Lamaze at Putnam Memorial Hospital May Change Bennington Care
A reader urges Putnam Memorial Hospital to offer Lamaze and natural childbirth. Hospital staff cite training gaps and safety concerns, while Drs McLellan expect to launch Lamaze courses in February with first births in March, hoping administration backs the shift for parents and families.
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Bennington
North Adams
Putnam Memorial
Anne Hendee
Putnam
John
Diane McLellan
Stout
Putnam Memorial Hospital
OBS
McLellans
Diane
John McLellan
McLellan
After Watergate verdict the urge to find more guilt
The piece argues the four convicted men mark an end and calls for broader self examination of unlawful uses of power. It questions CIA ties, suppression of testimony, and possible FBI complicity, urging a Congressional probe and civil actions to uncover wider guilt and systemic abuse.
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Central Intelligence Agency
Bradford Hook and Ladder elects officers at annual meeting
The Bradford Hook and Ladder Company elected F. Haviland Sibley as president Judson Thompson as vice president Henry Tomayer as secretary William P. Hogan as treasurer John Harris as foreman William Tremblay as first assistant foreman and Archie Camp as second assistant foreman at the firehouse meeting The village plans tax relief from the 1949 rate and discusses budget cuts while local banks show improving deposits and the town faces limits on fire coverage outside village lines. A labor dispute in Bijur and a propane tank car incident near Hoosick Falls add local tension and safety concerns.
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Bradford Hook and Ladder Company
Fire Department
Bradford Hook and Ladder
F. Haviland Sibley
Judson Thompson
Henry Tomayer
William P. Hogan
John Harris
William Tremblay
Archie Camp
Vermont
Bennington Savings Bank
Alumni Field
Bennington
Early Easton Flag Origin of the Betsy Ross Pattern
The letter describes a little known 1776 Easton flag with 13 red and white stripes and a blue fly bearing 13 white stars, eight pointed and arranged around a central star. It claims this flag as the earliest recorded American flag linked to the independence movement and a model for the Betsy Ross design. It recounts public readings on July 8 1776 and the flag’s later preservation by Easton Library Company.
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Bennington
England
Robert Levers
Northampton County
Easton
Defense Department
Betsy Ross
Court House
Thirteen
United Colonies
Horn
Easton Library Company
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Albany
Clement
Wendy Goodman
Robert D. Stout
Washington
John Mitchell
Bob Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
Robert Mardian
New York Times
CIA
Charles Colson
FBI
Sen
Howard Baker
Nixon
Senate Watergate Committee
Howard Hunt
Barry Goldwater
Congressional
LBJ
Marvin Watson
White House
American Civil Liberties Union
Martin Luther King Jr
Special Prosecution Force
L. Patrick Gray
Pat Gray
Willows Street
Hoosick Falls
Boston and Maine Railroad
Joseph Allen
First St
Pioneer Stereo
S Inc
Walker
Monument Avenue
Catamount
North Bennington
Bennington Plaza
Putnam Square
Brattleboro
Manchester Center
Pownal
West Dover
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