Winter Session Opens at SVC With 19 Courses Offered
Southern Vermont College starts Winter Session with 19 courses led by new part time instructor Francis E Morrissey, a Mt Anthony Union High School, DePauw, Tulane graduate. Other popular offerings include Typewriting I and courses across morning afternoon and evening slots. Two courses were dropped for low enrollment and four new Independent Study courses added. Registration remains open all week.
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Francis E. Morrissey
Morrissey
Mt. Anthony Union High School
DePauw University
Tulane University
Graduate School of Business Administration
Chittenden Trust Co
Michael J. Hogan
Certified Public Accountant
Bennington
Buddhist leader says Westerners see value in teachings
His Holiness the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa tells a Barnet audience that Westerners increasingly realize Buddhism can bring peace of mind now and in future lives. He notes Tibetan roots and a Western embrace, praising faith-practice across beliefs and urging discernment in teachers.
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Sikkim
India
Karmapa
Curran Seizure Of Seat In Vermont 1977 Legislature
Superior Court Judge Edwin Amidon was to rule today on whether Rep elect John Curran will be seated in the 1977 Vermont legislature. Curran promised to donate his salary to a local fire department if sworn in after winning both party tickets, while an opposing candidate challenged the election as a corrupt practice.
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Edwin Amidon
John Curran
Grand Isle
Curran
Vermont
Washington County
Supreme Court
Amidon
State House
Prostitution Union pushes decriminalization in Massachusetts
In Boston, the Prostitution Union of Massachusetts plans a legislative push this year for decriminalizing prostitution. President Janet Parlin says four core proposals include narrowing decriminalization to avoid street solicitation, removing female from legal definitions, creating a joint legislative commission to study links to crime, and treating juvenile prostitution cases as children in need of services rather than delinquents.
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Boston
UPI
the Prostitution Union of
Massachusetts
Bennington County sheriffs hold 7:30 meeting at courthouse
Monthly sheriffs meeting is set for Wednesday at 7:30 pm in the courthouse with election of officers. Betsy Ross raffle winner is John LaPerle of Bennington, who bought the ticket at Priscilla's Beauty Shoppe. Local 236 GAIA meets Saturday at 10 am in the North Bennington firehouse. new officers to be installed and bylaw changes read. Mark Belanger of the Baltimore Orioles visits Moose lodge 1233 Saturday 5 to 6:30 pm to meet Little Leaguers. Loyal Order of Moose hosts Bennington Generals Awards Nights with Belanger as speaker. banquet at 7, dancing 9 to midnight, $2.50, reservations required.
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John LaPerle
Bennington
Priscilla
GAIA
North Bennington Firehouse
Mark Belanger
Baltimore Orioles
Loyal Order of Moose Lodge
Bennington Generals
Roberto Trio
Understanding land licenses and permanent easements
The article explains how informal permissions to use land can become permanent easements over time. It warns that giving a neighbor a license to use part of your land may backfire if not put in writing and reviewed by a lawyer. It notes the risk of implied consideration and the need to formalize terms.
Bennington District Court Actions Involving Arson and Offenses
Judge Neil S. Moss presided as several defendants faced charges in Bennington and Arlington. Clifford Stone, 20, Sunderland, pleaded not guilty to first degree arson at the East Arlington Grout Mill burned Oct 30 and was released on 500 dollar recognizance bail with a 10 p.m. curfew. Phillip Morse, Arlington, pleaded pro forma not guilty to aiding in first degree arson and posted 500 dollars bail with a 10 p.m. curfew. Edward Pike, 17, East Arlington, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in Manchester and was fined 25 dollars. Charles Sargent, 35, North Bennington, pleaded no contest to DUI in Bennington March 16, fined 125 dollars, license suspended one year, CRASH Program advised. Harvey Pratt Jr., 19, Bennington, pleaded not guilty to driving with license suspended second offense, bail 100 dollars continued. Charles McDonald, 28, Bennington, pleaded guilty to petty larceny Dec. 2, fined 50 dollars. Dorothy Volturno, 19, Culver City, Calif., pleaded guilty by waiver to marijuana possession in Bennington Dec. 18, fined 50 dollars. Stephen Sevilla, 20, Arlington, pleaded no contest to petty larceny Dec. 21, fined 50 dollars. Ogden Knapp, 58, Shaftsbury, pleaded no contest to DUI Oct. 2, fined 125 dollars, license suspended one year, CRASH Program advised.
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Bennington
Neil S. Moss
Clifford B. Stone
Sunderland
East Arlington
Stone
Phillip A. Morse
Arlington
Edward J. Pike
Manchester
Charles J. Sargent
North Bennington
Harvey J. Pratt Jr
Charles M. McDonald
Kreizel development post awaits COI review in Vermont
Arthur Kreizel, Vermont’s proposed development secretary, says he has divested from a firm that once operated the St. Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad. Appointment delayed as officials resolve potential conflicts of interest amid a lawsuit by the former operator. Snelling offered Kreizel a $30,000 yearly post. decision expected in a few days. Weather outlook: rain or snow possible Thursday in New England, clearing Friday, then fair Saturday. Highs mid 40s to mid 20s south, upper 30s to low 20s north.
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UPI
Arthur Kreizel
Vermont
St. Johnsbury
Lamoille County
Kreizel
Richard Snelling
Snelling
Boston
National Weather Service
New England
Bennington Transit starts student mini bus route from MAUHS
Bennington Regional Transit Inc began a new 30 day trial route for Mt. Anthony Union High School and Junior High School students. BRTI will be paid $18 daily by the school with fares 40 cents near the school and 75 cents farther away.
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Bennington Regional Transit Inc
BRTI
Mt. Anthony Union High School
County Street
North Street
Flu shot moratorium extended in Vermont
Vermont health officials extend the flu immunization moratorium for two to three weeks at CDC urging. CDC cites national Guillain Barré syndrome data with 496 cases, 242 linked to flu vaccines, and notes three VT cases among nearly 150,000 vaccinated. Health officials will monitor new cases over six weeks.
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Vermont Health Department
Center For Disease Control
CDC
Public Health Service
Atlanta
Trip to Green Mountain Arts Collaborative on Channel 12
A program features 5 6 and 7 year olds from the Bennington Day Care Center visiting the Green Mountain Arts Collaborative. Also on Channel 12 a "Person in the Street Interviews" segment is taped Dec 31 on Main Street asking what people see as the most important issue today set to air at 7 p.m. on the Video Project.
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Green Mountain
Bennington
Main Street
Channel 12
Ashe backs Buckley bid in Vermont lieutenant governor race
Rep Harry Ashe says legislature should choose Republican T Garry Buckley over Democrat John Alden despite Alden’s lead in the popular vote. Ashe cites Buckley winning nine Senate and 48 House districts, urging lawmakers to vote by district results rather than general election plurality.
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Buckley
Two vying for Rutland mayor
Two candidates enter Rutland mayoral race as Alderman Terrence Barrett announces candidacy amid feuds with Mayor Gilbert Godrick. Alderman William Chapleau joins, on his fourth bid since 1971, while Godrick's health stirs retirement speculation. City Hall observers expect a bitter campaign.
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UPI
Terrence Barrett
Barrett
Gilbert Godrick
William Chapleau
Godrick
Vermont Energy Director Warns of Higher Fuel Prices in 1977
State Energy Director Forest Orr said Vermont residents can expect adequate fuel supplies but higher prices this year. He noted a supply shortage would only occur with a drastic Arab oil embargo and said Gov-elect Snelling has not indicated whether the Energy Office will be kept or abolished. Vermont Yankee plant in Vernon operated at 72 percent capacity in 1976, with an 80 percent 1975 rating, and is cited as among the world's best boiling water reactors despite last winter’s shutdown over a safety concern.
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Orr
Richard Snelling
Thomas Salmon
Vernon
UPI
Vermont Yankee
Lawrence Keyes
Vermont Governor Pardons 71 Convicted in Lawrence Case
Seventy one people convicted of drug crimes based on the testimony of discredited former narcotics agent Paul Lawrence were pardoned by Gov. Thomas Salmon. The pardons follow a review by a special committee that deemed the convictions uncorroborated by reliable testimony. Lawrence, once credited with hundreds of arrests, was arrested in 1974 for perjury and lying, and is jailed amid civil suits against him and former employers.
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Lawrence
Vermont county to deploy crackdown on habitual offenders
Waterbury UPI report says the Governor's Justice Commission backed a pilot program in Chittenden County to hire a special assistant state’s attorney to enforce Vermont’s habitual offender law. The rarely used statute allows up to life imprisonment for those with four felonies.
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Waterbury
UPI
Governor’s Justice Commission
Vermont
Chittenden County
Eck lecture on Eckankar at Bennington Free Library
A free 7:30 p.m. intro talk and film on Eckankar a Way of Life will be held at the Bennington Free Library. Putney students will present an informal session with audience Q and A. The film features Sir Darwin Gross and covers love soul travel reincarnation karma and life’s purpose. The event repeats Friday in Manchester January 14 at Zion Episcopal parish house.
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Bennington Free Library
Eckankar
Putney
Manchester
Zion Episcopal Church
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