Desk purchase stirs feud between Burns and purchasing chief
In Montpelier a $960 handcrafted desk for Lt. Gov. Brian Burns triggers a public dispute with Purchasing Director Richard Raymond. Burns claims proper procedures were followed and seeks a written apology for alleged misinformation. He says the desk was approved with administration support and notes potential leaks from disgruntled state workers. The issue follows prior criticisms of Burns over independent leasing and budget use.
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State House
Burns
Barre-Montpelier
Administration
Robert Wilson
Senate Appropriations Committee
John Beylan
Raymond
North Carolina
McAuliffe
Burlington
Wilson
Ives Senecal Engagement Planned for Wanda Ives
Fulton couple announces engagement of Wanda Lynne Ives to Steven J. Senecal son of Bennington couple. Wanda graduated G Ray Bodley High School Fulton. Steven attended Bennington Catholic High School Mt Anthony Union High School and studied broadcasting at Jones College in Jacksonville Fla. Wedding planned for August 30.
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Fulton, N.Y
Edward Ives
Fulton
Wanda Lynne
Steven J. Senecal
Earl Senecal
Bennington
Miss Ives
G. Ray Bodley High School
Bennington Catholic
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Jones College
Jacksonville, Fla
Rosenstreich to Lead AAUW National Legislation Panel
Vermont AAUW summer meeting in Peacham announced state Rep. Judy Rosenstreich of Waterbury will represent the North Atlantic Region on the National AAUW Legislation Program Committee. St. Albans Branch earned a 15 percent membership increase 1973-75, with Sylvia Grad zinsky receiving the award. New study topics for 2 years include World Pluralism Economic Facts of Life Living with Less The 21st Century Deciding Now Society and The Individual Conformity vs Creativity. A slide presentation was offered and contacts invited. In Hoosick Falls on June 28 Priscilla Ann Sausville and Leonard Weeden wed. Maid of honor was Bernadette Kenyon and best man Earl Weeden. The bride, in a white eyelet gown, and groom will reside in Hoosick Falls contacting Mt. Anthony Country Club for a reception in Bennington prior to a New Hampshire honeymoon. The bride is employed at Bennington Convalescent Center. groom is a Berlin High School alumnus.
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Peacham
Vermont
American Association of University Women
Ronald Crisman
Crisman
Judy Rosenstreich
Waterbury
Barre
AAUW
Sylvia Gradzinsky
St. Albans
Estelle Deane
Deane
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Priscilla Ann Sausville
Leonard Weeden
Bernadette Kenyon
Earl Weeden
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Bennington
New Hampshire
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Bennington Convalescent Center
Blue Flame, Inc
Berlin High School
Hill Road
Stone Wilkins Stone and Stone Wedding in Bennington Garden
Donna Lee Wilkins daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Wilkins Arlington and Thomas James Stone of Gore Road Bennington were united in marriage at 3 pm Saturday July 26 by Justice of the Peace Scott Racicot in the bride’s parents garden Attendants were the brides sister Mrs Bonnie Lane and Harry J Eastman The bride a Grade One teacher wore a lace panel gown with a colonial bouquet The groom son of the late Dr and Mrs Frederick C Stone is plant manager of Valley Ice Co Bennington A catered reception followed and the newlyweds planned to live on Gore Road
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Arlington
Donna Lee Wilkins
Raymond Wilkins
Thomas James Stone
Gore Road
Bennington
Justice of the Peace
Scott Racicot
Bonnie Lane
Harry J. Eastman
Valley Ice Co
Vermont
Benmont Avenue
Frederick C. Stone
Vanity publications warned in consumer fraud alert
Montpelier official John Easton of the attorney general s consumer fraud division cautions residents about vanity publication solicitations that promise inclusion in a prestige volume. The scheme requires a payment to publish, with many victims never receiving the book. Easton cites cookbook and high school biography offers as examples and urges reporting to the division.
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Montpelier
John Easton
Consumer Fraud Division
Attorney General’s Office
Easton
Appeal for help aids Brandon Training School Auction theft
A special appeal for donations of household items is issued after more than 315 dollars worth of donations were stolen from a cattle barn at the Rutland Fairgrounds. Auction co chairs Mrs. Morse and Mrs. Whittemore seek items and ask donors to contact them or deliver to designated locations for the charity day camp costs.
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Brandon
Brandon Training School Association
Rutland Fairgrounds
Margaret Morse
Jerrie Whittemore
Morse
Whittemore
Manchester
VFW
St. Johnsbury
Bennington
Northside Drive
Christening Footnote Honors Barber Grandchild Cyprian
Mrs Barber notes a footnote to the christening of her grandson Cyprian Barber Houck born July 18 at Fairfax Virginia Hospital. Named for Cyprian Stevens a Massachusetts Bay Colony courier, reputed for tact and good Indian relations during tense colonial times. He is the first child of Elizabeth Stevens Barber Houck and Oliver Austin Houck of Washington DC.
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Norton Barber
Monument Ave
Bennington
Barber
Fairfax, Va
Cyprian
Cyprian Stevens
Massachusetts Bay Colony
New England Telephone clarifies Vermont service delays
The New England Telephone Co explains that FCC reports of Vermont deficiencies in service stem from past earnings and rate relief issues. officials including Edward G. Graber James W. Wooster III and Robert Paul say delays from July to November 1974 were caused by financial strain and cost controls. Since November 1974 relief allowed improved service levels and no current FCC weak spot listings.
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Vermont
Federal Communications Commission
New England Telephone Co
FCC
Edward G. Graber
American Telephone
New England Telephone
James W. Wooster III
Bennington
New England
Robert Paul
Paul
Antique Bottles Exhibit at Kent Tavern Museum Calais
A special exhibit of antique bottles from Daniel Plummer of Williamstown Mass opens at the Kent Tavern Museum in Calais from Saturday Aug 2 to Sunday Aug 10. The display covers 1800 to 1890s with Vermont bottles free brown and wooden mold types early spirit flasks and scarce patent medicines including Hostetters Celebrated Stomach Bitters Van Buskirk Fragrant Sozodont Ka Ton Ka the Great Indian Remedy Heswan Bear's Oil Highly Perfumed. The herb garden at the museum shows labeled herbs used in early American homes. Open daily 1 to 5 except Mondays. Vermont Historical Society operates the Kent Tavern Museum.
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Calais
Kent Tavern Museum
Kents’ Corner
Daniel Plummer
Williamstown
Mass
Vermont
Kent Tavern
The
Vermont Historical Society
Hospital Admissions and Discharges in Vermont Regions
Hospital admissions include Mary Cone Bruce Gabrus Donna Armstrong Bennington Frank Bailey Shaftsbury Kathleen Jelley North Pownal Rose Philpott Walter Robinson Hoosick Falls Dianna Marrow Pawlet. Discharges list Albert Brown Donald Wassick Bennington Theodore Holton Manchester Center Marsha Baker and baby boy Pawlet. The mechanical tomato harvester was first successfully used in Clarksburg Calif in 1953.
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Mary Cone
Bruce Gabrus
Donna Armstrong
Bennington
Frank Bailey
Shaftsbury
Kathleen Jelley
North Pownal
Rose Philpott
Walter Robinson
Hoosick Falls
Dianna Marrow
Pawlet
Albert Brown
Donald Wassick
Theodore Holton
Manchester Center
Marsha Baker
Baby Boy
Top honor for former Bennington professor
Dr. Kent D. Lawson formerly of Bennington and Bennington College has been named SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor at State University College at Oneonta. The physics professor and education program director receives SUNY’s top teaching award, joining his prior recognitions as Outstanding Educator of America and SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. His eduction theory guides his teaching and the Eduction Program he started to promote student self realization and personal philosophy beyond subject matter. As a Distinguished Professor, he gains opportunities to engage with SUNY’s 73 campuses, 20,000 faculty, and 300,000 students systemwide.
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Oneonta
N.Y
Kent D. Lawson
Bennington
Bennington College
State University of New York
Lawson
State University College
SUNY
America
Suny System
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Office of the Governor
P’n Davy
LIVE
Maine
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Petco Mini Mart
Plaasant ST
Ext
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N.E. Telephone
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Clarksburg
Calif
Richard W. Tifft
Crestview Terrace
Dover
N.H
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Christ Episcopal Church
Hamilton
Park Lawn Cemetery
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Fred
Martha Tifft
University of Vermont
Bennington Elks Lodge
U.S.M. Corp
Beverly, Mass
Spaulding Fiber Co
Rochester
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Ward
Eunice A. Shaw
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Cherry Plain
Norman Shaw
Lakeside
Lakeside Funeral Chapel
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White Sale
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