No man’s land meeting on fire protection stalls progress
A special Hoosick Falls gathering of village and town leaders plus the village fire department failed to reach a firm plan to protect the no man’s land area outside the village boundary. Officials discussed tanker needs, on call support from West Hoosick and North Hoosick, and pending contracts, but a decisive agreement was postponed amid equipment concerns and deputy chief Cronin’s stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
No-Man’s Land
Raymond Calhoun
William J. Murphy
Hoosick
West Hoosick
North Hoosick
First Ward
William Cronin
Fire Department
Walter Sprague
West Hoosick Fire Department
North Hoosick Department
Calhoun
Murphy
Dougherty
Bogardus
Richard J. Farley
Marilyn Douglas
Francis Murphy
Howard ‘Dee”’ Shaw
Cronin
Robert Frederickson
RPI professor leads crystal growth for Apollo Soyuz link
Dr Heribert A Wiedemeier of RPI outlines a follow up crystal growth experiment for the US Soviet Apollo Soyuz Test Program to be launched July 15. The work builds on Skylab results showing higher quality crystals grown in zero gravity and aims to improve microcircuitry in devices. The program plans docking in earth orbit to test rendezvous and docking procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RPI
Troy
N.Y
Heribert A. Wiedemeier
Renssealer Polytechnic Institute
Baikonur
Kazakhstan
Kennedy Space Center
Wiedemeier
Earth
Dorset Sportsmen Club Opens Amid Trout Release
Dorset Sportmen s Club held its grand opening with a six dollar per member event fee. Executive committee includes Edward Tarbell Dudley Griffis John Standard Robert Streeter Clifford Tarbell William McFall and Kenneth Johnston. The club released 600 speckled trout into Mettowee River feeder streams, hatchery raised for the purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorset Sportsmen’s Club
Edward Tarbell
Dudley Griffis
John N. Stannard
Robert Streeter
Clifford Tarbell
William McFall
Kenneth Johnston
Mettowee
Life Line Seminar on emergency procedures planned
The Deerfield Valley Health Center announces the first Life Line Seminar on July 17 at 8 p.m. co sponsored by the Wilmington Lions Club and Deerfield Valley Rescue. The event targets businessmen in lodging, mercantile, and food service, to learn choking and heart attack procedures and highlight health center resources. Reservations via Mary Lou Rich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Deerfield Valley Health Center
Mary Lou Rich
Wilmington Lions Club
Deerfield Valley Rescue
Rich
Deerfield Valley
Deerfield Rescue Service
Bob Covey
Deerfield Rescue
al Wurzberger
Deerfield
Arlington Fourth of July festival proves profitable
Arlington's all day Fourth celebration, chaired by Ann Marsh, showed profits across attractions despite some unpaid bills. Readouts estimate a net between 500 and 1000 dollars with strong local cooperation. Highlights included a box lunch auction, student prizewinners in cake baking, and several contests. Attendance for the beverage booth was about 5,500, and a wrap-up meeting will decide fund use for possible 1976 fireworks.
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Arlington
Ann Marsh
Betsy Finney
Lori Farrell
Sophie Tzeretzoulia
Wanda Caler
Debbie Smith
Terrance Riley
Hale Company
Sharon Harrington
Colleen Bushee
Mary Farrington
Arlington Community House
Spencer Farrington
Fisher School
Pownal Community Meetings and Tax Rate Set
The town schedules a workbee at 8 a.m. Saturday at Pownal Baptist Church and an AA meeting at 8 p.m. at the Pownal Recreational Community Center. A worship service is planned Sunday at 10 15 a.m. at North Pownal Congregational Church. Selectmen set the tax rate at 6 66 down from 6 73 and the grand list stands at 123792 20. Tax bills go out August 1. The Wesleyan Class meets at 8 tonight at Mrs Kathleen Lewis home. Mrs Lillian Bassen has returned to Pownal.
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North Pownal
Pownal
Bazaar and smorgasbord planned by East Arlington Church group
The Enterprise Society of East Arlington Federated Church schedules a July 16 bazaar at 2 pm and a smorgasbord at 6 pm with tea. Bazaar tables feature white elephants flowers surprise packages food and handicrafts. Tickets 3 adults 1.50 children. Speakers and helpers named. Also noted two Prouty brothers home on leave from Ft. Dix to visit family.
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Ladies of the Enterprise Society of the East Arlington Federated Church
Isa Dahl
Ethel Benjamin
Hazel Carbonti
Dorothy Lawrence
Clara Hulet
Daisy Schwarzkoph
Betty Trachte
Virginia Andrews
Robert A. Prouty
Francis L. Prouty
Warren Beattie
Woodford
Army
Ft. Dix. N.J
Co. C
Colodny to lead Allegheny Airlines as chief executive
Edwin Colodny of Burlington Vermont has been named president and CEO of Allegheny Airlines replacing Leslie Barnes. Colodny, 49, a lawyer and former Civil Aeronautics Board staff member, will assume duties August 1. He has served as a route specialist with Allegheny, the sixth largest local service carrier, amid the carrier’s worst first quarter ever. Vermont judges process praised by U S Appeals Judge James Oakes during testimony before a legislative committee, with calls to extend Judicial Selection Board terms and limit to one term. He urged transferring re election oversight from the board to a legislative committee while affirming the Supreme Court should retain disciplinary action over judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Edwin Colodny
Burlington
Allegheny Airlines
Colodny
Civil Aeronautics Board
Leslie Barnes
Allegheny
Oakes
Judicial Selection Board
Supreme Court
Albert Barney
GE to lay off 80 at Rutland plant in July
GE Rutland plant, Vermont, the region s largest employer, announced 80 workers will be laid off on July 18. The cuts apply only to hires after August 26 last year due to reduced need for commercial spare parts. Plant employees total about 1,250. earlier this year several hundred Vermont GE workers were laid off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
UPI
Vermont
General Electric
Joseph Hermans
G.E
New Hampshire
Hermans
Uncle Sam Mall may land two backers in New York
Troy officials report two potential financial backers for the long delayed Uncle Sam Mall project may finalize a plan soon after city manager Buckley seeks changes to protect municipal interests. In New York Bennett DelleBovi met a private brokerage firm to discuss a sound financing plan critiqued by Buckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
John P. Buckley
Rental Development Corp
Bennett J. DelleBovi
Uncle Sam Mall Corp
New York City
Mall
DelleBovi
Berkshire builders face new code change in Pittsfield
The state Building Code Commission withdraws Section 111.43 that tied sales to certificates of occupancy. Banks misread the rule as requiring a seller inspection before sale, but it only allowed an inspector to inspect after vacancy notice. The commission plans a housing maintenance code to replace the removed section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
State Building Code Commission
Charles Denisio
Denisio
J.T. Bus Co seeks expansion of public system
John C Tietgens owner of J T Bus Co asks to extend the existing system, proposing service to Franklin Street Massachusetts Avenue Roberts Drive Blackinton part of Clarksburg Cole Avenue Williamstown. State approval and prior permission under December 1973 are noted and a hearing is set for Thursday July 17 in Boston before the Department of Public Utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams
John C.tietgens
J.T. Bus Co
Tietgens
Franklin Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Roberts Drive
Blackinton
Clarksburg
Cole Avenue
Williamstown
John H. McCabe
State Department of Public Utilities
Boston
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George E. Dougherty
Donald Bogardus
Grand Union
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Bennington
Dorset
Walter McNamara
Richard Marvin
Adams Streets
Bennington, Vermont
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Pownals
Pamela Blakeman
Pownal Baptist Church
Alcoholics Anonymous
Helene Thompson
Florida
Connie Grant
Julia Maxmillian
Vermonter
New York
Knowles Pontiac, Inc
Ingalls
Seventh Avenues
Criminal Investigation Division
Robert Kane
William E. Phoenix
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Elger China
H. Green Inc
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