Mt Anthony Junior High launches three week minimester experiment
The Mt Anthony Junior High English department begins a three week minimester from Jan 31 to Feb 18. All students choose a study not offered in the regular curriculum to boost motivation and reveal student interests to teachers. Sixteen courses are offered including creative writing and open classroom options.
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Vermont
Mt. Anthony Junior High School
Francis Woodcock
H.O
Three early morning crashes leave drivers uninjured
Three Bennington police reported snowbound mishaps with no injuries. Richard Thiem 20 of Shaftsbury lost control on Route 7 near Harwood Hill and rolled into a field. Bruce Gabrus 17 of Shafts bury hit a pole on Kocher Drive and stalled near a tree. Whitney 65 of Putney collided with an eastbound pickup driven by Frank Hunt 57 of Bennington on Route 9 as roads were slick. Hunt’s truck and Whitney’s car suffered heavy to moderate damage. A Beech and Rollin Street crash near Beech Street involved Margaret Martin 42 of Rollin Street and Daniel Shaughnessy 16 of Robinson Avenue. both vehicles were moderately damaged.
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Bennington
Richard C. Thiem
Shaftsbury
Harwood Hill
Thiem
Bruce Gabrus
Kocher
Gabrus
Hie Whitney
Putney
Frank A. Hunt
Hunt
Kelley
Whitney
Beech Street
Daniel Shaughnessey
Robinson Ave
Recreation Club shooters earn marksman and pro marksman awards
The Recreation Department reports Junior Rifle Club members earning pro marksman certificates by scoring 10 targets of 20 points or more. Awards for marksman status require 25 points. Members earning both include Sennett Griffis Stratton Bower Kennedy and others. The club meets Saturdays at 9 am at the Guard Armory. rifles provided or bring your own.
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Recreation Department
Jeff Hanson
David Yarocz
Ed Sennett
Frank Griffis
Bob Bower
Bob Wassick
Greg Stratton
Kelley Kennedy
Dan Sachau
David DeMercado
Neil Morin
Kelly Kennedy
Henry Thomayer
Guard Armory
Job survey notes upturn in spring employment in Vermont
Total employment in Bennington as of December 31 1971 reached 12 550 with 1 000 unemployed or 7 3 percent of the workforce, the Department of Employment Security reports. Barre Montpelier 25 500 employed 1 700 unemployed 6 2 percent. Brattleboro 11 850 employed 550 unemployed 4 5 percent. Burlington 46 900 employed 2 750 unemployed 5 6 percent. Middlebury 8 350 employed 800 unemployed 7 6 percent. Newport 9 450 employed 800 unemployed 7 6 percent. Rutland 20 350 employed 1 200 unemployed 5 5 percent.
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Bennington
Department of Employment Security
Alien Corp
Barre-Montpelier
Brattleboro
Burlington
Middlebury
Newport Area
Rutland
No-trespass bill backed by House unit
Vermont lawmakers advance a no trespass measure through the House Natural Resources Committee on a 9-1 vote. The bill makes it illegal to trespass on posted private land without the owner's consent and broadens from snowmobiling to all recreational use. Rep. Emerson Peake opposed, calling it a change to a basic Vermont right to walk, fish, and hunt in the woods.
Firemen re elect Wassick and push Battle Day budget
The Bennington Fire Department re elected chief Joseph Wassick unopposed and re elected Erwin Mattison as first assistant engineer. In the only contested race, Merton Cross defeated former Chief Charles Sawyer. Officers renewed include John Stone president Ormal Pierce Jr vice president George Hohman secretary and Ormal Pierce Sr treasurer. The meeting at Bradford Hook & Ladder drew about 80 of 100 members.
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Bennington
Heart Fund Sets $11211 Bennington County Drive Goal
Vermont Heart Association launches its annual February drive with a Bennington County goal of 11211 and a statewide budget emphasis on volunteer efforts. Richard Bower notes 4700 volunteers touched 40000 homes last year and most funds stay in Vermont for prevention, research at UVM medical school, and community programs. Harold Johnson outlines education, cardiac work evaluation, ID cards, CPR training, vocational rehab, and Putnam Memorial Hospital programs. Albert Webb and Joseph P. Ferrari named to organize in Bennington with Theodore Bird handling publicity.
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Jean Hayford
Grand Isle
Vermont Heart Association
Hayford
Joseph Ferrari
Bennington
Richard Bower
Mrs. Hayford
Albert Webb
Manchester
Theodore Bird
Heart
Bennington County
Bower
Heart Fund
Harold Johnson
Association
UVM
Medical College
American Heart Association
Johnson
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Joseph P. Ferrari
Hughes book book by Irving
John Tarpey a chief postal inspector confirmed the Postal Service is launching an investigation into the Howard Hughes case. Officials hold back details while unconfirmed reports suggest checks totaling 650000 routed to a Swiss account may be involved. Bank records in Zurich show a Helga R Hughes withdrawing funds, with police tracing the hotel stay and matching passport numbers to Mrs Irving.
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Irving
John Tarpey
Postal Service
Howard Hughes
Tarpey
Switzerland
McGraw- Hill
Hughes
Zurich
Helga R. Hughes
Helga Hughes
Somerset plan withdrawn as Act 250 review concludes
Somerset officials say the withdrawal followed a careful evaluation under Act 250 criteria. Meade’s 700 campsite proposal included a pitch and putt golf course archery range tennis courts a baseball diamond a swimming pool and a store. The plan sought sewers for 72 sites and privies for the rest with water and electric connections along the Somerset Reservoir road eight miles north of Route 9. The project hoped to be open this summer.
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Jackson
Meade
Somerset Reservoir
Rescue squads oppose proposed ambulance legislation
Members of rescue squads in Bennington County plan a meeting on Monday January 31 at 7 30 p m at St Joseph College to discuss a state bill updating H 12 that would expand state control over ambulance districts and limit local powers. Attending will be officials from the Health Department and University of Vermont Medical School along with Rep R Marshall Witten and other lawmakers.
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Bennington County
St. Joseph College
Andre Betit
Bennington
Betit
University of Vermont Medical School
Bett
Pownal
Arlington
Manchester
R. Marshall Witten
Bennington Briefs and Vermont Hospital Rate Changes
Bennington briefs note a VFW Post 1332 dance at the VFW Hall with Moe Harrington and his Country Drifters serving guests. Moose Lodge Kitchen offers steaks and seafood tonight. a St Marys St Peters Church potluck luncheon follows on Feb 3. Vermont Medical Center Hospital raises room rates effective Feb 1 set at 76 to 83 for private rooms 69 for semi private. budget 19.1 million. board approved. Senior Citizens Club meets with schedule of activities and last week's card winners named.
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VFW Post
VFW Hall
Moe Harrington
Country Drifters
Burlington
UPI
Medical Center Hospital of
Vermont
Herluf Olsen
Senior Citizens Club
Edward Houran
Caroline Carey
Hospital Notes Admissions and Births Reported
Admissions include John D. Elliott of Hoosick Falls and Master Neil P. Andrew of Buskirk. Discharges list Master Gerald Sweet, Brent Metcalfe, Mrs. Margaret D. Becker of Hoosick, Mrs. Audrey Kaufmann and daughter of Johnsonville. Births record Mr and Mrs Paul Stevens Harwood Hill a son Jan 27 and Mr and Mrs Earl Rufus Fairview Avenue Wilmington a son Jan 27.
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John D. Elliott
Hoosick Falls
Neil P. Andrew
Buskirk, N.Y
Gerald Sweet
Brent Metcalfe
Bennington
Margaret D. Becker
Hoosick
Audrey Kaufmann
Johnsonville
N.Y
Paul Stevens
R.D
Harwood Hill
Earl Rufus
Fairview Avenue
Wilmington
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