Vermont approves Blues merit rating plan for groups
Banking and Insurance Commissioner James Guest approved Blue Cross Blue Shield merit rating for groups of 100 or more in Vermont. The system bases rates on groups health records and takes effect March 1, 1976, with annual filings from July to July. About 100,000 members in 104 plans are affected, enabling lower rates for healthier groups and paving bids for 6,000 state employees and dependents.
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Guest
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Oliver Fifield
Concord
N.H
Vermont
Charles Butler Jr
New Hampshire
Fifield
Blue Cross-Blue Shield
Butler
Mutual of Omaha
Moose actualy two mooses in central Massachusetts
In Worcester Massachusetts authorities realized two 800 pound mooses roamed the area after spotting differences in antler points and behavior. Officials noted one moose was docile while the other rutting and aggressive, prompting a decision to leave them alone despite hunting season concerns.
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Massachusetts
Richard Cronin
Worcester
Cronin
Fisheries and Wildlife
Jack Swedberg
Spencer Apple
Swedberg
Swedburg
Thrift Shop Draws Afghan Raffle at Bennington Site
A drawing for an afghan will be held at Bennington Thrift Shop on South Street this Friday at noon. Regular hours apply this week with holiday closings and a late December/early January schedule. The shop urges donations to support mental health in Bennington County.
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Bennington
Bennington County
Mt Anthony School Board weighs apportionment options
Mt Anthony Union High School Board, after meeting with attorney A Luke Crispe in Brattleboro, plans to discuss malapportionment status and possible at large or alternative voting methods by mid January or February. The move follows a Supreme Court decision pattern in a Connecticut case and requires U S District Court approval.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
American Civil Liberties Union
George A. Sleeman
A. Luke Crispe
Brattleboro
Crispe
Supreme Court
Connecticut
High Court
Mt. Anthony
Sleeman
U.S. District Court
James S. Holden
Engaged Trahan Taylor in Hoosick announces couple's wedding plan
Hoosick New York Mrs Therese Trahan of Hoosick previously Swanton Vermont announces the engagement of her daughter Michelle Anna Trahan to James Lincoln Taylor of Norfolk Virginia. Michelle a 1967 Swanton graduate of St Annes Academy earned a BA from William and Mary in 1971 and MA from Wake Forest in 1973. She teaches at Tidewater Community College Virginia Beach. James son of Dr and Mrs Lincoln Taylor of Blacksburg earned a architecture degree from Virginia Tech and works with Dudley Morrisette Cederquist and Associates Architects Engineers and Planners. A February wedding at the bride's mother's home is planned.
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Hoosick
N.Y
Therese Trahan
Swanton
Michelle Anna
James Lincoln Taylor
Norfolk
Paul B. Trahan
St. Annes’ Academy
College of William & Mary
Wake Forest University
Tidewater Community College
Virginia Beach
Lincoln Taylor
Blacksburg
Virginia Polytechnical Institute & State University
Dudley, Morrisette, Cederquist
DAR December meeting held at Mrs Dorothy Kidds home
Members of the Bennington chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met in December at Mrs Dorothy Kidds home with Miss Anna Vaughn presiding. The meeting included a prayer by Mrs Harry Hayden, a report on the Good Citizenship award recipient Alan Daigneault being unable to attend, a memorial for two longtime members, and a national defense message on prayer in schools. Eileen Briggs demonstrated rug hooking art for seniors, a collection for Veterans Home gifts was taken, and tea was served by local volunteers.
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Bennington
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Dorothy Kidd
Anna Vaughn
Harry Hayden
George Washington
DAR
Alan Daigneault
Michela Girarde
Girls State
Franklin Riley
Henry Root
Supreme Court
Eileen Briggs
Miss Briggs
Veterans’ Home
Kidd
Marguerite Britton
William Hartington
Mt Anthony High Board Meeting Canceled In Advance Notice
The Mt Anthony Union High School Board meeting due next Monday is canceled per board chair David Adler. A special meeting may be scheduled before the next regular session on Jan 12 if needed.
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Mt. Anthony Union
Vermont unemployment steady at 6.7 percent in weekly report
Vermont's Employment Security Department said the insured unemployment rate stayed at 6.7 percent for the past week. About 17,000 filed regular extended and supplemental benefit claims totaling over 878000 dollars. The report notes Burlington remained the area with the lowest rate while Morrisville posted the highest.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Employment Security Department
DES
Burlington
Morrisville
Barre-Montpelier
Bennington
Brattleboro
Middlebury
Newport
Rutland
St. Albans
St. Johnsbury
Springfield
White River Jct
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Fisheries and Wildlife Division
Thrift Shop
Nichols
Gossard
Tradewinds
Bennington Convalescent Center
Bernie Bourgeois
Dibbon Joy
Trahan-Taylor
John Mollica
National Defense
Mollica
U.S. Supreme Court
Bennington Briefs
Napolitano’s Pizzeria
Ben Mont
Mary Hopkins
Pageant Street
ADV
Avalon
Knapp’s Pets & Hobbies
Heritage House
Eagle
Hollywood
Bernie Leadon
Eagles
Leadon
Man
Joe Walsh
The
Asia
Australia
Peeneee Avenue
Lula Cooper
Alfred Dunican
Ralph Jackson
Armour Star Franks
Fairdale Farms
Pepsi-Cola
Dic
Safford & Gage
LE Deseo
Chadren
Lee Holtzclaw
Bankamericard
Atkins & Gould Jewelers
Brittell
Pleasant St., Benn
Baldamark
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Raggedy Ann
Raggedy Andy
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Main Street
Hallmark Cards, Inc
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