First beefalo birth recorded in Bennington County
In Sandgate Vermont a lavender calf born at Charles Bentley farm marks the first beefalo on record in Bennington County. Owner Susan dePeyster explains semen from Bruce Ferguson of Salem New York produced the calves by artificial insemination into Holsteins. The beefalo's small birth size aids calving and rapid growth is noted as the breed catches up with ordinary calves.
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Weir- Reynolds
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Charles Bentley
Route 313
Sandgate
Bennington County
Susan dePeyster
Solly
Michael Mole
Pownal
New York State
Ms. dePeyster
Bruce Ferguson
Salem
N. Y
Calves and livestock lure at farm exhibit in New Jersey
Ms. de Peyster shows an efab calf named HB 10 and describes their unique feeding ability. The display includes a Jersey cow, a sorrel Palomino, a donkey near mammoth size, and a mule born from Palomino and donkey stock. The mule blends donkey thrift with horse size, illustrating crossbreeding benefits.
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Ms. de Peyster
Pownal Fire Department and Choir Schedule Tonight
The Pownal Center Fire Department meets at 7 36 tonight for a worknight at the firehouse and choir rehear sal at the Pownal United Methodist Church at 7 30. The Grand List stands at 13 199 125 after grievance day with 35 attendees and 17 appeals denied.
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Pownal Center
Pownal United Methodist Church
Board of Civil Authority
Arlington Fire Co merchants table drive Friday party
Arlington Fire Co canvasses local merchants for donations to the merchants table for the lawn party set to begin Friday at 7 30 in East Arlington. Tonight is the final registration for the Arlington Minor League at Fisher School at 6 pm for players eight before August 1 and not 13 before August 1.
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Arlington Fire Co
East Arlington
Arlington
Fisher School
Marguerite Schatzle Retires After 30 Years as Bus Driver
Marguerite Schatzle of Petersburg New York retired this spring after three decades as a bus driver for Berlin Central School District. Hired in 1946 she was the district’s lone woman among eight drivers. By retirement the driver cadre had more than doubled with most being women. She recalled being among the oldest and said she would be happy to stop driving when buses resume this fall.
Pomona Grange Meeting At Pownal Church Picnic
Ethan Allen Pomona Grange attended a regular church service at Pownal Community Church planned by Mrs Florence Hattat. The speaker was Mrs Mary Burton Beinecke. Conrad Chaffee played guitar with Green Grass Hills of Home. A coffee hour followed at the Masm home for the annual picnic. Next Pomona meeting will be hosted by Bennington Grange at Molly Stark School with Agriculture Night led by Viola Wilcox and an agriculture committee including John Page Hiel Reed Henry Ritchie and William Kilmartin. State Master Daryl Lowry of Vergennes will be a guest.
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Ethan Allen
Viola Wilcox
John Page
Hiel Reed
Henry Ritchie
William Kilmartin
Daryl Lowry
Vergennes
Vermont News Coverage Sparks Campaign Clash
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Sen. Robert O'Brien accuses Burlington Free Press of bias and notes ignored news releases and a lack of prominent endorsements. He sent a telegram to Gannett’s Paul Miller detailing the matter as campaign headquarters open for Chittenden County drew TV lead coverage. Concurrently Gov. Salmon tells the Democratic Platform Committee that abolishing super agencies would be disastrous while Hackel, Burgess, Curtis, James Guest push reorganization and reform of state boards and the PSB with new consumer representation.
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Gannett News Service
Free Press
O’brien
Miller
Gannett
Burlington
Burgess
PSB
Superior Court
David Curtis
James Guest
Out-of-staters rise at Vermont university
University of Vermont expects 1200 to 1300 out-of-state freshmen this fall, up from 809 last year, with Vermonter freshmen near 890. Total undergraduate enrollment projected at about 7700, up from 7400, reflecting a growing class size and shifting regional mix.
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Burlington
UPI
University of Vermont
University
Vermont sets basic competencies for high school graduates
The Vermont Education Board approved a list of basic competencies required of all high school graduates, to take effect next July for the class of 1981. The goals focus on reading, writing, speaking, listening and numeracy. Separately, Vermont received a 91300 grant from the U.S. Office of Education to fund statewide and regional library programs from July 1 to Sept. 30, including books by mail, librarian training, and braille and recorded services for the blind.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont Education Board
Arguing over arming New York auxiliaries and public meeting law
In Cohoes auxiliary police press for arming and full arrest powers, saying some park patrol and crowd control duties are hazardous without guns. Regulars claim arming part-timers would reduce need for trained officers. Albany signs sunshine law opening most public meetings from Jan 1 1977, with limited closed sessions and minutes released within a week.
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Cohoes
Albany
New York State
Hugh Carey
Berkshire teen killed washing windows at school annex
Jonathan E. Berks, 18, a Monument Mountain Regional High School graduate, died after his aluminum ladder touched a 4,800 volt power line while cleaning windows at the Searles School annex in Great Barrington Berkshire County. He was a Houston native who lived in the southern Berkshires. funeral services were scheduled for this afternoon.
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Great Barrington
Stockbridge
Searles School
Fairview Hospital
Jonathan E. Berks
Monument Mountain Regional High School
Houston
Texas
Berkshires
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Ronald Whitton
Janice Sweet
Phyllis Sweet
Robert Livingston
Roselea Livingston Stone
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Marra
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