Advisory team to advise on trailer park development
Gov. Davis will name a second advisory team next week to aid local communities with trailer park developments. Theodore Riehle says Norman Williams and Robert Metz will co chair the new unit, while the existing team led by Wal ter Blucher remains nearly swamped with requests. He doubts a special legislative session is likely to craft new development laws before January, hinting at alternative funding plans from federal housing sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riehle
Walter Blucher
Arlington
Urban Development Department
HUD
Salisbury
Lake Dummore
Davis
Vermont
Ripton Environment Center Planned by 17-Man Vermont Group
A 17 member committee was formed to plan an environmental institute at the former Job Corps Center in Ripton Vermont. Elbert G Moulton will chair and the panel will outline funding responsibilities course acceptance criteria and site use costs. The group aims to produce a working proposal and seek 200000 for initial funding from the New England Regional Commission with hopes to leverage other grants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripton
Davis
New England Regional Commission
Springfield
Mass
Vermont
Moulton
Japanese Art Demonstration Sunday at McCullough Mansion
The Gov McCullough Mansion in North Bennington hosts an art demonstration titled an adventure in painting this Sunday at 4 p.m. by Mrs Gall Opp a noted Sumi e painter who has shown work in New York City and across New England. She will discuss Sumi e methods as she paints then about a dozen paintings will be offered for sale with the event open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Green Mountain Park
Pownal
Joseph Alexander
Crawford Alexander
J. C. Armstrong
North Bennington
Armstrong
Arthur S. Faris
John T. Carmody
Gov. McCullough
Gall Opp
Aron Tager
Shaftsbury
Tager
Riot Control Drill Reported During Weekend Training
Company C 2nd Bn 172nd Army conducted weekend drills with Lt James White leading civil disturbance training. Sunday arrivals from Rutland and Ludlow joined riot control operations as rioters marched Dewey Elm streets. Fire department protected by troops extinguished fires near Mt Anthony Union High School and the dump while Sgt John Wellman blocked a fleeing rioter truck. Sgt John Andrew drenched rioters with a hose. Next drill Aug 22-24 at Camp Johnson Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Ludlow
Dewey and
Elm Streets
Mt. Anthony Union High School
John Wellman
John Andrew
Cyclist Injured In Village Accident Report
Richard H. Ingram, 20, of 119 Park St, suffered a broken collarbone and cuts after losing control of a 1969 Yamaha on Hunt Street at 10 p.m. A dirt patch near the Vermont Soldiers' Home entrance blamed for the crash. Ingram treated and released from Putnam Memorial Hospital. State police noted another accident Wednesday on Silk Road involving a 1962 Olds driven by Karen A. Bohne, 21, of Harwood Hill. car off road, struck a utility pole, major front end damage, Bohne treated and released for an elbow injury at Putnam Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard H. Ingram
Park St
Hunt Street
Vermont
Ingram
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Silk Road
Karen A. Bohne
Harwood Hill
Miss Bohne
Putnam Hospital
Bennington
Rogers Family Reunion At Emerald Lake Dorset
The Rogers family reunion gathering at Emerald Lake in Dorset drew over 58 relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rogers of Bennington with 13 married children, 29 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. New arrivals listed plus a picnic, swimming, and games. Mallory received a cash award from the Post Office Department for a parking lot and wall repainting idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Emerald Lake
Dorset
Ralph Rogers
Bennington
Donald Paul Rogers Jr
Donald Rogers
Scott Michael Cornell
John Cornell
Austin Brian Smith
Edgar Smith
Dawn Marie Damon
Eugene Damon
Theodore Rogers
Chris Damon
Eugene Roberson
John Ogilvie
Francis Rogers
Jesse N. Mallory
Post Office Department
Stanley J. Pekalski
Pekalski
Mallory
Conn River Towns Start Flood Cleanup
Vermonters faced cleanup after three days of heavy rain and flooding. Civil Defense and National Guard moved into Brattleboro Springfield and Weathersfield after Gov. Deane Davis declared the Connecticut River towns disaster areas. Clearing weather was expected as officials planned recovery actions with engineers and emergency agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
UPI
Civil Defense Department
Springfield
Army Corps of Engineers
Office of Emergency Planning
State Health and Highway Departments
Senior Citizens Center Hosts Card Party and Games
The Senior Citizens Center announces a public card party Friday at 8 p.m. featuring pitch 500 and bridge with prizes and refreshments. A nursing home patients party is set for Thursday Aug 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. Drop-ins welcome. Bowling follows Friday at Bennington Lanes at 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Welfare Doctor Says Many Recipients Are Ineligible
In Montpelier a welfare medical consultant said many medical assistance recipients are ineligible. Dr. Robert White estimates 10 to 20 percent lack legitimate medical problems and 10 percent are denied while 15 percent are sent back for more history. He noted delays and occasional cases with no medical diagnosis. Deputy Commissioner Paul Philbrook pushed back, saying not all incapacitated claimants qualify on the spot. The Social Welfare Advisory Board joined the discussion, noting a mutual problem without a formal statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Montpelier
Paul Philbrook
Commission
Philbrook
State Social Welfare Advisory Board
William Wright
Burlington
Wright
Count Rises of Jobless Vermont Unemployment Rate
The Vermont unemployment rate rose by two tenths of a percent from the same week in 1968 to 1.7 percent of the average covered workforce. Weekly claims totaled 2,065, down from the prior week, with transportation, service, trade and apparel workers making up 55 percent of filings. Declines occurred in Barre Montpelier Bennington Brattleboro Burlington Middlebury Newport St Albans St Johnsbury and White River Junction, while Rutland and Springfield saw increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
UPD
Vermont
Department of Employment Security
Barre
Bennington
Brattleboro
Burlington
Middlebury
Newport
St. Albans
St. Johnsbury
White River Junction
Rutland
Springfield
Funds Lacking to Expand Bennington Nursing Agency
Vermont health officials cautioned Bennington officials that state funds are limited for expanding community home nursing. In a July 23 letter, an assistant director urged restructuring to qualify for government help, noting seed money exists but is competitive and not guaranteed. A six member community nursing committee was formed as first step toward certification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont Health Department
Bennington
Priscilla W. Allen
Division of
Public Health Nursing
Selectman
Joseph E. Higgins
Harold F. Henningsen
Thomas D. Steffen
James Coneroy
Margaretta van R. Schuyler
Elizabeth Gillette
Barbara Cushman
Allen
Appropriations Committee
State Health Department
Bennington County
Manchester
Dorset
Brattleboro
Vermont
Selectmen
Silk and
Vailroads
U.S. 7
Bennington Flats
Silk Road
Ivor S
Tink” Pelsue
Pelsue
East Road
Kocher Drive
Lyons
Highway Department
Higgins
Richard Jolivette
D and D Jolivette Electric
Willow Road
Jolivette
Hospital Notes And Town Board Actions At Bennington
Hospital notes list admissions including Matthew Harrington Carolyn Brown Lisa Thurston Bennington Glenn Cipperly Hoosick Falls and Martha Hilliard with discharges for Rita DeGrenier Richard Thompson Mrs Violet Santabar and son Middle Falls N Y Births record two July 30 newborns to Leo Farrington at 166 South Branch St and to James LaCroix at 201 Gage St and Gordon Muckle at Harvard Street A town board discusses Vermont Housing Authority land sale delays Tom Counsel Norton Barber vacation hold on Dr John Irons Jr parcel bid and delays in purchasing a Xerox copier and a lawn sign until the town manager arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Harrington
Carolyn Brown
Lisa Thurston
Bennington
Glen Cipperly
Hoosick Falls
Martha Hilliard
Manchester Depot
Rita DeGrenier
Richard Thompson
White Creek
Violet Santabar and Son
Middle Falls
N.Y
Leo Farrington
South Branch St
James LaCroix
Gage St
Gordon Muckle
Harvard Street
Jolivette
Vermont Housing Authority
Higgins
Tom
Norton Barber
John G. Irons Jr
Grandview Street
Alexander B. R. Drysdale
Funeral for Mrs Raymond Delphia held at Mahar & Son
Funeral services for Mrs Raymond Delphia born Sandra Jean Powell were conducted at Mahar and Son Funeral Home with Rev H Glenn Payne officiating. Bearers included Martin Lingner Michael Powers Eugene Prandini Robert Honiker James Mulvey and Verne Woolley. Burial followed in Park Lawn Cemetery with committal prayers by the minister. Former classmates and local merchants attended the calling hours and funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Delphia
Sandra Jean Powell
Hicks Avenue
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Martin Lingner
Michael Powers
Eugene Prandini
Robert Honiker
James Mulvey
Verne Woolley
Bennington High School
St. Joseph Business College
Obituaries From Readsboro Stamford Walloomsac Massachusetts
Readsboro widow Colomba Dassatti dies after long illness in Crescent Manor Nursing Home in Bennington. Survived by four sons, a daughter, a sister, five grandchildren. Services held at St. Joachim's Church with high Mass, burial in Village Cemetery. Stamford blacksmith Myles Rice, 80, dies in North Adams Hospital after decades of work across Vermont, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut. Survived by wife Elizabeth and two daughters. burial in Hillside Cemetery. Walloomsac widow Catherine Green, 82, dies after long illness in Putnam Memorial Hospital. Survived by four daughters, four sons, and many descendants. Funeral set at Mahar Funeral Home and Church of the Immaculate Conception, with interment in St Patrick's Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readsboro
Colomba Chiste Dassatti
Tempeo Dassatti
Crescent Manor
Bennington
Tyrol
Austria
St. Joachim’s Church
St. Ann Society
Gelindo Cassatti
Pittsfield
Mass
Attillio
North Adams
Arthur
Archie Cassatti
Caroline Gottardi
Monroe Bridge
Rose Baruzzi
Stamford
Myles E. Rice
East Road
North Adams Hospital
Rice
White Creek
N.Y
Vermont
New Hampshire
New York
Connecticut
Elizabeth
John R. Shields
Charles Tornabene
Pownal
Hillside Cemetery
Flynn & Dagnoll - Montagna Home
Walloomsac
Catherine (Riley) Green
Putnam Memorial Hospital
James C. Green
Cambridge
Joseph and
Josephine Riley
St. Mary’s Academy
Hoosick Falls
Marguerite Valentine
Irene Green
Josephine King
North Hoosick
Catherine D, Green
Joseph F, Green Sr
Theodore E, Green Sr
Charles H. Green
Hiram B. Green
North Bennington
Theodore Riley
Harold Powers
John Powers
Long Island
Mahar
Church of the Immaculate Conception
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
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Federal Housing and
McCullough Mansion
VFW
Eaton Rapids
Mich
Fair Haven
Barber’s Pond
Janet Campbell
Theresa Greene
Doris Kinney
Charles K. Butler Jr
John Alcock
National Forest
Robert B. Williams
Charles Adams
Commission of Corrections
Harvey B. Scribner
Edward Kehoe
Fish and Game
Richard Brett
Frederick J. Mold
James E. Wilkinson Jr
Vermont Natural Resources Council
Harry Montague
Vermont Federation of Sportsmen
Col
Clayton Wells
Norwich University
Russell Sholes
Robert P. Davidson
UVM Extension Service
Howard E. Woodin
Middlebury College Department of Environmental Studies
Dennis O’brien
Roland D. Potter
UVM
New England
National Guard
Company C
2Nd Bn., 172Nd Armor
James White
Camp Johnson
Rascal
Harte Theatre
George C. Scott
Julie Christie
Carroll Baker
Richard Lester
America
Williamstown
William Holden
Ernest Borgnine
Ryan O'Neill
Leigh Taylor - Young
Sam Peckinpauh
Robert Ryan
Bennington Drive-In
Dick van Dyke
Clint Walker
Vincent Price
Hathaways Drive-in
Postal Award
Senior Citizens Center
Bennington Briefs
Wanda Jean Hewson
Albany Business College
John Hewson
Depot Street
Hewson
Cape Cod
Jamaica
Arthur F. DeLucia
Willow St
New Haven
Conn
DeLucia
Mary Jean Moninger
Empire Cleaners
ADV
Ceil
Thrift Shop
Mrs
Deane C. Davis
Welfare Department
Colomba Dassatti
Safford and Gage Sts
Oneida
Main St. Bennington
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