Extension garden courses scheduled to begin soon
Extension garden courses are planned for spring with sessions in Bennington Manchester Center Rupert and Stamford. Key speakers include Win Way and Ray Pestle with fees of six dollars per person, plus a Green Star Gardener course at the Extension Office costing fifteen dollars for up to twenty participants.
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Vo-Ag
Mt. Anthony Union High
Bennington
Second Congregational Church
Manchester Center
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Rupert
Congregational Church
Stamford
Manchester and Rupert
St. Paul’s
UVM
Manchester
Ray Pestle
Brattleboro
Green Star
India opens large U.S. trade surplus with grain sales
India has evolved from a distant image of poverty to a major American buyer. Through 1975, U.S. exports to India grew, turning deficits into a surplus by 1973 and continuing strong in 1974. India emerged as the largest cash customer for U.S. wheat in 1974 75, purchasing about 3.6 million tons for around $575 million, outstripping the Soviet Union.
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India
United States
America
Indian Airlines
U.S
Soviet Union
Ivan Johson
New Delhi
Jagjivan Ram
Canada
Argentina
Irrigation and Power
K.L. Rao
Safety habits link home and work accidents
A Burlington report notes a definite correlation between safety consciousness at home and on the job. The piece argues habits drive accident risk, stating safety cannot be turned on or off and that awareness becomes a lasting habit.
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Burlington
Caution urged in woodcutting safety tips from forester
Extension Forester Raymond T. Foulds warns woodcutters to position and swing axes properly and check for nearby people and debris. He favors sharp tools, a thinning blade for cutting and a splitting maul for splitting, plus a chopping block and two wedges for long pieces.
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Burlington
Raymond T. Foulds
University of Vermont
Snowmobile safety tips from Vermont extension expert
Snowmobiling is popular but risky in Vermont. Extension Safety specialist Tom Patterson urges training, obeying safety rules, and courteous conduct. He warns about crossing roads, high speeds, and trespass, and recommends a survival kit with water, first aid, food, rope, and a hatchet for long rides.
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Burlington
Vermont
Tom Patterson
University of Vermont
Patterson
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Rutland
Grange Hall
Fred Webster
Dwight Eddy
Verle Houghaboom
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Bennington, Vermont
Elger China
H. Greenberg
Bennington Pumbing
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