Vermonters in 1977 See Bold Changes and Debates
A year of contrasts in Vermont highlighted by a $21 million surplus and drought plus brucellosis in cattle. Snelling’s first term sparked debates over government style while the Legislation faced tax, abortion funding, and whey plant struggles. Legionnaires' disease drew national attention as Vermont tracked 32 cases with 17 deaths.
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Montpelier
UPI
Richard Snelling
Springfield
State Supreme Court
Roland Moore
Wordsboro
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
West River Valley
Vermont
Snelling
Right-to-Life Committee
Human Services
Elizabeth Candon
John Marshall
Marshall
Sleeman's son sues doctor who attended his birth
George A Sleeman Jr the Mt Anthony Union superintendent's son files a 25 million dollar malpractice suit against Dr Abraham Moskowitz a Bennington physician now retired. He says Moskowitz failed to provide skilled care at his birth leading to kidney loss emotional disorder and learning disability and ongoing medical needs. Attorneys are Peter Plante and F Stewart Jones.
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Sleeman
Sues
George Alexander Sleeman Jr
Mt. Anthony
Moskowitz
Peter Plante
White River Junction
F. Stewart Jones
Troy
N.Y
Area Obituaries Hoosick Falls Health Center long illness and service
Obituary items note a Hoosick Falls area resident born November 10 1924 in West Hoosick Warren and Dorothy Filkins. A dairy farmer and Eastern Breeding Co op member he served as NYS fire warden and West Hoosick Fire Dept volunteer. Memorial at First Baptist Church Hoosick Falls. cremation. Survivors include Barbara Dorr wife four sons Gary Myron Jr Jonathan Stephen a brother Charles. Memorials to St Peters Hospital Cancer Fund. Robert A Buck 56 Arlington dies at home after 27 years with USPS. Born Worcester MA April 7 1921 son of Robert H and Mary Buck. Married Iverna Lapine. Member St James Episcopal Church Arlington Sheriff’s Dept East Arlington Fireman Assoc Letter Carriers Assoc WW II veteran American Legion Post 69. Children Steven Barry Jo Anne and five grandchildren. Service at St James Arlington Church Monday 11 am. burial West Arlington Cemetery. Memorials to St James Episcopal Church or Arlington Rescue Squad.
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Joseph A. Eddington
Wakelee Ave
Ansonia
Conn
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Worcester
Mass
Saratoga
N.Y
Harry and
Margaret Mahar Eddington
Bennington
Eddington
Farrel Corp
Assumption Church of
Ansonia Senior Citizens
Bennington Lodge of Elks
John Barry Assembly
Knights of Columbus of
New Haven
Ansonia Council 23
Knights of Columbus
Dorothy Berry Eddington
Margaret Eddington
Closter
N.J
American Heart Association
Arthritis Foundation
Hoosick Falls
West Hoosick
Warren
Dorothy Cottrell Filkins
Eastern Breeding Co-op
Federal Agricultural Stabilization Corp
Filkins
New York
Hoosick
First Baptist Church
N. Gordon Luther
Robert A. Buck
Red Mountain Road
Arlington
U.S. Post Office
Robert Henry
Mary (Wheelock) Buck
Iverna Lapine
Buck
St. James Episcopal Church of
Sheriff's Department
East Arlington Fireman Association
Letter Carriers Association
Lions’ Club
U.S. Army
American Legion
Steven R. Buck
Castleton
Barry F. Buck
Berlin
Jo. Anne Buck
James Episcopal Church
John Adams
Icy Road Trucker Killed In I 89 Crash At Waterbury
A truck carrying empty chlorine gas canisters overturned on snow covered I 89 near Waterbury killing the driver, John LaFond 27 of Winooski. The truck was returning from Brattleboro after delivering to a water treatment plant. Cranes removed the 1500 pound canisters as police closed the highway for hours.
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Waterbury
UPI
John LaFond
Winooski
Brattleboro
State faces ski area liability and court system reform
Surplus weakened. State ski areas will ask the Legislature to define who is responsible for accidents on the slopes after a $1.5 million court award to an injured skier. Republican lawmakers seek to appoint the attorney general, and fiscal leaders want control over federal grants when the Legislature is not in session. A Senate bill on Unification Church guardians without the protected person’s knowledge remains. A plan to unify the state court system stirs controversy by limiting assistant judges and allowing the court administrator to appoint county clerks. 1978 is an election year with Snelling likely to run and possible Democratic challengers in the Legislature.
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Candon
American Legion
Philadelphia
Federal Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Medical Center Hospital
Burlington
Vermont
Republican State Committee
Walter
Kennedy
James Mullin
Peter Galbraith
Townshend
Democratic State Committee
John Carnahan
T. Garry Buckley
John Alden
Alden
Buckley
Arthur Kreizel
Kreizel
James Sunday
Stratton Mountain
State Supreme Court
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Russia
Cavendish
Switzerland
Solzhenitsyn
New York City
Jerry Jenkins
Darlene
Times Square
Jenkins
Abraham Beame
Unification Church
Snelling
Timothy O’connor
D-Brattleboro
Kunin
Vermont teen dies in New Hampshire crash
A two car collision on Route 18 in Bethlehem New Hampshire killed Joan Spence 16 of St Albans Vermont and injured four others. The incident occurred Thursday and involved a second vehicle.
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Bethlehem, N.H
UPI
Joan Spence
St. Albans
Senior Citizens Meals Offer Dinners and Plans at Brookside
A Brookside program invites senior neighbors to join daily noontime meals at Brookside Apartment House and Senior Center with free mini-bus service from doors to dining rooms. Reservations by 10 a.m. the day before are required. donations up to 1 dollar per meal and food stamps accepted. Weekly menus list salmon loaf, chicken, beef burgundy, haddock, pot roast, and desserts with parsley garnishes and fruit dishes. Activities and planning help are encouraged to enhance learning and social engagement.
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Brookside
South St
Senior Center
North St
Columbia River
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Gadbois
Whey Authority
Fletcher Maney
Chester
Vermont Yankee
Vernon
Nuclear Advisory Committee
Ski Insurance
Chittenden
Shaftsbury
Paul Gary Lavallee
Lavallee
Essex Junction
Lavalle
Green Mountain Home Extension Group
Marjorie Jones
Harbour Road
Court St. Andrew
Catholic Daughters of America
St. Francis de Sales Parish
King Louie’s Pizzas and Grinders
ADV
Hardwick
Swanton
Donald Brant
Pawtucket
R.I
Myron Cottrell Filkins
Park
Justice Department
Tongsun Park
United States
Duxbury
Enosburg
Jeffersonville
Geneva
Green Mountain
Robson-Decker Funeral Home
St. Peter’s Hospital Cancer Fund of
Albany
Icy Road
Winooski Truck
Ar NY
Aros
Kyey- Aleelector
Wlusic
Main Street
Fienberg
Main ST
Bennington, VT
Chuck
Walker
N.H. Crash
Rte. 18
Mammoth Mart
Your “Save” Discount Department Store
Uaker Super SE
Quaker State
Claire Santway Coordinator
Alfred Santway
University of Michigan
New England
I Dan River
Ford
DAN River
Dan Cae Machine Wash
Blue & Brown
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