Friday Peace Vigil Set at Putnam Square
A vigil and fast for worldwide peace will be held at the Four Corners in Bennington this Friday between 6 and 7 p.m. under community group auspices. Vigils and fasting plans extend nationwide each Friday through Lent to Passover with similar events in Washington, D.C. The initiative, backed by Marsha ll Knapp and local groups, urges a stand against nuclear, germ, and chemical threats and other widespread dangers.
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Four Corners
Bennington
Washington, D.C
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Vietnam
Marshall Knapp
Eagles Notes and Meetings At Fraternal Eagles Aerie
Sunday dart results show Ted Ripley 31 high single and Ralph Rogers 30. Bob Rousseau led high triples 76 with Don Gerity 74 second. A hot meal will be served after each dart journey due to rising attendance. Ladies auxiliary to Aerie 1861 meets Thursday at 7 30 p m. Valentine party music by George O Brien and orchestra with buffet late. Aerie meetings set for Feb 17 at 8 p m. Rooms renovated and rentable via manager James B Gibney. Local vigil and fast information available from Michael or Andrea Ader at 442 6814 after 4 p m.
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Ted Ripley
Ralph Rogers
Bob Rousseau
Don Gerity
Order of Eagles Aerie 1861
Eagles
F.O. Eagles Aerie
George O’brien
Michael
Andrea Ader
Bogart to Lecture on Vernon A Plant Hazards at UMass
Larry Bogart of Save New England will speak in the Distinguished Ecologist Lecture Series at UMass Amherst on February 12 at 8 p.m. in Thompson Hall Room 104. Moderator Dr. David Inglis will discuss the Vernon Vermont nuclear power plant and radioactive pollution risks to the Connecticut River Valley and New England.
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Larry Bogart
Save New England
University of Massachusetts In
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Government Department of
University
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Sierra Club
Friends of the Earth
Action For A Quality Environment
M. L. King Council Environment Committee
David R. Inglis
Bogart
Vernon
Connecticut River
Inglis
New England
Exeter
Harvard
Brooklyn
N.Y
Allendale
N.J
Friends of the Hudson
New York State
White House
UCS Offers 24 Hour Emergency Help Line
United Counseling Service of Bennington County runs a 24 hour psychiatric emergency and suicide prevention line. It serves individuals and community helpers, outlining crisis types from low mood to alcohol induced emergencies, with on call staff and a psychiatrist as needed. Phone line operates 5 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. weekdays and all day weekends and holidays.
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UCS
United Counseling Service
Bennington County
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholic Rehabilitation
Elks Set Feb 14 Date For Scholarship Forms
Montpelier Vermont Elks announce February 14 as the closing date for Elks National Foundation college scholarship applications. Forms available since January 1 from high schools statewide. students apply through local Elks Lodges for roughly 538 awards totaling nearly 400000 dollars.
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Elks
Montpelier
Elks National Foundation
Vermont
Elks Lodge
Santarcangelo Named County Chairman For Statewide Cleanup
Former Vermont senator and Old Bennington Village trustee Salvatore Santarcangelo is named Bennington County chairman for the statewide Clean-up Day set for April 11. Gov. Davis and a large steering committee outline a two-hour shift volunteer plan on roads across all 14 counties with schools and businesses providing support, transportation, and child care while National Guard and state agencies assist.
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Santarcangelo
Vermont Department of Highway
Davis
Theodore M. Riehle Jr
Planning and Community Services Agency
Robert S. Babcock Jr
Reginald Cram
John T. Gray
Frank P. Free
Glenn Davis
Richard Holmes
Joseph T. Newlin
Edward Kehoe
Robert Williams
Charles K. Butler Jr
Commission On
Vermont
Green Mountain
Vermont Governor Promotes Environment Drive and Prouty Campaign
Gov. Deane C. Davis pitched environmental control legislation as a national leader move at a luncheon in Montpelier. Sen. Winston L. Prouty used the event to signal an unannounced bid for reelection, praising Nixon’s Vietnam strategy and criticizing Democratic calls for rapid troop withdrawals.
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Montpelier
Prouty
Nixon
Vermont League Launches The Year of the Voter Campaign
Norwich Vermont Mrs Walter H Stockmayer announces the Vermont League of Women Voters national campaign for 1970 The Year of the Voter designed to stress the citizen right to vote as the basis of democracy It will begin with the November elections marking the League's 50th anniversary A petition drive for Congressional representation for the District of Columbia is sponsored this week The official 50th anniversary falls February 13 with recognition from Congress Nixon administration governors and leaders invited to participate The right to vote is the cornerstone of America and must be upheld continually.
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Vermont League of Women Voters
National League
League
Walter H. Stockmayer
Vermont
League On
League of Women Voters of
U.S
Congress
Nixon
America
Stockmayer
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the Conservation Center Inc
International Cooperation Institute
Vermont Elks Association
National Association of Secondary School Principals
FBI
Pinn-Ups Licesive
Monument Plaza
W.T
National Guard
Salvatore
Sant Arcangelo
Gov. Davis
Jayson
Burt Bros
District of Columbia
Nichols
Lue
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