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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1977
Page
7
Shellac is easy to apply and shows grain well but is vulnerable to water. Begin by removing old finish with methylene chloride, then apply three thin coats with a brush, sanding between coats. Final coat is buffed with steel wool and waxed. Use white shellac on light woods and orange on mahogany.
In Mansfield Massachusetts for four months odd machines travel on pickup trucks probing the Narragansett Basin for coal. Two drilling rigs since late June yield 11 test holes indicating potential reserves around 250 million tons. Funding from NSF and local groups may run out by January, risking continuation of the five year, 100 hole program.
Cambridge based innovators and MIT affiliates tout new designs as revolutionary advances in cycling. The Bickerton folding bike leads as a compact, easy to carry model weighing 18 pounds and capable of 45 second assembly, while folding tech draws comparisons to the Rolls-Royce of folding bicycles and a potential shift in urban transport. Prices run around 250 dollars, with U.S. sales temporarily limited by safety standards.
CVPS said its 18 hydroelectric generators produced 217 million kilowatt hours in 1976, 2 percent above the 10 year average. Director Cliff Giffin noted the higher generation reduced purchases from other sources while fixed costs stayed steady, lowering the per kilowatt hour cost. The output equaled about one third of CVPS residential consumption that year.
Harold G Hal Ranney was appointed marketing and customer services representative for the Bennington Manchester Division of Central Vermont Public Service Corp. He will handle customer questions complaints supervise meter reading and provide technical information on rates water heater rentals and related services. Ranney, 26, is a Fair Haven native and Champlain Business College graduate. he and wife Patricia Sweeney have a daughter, Jodie Leigh.
New manager of the Friendly Restaurant on South Street Bennington is Daniel C. Phelan born in Buffalo New York and a Duke University graduate. He joined Friendly in July 1975 as a manager trainee and trained in Auburn New York. The Friendly chain now operates 579 shops in 17 states with Vermont locations in Bennington and Manchester Route 30. New York UpI news notes more people start life insurance earlier with 24 percent under 25 purchasing policies this year up from 21 percent four years ago.
By Dave Hayden a primer on intestate succession explains that without a will a surviving spouse may receive only part of the estate, with distribution to children or other relatives. An ad for J Me Winslow Plumbing emphasizes services and emergency support, followed by a safety tip about power lines and a note promoting the First Annual Ben Nington Lions Club Home Sportsmen's Show at Catamount School on Feb 24.
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