Photo Industry Sees Big Boom in 70s Growth
Westport Conn Arthur Goldsmith head of instruction at Famous Photographers School predicts explosive growth in the U S photography industry through the 1970s. He says demand will rise as photography expands into medicine research industry space tech and graphic arts with up to doubling of professional photographers by decade's end.
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Westport
Conn
Arthur Goldsmith
Famous Photographers School
Famous Photographers Magazine
Goldsmith
U.S
Castleton Rutland offer SBA certificate program for locals
Castleton State College and the Rutland Chamber of Commerce announce a Small Business Administration certificate program starting January 22. Conducted with SBA, it offers college level courses for independent businessmen, including Introductory Accounting and Business Organization and Management, with electives such as Marketing and Money and Banking, taught in the Castleton campus evening division under Dr. William G. Elus.
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Castleton
Castleton State College
Greater Rutland
William G. el- Us
Business Education Department
Mammoth Mart Posts First Million Dollar Sales Day
Mammoth Mart Inc. marked its first ever million dollar sales day on December 20 at West Bridgewater Mass. Chairman Max Coffman announced the record, noting it was the largest single day volume and a new per store high. He cited customer loyalty and supplier cooperation as keys to growth and projected about 80 million for the year, up from 67 million in fiscal 1969, with eight new stores opened in 1969 and eight more planned for 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bridgewater
Mass
Mammoth Mart, Inc
Max Coffman
Mammoth
Coffman
Mammoth Mart
Heart Disease Death Rate Declines in Recent Years
NEW YORK The American Heart Association released its annual statistics showing cardiovascular deaths under 65 have fallen 20 percent since 1950. Heart attack deaths dropped 2 percent, hypertension and hypertensive heart disease down 63 percent, stroke 35 percent, and other cardiovascular diseases 27 percent. About 51,000 fewer deaths are estimated today due to improved care. The report notes cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death, totaling 1,002,111 deaths in the latest year, with 250,977 under 65. Over 27 million Americans live with cardiovascular disease, including 12,670,000 with coronary disease and 8,370,000 with hypertension without heart disease.
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New York
American Heart Association Today
Heart Fund
The
Heart Association
W. Proctor Harvey
Association
United States
Medicare and Medicaid compared for seniors and families
A concise guide explains Medicare as a federal program for those 65 and older, funded by Social Security, and Medicaid as a state administered aid for low income and specific groups. It covers hospitalization, extended care limitations, burial benefits, and who is covered in family businesses.
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Social Security Administration
Medicare
Ludlow Man's Conviction Overturned by a Jury
A Ludlow man accused of a Cavendish night burglary in 1968 was found not guilty by a District Court jury. Gordon Stewart, 30, had been convicted last spring for possession of demerol with intent to sell and is serving 17 to 20 months in Windsor. An appeal is pending with the state Supreme Court.
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Manchester
Ludlow
Cavendish
Gordon Stewart
Windsor
State Supreme Court
Frank G. Mahady
White River Junction
Windsor County
John P. Morrissey
Stewart
Black River
Garment Local Signs Contract
A three year agreement between Concord Manufacturing Co. Morrisville and Local 341 ILGWU AFLCIO went into effect. The contract grants a 19 percent wage rise with 9 percent on Jan 5 1970, 5 percent in July 1970 and 5 percent in July 1971, raising the guaranteed operator wage to 2.15 per hour. It adds one paid holiday and three weeks vacation and covers workers under NGWU Blue Cross Major Medical Program starting January 1. The union committee included Mae Gibbs Edna Carpentier Helen Fredette and Martin Berger.
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Morrisville
Concord Manufacturing Co
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Aflcio
Ngwu Blue Cross
Mae Gibbs
Edna Carpentier
Helen Fredette
Rutland
Martin Berger
Utica
Gran ger Scholarships Offered to Vermont New Hampshire Seniors
Alfred T. Granger Scholarships of 750 dollars each will be awarded in June to Vermont and New Hampshire high school or private secondary school seniors pursuing art architecture or mechanical drawing. Applicants must have resided in the states for at least two years and be accepted by an art school or drawing specialty program, with portfolios reviewed on request. Further information available from Mario Infanti, Chairman, Alfred T. Granger Art Scholarship, 7 King St Milford NH.
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Hanover
N.H
Alfred Thompson Granger
Vermont and
New Hampshire
Alfred T. Granger
Vermont
Eiter
Mario Infanti
King St
Milford
A Guide to Artifacts of Colonial America
Alfred A. Knopf Inc will publish A Guide to Artifacts of Colonial America by Ivor Noel Hume on January 29. The volume catalogs 43 artifact categories from armor to wig curlers, illustrated with 100 photos and drawings, helping collectors, curators, and historians identify objects from Colonial Williamsburg era.
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New York
N.Y
Alfred A. Knopf Inc
America
Ivor Noel Hume
Department of Archaeology
Colonial Williamsburg
Noel Hume
Colonial
Williamsburg
Relief Law To Aid Disaster Areas
Gov Davis announced the federal Disaster Relief Act benefits Vermont residents when any part of the state is federally declared a disaster area. Unemployment benefits will be administered by the Vermont Department of Employment Security. applicants must file within two months after declaration. Florida? No. snowstorm not a federal disaster. The southeastern Vermont flood in July was the only federally designated disaster recently. =
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Montpelier
Vermont
Gov. Davis
Vermont Department of Employment Security
Davis
Vermont Employment Service
Bennington Property Transfers Reported by Town Clerk
Town Clerk Mary Hodeck reports transfers recorded between January 8 and January 15 in Bennington. January 12 shows Louis F Sausville executor transferring property on River Street to Richard V Perrott. January 13 Freeman M Simmons and Marjorie S Simmons transfer property on Main Street in North Bennington to Harriet S and Belinda Barrows of Dorset.
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Mary Hodeck
Louis F. Sausville
Anne E. Sausville
Richard V. Perrott
Bennington
River Street
Frederick M
Marjorie S. Simmons
Harriet S
Belinda Barrows
Dorset
Main Street
North
Unemployment Insurance Fund Grows to 26.5 Million in 1969
Vermont’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund rose to a record 26.5 million at year end 1969, marking a fifth straight gain. The $3.2 million rise came from $2.1 million in employer taxes over benefits and about $1.1 million in interest from federal obligations, despite a tax cut to 1.4 percent.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Department of Employment Security
Stella B. Hackel
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UPI
Edwin Clark
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Berkshire
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Burlington
Milton
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
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Bennington, Vermont
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