Stratton Introduces European Carousel Ski Teaching System
Stratton Mountain unveils a Doppelmayr Carousel teaching machine for beginners. The 40 foot diameter ride simulates ski movement on snow with instructor control, offering a safe circle for learners to practice gliding and snowplow. It runs on a 2.5 HP motor with emergency stop and adjustable arms for adults or children.
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Stratton Mountain
Europe
U.S
Eric Henrich
Stratton Ski School
Bennington District approves two Act 250 permits
The Bennington District Environmental Commission granted two Act 250 permits, one to Robert Flynn for a 9 acre subdivision on Murphy Hill Road Shaftsbury with a 745 foot access road and potential common drive, and one to Edgar Borgatta Rupert for a 32 by 60 foot building behind the Torchlight on Route 7 East Dorset with possible three commercial uses including a 50 seat restaurant.
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Bennington District Environmental Commission
Shaftsbury
Dorset
Robert Flynn
Murphy Hill Road
Flynn
District Commission
Edgar Borgatta
Rupert
Route 7
East Dorset
FDA Again Calls for Ban on Cattle Fattening Drug
Washington based FDA proposes for the second time banning DES as a growth stimulant in cattle and sheep due to DES residues found in livers despite a 1962 law prohibiting residues in edible tissues after slaughter. Manufacturers have 30 days to seek a hearing. absent such request, the drug would be withdrawn. If a hearing is requested, it will be scheduled promptly.
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Washington
UPI
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
New Books at McCullough Library and FDA DES Ban
McCullough Library lists new titles across adult and juvenile shelves including In a Bluebird's Eye and The World in 1776. The FDA proposes a ban on DES in animal feed and implants to curb residues, citing outdated detection methods and higher sensitivity in Agriculture tests, with implications for livestock since 1954 due to cancer risk at high doses.
Coffee for a dime at Ida Hall's New England Food Store
In East Otis Massachusetts Ida Hall continues selling coffee for 10 cents plus a penny tax at her New England Food Store a family business for over six decades. The longtime postmaster and shopkeeper notes prices outside East Otis rise but her 10 cent coffee remains unchanged despite a 1 percent meals tax.
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Stephen Fay
Berkshire Eagle
East Otis Mass
Ida Hall
New England
East Otis
William W. Hall
Lincoln
Blandford
Suits Rise Over Rutland Towne House Hotel Fire
Nine negligence suits totaling 323000 are filed in Rutland County Superior Court by insurance firms seeking recovery of paid claims after the 1973 Towne House Hotel blaze that killed five people. Three more businesses join the action with claims stemming from the fire damage.
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Rutland
UPI
Rutland County
Towne House
ONeal faces pot charge and Vermont blueprint
Hollywood actor Ryan ONeal faces arraignment on January 14 for possessing five ounces of marijuana found during a Beverly Glen raid. He posted bond and was released. In Vermont, two Windham County senators introduced a blue ribbon commission proposal to study state government, modeled after the 1950s Little Hoover Commission, backed by Gov Salmon to curb agency dismantling.
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Hollywood
UPI
Ryan O’neal
Paper Moon
O’neal
Beverly Glen
William Mathieson
Montpelier
Windham County
Vermont
Little Hoover Commission
GOP
Robert Gannett
Edward Janeway
Government Operations Committee
Thomas Salmon
O'Brien urges February adjourn for fiscal study plan
Senate Minority Leader John O'Brien of Chittenden proposes the 1976 legislature adjourn on February 6 and reconvene a month later to give money committees time to study Vermont's fiscal situation. The measure has little chance of approval. Namesake Two Mt. Anthony skiers head to Prospect Ski Area for an afternoon practice as the school’s namesake watches.
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Mt. Anthony
Prospect Ski Area
Woodard Family Guests, Surgery Notice at Putnam Mem
Arthur Harrington Sr. is undergoing surgery this week at Putnam Memorial Hospital in Bennington. Mr. and Mrs. James Woodard and family of Mahopac recently visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woodard. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Woodard of Arlington called on his brother and sister in law, the Robert Woodards. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Bartholomew and daughter Wendy spent last Friday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Carelli.
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Arthur Harrington Sr
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
James Woodard
Mahopac
Robert Woodard
Gordon Woodard
Arlington
the Robert Woodards
Jeffrey Bartholomew
Wendy
Joseph Carelli
Old Brick House Burns Disrupts Pawlet Town
A vacant building known as the Old Brick House in Pawlet village was destroyed by fire early this morning. About 50 volunteers from Pawlet West Pawlet and Dorset fought the blaze for nearly an hour, with the first alarm at 2 a.m. and the structure fully under control by 6:30 a.m. The owner, Lee McChesney, was remodeling for professional offices. The state fire marshal's office planned to investigate the cause.
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Pawlet
Pawlet Village
West Pawlet
Dorset
Lee McChesney
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Cleary
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Darcy
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U.S. Court of Appeals
Agriculture Department
Walloomsac
Bertha Hoag
Franklin
Mastercharge and Bank Americard
Elw
Burns
Vermont National
FDIC
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vermont
Williamstown
Wilkamstown
Alex
Geoffrey Beane
Water Street
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