New England Gas Prices to Fall One Cent Next Month
UPI reports Federal Energy Administration chief Frank Zarb stated gasoline prices in New England should drop one cent per gallon next month due to a bill cutting foreign oil tariffs signed by President Ford. He noted expected slower heating oil and power fuel price increases and said oil and gasoline supplies are adequate for now.
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Boston
UPI
New England
Federal Eagery Administration
Frank Zarb
Zarb
Ford
Callous neglect killed 16 month old Steven Mears in Britain
A 10 000 word official report found Steven Mears died from neglect by his mother Sandra Mears aged 21 after his father Dennis was jailed for theft. The child weighed 10 pounds when found in a filthy cot in King's Lynn. Social workers and police had failed to act despite repeated warnings and visits. Sandra Mears was sentenced to three years for manslaughter.
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London
UPI
Steven Mears
Steven
Sandra Mears
Dennis
Peter Mears
National Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Rosemary Floyd
H.W. Hardy
Cruelty Society
King’s Lynn
Mt Anthony pupil named DAR Good Citizen of 1976
Mt Anthony Union High School selects Alan Daigneault as the DAR Good Citizen for 1976. A star athlete in football and basketball, captain of state champions, he also excels academically, appears in Who's Who, and leads in NHS. He plans pre medical studies and plays violin and guitar while serving as senior class president. The award opens to boys and girls this year and advances to the statewide DAR competition, following prior school successes in 1974 and 75.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Alan Daigneault
DAR
Vermont
Daigneault
CYO
Bennington Recreation Council
Mt. Anthony Social Studies
Barre residents push study for municipally owned electric utility
Barre City residents plan a Monday petition drive to seek a feasibility study on a municipally owned electric utility. The group aims to gather enough signatures to place the issue on the March ballot, with an estimated study cost around 20000 dollars.
Colvin aid bill eyed favorably but unlikely this year
Vermont legislators hear Rep Edwin Colvin propose tax rebates to replace state school aid under the Miller Formula. The plan would send rebates to residents and non residents, with farming and forestry relief, and potential $6 million savings next year. House Appropriations warned changing the system requires multiple sessions amid district fears of losing aid.
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Emory Hebard
R-Glover
House Appropriations Committee
Colvin
Vermont
House Appropriation Committee
Reagan stamps for state control for federal programs
Ronald Reagan argued that giving states control of about 90 billion dollars in federal programs would not endanger aid to Black southerners. He warned that if states infringe constitutional rights, the federal government must intervene, even if necessary by bayonet, as he spoke at a Dublin New Hampshire town hall.
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Dublin
N.H
UPI
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Ford Still Waiting Turn in Primary Battlegrounds
President Ford's campaign manager Howard Callaway says Ford won't get his turn at bat until later primaries, noting Reagan's strength in New Hampshire and Florida. He predicts Ford wins in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York, while stressing no free ride for Ford. Police report minor traffic accidents in Bennington area and a pedestrian hit near Searsburg with few details available.
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Chicago
UPI
Ford
Ronald Reagan
New Hampshire
Florida
Reagan
Howard
Bo” Callaway
Callaway
Neweigen
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Judge orders Hearst to cooperate with psychiatrist
Federal Judge Oliver J. Carter ordered Patricia Hearst to continue examination by Dr. Harry Kozol, warning he may bar defense expert testimony on her mental state at her bank robbery trial if she resists. Hearst halted the exam in jail on January 7 saying she became hysterical.
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U.S
Oliver J. Carter
Carter
Harry Kozol
Boston
Miss Hearst
Kozol
Fraffi
Albert Johnson
Rotary review of activities and International programs
Rotarians at a January 16 meeting discussed Bennington club activities and Rotary International programs. Walter Noyes and James Merunowicz spoke on the Rotary Magazine and Ivor Pelsue outlined the Rotary Foundation awards and handicap program plus affiliated groups Inner Wheel Interact and Rotaract. Dick Jolivette urged attendance at the May 14 to 16 spring conference at Waterville Valley.
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Rotary Club
Bennington Rotary Club
Rotary International
Walter Noyes
James Merunowicz
Jim
Ivor Pelsue
Rotary Foundation
Rotary Foun
Dation
Pelsue
Dick Jolivette
Waterville Valley
Bennington Banner Delivery Rates and Contact Info
Bennington Banner lists publication details at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont 05201 with daily except Sunday and holidays. It notes United Press International and New York Times News Service affiliations and displays home delivery and subscription rates within Vermont including a 50 mile radius.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen, Inc
Vermont
Ameden faces reduced charge in murder case
In Burlington, Chittenden County Superior Court Judge John Morrissey reduced Dennis Ameden's charge from first degree to second degree murder. The case centers on the November 1974 shooting death of Eugene Ameden, 63, who was killed while operating a bulldozer in Londonderry.
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Burlington
UPI
Dennis Amedin
Chittenden County
Typhoid Carrier Sought After NYC Outbreak
New York health officials search for a possible typhoid carrier linked to an outbreak that infected five people last month. Patrons at Patricia Murphy's Candle Light Restaurant are being tested as the city closes the restaurant and health workers test staff. Four patients from Massachusetts are hospitalized in Boston and a New Hampshire teacher is listed in satisfactory condition.
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New York
UPI
New England
Patricia Murphy
Health Department
Pascal Imperato
Imperato
New England Medical Center
Boston
John J. Arena
Paul Ciccolo
Denis Flanders
Steven Rourke
Waltham
Mass
Catherine Dunfey
Exeter
N.H
Spital
Bennington Escapes Vermont Public Officials Insurance Cut
Vermont towns faced cancellation of liability policies for public officials, about 60 towns affected. Bennington remained insured, with John F Lyons noting town employees are protected under Employers Mutual Casualty of Des Moines policy for wrongful acts.
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Vermont
Bennington
John F. Lyons
Lonergan and Thomas Inc
Employers Mutual Casualty
Des Moines
Iowa
Bennington Briefs And Local Notices From The State
Tax Department will assist taxpayers at the federal building in Bennington from 9 to 12 and 1 to 4 on Feb 24 Mar 9 and Apr 6. Postmaster Warren E Gager asks customers to clean and sand walks as several carriers have fallen. Norma McShane and Frances Carman attended a Montpelier meeting of the state board of the American Association of University Women. The event was at the home of Vermont division president Mrs Ronald E Crisman. Susan Knorowski of Jonesville N Y wed John C Winne of Hoosick Falls N Y, with the groom’s parents named Mr and Mrs Thomas Kresky misspelled in the Banner Jan 15 notice. Napolitano's Pizzeria advertises fresh pizza at 165 BenMont 442 3949.
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State Tax Department
Federal
Bennington
Norma McShane
Frances Carman
Montpelier
American Association of University Women
Susan Knorowski
Jonesville
N.Y
John C. Winne
Banner
Thomas Kresky
Hoosick Falls
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