Vermont death penalty and Route 7 work in Bennington
Vermont has not executed anyone since February 1954 and only a single inmate has been sentenced to die, later commuted to life. The electric chair sits unused for 18 years as the Supreme Court reviews capital punishment. In Bennington, Route 7 work remains unawarded and expected to begin later, with the town pool set to stay open this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G. Smith
Vermont
Smith
Supreme Court
Larry Bliss
State Highway Department
Tax Withholding Changes From Amended Law Explained
IRS notes withholding tables are now based on income rather than the standard deduction. This shifts more tax from paychecks for many earners, even with higher personal exemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Congress
Internal Revenue Service
Burlington
IRS
Liberty Union Reflects On A Remarkable Vermont Year
Liberty Union in Bennington hosts a Saturday meeting drawing members from Brattleboro to Burlington to assess a year of gains. Treasurer Richard Clark cites ballot access victory and modest vote totals for Doris Lake and Bernard Sanders while planning fundraisers, a petition drive against the poll tax, and a moving platform flexible to public sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Union
Vermont
Bennington Free Library
Brattleboro
Chittenden
Underhill
Castleton
Chester
Andover
Jericho
Burlington
Sandgate
Bennington
Shaftsbury
Richard
Doris Lake
House
Bernard Sanders
Senate
Clark
Sanders
Liberty's Union
Latchis Theatre
NAACP
Joyce Adler
North Bennington
Kaplan
Plainfield
Ms. Abbot
Ms. Lake
Webster
Trumbull Hill
Rutland
Guilty pleas filed in Shaftsbury and surrounding towns
District Court records show David Hasin 23 of Shaftsbury pleaded guilty to public intoxication in Shaftsbury on January 23 with one day in jail deemed served. Harold Hatch 26 of Pownal pleaded guilty to driving without car inspection in Arlington on January 4, fined 25 dollars and an alternate 10 day jail term if the fine is unpaid by Wednesday. Others waived: Barry Postal 29 of Stamford for false license statement fined 50 dollars, Ronald Baker of Stamford fined 50, Michael Doucette 24 of Brattleboro fined 25 for road violations in Winhall January 12, Anne Wuerslin 41 of Arlington for vehicle not inspected 25, Charles Kinney 19 of Bennington 257 Union St. for speeding on Willow Road.
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David Hasin
Shaftsbury
Harold Hatch
Pownal
Arlington
Barry I. Postal
Stamford
WOTM notes and honors listed for January events
WOTM notes regular meeting held January 19, surprise gift to treasurer Caroline Paligo, attendance prize missed by Mary Hodeck, anniversary weekend January 29–30, salad donations call Isabelle Gates, senior regent. Recorder Ina Flynn distributed paring knives and Mooseheart wallet calendars for a money making project. Financial penalties listed for multiple weather and traffic violations from January 9 to 22. Vermont technical college honors listed for first semester. high and honors thresholds defined. Archaeologists in Barcelona uncover an Olympic gold medal from the second century, per curator Federico Verrie.
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Caroline Paligo
Mary Hodeck
Buffet
Isabelle Gates
Ina Flynn
Mooseheart
Recreation Schedule depicts weekly activity list for Monday to Friday
Washington report notes Commerce Secretary Maurice H. Stans says the Soviet Union could be a large market for U S corn and feed grains and livestock, with potential for massive trade growth though tariff barriers remain under consideration. He mentions possible U S exports like natural gas oil lumber pulp furs and other raw materials.
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Washington
UPI
Soviet Union
United States
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Russia
U.S
Plan Spirals and Rabbit Numbers lecture on nature and math
Dr. Irving Adler leads a Verm ont Academy talk titled Plan Spirals and Rabbit Numbers on Wednesday January 26 at 8 p m in Gov McCullough Mansion North Bennington. The lecture links ancient geometry to plant forms with rabbit numbers and spiral leaf positions, tracing insights from Greeks to Haeckel and noting Adler’s mathematics background and children's literature honors.
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Irving Adler
Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences
Gov. McCullough Mansion
North Bennington
Adler
Ernst Haeckel
Columbia University
Shaftsbury
National Science Foundation
Mt Anthony Girls Enroll in New Health Services Program
Seventeen Mt Anthony Union High School girls in junior or senior year join a Health Services program through a collaboration of MAUHS Area Vocational Center and Putnam Memorial Hospital. Patricia Hernandez and Hazel Morrissey oversee nursing and in service education with Kenneth Tupacz coordinating. Two students are at United Counseling Service for on the job training. Participants earn two school credits upon completion.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Mauhs Area
MAUHS
Miss Morrissey
United Counseling Service
Channel 8 Adds Engineers and Schedules Local Programs
Channel 8 lists Randy Clayton and Allen Brown as engineers and program managers. This week features a 5 30 explanation of TV adjustments, Mt Anthony School Board meeting, a student directed MADA soap opera, a Mt Anthony Rutland basketball replay, and nightly repeats at 11 00. Organizations are invited to contact Randy Clayton or Allen Brown at Mt Anthony Union High School in Bennington 05201 to propose future programs.
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Channel 8
Randy Clayton
Allen Brown
Mt. Anthony
MADA
Jean Peterson
Mt. Anthony Rutland
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Park Street
Bennington
Vermont Legislator Reports Busy Session and Debates on Abortion
Representative George Van Santvoord reflects on a busy Vermont House session with key debates looming. He notes upcoming hearings on the Bennington charter and a Supreme Court vacancy, plus two bills H218 on abortion and S63 on snowmobiles with wide public interest. He outlines constitutional amendments, prison policy, and the need for clear rules guiding medical and legislative action. The piece ends with a hopeful note about a governor’s committee dinner and a local band performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Holden
Federal Court
Vermont Supreme Court
Hospital Notes Admissions List and Births
Admissions include Charles K. Sheffer and Mrs. Marion Pokines with locations Hoosick Falls and East Arlington among others. Discharges include Mrs. Geraldine Morse and son and Mrs. Ruby Schindler. Births report a daughter for Mr and Mrs Robert A Carpenter Jr and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Henry P Kaufmann on Jan 23.
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Charles K. Sheffer
Marion Pokines
Hoosick Falls
Josephine Reynolds
Hugh E. Galvin
Juanita Hohman
Bennington
Jean R. Zinn
East Arlington
Harold M. Hodgin
Arlington
Geraldine Morse
Ruby Schindler
John P. Lemieux
Marjorie Maroney
Robert A. Carpenter Jr
Chapel Park Road
Henry P. Kaufmann
R.D
Johnsonville
N.Y
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Windsor
the Liberty Union
Snomobile
Coats
Fienberg
Main ST
Paradise
West Main St. Bennington, VI
WOTM
Jeffery R. Ratff
Mal Plattsburgh
Susan Read
Mill Neck
South Street
Joseph H. Thompson
North Pownal
Raylene H. Claiborne
Bondville
Gary A. Romaniak
Adams
Mass
Edward S. Clement
Manchester
Larry Babcock
Robert Dorman
Vermont Technical College
Randolph Center
Gary Bishop
Wayne Buhl
Benington
Joseph Cornell
Barcelona
Spain
History Museum
Federico Pablo Verrie
Stark Street Playground
Turtles
Stanley Tools
Blue Bean
Uga
Armory
Jr. High
Mauhs Gym
Bennington Lanes
Rifle Club
Armanies
London
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Paul Ashburner
Health Services
Roxanna Whitaker
Collette McCann
Leslie Breithaupt
Paryse Restino
Barbara Buck
Linda Ackerman
Jackie Wright
Lorraine Lauzon
Nora Toomey
Patricia Corcoran
Hazel Morrissey R.N
Laura Turner
Linda Lazarus
Linda O’brien
Joanne Long
Diane Carbonaro
Kathy Harrington
Channel
Legislator’s Report
Judiciary Committee
Governor's Committee On Children and Youth
Statehouse
Kurn Hattin
George van Santvoord
ITI-3
Montpelier
Nichols
Vassarette
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