Solutions found for black fly problem in New England
The piece notes methods to combat black flies in New England and elsewhere, including sweeping larvae with stiff wire brooms at the Balsams Hotel in Dixville Notch NH and using larvicides like Abate in Africa and Maine. Researchers discuss species differences, seasonal biting patterns, and potential control through grasses and pesticide timing, with impacts on tourism and agriculture.
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Dixville Notch
UPI
Balsams
New Hampshire
New England
Canada
Volta River
Africa
Marshall Laird
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John’s
Laird
Leah Bauer
University of Maine
Penobscot
Consolidation of CATAMOUNT NATIONAL BANK Subsidiaries Vermont 1976
Consolidating domestic subsidiaries of CATAMOUNT NATIONAL BANK of North Bennington Vermont report year end assets and liabilities as of December 31 1976 under 12 USC 161. Includes deposits loans and investments with totals for domestic deposits liabilities and equity capital figures and notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catamount National Bank of
North Bennington
Vermont
National Bank
Fed
Nurses to Meet in Chester Vermont
Nurses Practitioners of Southern Vermont announce a meeting on Feb 9 at 7 30 p m in the State Police Barracks conference room Rt 103 Chester. The group formed a year ago and meets every two months to discuss mutual problems and clinical topics. Interested practitioners may attend and contact Sandra Zubkoff or Jean Julius for details.
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Chester
Vermont
State Police Barracks
Rt. 103
Sandra Zubkoff
Jean Julius
Manchester Journal hikes price to 20 cents
The Manchester Journal announces a price increase from 15 to 20 cents per issue starting with the February 3 edition. The move follows prior rises in 1971 from 10 to 15 cents, plus higher printing costs postage up 110 percent and wage increases.
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Manchester
Manchester Journal
Stafford at Rotary dinner in Manchester
U.S. Sen. Robert Stafford will address the Rotary Club at Track Fare Restaurant on February 15. A special dinner by Charley Covey costs $4.50 including tip and taxes. The event is ladies and guest night. social hour begins at 6 p.m. and dinner at 6:45 p.m. attendees may speak with Stafford.
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Manchester
U.S
Robert Stafford
Vermont
Rotary Club
Charley Covey
Albert J. Webb
Sen. Stafford
Staats to speak at RPI Management Forum
Elmer B. Staats Comptroller General of the United States will address Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Management at the Management Forum on Tuesday Feb 8 1977 at 8 p.m. in Room 318 Communications Center Troy NY. The talk is free and open to all. Staats oversees 4000 GAO auditors auditing federal agencies and their management procedures to curb wasted time and effort.
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Troy
N.Y
Elmer B. Staats
United States
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
School of Management
Communications Center
Staats
General Accounting Office
GAO
Mountain Valley Health Center marks its first year milestone
The Mountain Valley Health Center in Londonderry reflects on a busy first year since opening on Route 11. It logged 6,145 patient visits, added Dr. Robert G. Page to the staff, expanded the Mountain Valley Health Council to 20 members, and drew national notice in the Congressional Record while stressing ongoing fundraising and community support to sustain top quality care.
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Londonderry
Mountain Valley Health Center
Route 11
Mental Health Services
Vermont
Ellsworth
Well Baby Clinic
Roger Fox
Jean Julius
Addy Barker
Cathy Jablonski
Pat Roberts
Rose Simonds
Patrick Leahy
D-Vi
Senate
Washington
Mountain Valley
Mountain Valley Health Council
I D cards for elderly in Rensselaer County
William Murphy announced a new medical ID card program for residents over 60 through the County Department for the Aging. Cards will store blood type allergies and medications and be distributed at senior centers by volunteers from ROUSE. Murphy noted rising welfare costs and hospital fee increases totaling $250,000 plus retroactive charges.
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Troy
N.Y
Rensselaer
William Murphy
Department For the
Rensselaer County Department
Murphy
Health and Safety Committee of
ROUSE
Rensselaer Organizations
United For Senior Endeavors
Snelling faces hurdle as welfare reform aims to cut jobs for fathers
Gov. Richard Snelling faces a tough task as unemployment fathers on welfare may not find jobs. John White, head of Wisconsin? no Vermont Employment Service, told the House Health and Welfare Committee there are not enough jobs for about 1,400 men. White warned opportunities may not exist to move all off welfare, while opponents call the plan premature and liken it to drowning the dog to save the dog.
Loggers push bill for heavier loads on logging trucks
About 100 loggers testified at a House Transportation Committee hearing in Montpelier in support of a bill by Rep. Roy Vance to raise truck load limits from 73 000 to 113 000 pounds to boost economies in the Northeast Kingdom. The Highway Department opposed it citing bridge safety concerns. Loggers argued existing bridges are safe and that new logging trucks can haul heavier loads, noting some machines weigh 42 000 pounds empty and carry up to 15 cords of wood.
McKenzie Named Deputy Secretary of Vermont Human Services
Hugh McKenzie of Burlington, part of the University of Vermont Education Department, is appointed deputy secretary of Vermont’s Human Services Agency. Gov. Richard Snelling praised him as a national leader in programs for children with learning disabilities and noted his experience managing federally funded programs. Announcement came Thursday from Gov. Snelling and HSA Secretary Elizabeth Candon.
Randolph lawmakers to discuss phosphate issue at open meeting
Two Vermont legislators will discuss the phosphate issue with the Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs at an open meeting Sunday Feb. 6 at the Randolph Fish and Game clubhouse. Sen. Melvin Mandigo and Rep. Samuel Lloyd will attend. The meeting starts at 10 a.m. with lunch from 12 30 to 1 45 p m. The public is invited. Bills in the legislature would ban cleansing products containing phosphates to clean up streams and lakes.
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Randolph
Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs
Randolph Fish & Game
Melvin Mandigo
Essex-Orleans Counties
Senate Natural Resources Committee
Samuel Lloyd
D-Weston
House Natural Resources Committee
Hillside funds alleged misspent on wasteful items in New York
In Troy a councilwoman charged that 50000 in federal Hillside Neighborhood Improvement funds were misused after an audit found the project ran out of money. About 52000 was spent on wastebake sets coatbooks flashlights kerosene and sewer work not benefiting Hillside. Albany reports an attempted Teamsters cab fee sparked independent driver organizing as most drivers earn about 30 a day and owners warned of retaliation for refusals.
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Troy
Hillside
Norma Fatone
Public Utilities Department
John P. Buckley
Albany
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Collision Claims Life Of Local College Student In Berkshire
A 4 am Thursday crash in Cheshire between a compact car and a fuel tanker killed 22 year old Alan J. Brunell of Main Street Cheshire. Brunell was valedictorian of Hoosac Valley Regional High School class of 1972 and a semifinalist for the National Merit Scholarship Award. Police said he was crushed behind the steering wheel. Rescue crews took 45 minutes to extricate him and he was pronounced dead after an hour of resuscitation attempts at the scene.
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Cheshire
North Adams State College
Alan J. Brunell
Main Street
Brunell
Hoosac Valley
Redford Honorary Degree May Be Added by Williams College
Williams College officials say a honorary degree for actor and environmentalist Robert Redford has "tentatively been added" to spring commencement plans but no firm attendance has been confirmed. Redford, who owns Sundance Ski Resort in Utah, is also a producer and environmentalist. In Lanesboro, the Taxpayers' Association voted to sue the town and its assessors to force public release of work cards used for property valuations, arguing the cards belong to the firm that did last year's revaluation, a stance the state Department of Corporations & Taxation reportedly supports.
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Williamstown
Williams College
Robert Redford
Redford
Utah
Sundance
Lanesboro
Lanesboro Taxpayers’ Association
Lanesboro Real Estate
State Department of Corporations & Taxation
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World Health Organization
Texas
Waterville Valley, N.H
Kennedy
Waterville
J.F. Burger
University of New Hampshire
Maine
Massachusetts
John Edman
University of Massachusetts
W.A. Charnetski
Agriculture Canada Research Station
Lethbridge
Alberta
Athabaska River
Charnetski
Hartley Fredeen
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Fredeen
Lew Levin
Shaftsbury
House of Representatives
Levin
Eagle Square
State House
May Robinson
Sergeant-at-Arms’ Office
Green Mountain Boy
U.S. Treasury
U.S. Gov’t
Federal Reserve
Federal
Prinshps
Corp
Corps
Equity Capital
Wall
Paul M. Crane
Arthur E. Wickenden
Gerald M. Keneally
Frederick H. Welling
Mette
Journal
X. i
Duwhuwmek Furniture Inc
Elm ST
Bennington, VT
Stafford
Rotary
RPI
Medical College of Ohio At
Toledo
Page
Landgrove
Bromley
Flood Brook School
Merrill’s
East
Arlington
I.D
UVM
New York
Down In
Berkshire
Williams
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