Northeast industrial woes blamed on federal aid shift
William Tymeson of the Rensselaer County IDA told Hoosick Falls Kiwanis the northeast suffers as oil prices rise and federal spending favors the south and west. He blamed OPEC and state rules for driving industry away, urged Hoosick Falls to form an industrial development commission, and discussed plans to survey site potentials and a possible federal funding path.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
United States
William Tymeson
Rensselaer County Industrial Development Agency
IDA
Hoosick Falls Kiwanis
IDA Field
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Northeast
Tymeson
New England
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
North
New
York State
New York State
Rensselaer County Ida
Hoosick
Falls OKs litter law in village vote
The Hoosick Falls Village Board passed a litter law by five to one after amending to require one week’s notice before prosecuting owners for trash on their property. Mayor Bogardus supported, Francis Murphy opposed, citing enforcement concerns. law targets litter on public and private property and mandates upkeep for commercial and residential owners.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Francis Murphy
Murphy
Donald Bogardus
Rolf Sternberg
Sternberg
Margaret Reynolds
Ms. Reynolds
Bogardus
David ‘Doc”’ Berlant
Berlant
Williams chemist wins grant for oxygen studies at Williams
Williams College chemist Sandra Jewett received an $11,000 two year grant from the Petroleum Research Fund administered by the American Chemical Society to study oxygen toxicity. The project focuses on super oxide dismutase structure function and evolution since Earth’s oxygenation. Jewett has taught at Williams since 1975 after UC Santa Barbara degrees and NIH post doc work.
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Williamstown
Mass
Sandra Jewett
Williams College
Petroleum Research Fund
American Chemical Society
Jewett
Ms. Jewett
Williams
University of California At Santa Barbara
Syva Company
Stanford University
National Institute of Health
Sprague to drop PCB capacitors in new designs by 1977
Sprague Electric Co will stop producing capacitors containing PCB materials by July 1, 1977, moving up the target date by ten months. The Clorinol line will be replaced with Eccol capacitors using a biodegradable oil impregnant, with high volume production for data processing equipment already underway and new appliance designs ready for early 1977.
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North Adams
Mass
Sprague Electric Co
Carroll G. Killen
Sprague Electric
Barre City to hire Rutland firm for power facility study
Barre City Council selected Gannett Fleming Corddry and Carpenter Inc to conduct a feasibility study on a proposed municipal power facility. The firm will be paid under a $20,000 ceiling approved by voters. The Barre Alliance backs the plan, predicting about 30 percent bill savings, while Green Mountain Power argues costs would rise for ratepayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Mountain Power Corp
Barre
Goddard College staff vote to strike February start date
Goddard College staff federation voting 37 of 70 workers approved a walkout to begin February 15 over wages and working conditions. Negotiations stalled after administration received Friday notice of the strike intent and offered no immediate response by Monday. The contract covers about 70 clerical, food, and maintenance staff, with issues including layoff protection and premium pay.
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Plainfield
UPI
Goddard College
Gary Leach
Goddard College Staff Federation
Driverless truck crashes into car causing damages
In East Topsham a driverless oil truck rolls from a driveway into a sedan owned by Clayton Hatch, demolishing the car and harming a garage and shed, while the truck suffers moderate front-end damage. Authorities seek Thomas Newton, 36, who escaped from Rutland Correctional Center after being held on armed robbery charges.
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East Topsham
UPI
Clayton Hatch
Rutland
Thomas Newton
Colchester
Rutland Correctional Center
Newton
Missing Falmouth teacher feared homicide in North Adams hotel
Police treat Carol Ann Todd disappearance as homicide after blood stains and a bleach odor in her Sheraton North Adams Inn room. A bloodstained bag with sheets and towels was found behind the hotel. Todd, 28, is a 1971 North Adams State College graduate.
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North Adams
Falmouth
Sheraton
Carol Ann Todd
Miss Todd
North Adams State College
North Adams Transcript
Cynthia L. Krizack
Williamstown
Todd
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