Putnam Memorial Hospital eyes new family practice building
The Bennington Banner reports that Putnam Memorial Hospital plans an 18 office doctors building near the hospital to expand primary care. They aim to house four family practitioners initially and move other physicians there, to improve access, share workload, and relieve emergency room pressure. Occupancy could begin spring or summer 1977, with review by a state planning committee.
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Manchester
Robert D. Stout
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Stout
Zibrook
Putnam Hospital
Putnam
General Area
Bennington County
Rutland
Rensselaer County
Putnam's
State Office of Comprehensive Health Planning
Joseph Carter
Tribrook
Falls workers petition for CSEA dealing
Hoosick Falls New York village public works employees including Superintendent Charles Stowell petitioned the village board to be represented by the Civil Service Employees Association. A spokesman said the goal is collective bargaining and the group would not strike. The board has 30 days to respond before CSEA pursues recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Charles Stowell
Civil Service Employees Association
CSEA
William P. Lochner
Thomas Bass
Bass
Donald Bogardus
FBI drops case on Bennington bomb threat at bank
The FBI has dropped the investigation into a bomb threat at First Vermont Bank and Trust in Monument Plaza Bennington saying no federal violation occurred. An employee found a note demanding cash or the building would be blown up and left without incident. Police assigned two officers to the case amid regional concerns over dynamite thefts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
First Vermont Bank and Trust
Monument Plaza
Bennington
Rene Dumaine
Vermont
Fallout shelter survey launched in Vermont
State and federal officials launched a statewide fallout shelter survey at the Defense Department request. The Civil Defense office aims to update the shelter list and locate additional buildings for mass evacuation contingencies. Coordinated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the study is underway in Rutland, Orleans and Franklin Counties and will start in Lamaille County later this month.
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Montpelier
UPS
Defense Department
State Civil Defense Office
Civil Defense
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Rutland
Orleans
Franklin
Lamaille County
Woodford man home after Albany ICU stay from June crash
James O. Wright of Long Trail Road Woodford has returned home from Albany Medical Center after a June 13 auto accident on West Road Old Bennington that sent him to intensive care. His mother says he is doing fine though ribs hurt and throat tubes affect his voice.
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James O. Wright
Long Trail Road
Woodford
West Road
Old Bennington
Albany Medical Center
New York
Wright
Curtis sues GOP leaders over attorney general bid
Rep. David Curtis of Charlotte filed suit in Chittenden County Superior Court against GOP Chairman Walter Kennedy and Executive Secretary John Wu for alleged discrimination against his candidacy for attorney general. He won an injunction barring the party from distributing race material without his name and accused Kennedy of stonewalling. Curtis sought equal treatment after entering both GOP and Democratic primaries. Kennedy declined to comment.
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Kennedy
Curtis
Curtig
GOP Committee
Burlington
Republican State Committee
Skinner backs Kennedy health security bill in Vermont
Democratic senatorial hopeful Scott Skinner urged enactment of the Health Security Act sponsored by Edward Kennedy and James Corman. He called for expanded rural health services, faster action on environmental health hazards, and federal funds to grow rural health centers. He argued prevention over treatment and supported a toxic substances control act to shift burden to manufacturers.
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Vermont Public Research Interest Group
Congress
Skinner
Senate
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Hubert H. Humpphrey
D-Minn
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Ford
Sen
Howard H. Baker Jr
Tennessee
Six indicted in Vermont investment scheme
A federal grand jury indicted four Vermonters and two Canadians for a scheme that allegedly duped investors out of more than 125000 dollars. Named were Stanley Sanderson and Donald Goodsell from Quebec, Morillo and Madeline Stevens of Newport, Glen Greenwood of Derby Line, and Malcolm Standish of North Troy. The con ended March to July 1974, with over 350000 invested and at least 125000 lost by Vermonters. Greenwood pleaded innocent to conspiracy and interstate transfer of stolen securities.
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Burlington
UPI
Stanley Sanderson
Ayer’s Cliff
Que
Donald Goodsell
Beebe
Morillo
Madeline Stevens
Newport
Glen Greenwood
Derby Line
Malcolm Standish
North Troy
U.S
George Cook
Greenwood
Radioactive spill at Vermont Yankee drains into Connecticut River
About 83,000 gallons of water with slight tritium levels overflowed from a storage tank at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear plant into the Connecticut River due to a faulty valve. A spokesman said there is no public or aquatic life danger, but tritium exceeded federal and state limits. The incident was reported to the NRC as required.
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U.s.nuclear Regulatory Commission
Auction set Sept 15 on Economy Graphics equipment
The Economy Graphics Inc plant in North Bennington will go under the hammer on Sept. 15. The Vermont Industrial Development Authority confirms the state and company assets will be auctioned with the state receiving the first 250000 and the deed. VIDA plans sale of the property and Economy Graphics has teamed with Print Art Services Inc. of New York for the auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Economy Graphics Inc
North Bennington
John Butler
Vermont Industrial Development Authority
Butler
VIDA
Economy Graphics
Print
New York Times
Bennington
John E. Malone
Garrison Corp
Polygraphic Corp
Garrison
Bennington school chief Pelkie vows unity after election
Pelkie forms an “excellent” board and seeks community backing to ease pressure on Sept. George A. Sleeman. He defends teachers, praises arts and coaching staff, notes deadwood, critiques reporting, and predicts divisions persist until wiser planning replaces constant defense. He plans a Glens Falls move with a salary boost, hopeful for lasting insight from his tenure.
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Pelkie
George A. Sleeman
WBTN
Bennington
Mt. Anthony
Glens Falls
South Glens Falls
Bennington Briefs: Local meetings and a car collision
The Bennington Rutland and Brandon VSEA chapters host a gubernatorial candidate meeting tonight at 7 30 in Rutland at the Memorial Armory. A Green Mountain REACT Team 2247 gathering is set for 2 pm at 326 Pleasant Street on Sunday July 25.
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Bennington
Rutland
Brandon
Vermont State Employer Association
Rutland Memorial Armory
West St
Ken Twitchell
VSEA
Green Mountain React Team 2247
Pleasant St
Obituary: Pearl Sutherland of Cambridge Dies at 87
Funeral services held in Cambridge for Pearl McAuley Sutherland age 87 who died Monday at Putnam Memorial Hospital Bennington. She was widow of Graham Sutherland and mother of two daughters and two sons, with many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Edith Wade obituary scheduled for Friday at St. Peter's Episcopal Church.
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Pearl McA. Sutherland
Cambridge
N.Y
Pearl McAuley Sutherland
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Fergus Cochran
Shushan
United Presbyterian Church
Woodlands Cemetery
Albert and
Effie (Gardner
McAuley
Florida
Edith M. Wade
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Miss Wade
Dorset
West Main St
Hospital Notes July 21 1976 Admissions and Discharges
Admissions include Delia Dockum Charles Metcalf Joseph M Fox Margaret Daigneault Ben nington Joseph Paulin Gerald Brillon Shaftsbury Edward Fukuskas Jr Monica Hanselman Kbosick Falls New York John Weaver Petersburg New York Geneva Atwater Salem New York. Discharges include Marion Armstrong Bennington Sally Michaels Petersburg.
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Delia Dockum
Charles Metcalf
Joseph M. Fox
Margaret Daigneault
Bennington
Joseph Paulin
Gerald Brillon
Shaftsbury
Edward Fukuskas Jr
Monica Hanselman
Kbosick Falls
N.Y
John Weaver
Petersburg
Geneva
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California
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Bennington Briefs
First Baptist Church
Colgate Hall
Pageant Street
Terry J. Thibodeau
Arthur T. Hall
Deborah McKeon
Robert J. McKeon
Washington Ave
Plymouth State College
Plymouth
N.H
Moose Lodge
Lois Banulis
Jr’s Band
Napolitano’s Pizzeria
BenMont
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