Bennington caucus sets stage for unification election
Bennington voters prepare for town meeting in five weeks as Republicans and Democrats hold 8 pm caucuses Thursday to nominate candidates under the Unification Act. Changes include shortened selectman terms, tax collector elimination, and broader appointment power for the town manager. Incumbents and candidates are listed with party and district details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Norton Barber
Mary Hodeck
Alma Langlois
Richard A. Sleeman
Robert Keough
Alex Drysdale
Bennington Taxpayers’ Protective Association
Sleeman
GOP
Hamilton Shields
Campbell
Selectman
Pierce
Frasier
J. C. Jerome
John R. Stone
Kennon Morse
Fred Baker
Gary Daigneault
Virginia N
Max’ Perrotta
Board of Selectmen
School
School Board Votes Open to Ratify In Public
Mt Anthony Union High School board adopts policy to ratify in public any decision made in executive session. The panel also approves Spanish teacher appointment by a 5-4 margin with four members dissenting. Additional notes cover budget openness, program finances, and possible new GE home economics equipment. Obituary of Richard F. Kittle noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. D. Smith
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Smith
Jan Noble
James Shea
Donald Rogers
Clyde Burgess Jr
Robert McWaters
David Adler
Mary Dailey
William F. Lally Jr
Adler
Mont
Sally
Bennington
Harrington
Charles W. Keir
Lally
Supt
George A. Sleeman
Sleeman
General Electric
Murray
Richard F. Kittle
Hicks Corners
Germany
Joseph Kittle
Mr. Kittel
United States
Holden and Leonard
Ben-Mont
Union Carbide Corp
Martha J. Noyes
Kittel
John G. Kittel
Ball
Amelia) Lyons
Paul Kittel
Mahar & Son
Melvin R. McGaughey
First United Methodist Church
Park Lawn Chapel
Shaftsbury Cemetery
Bennington Rescue Squad
Funeral Home
Highgate
Franklin County
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
W. Herbert Pennington
AEC
New York
Highgate Center
Williamstown
Robert Walker
Barre
Leonard Trainhaim
Teamsters
Local 597
Walker
Trainham
New England Motor Inn
Eagan
Vermont
Washington
Mt Anthony DUO program expands with 17 students enrolled
Mt Anthony Union High School reports 17 juniors and seniors will pursue 16 community projects under the 1971 DUO program Do unto Others providing a semester off classwork for field study. The plan includes forums, supervised critique, parental involvement, and several students assisting in elementary schools or pursuing specialized studies.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Charles W. Keir
Vermont
Mt. Anthony
DUO
William F.D. Smith
Keir
Peter Chapman
David Aldrick
Harold L. Ramsey
Diane Capella
Nora Toomey
Vermont Soldiers’ Home
Larry Gauthier
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Chris Dowling
First Baptist Church
Wynn Metcalfe
Catamount
Darlene Flanders
Oakes Rules on Stepfather Welfare Liability Unclear
UPI Burlington report: U.S. District Judge James Oakes refused a temporary injunction blocking Vermont from prosecuting stepfathers for nonsupport of stepchildren. He deemed the stepfather liability statute unclear, a paper tiger, while noting implications for welfare benefits if a stepfather is unemployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
UPI
U.S
James Oakes
State of
Vermont
Oakes
Vermont Legal Aid, Inc
Hospitalized after crash in North Bennington
Frances Hewson, 65, of North Bennington, was taken to Putnam Memorial Hospital after she lost control of a 1967 sedan on Ore Bed Road and struck a tree. Police report she was travelling south at 9 40 this morning with facial cuts and bruises and major front end damage to the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Ore Bed Road
Frances Hewson
Ella P. Kimball
Main St
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Melvin R. McGaughey
First United Methodist Church
Edward Gates
Henry Bushee
Kenneth Stewart
Robert Chaloux
Bennington
Kimball
Pizzano Construction Co
Teacher vows to fight his ouster
Harold G. Vincent a 15 year Springfield High School teacher says he will contest dismissal for flagrant insubordination after being notified his contract will not be renewed. He blames criticism of the administration and seeks aid from the Springfield Teachers Association and the Vermont Education Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
UPI
Springfield High School
Harold G. Vincent
Vincent
Springfield Teachers Association
Vermont Education Association
Safety switches in mobile homes scoffed at by traders
A Bennington report details renewed concerns over kerosene heating safety in mobile homes. Tri-State Mobilehome Inc. owner Patrick Gray cites a New England red safety switch that cuts power and stops the fuel pump. some dealers omit switches and risk fatal fires. Gray urges switches though not state required, and warns No 2 fuel oil can damage units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobilehomes
Wood
Patrick Gray
Pownal
Tri-State Mobilehome Inc
New England
Gray
Tri-State
Una- Bella
Senecal
Hospital Notes January 25 1971 Admissions and births
January 25 1971 hospital notes list admissions Linda Harrington Scott Harrington Carole Greene Timothy Ellis William Ellis Catherine Gould Veronica Brillon Betty Kamber Sharon Best and others. Discharges include Alton Holmes Hoosick Falls. A birth on January 21, Peter W. II son of Mr and Mrs Peter W Tinkham of Suffern New York formerly of Bennington. Mrs Tinkham is Colette. The Tinkhams reside in Rockland County and the father is communications supervisor of UPI in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Harrington
Scott Harrington
Carole Greene
Timothy Ellis
William Ellis
Catherine Gould
Veronica Brillon
Bennington
Betty Kamber
Manchester
Sharon Best
Arlington
Alton Holmes
Hoosick Falls
Peter W. II
Peter W. Tinkham
Suffern
N.Y
Tinkham
Colette
Tinkhams
Rockland County
UPI
New York
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Perrotta
Salvatore ‘‘Sal’’ Santarcangelo
Taxpayers’ Association
Bennington Briefs
Bennington Lodge of Elks
Elks Barn
Bennington Fire Department
Bradford Hook & Ladder Rooms
Bennington Minit
North Bennington Rd
William Worthington
Heritage House
Agway
Agway Petroleum
Ben-Mont Avenue
Richard F. Kittel
Stephen H. Gilman
Patrick D. Manion
W.G. Wilson
Bill W
Ebby T
American Medical Association
World Health Organization
Wilson
Owen Evans
Green Valley
Ariz
Stepping Stones
Bedford Hills
East Dorset
A.A
Mt. Anthony Union School
Raymond C. Murray
Richard Worden
Supreme Court
Social Welfare Department
Teacher
Mobilehome
Robert F. Chapman
St. Francis de Sales Church
Francis B. Flanagan
Edward Griffin
Robert K. Chapman
New York State
Troy
Connecticut
Robert H. Purdy
Fairview Nursing Home
Brewster Funeral Home
Manchester Center
Jerome J. Hevey Jr
Manchester First Congregational Church
Cecil R. Brown
William Johnson
Merrill Swift
Marshall Peters
George Stannard
William Nawrath
Dellwood Cemetery
SALEM
Franks
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