Dorset Budget Almost Drenched in Dollars at Hearing
Town officials presented a 148 756 dollar proposed budget a 6690 75 increase over last year with a 2000 hike for the town manager and 57315 revenue sharing for items including a 15000 reappraisal a truck and a 10000 loader. Dorset school board proposed 408 143 96 budget noting 213 elementary students and 95 Burr and Burton pupils with highest rises in teachers salaries and Burr and Burton tuition.
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Dorset
James Lee II
Vernon Squires
Lee
Warren Murray
Burr and Burton Seminary
Burr and
Burton
Pownal Town Meetings And Voting Set In Early March
The Pownal Fire Protective Association meets at 7 tonight at the firehouse and the East Pownal Fire Auxiliary holds its monthly meeting at 7 30 at the South Stream Road firehouse. The Board of Civil Authority meets at 7 30 tonight and another session is planned for Saturday March 2 at 7 30 pm at the town office. Last day to register to vote at Town Meeting is March 1 with absentee applications due by 9 pm March 1. A special warning seeks voter approval for a 200000 renovation bond for the Bennington County Courthouse on the ballot March 5 with polls open 10 am to 7 pm at the town hall.
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Church Street
West Road
Dorset Hollow
East Dorset
East Pownal
South Stream Road
Board of Civil Authority
Board
Pownal
Bennington County
Dorset Bicentennial Committee Meets On February 26
The Dorset Bicentennial Committee will meet Tuesday February 26 at 7 30 p m at Dorset Elementary School to review a sub committee report on scheduling events for Dorset s 200th birthday celebration A printed folder outlining activities with approximate dates will be prepared for public use Meetings are open to all Dorset citizens.
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Dorset
U.S
Harwood family oath tradition trains two sons in Army airborne units
Retired Lt. Col. Victor K. Harwood of Shaftsbury has sworn his two sons into the Army. Alan R. Harwood, 20, left for basic training January 31 and will join the 82nd Airborne at Fort Bragg after training at Fort Dix and Fort Benning. His brother Mark joined Sept. 27 in the 101st Airborne at Fort Campbell. Their sister plans to enlist in the fall, potentially breaking the airborne pattern. The Harwoods live on Erhich Road.
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Victor K. Harwood
Alan
Shaftsbury
Alan R. Harwood
Mt. Anthony High School
Paul Smith’s
College of Arts and Science
Mark
101St Airborne Division
Fort Campbell, Ky
82Nd Airborne Division
101St
Fort Bragg
N.C
82Nd
Fort Dix
N.H
Fort Benning
Harwood
Harwoods
Erhich Road
Cagney a living legend to be honored at AFI dinner
Hollywood icon Jimmy Cagney meets his billing as he prepares to receive the Life Achievement Award at an American Film Institute testimonial dinner on March 13. The 74-year-old star recalls vaudeville beginnings, his HBO career, and a life shaped by chance, work, and enduring humor as he balances time between his home and a Massachusetts farm with wife Frances.
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UPI
Jimmy Cagney
Cagney
American Film Institute
New York City
Fox Star
107Th and
Lexington
George M. Cohan
Goldwyn Studios
Massachusetts
Frances
James Cagney
Vermont Governor Faces Possible Grand Jury Probe in PR Firm Ties
Springfield UPI reports a Republican State Committee member calls for a grand jury to investigate Gov. Salmon’s ties to Communicators of Vermont Inc. led by James Hormel. McGuire cites favorable state dealings and Hormel’s ongoing PR work for the governor and Fantaxic tax relief program. The issue could shape the 1976 gubernatorial race. In Montpelier, Salmon’s decision to seek re election boosts talk of a Salmon Stafford rematch, with staffing shifts and more Vermonters outreach eyed if the pair clash.
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UPI
Republican State Committee
Salmon
Saxtons River
Robert McGuire
Communicators of Vermont Inc
James Hormel
Vermont
McGuire
Hormel
Montpelier
Republic
Stafford
Salmon-Stafford
Aiken
Funeral set for Maj. Chester M. Kirby in Williston
Funeral services are planned for Tuesday in Williston for Maj. Chester M. Kirby a 74 year old veteran who served the state over 22 years in state police and fire marshal offices He died Sunday at Medical Center Hospital of Vermont in Burlington Kirby also served in the state legislature representing Williston in 1933 1941 1943 and a 1944 special session.
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Williston
UPI
Chester M. Kirby
Kirby
Medical Center Hospital of
Vermont
Burlington
Funeral Services Set for Former Vermont Legislator Ellsworth
Braintree Massachusetts funeral services are planned Wednesday for Raymond Ellsworth 72 a former Vermont state representative who served Underhill from 1940 to 1942. He died Friday in a Clearwater Florida hospital.
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Braintree
Mass
UPI
Raymond Ellsworth
Vermont
Ellsworth
Underhill
Clearwater
Fla
New York Man Dies of Heart Attack Skiing at Killington
Harry Zion, 62, of New York City, died Saturday of a heart attack while skiing with his daughter at Killington ski area.
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Killington
UPI
Harry Zion
New York City
Governor Wilson Won't Disclose Personal Finances
Albany reports Governor Malcolm Wilson refused full disclosure of his personal finances, arguing relevance to the public is lacking. Other candidates release statements, though Howard Samuels has not. Wilson doubts Watergate will affect his re election chances, praising the electorate's competency. Also: Capital District counties to receive 2.3 million gallons of gas today within a 30.4 million gallon state allocation. A mandatory odd even rationing plan starts tomorrow amid ongoing shortages. Deputy director Edwards projects shortages lasting 2 3 years as about 1200 gas stations have closed last year.
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Albany
Malcolm Wilson
Howard Samuels
Wilson
New York State
Capital District
John S. Edwards
State Emergency Fuel Office
Edwards
Two Berkshire men charged in New York assembly murder case
Lloyd H Kurzman 28 and Edward Joseph Mack 37 both of Great Barrington were arrested in Lenox by the FBI on charges of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and conspiracy to murder in connection with a New York City assembly candidate's death. They appeared before U S Magistrate Bruce Grinnell and are held on bail of 200000 and 50000. A New York Grand Jury indicted them February 22. In North Adams a 15-year-old Williamstown boy fled court during hearings on 13 counts of breaking and entering and larceny, later returning on his own as police searched for him. He faces multiple offenses and is assigned to South Forty Alternatives for rehabilitation.
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Great Barrington
Lloyd H. Kurzman
Edward Joseph Mack
Federal Bureau of Investigation
New York Assembly
Lenox
U.S
Bruce Grinnell
Williamstown
Berkshire
Grinnell
New York City
State Assembly
North Adams
South Forty
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