Trial balloon labeled Judge Hayes enters Vermont judge race
In Montpelier Lt. Gov. Thomas L. Hayes emerges as a possible candidate for the Vermont Superior Court vacancy created by Judge Dale Brooks resignation. Hayes, a Middlebury lawyer and former Washington aide, faces questions about his chances as pressure grows for Addison County representation on the bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Thomas L. Hayes
Vermont
Dale W. Brooks
Hayes
Middlebury
Addison
Washington
U.S
Winston L. Prouty
Davis
Village budget rewrites loom before 1974 state standards
Trustees discussed budget shifts including cemetery and sign accounts down by 500 dollars each and police budget cuts from 112000 to 100000, with elimination of a full time investigator and extra officer debated. TOPICS funding may cover curb and gutter items. temporary signs to be used until then. Ward seats open. party caucus set for Monday after budget session.
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Tifft
Orman B. Pierce
Bennington
William Fox
Leo T. Nash
Nash
Charles Bodine
Mallory
Pello
Pierce
Carroll
George T. Ryan
Milton Pinsker
Citizen’s Party
Arraignment Set On Ski Theft in Manchester District Court
Peter Bruce Brittin a 22 year old from Great Falls Virginia was to be arraigned in Manchester District Court for allegedly stealing skis from Wendy s Ski Shop. An earlier arraignment in Bennington District Court resulted in a pro forma not guilty plea and bail set at 2500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Virginia
Wendy’s
Peter Bruce Brittin
Great Falls
Stratton Mountain
Bennington District Court
John P. Morrissey
Pay for Court Reporters Increases but Not Much
Court Administrator Lawrence Turgeon pressed for higher pay for 14 district court reporters, seeking a $500 yearly raise to the current $6,500. He said a future general pay increase could add 10% more, but remains opposed to parity with county court reporters. He dismissed threats to strike, saying reporters could be replaced by electronic equipment if they quit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turgeon
Francis Fredette
Shaftsbury Approves New Town Plan for Zoning work
Shaftsbury selectmen approved the newly completed town plan submitted by the Planning Commission after a final hearing. The plan goes back to the commission to begin permanent zoning, with completion expected next fall before voter action. About 25 residents attended the Cole Hall meeting, with questions raised about trailer handling under the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Planning Commission
Cole Hall
Bennington Briefs Mixed local notices and meetings
Community calendars and notices from Bennington Vermont cover church events at Second Congregational, senior tax help, ski area conditions at Stratton Mountain, VFW meetings, a missile site bid by Swanton Village, spaghetti supper, Sprague Electric dividend, Army training at Fort Knox, and local business service moves. Also includes fire department, Order of Eastern Star, beauty salon specials, and address change for Dr Burnham.
Obituaries Mrs Townsend 87 dated in Rutland and Burlington
Obituary items note the death of Mrs Clara Ann Dorion Townsend 87 widow of Mortimer G Townsend of 708 Gage Street a retired teacher and longtime business community figure She was born July 21 1882 in Rutland and died Monday night at Warner Nursing Home after a long illness Survivors include relatives in Rutland and Bennington with services set at Mahar Son Funeral Home and Sacred Heart Church Burial in Park Lawn Chapel in the spring Also in Brattleboro retired US Marine Gen M Stanley Newton 66 died Sunday and will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors accompanied by a briefing on his career
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Ann
Dorian) Townsend
Mortimer G. Townsend
Gage St
Warner Nursing Home
Rutland
Adelard
Adelia (Javery) Dorion
Bennington
Bennington High School
Old Opera House
Townsend
Schenectady
N. Y
Sacred Heart Church
Gage Street
Fort Lauderdale
Fra
Jack Collins
Burlington
Raleigh
Danville
Collins
South
Mr. Collins
Smiling Jack
John A. Collins
Cathedral Grammar School
Cathedral High School
Vermont
Candy
Joan Collins
Pompano Beach
Fla
Drysdale’s
South Street
Mary Jackson
Agnes Dorion
Herbert A. Dorion
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Park Lawn Chapel
Brattleboro
UPN
U.S. Marine
M. Stanley Newton
Newton
Marine Corps
U.S. Naval Academy
Arlington National Cemetery
Pay To Pollute Is First in U S
In Montpelier the attorney general will back a flexible pay-as-you-pollute water pollution control plan as Vermont pursues the nation’s first such law. The plan would require temporary permits and fees tied to waste type and volume, with optional charges for anti-pollution equipment.
Malloy urges Vermont motorists to renew by March 1
Vermont Motor Vehicles Commissioner James E. Malloy issued an urgent appeal for motorists to submit 1970 registration applications. The department has renewed less than a quarter of expected renewals by March 1, 1970. Applications are at town and city clerks offices state and local police many garages and the DMV in Montpellier. Truck trailer and motorcycle forms will be available February 15.
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Richard C. Thomas
Judicial Selection Board
Thomas
General Assembly
Montpelier
James E. Malloy
Vermont
Department of Motor Vehicles
Montpellier
Bennington Driver Hits Guardrails In Early Morning Crash
A 1965 Dodge driven by Doug las Moffitt age 20 of Bennington sustained moderate front end damage after veering off White Creek Road in North Bennington at 1 15 this morning. The vehicle struck three guard rails and a tree before stopping. The driver was not injured.
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Douglas Moffitt
Bennington
Moffitt
White Creek Road
North Bennington
Windblown Fire Rates Pownal Home
Bennington Rural and Pownal fire departments battled two blazes last night. The Harrington home on South Stream Road in Pownal was leveled despite five Pownal trucks and two from Bennington Rural arriving by 5:45 p.m. Flames blew through the south side as winds from the south fanned the fire. Five Harrington children and parents sought shelter with Ralph Farnum after the loss. A second fire at James Brillion’s Harmon Road home was contained in the basement with firefighters finishing by 7:30 p.m. The Harrington blaze subsided around 8 p.m.
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Bennington Rural and
Pownal
Milton Harrington
South Stream Road
Bennington
Ralph Farnum
Middle Pownal Road
Harrington
North Bennington
James V. Brillion
Harmon Road
Norman Turgeon
Gardner
Extra State Aid Bill Nears Approval in Vermont Senate
In Montpelier the governor’s 1.8 million education aid request won preliminary Senate approval 25 to 2. Republican Buckley and Mallary opposed. A 23–4 amendment to rebalance aid was rejected, and Buckley’s bid for further study failed 21–6. House backing remained strong though the bill faced key votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckley
Senate Education Committee
Mallory
House
Hospital Notes Admissions List From Bennington Area
Hospital notes record admissions including William Joly Vanda Gaudette Harold Phil putt and Keith Smith in Bennington and Hoosick Falls with Lu cille Campney Manchester Depot. Discharges include Donna White Hoosick Falls and Viola Cooledge Arlington plus Albert Caron Bennington. Births note Francis J Daley Peru a daughter and John Ritter Berlin son. Additional birth: Timothy Patrick Dermody Fairfax Virginia weighing eight pounds eight and a half ounces. James Peter Wilson Newport Naval Base Hospital son weighing seven pounds fifteen ounces. Darlene Hill relates to Arthur Simmons and John Just of Bennington.
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William Joly
Vanda J. Gaudette
Harold Philputt
Bennington
Keith Smith
Hoosick Falls
Lucille Campney
Manchester Depot
Donna G. White
Viola Cooledge
Arlington
Albert Caron
Timothy Patrick
Thomas Dermody
Fairfax
John Dermody
West Road
James Peter
Newport, R.I. Naval Base Hospital
James Wilson
Newport
Arthur Simmons
John Just
Funeral for Mrs Flora King Widow of Archie King
Funeral services for Mrs Flora King widow of Archie King of 211 Park St were held at Sacred Heart Church with a Requiem High Mass offered by Rev Charles Wallen. A prayer service preceded the Mass at Mahar and Son Funeral Home. Honorary bearers were from St Annes Society of Sacred Heart Church. Relatives came from Syracuse Ilion Utica Hartford Ludlow and Manchester among other nearby areas. Burial will be in Park Lawn Chapel with entombment there.
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Flora King
Archie King
Park St
Main Street
Sacred Heart Church
Charles Wallen
C.S.C
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
St. Anne’s Society of Sacred Heart Church
Armand Garand
Paul Chouinard
Paul Bellemare
Joan Burley
Robert Lawton
Edward Giroux
Henry Bourgeois
St. Anne's Society
Park Lawn Chapel
Syracuse
Ilion
Utica
N.Y
Hartford
Funny Girl and Putney Swope Film Timetable
At the Harte Theatre Funny Girl starring Barbra Streisand and Walter Matthau plays Monday to Thursday at 8 p.m. Friday to Sunday shows 6 30 and 8 30 p.m. Putney Swope directed by Robert Downey screens at the Williamstown Cinema at 8 p.m. The underground film follows a weary black man who sinks an agency rather than rock the boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbra Streisand
Walter Matthau
Streisand
Harte Theatre
Robert Downey
Williamstown
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Bennington Banner
Costa
General Cable Corp
Union Carbide
Shultz
Water Board
Ellett
Morgan Springs
Margaret Lane
Dimke
the Times
Public Service Board
Ernest W. Gibson II
Stephen B. Martin
R-72
Barre
Addison District Court
Hilton H. Dier
Gerard Trudeau
Orleans
Lewis E. Springer
Wynn Underwood
Old
Wilmington
Tom Bell
The
Rpee
New England Bankcard Association
Brittin
Gene Galotti
George Hoag
Scribner
Bijur
Leo J. Reifenberg
Bijur Corp
Sylvester Babson
Frank E. Colgan
Rochelle Park
N.J
Bennington Briefs
Second Congregational
Kevin Durocher
Morse
Mobilehome Park
Globe- Union
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Daisy Myers
Senior Citizens Center
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1332
Swanton
UPS
General Services Administration
Swanton Village
VFW Rooms
Sprague Electric Co
North Adams
Mass
Robert C. Sprague
Army
Ralph O. Mavilla
Co. A
U.S. Army Training Center
Fort Knox
Mt. Anthony
Order
Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Priscilla’s
William J. Burnham
Dewey St
Mortimer Townsend
H. Raymond Babcock
Grafton
Gen
M.S. Newton
Malloy
Pownal Home
Francis J. Daley
Box
Peru
John Ritter
Berlin, N.Y
Mrs
River Valley
Salem’s
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