Dog track woes echo at Pownal meeting over racing dates
At Pownal Elementary School gym a contentious Vermont Racing Commission hearing approved greyhound racing dates for Green Mountain Race Track from January 14 to May 1. About 300 attendees, mostly horse interests, murmured in disgust as the decision loomed, with critics accusing the process of being a foregone conclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Vermont Racing Commission
Green Mountain
Fred P. Davis
M. Robert Blanchard
Burlington
Earle Thompson
Rutland
Green Mike
Theodore Boulter
North Adams
Boulter
Davis
Pointblank
Young to U.N. envoy named by Carter in Plains
Planes in Georgia report that Jimmy Carter selected Andrew Young as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Young, 44, a former civil rights leader and Atlanta congressman, would replace William Scranton with Cabinet rank. Carter also eyed Charles Schultze to chair the Council of Economic Advisers and Robert Bergland as agriculture secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
U.N
Plains
Carter
Young
Martin Luther King Jr
William Scranton
United Nations
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Congress
U.N. Post
Jody Powell
Barbara Jordan
D-Tex
Defense
Harold Brown
California Institute of Technology
James Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Powell
Saudi oil minister walks out on OPEC meeting
Saudi Arabia's Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani walked out of the 13-nation oil ministers meeting in Doha amid a push for a 15 percent price rise and a six month price freeze. He flew home to consult on his stance as other ministers condemned the freeze proposal. IRANIAN Oil Minister Jam-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doha
Qatar
UPI
Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Yamani
Jam
United Arab Emirates
Mama Saeed Al-Otaiba
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Amouzegar
West
United States
Germany
Japan
Britain
OPEC
Sheikh al Thani
Unrest cancels Hoosac Boar's Head pageant at Hoosac School
Hoosac School in Hoosick N Y canceled the annual Boar's Head Yule Log celebration after student unrest and a crackdown on marijuana use. Headmaster James Beckford suspended two students and expelled two others amid confrontations over accusations of drug use. The decision followed a student meeting and threats of further discipline as reporters prepared to visit for a national media performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick
N.Y
Hoosac
National Geographic Magazine
National Public Radio
United Press International
Episcopal School
James Beckford
Beckford
Ed Brown
Yale
Raymond W. Hull Jr
Brown
Hull
Crosby
National Geographic
California
Hoosac School
Christmas bloodmobile comes to town next week
Inside Local reports the bloodmobile will visit the community next week as residents rally to support a local family who lost possessions in a recent fire. The note highlights ongoing relief efforts and urges donations from readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kit Foster
Tom Braden
David Brader
Ralph Nader
Carter
George Will
Manchester
Bromley
Green Mountain Music Club
North Bennington
Barbara Walters
Hoosick Falls
Glens Falls
Elvin Hayes
Kings
Vikings
Randolph declines Indian panel seat in Vermont
John Randolph of Bennington respectfully declined a seat on the new state Commission on Indian Affairs. He cited limited free time and lack of funding for the commission, noting money will influence its success. The five member group includes two Abenaki appointees, two by the governor, and one by the four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Randolph
Bennington
State Commission On Indian Affairs
Randolph
James
Salmon
Jane Baker
Berlin
Baker
Longtime Principal Kinsley Dies at 226 Park Street
Florence R. Kinsley, 37 years at Cora B. Whitney School, retired in 1973, died this morning at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral Saturday 11 a.m. at Mahar & Son Funeral Home. Memorials suggested to Cora B. Whitney School or Bennington Rescue Squad. A fuller obituary to run Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence R. Kinsley
Park St
Cora B. Whitney
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Kinsley
Mahar & Son
Sidney J. Lambert
First United Methodist Church
Bennington Rescue Squad
Also Mentioned on This Page
Judson Brown
R.I
Providence
Lincoln Downs
New England
Taunton Greyhound Association
B.A. Dario
Taunton
Lester H. Salter
Taunton Group
State Racing and Athletics Commission
Lincoln
Burrillville Racing Association
Dario
Alfred Ross
Edward T. Greene
East Greenwich
West Greenwich
R.I. Track
Neshh
Blanchard
Davis and Thompson
Huddle
Green Mountain Park
Schultze
Bei
By Anne Eisenmenger
Shid Amouzegar
Vermont Sportsman
Commission
Thomas P. Salmon
Norman James
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!