Fire ravages historic Topping Tavern in Shaftsbury
Billowing smoke and flashing fire trucks surround Shaftsbury's Topping Tavern as firefighters from Shaftsbury and arriving departments battle a blaze that threatens the 1777 building and its museum contents. Firemen face icy roads, while curator Peter W. Cook and Trooper Ravenna coordinate evacuations and investigations continue at press time.
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Topping Tavern
Shaftsbury
Bennington Museum
Peter W. Cook
North Bennington
Arlington
Bennington
Donald Ravenna
Cook
Ravenna
William Kelley
Peter Matteson
Matteson
Earl of Gosford
Beatrice
Breese) Gosford
Manchester
Gosford
Blakelys
Blakely
New Hampshire
Battle of
YIC makes helpful inroads in Arlington
David Wilner of the Youth Information Center operated a mobile outreach, YIC on Wheels, around Arlington sites to distribute informational literature on drugs alcohol and sex. In 3.5 months he met 158 people including 90 youths and 68 adults and handed out 126 pieces of literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judson Brown
Arlington
St. James Cemetery
Chippenhook General Store
East Arlington
Crow Hill Road
David Wilner
Youth Information Center
YIC
YIC On
Wilner
Bennington
United States
Main Street
East Main Street
Mt. Anthony
North Shire
Manchester
David Schroeder
Bennington Summers program in critical faculty talks
Faculty and trustees at Bennington College pressed Friday night in ongoing talks over the Bennington Summers program. President Iseman and planner Omar Lerman led discussions amid faculty opposition over lack of consultation, with potential losses of $100,000 already invested and fears of further trustees resignations if the program is scrapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geoffrey Chapman
Bennington College
Bennington Summers
Banner
Joseph S. Iseman
Iseman
Gail Thain Parker
Omar Lerman
New York City
William Dixon
Camille Paglia
Bennington
Parker
Merrell Hambleton
New York
Lila Nields
Lerman
Bennington Wins Overnight on Vermont Industrial Tour
A September 1975 plan to stop Bennington only for a whistle stop was replaced after Bennington Chamber of Commerce leaders pressed for an overnight stay. The itinerary was adjusted to bring the 30 industrialists from Vernon at 3 p.m. for a bus tour, a view of the Bennington County Industrial Commission building site, and lodging at the Paradise Motor Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rob Woolmington
Vermont
Bennington
Town Chamber of Commerce
Rutland
Kathy Hoisington
Vernon
Bennington County Industrial Commission
Paradise
Lee Industrial
Winter logging not easy in bitter cold
John Leaning profiles Greg and Keith Squires who labor on a hardwood job in Bondville enduring freezing temps, gale winds, and swampy ground. The Squires, one from Woodford and one from Arlington, rise before dawn, travel far, work until dark, then return home to repeat the grueling routine. They invest up to forty thousand dollars in a skidder and press on despite hardships. Continued on Page 9.
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John
Bondville
Greg
Keith Squires
Woodford
Brother Keith
Arlington
Weather Outlook With Snow Likely Over Weekend
Mostly cloudy today with a chance of flurries and highs in the teens to low 20s. Tonight further cloud cover with a chance of snow and lows around 5 to 15. Sunday expected snow develop, with highs in the low 30s.
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East Road
Santa Claus
David Vilner
Chapman
Joseph Iseman
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