Peters Confirmed as Vermont Secretary of Administration
Senate approves Ralph Peters selected by Gov. Snelling to oversee Budget and Management Finance Personnel Taxes Buildings and Purchasing. Sen. John O'Brien led dissent calling Peters an out of stater but committee endorsed him after he pledged to monitor agencies without day to day control. Peters aims to boost morale and productivity of state employees.
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Committee
Snelling
Peters
Swanton
UPI
Vermont
Thomas Salmon
Salmon
Community Services Administration
Office of Economic Opportunity
Richard Snelling
Indian Affairs Commission
Vermont legislature urged to mark 200th anniversary
Vermont lawmakers were asked to convene in a joint session to mark the 200th anniversary of Vermont independence. Senator Graham Newell urged action and noted Vermonters' limited recall of the state’s Declaration of Independence. A TV documentary “The 14th Star” charts Vermont's path from discovery to statehood and will be rented via the University of Vermont and the Library Department.
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Vermont
Montpelier
UPI
Graham Newell
Caledonia County
14Th Star
Samuel DeChamplain
Union
University of Vermont
State Library Department
Zoning Board Delays Catamount Trailer Park Expansion
The Bennington Zoning Board of Adjustment postponed any action on a request to expand the Catamount trailer park off North Branch Street, citing a maze of unanswerable questions and conflicting statements presented at last night’s meeting.
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Bennington
Davis
Planning Commission
Stuart Hurd
North Branch Street
Vermont House Rejects Rules Change Amid Gallery Debate
The Vermont House voted 81 to 61 against Rep. Ernest Earle's proposal to end the tradition of introducing guests and constituents in the House gallery, a move he said would create more time for legislation. An amendment allowing the speaker to control distinguished visitors passed 125 to 13 but was voided by the defeat of the rules change. Separately, a Bennington collision left two damaged vehicles and no injuries, while Stowe High School faced continued support for a controversial sex education course as parents and staff defend its value.
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University of Maine
Gee
Ernest Earle
R-Eden
House
Earle
Senate
American Legion
Branch
Main Streets
Sullivan Bus Lines
Charles O. Bevis
Mary E. Albrycht
Duncan M. Turney
County
Depot Streets
Dawn M. Thibodeau
STOWE
UPI
Stowe High School
Carol Georges
Arlington
William A. Nawrath
Manchester
Michael Silver
Richard A. Snelling
Legion
William Rogers
Maine
Montpelier
Vermont college Ethan Allen gains recognition and services
In Vermont a small private college Ethan Allen gains status by joining the Vermont Council on Higher Education and having credits accepted by four year colleges. The institution also provides community services to area residents. Girl Scout Cookies begin sales January 15 in Bennington County with a week long drive through January 22.
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James G. Donahue
Ethan Allen
Vermont
Vermont Council On Higher Education
State Community College System
Bennington County
Obituaries and notices from Bennington area locals
Bennington area obituaries list MABEL M. WISNER of Arlington age 82 died at Putnam Memorial Hospital after long life with Eastern Star service since 1923. Other notices include death of Margaret Rivage at 77, Latham area services for Susan M. Rambo, and Myrtle Thurber of Cambridge. Also included are admissions and discharges at local hospitals and a birth in Bennington.
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Mabel Martin Wisner
Arlington
Order of the Eastern Star
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Lemuel and
Emma
Nims) Martin
Brooklyn
N.Y
Adelphi University
Delta Delta Delta Sororiety
Cassiopeia
CES
Ferdinand Whitney Wisner
Marjorie Rogers
Lynbrook
Greenfield Cemetery
Hempstead
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Service
Margaret E. Rivage
Fourth Ave
Lansingburgh
Bennington
Commodore Cleaners
St. Mary’s Hospital
Troy
St. Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church
O’bryan
Sixth Ave
Walter
Agnes
Riley) Morris
Eloy
Center Brunswick
Rosemary Babcany
Pittstown
Cambridge
Myrtle Church Thurber
Spring St
Mary McClellan Hospital
John and
Amelia
Daclan) Moss
Boquet
United Methodist Church of
William Church
Henry Thurber
Pearl Gates
Martin
Mary Graves
Stephentown
John Moss
Melrose
Warren F. Stow
Walloomsac Road
Hanson-Walbridge
Oakwood Cemetery
New Manning directory copies Bell system errors in Bennington
The Manning Company of Bellows Falls released a new Bennington area phone directory with cross references and coupons, duplicating Bell system mistakes. The author recounts mislisted numbers, erroneous Creative Tools entries, and harassing calls, noting no responsibility taken by Manning.
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Bennington
Ma Bell
H.A. Manning Co
Bellows Falls
Manning
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Rockingham St
Manning Company
Bell System
Creative Tools
Los Angeles
Palmer House ablaze in Manchester
A fire tore through the Palmer House in Manchester with heavy smoke and interior destruction. Firefighters from Dorset East Dorset Arlington and Manchester fought the flames hindered by low water pressure and reliance on tanker trucks. The blaze began in an office building and by early afternoon crews reduced the threat allowing some units to return home.
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Manchester
Palmer House
Dorset
East Dorset
Arlington
Sue Burton Tenner
Bennington
Hans Palmer
East Arlington
Nyiragongo eruption death toll questioned by official
In eastern Zaire thousands fled a lava covered area as Nyiragongo Volcano poured down slopes near Goma. Senator Constant Declercq, visiting the region, cast doubt on early 2000 casualty figures, noting lava moved slowly and people escaped. No official death toll yet.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
Declercq
Goma
Lake Kivu
Belgian Congo
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Cadby) Stow
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Easton
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Berlin
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Betty Mase
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