Harvest Hills Drive in Need of Repairs Sparks Tax Escrow Plan
Harvest Hills Drive residents decry its six to eight inch deep ruts on a clay base. They consider hiring a lawyer to place next year’s road taxes in escrow until fixes are made. Road foreman and contractor report limited gravel help during thaw. residents want passable rather than blacktop. Town caucuses set. Manchester Fire and Rescue hold open house with new rescue truck and expanded squad facility.
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Shaftsbury
Harvest Hills Drive
Harvest Hills
Bob Lebert
Lebert
Kenny Harrington
Ed Colvin
Manchester
Manchester Fire Department
Manchester Rescue Squad
Fire Department
Cub Scout Leaders Plan Blue and Gold Banquet
Arlington Cub Scout leaders meet tonight at 7 in the Community House kitchen to plan the February Blue and Gold Banquet. Pack 344 hosts a Wednesday six o’clock meeting at Fisher School with the Cub Scout Olympics theme Be Prepared for Life as part of the National Scout Bicentennial program. In December Pack 344 members delivered toys to Putnam Memorial Hospital’s children’s ward, earning thanks from the hospital administration. The Federated Church hosts a covered dish supper and annual business meeting Thursday at Bailey Hall. Arlington Lions Club meets at Legion rooms Thursday. Arlington will host several basketball games this week, including Arlington vs West Rutland and Arlington vs Burr & Burton, with Battenkill Grange social Saturday night.
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Pack 344
Fisher School
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Arlington
West Rutland
Burr & Burton
Federated Church
Bailey Hall
East Arlington
Arlington Lions Club
Legion Rooms
Black River
Battenkill Grange
Grange Hall
West Arlington
VNRC Publishes Leaflet on Aging of a Lake
Vermont Natural Resources Council releases third environmental leaflet, The Aging of a Lake, by Dr Milton Potash of the University of Vermont. It explains that phosphorus from wastes and detergents accelerates eutrophication, notes natural progression, and urges nutrient reduction as the solution. Copies available at VNRC Montpelier. Lillian Hewitt and Deborah Owens named to Hudson Valley Community College dean's list for fall semester.
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Milton Potash
University of Vermont
Potash
VNRC
State Street
Montpelier
Petersburg
N.Y
Lillian Hewitt
Deborah Owens
Hudson Valley Community College
Troy
Grange Notes from Ethan Allen Pomona Meeting
Ethan Allen Pomona Grange met with Bennington Grange hosting. Delegates and officers from Pomona and district granges discussed new appointments, youth programs, and upcoming events including Youth Night March 11 at Battenkill Grange and a dues paying supper April 8 at Taconic Grange.
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Ethan Allen
Pomona Grange
Bennington Grange
Pomona
John Patch
Patch
Saxton River
Marian Thompson
Warren Clough
Vermont State Grange
Bomoseen Grange
Battenhill
Mt. Equinox
Bennington Granges
Old Cemetery Association
Kurn Hattin
Betty Crocker
Homer Ailes
Grange Center
Mt. Equinox Grange
Baird Children’s Center
Hogan
William Hattat
Margaret Lillie
Belle Decker
Battenkill Grange
Austine
Brandon
Lillian Wood
Grange
Taconic
Battenkill
Decker
New England
Windsor
Conn
Ethan
Reading conference sponsors by BRSU in Manchester
The Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union under Right To Read sponsors a reading conference at Manchester Elementary School on Friday January 24 starting at 9 a.m. Edward Houlihan will welcome attendees. Sessions cover K-12 topics with experts from multiple colleges and schools and a film titled Glasser Questions for Thinking will be shown.
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Manchester
Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union
Edward Houlihan
State Department of Education
Bernard Bandman
Margo Cardner
United Counseling Service
Vermont proposals to abolish UVM presidency
Vermont State Colleges President William Craig urged eliminating the University of Vermont president's post and creating a single executive to oversee UVM and five state colleges. He cited possible savings of about 120000 by combining central offices. UVM President Edward Andrews plans to resign in June.
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UVM
Edward Andrews
Vermont seeks to save part of Land Acquisition Fund
UPI reports state Environmental Conservation Secretary Martin Johnson will push to retain at least part of the $1 million yearly Land Acquisition Fund used to buy recreation and open land. The fund, set five years ago, may be eliminated by Governor Salmon. Johnson seeks at least $200,000 annually for two years to keep it alive amid budget cuts. In Burlington, House Speaker O'Connor calls for budget reductions over new taxes, targeting super-agencies and state attorneys’ offices for possible eliminations. Lt. Gov. Burns supports new taxes but opposes a gasoline sales tax.
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Johnson
Burlington
UPI
O’connor
O'Connor
Burns
Salmon
CVPS launches 30 day review of company finances
Rutland based Central Vermont Public Service Corp begins a 30 day broadbased review of all income and expenses after a preliminary look showed an unfavorable picture. A spokesman said no layoff or work week cuts are planned now but layoffs and a four day week are possible if the budget cannot be solved.
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Rutland
UPI
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
CVPS
Thomas Hurcomb
Vermont names director of development at UVM
Russell F. Carpenter of Northampton Mass was named director of development at the University of Vermont by President Edward F Andrews Jr He will start March 1 in the new post Carpenter is an executive at WGBY TV in Springfield Mass The decision drew some trustees criticism as faculty layoffs were cited and a motion to halt hiring failed by one vote
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Burlington
UPI
Russell F. Carpenter
Northampton
Mass
University of Vermont
Edward F. Andrews Jr
Carpenter
Wgby-Tv
Springfield
Andrews
UVM
Rutland Police Chiefs Faces Assault Charges in Rutland
Rutland Vermont police chief Thomas Evans and Patrolman Edward Lowell Jr are charged with assaulting four men during four separate interrogations last summer. The charges were filed by Rutland County State's Attorney Robert Tepper and will be heard in Vermont District Court in Rutland on Tuesday.
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Rutland
UPI
Brandon
Thomas Evans
Edward Lowell Jr
Vermont District Court
Rutland County
Robert Tepper
ADA ratings dent Capital District congressmen in 1974
In New York Albany area figures show low ADA voting ratings for 1974. Rep Samuel S Stratton D Amsterdam earned 35 percent from 23 votes, Rep Donald J Mitchell R Herkimer 26 percent, and Rep Carleton King R Saratoga 4 percent. Sen James Buckley received an F, while Sen Jacob Javits scored 81 percent. King was defeated in November by Democrat Edward W Pattison of Troy.
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Albany
Americans For Democratic Action
Samuel S. Stratton
Amsterdam
ADA
Donald J. Mitchell
Buckley
King
Edward W. Pattison
Troy
Second major robbery hits Berkshire County
Two masked men robbed Adams residents John W. Anthony and his sister Rose on West Road, taking about 200 cash plus jewelry, bonds and bank books. Anthony estimated losses at 40 000 dollars after the duo tied them and ransacked the home for about an hour. Police described one robber with a bandana and the other with a Halloween mask. The incident followed a similar daytime robbery a day earlier in Berkshire County involving debts to a Nevada gambling house.
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Adams
Berkshire County
John W. Anthony
Rose
West Road
Anthony
Anthonys
Richard Taglieri
Pittsfield
Nevada
Berkshire Eagle wins top 1974 editorial prize
Pittsfield based Berkshire Eagle captures the New England Press Association daily editorial page award for 1974 at a Boston Sheraton dinner. Judges praise the editorial and op ed pages as a fine example. Eagle photographer Joel Librizzi earns a third prize and an honorable mention. paper also earns fourth place and three additional honorable mentions.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire Eagle
New England Press Association
Boston Sheraton
The
Eagle
Joel Librizzi
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Lucille Page
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Helene Thompson
Ladies of the Enterprise Society
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Walbridge
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Radford College
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James Corologos
Milton High School
Michael Frost
Vermont Achievement Center
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Frank Luth
College of St. Joseph
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Rita Villemaire
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