Area Children Eligible for Benefits Under Social Security Provisions
Rutland changes in the social security law extend benefits to about 45 to 50 children in Bennington county and allow disabled widows or divorced wives to claim benefits earlier. The March 1968 start date applies, with monthly payments varying from 50 to 82.5 percent of the deceased worker’s benefit based on age and disability status. For assistance contact the Rutland office at 24 Evelyn Street, 775-5569.
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Rutland
Johnson
Bennington County
Evelyn Street
Girl Scout Cookie Sale Kickoff In Vermont
Burlington reports a Feb 2 start for the Vermont cookie drive running to Feb 10. About 6,300 Girl Scouts will seek orders, earning five cents a box for troops and a quota bonus for local activities. Proceeds fund camping upgrades at Sky Acres and Tamarack Notch, camperships, and troop programs across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Vermont
Vermont Girl Scout Council
Sky Acres
Washington
Tamarack Notch
Mendon
David Yandell
Williston
Cookie Sale
Rutland
Girls of
Vermont Faces Major Housing Shortfall by 1977
A 72 page report to Vermont legislators warns the state will need 44,379 new or rehabilitated housing units in the next decade. Private construction will supply only 13,000, leaving a shortage of over 31,000 units without federal aid. The study urges public housing programs and a state housing authority to aid low and middle income families and the elderly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont Peier
Vermont
Lester Eisner Jr
Saxtons River
Eisner
Indictment in Death of State Prison Guard in Windsor
A grand jury returned a true bill in the Dec. 9 death of George Lee 51 at a state prison. The indictment name and charge were not released. Jere Wayne Bishop 25 of Essex Junction pleaded innocent to first degree murder in Windsor District Court last month. Lee died from injuries after an attack on a third floor catwalk while on duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
UPS
Windsor County Court
George Lee
Jere Wayne Bishop
Essex Junction
Windsor District Court
Lee
Young four year old judo prodigy at Wolverhampton event
Albrighton England report notes Gillian Horder trained by RAF sergeant Eric Horder who impressed judges at the Wolverhampton judo championships with junior number one level, yet could not receive a rating because she is only four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albrighton
England
UPI
Gillian Horder
RAF
Eric Horder
Waverhampton
ILGWU Executive Board Meeting Highlights Vermont Scope
ILGWU Local 341 Executive Board met at the Paradise Restaurant with Mrs Emma Harwood Carrie Kilgore and Mrs Florence Spicer of Bennington present. They reviewed a year of progress including wage and minimums increases and discussed support for a Johnson Daley ticket. A film on Wisconsin AFL-CIO political action featuring Nelson and Proxmire was shown. The Vermont board covers over 800 members and will meet next in Poultney in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Harwood
Carrie Kilgore
Florence Spicer
Bennington
Local 341
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
AFL - Cio
Paradise Restaurant
New York
Vermont
Martin Berger
Utica
N.Y
Colombo Casuals, Inc
Acacio Guerra
Colombe Casuals
Colombe
ILGWU
Johnson- Daley
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Afl-Cio
Gaylord Nelson
William Proxmire
Poultney
Ipswich fisher lands near British cod record
Anthony Marsh, 42, of Ipswich entered an East of England fishing contest and caught a 43 pound cod. He dislikes cod strongly and could not stand to see one, yet his fish came close to the British record by 24 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ipswich
England
UPI
Anthony Marsh
Marsh
East of England
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Girl Scout Cookie Sales
Ua Reey
Gals
Main St
Atkins
Atkins and Gould
Jewelers
Nationaline
Depot ST. Dial
Bennington, VT
Ilgwu Executive Board
Romford
Drysdale’s
Lita
Elm St
Dunton. Furniture Inc
of New
Sealy
Mark OF
Chevrolet
Whitewall
Bill Hogan
Cadillac, Inc
Bennington, Vermont
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