Hathorn Attacks Hoff Over At Large Elections
Hartford Vermont Republican Byron Hathorn charges Governor Hoff with a political power move to favor Democrats through at large elections. Hathorn questions subdivision of large districts before the August 16 deadline and says rural Vermont would be shortchanged by Hoff’s reapportionment plan.
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Hartford
UPI
Philip Hoff
Byron Hathorn
House
Ways and Means Committee
Hoff
Hathorn
Senate and House clash over Medicare hospital and nursing limits
The Senate and House disagree on Medicare terms including hospital stay duration, nursing home days and home visits. The Senate proposes 60 hospital days with 100 nursing home days and 175 home visits, plus higher earnings exemptions and a $40/day 60 day inpatient cost. The House limits vary, with 20 hospital days plus up to 80 nursing home days, and 100 home visits, keeping lower earning thresholds and existing rules for retirees.
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Senate
Obituaries for Soper and Lorenzo Mentioned in Manchester Depot
Catherine Mary Soper wife of Leslie N. Soper chief hospital engineer at Putnam Memorial Hospital died Friday night after a long illness. Born May 6 1893 in Kalamazoo Michigan she lived in Flint and Bennington before moving to Manchester Depot six years ago. She belonged to Sacred Heart Church and Catholic Daughters with calling hours Saturday at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home. Albert Anthony Lorenzo 58 died Friday in White River VA Hospital after two months there. A Mechanicville native born June 22 1907 he served as chief petty officer in WWII earning the Purple Heart. A founder of Lorenzo's garage he was active in Manchester Little League and a past commander of Post 38 and the local VFW. Survived by wife Thelma Ballard Lorenzo and children Sharon Louis Anthony Garry, plus his father Frank, brother Louis and a nephew. A Requiem Mass Monday at St Pauls Church with burial Dellwood Cemetery.
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Catherine Mary Soper
Leslie N. Soper
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Soper
Kalamazoo
Mich
Flint
Michigan
Bennington
Sacred Heart Church
Catholic Daughters
Hanson- Walbridge
Manchester Depot
Albert Anthony Lorenzo
Veterans Administration Hospital
White River
Mechanicville
N.Y
Frank
Madeline Mone Lorenzo
Lorenzo
Burr and Burton Seminary
Albany Business College
United States Navy
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Manchester American Legion
V.F.W
Manchester Little League
Thelma Ballard Lorenzo
Sharon
Louis
Anthony
Garry
Frank Lorenzo
Detroit
James Mureray
St. Paul’s Church
Dellwood Cemetery
Manchester
Brewster Funeral Home
Murray
Rescue Squad Seeks Funds For Ambulance Purchase
Bennington Rescue Squad members seek to borrow $11,000 to buy a new 1965 Cadillac ambulance to replace a ten year old model. If payment to a Connecticut dealer cannot be guaranteed by Monday, the squad will sell the vehicle. The new ambulance would carry four stretchers and extra equipment, with delivery about eight weeks.
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Bennington
Connecticut
Andre H. Betit
Albany
Burlington
Boston
New York
Safford Street
Shaftsbury
Woodford
Betit
Bennington Court Tackles July Fireworks and Plea Deals
Bennington Municipal Court handled cases linked to Fourth of July events and a Bennington robbery and assault. Joseph Hurley and Roger Pratt pleaded guilty to possessing fireworks. Cleo Webb Jr faced six counts of beating and robbing Chester Paligo with possible plea change. Gary Skidmore changed to no contest on one count while others were dismissed. Gregory Coyne received fines and an alternate jail sentence for speeding and defective equipment. Aubrey Moffit Jr pled guilty to defective equipment. Denver Coulter was fined for driving with a suspended license and given a 30 day suspended sentence and probation.
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Municipal Court
Joseph A. Hurley
Roger A. Pratt
North Pownal
George M. Fienberg
Cleo Webb Jr
Bennington
Chester Paligo
Webb
Atty
John B. Harte
Gary Skidmore
Shaftsbury
Gregory Coyne
McCall St
Main Street
Coyne
Aubrey O. Moffit Jr
Sunderland
Moffit
U.S. 7
Denver Coulter
Vermont
Woodford
Coulter
Thomas A. Woodward
McKinley St
Rene Boutin Jr
Scott St
R. Marshall Witten
New York
Old Bennington
Woodward
Boutin
South Street
Fienberg
House of Correction
Windsor
George E. Bushee
North Bennington
Green Acre Flats
Thomas P. Kinney Jr
Union St
Walloomsac
Carl Covery
Richford
Donald Greenslet
Franklin County
Edward C. Sanders
Depot St
Clyde Peck
Sanders
Dorset drama features Pat Carmichael in Gothic thriller
In Dorset the Caravan Theatre stages Patricia Carmichael in The Innocents at the Dorset Plays house through Sunday July 11. The actress plays Miss Giddens in William Archibald's stage adaptation of Henry James's Turn of the Screw, a suspenseful tale of a governess haunted by the supernatural.
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Dorset
Caravan Theatre
Patricia Carmichael
Miss Giddens
William Archibald
Dorset Plays
Bennington Fire Destroys Awnings. School Board Meets
Four Bennington Fire Department trucks rushed to a blaze that destroyed the awning at Jerry's Flower Shop on East Main Street. Fire officials believe a cigarette discarded onto the awning started the fire. Directors of the Greater Bennington School District Inc will hold a regular meeting at 4 p.m. Monday at Molly Stark School.
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Jerry
East Main St
Greater Bennington School District Inc
Molly Stark
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