The Unstoppable Fred W Friendly and Stockbridge Weed
A profile of Fred W. Friendly tracing his influence in radio and television with CBS News and Public Television. It notes his role in funding The News Tonight and the CBS Cronkite project, plus his lasting impact on public broadcasting and a joke about weeds at Stockbridge Bowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton R. Bass
Fred W. Friendly
Stockbridge Bowl
Fred Friendly
Edward R. Murrow
CBS News Department
CBS
Friendly
Walism
Columbia Univeristy School of Journalism
Ford Foundation
Ford
Washington
Public Television
San Francisco
American Broadcasting Co
New York
NBC
Mr. Friendly
Walter Cronkite
Kennedy
Adlai Stevenson
United Nations
Nixon
California
Robert F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Lyndon B. Johnson
Neil Armstrong
Columbia Records
Hoosick Falls Holiday Dance planned by Youth Advisory Council
Hoosick Falls Youth Advisory Council hosts a Holiday Dance on Saturday January 2 from 8 30 to 11 30 p m at the Hoosick Falls Armory with Sweet Silence providing music. New council members Michael Mahar and Barbara Reppel replace graduates. A December 28 meeting at Mayor Severson's home will finalize plans for the dance and skiing trips. Village court actions include fines and continuances for local residents. Twenty Hoosick Falls Central School graduates attended the Christmas concert and joined the senior band in performing, with a Suzanne Davison Memorial organ recital and a student council catered reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
Sweet Silence
Michael Mahar
St. Mary’s Academy
Barbara Reppel
HFCS
Lawrence Murphy
Keith Robson
Michael Stempek
Fred Leonard
Cindy Kaukas
Michael Graney
Patti Crucetti
Kathy Albowicz
Richard A. Severson
Hoosick Falls Central School
Windham College Receives $50,000 Anonymous Gift
Windham College President Eugene C. Winslow announced a $50,000 anonymous gift restricted to the endowment for scholarship aid. February 1971 applications are 70 percent ahead of last year and September enrollments are 50 percent ahead. The president notes strong demand amid a strained economy, making the festive season more enjoyable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putney
Eugene C. Winslow
Windham College Today
Winslow
Windham
Fact finding report on Manchester town plan dispute
Vermont Environmental Board weighs Rossi appeal claiming Manchester town plan not duly adopted and not binding on his subdivision. Whalen notes delays in map filings and altered selectmen statements. Rossi filed Aug 14 1970 before ordinance Sept 8. case may affect Bennington county towns relying on amendments rather than separate plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Vermont
Environmental Board
Whalen
Manchester Planning Commission
Ater
Manchester Selectmen
District Environmental Commission
Rossi
Selectmen
The
Manchester
Bennington
Bennington County
Simson
School ride legal battle hits a snag
In Middlebury, Bristol couple lose a bid for a temporary order to force the school board to pick up their frail 11 year old son Roger at home. Judge Harold Sylvester ruled transportation decisions rest with the school board amid 250 walkers and no medical proof of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlebury
UPI
Bristol
Harold Sylvester
William Murrays
Bristol School Board
Roger
Murrays
Vermont Legal Aid, Inc
Sylvester
Murray
Hoosick Falls Health Center Hosts Christmas Party
Hoosick Falls Health Center patients, about 23 in wheelchairs, enjoyed a Christmas tree party organized by the Health Center Auxiliary. Students from Hoosick Falls Central School and St. Mary’s choruses sang carols before Santa distributed gifts and candy, with refreshments served. County legislator John A. Murphy arrived with a personal gift bag for the patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandgate
Sandgate Town Hall
Santa
Penny Croft
Lori Kreffer
Sandy Humphrey
Joe Godfrey
Arlington School
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Falls Health Center
Health Center
Phyliss Cadoret
Hoosick Falls Central School
Calvin Pedersen
St. Mary’s
Santa Claus
James M. Brahan
Votney
Chapman Srn
Lawrence A. Wheaton
Helen Hogan
Mary Jenkins
Hazel Hill
Faith Rowley
Mary Doyle
John A. Murphy
Manchester Molding seeks permit for lumber storage warehouse
Manchester Molding Company has applied to the Environmental Control Board for a permit under Act 250 to build a 30 by 32 foot lumber storage warehouse adjacent to its existing building at the junction of Richville Road and Routes 11 and 30. Adjoining property owners have 15 days from the legal notice publication to request a hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Environmental Control Board
Richville Road
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Pownals
Vera Langlais
Robert J. Buck
Castle Hill
North Pownal
Louis Buck
Robert L. Buck
Elizabeth Matte
Barbara
Michael
Joseph Buck
Buck
Elizabeth Bostwick
Oneonta
St. Francis de Sales Church
Navy
Army
Pownal Tanning Co
Charles Bonenti
Zion Episcopal Church
Manchester Center
Neil Cross
Church School
Church World Relief
East Pakistan
Children of the
Zion Church School
United Nations Children’s Fund
St. Stephen’s
March of Dimes
George D. Aiken
Lisa Celestino
Brooklyn
Lisa
Washington, D.C
Harold Crowley
Nelson Barney
Dennis O’brien
Lawrence A. Murphy
Richard Driscoll
Murphy
Driscoll
Suzanne Davison
Bruce Baertschi
Catherine Marker
Susan Isherwood
Stewart Peckham
the Vermont Bank Trust Company
Toll Free Enterprise
Rosasco’s
Falls Health Center
Drysdale’s
Savvy
Bank Americard Dividales
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