Prouty Defends Nixon Policy in Turbulent Speech
Vermont Senator Prouty urged a balanced U S stance amid the arms talks and Middle East turmoil. He criticized war critics, defended Nixon policies, and warned against simple solutions while tying Mideast and Southeast Asia to global interests. He faces William Meyer in the GOP primary.
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United States
Russia
America
Mideast
Soviet Union
Middle East
Prouty
Vermont
William H. Meyer
Rupert
Meyer
Hoff
Nixon
Pownal Church Women Plan Rummage Sale and Meeting
The Women’s Fellowship of Pownal Center Community Church sponsors a rummage sale Saturday August 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pownal Center firehouse. A planning meeting for volunteers is set for Tuesday July 31 at 7:30 p.m. Donations of clothing and small household items are welcome.
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Women’s Fellowship
Pownal Center Community Church
Pownal Center
Vermont Sues Drug Firms Over Price Fixing
Vermont files federal antitrust suit in Washington against Bristol-Myers Squibb and two other firms for alleged antibiotic price fixing. Attorney General James Jeffords says the suit seeks damages for state local communities and Vermont consumers.
Three Autos Hit In Bennington Flats Crash
State Police reported a three car collision Thursday at 3 45 pm at Hicks Avenue and U S 7 in Bennington Flats. A 1970 Chevelle driven by Nancy A Hennessey 23 of Pittsford hit the rear of a 1965 Chevy driven by Stephen G Cleveland 21 of Grove Street. Hennessey was then hit from behind by a 1967 Chevy driven by Francis J Carter 46 of Water Street North Bennington. All southbound cars sustained extensive damage but drivers uninjured. Separately Marion Archibald 69 of White Creek Road North Bennington escaped serious injury when her 1966 Rambler struck a parked car on Bank Street. Archibald was eastbound on VT 67 at 2 15 pm. the parked vehicle belonged to Mary L Tudor 28 of Eagle Bridge N Y. Tudor car had minor damage. Archibald’s Rambler was extensively damaged.
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Hicks Avenue
U.S. 7
Bennington Flats
Nancy A. Hennessey
Pittsford
Stephen G. Cleveland
Grove St
Hennessey
Francis J. Carter
Water Street
North Bennington
Marion Archibald
White Creek Road
Bank Street
Mary L. Tudor
Eagle Bridge
N.Y
Tudor
Williamstown Teacher Joins Anticillin Price Suit
A Williamstown elementary physical education teacher, a Springfield College graduate of 1965, now teaching at Mt. Anthony Junior High, is cited in a Vermont antitrust action. The suit targets Beecham Group Ltd and Beecham Inc for a 1959 agreement to curb anticillin sales, with distributors licensed to sell under trade names. Vermont notes prior similar actions in Illinois and a federal case last March. state recovery exceeded $10,000 in a 1969 price fixing case.
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Williamstown
Mass
Mt. Anthony
Springfield College
North Adams State College
Pownal
Shaftsbury
Beecham Group Ltd
Beecham Inc
Jeffords
Vermont
Illinois
Hoosick Falls Man Celebrates 89th Birthday
Hoosick Falls N Y Frank Chamberlain one of the oldest Hoosick Falls High School graduates was 89 last Sunday. He hosted a family party at 29 Mechanic St Hoosick Falls and neighbors sent a floral centerpiece fruit basket and a purse. Chamberlain holds two 50 year records as area representative for Massachusetts Mutual Insurance Co of Springfield and 50 years as Hoosick town assessor. Born July 12 1881 he spent most of his life in Hoosick Falls and was a familiar town walker. He received a plaque after 60 years with the insurance firm and recalled his early business involved foot travel to rural homes.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Frank Chamberlain
Mechanic St
Frank
Massachusetts Mutual Insurance Co
Springfield
Mass
Hoosick
Potter Hill
Chamberlain
Thurmond accuses Administration of targeting white private schools
Thurmond accuses the Administration of shifting policy to end tax exempt status for all white private schools in the South. He notes the President had assured support for private schools as recently as February 19, 1970, while Attorney General Mitchell earlier ordered justice personnel into the South this week to act.
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South
Thurmond
John N. Mitchell
Justice
Bishop Wicke to Speak Sunday at Petersburg Church
Bishop Lloyd C. Wicke of the United Methodist Church will speak at 10 a.m. Sunday in Petersburg during area sesquicentennial observances. The service will feature Bishop Wicke, with longtime minister guests sharing memories of Methodist church associations. Wicke, born May 22, 1901 in Cleveland, Ohio, was ordained in 1926 and consecrated bishop in 1946, leading the Pittsburgh Area before his 1960 assignment to the New York Area.
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Petersburg
N.Y
Lloyd C. Wicke
New York
United Methodist Church
Troy
The
United
Wicke
Cleveland
Ohio
John
Catherine Christ Wicke
Methodist Church
Episcopal
Pittsburgh
Youth Completes Audubon Workshop in Greenwich
William Morse of East Arlington completed a one week course in field biology and conservation at the Audubon Workshop in Greenwich. He was among 33 special students in the session and part of more than 900 teachers and conservation leaders who enrolled in the nature course across four National Audubon Society workshops this summer. Morse studied birds plants insects and pond life with emphasis on methods for teaching natural history to children.
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East Arlington
William Morse
Audubon
Greenwich
Shees
Audubon Workshop
National Audubon Society
and Dubois
Wye
Audubon Center of
Conn
Morse
Sergeant Rivers Heads Back to Vietnam Tour
Staff Sergeant Donald L. Rivers U S Army son of Lester M. Rivers of 712 Gage Street left today for Vietnam to begin a second tour. He has served in Vietnam from 1965 to 1966 and spent the past three years in Germany. He and his wife and six children recently returned to Salina Kansas from Germany and will remain there during the new deployment.
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Donald L. Rivers
U.S. Army
Lester M. Rivers
Gage St
Vietnam
Germany
Salina
Kaw
Obituary of Florence M Doyle 72 of Bennington and others
Florence M. Doyle 72 of 329 School St died Friday morning. Daughter of William F Mort and Josephine Fisher Mort born Bennington Sept 19 1897. She worked at Thomson Mfg Co and belonged to First United Methodist Church Mt Anthony Sen 1 and Order Eastern Star. Survived by brother W Leslie Mort sister Mrs Helen Bridge two nieces and cousins. Funeral Monday 11 a.m. Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home burial Park Lawn Cemetery. calling Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Memorials to Rescue Squad Bennington. Also notes of Miss Coughlin sister of Mrs Lewis Jenkins survived. calls at Mahar Funeral Home Hoosick Falls Sunday. Rosary 8 p.m. Burial St Marys Cemetery Hoosick Falls.
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Florence M. Doyle
School St
William F
Josephine (Fisher) Mort
Bennington
Thomson Mfg. Co
First United Methodist Church
Mt. Anthony Sen 1
Order
Eastern Star
W. Leslie Mort
Helen Bridge
Hanson- Walbridge Funeral Home
Park Lawn Cemetery
The
Funeral Home Office
Special Panel To Administer State's Community Colleges
Governor Deane C. Davis will issue an executive order to create a Vermont community college system. An 18 to 20 member gubernatorial commission will oversee plans, aiming to expand educational opportunities through consumer friendly, non brick and mortar programs while leveraging existing resources.
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Montpelier
Deane C. Davis
Creneral
Vermont
Eco
Nomic
Education Department
Thomas Davis
Davis
Hayes Urges Federal Takeover of Welfare Programs
Lt. Gov. Thomas L. Hayes urged the federal government to assume state and local welfare programs with a gradual 1973 cutoff. His policy memo, part of a Republican nomination push, argues welfare reform to ease state budgets and expand opportunities for needy residents.
Alaska visitor eyed for release amid tax debate and reform talk
A year-old Davis visitor from Alaska suggested his release within a week or so. He criticized sales tax as a phony political issue and predicted revisions to the Miller formula. He did not specify timing, noting education formulas changed over the years to fit changing times. He pledged support for H-128 to aid farmers and indicated ongoing battering at policy reforms.
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Alaska
Davis
Fresh Air Children Arrive Here Tuesday
Fresh Air youngsters from New York City are due to arrive in Vermont next Tuesday, July 21, with three busloads reaching Bennington, Arlington, and Manchester at 12:40 p.m., 1:00 p.m., and 1:15 p.m. Local host families and escorts, including Mrs. Robert West and Miss Claire Becker, will greet them. Some children may not travel due to summer school, illness, or late arrivals.
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Shaftsbury
New York City
Bennington
Arlington
Manchester
Fred Stacy
Vermont
Port of Authority
Robert West
Alan Mattison
Edith Sargood
Claire Becker
Michael Roman
Arthur Jones
Right Upheld To Appeal Evaluations In Vermont
Vermont state workers fight to have performance critiques reviewed. Vermont State Employees Labor Relations Board denied a fact finding panel to probe jurisdiction over an employee appeal and ordered hearing on merits and transcript sharing. The board reserved to hear another salary inequity appeal, noting management discretion in hiring and pay.
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Abair
Vermont
Lawrence Wright
Roger Mitchell
Auditors Office
Mitchell
Sunday Concert For Y Benefits YMCA Women’s Auxiliary
A Vermont State Symphony concert Sunday at Mt. Snow benefits the YMCA Women’s Auxiliary. Tickets, 3 for 16 and 5 for adults, are on sale at motels and outlets in North Adams Williamstown Manchester Bennington and Bennington. Proceeds support YMCA programs and services.
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Mt. Snow
Ite
Catherine Dermody
Betsy Porter
Ymca Women’s Auxiliary
Vermont State Symphony
WBTN
Bennington
WMNB
North Adams
Mass
Peebles Jewelry
Arcade
Williamstown
Gallup- Dickey Insurance Agency
Spring Street
House of Walsh and
Karen
Manchester
Chamber of Commerce
Griffin’s
Bird’s Record Shop
Evans News
Ed Levin’s
Bennington Pottery
Vermont Steak House
GBA
YMCA
Nichols
Education Board Meets in Pownal
The State Board of Education will hold a public meeting Monday night at 7 30 in the Pownal Center Firehouse to discuss crowding in local schools. The town must work toward eliminating double sessions. In less than a year four bond issues for additions to the Pownal Center school have been defeated by Pownal voters.
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Pownal
State Board of Education
Pownal Center
Hew Team To Help in Probe Of Mercury Contamination
A three member team from the Health, Education and Welfare arrived in Vermont to assist a state task force studying mercury contamination. They will conduct a two month test of state water supplies after a statewide ban on selling commercially caught fish. The probe follows reports of mercury in lakes, ponds and rivers and discharges from Burlington sewage plants. The Connecticut River fish from Bradford to Springfield showed high mercury levels.
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UPI
T of Health, Education and Welfare
Vermont
Vermont Health Board
Frederick Head
Floyd Taylor
Water Hygiene Bureau
Lake
Fish and Game Department
Connecticut River
Bradford
Springfield
Burlington
Ladies Day Golf Winners Named at Mt Anthony
Bennington brief notes winners in Thursdays Ladies Day event at Mt Anthony Country Club. Low gross went to Helene Mihuta and Bea Pierce, low net to Cile Shortt and Marian Vince. Rosemary Bernstein won the special event. Also a travel insurance reminder from The Shea Agency Inc. ADV.
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Mt. Anthony Country Club
Low Gross
Helene Mihuta
Bea Pierce
Low Net
Cile Shortt
Marian Vince
Rosemary Bernheimer
The
Shea Agency Inc
Arlington A seeks A negative blood donors urgently
Burlington calls for a last minute donor drive as blood banks report A negative type in short supply. The Red Cross confirms allergy desensitization shots do not disqualify donors if seven days have passed since the last injection.
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Burlington
The
Red Cross
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