Junior Skiers Race Cross Country Sunday
More than 50 young skiers aged 13 and under will compete in the season opener of the Green Mountain Targer Table League. The event begins Sunday at 11 a.m. at the Prospector Mountain base lodge with participants from Brattleboro Outing Club Putney Springfield and Bennington and guests from outside the league. Jack Miller of Bennington chairs the league.
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Prospect Mountain
Brattleboro
Putney
Springfield
Bennington
Jack Miller
Miller
Obituary for Mrs. Matthew Maher formerly Margaret Mary Shevlen
Mrs. Matthew Maher died Friday at Monroe Park Nursing Home. A Libera service is set for Sunday at 1 15 p m in St Francis de Sales Church with a 1245 p m prayer at Maher and Son Funeral Home. High Mass Monday at 730 a m. entombment Park Lawn Chapel. Born May 4 1888 in Rawdon Canada. Visiting hours today 2-4 and 7-9 p m. Burial in spring. Snow canceled jumping events. cross country races moved to 11 a m with prizes at Prospect base lodge two hours after start. Subdivisions listed by league age groups.
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St. Francis de Sales
Matthew Maher
Margaret Mary Shevlen
Monroe Park Nursing Home
Maher & Son Funeral
Funeral
Park Lawn Chapel
Prospect Base Lodge
Funeral for Warren A Thayer in Shafts bury N Y
Warren A Thayer of Shaftsbury died at St Peter's Hospital Albany on Monday. Funeral held at St John the Baptist Church North Bennington with a Requiem High Mass. Entombment Park Lawn Chapel Bennington. spring burial Mt Carmel Cemetery Middle Granville N Y. Out of town attendees from Redondo Beach Poultney Shaftsbury Arlington area.
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Shaftsbury
Warren A. Thayer
St. Peter’s Hospital
Albany
N.Y
St. John the Baptist Church
North Bennington
Michael A. Demasi
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Bennington
William E. Dailey Sr
William E. Dailey Jr
Arthur Greene
Myron Greene
Dwight
State Takes Over Manpower Training Program
Vermont becomes the sixth state to assume control of the On-the-Job training program, transferring administration from the Boston regional Labor Department to the state Employment Security Department. Governor Davis urged efficiency, citing closer local management. 279 Vermonters benefited from 51 contracts last year. Stella Hackell announced a National Alliance of Businessmen office soon opens in Vermont to expand industry needs and job placement.
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Labor Department
Boston
Weber
Nixon
Federal Department
Deane C. Davis
Visual Arts Workshop In Montpelier This Week
Vermont Department of Education sponsors a three day visual arts workshop in Montpelier for art teachers and related professionals. Guests include Miss Margaret Bingham and Mrs. Nancy Lindsey, noted art educators with Ford Foundation grants, discussing Piaget inspired methods and a concept oriented K 12 art curriculum.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Vermont Department of Education
Margaret Bingham
Philadelphia
Nancy Lindsey
Governor Wentworth
Wolfeboro
N.J
Ford Foundation
Rita Pfeifer
Department of Education
Piaget
Pfeifer
Bingham
Miss Pfeifer
Thas
Miss Bingham
Lindsey
Campsite Acquired For Youth Project
The Vermont New York youth Project bought a 15 acre Greensboro campsite for 25 000 at SBA public auction. Clarence Ramey confirmed title transfer as the program plans final use for ghetto youths from New York and Vermont youths to meet for summer activities. The site includes cabins and a dining hall.
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Vermont
SBA
Training Projects Have 93 Openings
Vermont to receive five Manpower Development and Training Act projects with 93 openings. Federal approval grants $174,300 for programs in Burlington Barre Waterbury State Hospital and a statewide individual referral plan.
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Montpelier
UPI
New Book Claims Mary Jo Was Alone in Kennedy Car
A Time magazine book argues Mary Jo Kopechne drove Kennedy’s car alone when she died on Chappaquiddick Island. It suggests Kennedy asked her to take a different road, leaving him near a deputy. inquest in Edgartown is set to begin.
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New Book
Mary Jo
Kennedy
Boston
UPI
Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward M. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Jack Olsen
Time Magazine
Chappaquiddick
Miss Kopechne
Robert F. Kennedy
Dike Road
Olsen
Edgartown
Food Stamp Program Expansion Aims to Aid Thousands
Deputy Social Welfare Commissioner Paul Philbrook says up to 4000 more families may join an expanded food stamp program starting next March. Under the new rules a woman on social security would pay $4 less for stamps worth $28, while a family of four would pay $72 for $106 in stamps, boosting participation from 12,800.
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Philbrook
Village auto crashes tally five on New Year holiday
Village police logged five accidents spanning New Year’s weekend. Thomas Cushman, 21, of 128 Burgess Road, and Raymond Knapp, 48, of North Pownal, collided on North Street near Grand Union at 5:25 p.m. Wednesday, both vehicles listed with moderate damage. A second collision occurred at Main and Convent at 2:55 p.m. between Michael Powers, 25, Rollin Street, and Harold Solomon, 54, Albany, engaged as Solomon entered the intersection, with both cars moderately damaged. Early Thursday at 1:30 a.m., Edwin Arnowitz, 48, Englewood, N.J., and Steven Krause, 17, 800 County St., collided on South Street by Catamount Motel, with moderate damage. At 3:40 a.m., Elizabeth Marcoux, 47, 118 Safford St., and Robert Schultz, 49, Summit, N.J., met at Weeks and Dewey, receiving moderate damage. Friday at 9:15 a.m., John Batley, 18, Bennington, in a 1965 Rambler, and Betty Gossett, 26, Gage Street, in a 1963 Pontiac, slid into each other on Union Street.
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Village
Thomas A. Cushman
Burgess Road
Raymond F. Knapp
North Pownal
North Street
Grand Union
Main Street
Convent Avenue
Michael E. Powers
Steven Krause
County St
South Street
Catamount
Elizabeth Marcoux
Safford St
Robert Schultz
Summit
N.J
Weeks
Dewey Street
Union Street
John E. Batley
Bennington
Betty Jean Gossett
Gage Street
Industrial Deaths Down Seven In Sixty Nine
Vermont recorded 17 industrial deaths in 1969, seven fewer than in 1968, it was reported Friday. Non fatal accidents were higher last year with nearly 16 000 reported as compared with 15 400 in 1968, Deputy Labor and Industry Commissioner Albert Fraser said six deaths were reported last month.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Labor and Industry
Albert Fraser
Vermont Legislator Plans Weekly Newsletter for 1970 Session
Rep. Carter announces the adjourned 1969 Vermont Legislature session opens in Montpelier next Wednesday. One county legislator already plans a weekly constituent newsletter to be mailed during the 1970 session.
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Vermont
Montpelier
Statehouse
Harvey D. Carter Jr
R-22
Carter
Pownal
Searsburg
Readsboro
Stamford
Bennington County
Wilmington
Dover
Whitingham
Windham County
Bennington
Williams, Witten, Carter and Dollard
Farflung
Vermont Coin Hoard Showcases Old State Mint History
The Bennington Museum curates Vermont copper coin types from the Articles of Confederation era with Ryder numbers and Latin legends denoting independence and republic prestige. The collection, tied to Vermont’s minting roots in Bennington County, highlights a 14th-state aspiration and the coins’ rising modern value.
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Barret
FBI
America
Vermont
George III
Republic of Vermont
Vermontensium Res
Ryder
Mozart
Hillyer Ryder
American Numismatical Society
Massachusetts
Bennington County
Bennington Museum
Neighbor’s Alarm Clock Sparks Fire Crew Call
A basingstoke resident reported a flickering pink glow from a neighbor’s bedroom window. Two fire engines and a police car responded to find a flashing electric alarm clock left on by Cyril Cresswell, prompting the precautionary visit.
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Basingstoke
England
UPI
Cyril Cresswell
State Sales Tax Receipts Decline For First Time
Tax Commissioner Lawrence Wright reported December receipts at 1.4 million, down 120 thousand from November. He cited Christmas rush and a record snowstorm delaying mail, noting 7,000 returns for December vs 7,200 in November.
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Joe Swayze Hay Express
Ricky Beattie
Orrin Beattie
Manchester
Kevin Beattie
Aaa
Wg Ay
Save Way
Mammoth Mart
the Vermont Bank
Company
BER F.D
the Bank
Bennington Briefs
K of C Home Association
Babcock Electric
George Babcock
East Main St
ADV
Executive Airlines
Keene
Lebanon
N.H
LaGuardia
New York
Pittsfield
Mass
Executive
Burlington
Shea
Shea Agency Inc
Arthur Roberts
Joseph Shea
Main ST. Bennington
Bennington Banner
Main St
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
U.S
Home Furniture Co
Main’ St
Bennington, Vt
Rep. Carter
Salmon
Rockingham
UPD
House
Walter Kennedy
Chelsea
Thomas Salmon
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Wickes
North St
Oneida
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