Farm Museum Announces Summer Hours in Arlington
The Farm Museum of antique tools and equipment will run a summer schedule for two months with hours 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Monday. Staffed by Mrs. Dorothy Hard and Miss Rosemary Burke, a small admission is charged. Souvenirs and Vermont books are for sale. The Fourth of July parade float effort is praised, and bell displays enhanced the observance. Oral history tapes are being transcribed by Bob Sourcliffe, aiding local history. The next Bicentennial Committee meeting is at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday July 27 at the Arlington Community House.
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Arlington
Amy Stroffoleno
Arlington Area
Vermont
Bicentennial Group
Bob Sourcliffe
North Bennington
Arlington Community House
Pownal Local Club Meetings and Family News
The Pownal Lions Club Board luncheon reservations for directors meeting tonight at 7 at the North Pownal firehouse must be made by calling Rose Mattison. The Pownal Senior Citizens Group will meet at noon Wednesday for their weekly gathering. VFW Auxiliary to hold a food sale Saturday at the P&C in Manchester starting at 10 a.m. Mr and Mrs Clarence Curtis home after two weeks at Killington Resort. Mrs Elsie Webb stayed last week with them. Mrs Charlena Hilliard visited Friday with her niece Mrs Ronald Whitney in Williamstown Mass for 85th birthday flowers and gifts thanked. Arlington School Board meets Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the high school library to discuss staffing for 1975-76. Christopher J Keough, son of Donald J Keough, made the dean's list at St Michael's College in Winooski.
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Pownal
Clarence Curtis
Killington
Mrs. Curtis
Elsie Webb
Charlena Hilliard
Ronald Whitney
Williamstown
Mass
Mrs. Hilliard
Arlington School Board
Christopher J. Keough
Donald J. Keough
Arlington
St. Michael’s College
Winooski
Craftsproducers Mount Snow Craft Fair at Readsboro
Craftsproducers Inc presents its third annual Craft Fair at Mount Snow in Readsboro on July 30 to August 1. Over 100 New England exhibitors will display jewelry, tinwork, wood, pottery, leather, textiles, glass, and more. Free admission and parking. hours Friday 12 6, Saturday 10 6, Sunday 10 5.
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Readsboro — Craftproducers Inc
Mount Snow
New England
Malcolm Beattie
Mel Osborne
Rosie
Vermont
Reubens Cuzzin
Monhegan Inscription hints Phoenician reach in 1000 B.C.
Monhegan Island researchers report crude rock carvings possibly showing Phoenician contact with New England around 1000 B.C. The Ogam script read via translation suggests long Phoenician ships landed at Monhegan to trade fish furs and minerals, challenging Norse discovery theories and implying potential Indo European links among some American Indians.
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Monhegan Island
Maine
Upi
America
Monhegan
New England
Bourne
Mass
Whittall
Lebanon
Carthage
Tunisia
Cadiz
Spain
Iberian Peninsula
B.C
Asia
Alaska
North America
United States
Epilepsy Meeting Held in Manchester Center
A Manchester gathering explored public discrimination against people with epilepsy. The Vermont Epilepsy Association organized the session at Zion Parish House with attendees from Rutland Bennington and Manchester, planning a July 26 follow up and providing contact numbers for transportation and information.
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Manchester
Vermont
Zion Episcopal Parish
Manchester Center
State Association
Rutland
Bennington
Spinning workshops offered at Hancock Shaker Village
Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield Mass offers spinning workshops directed by Beverly Gordon. An introduction to spinning is set for Aug 14 9:30 am to 3:30 pm with Aug 26 repeat. A dyeing workshop for adults is Aug 19 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, and a young people dyeing session is Aug 12. Informal textile tours are Aug 1 7 21 and Oct 30 at 2 pm. Regular village admission applies.
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Hancock
Mass
Hancock Shaker Village
Beverly Gordon
Box
Pittsfield
McDonald's Olympic Medals Game 1976 Promotion Rules
During the 1976 Summer Olympics through August 1, McDonald's runs a Medals Game. Players get a rule card showing an Olympic event and date. a U S gold earns a Big Mac, silver a Regular Fries, bronze a soft drink. Multiple medals in an event yield multiple prizes.
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McDonald's
U.S
Snelling Calls State Workers Rights, Pay in Vermont Race
Republican candidate Richard Snelling urged that state employees should not have the right to strike but deserve adequate pay and decent conditions. He cited a 1976 pay act restricting raises, argued for more efficient government, and suggested arbitration as a partial option while vowing to study issues further.
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Springfield
UPI
Richard Snelling
Snelling
House
Vermont
State Employes Association
Shelburne
Funeral price survey dispute erupts in Vermont
VPIRG accuses Vermont Funeral Directors Association of stifling price competition by opposing price advertising and refusing to cooperate with a planned funeral price survey. VPIRG warns the association could be violating anti trust laws on price fixing as it resists the survey. The undertakers deny any wrongdoing and say the survey serves no useful purpose.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
VPIRG
Cana
Herman Bluestein
Bluestein
Undertakers’ Association
O Brien urges CCC style jobs for youth in Vermont
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Robert O'Brien proposed state sponsored projects for youths aged 15 to 25 modeled after the Civilian Conservation Corps. He cited his 1941 CCC work in Sharon Vermont and urged a program to provide real world opportunities amid modern youth restlessness. His remarks came at a Groton State Park CCC reunion.
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Groton
UPI
Robert O’brien
Civilian Conservation Corps
Orange County
CCC
Sharon
O’brien
New York Men Charged Over Stolen Securities Transit
Albert Sarkis and John Rodriguez were slated for U S District Court appearance after Rock Island Quebec arrest for transporting over 5100 dollars in stolen travellers checks from Vermont into Canada. Each held on 7500 dollar bail.
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Burlington
UPI
New York City
U.S
Canada
Albert Sarkis
John Rodriguez
Rock Island
Que
Vermont
Monkey bites man in New York leads to arrests and death
A New York incident began when a monkey bit passerby John Threw. Warden arrives with tranquilizer to test rabies. Monkey owner John Accetta is arrested for third degree assault and interfering with governmental administration. Another monkey Suki is seized and kept at the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. Joey dies en route to lab for rabies tests. Accetta spends night in Rensselaer County jail.
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Troy
Joey
John
Animal Control Warden
John Accetta
Monkey Suki
Accettas
Suki
Mohawk and
Hudson River
Albany housing inspector labeled code violator of the month
Local groups in Albany named a city building inspector's property 118 Second St. as code violator of the month. Tenants report cockroaches garbage and few electrical outlets. Landlord Artis A. Kitchener, also a city inspector, has been contacted without repairs.
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Albany
Second St
Artis A. Kitchener
Convict Author Remick Faces New Charges After Book Fame
Peter Remick, 35, once lauded under Berkshire County's Educational Release Program, faces additional charges after a June burglary at Pittsfield United Way and a late June theft at Berkshire Community College bookstore. Trial postponement followed. He previously wrote In Constant Fear about Walpole State Prison and lectured at BCC.
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Pittsfield
County House of Correction
Peter Remick
Walpole State Prison
Berkshire Community College
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Townsends
Newfane
Darius Strickler
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