Ballad of Vermont eyed as bicentennial musical epic
Brattleboro Bicentennial Committee recommends The Ballad of Vermont as a Vermont Bicentennial project. Composed by Louis Moyse, it premiered at Marlboro College in 1972 and was taped there by Bob Bartlett. Moyse toured Japan sharing the work and discussed its across nations appeal and Vermont origins.
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Brattleboro
Vermont
Marlboro College
Marlboro
Moyse
Louis Moyse
Japan
Vermont Educational TV
Local Social Notes From Putnam County
White Creek resident Julia Rea is a patient at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Peter Dockum of Cavendish Vermont visits his cousins Jane Tim and Eves Tudor. Faye Vanderwerken hosted a birthday dinner at her home. Jermain Church services begin at 9 a.m. with coffee hour and classes at 10 a.m. Bible classes set for Feb 25 at 7 30 p.m. at Maurice Andrew home. Kitchen Conference number 2 gathered at Donald George home for their annual dinner.
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Peter Dockum
Cavendish, Vt
Cousins
Jane, Tim and
Eves Tudor
Jermain Church
Maurice Andrew
Q— Kitchen
Donald George
Fire chief shuts down 2 businesses in Dalton
Fire Chief Charles A. Reid closed the Golden Ridge and Eastbrook Textile Co. at the former Woolen Mill site after two Friday fire calls. The mills, employing 52, have operated since last May making synthetic women’s apparel. Authorities cited poor housekeeping, a reactivated water line, and unpaid sewer bills totaling 12 227.28 dating to 1966, with the last town action four years earlier.
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Dalton
Mass
Golden Ridge
Eastbrook Textile Co
Charles A. Reid
Gilmore Rudnick
Adams
Reid
Water Department
Exorcist and StingLead With Ten Oscar Nominations
The Exorcist and The Sting each earned 10 nominations for the 46th Academy Awards. The Exorcist is up for best picture and received acting nominations for Jason Miller Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair. The Sting is nominated for best picture and for its star Robert Redford.
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Hollywood
UPI
Jason Miller
Ellen Burstyn
Linda Blair
Robert Redford
Hoosick Falls and Town Board Meet on Landfill Cooperation
Hoosick Falls village and town boards held a joint meeting to discuss the municipal landfill shared by both entities. They pursued closer cooperation and considered equipment needs for operator John Merrills, who plans to end his village contract March 1. A resolution asked the State DOT to inspect River Street bridge and Dolley bridge on Mechanic Street amid safety concerns and bridge vibrations during heavy traffic.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick
John Merrills
Merrills
New York State Department of Transportation
River Street
Boston and Main Railroad
Dolley Bridge
Mechanic Street
Edward Gorman
James Cutler
Dooley Bridge
Richard A. Severson
River Street Bridge
Vermont House endorses home finance agency bill for buyers
The House Commerce Committee unanimously backed Gov. Salmon's Vermont home finance agency bill to boost lending for low and moderate income Vermonters. A companion bill to raise the mortgage interest ceiling by one percent to 8.42 appears likely next week.
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Graves
House
Walter Kennedy
Chelsea
Vermont dairymen to receive about $9.21 per hundredweight
Vermont extension economist Dr. Fred Webster and the New England Milkshed Price Committee estimate milk in the Boston market will average about 9.21 per hundredweight this year, roughly 20 cents a quart. Last year’s blend averaged 7.63. Webster cautions the forecast is very iffy due to grain, fuel, and fertilizer shortages and high prices.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont
Boston
Fred Webster
University of Vermont
New England
Webster
Joyce Denies Arson Conspiracy Charge in Vermont
William Joyce of Old Port Henry New York faced Vermont District Court on charges of conspiracy to commit arson and attempting to procure a building fire. He was arraigned and held on $3000 bail as prosecutors accuse him of scheming to burn the Ver mont Cleansing Company building on North Winooski Avenue.
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Burlington
UPI
William Joyce
Old Port Henry
N.Y
Winooski Avenue
Joyce
Vermont District Court
Chittenden County
Vermont Cleansing Company
Vermont Man Killed in Route 107 Crash
Percy Abare, 73, of Bethel, died Tuesday after his car left Route 107 and was found in a stream. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Gifford Memorial Hospital, marking Vermont's eighth highway fatality of the year.
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Randolph
UPI
Percy Abare
Bethel
Vermont
Abare
Gifford Memorial Hospital
Discontent grows as Rep King seeks another term in 29th District
In Troy and Rensselaer County, Republican leaders voice doubt about Congressman Carleton J. King’s bid for a seventh term amid health concerns and Nixon support. Assemblyman Neil Kelleher is floated as a possible challenger if King steps aside. Meanwhile the state energy office approved a county gas allocation of 174000 gallons to assist 54 stations, listing town by town amounts including Troy, Brunswick, Schodack, East Greenbush and others.
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Troy
Rensselaer County
Carleton J. King
King
Rensselaer
Warren
Washington
Columbia
Saratoga
Green
Saratoga Saratogian
Nixon
Neil Kelleher
State Energy Office
Schaghticoke
Pittstown
Hoosick
Petersburg
Grafton
Berlin
Brunswick
North Greenbush
Poestenkill
Stephentown
Nassau
Schodack
East Greenbush
San Lake
North Adams State College defends liberal arts focus
North Adams State College president James T. Amsler rejected professor Samuel Gomez’s critique of the state college system. He argued NASC will not pursue blue-collar to white-collar job training but will maintain quality liberal arts education in the Western humanist tradition despite vocational schooling pressures from the system.
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North Adams
North Adams State College
James T. Amsler
Samuel Gomez
Gomez
Department of Philosophy
NASC
State College
Nutman Tells Pittsfield He Will Meet Final Deadline
Pittsfield officials face Nutman who seeks a third and last deadline for the North Street retail and office complex. His firm’s late start and his body cast recovery in Florida complicate progress as Mayor Dobelle warns of voluntary exit if plans miss Saturday midnight. Councilman Arles questions Nutman’s contact with the city with four days left.
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Pittsfield
George H. Nutman
North Street
Nutman
Florida
Dobelle
New York City
Peter G. Arles
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del Monte Peas
Yoon
U.S. Maine
University of Vermont Board of Trustees
Cassa Nordstrom Schumacher
UVM
Louise Swainbank
St. Johnsbury
Madeline Harwood
Manchester
Sting
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Montpelier
Vermont Police Chiefs Association
Association
Charles Goodnow
Wilmington
Goodnow
New York
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