NEPEX chief warns of blackouts if three nukes fail on line
NEPEX director Harry H. Machon Jr warned at AEC hearings that New England would face voltage reductions this summer if Pilgrim in Massachusetts Maine Yankee in Maine and Vermont Yankee in Vermont do not go on line as scheduled. He said even a 1 percent test at Vermont Yankee could trigger debates over environmental impact while conservationists push for full studies.
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Brattleboro
UPI
New England
Pilgrim
Massachusetts
Maine
Yankee
Wiscasset
Vermont Yankee
Vernon
Harry H. Machon Jr
New England Power Interchange
NEPEX
Atomic Energy Commission
Vermont
Samuel W. Jensch
AEC
Cision
Quad Cities
Illinois
Mississippi River
Jensch
Machon
Safety and Licensing Board
Quad-Cities
Esther Poneck
Putney
Coalition
AEC Safety and Licensing Board
Washington
Miss Kessler
Wallig
Connecticut River
Rescue squads press for clearer state ambulance standards
District 12 rescue squads in Bennington County urged clearer state rules for ambulance services at a public meeting. Dr. Waller cited 23 percent of automobile death injuries as survivable, while volunteers warned against arbitrary standards. Local chiefs including Reen, Kane, Betit and others defended high existing efforts and called for local approval when possible.
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Bennington County
Vermont
Waller
Robert F. Reen
North Bennington
Kane
Betit
Richard Severson
Rensselaer County Ambulance Association
Ettinger
Dr. Waller
Joe Rizio
Manchester
Bob Young
Arlington
Mary Percey
Alfred Chenaille
Pownal
John Griffin
Town of Hoosick
Nixon Tax Plan Proposes Value Added Tax With Rebates
White House aides back a value added tax as the main revenue tool to cut property taxes and fund school outlays, with rebates or tax credits for low income families to offset the impact. The plan envisions landlord pass through benefits to tenants and a possible parochial school option while seeking a bipartisan review by the Intergovernmental Relations Commission.
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White House
Nixon
Sen. McGovern
Agnew
Intergovernmental Commission
French control in Quebec seen within decade
Rene Levesque, head of Quebec separatism, told a Burlington audience that his movement will gain control of Quebec within the next decade. He predicted a party majority by 1976 and noted the party polled 25 percent in the last election while promising a peaceful transition via elections.
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Burlington
UPI
Quebec
Rene Levesque
Levesque
University of Vermont
Canadian Federation
Ancient Bennington pottery demo Wednesday night
Jan Cooke and Andrea Woodner will lead a hand building pottery demonstration at the Gov. McCullough mansion on Wednesday February 2 at 8 p.m. The session, part of theMcCullough Park Foundation winter series, covers clay sources kiln building and wheel use with no admission charge.
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Gov. McCullough
Jan Cooke
Andrea Woodner
McCullough Park Foundation
Bennington College
Stanley Rosen
Secret session to set rules for MAUHS discussion
The Mt. Anthony Union school board will hold a brief meeting tonight at the high school at 7 30 PM to set ground rules for the public meeting scheduled for next Monday February 7. The session tonight will be closed to the public but the adopted rules are expected to be published in The Banner before February 7.
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Mt. Anthony Union
Bennington man admits break charge in court
Bennington car dealer David D. Harrington, 43, pleaded guilty in Windham District Court to breaking and entering in the nighttime for an alleged Jan. 21 Marlboro incident at an antique bottle shop. Owner Christopher Barry waited in a dark upstairs room for three days and nights. Harrington was charged and bail of 500 dollars was continued for pre sentence investigation.
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Bennington District Court
Robert Cummings
John P. Morrissey
Bennington County
Keith A. Longtin
Grove Street
Bennington
Patricia L. Greene
Longtin
Miss Greene
Edward Coyne
Joseph Altiere
River Street
North Adams
Mass
North Street
Brattleboro
David D. Harrington
Windham
John H. Carnahan
Harrington
Marlboro
Christopher Barry
Barry
Carnahan
Vermont Supreme Court upholds officials immunity policy
The Vermont Supreme Court voided a lower court ruling and upheld immunity for officials acting in prescribed duties. It limited prosecutor immunity to judicial or quasi Judicial tasks and found the attorney did not stray beyond bounds. The court also guaranteed jury trials for all criminal cases and installed Percival Shangraw as chief justice.
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Vermont
Percival Shangraw
St. Albans
James S. Holden
Welfare Dept launches anti embezzlement check
Vermont's Social Welfare Commissioner Joseph Betit announced a revised control system designed to prevent embezzlement by department workers. The measure includes matching welfare recipients with district records, annual case reviews, a new quality control operation, and a claims analyst to bolster fraud prevention after a former supervisor forged client records.
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Welfare Dept
Betit
Catamount and County Banks Drop Merger Plan
Catamount National Bank of North Bennington and County National Bank of Bennington announce the merger plan has been dropped. Directors voted to end the three year process after Acting U.S. Judge Sterry R. Waterman upheld a Justice Department suit to block the merger. A further statement will appear in tomorrow's Banner.
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Catamount National Bank of
North Bennington
County National Bank of Bennington
S. Whitney Dickey
Catamount
Kenneth R. Clayton
County National
U.S
Sterry R. Waterman
U.S. Justice Department
Justice Department
Community notices and events in Bennington area
Ski lessons at Mt Anthony if no rain run Wednesday and Thursday with make up for cancellations. Champlain College dean’s list includes Catherine Mullins and Geraldine Salter from Bennington. other county students named. St Mary’s pot luck at St Peter’s Church with speaker from Bennington Free Library. Church Women United meet at United Methodist Church February 7. Merry Eights Square Dance Club dances in Dalton Massachusetts. Parents meeting at Pat Hebert’s 347 School St. Sheriff’s meeting at courthouse South Street with speaker Eugene Gaiotti. Weekly sewing class at Community Center 120 North St. Bennington Minit Car Wash Wednesday specials and February permanent service ads.
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Mt. Anthony Country Club
Champlain College
Burlington
Catherine Mullins
Carlton Mullins
North Bennington Road
Geraldine A. Salter
Shirley S. Salter
Gage St
Anne G. Kendall
Arlington
Vivian L. Bebee
West Rupert
St. Mary's
St. Peter’s Church
Donald Marken
The
Bennington
Hospital Notes January First 1972 Admissions and Births
Admissions list includes Florence L Baker Buskirk New York Master John R Cross Kay Allen Lisa Hier William E Suite Hoosick Falls Leslie Gould Readsboro and Mrs Jean Zinn East Arlington Discharges include Ralph C Vetter North Bennington Mrs Lorraine Rufus and son Wilmington and Mrs Elizabeth Stevens and son Bennington A birth recorded January 22 at Northside Hospital Atlanta Georgia a daughter named Jennifer Anne weighs seven pounds with a sister Lera-Sue aged 342 Mrs Bettie formerly Elaine Donovan daughter of George Donovan of North Bennington
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Florence L. Baker
Buskirk
N.Y
John R. Cross
Kay Allen
Lisa Hier
Bennington
William E. Suite
Hoosick Falls
Leslie Gould
Readsboro
Jean Zinn
East Arlington
Ralph C. Vetter
North Bennington
Lorraine Rufus
Wilmington
Elizabeth Stevens
John Bettie
Northside Hospital
Atlanta, Ga
Jennifer Anne
Lera-Sue
Bettie
Elaine Donovan
George Donovan
Judges Named for Superior Court Vacancies in Vermont
The Judicial Selection Board expects nominations soon for two Vermont Superior Court seats left by Rudolph Daley’s elevation to the state Supreme Court and Harold Sylvester’s resignation. A February 8 deadline sets applications. potential candidates include Public Service Board Chairman Ernest Gibson III and Rep. Wynn Underwood. Also discussed are three District Court judges Hilton Dier Lewis E Springer Jr and John Morrissey, with Morrissey currently acting as Superior Court judge in Bennington. The legislature will make the final choice.
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Burlington
UPI
Judicial Selection Board
Superior Court
John Dinse
Rudolph Daley
Vermont Supreme Court
Harold Sylvester
Dinse
Public Service Board
Ernest Gibson III
Wynn Underwood
Middlebury
Hilton Dier
Lewis E. Springer Jr
Danville
John Morrissey
Bennington
Morrissey
Daley
Robert E. Cummings
Obituaries of Leonard, McCurdy, Davis and Skalwold
Obituary notices report the death of Mrs Belzemire A Leonard 88 formerly of Bennington at her son’s Daytona Beach home after a long illness. Also noted is the death of Rev Charles Harden McCurdy 91 former Vermont legislator in Brattleboro after a long illness, with service details and survivors. Daniel Davis of Woodford dies unexpectedly with Mahar & Son Funeral Home handling arrangements. Mazelle K Skalwold 84 widow of Hans Skalwold dies at Indian River Nursing Home Granville NY. funeral in St Luke’s Cambridge NY with interment in Cambridge Woodlands Cemetery.
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Belzemire A. Leonard
Philias Leonard
Bennington
Berkshire Road
Daytona Beach
Fla
Nere and
Belzemire (LaCroix) Marcoux
Quebec City
Canada
Sacred Heart Church
St. Anne’s Society
Mahar & Son Funeral
Park Lawn Chapel
Charles Harden McCurdy
Winhall
Vermont
Brattleboro
Burnham
Maine
George E
Helen L. (Morse) McCurdy
University of Chicago
C.D. Williams
Michigan
Sandusky
Mich
St. John’s Church
Detroit
Father McCurdy
Grace Church
South Boston
St. James Church
Birmingham
Christ Church
Bloomfield Hills
Violet
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
Bondville Cemetery
Daniel Davis
Woodford
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Mazelle K. Skalwold
Hans K. Skalwold
Indian River
Granville
N.Y
New Market
N.J
Durfee Road
Cambridge
Charles E. and
Mary (McAvay) Kelly
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Pleasant Valley Grange
Morton N
South Cambridge
Robert N
Rome
Helen Jacobs
Martinsville
Margot Mattox
Englishtown
St. Luke’s Church
Woodlands Cemetery
Hart Rutland banker dies at 70 after heart attack
Funeral services are set for Thursday for Harry R. Hart a longtime Rutland banker who died Monday at age 70 from a heart attack. Hart retired in 1967 as senior vice president of the Vermont Bank and Trust Co. His 50 year banking career included posts with the Killington Bank and Trust Co.
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Rutland
UPI
Harry R. Hart
Hart
Vermont Bank and Trust Co
Killington Bank and Trust Co
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Bennington Briefs
Merry Eights Square Dance Club
Dalton, Mass
George Haile
Pat Hebert
School St
Pottery
School Street
Bennington County Sheriff’s Department
South Street
Eugene Gaiotti
North St
Clara
Mrs
Charles H. McCurdy
Mrs. Mazelle K. Skalwold
Salem's Super
Hamburg
Salem's Giant Submarines
Turkey
Hills Brothers Blender’s Pride
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