Sunderland Town Meeting candidates listed for 1974 vote
Sunderland Town Clerk William H. Bahan announced filing certificates of nomination from January 24 to February 2. Offices and incumbents include Moderator Earle H. Hill, Town Clerk and Treasurer William H. Bahan, several Selectmen across different terms, road commissioner Gardner Baker, constables Albert Boynton Jr. and Michael DiMonda, tax collector George E. Carroll, school directors Albert W. Bowen and Hilton Waibel, cemetery commissioners Ellery Lawrence and Julius Hill, grand juror Earle H. Hill, auditors Joseph P. Gawlik and Shirley McTernan, and other roles with appointed incumbents where noted.
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Sunderland
William H. Bahan
Earle H. Hill
Michael DiMonda
Paul F. Matteson
Selectman
Paul F. Ennis
Clyde Dunlap
Gardner Baker
Albert Boynton Jr
George E. Carroll
John W. Armstrong
Joseph P. Gawlik
Shirley McTernan
Ellery Lawrence
Julius Hill
Albert W. Bowen
Hilton Waibel
Ruling against comparison of property is protested
Two villagers protested an announced rule barring property value comparisons in grievances at Hoosick Falls village board. They debated grievance standards, minutes access, and future voting and grievance day plans. The session also covered Grievance Day dates, voter registration, polling places, flood insurance, and budget concerns.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Johnston
Robert Reinfurt
Church St
St. Stanislaw’s Hall
First Ward
Murphy’s
Third Street
Second Ward
Third Ward
Mary MacDonald
Fourth Ward
Rescue Squad
Richard A. Severson
Federal Flood Control Commission
Painting and architecture course for adults at Williams College
An adult education course on American painting and architecture from colonial times to today will be taught at Williams College by Theodore A. Sande. The 10 week program begins February 12 in Lawrence Hall with Tuesday evening classes at 8. A $30 registration fee is due, payable by mail or at the first class.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
Theodore A. Sande
Lawrence Hall
Richard Lanthan
America
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Sande
Rhode Island School of Design
Yale University
University of Pennsylvania
Williams
American Institute of Architects
Society of Architectural Historians’ Preservation Commission
North Adams
Society For Industrial Archeology
Hopkins Hall
Agnew novel rejected by major publisher in New York
Former Vice President Spiro Agnew works on a disaster themed novel about a vice president programmed by the Chinese Communists but a New York publisher rejects it citing merit and ideological concerns. A Washington Post summary notes Agnew met a publisher representative with outline and notes, the outline not accepted for curiosity value.
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Washington
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
Washington Post
New York
Society
Maxine
Cheshire
Agnew
United Methodist Women to Meet for Prayer Service Denial
White Creek announces the United Methodist Women meeting for Wednesday February 6 at the church with Embury Church members attending for a Service of Prayer and Self Denial led by Mrs Maurice Perry. Methodist Youth Fellowship gathers January 27 at 6 30 p m at the church.
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United Methodist Women
Embury
Maurice Perry
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Vermont hearing on lifting 7.5% mortgage ceiling
Vermont bankers faced opposition at a public hearing as they pushed to remove the state 7.5 percent mortgage ceiling. They claim $50 million in new lending would flow in 180 days, while critics say banks serve themselves. John Bloch called the bill a savage browbeating of home buyers. Support came from Associated Industries of Vermont, realtors, economist David Smith, and the Vermont League of Savings and Loan Associations. Salmon administration seeks banker backing for housing legislation before endorsing the higher rate ceiling.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
House Commerce Committee
Worcester
John Bloch
Associated Industries of Vermont, Realtors
Middlebury Economics
David Smith
Vermont League of Savings and Loan Associations
Salmon
Vermont Blue Cross Boss Warns Against Health Plan Replacement
Vermont Blue Cross Blue Shield vice president David Parker urged Brattleboro Lions Club to beware of efforts to replace the system with an experimental prepayment plan. He argued BCBS remains the best option, noting 625,000 subscribers in Vermont and New Hampshire and $140 million paid on 3 million claims in 1973.
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Brattleboro
UPI
Vermont
Blue Cross Blue Shield
David Parker
Brattleboro Lions Club
Blue Cross
New Hampshire
Emergency powers bill headed to Senate floor
The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to report a bill granting Gov. Salmon emergency powers for energy crisis response. Committee chair Buckley pressed for a vote, but members waited for a clean draft by assistant attorney general Benson Scotch. The measure, backed by Natural Resources and Appropriations panels, may reach the Senate floor Friday and go to the House next week.
Welfare payments delayed in Vermont hit elderly and disabled
An administrative foul up delayed welfare checks for hundreds of Vermont elderly, blind and disabled. Officials said the tangle began in Washington and has tied Vermont Social Welfare and Social Security offices, a national problem that still burdens those who rely on the funds.
NYPIRG says Troy property taxes unfairly favor cheap homes
A NYPIRG study with RPI students alleges Troy assesses expensive properties at lower rates than inexpensive ones, showing fair market value assessments from 37 percent for costly plots to 114 percent for cheap ones. Officials say all properties are taxed at 90 percent of market value. The group will also examine a city reappraisal by Cole Layer Trumble. The report also notes shifts to block grants for Rensselaer County Manpower programs, with a $590000 July grant absorbing existing programs.
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Troy
New York State
Public Interest Research Group
Nypirg
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Cole-Layer-Trumble Co
Rensselaer County
Pittsfield Votes Down Route 7 Bypass Plan
Pittsfield city council rejects the Route 7 bypass after delays urged by the planning board and county agencies. Council President Philip J. Tully Jr. says the vote ends the road, citing a pledge by state Transportation Secretary Alan A. Altshuler that the project would be dropped if the city requests it.
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Pittsfield
City Planning Board
Philip J. Tully Jr
Tully
Alan A. Altshuler
Altshuler
Thief flees penniless after Majestic Cafe robbery
Pittsburgh area report details Tuesday robbery of Frankie Martins Majestic Cafe the third in 16 days. The thief entered a half hour earlier wearing a ski mask saying it was cold. He jumped onto the bar, aimed a pistol at the bartender, grabbed the cash box as it opened and fled after tear gas was sprayed. A suspect in the earlier two holdups is charged. the bandit remains at large.
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Pittsfield
Frankie Martin
Majestic
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