Buckley turns to organics after Screw fame fades
James L Buckley, former Screw founder, now runs Buck's Organic Trading Center in Great Barrington and pursues a low profile after an obscenity trial. He says he lost interest in Screw by 1972 and now seeks a quieter life, despite past wealth from the magazine and failed hopes for a liberated sexual culture.
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Carol Cide
Stockbridge
Mass
James L. Buckley
Screw
New York City
Buckley
al Goldstein
Kansas City
Kan
Goldstein
Alliance
Hustler
Colorado
Catskills
Berkshires
Mailer
Kansas
Helene
Berkshire Courier
Great Barrington
Hoosick Seniors Dinner at Hoosick Area Center
On December 17, nearly 125 area seniors attended a turkey dinner at the Hoosick Area Senior Center. Florence Webster and staff served the meal as Ralph B. Millington hosted the entertainment program. Invocations were read by seniors, Rose Liporace led dances, H. E. Van Surdam led Silent Night, and door prizes included a pillow by Ann Barber and slippers and hat by Blanche Armstrong. Dancing followed to organ music by Hugh Manchester until 9:30 p.m. Santa will visit the SHARE program to honor Tom Murphy for serving coffee and punch each Thursday.
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Hoosick Area
Florence Webster
Ralph B. Millington
Rose Liporace
H.E. van Surdam
Ann Barber
Mary Covey
Cropseyville
N.Y
Carletonobinson
Hugh Manchester
Petersburg
Santa
Tom Murphy
Vermont and neighbors launch joint holiday patrol on I-89 I-91
Vermont troopers join Massachusetts and New Hampshire officers in a New England State Police Administrators Conference vigil on I-89 and I-91. The twice daily patrol runs from Dec 16 to Jan 2 to reduce traffic deaths and injuries. Walter Kennedy named to Vermont Legislative Apportionment Board to fill vacancy after Andrew Nuquist's death. Kennedy, former House speaker, previously led the Republican State Committee.
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Montpelier
VPI
Vermont
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Francis Lynch
New England
Lynch
UPI
Walter
Kennedy
Chelsea
Legislative Apportionment Board
Richard Snelling
Andrew Nuquist
Burlington
House
Republican State Committee
State urged to oppose nursing home service cuts in Vermont
MONTPELIER UPI State Health Commissioner Marshall McBean is urged by Pearl Somaiani director of the state Office on Aging to publicly oppose a threatened reduction of services at Vermonts largest chain of nursing homes serving Burlington Berlin Bennington St Johnsbury and Springfield The letter warns the cutbacks could endanger hundreds and suggests seeking a court injunction to block them. In Richmond UPI two Jonesville youths Nathan Miner 16 and an 11 year old companion are arrested for breaking into three homes after a string of burglaries totaling about 50 in cash and trinkets recovered by police.
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Burlington
Berlin
Bennington
St. Johnsbury
Springfield
Somaiani
State Health Department
McBean
New York State
Richmond
UPI
Jonesville
John Jacobs
Nathan Miner
Jacobs
Rutland Prison Site Opposed by Local Citizens Group
Martha Wood leads Citizens Against the Prison Site in Rutland as they consider court action to stop the $3.2 million Rutland Community Correctional Center. They cite proximity to an elementary school and surrounding residential area as reasons to block construction.
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Rutland
UPI
New Rutland Community Correctional Center
Martha Wood
Citizens Against
Amsterdam gambling probe targets city leaders removal urged
The New York state Investigation Commission report accuses Amsterdam police chief Maurice Felski and Montgomery County district attorney Charles Hardies Jr. of failing to enforce gambling laws in the Mohawk River city population 26 000. It calls for their removal from office based on hearings last June amid a yearlong probe into widespread gambling. Hardies says he will not resign, while Felski was unavailable for comment.
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Amsterdam
State Investigation Commission
Maurice Felski
Montgomery County
Charles Hardies Jr
Mohawk River Valley
SIC
Hardies
Felski
Pittstown weekly The Centinel to cease publication
Pittstown Press Inc announced the weekly The Centinel will stop printing at month’s end serving Brunswick Lansingburgh Pittstown Poestenkill and Schaghticoke One more issue will be published The press a not for profit group will continue commitments to publish several books in 1978
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Pittstown
Centinel
Brunswick
Lansingburgh
Poestenkill
Schaghticoke
Pittstown Press Inc
Pittstown Press
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James L. and
Helene Buckley
Burt Bros
Pownal View
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Gerry
Lorels
Long
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Frye Bootmakers
Lady Levi and Danskin
Danskin
Hoosick
Blanche Armstrong
Nichols
Main Street
Bennington, Vermont
New York
Down In
Berkshire
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Stetson Hall
Williams College
Robert Scott
Ray Boyer
County Action On Housing
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Berkshire Community Action Council
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Edward C. Carman Jr
Berkshire Housing
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