Montpelier Legislative Week Closes Adjournment Heads Next Session
Representative George Van Santvoord reports on a busy week in Montpelier as the legislature finishes work for the week and adjourns until Tuesday morning. Key items include debates over a federal holidays act replacing memorial days, rules on bill flow, deer protection measures, Route 7 beltline discussions, Pownal track scrutiny, and the sales tax proposal. The piece notes ongoing committees on education and social welfare and mentions public hearings and local events at the Statehouse.
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House
Congress
Lincoln
Washington
Memorial
Columbus
Veterans
Navy
Senate
Pownal
Ways and Means
Vincent Bartimo
Ralph Foote
Harvey Carter
Gov. Davis
Statehouse
Barre
Methodist Church
Nixon
Lent observance planned by Bennington County churches
The Bennington County Council of Churches launches a community Lent program with mid day downtown services from February 19 to April 2 spanning Holy Communion. Local lay speakers will share work in a series titled Christian Faith in Action with Eugene V. Clark J Duncan Campbell A Ranney Galusha and Sister Judith Levins among the speakers.
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Bennington County
Judith Levins
New Books at the Bennington Free Library
The Bennington Free Library reports newly acquired titles across fiction and non fiction. Notable items include Chaze Wettermark Simak The Goblin Reservation Aron The Great Debate and Traina American Diplomacy and the Spanish Civil War among others. Several I can Read and juvenile titles appear as replacements or additions.
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Chaze
King
Bennington Embroidery Group
Poggi
America
Stark
Thurston
Butler
Traina
U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity
Weaver
Christopher Damon Joins Navy Recruit Training at Great Lakes
Christopher L Damon son of Mr and Mrs Eugene L Damon of 114 Pratt St arrived at the Naval Training Center Great Lakes Ill radiogram from Norman Boucher Wanth Nashua NH states he is a 1968 Mt Anthony Union High School graduate who worked at Union Carbide before enlisting His address is Christopher L Damon S R B165750 Co 045 Recruit Training Command Great Lakes Ill 60088
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Christopher Damon
Eugene L. Damon
Pratt St
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
Norman Boucher
WANTH
Nashua
N.H
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Union Carbide
Christopher L
Damon S
Recruit Training Command
Bennington Day Set in Florida
Bennington Day will be held Sunday March 9 at the Bayberry Inn Ft Lauderdale with social hour at 2 p.m. and dinner at 3 p.m. Menu includes prime ribs T bone steak or lobster tails. Contact Mrs Freitag in Ft Lauderdale for brochures and reservations due by March 5.
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Bennington
Bayberry Inn
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Vermont Women Republicans to honor Mrs. Davis
Vermont's new First Lady Marjorie Davis will be honored at a luncheon by the Vermont Federation of Republican Women at the Montpelier Tavern Motor Inn on Feb 5. Governor Deane C. Davis will speak with three long-time friends describing Davis's early and later years. About 200 guests expected. reservations due by Feb 3.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Marjorie Davis
Vermont Federation of Republican Women
Montpelier Tavern Motor Inn
Richard L. Sykes
Brattleboro
Davis
Deane C. Davis
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