New England gas stations face closure over IRS price probe
AAA reacts to report that hundreds of New England service stations may shut as IRS investigates prices above federal limits. Harold Murphy of Bay State Gasoline Retailers Association notes margins and possible refunds, while IRS says it pursues compliance and fines if needed. Gas averages hover around 44.8 cents, with some stations near 46.5 cents. Murphy pressed Massachusetts lawmakers for relief.
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New England
ALA
Vermont
Murphy
Massachusetts
Christmas Bird Count Totals for Bennington
Bennington held its annual Christmas Bird Count on December 22 with observers Harvey D. Varter Jr. Thomas H. Foster Robert A. Goodell John Johnson Eugene and Ruth Kosche Lucie McKee Whitney Nichols Virginia Riorden Helene and James Toolan reporting 205 miles by car and six miles on foot. Species tallies include Mallard twenty, Black Duck seven, Cooper's Hawk one, Red tailed Hawk eleven, Ruffed Grouse two, Rock Dove eighty seven, Mourning Dove eighty seven, Hairy Woodpecker thirteen, Downy Woodpecker nineteen, Horned Lark fifteen, Blue Jay one hundred forty nine, Common Crow seventy one, Black-capped Chickadee one hundred eighty six, White-breasted Nuthatch twenty seven, Red-breasted Nuthatch four, Brown Creeper three, Mockingbird one, American Robin one, Golden-crowned Kinglet five, Starling two hundred fifty five, House Sparrow four hundred forty, Red-winged Blackbird eighteen, Common Grackle six, Brown-headed Cowbird sixty five, Cardinal sixty three, Evening Grosbeak ninety four, Purple Finch one, American Goldfinch thirty one, Dark-eyed Junco twelve, Tree Sparrow two hundred four, White-crowned Sparrow four, White-throated Sparrow four, Song Sparrow one, Snow Bunting seventy one.
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Thomas H. Foster
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Ruth Kosche
Lucie McKee
Whitney Nichols
Virginia Riorden
Helene
James Toolan
Whey plant proposal tied to Aiken as veto fears rise
In St. Albans UPI reports Whey Pollution Abatement Authority chair Richard Gadbois blames Sen. George D. Aiken for potential failure of a $10 million whey processing plant in Georgia Vermont. EPA grant hurdles tied to consultant fees and local dairy opposition threaten the project though Gadbois insists the Georgia plant will be built.
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New York
Henry McEvoy
Aiken
Spanish honor society grants MAU a chapter
Mt. Anthony Union High School receives the Rosalia de Castro chapter of the Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica the first Vermont chapter among about 1000 U.S. high schools. Five top Spanish students yearly will be honored. the chapter is advised by Spanish departments and SHH.
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Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica
United States
MAUHS
Justyna M. Steuer
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American Association of Teachers of
Daughters of the American Revolution host December meeting
Mrs. Carl Williams presided as hostess for the December DAR chapter gathering with Denise Reynolds winning the Good Citizenship Award for Girls from Mt. Anthony Union High School. Marion Pierce spoke on Girl's State experiences, and Mrs. Mollica discussed Hindu religion in U.S. public schools. A book review of Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee and a Christmas collection for the Vermont Veteran's Home were noted, with a $25 endowment vote and a social hour to close.
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Denise Reynolds
Mt. Anthony Union High School
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North Bennington
Montpelier
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National Defense Chairman
U.S
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India
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McCullough Library
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William Dailey
Vermont Veteran’s Home
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Bennington Brief Mrs Guetti Visits Brandon Student
Mrs Hazel Guetti of Bennington traveled to Brandon on Monday to visit her son Peter Dale Guetti a student at the Brandon Training School.
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Bennington
Brandon
Peter Dale Guetti
Brandon Training School
New Books at Bennington Free Library Highlights
A catalog of new fiction and reference titles at Bennington Free Library includes Caudill''s The Senator from Slaughter County and Fraser''s Flashman at the Charge along with works by Grass, Kemelman, Parker, and Melville. The list spans mystery to biography, travel, and reference volumes from various authors and publishers.
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Slaughter County
Appalachia
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Septimus
Clavel
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Flashman
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Mano
Hospital addition at Putnam Memorial ahead of schedule
Administrator Robert D. Stout reported the hospital expansion is about 0.2 percent ahead of schedule and on track for completion by June 1. Window installation and interior work are progressing as x ray equipment installation is set to begin February 1.
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Putnam Memorial Hospital
Robert D. Stout
Stout
Burlington professor elected president of educator association
Dr. Gerald R. Fuller of the University of Vermont has been elected president of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, a 300 member group affiliated with the American Vocational Association. He also joins the AVA policy committee and National Program Development Commission, representing a division with about 10 000 teachers and educators and will serve agricultural education within the 52 000 member AVA. The role could connect him with congressional leaders and national education officials.
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American Association of Teacher Educators In Agriculture
American Vocational Association
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U.S. Office of Education
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