Prouty Supports BFRC Day Care Center Funding Plan
A Tuesday afternoon call from Sen. Winston Prouty to BFRC leader Rev. W Earle Forman assured continued efforts to secure federal funds for the Red Brick School Day Care Center in Shaftsbury. A March visit by a Division of Mentally Handicapped representative is planned to review the project. To cover the next two payrolls, BFRC president Rev. Walter F. Miller arranged a temporary loan, allowing continued operation and child enrollment amid a financial crisis.
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Winston Prouty
R-Vt
W. Earle Forman
The
Bennington Friends of Retarded Children
Red Brick School
Shaftsbury
Prouty
Division of Mentally Handicapped
Bennington
Walter F. Miller
BFRC
Red Brick
State Department of Education
Vermont
Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Sen. Prouty
Morse Seeks Bennington Road Post With Fix Road Plan
Kennon Morse, running for town road commissioner in Bennington, blasts dangerous unguarded road sections and narrow shoulders. He cites faulty construction, poor drainage, and high maintenance costs while proposing targeted ditching and new equipment to cut expenses. Morse leverages 27 years in highway work to promise transparent spending and better road quality for taxpayers. The piece also notes local school changes and the Day Care Center funding shift, with Sen. Prouty’s help sought for center continuation.
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Kennon Morse
Bennington
Morse
Vermonters Among UVM dean's list honor roll
Area students on the University of Vermont dean's list for the fall semester include 959 undergraduates nationwide with 559 Vermonters. The Vermonters named are Karen Allen, James Betts, Mary Brunina, Ann Goyette, Charlotte Greer, William Hickok, Neil Lachant, Alan Moss, Kathleen Torrisi, Robert Walker, Neil Knapp, Margaret Phillips, Avis Burnett, Lynda Beattie, Linda Noyes, Philip Rice, Jonathan Fineman, John Gaye, Christine Rosencrantz, Kathryn Craig, Dennis Lavoy.
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Karen Louise Allen
James M. Betts
Mary E. Brunina
Ann M. Goyette
Charlotte Lou Greer
William P. Hickok
Neil Alan Lachant
Alan Paul Moss
Kathleen J. Torrisi
Robert Frank Walker
Bennington
Neil A. Knapp
Arlington
Margaret Elaine Phillips
Dorset
Avis Anne’ Burnett
Jacksonville
Lynda Joy Beattie
Manchester Center
Linda Mae Noyes
Philip Edward Rice
North Bennington
Jonathan P. Fineman
John Henry Gaye
Shaftsbury
Christine B. Rosencrantz
South Dorset
Kathryn Ann Craig
Stamford
Dennis R. Lavoy
Wilmington
New Books at Regal Bennington Free Library
A list of fiction and nonfiction titles arriving at Regal Bennington Free Library including Coe, Deighton, Eberhart, Green, Henry, Keating, Knebel, MacLeod, Merril, Poole, Pope, Potts, Yerby, Zerwick and more. The Senior Citizens Community Center hosted a card party with nine tables, prizes awarded to Lucy LaPorte, Alfred Davis, Valera Waite, and others. next event planned for March 8. Several noted authors and works noted for mystery, westerns, science fiction, biographies, and juvenile titles. remember librarians reserve copies if a book is checked out.
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Coxe
Deighton
Eberhart
Brooklyn
Henry
Butch Cassidy
Inspector Ghote
Knebel
MacLeod
Iron Sanctuary
Lucy LaPorte
Alfred Davis
Valera Waite
Caroline Carey
Murdoch
Poole
Danger Valley
Potts
Yerby
Frank Yerby
Zerwick
General Breisach
Caterina Sforza
Italy
Buber
Jacobs
America
Johnson
Lawrenceville
McKenzie
Millar
Morris
Polhoretz
Rees
Scharff
Conan Doyle
F Hound
The
Baskervilles
Mays
Academy Loses Battle with Board
MONTPELIER UPI McIndoes Academy of Barnst may close July 1 after 115 years. The state Board of Education labeled the school unapproved for failing to meet new minimum standards despite appeals. A temporary waiver was granted last spring to upgrade facilities but officials say finances prevent meeting requirements.
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Cials
Daniel G. O’connor
Motel Clerk Arrested In Montpelier Bomb Hoax
A motel clerk named Paul Desfor, 23, of Marbert Pennsylvania, allegedly whispered a bomb warning to a Northeast Airlines hostess aboard Flight 946 from Boston to Burlington, prompting federal charges for making a willful false report. No bomb was found. Desfor was held overnight before arraignment. Flight crew including stewardess Diane Diamant and pilot Vic Barbieri reported the incident to authorities.
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Montpelier
UPI
Northeast Airlines
Boston
Burlington
Paul Desfor
Hampton House
Marbert
State St
U.S
Diane Diamond
Waldemar Ave
Destor
Hart St
Beverly Farms
Mass
Unemployment claims fall in Bennington and statewide
Bennington last week logged 491 unemployment claims down 20 from the prior week while the state total fell to 4,539, a drop of 86. Initial claims decreased to 333 and weeks claimed declined to 4,206. Districts report varied changes with Barre Montpelier down 12 and Rutland down 42, while Middlebury and Newport rose. The article also notes a field trip by Woodford Elementary School Science Club to Williams College and, separately, police interrogation of a suspect Desfor and Navy enlistment news for John W. Goyette, plus Vermont school board actions on union schools and learning disabilities legislation.
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Bennington
Dept. of Employment Security
Barre- Montpelier
Brattleboro
Burlington
Middlebury
Newport
Rutland
St. Albans
St. Johnsbury
Springfield
White River Jct
Woodford
Williams College
Theodore J. Mehlin
Field Memorial
Hopkins Observatory
Mahlin
College Lawrence Art Museum
Mileham Planetarium
Christopher
Bonnie Harrington
Marda
Debra Button
Scott Smith
Deborah Davis
Robert
Robert and Francis Prouty
Patricia Kelly
Timothy Carnavan
Debra Hill
Desfor
Richard Curtis
Vermont
Lebanon
N. A
Rutland County
Robert E. West
Vietnam duty for SP4 Jerry Bushee with Big Red One
SP4 Jerry P. Bushee son of Mr and Mrs Paul Bushee 108 Chime St has been assigned as tank driver to the 1st Infantry Division also known as the Big Red One His address listed as SP 4 Jerry P Bushee US 51591770 Co C 221st Inf Div APO SF 96345
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Jerry P. Bushee
Paul Bushee
Chime St
Vietnam
U.S
Co. C
Apo
S.F
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Helen Davis
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Willard Goyette
Rice Lane
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McIndoes Board of Trustees
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Tunbridge
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McIndoes
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Revereware
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