Vermon t GOP Women Charter Seen At Luncheon
At the Vermont Federation of Republican Women spoof luncheon in Montpelier hundreds gathered as Sheila Ledbetter accepted a charter for a new Bennington County North Shire group with 40 members. The event featured Lincoln impersonations, gifts including a Kleenex box for Barbara Snelling, and joking prizes for lawmakers as Rep. John Murphy and Sen. Herbert Ogden received novelty headgear. U.S. Rep. James Jeffords sent greetings amid pay raise chatter in Washington.
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Montpelier
Vermont Federation of Republican Women
Vermont
Sheila Ledbetter
Manor
Bennington County
Lincoln
Abe
Newell Decker
Barbara Snelling
Bromoseltzer
Richard A. Snelling
Snelling
Madeleine Kunin
Burlington
Peter Giuliani
House
Stafford to speak at Manchester Rotary Club event
United States Senator Robert T. Stafford will address the Manchester Rotary Club on Tuesday night February 15 in a Ladies Night and Guest Night. He will discuss events likely to affect the local economy. Dinner at Track Fare Restaurant at 6:45 p.m. cost four dollars fifty cents.
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Manchester
Robert T. Stafford
Sen
Stafford
Charlie Covey
Tax deadline announced in Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County residents have until March 31 to pay combined local and county taxes without penalty. After March 31 a 3 percent surcharge and a 5 percent penalty apply, with an extra 1 percent penalty for each delinquent month after April, per chief fiscal officer James W. Van Auken.
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Troy
N.Y
Rensselaer County
James W. van Auken
North Bennington church groups host supper and talk
The Women’s Fellowship of North Bennington Congregational Church and the Ladies Sodality of St John the Baptist RC Church invite members to a covered dish supper on Tuesday February 22 at 6 30 p m in the Congregational social rooms A program will follow featuring Lucien M Hanks and his wife anthropologists who discuss their Far East trip Contacts for attendance are Mrs Robert Flynn and Mrs George McGuire before February 15.
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Women’s Fellowship
North Bennington Congregational Church
Ladies Sodality of
St. John the Baptist
North Bennington Baptist Church
Congregational Church
Ladies Sodality
St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church
North Bennington
Second Congregational Church
Lucien M. Hanks
Far East
Sodality
Robert Flynn
George McGuire
Carey's budget could hurt Rensselaer Co
Rensselaer County would lose about $520 thousand in state funding under Gov. Hugh Carey's proposed budget for 1977. Budget official Judy Zawisza cited reductions in revenue sharing, court reform, welfare savings offset by hospital reimbursements, and possible cuts to youth programs and environmental health funding.
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Troy
N.Y
Rensselaer County
Hugh Carey
Judy Zawisza
Rensselaer County Budget Office
Hudson Valley Community College
Carey
Williams College hosts four debates on nuclear power use
The Williams College Republican Club opens a four part non partisan debate series with a February 15 discussion on nuclear power for energy held at Bronfman Science Center. Dr Seymour Baron of Burns and Roe and J W Stryker of MASSPIRG present opposing views with Williams faculty moderating a public Q A. The event is free and open to the public.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College Republican Club
Bronfman Science Center
Seymour Baron
Burns and Roe Co
Baron
Columbia
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
New Jersey Commission For
International Technology Exchange
Oak Ridge
Tenn
J. W. Stryker
Williams
Stephen Blaha
Physics
Thomas Tietenberg
Economics
Waterfowl Assoc surveys duck season in New York area
The Waterfowl Improvement Association seeks input from local duck hunters on the past season. Survey led by Charlie Spignor outlines how hunters feel about season, bag limits, and state regulations. A winter outing is planned for Sunday February 13 at Carter's Lake with group assignments to service duck nesting boxes. Carl A. Hogel leads the club based in Bennington.
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Salem
N.Y
The
Waterfowl Improvement Association
Charlie Spignor
NYS Conservation Council
Greenwich
Carter’s Lake
Cossaguna Road
Carl A. Hogel
Bennington
Upgrading Vermont Rail Line Costs Over 6 Million
The state faces a 6.3 million dollar bill to bring the former St. Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad up to standard for 25 mph service. The 99 mile line, bought for 3.6 million, is leased to Vermont Northern Railroad. A partial-line option exists, with Maine Central cross- Vermont traffic as a possible requirement.
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Harbridge House of
Boston
Vermont Northern Railroad
Morrison- Knudsen Co
Boise
Idaho
Morrisville
Sheldon Junction
Maine Central Railroad
Vermont
Transportation
Ronald Crisman
Maine Central
Albany Medical Center chief vows court action over Medicaid rule
Albany Medical Center President Dr. Thomas L. Hawkins said the hospital will sue the state to block costly Medicaid provisions that would cut reimbursements by up to 3 million dollars, claiming severe revenue losses and depleted reserves. In Cohoes, police arrested 37 year old Rev. Paul J. Pascavage on petty larceny charges after a neighbor's cat was trapped and held in a wire cage until police freed it. He was released on his own recognizance and to appear in court.
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Albany
Albany Medical Center
Hugh Carey
Thomas L. Hawkins
AMC
Cohoes
Paul J. Pascavage
Pittsfield Mail Processing Study Looks to Springfield
The Postal Service studies moving outgoing Pittsfield mail processing to Springfield. Springfield will get a third 12 position mail sorter in May capable of 30 000 pieces per hour. Officials in Hartford say the May decision hinges on maintaining current service levels and no change until service is guaranteed.
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Pittsfield
Springfield
Postal Service
Hartford
Kids Seek Buried Hydrants in Snowy Pittsfield
Pittsfield officials launch a hydrant clearing contest for elementary students in the junior fire department. The school with the most hydrants dug out will win an award at the junior department banquet this spring.
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Pittsfield
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Vermont Technical College
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Chittenden
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Arlington
Equal Housing Lender
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Methodist Youth Fellowship
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Frank Haley
River Road
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Ed Marone
Haynes & Kane Inc
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Butler
State Office of Economic Opportunity
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