Public Meeting Voices Vermont Dog Racing Debate
Speakers at the Vermont Racing Commission public meeting in Pownal included Paul Snow voicing merchant revenue concerns if dogs race instead of horses Rep Charles Sauer stating the legislature’s intent was to race horses Philip O’Neil representing horse owners Dick Lewis noting lagging state taxes Lloyd Tucker the track security chief defending the switch and Dan Laughlin the track general manager saying they are losing a lot of money.
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Vermont Racing Commission
Pownal
Paul Snow
Charles Sauer
Philip O'Neil
Dick Lewis
Lloyd Tucker
Dan Laughlin
Manchester plans outdoor public ice rink on MES land
Manchester residents push a public outdoor ice rink behind Manchester Elementary School with private volunteers. Plans aim for a low cost recreation for students, maintained by snow removal and a possible three sided warm up shed built by industrial arts class. funding and site steps to come.
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Manchester Elementary School
MES
Michael Powers
Gene Lattuga
Phyllis Lewis
Lattuga
Ms. Lewis
Battenkill
Telephone Company
Dodge named north Bennington village trustee replacing Lerner
Lewie C. Dodge of Bank Street was appointed to fill the remaining one year of Robert K. Lerner’s term as North Bennington village trustee. Dodge, VP of processing and corporate secretary at Fairdale Farms, lives at the former Colvin homestead and holds a UVM degree plus a Michigan State master’s. Trustees said Dodge’s background in food processing and accounting and his community interest add value. Lerner exits to move to Bennington.
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Lewie C. Dodge
Bank Street
North Bennington
Robert K. Lerner
Bennington
Dodge
Fairdale Farms, Inc
Colvin Homestead
University of Vermont
Michigan State University
Fred Welling
Pointment
Bob Lerner
High court rejects N H race based state employee identifications
The U S Supreme Court refused to hear Gov Meldrim Thomson's appeal challenging a ruling that New Hampshire must identify state employees by race sex and national origin. Thomson contends the state complied since January 23 1976 with an injunction from a district court and opposes ECOS requests to identify employees without asking them.
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Concord
N.H
UPD
U.S. Supreme Court
Meldrim Thomson
New Hampshire
Thomson
First Circuit Court of Appeals
Boston
U.S. District Court
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Hoosick Falls police urge river ice caution
Hoosick Falls village police warned parents to keep children off the iced over Hoosic River as the ice remains unsafe all winter. Two years earlier two small children drowned after falling through fragile ice. Police also noted broken windows at St. Marys Academy likely caused by stone throwing juveniles with no arrests. Paul Danforth reported striking and killing a dog with a truck for Harrison Vending. the dog's owner with collar but no tag has not been located.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosic
St. Mary’s Academy
Paul Danforth
Harrison Vending
Shaftsbury Airman Assigned to Arizona Training Field
Shaftsbury native Timothy J. Dailey, son of Mr and Mrs Donald J Dailey, is assigned to Gila Bend Auxiliary Air Field Arizona for training and duty in the Air Force civil engineering structural and pavements field after completing basic training at Lackland AFB Texas. He studied the Air Force mission and customs and received human relations instruction. Dailey attended Hoosac School in Hoosick New York and Champlain College in Burlington.
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Timothy J. Dailey
Donald J. Dailey
Shaftsbury
Gila Bend Auxiliary Air Field
Ariz
U.S. Air Force
Lackland Afb
Tex
Air Force
Dailey
Hoosac School
Hoosick, N.Y
Champlain College
Burlington
Manchester Students to Sing Christmas Carols on School Green
Manchester Elementary School students will perform Christmas carols tomorrow afternoon on the green near the Baptist Church at Routes 7 and 30 between 1 15 and 1 45 p m The public is invited Principal Ronald Morell notes special numbers by the primary grades in the event staged on the school grounds near the church.
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Manchester
Ronald Morell
Sandgate School Board Meeting Set in Manchester Center
The Sandgate school board will meet Monday December 20 at 9 a.m. at the superintendent of schools office in Manchester Center to discuss district matters.
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Sandgate School Board
Superintendent of Schools
Manchester Center
Christmas gifts available for fishing hunting licenses
Manchester town clerk announces gift certificates for current fishing and hunting licenses expiring Dec 31 1976. Res ident licenses cost 4 for fishing 5 for hunting 8 for combo. nonresident fees 12 40.50 and 45.50. After Christmas recipients must sign in person to receive licenses. upgrades from hunting to combo possible. Licenses for rabbit hunting or ice fishing are available for 1977 starting Jan 1.
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Clara May Hemenway
Manchester
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Philip O’neil
Maggie C. Bucholt
Morell
Powers
Edward Houlihan
Frank Dupree
Lerner
North Village
Jovan
Quinlan
Main Street
Bennington, Vt
High Court
Sun City
David Rees
Happy Cook
Arlington
Vermont
Ee AS
West Arlington
Sandgate
Kay Weeks
Swift
Maine
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