Winter chill lingers as New England avoids fresh snow
Arctic front keeps cold air over New England, preventing a Gulf of Mexico storm from dropping more snow. Buzzards Bay faces a 100,000 gallon oil spill cleanup as the Coast Guard plans controlled burns. Canal reopen prospects dim, Rhode Island forms HEAT aid, and Bristol and Clinton report weather hampering fires and racing cancellations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
New England
National Weather Service
Gulf of Mexico
New
Buzzards Bay
Cape Cod
Coast Guard
Carter warns permanent energy shortage and policy plan
President Carter, aboard a helicopter over Pittsburgh, warned of a permanent, very serious energy shortage and urged a national policy centered on conservation. He vowed to send a comprehensive plan to Congress by April 20 and urged deeper home heating reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Carter
Snelling proposes welfare budget cut in Vermont
Gov. Richard Snelling recommends a 1.5 million overall reduction in the Welfare Department budget for the next year. The plan would raise state welfare contributions by nearly 1.7 million while accepting about 3 million fewer federal dollars. Vermont welfare spending this year is about 74.8 million. the next fiscal year totals 73.1 million and 77.8 million for 1979. The package, released Saturday, adds details to the 1978-79 General Fund budget and follows the release of the capital construction budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Health Department
Health Department
Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Snelling
Division of Historic Preservation
Department of Economic Development
State Education Department
Vermont Educational Television
House
Ways and Means Committee
Peter Giuliani
Montpelier
Vermont faces propane shortage amid budget boosts and aid shifts
State agencies propose a $700000 General Assistance hike and a propane supply crisis underlines the winter strain. Energy officials trace shortages to transportation and pipelines, while emergency fuel aid expands for families and elderly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMartin
Blue Flame
Liporace
Federal Energy Administration
Vermont Energy Office
Forrest Orr
Selkirk
Buffalo
Orr
Vermont
Canada
Bennington
New York
Burlington
St. Albans
State Energy Office
Bennington Area
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Ideal Fuels
Dave Hayden
J.H. Winslow Plumbing and Heating Supply Co
Bennington Opportunity Council
County lawmakers seek linked dog, horse racing dates
Rep. Edwin A. Colvin announces a resolution to have the Racing Commission grant Greyhound racing dates only if harness and thoroughbred racing also occur at Green Mountain Racetrack. The delegation plans to meet Gov. Snelling to discuss Route 7 north of Manchester, budget items, and local public notices.
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Edwin A. Colvin
Shaftsbury
Racing Commission
Green Mountain Racetrack
Rep
Colvin
Richard Snelling
Manchester
Highway Department
Obituaries Note Salem and Bennington area services
Funeral services are set for J Robert Garland in Salem Grace Church with two sons and four grandchildren among survivors. John H Larkin of Tunbridge dies at 70. services and community roles noted. Frances E Gallagher of Manchester mourned with nursing, army service, and family ties. Elizabeth Vogel Schorch of Landgrove to be buried in Manchester area. George A Leonard of Hoosick Falls, NY dies at 83 with religious and community ties. Della Pratt, former Hoosick resident, dies awaiting full obituary in Tuesday Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahar
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Della Pratt
Hoosick
van Rensselaer Manor
Troy
Alden to Argue Why He Deserves Lt Governor Seat
Alden, defeated candidate, prepared to argue in Washington County Superior Court that the legislature violated ballot procedures in the lieutenant governor race. He claims Rep Sydney Nixon’s vote was illegal and Rep Philip Bouchard’s should have counted. The Democratic State Committee endorsed a recall petition, seeking five percent of lieutenant governor voters to push the issue.
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Alden
Montpelier
John A. Burgess
Sydney Nixon
Brattleboro
Philip Bouchard
D-Franklin
Nixon
Robert Emond
House Municipal Corporations and Elections Committee
Emond
Bouchard
Robert Handley
Democratic State Committee
Secretary of State
Hospital Admissions and Births Across Bennington Area
North Bennington and surrounding towns record several admissions including Steve Jones Shawn Patrick Bennington nurse Gail Jewett and others. Births reported for Cary Thompson East Arlington and Mr and Mrs Steve Young of East Arlington. Discharges include Carol Wheeler and baby Julia Gates. Additional admissions and names listed across Hoosick Falls Cambridge Dorset and Shaftsbury.
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Steve Jones
Shawn Patrick
Bennington
Gail Jewett
North Bennington
Tim Coonradt
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Patricia Jones
Jacksonville
Thelma Metcalf
Cambridge
Cary Thompson
Carol Wheeler
Julia Gates
Beverly Galvin
Jasper Boyd
Wilmington
Steve Young
East Arlington
Nanette Joppich
Sandra Tilley
Marjorie Marsh
Winfield Bentley
Arlington
Floyd Tobin
Dorset
Benjamin Gauthier
Forrest Bryant
Robert Wagner Jr
Dan O’dell
Howard Amidson
Berlin
Leona Towne
Granville
Edward Watters
William Strohmaier
Mary Stearns
Linda Dailey
Shaftsbury
Jean Stannard
South Dorset
Danby official Burton T. L. Nichols dies at 89
Burton T. L. Nichols longtime Danby school director and former Vermont state legislator died unexpectedly Sunday at Rutland Hospital aged 89. Born May 5, 1887 in Mt. Tabor he served 17 years as Danby school director and two terms in the Vermont House. He leaves six daughters, 20 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. Funeral at Danby Congregational Church Wednesday at 3 p.m. with burial in Scottsville Cemetery in the spring. Memorials to Danby Congregational Church or Manchester Rescue Squad. Friends may call at Brewster Funeral Home Manchester Center Tuesday 2 4 and 7 9 p.m. A Masonic memorial will be held at the funeral home Tuesday evening.
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John P. Gallagher
St. Jerome’s Church
East Dorset
Dorothy Wells
Johnson
Ella Brown
Arlington
Marion Rogenski
Wilder
Manchester
Brewster Funeral Home
Elizabeth Vogel Schorch
Landgrove
Robert L. Clayton
Zion Episcopal Church
Germany
August W. Schorch
U.S
New York City
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Bennington
Hoosick Falls Country Club
Hoosick Falls
Mary Jane Liporace
Julia Leonard
Kathryn Leonard
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Mahar
Burton T.L. Nichols
Danby
Rutland Hospital
Danby Congregational Church
Lester Tufts
Factory Point
Scottsville
Mt. Tabor
Adolphus and
Jessie (Johnson) Nichols
Rutland Business School
Vermont House of Representatives
Marble Lodge
F&am
Nellie Kelley
Fannie Brock
Georgia Carabeau
Anna May Higgins
West Rutland
Mary Kovacs
Florence Carrara
North Clarendon
Martha Roberts
Castleton
Blanche Bachelder
Ludlow
Brewstan
Manchester Center
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N.E
Frederick Bouchard No
C.A. Storry
Rhode Island
J. Joseph Garrahy
Garrahy
H.E.A.T
Department of Community Affairs
Boston
Bristol
Conn
Clinton
Maine
Suffolk Downs Race Track
Rhode Islanders
Paul Gosselin
Smithfield
R.I
Smith and Sayles Reservoir
Glocester
Tony Tancreto
Logan International Airport
NWS
N.Y. Times News Service
Washington
Pittsburgh
Human Services Agency
Education Department
Development and Community Affairs Agency
State Department of Social Welfare
Superior Court
Ernest Gibson
Ken Twitchell
DSW
BOC
Green Mountains
Albany
Green Island
Energy Office
Gulf
Santarcangelo
Stratton
St. Regis Paper Co
Stratton Pond
Stratton Corp
Tarinelli
IPC
Ski Foundation
Stratton Management Company
Sun Bowl
Bennington Briefs
Mt. Anthony
St. Peter’s Guild
Frances Ross
Bennington Board of Civil Authority
Phoenix Inc
Depot St
J. Robert Garland
Salem
Mass
Grace Church
Pownal Tanning Co
North Adams
Adams Road
Williamstown
Lawrence Academy
Andover
University of Pennsylvania
Mary Herlihy
James
Attleboro
Edward
Katherine Bray
Mary Ann Cole
Stamford
Quinn
John H. Larkin
State Fish & Game Board
Tunbridge
Tunbridge Congregational Church
Doris K. Rickert
Sharon
Edward C. Emery
Washington Electric Cooperative
White River
Frances E. Gallagher
St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church
Martin F. Clancy
Richard Thompson
East
Entombment
Elizabeth V. Schorch
George A. Leonard
Hill Road
Patrick and
Mary (Grennan) Leonard
St. Mary’s Academy
Evelyn Morin
Leo Mulvilhill
Sandra Harrington
Piche Alison
Johnsonville
Burton Nichols
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