Pattison district poll favors postal cutbacks over higher costs
In the 29th district questionnaire led by Congressman Edward W. Pattison the majority of more than 5,000 respondents prefer cut backs in postal services to increases in postage costs or subsidies. The results concern the U.S. Postal Service and energy policy and were printed in Pattison's June newsletter. The 29th district covers Washington Rensselaer and nearby counties.
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Washington, D.C
Edward W. Pattison
D-N.y
U.S. Postal Service
Pattison
Washington, Rensselaer
U.S
Navy crewman from Manchester Center returns from Mediterranean duty
John L. Hulett first class seaman, son of Mr and Mrs William E Hulett, served aboard USS Trenton in the Sixth Fleet during a major exercise National Week XXII near Sicily. The voyage included visits to Spain Italy and France. Hulett joined the Navy in 1962.
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Navy
John L. Hulett
William E. Hulett
School St
Manchester Center
Mediterranean Sea
U.S
Sixth Fleet
Hulett
Ionian
Sicily
Spain
Italy
France
The
Airman First Class Richard F. Irick Promoted at Loring AFB
Richard F. Irick son of Mr and Mrs Richard M Trick of 84 High St Hoosick Falls promoted to airman first class while serving as a jet mechanic at Loring Air Force Base Maine He is a 1975 graduate of Hoosick Falls Central High School His wife Ruth is the daughter of Jennette Davendonis and Anthoney Davendonis of Hoosick Falls.
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U.S. Air Force
Richard F. Irick
Richard M. Trick
High St
Irick
Loring Air Force Base
Maine
Hoosick Falls Central High School
Ruth
Jennette Davendonis
Hoosick Falls
Anthoney Davendonis
Pownal Fire Groups and Town Meetings Schedule
The Pownal Fire Protective Association and Pownal Center Fire Protective Association plan 7 pm meetings at their firehouses. East Pownal Volunteer Fire Department meets at 7 30 pm. The Solomon Wright Library hours are 1 5 pm weekdays and 9 am to noon Tuesday. Grievance Day is June 15 at 9 am at the Town Office. The Little Baseball League hosts Expos Astros Yankees Mets Astros Red Sox schedule with 6 15 pm games.
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Pownal Center
East Pownal
Pownal
Vermont Customs Aides Sue Over Work Rotation Policy
UPI reports Vermont customs inspectors filed suit in U S District Court challenging a rotating assignment rule along the Vermont-Canada border. They claim it is unfair and increases mileage costs by about 16000 dollars annually. In Berlin, Frederick Angelucci faces habitual offender charges after a Friday arrest. bail set at 25000 dollars per count. He has a prior Woodbury burglary conviction overturned by the Vermont Supreme Court on technical grounds.
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Burlington
UPI
U.S
Vermont
Vermont-Canada
Montpelier
Washington County
Gregory McNaughton
Berlin
Frederick Angelucci
State Highway Department
Barre
Angelucci
Philadelphia
Woodbury
Vermont Supreme Court
Former Springfield officer pleads no contest in child assault case
Gordon Frye, 30, a Bartonsville man who quit his Springfield police job last fall, pleaded no contest to aggravated assault of a 3 year old deaf mute girl in Vermont District Court. He was found guilty and sentenced to up to one year in jail plus mental health counseling. The state’s attorney said plea bargaining influenced the outcome and Frye must not work as a police officer again.
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White River
Sheehan
Frye
Vermont AG offers help on drive-in porno ordinance
Vermont Attorney General M Jerome Diamond said his office will help Weathersfield officials draft an ordinance to curb a drive in theater showing pornographic films. He stressed the offer does not indicate support or constitutional stance and followed a meeting with local officials upset by the state law's limits in blocking obscene films seen by children near the Mid Way Drive In Theatre.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
M. Jerome Diamond
Weathersfield
Diamond
Trial date set for ex judge on embezzlement charges
Brattleboro Vermont June 21 trial in district court for former Superior Court Judge Dale Brooks on embezzlement and jumping bail. Brooks accused of taking more than 900 dollars from Furgat Tractor Co in 1972 while practicing as a private attorney. He denies the charges and is free on 500 dollars bail.
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Brattleboro
UPI
Superior Court
Dale Brooks
Vermont District Court
Brooks
Furgat Tractor Co
Vermont colleges raise fees and approve housing bond
Burlington UPI reports the Vermont State Colleges Board of Trustees approved a ten dollar fee hike from 35 to 45 for Vermont Community Colleges courses. The board also authorized a 1.4 million dollar bond for married students housing at Johnson State College. Montpelier UPI notes manufacturing employment in Vermont rose to 42,150 in April, up 1,250 from April 1976, with longer hours and higher wages.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont State Colleges Board of Trustees
Vermont Community Colleges
David McGregor
Johnson State College
DES
Rensselaer bids open for neighborhood upgrades
In Rensselaer the NIP will accept bids today through June 20 for four home improvement jobs including siding foundation interior renovations plumbing and electrical work in the district bounded by Washington and McNaughton avenues Third Street and the Hudson River. Troy attorney Harry Lee seeks to revive a hydroelectric project at a 180 foot waterfall above the Wultex factory to power a townhouse complex with excess energy to be sold to Niagara Mohawk.
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Rensselaer
NIP
Michael Padula
Padula
Washington and McNaughton Avenues
Third Street
Hudson River
Troy
Harry Lee
Wultex
Lee
Niagara Mohawk Power Co
6 Down in Berkshire Albany Man Killed in Crash
An Albany New York man, George W Johnson Jr, was killed when his car left the Massachusetts Turnpike and struck a rock ledge near Pittsfield. The Medical Examiner cited a broken neck and crushed chest as the cause, with the car demolished. In Berkshire County, the grand jury probing the slaying of teacher Carol Ann Todd Jenee convened with over 40 witnesses expected to testify. Authorities, with several suspects named, anticipate indictments if evidence supports it.
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Stockbridge
Albany
N.Y
George W. Johnson Jr
David Campbell
Pittsfield
Berkshire County
Grand Jury
Carol Ann Todd Jenee
William R. Flynn
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