Girl Scout captive freed as kidnapper arrested in Florida
Fifteen year old Charlotte Grosse escaped a locked room at a Siesta Key home after Wednesday abduction from a Girl Scout camp. Sheriff deputies arrested 33 year old Wilfred Bannister at his residence as she fled to safety. He faces kidnaping and involuntary sexual battery charges and was held without bond. Charlotte was treated at Sarasota Memorial Hospital and reunited with her parents after a 53 hour ordeal.
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UPI
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Rusty’’ Bannister
Siesta Key
Bannister
Ray Pilon
Charlotte
Forest Green
Winding Way
Julia Rosell
Pilon
Massachusetts House approves abortion funding ban vote
The Massachusetts House gave initial approval to a measure banning state funds for abortions without debate or roll call. A compromise allows one reading on a voice vote. Both sides expect enough votes to send the bill to Gov Dukakis, who has pledged to veto.
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API
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Dukakis
Liberal
Bennington Briefs Summary of July 4 Center Closure and Local Notices
The Bennington Recreation Center will be closed on Monday July 4. Two area students Sandra E. Cook of Bennington and Peter Brian Gray of North Bennington made the University of Maine at Orono spring dean's list with a 3.0 or better. Arlington Lions Auction Saturday July 2 features Hale Company furniture Mack Molding milk boxes and other items. Fresh seafood at Shirkshire Restaurant offers complete dinners from 4.95 and up.
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Sandra E. Cook
Bennington
Peter Brian Gray
North Bennington
University of Maine At
Orono
Arlington Lions
Hale Company
Mack
Griffin
Shaftsbury School Board to hold meeting on July 5
The Shaftsbury School Board will meet on Tuesday July 5 at 6 pm to discuss building plans and will enter executive session at 6 30 pm to discuss personnel matters. The Shaftsbury Town Clerk office hours change starting July 5 with new weekly schedule.
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Shaftsbury
Tri-corner hats and patterns headline Vermont sale ad
Montpelier memo notes tri corner hats priced eight dollars and patterns for women's gowns and hunting shirts at five dollars each. Military coats also listed at five dollars per pattern while the piece. The copy frames a celebration of independence against the backdrop of Vermont frontier hardship from two centuries ago.
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Bennington
Vermont
Senate Deadlock Over Neutron Bomb Kill Weapon Funding
In Washington the Senate stalled Friday over funding for a neutron bomb, a weapon using intense radiation to kill people while sparing property. Critics called it repugnant as a rare secret session failed to produce a decision before a long recess. A separate police report notes a hit and run on Murphy Road at 5 p.m. Friday. Edward Hixson, 22, of 15 School Street, was driving a 1969 Chevy when struck.
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UPI
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Edward B. Hixson
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Congress
Chamber
Robert Byrd
Summer worker joins Planned Parenthood of Vermont unit
Irene Midurski of North Bennington has been hired for the summer by the Bennington Office of Planned Parenthood of Vermont. A Mt. Anthony graduate, she will begin sophomore year at Smith College in September and works on outreach, statistics, and referral systems under the Smith work-study program. Planned Parenthood at 338 Main St. offers confidential family planning services with sliding-scale fees and drop-in visits.
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North Bennington
Bennington
Planned Parenthood
Vermont
Ms. Midurski
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Smith College
Main St
Funeral Held For Dean Mertrude At Mahar & Son
The funeral for Dean Mertrude of 824 Main St. was held Friday at Mahar & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Frank Grogan officiating. Bearers were Harry Moon Clyde Young Francis J. Kelly Duncan Turner Paul J. Fairley and Paul Michaels. Mr. Mertrude died Tuesday at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.
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Gore Road
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Shaftsbury
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Cornell
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Dean Mertrude
Main St
Frank Grogan
C.S.C
Sacred Heart Church
Harry Moon
Clyde Young
Francis J. Kelly
Duncan Turner
Paul J. Fairley
Paul Michaels
Bennington Lodge
Ells
Park Lawn Cemetery
Fr. Grogan
Mr. Mertrude
Mayor vows to refute union claims at hearing
HOOSICK FALLS NY Mayor Donald E Bogardus pledged to prove at the July 8 PERB hearing that two village highway workers were laid off not for budget cuts but in retaliation for unionizing. He named Deputy Mayor Francis Murphy and attorney Richard Farley as village representatives. The layoffs matched seniority-based CSEA proposals, he said, and he intended to show the claim is untrue.
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N.Y
Donald E. Bogardus
Civil Service Employes Association
CSEA
Bogardus
Albany
Public Employer Relations Board
PERB
Francis Murphy
Richard Farley
Thomas Bass
John Mahar
Highway Department
Doornhof Farm hosts final Emerson jumping clinic in Shaftsbury
Doornhof Farm in Shaftsbury hosts July 3 and 4 clinic led by Denny Emerson of the United States Equestrian Team focusing on jumping. Riders of all levels will be instructed as Emerson aims for a strong 1977 three day event season after wins at Doornhof Farm Horse Trials and Flying Horse Three Day in Boston. Public invited to weekend event while local village weighs layoff rights and pending hearings.
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United States
Doornhof Farm
Shaftsbury
Emerson
Boston
Mass
Bread Loaf school wins $100,000 rural teaching grant
Bread Loaf School at Middlebury College receives a Rockefeller Foundation grant of 100000 dollars to start a three year program for rural and small town high school teachers in the Northeast. Middlebury President Olin Robison announced the award and project begins next summer. Bread Loaf Director Paul Cubeta says the program aims to combat a continuing decline in reading and writing skills and to address resource and pay gaps for rural teachers.
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Rockefeller Foundation
Olin Robison
Paul Cubeta
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