Berkshire charges dropped after merchants revolt
A Massachusetts judge will dismiss charges against Zayre's Department Store Brook Drug and Kenver Limited if they stay closed on Sundays. The cases, part of a 1976 Sunday sales protest against the blue laws, were continued without finding until Sept. 6. The court upheld the laws later that year.
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Great Barrington
Mass
UPI
Massachusetts
Berkshire County District Court
Robert J. Donelan
Zayre’s Department Store
Brook Drug
Kenver Limited
Egremont
State Supreme Court
Zayre
Bernard Glazier
Donelan
Michael Dukakis
Weekend Weather Outlook Delivers Mild Temps and Showers
A fair weekend gives way to showers Tuesday with mild conditions continuing. Temperatures reach the 70s to low 80s during the day, and fall to the mid 50s to low 60s at night across the period.
Vermont Historical Society Annual Meeting in Windsor
The Vermont Historical Society marks its 200th anniversary of Vermont’s Constitution with an annual meeting in Windsor on July 9. Registration starts at 9:30 a.m. at Historic Windsor Inc., followed by walking tours to Constitution House and the Precision Museum, a buffet lunch, a reenactment of the signing, and an afternoon program including a talk by Prof. Samuel B. Hand. President Thomas S. Conlon will preside from 2:15 p.m. with reports and elections to follow.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Vermont Historical Society
Windsor
Historic Windsor Inc
Constitution House
Precision Museum
Old South Congregational
Old South Church
Windsor High School
Thomas Rhodes
Samuel B. Hand
UVM
Hand
Thomas S. Conlon
Project CRASH lecture series starts July 5 at UCS Bennington
Project CRASH meets Tuesday July 5 at United Counseling Service on the hospital grounds in Bennington at 6 30 p m for registration at 6 p m The program runs for four consecutive Mondays July 11 18 and 25 from 6 30 to 9 30 covering license reinstatement alcohol education and group discussion Lectures and movies are free to family members or others A fee applies to the DMV upon completion for license reinstatement For more information contact UCS at 442 5491.
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United Counseling Service
Dewey Street
Bennington
Department of Motor Vehicles
UCS
Bennington Briefs Highlights and Local Notices
Bennington Bridge headlines cover a July 6 Hairdressers' Association meeting at Barbara Burnham’s Shaftsbury home to discuss the Battle Day parade float. Also listed are Mid-Town Bowl vacation closure dates, Mt Anthony Country Club dinner hours, and diverse ads for the Shea Agency auction items, St John’s pre-school admissions, King Louie’s Pizza delivery, and Shirkshire Restaurant seafood dinners.
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Bennington Hairdressers’ Association
Barbara Burnham
Holliday Drive
Shaftsbury
Ms. Burnham
Maine enacts wraps on obscene materials in public view
Gov. James B. Longley signed two bills restricting obscene content in Maine. One requires opaque wrappers on books magazines and newspapers with obscene covers in areas accessible to minors. The other bans disseminating material deemed obscene to minors at the request of district attorneys or the attorney general. The laws take effect 90 days after adjournment.
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James B. Longley
Maine
U.S. Supreme Court
Cross-Bouton Engagement Announced for Gail Cross
Cross of Shaftsbury announces the engagement of Gail Marie Cross to Paul E Bouton of North Quincy Massachusetts. Gail is MAUHS 1971, UMass Amherst 1975, MBA Boston College 1977 and lives in Boston. Paul is North Quincy HS 1972, UMass Amherst 1976, an accountant at Combustion Engineering East Granby Connecticut. An October wedding is planned.
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John M. Cross
Shaftsbury
Gail Marie
Paul E. Bouton
Elden Bouton
North Quincy
Mass
Miss Cross
MAUHS
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Boston
Boston College
Mr. Bouton
North Quincy High School
University of Massachusetts- Amherst
Combustion Engineering Inc
East Granby, Conn
McKenna Therriault wedding in Bridgeport on June 18
The wedding of Helen Racicot Therriault daughter of Alda Racicot of Gage Street to Phillip Paul McKenna son of Audrey M. McKenna of 56 Mt View Road occurred at 2 p.m. June 18 at the home of Mr and Mrs Ivan Peeble Joyce Andrews matron of honor wore turquoise floor length dress and carried yellow and white carnations Best man was Ivan R Peelle Bride wore cream chiffon over taffeta with matching shoulder cape carrying peach carnations with baby's breath After a Hawaii trip the couple will reside in Bridgeport Conn where the groom works for Bridgeport Jai Alai.
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Helen Racicot Therriault
Alda Racicot
Gage Street
Phillip Paul McKenna
Audrey M. McKenna
Mt. View Road
Ivan Peeble
Joyce Andrews
Willows Mobile Park
Carnations
Ivan R. Peelle
Bradford Place
Hawaii
Bridgeport
Women rights workshop at Bennington College Aug 19-21
Bennington Workshops will present View from the Pedestal a three day program on the legal status of women August 19 20 and 21 at Bennington College with attorneys Pat Barr and Jill Laurie Goodman. Course costs 130 dollars full package 55 for day students limited to 35 enrollees rolling admissions.
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College
Bennington
Pat Barr
Jill Laurie Goodman
Bennington College
Ms. Barr
Vermont
Vermont American Civil Liberties Union
Ms. Goodman
New York University School of Law
Arthur Garfield Hays
American Civil Liberties
Vermont information booths open for summer visitors
Rising temperatures bring early influx of travelers as 32 information centers in 30 towns begin operations. A pre opening training seminar at the Radisson Burlington Hotel hosted 40 attendants, with over 250,000 expected to seek help this season. Local businesses are urged to supply current brochures. a complete booth listing with addresses and hours is available from the Vermont Travel Division in Montpelier.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Radisson
Burlington Hotel
Vermont Travel Division
Elm St
Kennedy to open Frost home in Franconia New Hampshire
Senator Edward Kennedy will attend the formal opening of Robert Frosts Franconia farmhouse summer home. The event marks the site as a public landmark after Frost read poetry at President Kennedys 1961 inauguration.
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Franconia
N.H
UPI
Edward Kennedy
Dmass
Robert Frost
Kennedy
New Hampshire
Frost
John Kennedy
Independence Sale of Greenwich House Treasures
Auction notice for collectors and dealers featuring Kalamazoo stove Aubusson rug Kerman rug Ogee clock treadle sewing machine Royal Dux vases Tiffany china silver and more July 2 3 4 from 10 AM to 6 PM rain or shine take Route 29 East from Greenwich turn left onto Christie Road follow signs for the sale.
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Greenwich House
Kalamazoo
Aubusson
Rte
Greenwich
Christie Rd
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