robert Dimke at Park-McCullough House. Also coverage of utility disconnection policy, fuel aid programs in Maine, and a UK court case involving June Mead in England.
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Ladies of St
Robert Dimke
Bennington
Park-McCullough House
North
Anne T. Shields
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Kenneth W. Costin
F. C. McQuade
St. John’s Church
Troy
N.Y
Stanley Pike
St. Peter’s Church
Miss Shields
Green Mountain Copper tells Vermont's 130 year copper story
Randolph weekly advances a 48 page booklet "Green Mountain Copper The Story of Vermont's Red Metal" by Collamer M Abbott. The work, expanded from a White River Valley Herald series, chronicles the Ely and Elizabeth mines, Copperfield growth, Pike Hill mining, and 19th century smelting booms with 25 photographs. Abbott, a former Castleton State College English teacher, offers an introduction by Wesley Herwig. The Ely War and regional mining history are highlighted as pivotal. The booklet costs 2.75 dollars plus 25 cents handling.
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Randolph
Vermont
Collamer M. Abbott
White River Junction
Green Mountain
White River Valley
Wesley Herwig
Randolph Center
Thomas Brownell
Tunbridge
Elizabeth
South Strafford
Ely
Wershire
Copperfield
Orange County
Pike Hill
Corinth
Abbott
Castleton State College
The
Banner
Vermont Heart Fund names Wheeler state chairman
RUTLAND R. Duff Wheeler of Shelburne is named Vermont Heart Fund state chairman for 1974. Announcement by William J. Cody Vermont Heart Association board chair notes February as American Heart Month. Wheeler, a Con necticut General Life Insurance agent, chairs regional volunteers with Neil Hendry, David Kirker, and Bruce Stewart Jr. Organizers plan county sessions to distribute heart saving information and collect contributions to cut heart attack toll.
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Rutland
R. Duff Wheeler
Shelburne
Heart Fund
William J. Cody
Vermont Heart Association
Congress
Wheeler
Connecticut General Life Insurance Co
Burlington
U.S. Navy
DAR
Champlain Sheltered Workshops Inc
Sandee
Jeffrey
Colby
Juniper Ridge
Neil A. Hendry
Mendon
Proctor Trust Co
David J. Kirker
Stowe
Bruce E. Stewart Jr
Montpelier
Montpelier High School
Vermont Heart Fund
United States
Cosmetic Surgery for Home Prep Before Sale
How much should a homeowner spend to ready a property for sale and when to stop. Generally small cosmetic improvements recover little of the cost, from 10 to 50 cents per dollar spent, except for cosmetic treatment on a run down property where light paint and paper may help. Mr Hoisington, past President of the Vermont Association of Realtor Boards, shares guidance and invites questions at HOSLINGTON REALTY 489 Main St. Call 442 8337.
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Hoisington
Vermont Association of Realtor Boards
Hoslington Realty
Main St
Recreation Schedule December 11 to 16
Schedule lists daily events at multiple sites. Activities include basketball, judo, ceramics, sewing, volleyball, hot meals, card parties, woodworking, bowling, baton twirling, gymnastics, karate, and more for various groups from fifth graders to adults, with matchups Haynes and Kane versus Hoosick Falls Goobers and Arlington versus Cambridge Faculty.
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Catamount
Molly Stark School
Senior Center
Haynes and Kane
Hoosick Falls
Armory
Midtown
Monument School
Bennington Elementary
Recreation Commission
Recreation Center
Bennington Banner
DeMarco Sporting Goods
First Vermont
Molly Stark
North Bennington
Red Cross
Room C
Arlington
Chittenden
Center
Bennington Lanes
Haynes and Kanes
First
Vermont
Cambridge
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N.E
IRS
United Press International
Bennington Briefs
Eagles
Griffin Electric Co
East Grinstead
England
June Mead
Brian
Randolph Weekly
History of Vermont Copper
Norman Edgerton
Julia Powers Edgerton
Bennington District Court
North Adams
Mass
St. Francis Roman Catholic Church
Southview Cemetery
Mrs. Edgerton
Patrick and
Elizabeth (McSweeney) Powers
St. Joseph High School
Bliss Business College
Margaret
North Adams Catholic Daughters of America
St. Francis Church
Thomas
Henry Powers
Arthur Swartzer
Joseph Dundon
Greenwich
Norman W. Edgerton
Francis P
Chittenden County
Pownal View Barn
Pownal, Vt
Bill Hoisington
G.R.I. Scene
Kceee
North Bennington School
Pittsfield
Walker
Putnam
Nichols
Berkshires
Berkshire
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