Bennington Girl Technician Breaks Barriers at Toyota Service
Peggy, a young Bennington graduate, proves adept alongside veteran male technicians at a Toyota Eastern Regional center in Lyndhurst New Hampshire. A Hartford newspaper feature sparked praise and inquiries from women seeking entry into the field, while Peggy balances pride in fixing cars with a playful nod to her femininity.
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Peggy
Elender
Toyota
Easter
Lyndhurst
N.H
Hartford
University of Hartford
Jules Lowe
Woman mechanic breaks ground at Toyota of West Hartford
Pegay Howrigan, a 22 year old Bennington College graduate, becomes arguably the nation’s first female Toyota technician at Toyota of West Hartford. She faced skepticism but proved her grit with hands on training, earning a wage and respect from male peers and the shop’s leadership.
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West Htar
FORD
Bennington
Hartford
Pegay
Toyota of
West Hartford
Ray Blender
Jules Lowe
Taxpayers warned on Form 1640 140A data delays Vermont issues
Vermont federal official Fulton D. Fields cautions taxpayers to answer revenue sharing questions on 1972 tax forms to avoid refund delays. He notes missing data slow federal distribution to states and warns of a five dollar penalty for noncompliance unless reasonable cause exists. Separate item: Globe-Union names Vincent Halsall VP of engineering. Warren Towle shifts to principal scientist role in the battery division.
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Burlington
Fulton D. Fields
Internal Revenue For
Vermont
Fields
Congress
Milwaukee
Vincent M. Halsall
Globe Battery
Globe- Union Inc
Halsall
Globe-Union
Warren L. Towle
Towle
CVPS promotes two Rutland businesswomen to secretary roles
Central Vermont Public Service Corp. names Alice L. Del Bianco as secretary and Virginia S. Papineau as assistant secretary. Del Bianco, a native of Center Rutland, has held executive secretary and administrative roles since 1953. Papineau, also from Center Rutland, started as a billing clerk in 1940 and rose to executive secretary before serving as administrative assistant to the CEO.
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Central Vermont
Center Rutland
Rutland
Electric computer games head to shopping centers
San Francisco report notes Syzygy and its Computer Space Pong arcade games expanding into major malls. From last June to now, the company forecasts about 4 million dollars in sales over six months. Founders Nolan Bushnell and Fred Dabney, joined by Al Alcorn, built a 57-employee venture planning a Santa Clara factory as pinball style electronic games go big.
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San Francisco
UPI
Space Age Games
Syzygy
San Francisco Peninsula
Orangs
Los Angeles
Sonn
Oakridge Mall
San Jose
Nolan Bushnell
Fred Dabney
Nutting Associates
Syzygy Co
al Alcorn
Ampex Corp
Syzyey
Santa Clara
Bushnell
Syzyzy
Interartan
N E Electric System posts record profits in 1972 forecast
Westboro Mass New England Electric System chief executive Guy W Nichols says 1972 earnings look to rise over 20 percent or about $2.55 a share before an extraordinary 14 cent gain from early 1972 gas company sales. 1971 net income was 32.1 million dollars. Nichols cites revenue growth cost control and rate increases. He notes 1973 earnings likely rise with the national utility average. Construction spending 154 million in 1972 with a 170 million budget planned for 1979. Financing includes 52.5 million mortgage debt and 15 million preferred stock in 1972. up to 80 million mortgage debt and 20 million preferred stock in 1973 plus a 25 million common share issue in late 1973.
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Westboro
Mass
New England Electric System
Guy W. Nichols
Dow Jones
Nichols
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Blender
W. M. Halsall
CVPS
Ratlanr
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
Alice del Bianco
Virginia
Papineau
Whuttle Ie
Hewnington
Progressive
Depot Street
Shopwell
John Bettillo
Sue Sheldon
Route 67
North Adams
Great Barrington
Longs
Electric Computer Games
George Davis
Harvest Hills
North
Earl Gates
Prn
Monument Roofing and Sheet Metal Co
Pratt Street
N.E. Electric System
New England Electric
Qurveying
Gerald E. Morrissey
Beech St
Vewspants
Weishay
Attanaes
Utes
North Bennington Road
Bensinguin, Vermont
Grossman
Pat
Carl Capella
Grossman Homes
Union St. Brainiew
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