Woodford Sets Only Contested Office In Constable Race
Woodford's Town Meeting will feature a rematch for constable between Rosalea Wright and Richard France with Wright as tax collector and France seeking the post. Wright narrowly lost last year. she appears unopposed this year for the tax role while the constable race remains competitive. Budget totals seek 55140 with 16460 for town, 5200 for highways, 33480 for Woodford Elementary. Voters will also decide on state constitutional amendments and a county courthouse renovation bond of 200000.
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Woodford
Rosalea Wright
Richard France
Constable
Bennington
World Day of Prayer Service at United Methodist Women
The United Methodist Women of Jermain Church and the Missionary Group of Center White Creek Baptist Church plan the Annual World Day of Prayer Service at Mrs. Donald George’s home on Friday March 1 at 8 p.m. Also noted, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thompson will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on March 4. Local society items include a bowling party for sixteen United Methodist Youth Fellowship members at Bennington Lanes on Feb. 20 with Mrs. John Tudor, Mrs. Maurice Perry, Mrs. James Lake and Miss Donna George. William Foster's death in Nashua N H on Feb. 19 is reported. the Fosters were former White Creek residents. Donna George returned to SUNY Plattsburgh after a visit with her parents. Local social notes mention visits by Howard Dunham and family to Walter Hulshan, and Charles Herrington visiting Leo Hewson in Albany Veterans Hospital. Maureen Hulihan visited Maria Pendergast in Hoosick Falls.
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United Methodist Women of
Jermain
Donna George
SUNY
Plattsburgh
Mrs
Donald George
Pownal Community Calendar Highlights Thursday Activities
Pownal events include no Brownie meeting while choir rehearsals at United Methodist Church and Rap Group at Community Center run Thursday evening. Elementary school dismissals at 11 30 for K 3 and 11 45 for 4 6. afternoon kindergarten canceled. Fire Department holds work night at 7 30. Easter Seal drive begins March 1 with $350 town quota. Mrs Eugene Daugherty chairs. mail campaign to raise funds for Vermont crippled children. Heart Association drive ongoing. $112 raised so far. local volunteers organize contributions through committee members.
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Pownal
Vermont Association For Crippled Children
Pown
Eugene Daugherty
Association For Crippled Children In
Vermont
Vermont Heart Association
Dorothy Pizzano
James W. Quinn
Pownal Center
Dennis Austin
Quilting Exhibit at Park McCullough House Highlights Quilt Works
The Big House hosts a quilting class exhibit on Saturday March 2 from 4 to 6 p.m. in North Bennington. Mrs. Hilda Liu leads 14 members showing old and modern quilts including a 19th century wedding quilt, pineapple and crazy quilts, and a Star of Bethlehem piece. The display runs 3 to 5 p.m. on March 4, 6, 7, 11, 13 and 14 with no admission charge.
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Park- McCullough
North Bennington
Hilda Liu
Old Bennington
America
Liu
Louvre
Paris
Lucy Ball quits weekly TV circuit after 23 seasons
Lucy Ball will not return to Here's Lucy next season on CBS TV ending a 23 year run in weekly series work. She will appear in specials and continue film work including the new movie Mame. CBS notes her status as First Lady of Television and her lasting popularity.
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Rick DU Brow
Hollywood
UPI
Lucille Ball
Lucy
Cbs-Tv
Miss Ball
Desi Arnaz
Comedienne
Robert Wood
Mame
Hoosick Falls native Brett Allan Robinson born in Rome
Brett Allan Robinson was born Sunday February 24 at Rome City Hospital to Mr and Mrs Allan Robinson of 10 Martin Drive Rome N Y. This is their first child with grandparents Carleton Robinson of 74 Ball Street Hoosick Falls and Edward Wozniak of Niagara Falls NY. The other item notes Stanley Arasim of River Road in intensive care at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a Sunday night transfer by Hoosick Rescue Squad while ill at home prior to the St Marys Alumni Smorgasbord rehearsal.
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Brett Allan
Allan Robinson
Martin Drive
Rome
N.Y
Rome City Hospital
Robinson
Hoosick Fall
Carleton Robinson
Ball Street
Edward Wozniak
Niagara Falls
O— Stanley Arasim
River Road
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Town of
Falls mayor to attend state energy talks
Hoosick Falls Mayor Richard A. Severson comments on the energy crisis, noting lawmakers failed to act on the energy crisis amid national debt debates. An emergency meeting of all New York mayors is set for Saturday at 1 p.m. in Albany with federal and state officials and gasoline dealer representatives.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
New York
Congress
Washington
Tuition Hikes Planned for Vermont Catholic School
Rutland's Mount Saint Joseph High School will raise tuition next year to cover higher electricity and fuel costs. Tuition rises from 325 to 350 dollars per family with a 25 dollar per pupil assessment. Teachers forego raises to help balance the budget as a two year forecast is hampered by rising costs and parish fund-raising efforts. In Burlington, Dennis Morrisseau, a 39 year old Hinesburg resident and former congressional candidate, says he is 99 percent likely to run again as a Democrat campaigning on Nixon impeachment, after past runs on Democratic and Liberty Union tickets.
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Rutland
UPI
Vermont
John O’connell
Mount Saint Joseph
O'Connell
O’connell
Whwb Radio
Arthur Crandall
Burlington
Dennis Morrisseau
Nne
Hinesburg
Hayes
Morrisseau
Democratic
Liberty Union
Nixon
Floodplain zoning bill advances in Vermont legislature
The House Municipal Corporations Committee approved a floodplain zoning bill requiring towns to adopt floodplain zoning ordinances by July 1, 1976. The state would enforce only if a community misses the deadline, prompted by last summer's floods. Senate Minority Leader John O'Brien of Chittenden County plans to run for re election in November, citing inflation and law and order as key issues in 1974.
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Montpelier
UPI
House Municipal Corporations Committee
Underhill Ski Bowl Owner John Durbrow Dies in Vermont Hospital
John Durbrow 60 owner and operator of the Underhill Ski Bowl died Tuesday at a Colchester hospital after a long illness. Funeral services set for Thursday in Underhill.
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Underhill Center
UPI
John Durbrow
Underhill
Colchester
Gas rationing widens in Albany area with shorter lines
In Albany, the new mandatory odd even gas rationing appears to work with shorter lines though some dealers report late allocations promised by Gov. Wilson. Dealers say license plate checks deter some buyers as few drivers seek gas.
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Albany
Capital District
Wilson
Berkshire air rules lax for big plants in county
Stephen F Joyce of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health told reporters at the statehouse in Boston that Berkshire County power plants have been allowed to burn oil with 2.5 percent sulfur for over a month. He cited scarcity and Albany port access as reasons for the dispensations under the Clean Air Act. Berkshire sportsmen and gun club groups joined about 1,000 at the statehouse to oppose gun control bills, with Gov. Sargent booed as he urged penalties for criminals. In Pittsfield, Judge Frank Cimini sentenced John N Zullo Jr to 11 months in the House of Correction for burglaries and thefts tied to January crimes, noting jail is the only way to keep him out of trouble if rehab fails.
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Pittsfield
Stephen F. Joyce
Bureau For Air Quality Control
State Department of Public Health
Statehouse
Boston
Berkshire County
Joyce
Albany
N.Y
Berkshire
Sargent
House of Correction
Frank Cimini
John N. Zullo Jr
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