UVM to Test Alcohol Safety with $30,000 Instrumented Car
The University of Vermont will receive a $30,000 car for use in Project ABETS to study alcohol’s effect on traffic safety. A 2:45 p.m. ceremony at Dewey Hall will showcase the vehicle to psychology staff and officials, with demonstrations in a nearby lot and a coffee hour.
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Burlington
University of Vermont
Dewey Hall
College of Medicine
Colchester
North Prospect Streets
Department of
Psychology
Edward C. Andrews
M.W. Perrine
ABETS
Stephen Huntly
Donald G. Forgays
Psychology Department
Alfred B. Rollins Jr
College of Arts and Sciences
Jonathan P.A. Leopold
James E. Malloy
Edward W. Corcoran
Perrine
National Highway Safety Bureau
Nuclear power risks cited by HEW aide in Vermont
HEW aide Putnam criticizes AEC standards as outdated and calls for thorough review. He cites a Lawrence Lab study by Tamplin and Gorman urging a tenfold reduction in permissible dosages, notes opposition to Vernon project funding, and mentions water diversion plans near the Connecticut River blocked by pollution concerns. He also references a Pittsburgh sulfur capture project and broader push for safer, cheaper power technology.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Putnam
Vernon
Vermont Yankee
AEC
HEW
Robert Finch
Finch
New England
Arthur R. Tamplin
Lawrence Radiation Laboratory
California
U.S
Tamplin
John W. Gorman
Gorman-Tamplin
Boston
Connecticut River
Quabbin
Springfield
Mass
Connecticut
Pittsburgh
Housing Agency Moves on Ward Properties Slumlord Claim
Moretown officials target Ward Properties for substandard housing. Vermont Housing Authority Acting Director John Collar labels the firm a slumlord after inspecting two homes with unsafe ceilings, no water, exposed wiring, and raw sewage in a brook. Aline Ward reportedly connected to ownership. 30 day repairs ordered. a resident injured after falling through a rotted floor.
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Moretown
UPI
Moretown Family Corporation
John Collar
Vermont Housing Authority
Ward Properties
Collar
Frederick Ladue
Washington County
Kimberly Cheney
Merlin Ward
Holly
Aline Ward
Bennington Briefs Tune in for Craft Fair TV program
Tonight at 6 30 Channel 8 will air a program describing the Craft Fair at Mt Anthony Union High School. The Greater Bennington Chamber of Commerce will print summer weekly events. Special events such as suppers concerts bazaars and auctions are welcome. Notification to the C of C should be made by Monday each week. The Bennington Dog Training Club holds graduation tonight at 7 on Mt Anthony Union High School grounds with registration for new classes Thursday July 16 or that night. If rain, exercises move to Thursday July 23.
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Channel 8
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Greater
Bennington Dog Training Club
Camp Y Woods
White Rocks
Wallingford
Harry Briggs Jr
Harry Briggs
Ymca Office
Parade Units Ready For Legion March
Plans are complete for the 52nd annual American Legion convention in Bennington on July 16 17 18 led by General Chairman Thomas R Haley. The parade on July 18 at 2 p.m. features five sections with four military bands and one fire department band headlined by Col Joseph L Krawczyk grand marshal including bands from Westover AFB Fort Devens Boston Cambridge NY and Camp Johnson. Readers may call 442 6549 by July 14 to join the march.
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American Legion
Bennington
Thomas R. Haley
Post 13
Joseph L. Krawczyk
Westover Afb
Air Force Band
Fort Devens
Special Army Forces Band
Green Berets
First
Naval District
Boston
40Th Army Band
Camp Johnson
Cambridge, N.Y
Fire Department
Bennington Selectmen Eye Chamber Building for Expansion
Bennington Vermont selectmen consider the old stone mill at Elm and South for new government offices as they face crowded upstairs quarters and planned six member board. They note Home Health Care is in Hawks building and discuss using chamber of commerce space or courthouse for meetings. They also settle a rent dispute with Eagles, receive a Rotary $10,000 gift for Willow Park shelter, and plan an Army Band concert on Oct 14. The board sets Aug 11 to elect three more selectmen and authorizes a copying machine lease.
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Bennington
Elm
South Streets
Greater
Hawks
West Main Street
Richard B. Diamond
Bijur
Edward R. Lamb
Alexander B. R. Drysdale
Lamb
Chamber of Commerce
Mary Hodeck
Senior Citizens Center
Order of Eagles
Eagles
North Street
Senior Citizens Group
Higgins
Selectman
Willow Park
Rotary Club
U.S. Army
Washington, D.C
North Bennington
Town Planning Commission
Hospital Notes July 8 1970 Admissions and births
July 8 1970 Hospital Notes lists admissions Mrs Ruby L Schlinder Donald J Roy Mark Gates Frederick Wilkins Sr Miss Bernadette Kelley Miss Collette Ann McCann Bennington Discharges Edward O Raetz Pownal Mrs Theresa Marchegiani Readsboro Ward Becker Dexter Shultz Bennington Mrs Nellie R Hayden Arlington Births Mr and Mrs Thomas E Farnum 107 Coolidge Ave a son July 8 Mr and Mrs Robert Renaud Houghton Lane a son July 4
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Ruby L. Schlinder
Donald J. Roy
Mark Gates
Frederick Wilkins Sr
Bernadette Kelley
Collette Ann McCann
Bennington
Edward O. Raetz
Pownal
Theresa Marchegiani
Readsboro
Ward Becker
Dexter Shultz
Nellie R. Hayden
Arlington
Thomas E. Farnum
Coolidge Ave
Robert Renaud
Houghton Lane
Vermont eyes garage licensing to shield auto repair buyers
Montpelier UPI reports Vermont Consumer Protection Bureau chief urged licensing of garages rather than individual mechanics to safeguard consumers in auto repairs. Assistant Attorney General William Gilbert testified before lawmakers that garage registration would centralize responsibility, aid investigations, and allow standards modeled after established programs to weed out shady operators.
Injunction Halts Violence by Strikers at Jones and Lamson Plant
Superior Judge Steven Martin issued a month old injunction in the Springfield strike against Jones and Lamson Machine Tool Co. workers from violence or damage to people or property and from blocking entrances, while not limiting the number of pickets. The order follows a clash when a truck tried to leave the plant amid the dispute. About 750 workers were idle last month. Downtown accident details and unrelated items are noted in the report. social updates include Camp Y Woods session highlights and YMCA registration info.
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Woodstock
UPS
Steven Martin
Jones and Lamson Machine Tool Co
Springfield
Martin
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union
Windsor County Court
Jones and
Lamson
Local crime commission approves 16 Vermont grants
The Governor's Crime Control Commission in Montpelier approved 16 grants totaling funds for law enforcement and rehabilitation programs. Key projects include a $31,000 correction department drug rehab center at Lakeside Juvenile Center Burlington and a $7,000 outpatient drug program at Rutland Mental Health Center. A Burlington crime strike team received $12,000 to fund advanced equipment and coordination by the Burlington Police Department. The panel also earmarked $7,000 to send state attorneys to prosecutors seminars in Chicago or New York. The session included clashes with the Vermont League of Cities and Towns over federal money distribution and attendance by municipal reps. Gov Davis urged encouragement for communities to apply for funds.
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Montpelier
UPI
Governor’s Crime Control Commission
Burlington
Corrections Department
Lakeside Center
Rutland
Chittenden County
Patrick Leahy
South Burlington
Leahy
Crime Commission
Vermont
Chicago
New York
Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Commission
League
Robert Stewart
Peter Langrock
Middlebury
Widow Elizabeth Buckley. longtime Schenectady resident dies
Mrs Elizabeth M Buckley widow of John A Buckley Sr former 319 Pleasant St Bennington died Wednesday at North Adams Massachusetts hospital after a long illness She was born in Bennington daughter of Martin Coyle and Mrs Coyle She lived in Schenectady for over 40 years returning to Bennington in 1960 Survivors include son John A Buckley Jr and several nieces and cousins Funeral at Mahar Son Funeral Home Friday at 9:30 a.m then Requiem High Mass at St Francis de Sales Church 10 Rosary at 8 p.m tonight Burial in St Agnes Cemetery Cohoes
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Elizabeth M. Buckley
John A. Buckley
Pleasant St
North Adams
Mass
Bennington
Martin Coyle
Adams Nursing Home
Williamstown
Buckley
Schenectady
N.Y
St. Francis de Sales Church
John A. Buckley Jr
Scotia
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
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United States
Canada
Mt. Mansfield Co
Ford
Maryland
Chesapeake Systems Corp
Housing Agency
Bennington Briefs
Chittenden
Herbert A. Percey
Bahamas
Gage St
Percey
Linda Betit
Sacred Heart Church
CALM
Association For
St. John’s Church
Park Street
The
Northern Berkshire Association For
F.O. Eagles
Shea Agency Inc
Republican Women’s Federation
Republican State Committee
Elliott Gould
Harte Theatre
Bennington Drive-In
Elizabeth Taylor
Warren Beatty
Charlie Brown
Lucy
Linus
Snoopy
the Whole Gang
Charlie Chaplin
Manchester
Walt Disney Productions
Barry Sullivan
Hathaway’s
Hoosick Falls
Lebanon
Robert Earley
Burlington, Vt
Earley
YMCA
Memorial Park
Depot
County Streets
Earl Crawford
Pamela Mears
Bradford St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Gilbert
Vt. Crime Commission
Deane C. Davis
Stewart
Foster
Franks
EYE OF the
Safford and Gage Sts
Open Sun
John A. Buckley Sr
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