Norwich University to honor Keyser with degree this Sunday
Norwich University will award honorary degrees to seven individuals including Governor Keyser at the 143rd commencement. Lt. Gen. Arthur J Trudeau, Army Chief of Research and Development, will deliver the commencement address. In Barre, assessors seek a 15 day extension for grievance hearings as residents challenge city wide reappraisal. Observers link mayor Estevill’s political future to the reappraisal outcome and potential tax revenue gain.
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Keyser
Norwich Northfield
Norwich University
Arthur J Trudeau
Middlebury
Army
Barre
Vermont
Charles T. Shea
Wendell G. Lane
George N. Estevill
Burlington Air Travel Sees Growth From Mohawk and Northeast
Mohawk Airlines reports a 19 percent rise in inbound passengers and 22 percent rise in outbound passengers for January to May. In May, Northeast Airlines notes a 14 percent rise in entering travelers and a 27 percent jump in outgoing travel for the same period.
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Burlington
Mohawk Airlines
Northeast Airlines
Vermonters Seek European Markets for Maple Syrup
Vermont farmers backed by the State Farm Bureau and Vermont Maple Service Inc plan a campaign to open first European markets for maple syrup. The push envisions tasting menus in Munich and Berlin as part of a broader export effort.
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Montpelier
Weiner Schnitzel
Vermont
Munich
Berlin
State Farm Bureau
Vermont Maple Service Inc
Ithaca salt firm denies bid collusion in state contracts
Robert Wilkinson of Yankee Salt Co. testified before a legislative commission that there is no collusion among salt companies bidding for winter maintenance salt supplies. He argued that bids are driven by the price per ton from nearby sources and that competitors must match that price to win contracts.
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Montpelier
Ithaca
N.Y
Robert Wilkinson
Yankee Salt Co
Legislative Commission
Highway Department
Wilkinson
Federal funds OK for De Goesbriand nursing residence
Vermont delegation announces federal loans and grants totaling 1 310 000 for a new 150 bed student nurses residence at De Goesbriand Memorial Hospital adjacent to the University of Vermont campus. The packages include a 655 000 nursing residence loan and a 440 000 housing loan plus a 215 000 supplemental award from the Community Facilities Administration.
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Burlington
de Goesbriand Memorial Hospital
Vermont
Community Facilities Administration
University of Vermont
Burlington men found guilty in New York safe burglary
Anthony J. Varricchione, 23, of Burlington, drew two to four years for his role in a New York safe burglary. Two other Burlington men received probation or suspended sentences after pleading guilty to taking a safe with 5400 dollars and bonds from an Ausable Forks merchant.
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Elizabethtown
N.Y
Anthony J. Varricchione
Burlington
New York State
Varricchione
Peter J. Solomon Jr
Local meetings discuss horses and town politics in Berkshire
In Williamsown and North Adams, council of churches hosts a talk on horses headed for Pownal track. Police Chief John D. Courtney Jr may run for sheriff. Lebowitz at Lebow's thwarted shoplifting when two women and a man left with shirts, ditched in a lot. South Williamstown group to decide if its purpose survives after school closure.
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Williamsown
North Berkshire
Council of Churches
Congregational Church
Pownal
Wight Strong
Boston
Williamstown
John D. Courtney Jr
J. Bruce McIntyre
Courtney
Williams College
J. Maynard Austin
North Adams
Herbert Lebowitz
Lebow
Main Street
Lebowitz
South
Troy Plans Two Uncle Sam Sesquicentennial Observances
Troy will hold two observances honoring Uncle Sam at his grave with veterans invited to participate on July 31 and September 13, marking Samuel Wilson's birthday. Separately, water from the Tomhannock Reservoir will feed a new 5 million gallon storage tank on Eddy's Lane as part of a city water project set for completion next year.
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Troy
Uncle Sam
William J. Dinan Jr
American Legion
Troy Area
Samuel Wilson
Tomhannock
Eddy’s Lane
Leake Graduates From Darrow School in New Lebanon NY
Darrow School in New Lebanon NY graduates 38 seniors on June 2. Darrow student Scott Leake son of Mr and Mrs Richard B Leake III receives diploma from headmaster John F Johe III and is honored for devotion to the school. He led the hands to work program and captained the Darrow ski team and varsity lacrosse with Charles Rornack. He will study agricultural engineering at the University of Vermont.
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A. Scott Leake
Richard B. Leake III
Woodford Road
Darrow
New Lebanon
N.Y
John F. Johne III
Louis M. Hirshson
Hobart
William Smith Colleges
Darrowski
Charles Rornack
Cambridge NY
University of Vermont
Emma Willard graduate Shelagh Gordon earns cum laude honors
Shelagh Gordon will graduate cum laude Saturday from Emma Willard School in Troy New York during the 148th commencement. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Patrick T H Gordon of 43 Monument Ave. Her two years at Emma Willard included work council UNEW chorus and choir, dormitory headship, Campus Players vice presidency and art editor of Triangle. She plans to enter Bennington College in the fall after joining Cum Laude Society.
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Shelagh M. J. Gordon
Emma Willard School
Troy
N.Y
Patrick T. H Gordon
Monument Ave
Emma Willard
Miss Gordon
Work Council
UNEW
United Nations
Campus Players
Triangle
Cum Laude Society
Bennington College
John P Steel graduates from Stockbridge School of Agriculture
John P. Steel son of Mr and Mrs Henry M Steel of Fillmore Farms received his associate degree at the Stockbridge School of Agriculture two year program at UMass Amherst. He majored in animal science and will join Wentworth Farm in Amherst after graduation.
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John P. Steel
Henry M. Steel
Fillmore Farms
Stockbridge School of Agriculture
University of Massachusetts
Amherst
Steel
Wentworth Farm
Bennington High School
Animal Husbandry Club
Little International
Dairy Classic
Bennington Vets Promote Oral Polio Vaccine Clinic
The Bennington-Well-Baby Clinic urges six weeks to six years old children to register by next Monday for oral Sabin polio vaccination. A second dose will follow after six weeks. a June 16 clinic may be held if at least 100 children enroll. Both Sabin and Salk vaccines will be used to combat polio in Vermont.
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Sabin
Bennington - Well-Baby Clinic
Julius H. Manes
Bennington
Park Street
Manes
Richard N Fabricius R.N
Rachel M. Kinney R.N
State Department of Health
Oral
Salk
Roger W. Mann
Vermont State
Coated Chrome Trim Prevents Kitchen Furniture Rust
A coat of wax on the chrome trim of kitchen chairs and tables will protect the metal from rusting and keep the furniture looking bright.
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