Falls board to discuss replacing auxilary pump
HOOSICK FALLS NY The village board will meet Friday evening to decide whether to replace the gasoline auxiliary pump at the water pumping station or repair it The meeting coincides with bids for a roof at the Municipal Building The mayor notes the water source was cut off when the engine cracked after power failure during a flood A mobile pump provided by Civil Defense was kept on standby and water use restrictions were lifted after issues were resolved The village plans to restore auxiliary power and evaluate flood measures with possible aid to prevent future damage
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Richard A. Severson
Benedict A. Nowik
Rensselaer County Health Department
Severson
Health official warns Hoosick area private wells
Health commissioner Dr. Gordon Eadie directs residents with private wells in Hoosick, Pittstown, Petersburg, and Berlin to disinfect wells after last Friday's flood. Call a plumber to disinfect with chlorine compound, obtain instructions from the Troy Health Department, and boil water until postdisinfection tests confirm safety.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Gordon Eadie
Rensselaer
Hoosick
Pittstown
Petersburg
Berlin
Health Department
Troy
Health Dept
Gifted 57 Acres and Building to VINS Center in Woodstock
The Nature Conservancy and Vermont Institute of Natural Science announce the 57 acre land gift in Woodstock. Donor Mrs. June H. McKnight memorializes Marjorie S. Bragan. Land to be transferred to VINS for a nature study and resource center with restrictions and a reversionary interest to preserve usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Nature Conservancy
Vermont Institute of Natural Science
Vermont
June H. McKnight
Marjorie S. Bragan
Conservancy
VINS
Black
Ottauquechee
White
ELF
Richard Farrar
The
States
Virgin Islands
Green Mountain
McKnight
VMS
Dartmouth students analyze 1972 Democratic Convention
A Dartmouth study by 20 students under three faculty members yielded The Politics of Representation The Democratic Convention 1972 to be published by St Martin's Press in 1973. The work compares 1968 and 1972 delegates, noting McGovern Fraser reforms increased minority representation and reduced reliance on party machines. It examines tensions between ideological purity and organizational survival as the election approached.
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Dartmouth
St. Martin’s Press
New York City
Ford Foundation
John G. Kemeny
Miami
Government Department
Arlington Junior Rescue Squad seeks new members and first aid training
The Arlington Junior Rescue Squad, with 18 members, seeks more volunteers. All members must complete a first aid course, offered after the new year once a month from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Squad Building. The Arlington basketball team plays West Rutland this Friday at 6 p.m. Theresa Livingston of North Bennington received a hand crocheted wool rug from American Legion Auxiliary unit 69.
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Arlington
West Rutland
Theresa Livingston
North Bennington
American Legion Auxiliary Unit
Bell era heat recovery system powers National Geographic building
The National Geographic Society’s six story Membership Center in Gaithersburg uses heat recovered from 5,000 fluorescent lights to heat water and radiators. The system also recovers warmth from machinery and 1,200 employees, with Bell’s lamp heat storage cited as early inspiration.
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Washington, D.C
Alexander Graham Bell
National Geographic Society
Bell
Gaithersburg
Maryland
United States
Doctors to discuss ski injury prevention
In Aspen Colorado from March 4 to 7 1974 a four day postgraduate course by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons will cover knee ligament injuries boot top fractures conditioning high altitude sickness ski boot biomechanics medical problems of hot dog skiing terrain safety and injuries and equipment in cross country skiing. The program features 325 physicians and surgeons from 46 states Canada and Australia along with talks on spinal cord injuries winter sports and a ski binding clinic. Chairman Dr Duane G Messner leads a 53 member faculty from 17 states and Canada including Dr Tom Herbine Billy Kidd Dr Arthur Ellison Gordon Lipe Dr Robert Oden and Willie Schaeffler.
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Aspen
Colo
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Snowmass Resort
The
Academy
Committee On Sports Medicine
States
Canada
Australia
United States Ski Association
Tom Herbine
Seattle
Billy Kidd
Steamboat Springs
Arthur E. Ellison
Williamstown
Mass
Gordon C. Lipe
Teton Village
Wyo
Robert Oden
Willie Schaeffler
National Training Center
Park City
Utah
USSA
Propane Tanker Fire Near Dublin Bridge No Disaster Avoided
A North Hoosick fire crew arrived to find a propane gas tanker from Selkirk on fire near Dublin Bridge Route 67. Driver Howard Cole escaped and extinguished the blaze with a fire extinguisher before responders arrived. Damage limited to brake linings and rear tractor tires. a new tractor arrived by 8 p.m. No injuries reported.
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Selkirk
N.Y
Vermont
Dublin Bridge
North Hoosick
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Falls
Health Commissioner
Reynolds-Gilchrest Memorial
Philip Leonard
Leonard
VINC
Hanover
N.H
Fla
Helene Thompson
Geographic
Washington
Short & Longs
Michael Cummings
West Arlington
Arlington Country
Duane G. Messner
Denver
Denver Children’s Hospital
Colorado Doctors Ski Patrol Association
U.S
Grenoble
France
Edith Beaumont
John Cahill
Waldron Avenue
Skating Rink Project
She Candle Mill
East
Evans’ News Inc
Main St
Bennington, Vt
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