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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1970

Page

6

Forest Service May Buy 5500 Acres In Stamford

Stamford selectmen plan tonight to discuss Alfred M. Johnson Green Mountain National Forest request to negotiate purchase of 5500 acres in northwest Stamford. Land includes 3500 acres owned by Frank Opie and 2000 by Lincoln Haynes, with Opie’s site near a planned vacation home and Haynes’ Stamford Pond. Opie bought land last December for about 1 million dollars amid zoning disputes. both developers seek 4177 one acre lots under interim zoning. A permanent zoning vote is set for July 23 at Stamford School. selectmen previously rejected sale to the forest, though some argue Stamford cannot both refuse sale and prohibit development. If approved, forest purchase could proceed despite limited federal funds.

Stamford Alfred M. Johnson Manchester Green Mountain National Forest Forest Service Johnson Stamford Selectmen Frank Opie Ayer Mass Lincoln Haynes Wilmington Haynes Stamford Pond Opie Opie and National Forest

Four Dorset Residents In Next Playhouse Show

Four Dorset residents join the Caravan Theatre production of The Magistrate at Dorset Playhouse July 15 to 19. Fred Carmichael leads as Posket with Susan Loughran as his bride and John Charles as her son Cis. Cast includes Jesse Corum, Martin Hawkes, Warren Murray, Alfred Yates with Barry T. Baughman design and Patricia Carmichael staging.

Arthur Wing Pinero Dorset Playhouse Sun Fred Carmichael Posket Herry Susan Loughran John Charles Cis Jan Elston Cynthia Mitchell Hillary Mareety Dorset Jesse Corum Martin Hawkes Warren Murray Alfred Yates Caravan Barry T. Baughman Bruce Peyton Caravan Theatre Patricia Carmichael Manchester Southern Vermont Art Center Stage Right

Silver Towers Hosts VARC Day at Camp

VARC will host the second annual VARC Day at Silver Towers Camp in Brookfield on Sunday July 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. The event includes a 1 p.m. buffet lunch and a camp tour led by director Alton M. Van Wie Jr. Camp staff and campers will perform after lunch under Mike Foley.

Brookfield Vermont Association For Retarded Children, Inc VARC Silver Towers Vermont Elks Association VEA Emily C. Cota P.O. Box Charlestown N.H Alton M. van Wie Jr Mike Foley Josephine Baird WARC

Demolish Bid Tails Dilapidated House at 45 Church St Hoosick Falls

Village and county officials move toward selling the dilapidated property at 45 Church St after unpaid taxes dating to 1951. County treasurer Edward Pattison outlined steps to the contemplated sale while letters to prior owner Joseph Sohl go unanswered. The owner’s status was later listed as Helen Weber by the county.

Hoosick Falls N.Y Church St Edward W. Pattison Pattison Joseph Sohl Bennington Helen Weber Richard A. Severson

Castleton honors largest spring dean president list honors

Castleton State College reports the spring semester set a record for honors with 163 Vermonters on the dean's list and 15 on the president's list led by Edgar S. Pierce of Bennington. Bennington County students include Robert Jordan Daniel Kane Kathleen Ottaviano and others.

Castleton Castleton State College Edgar S. Pierce Bennington Bennington County Robert Jordan Daniel Kane Kathleen Ottaviano David Palmer Cynthia White Pamela Holley Betty Riley North Bennington Henri Barendse Manchester James F. Lyon Manchester Depot John Wright Arlington Donna Adams Londonderry Melanie Pike Wilmington

In Defense of The Goldenrod Defense of goldenrod against hay fever claims in Massachusetts

Dr. John W Brainerd argues solidago is insect pollinated and unlikely to trigger hay fever. He cites pollen counts with little airborne pollen from goldenrod and notes ragweed pollen, not goldenrod, causes allergies. The piece urges restraint on state efforts to purge goldenrod and jokes about ragweed control.

Massachusetts Bureau of Air Use Management West Brainerd Goldenrod M.D Boston Springfield, Mass Commonwealth of Goldenrod Commonwealth Provincetown West Stockbridge New England

Goa-born Sequeira Elected to Indian Parliament Despite Noncitizen Status

NEW DELHI Indian law bars noncitizens from voting or holding office but Eraso de Sequeira 31 a Goa native was elected to parliament. He faced possible fines up to 24000 dollars based on 66 dollars per day for each day he served in session after being exposed as noncitizen.

New Delhi UPI Eraso de Sequeira Goa India Sequeira

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