DDT Ban Moves Forward Across New England States
Lincoln Massachusetts reports the federal ban on DDT will take full effect by mid December for house pests and related uses. The move aims to cut U S DDT use by about one third with gradual crop by crop restrictions and emergency allowances. Nearby states Massachusetts Rhode Island New Hampshire and Maine are implementing or considering bans and alternative controls as researchers seek safer insecticides and phased reductions.
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Lincoln
Mass
Clifford M. Hardin
United States
Department of Agriculture
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Natural Resources
John L. Rego
Commissioner of Agriculture of
New Hampshire
Maynard C. Dolloff
Maine
Austin H. Wilkins
Connecticut
Connecticut Conservation Association
Bank Buys Hanley Building in Manchester
Manchester bank officials announce that Factory Point National Bank purchased the Hanley building from Mary J. Hanley estate. The site on Main Street adjoins the bank and houses the superintendent of schools office, a barber shop, Vanguard's Studio, and three apartments. President C W Schafer says the purchase allows future expansion of the banking quarters.
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Manchester
Factory Point National Bank
Hanley
Mary J. Hanley
Bank
Main Street
Superintendent of
Francis Coburn
Vanguard
C.W. Schafer
Alan Thielker Retrospective at Williams College Museum
An exhibition of paintings and drawings by Alan Thielker of Lenox opens January 6 at the Williams College Museum of Art in Williamstown Massachusetts with a public reception 5 to 6 30 p m Thielker a St Louis native resident of the Berkshires since 1962 studied with Raphael Soyer and Joseph Hirsch and has shown in New York City since 1947 Recent shows have been in Springfield Holyoke Amherst and Pittsfield He has conserved works for major museums in New York and western New England Public collections include the Olsen Foundation and the Metropolitan Museum of Art Thielker's show runs through January 25.
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Williamstown
Mass
Alan Thielker
Lenox
Williams College Museum of Art
St. Louis
Thielker
Berkshires
Raphael Soyer
Joseph Hirsch
New York City
Springfield
Holyoke
Amherst
Pittsfield
New England
Olsen Foundation
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Eagle Bridge
N.Y
Eagle Hotel
Mayflower
Mayflower Warehouse
Mullen
Brien Olsen
Newtown
Olsen
South Road
Poconos
David Nesci
Meriden
Conn
Julius Giaccone
Wallingford
Nesci
David
Jim Nesci
H. Greenberg & Son
Main St. Bennington
Steve McQueen
Boon
William Faulkner
the Reivers
CIOL
General Electric Company
Bennington County
Central Labor
Kenneth Clayton
Williams
Leeds
England
UPI
Vermont
North ST. Bennington, VT
Meat Dept
Irst National Stores
Fryers & Broilers
U.S
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