Craig to head state colleges in Vermont
William C. Craig, president of Johnson State College, is chosen to head the Vermont State Colleges. He arrived in Vermont in 1970 from the University of Montana and once worked with Sargent Shriver at the Peace Corps. Craig will be sworn in with Gov. Thomas P. Salmon as 52 applicants vied for the post to replace Robert S. Babcock, who resigns January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Peter Smith
Community College of Vermont
State College System
Craig
Community College Board of Trustees
Deane C. Davis
Robert Withey
Bennington Affairs Include Meetings, Programs and Sales
The Bennington Republican Town Committee meets Monday December 17 at 7 30 p m at the county courthouse. A Playcare Nursery School Christmas program is set for 7 30 p m Thursday at United Methodist Church with public invited. The Bennington Free Library offers two weeks of no fines for overdue books and will close December 24 31 for Christmas and New Year. A correction notes typing requirement for Oak Materials Group now 30 words per minute. Volunteers are invited to decorate the Planned Parenthood holiday tree December 18 at 3 30 p m at 439 Main Street. Cub Scout Pack 345 and parents rescheduled their Christmas meeting to 7 p m December 18 at the Bennington Armory. Santa visits Arlington Variety Store December 16 from 2 to 4 p m with free coffee and gifts. Advertisements note local pizza offerings and services from Napolitano and the Shea Agency in Bennington.
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United Methodist Church
Bennington Free
Cub Scout Pack
Bennington Armory
Market Jumps on Oil Flow Prospect lifting stocks
New York trading rose as optimism over ending Arab oil embargo boosted the market. The Dow gained 15.22 to 815.65, S&P 500 rose 0.91 to 93.29, and NYSE average share price gained 33 cents amid 20 million shares traded. Advances led declines 914 to 557. Some glamor issues stabilized, with Burroughs down 1.5 percent, Avon up 1 percent, Polaroid up 4 percent, and IBM sliding on a $3 billion antitrust suit by Memorex.
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New York
UPI
New York Stock Exchange
Standard & Poor
Burroughs
Avon
Polaroid
IBM
Memorex
Mobil dealers face ongoing gas shortages and poor communication
Mobil station operators nationwide report continuing fuel shortages and rising pressure to meet demand. Albany district HQ communication weaknesses hinder allocations, fueling suspicions of a broader industry pattern, black market activity, and possible dealer retaliation amid potential further shortages.
Chapel Nursery School opens doors to all area children
In North Bennington area children attend Chapel Nursery School weekdays starting at nine in the social rooms of the North Bennington Congregational Church. Joan Ryan directs the program, which features puzzles art games and circle activities then outdoor play and reading time. The school accepts all races colors and creeds, charges seven dollars weekly with two half tuition scholarships based on need, and is state licensed.
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School Street
North
Bennington
Chapel Nursery School
Joan Ryan
North Bennington Congregational Church
McCullough
Chapel Nursery
Correction on abstention at Parks and Recreation meeting
The Banner corrects a Friday report that Clayton Daigneault abstained on funding for a handicapped persons program. Daigneault was absent from the Wednesday Parks and Recreation Commission meeting. The abstaining member was John Irons, who has previously supported the program.
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Clayton Daigneault
Parks & Recreation Commission
Daigneault
John Irons
Explosion kills 80 young Czech workers
In Tachov Czechoslovakia an explosion leveled a dormitory housing apprentice workers. About 80 people, mostly teenagers, died as rescue teams pulled bodies from debris after 3 15 am Thursday. Authorities blamed a faulty heating system at a plastics factory. Relatives gathered at the police station to identify belongings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tachov
Czechoslovakia
UPI
CTK
Nixon lights austere National Christmas Tree in peace era
President Nixon pressed a button to light a lone star atop a 42 foot spruce on the Ellipse near the White House. He said Christmas will be different yet not dreary as Americans face an energy crisis with peace at home and abroad. He urged restraint and sacrifice to reach energy self sufficiency by 1980 while noting this is the first Christmas in 12 years with the nation at peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Nixon
White House
United States
America
Rogers C. B. Morton
Geneva peace talks reported with Kissinger Sadat
Secretary of State Kissinger and Egyptian President Sadat announced a major agreement to open the Geneva peace conference with troop withdrawal talks near the Suez. Israel, Cairo, and Washington officials described a stalemate and set the stage for disengagement as the first substantive item.
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United Press International
Henry A. Kissinger
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Middle East
Israel
Syria
Damascus
Washington
White House
Ellsworth Bunker
U.S
Saigon
Geneva
Kissinger
Sadat
Saudi Arabia
Faisal
United States
Cairo
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Bennington Briefs
Republican Town Committee
Oak Materials Group
Planned Parenthood
Main St
Shea Agency Inc
Southern Vermont Insurance Center
Arlington
Napolitano
Ben Mont
Availabia
Bennington, VT
Dad
Ay A
Main
Pillsbury Flour
OMEGA
Atking
Jewelers In
Leart
Mobil Dealer
Mobil
Albany
Bennington County
Hoosick Falls
Saul Levine
Millington and
LaPorte Mobil
Paul LaPorte
Levine
Bennington Banner
The
Banner Publishing Corp
New York Times News Service
Christian Science Monitor
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc
Vermont
Dunkin' Donuts
Main ST. Bennington
Interior Ministry
Pritnam Square
Nichols
Golda Meir
North Adams Hoosac Savings Bank
North Adams
Massachusetts
Equal Housing Lender
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