Texas firm buys 6700 acres in Vermont transfer
Dixico Inc of Dallas has acquired about 6,700 acres in Windham and nearby towns as part of the Stevens & Thompson Paper Co purchase in Greenwich New York. Company officials say there are no development plans. the land may be offered to conservation groups, with no current sale to those groups.
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Texas
Grafton
Townshend
Stevens & Thompson Paper Co
Greenwich
N.Y
Dixico Inc of
Dallas
Vermont
Stevens & Thompson
Dixico
New York Paper Company
Windham District
Paul Nergaard
Weathersfield
Citizens Caucus Names Candidates In Pownal Meeting
About 40 residents attended the Citizens Caucus to nominate town and school officials for March 2 ballots. Nominees include Charles Mason for town moderator, Rachel Mason for town clerk treasurer, David Mason and Harold Hicks for town committee, Bruce Burrington and Ken Gile for selectmen, Fran Lampman auditor, Joel Burrington three year term, John Pudvar and Bernard Bisson one year terms, Harold Marshall first constable, Christopher Gates second constable, Ida Cameron tax collector, Margaret Lillie town agent, Harold Hicks A. Daniel Mason Charles Mason grand jurors, David Adler trustee of public moneys, Charles Mason school moderator, Rachel Mason school clerk, Vincent Pizzano three year school director, Howard Brookner Gerald LaCroix one year directors, and David Adler Mt Anthony Union High School Board representative. Petitions due by Jan 31 with 15 signatures.
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Pamela Blakeman Pownal
Citizen
Charles Mason
Rachel Mason
David Mason
Robert Rudd Jr
Harold Hicks
Bruce Burrington
Ken Gile
Fran Lampman
Joel Burrington
John Pudvar
Bernard Bisson
Harold Marshall
Christopher Gates
Ida Cameron
Margaret Lillie
A. Daniel Mason
David Adler
Vincent Pizzano
Howard Brookner
Gerald LaCroix
Pownal
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Black Weekend program to tour Middlebury College students
The Eighth Annual Black Weekend will be held at Middlebury College from Friday January 23 to Sunday January 25 to give prospective minority students a glimpse of college life.
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Middlebury
Middlebury College
Vermont Association for Retarded Citizens Board Meets Tonight
Rutland Vermont association to discuss S 199 funding for fifth step of Ten Year Plan affecting 13330 mentally retarded Vermonters. Meeting at 7 30 p m at the Vocational School outlines education for ages 0 21 and Brandon Training School, with a draft plan due to the governor by June 1978 and legislature January 1979.
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Rutland
Vermont Association For Retarded Citizens
Brandon
Vermont
Graham Newell
Department of Education
Donald Carpenter
The
Five custodians take leave from Hoosick Falls Fire Department
Hoosick Falls village board approves newly elected officers for the Hoosick Falls Volunteer Fire Department including Walter Sprague as chief and Thomas McMartin as first assistant chief. Five custodians who also serve as volunteers will take a six month leave to study legal questions about their role. Thomas McMartin has resigned as paid custodian but remains a volunteer. The board also forms a citizens advisory board to pursue Community Development Block Grant pre applications for 1976 and sets two public hearings. The village approves letters to sewage violators to secure state aid for sewer treatment.
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Edith Beaumont
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
John R. Button
William Stuka
Carlton Coon, Jr
Thomas Harrington
Joseph Trombley
Mark Rousseau
Thomas McMartin
Donald Bogardus
Citizens Advisory
Village Planning Board
Community notices from Pownal area events this Saturday
The Solomon Wright Library opens Saturday 10 to noon. Scout troop 347 meets 1 30 PM at Pownal Elementary. Girl Scout 391 meets 1 30 PM at leader Mrs Burdick’s home. Fire Department hosts a pitch card party 8 PM at the firehouse with prizes and refreshments. donation one dollar. Alcoholics Anonymous meets 8 PM at the Rec Center. A woodwind quartet performs at 10 AM Sunday during worship at Pownal Center Community Church. the annual church meeting follows at 5 PM with a covered dish supper. Methodist Youth Fellowship meets Sunday 5 to 7 PM at Pownal United Methodist Church. Girl Scout troop 489 will not meet this week.
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Boy Scout
Pownal
East Pownal
Pownal Firehouse
Pownal Center
Nickole Gile
Terri Mason
Wendy Rounds
Pam Gile
Elaine Palmer
Methodist Youth Fellowship
The
Pownal United Methodist Church
Vermont Senator backs repeal of cross-town eminent domain law
Sen. John Alden of Windsor County urges repealing a statute that lets towns seize land in other towns. Springfield plans a $58 million hydro project and seeks land in Cavendish, where residents oppose strongly. Alden proposes making towns sue to acquire property across borders as a resolution. Several bills would modify the eminent domain law.
Auto Industry Leaders Oppose Vermont Repair Rules
A large group of auto industry spokesmen urged Vermont lawmakers to repeal proposed repair regulations from the attorney general. They argued the rules hinder free enterprise at a House hearing. Labor groups and Public Interest Research urged adoption to protect customers. The rules would take effect March 1 unless repealed.
PSB Hearing Sets Feb 3 On Wives Free Listings
The Public Service Board will hold a Feb 3 hearing on allowing wives to appear free in telephone directories. Initiated by the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women, the issue seeks to end charges for listing a spouse. A pilot proposal to list both names as "Smith, John and Mary" remains contested by the commission and New England Telephone Co.
Cone plant lays off 15 in Vermont Blanchard division
Cone Blanchard plant in Windsor announces 15 workers will be laid off with an additional 10 expected soon due to weak orders. Plant Manager Glenn Babbit cites reduced demand, especially from South American countries, as the cause. Only the Blanchard division is affected.
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Windsor
UPI
Vermont
Cone-Blanchard
Glenn Babbit
Blanchard
Babbit
Albany Developer Proposes $1 Million Downtown Retail Project
New York Albany developer Lewis A. Swyer urged Troy urban renewal to back a $1 million 20,000 square foot retail complex on Third Street with Union National Bank as the major tenant. If financed, work could start within a month, but land deeds and other technical obstacles must be cleared. A special session was set for next Thursday for preliminary approval.
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Albany
Lewis A. Swyer
Troy
City Urban Renewal Agency
Union National Bank
Uncle Sam Mall
South Block
Third Street
Swyer
North Adams Hospital denies dumping infectious waste in landfill
North Adams Regional Hospital health director Edmond P. Larkin rebutted charges that the facility disposes of pathological and infectious waste in the city landfill. He cited autoclaving of wastes and needles and syringes before disposal, after a sanitary engineer claimed waste was left uncovered and risky for landfill users.
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North Adams
Edmond P. Larkin
Larkin
North Adams mayor accused of harassment and bias
City Clerk Mildred Manson and senior clerk Marion Trudeau announce retirement as Mayor Joseph R. Bianco faces renewed harassment allegations. Manson says Bianco treats department heads poorly, especially women, while Bianco denies discrimination but says men are more responsive.
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North Adams
Joseph R. Bianco
Mildred Manson
Bianco
Manson
Marion Trudeau
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