Tuition Rises $200 Unless Legislature Grants Aid
UVM trustees instructed President Rowell to seek an additional $976,000 in state funds to cover a potential $2.3 million deficit, otherwise in state tuition for Vermonters would rise by $200 next year. Non residents would pay $2,200. The plan also includes trimming $600,000 and reallocating funds, with a possible summer session fee increase if the budget is not balanced.
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UVM
Burlington
University of Vermont
Lyman S. Rowell
Rowell
Davis
Trus
Tees Rowell
U.S. Public Health Service
College of Medicine
NASA
U.S. Office of Education
Leimon Johnson Appleton
Wallingford
University
Bennington
Bloustein
T. Garry Buckley
Buckley
Kolkebeck
Bennington College Faces Finances Beyond Town Aid
Bennington College President Bloustein warned the college faces rising costs and a growing deficit despite a $2.6 million operating budget. With no endowment, tuition must rise, and expansion is needed to attract students. Town leaders urged fair land taxation while emphasizing strong town college ties and a possible endowment drive.
Old Bennington Schoolhouse To Become a Private Home
Republican state Senator T Garry Buckley reports the Old Bennington Schoolhouse will be converted to a private residence. A real estate agent is buying back the building from the estate of Mrs. Robert M Parmelee who died last July 25. The estate had operated the building since her death and has begun removing furniture in preparation for the sale. The site previously served Quakers, the State Police Auxiliary, Plain Dirt Gardeners and hosted weddings and receptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Garry Buckley
Bennington
Robert M. Parmelee
Ex-Welfare Chief Alfred Heininger Dies at 83
Alfred H. Heininger of Burlington dies at 83 after a long public career. As Old Age Assistance commissioner from 1935 to 1959 he helped shape Vermont’s welfare system and authored the 1935 Old Age Assistance law. Heininger served two terms as a Democratic state senator and campaigned for governor in 1936. He leaves a wife, two daughters and a son.
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Burlington
Vermont
Alfred H. Heininger
Social Welfare Department
Heininger
Chittenden County
George D. Aiken
University of Vermont
Northeastern University
Boston
Two Injured In Green Acres Flats Accident
State Police reported an accident at Green Acre Flats on Route 67A at 1 a.m. Saturday injuring two people, Diane L. Young 23 and Ronald O'Brien 17 of Benninton, with Young suffering a broken hip and O'Brien a broken pelvis. both admitted to Putnam Memorial Hospital.
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Green Acre
Diane L. Young
Ronald O’brien
Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Miss Young
O’brien
Willys
Mass
Hapgood Pond Road
Peru
Buick
Pownal
James F. Griffin
Ballston Spa
N.Y
Henry Hurley
Hurley
Robert Hurley
Griffin
Innocent Plea Entered To Windsor Escape Charge
William F. Peachey aged 25 of 115 Union Street faced Bennington District Court on a new escape charge for exiting Windsor State Prison while in custody on December 15. Bail set at 1000 dollars. prior bail of 6000 dollars revoked for six counts of breaking and entering on October 17. He also faces multiple counts of break ing and entering on November 4, two counts of breach of peace, and petty larceny. The escape occurred as he was brought from Windsor to Bennington for arraignment, with Sheriff John Maloney noting the escape. State Police traced his footprints in fresh snow to under a yellow barn at 212 Silver Street, Williamstown, Massachusetts.
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William F. Peachey
Union St
Bennington District Court
Windsor
Peachey
Bennington
Bennington County
John Maloney
Silver Street
Silver St
Williamstown
Mass
Mecky Burns
James A.C. Stillman
Obituary notices from Hoosick Falls and vicinity
Obituaries from Hoosick Falls area list Raymond F Jones 58 Navy veteran of World War II and Korean War died at home on Bussey Lane after a short illness with survivors including wife Helen Mulready two daughters four sisters a brother and grandchildren. Also memorials for Bruce F Barents 50, Pittsburgh native, worked as cost estimator and member of local church. Mrs Mary A Bushee 83 of Manchester Center who died in nursing home. Joseph L Farrara Sr 88 Eagle Bridge retired Consolidated Edison engineer. and other local deaths with funeral arrangements and cemetery burial details. Additional notices include court actions in Bennington County and community notices, births, and club meetings.
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Hoosick Falls
N. Y
Raymond F. Jones
Bussey Lane
Mr. Jones
Petersburg
Edison
Sarah Jones
Wood Flong Corp
Hoosick Falls Aerie of Eagles
Hoosick Valley Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hoosick Post
American Legion
St. Stanislaus Society
Church of To Immaculate Conception
Helen Mulready
Gloria Parker
Sally Williams
Cora Winn
Berlin
Hattie Haas
North Petersburg
Irene Crane
Nassau
Lydia Butler
Troy
Burt Jones
Essex Junction
Mahar
Main St
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Meadowlawn
Pittsfield
Mass
Bruce F. Barents
Connecticut Ave
Berkshire Medical Center
Richard W. Wallace
Pownal
Donora
Marland Mold Co
St. Francis Church
Holy Name Society
Margaret Meehan
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Eagle’ Bridge
N.Y
Joseph L. Farrara
Eagle Bridge
Consolidated Edison
New York
Mr. Farrara
New York City
Theresa Cavano
Julius
Anthony
Margaret Farrara
Charles E. Brahan
John A. Haussler
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Manchester Depot
Mary A. Bushee
Joseph Bushee
Manchester Center
East Dorset
Wesley and
Mary (King) Perry
St. Paul’s Church
Martin Clancy
St. Jerome’s
Brewster Funeral Home
Vermont Tuberculosis Society
Father Clancy
Jury Awards 28000 for Fall at Frost Pharmacy Steps
A Bennington County Court jury awarded 28000 to Mr and Mrs Richard Harmon of Shaftsbury for injuries from a November 1968 fall on Frost Pharmacy steps. The verdict followed a 20 minute deliberation after the couple sought 65000. Mrs Harmon allegedly sustained back injury requiring disc surgery and medical costs of 4300. Oakley Frost faced suit. Rutland law firm represented him.
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Bennington County
Richard Harmon
Shaftsbury
Harmon
Frost Pharmacy
Kake Walk At UVM Defies Ban Sparks Protest
About 1,500 University of Vermont students staged a spontaneous Kake Walk Sunday night despite a ban labeling it a racist tradition. The event moved from a dorm to a private fraternity as about a dozen protesters gathered, including six Black students, while association president Brooks McCabe said little could be done if no trouble ensued.
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Burlington, Vt
UPI
University of Vermont
Brooks McCabe
Association
Duo Review Forums Begin To Work Today
The Mt Anthony Union High School DUO review board approved 65 students for volunteer work programs this semester. Monday forums start today. Students will build a playground structure in Willow Park and assist teachers in local public and parochial elementary schools. Some scholars will take courses while others use DUO as a total substitute for classroom work.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
DUO Review Board
Willow Park
Conservation Group Weighs Suit To Halt Vernon Plant
AMHERST Mass A private conservation group Save New England seeks a court injunction to stop the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant at Vernon. Executive director Larry Bogart of Allendale New Jersey warns of grave radiation risks claiming a rupture could irreparably damage a 30 mile radius. He cites excessive waste and heat discharges and faults AEC assurances as unsafe while urging a return to fossil fuels as safer interim power.
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Amherst
Mass
Save New England
Vermont ‘Yankee
Hiroshima
Vernon
Bogart
Brattleboro
Connecticut River
Connecticut River Valley
Save
Vermont Yankee
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
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Allied Health Sciences
Given Medical
School of Nursing
School of Allied Health Sciences
State of Vermont
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Gerald A. Donovan
Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station
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Robert P. Davison
Kendall Landis
Gallup
North Bennington
Sanford Buxbaum
Lawrence F. Powers
North Bennington School Board
College
Fred Welling
Green Acres
Raymond F., Jones
Clarence Hi. Oliver
Clarence H. Oliver
Cora Wright
Lafayette St
Albert and
Hanna (Mann) Wright
Plainville
Conn
Plainville Trust Co
Oliver
First United Methodist Church
Melvin R. McGaughey
Park Lawn Chapel
Vermont Heart Fund
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Mrs
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Morrissey
Miss Burns
Charles M. Toner
Adams
North
Toner
Frank D. Rynkowski
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Gary Brown
Donald E. Packer
Hunt St
U.S. 7
Noreen F. Lyons
Brown
Trumbull Hill Road
Mary Green, Whitingham
Margaret Hoyt
Janet Teane
Carol Phillips
Dorset
Gary Ameden
Linda Grant
James Baldwin
North Hoosick
Brian Jones
Elizabeth Chandler
Lawrence Littlefield
Eva Bridge
Geoffrey Gore
Cindy Reed
Harry Harmon
Philip Davis
Wilmington
Fern Snow
Arlington
Nancy Gariepy
Marion Pierce
Kelly Ann Michaels
Madeline Crawford
Xalina LaBarge
North Adams
Michael Hulet
Donald Deluca
Henry Marchand
Richard Cole
Edward T. Hobbie
Gregory Scotten
Coulter St
Bennington Briefs
Tucker Chapter 48
Masonic Temple
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Elks Lodge
League of Women Voters
Barbara Geer
Old Bennington
Marion Smith
League
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Cecile Roy
Vermont State Police Auxiliary
Mt. Anthony
Main Street
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North Street
American Association of University Women
Charles Salem
Sharon Drive
David Scribner
Stewart Jones
ADV
Priscilla
Oliver Dur
Oakley Frost
Ryan, Smith and Carbine of
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Bennington VT
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