Dutch Elm Disease Worsened by DDT Cutbacks in Mass
Berkshire County columnist reports that curtailing DDT spraying against elm bark beetle coincides with rising Dutch elm disease. Methoxychlor, while cheaper to replace, often fails to match DDT's efficacy, raising elm losses. Officials explore fungicides, parasitic wasps, and resistant elm stock, with fall assessments planned.
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Massachusetts
Wall Street Journal
Netherlands
McCarthy
Williamstown
USDA
Berkshire County
Waltham
Bad Check Tips in New SBA Leaflet
Arthur Margeson of the Montpelier SBA says a new leaflet Outwitting Bad Check Passers offers knowledge and vigilance tips to avoid bad checks. The free guide lists key signs to verify checks before acceptance and other suggestions to protect small stores.
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Montpelier
SBA
Arthur Margeson
The
Small Business Administration
Federal Building
Montpellier
Agnes Rockwood Column to Resume on July 21 Week
Agnes Rockwood is on vacation and her Just Pokin Around column will resume the week of July 21.
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Agnes Rockwood
Essex County Most Stagnant in Vermont Growth
Essex County shows little employment change since 1940 while Vermont towns grow. A Department of Employment Security survey found 95.5 percent household coverage and predicts an annual labor surplus of 130 workers unless industry expands or new firms import. Also notes many residents seek work outside the county and prefer shorter commutes. Copies of the Manpower Report: Essex County may be obtained from the state agency. Also, Ronald P. Perrott of Bennington promoted to staff sergeant in the U S Air Force, stationed at Elmendorf AFB Alaska, with wife Kathleen of Webster Mass.
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University of Wisconsin
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Department of Employment Security, Research and Statistics
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Patrick J. Perrott
County St
Bennington
U.S. Air Force
Perrott
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Anchorage
Alaska
Bennington Catholic High School
St. Joseph College
Kathleen
Francis Kelly
Webster
Mass
Scouts Off To Idaho Jamboree
Twenty two Ethan Allen Council Boy Scouts travel from Camp Plymouth to Boston then Spokane to Idaho for the National Scout Jamboree at Farragut State Park July 16 22. The party will visit Yellow stone Park Old Faithful Fort Harrison and Salt Lake City on return, with President Nixon attending the final campfire arena show. Scouts from Bennington Brandon Proctor Rutland Windsor Woodstock Brattleboro Saxtons River Westminster Middlebury Fair Haven Randolph Bethel and Randolph listed among participants.
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Utah
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Brandon
Scott Benware
Dana Torrey
Proctor
William Taranovich
Nelson Gee
Adam Styles
Randall Wiggin
Stephen Flinn
Windsor
Brett Blaisdell
Fredrick White
Woodstock
Andrew Sumner
William Hall
Brattleboro
Roy Wilson
Stephen Packard
Saxtons River
Norman MacLeod
Jay Barrows
Westminster
Kim Moriglione
Middlebury
Christopher Carlin
Fair Haven
David Richards
Homemaking Notes on Vegetables by Marion Harris AVM
Homemaking notes discuss which vegetables are native to America, which come from other regions, and how vegetables fit into a nutritious diet. The article explains common fruit botanical classifications, nutritional elements like starches proteins calcium iron vitamins, and stresses daily vegetable servings for health.
Moving from Vermont to Pennsylvania for a first home
A narrator recounts leaving Vermont for Pennsylvania to buy a house with husband Ben and child, navigating real estate chaos. They pick between two houses, balance mortgage talks, and finally secure a 7 percent loan for 20 years while blending memories of Green Mountains with Pennsylvania Dutch elements. Home is defined as where the heart is for a loving family.
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Pennsylvania
Ben
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