North Country Trail bypasses Bennington start point
The Interior Department shifts plans for a 3 246 mile North Country Trail away from Bennington Vermont to a Sherburne start near the Appalachian Trail. The 10 mile wide corridor would span Vermont New York Ohio Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota linking to a Lewis and Clark Trail in North Dakota. The route emphasized a foot trail with possible biking horseback snowshoeing and ski touring on suitable segments. Initial sections would use federal land with non federal segments via state local or private efforts.
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U.S. Interior Department
Bennington
North Dakota
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Interior Department
Old Bennington
Sherburne
Congress
Vermont
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Country
UVM trustees spare job of fund raiser
UPI reports University of Vermont trustees defeated a motion to bar hiring a new director of development to oversee fundraising. The vote 6-5 tabled the proposal as the school cut next year’s budget by 1.3 million, ending football and several graduate programs and cutting over 100 jobs.
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Burlington
UPI
University of Vermont
Francis Peisch
Edward C. Andrews Jr
Persch
Andrews
Pettus given concurrent sentences in Bennington court
Richard M. Pettus, 38, of Bennington, was sentenced by Judge George M. Fienberg to three to seven years in jail on each of nine charges after pleading guilty on November 25 to two nighttime breakings, six daytime breakings, and one aiding concealment of stolen property in the Bennington area earlier this year. Wayne B. Barber, 17, of Pownal, had a pro forma not guilty plea to a nighttime breaking and entering at Pic N Pak Store in Pownal on December 8. Peter A. Trudeau, listed with no age, of North Adams Mass., had a pro forma not guilty plea to breaking and entering Dewey Street offices of Doctors Christmas and Guerrero in November 1972. Recognizance bail set at 500 and 1,000 respectively.
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Bennington
George M. Fienberg
Richard M. Pettus
Pettus
Wayne B. Barber
Pownal
Peter A. Trudeau
North Adams
Mass
Dewey Street
Drs. Christmas
Guerrero
Miners and Contractors Split Over UMW Strike Tactics
United Mine Workers members in coal fields debate further action as court injunctions curb picketing. In Kentucky and Pennsylvania construction workers backing the union pause or resume lines while talks with the Association of Bituminous Contractors stall. District 23 in Kentucky reports 75 to 100 workers promising no picketing for now, while Indiana County Pa locals vote to maintain pickets with contractors until a new pact is signed.
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United Mine Workers
Kentucky
UMW District 23
Bobby Noffsinger
Indiana County
Association of
Bituminous
UMW
Washington County
Washington
Hebard to face Hebard in Jan 8 House clash
Democrats plan to run the race on a non partisan footing and oppose Emory A. Hebard when the House convenes January 8. Hebard won a 39 36 caucus vote over Orrin H. Beattie. Beattie endorsed Hebard afterward. Beattie’s liberal stance and Beattie supporters were eyed by Democrats as potential defections. O Connors critique accuses Hebard of political expediency in chairmanships.
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House
Emory A. Hebard
Glover
Hebard
Orrin H. Beattie
Manchester Center
Beattie
O’connor
Three cars collide on Route 7 injure two drivers
A three car crash on Route 7 Saturday night left Gerald Morse and Charles Harvey treated and released at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Morse 18 from Pownal drove a 1967 Mustang struck by a 1969 Chevrolet convertible driven by Scott Smith 18 of Bennington and a 1966 Nova driven by Garry Wendell 18 of Shaftsbury. Wendell reported leaving after a confrontation. Minor damage reported to all vehicles.
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Pownal
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Gerald G. Morse
Scott O. Smith
Bennington
Garry S. Wendell
Shaftsbury
Smith
Morse
Wendell
Charles A. Harvey
Putnam
Town Hill
Harvey
Route 9
Area jobless rate holds at 7.1 percent in Bennington
Insured unemployment in the Bennington area for November averaged 7.1 percent, per Frank H. Mudgett of the Employment Security Department. The rate exceeds the statewide 5.3 percent and rose from October and November 1973 figures. Initial claims totaled 679, up from 493 in October, with four industries driving 57 percent of claims: apparel 123, service 96, construction 94, and fabricated metals 75. The local office serves Bennington County.
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Bennington
Frank H. Mudgett
Department of Employment Security
Bennington County
Lawmakers to discuss Bennington social service needs
Three of Bennington's state legislators will discuss attitudes toward social service programs with the Bennington Human Resources Council at the Second Congregational Church. Reps-elect Lawrence F. Powers and Michael F. Silver and Sen-elect Merritt S. Hewitt Jr. will meet from noon to 2 p.m. Attendees should bring a bag lunch. coffee and tea are provided.
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Bennington
Bennington Human Resources Council
Second Congregational Church
Lawrence F. Powers
Michael F. Silver
Merritt S. Hewitt Jr
Bennington County
Vandals with BB guns damage downtown Bennington windows
Police report Sunday night vandalism by individuals with BB guns caused holes and cracks in about a dozen Bennington businesses on Main and North streets. Damage reports began around 10 30 p m with more late into the night and early morning. Mt Anthony Jr High had 27 holes blamed on prior vandalism by officials, while two additional holes were found at Bennington Elementary on Park Street. Police Chief Fox said the incidents are under investigation and early damage estimates were not available.
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Bennington
Charles Harte
Firestone
Bird’s
Geanellis
Bennington Ford
Bell Laundry
Adams, Hardware
Bennington Display Co
Main Street
U.S. Fibre
North Street
Mt. Anthony Jr. High School
Park Street
William H. Fox
Shaffes bill gains signers for passage in Vermont House
In Montpelier UPI reports Rep. David Shaffe backed a bill to drop the 3 percent sales tax on home heating fuel. Democratic co sponsors total 75 with Republican support, promising enough votes for House passage next month. The move would cut about 3.3 million dollars in next year’s tax revenue and face possible opposition from Gov. Salmon’s administration amid a weak economy.
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Thomas Salmon
Hospital Notes December 13 to 15 1974
Admissions include Scott Watson Shaftsbury and births for Dr. and Mrs John McLellan Bennington and Mr and Mrs John Galvin Hoosick Falls N Y Discharges list Mary Hier and baby boy William Knapp Deborah George Bennington area. Recaps for December 14 15 name residents from Bennington Shaftsbury Fair Haven Hoosick Falls Londonderry Cambridge N Y East Dover Wilmington Arlington and North Pownal with Eva Jacobsen Andrew Mattison Dorothy Cummings and others.
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Scott Watson
Shaftsbury
John McLellan
Bennington
John Galvin
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Mary Hier
William Knapp
Deborah George
North Pownal
Leo Rifenburg
John Walls
Mary Peters
Fair Haven
Charlotte Aleksonis
Wilhelmina Rifenburg
Richard Oakes
Sandra Merrow
Londonderry
Carol Williams
Cambridge
Lois Langlois
William White
Helen Allen
Wilmington
Boris Wayorleff
East Dover
Alice Myers
Salem
Edward Briggs
North Pewnal
Eva Jacobsen
Andrew Mattison
Dorothy Cummings
Baby Boy
Arlington
Salmon Hoff call a truce and pledge to work together
Vermont Democrats declare a truce as Gov Thomas P Salmon and party Chairman Philip H Hoff pledge to unite. Hoff will raise funds to retire party debts by end-1975 and Salmon scorned critics while urging focus on organizing amid rising Liberty Union support.
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Hoff
Salmon
Patrick J. Leahy
Democrats re elect O'Brien as Vermont Senate minority leader
Senate Democrats chose Sen. John J. O'Brien to remain minority leader despite calls to back Gov. Thomas P. Salmon. O'Brien, 77, vowed not to be a rubber stamp and said the main job is to win rapport with the Republican majority. Democrat Branon, defeated, was named assistant minority leader and pledged cooperation. The caucus also advanced committee power moves and proposed a Senate Energy Committee.
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O’connor
Beattie
Hebard
Vermont
Candon
Thomas P. Salmon
O’brien
Salmon
Robert J. Branon
Franklin County
Branon
Committee On Committees
Russell F. Niquette
Dchittenden
John H. Boylan
Orleans- Essex
Boylan
Senate Energy Committee
Obituary notices from multiple New York and New England towns
Funeral masses and services scheduled for Colleen and Mary Kathleen Fleming in Hoosick Falls Geneseo and surrounding towns for a fatal Rochester area car accident. Also notices for Evelyn Whalen Marianne Benford H Raymond Hart with callings, burial plans, and memorial fund pleas across Springfield Fair Haven and Wales communities.
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Church of the Immaculate Conception
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Colleen
Mary Kathleen Fleming
William and
Karen Fleming
Westview Crescent
Geneseo
Rochester
Mahar
St. Mary’s
St. Mary’s Academy
Dog Trainers to Hear Trooper Presentation in Bennington
At the Bennington Dog Training Club monthly meeting at First Baptist Church Trooper Bush of the Vermont State Police will present a slide show and demonstration on police dog work. The club’s German Shepherd Lance will attend around 8 30 PM and the public is welcome.
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Board of
Board of Civil Authority
Joseph Carroll
Bennington Selectmen
Bennington
First Baptist Church
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Bennington Monument
UVM
Allen Eaton
Winchester
Harry J. Colwell
Chagrin Falls
Vermont State Colleges
UMW Strike
Cora B. Whitney
Lucy Drickammer
Chief Fox
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YIC
Fox
Selectmen
Bennington Briefs
First Vermont Bank & Trust Co
140 Club of
Jacob’s Restaurant
Fraternal Orders of Eagles Aerie 1861
Eagles Rooms
Shaffe
Tom Salmon
Liberty Union Party
Senate
Democrats
Colleen and
Evelyn Whalen
Keith St
Springfield
George Whalen
Danby
Wesson Memorial Hospital
Cooperstown
Massachusetts State Welfare Department
Golden Agers
American Association of Retired Persons
Hafey Funeral Hine
Belmont Avenue
Frank Knights
Marianne S. Benford
Dorset
Beverly Manor
Glendon Gammon
Cedar Grove Cemetery
George B
Leonora (Hanger) Benford
West Haven
Waterford
King’s Daughters
Friendly Class
Far Haven Order of the Eastern Star
Mallory Funeral Home
South Park Place
H. Raymond Hart
Monson Road
Wales
Lombard Funeral Home
Monson
Navy
Dorothy Mordlock
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