Multitude of Craft Items at Bennington Creative Craft Fair
More than 3,000 craft products will be available in Bennington this July at Creative Craft Fair 4. Over 200 craftsmen from the American Craftsmen's Council ACC will exhibit, showcasing handwoven shawls, cast aluminum mirrors, glass forms, ponchos, wearables, window hangings, jewelry, and pottery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Creative Craft Fair
The
American Craftsmen’s Council
ACC
Tion
Arlinka Blair
Buffalo
N.Y
Washington, D.C
Wilmington
Del
Mary E. Nyburg
Baltimore
Creative Craft Council
Paula
Robert Winokaur
Horsham
Winokaur
Ronald Burke
Rock Tavern
Detroit
Winnipeg
Charlottesville
Deer Isle
Canada
Germany
Italy
England
United States
CAMPUSES HIT AS CAMOUFLAGED PLANE FIRESHOW ENDS
A camouflaged Messerschmitt fighter with swastikas attacked the University of Missouri campus with cannon fire and smoke Thursday night. Police link the pilot to an earlier Willow Springs air show. The piece also lists craft exhibitors for Mount Anthony Union High School fair July 11 to 13 and profiles several artists from across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolla, Moo
UPI
Messerschmitt
University of Missouri
Willow Springs
ACC
Mount Anthony Union High School
Gladys Hoisington
Dayton
N.J
Trenton
Worcester Museum
Peter C. Grufstedt
North Stonington
Massachusetts Price Laws Boost Pownal Liquor Sales
Pittsfield Massachusetts report notes Pownal Vermont liquor store posts about 3 percent annual growth in 1969 as Massachusetts fixed price laws drive cross border sales. Vermont prices run 75 cents to $2 cheaper per fifth while ABCC enforcement remains limited.
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Massachusetts
Pittsfield
Mass
Pownal
Roger A. Sheridan
Vermont Liquor Control Board
State
Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission
Berkshire
Vermont
Berkshires
ABCC
Edward J. Wilder
Boston
North Shore
Elliot L. Richardson
Quintin Cristy
Worcester
Atty. Richardson
Supreme Judicial Court
New Hampshire
New Innkeeper At Middlebury's Treadway Inn
Charles B. Olds with 33 years in inns has been named Innkeeper of the Treadway Middlebury Inn in Vermont. He previously served as assistant innkeeper at Middlebury, and as assistant innkeeper at the Publick House Sturbridge, with prior posts including Quinnipiac College and Williams Inn roles. The inn, near Middlebury College, dates to 1794 and sits near Bread Loaf Mountain and Shelburne Museum.
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Rochester
N.Y
Charles B. Olds
Treadway
Middlebury Inn
Middlebury
Treadway Inns & Resorts
Olds
Sturbridge
Mass
Quinnipiac College
Hamden, Conn
Williams Inn
Williamstown
Treadway Middlebury Inn
Middlebury College
Green Mountains
Bread Loaf Mountain
Shelburne Museum
Heart Association Elects Dr. Roger Mann President
Dr. Roger W. Mann of Jeffersonville was elected president of the Vermont Heart Association at its June 15 meeting at Sugarbush Inn Warren. He succeeds Dr. Richard E. Bouchard of Burlington and holds multiple Vermont medical leadership roles. Rutland’s William B. Franke was re elected board chairman. Bennington members joined the board of directors for a three year term: Mrs Roy H Bergquist, Patricia Hernandez RN, and Dr Roderick J Humphreys. Vermont Receives
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Madeline B. Harwood
Manchester
Vermont Heart Association
Sugarbush Inn Convention Center
Warren
Roger W. Mann
Jeffersonville
Harwood
Association
Vermont Republican State Committee
William B. Franke
Rutland
Bennington
$1 Million In Vocational Funds For Vermont
A Vermont Education Department official says state allocations for vocational education will total about 1 million dollars starting July 1, up from fiscal 1960’s level. Cola Watson notes 338,000 of the funds apply to regular programs, with a projected deficit. About 165,000 is set for disadvantaged, post high school careers, and 56,300 for handicapped children.
Hotel Workers' Wages Increase Under 1969 Bill
The 1969 legislature adopted a minimum wage bill raising the hourly minimum for hotel restaurant and service workers from 85 cents to 1.40 to 1.60. Labor and Industry Commissioner Louis Lavin has not yet appointed the three boards to propose further adjustments. Under prior laws resort hotel service staff earned 80 to 85 cents per hour.
Scout Camps Report Record Enrollment at Ethan Allen Council
More than 1,000 Boy Scouts are registered for a five week summer at Camp Plymouth in Tyson and Camp Sunrise in Orwell, marking an all time high. Only four sites remain for local troops to book. Camp Sunrise director is Michael Shanahan with Wayne King as program director and several staff from Rutland and nearby towns. Camp Plymouth director is Vincent Liberis with Everett Childs Jr. as program director and a staff including John Pellerin Richard Cook Jeff Robinson T W A Sherman and Leslie Warren.
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Rutland
Ethan Allen Council
Boy Scouts of America
Walter Gartner
Plymouth
Tyson and
Orwell
Camp Sunrise
Michael Shanahan
Taconic
Wayne King
Arlington
Peter Partch
Benson
Christopher Howland
Timothy Gilbert
Fair Haven
Rodney King
White River Junction
Camp Plymouth
Vincent Liberis
Brandon
Otter
Everett Childs Jr
Townshend
John Pellerin
Springfield
Richard Cook
Wilder
Jeff Robinson
Windsor
T.W.A Sherman
Putney
Leslie Warren
Vermont Bank Americard Service Begins Local Use
Vermont National Bank announces Vermont Bank Americard is in operation with over 15 000 area residents qualified. The program offers a credit card usable locally nationally and internationally and joins 2 600 U S banks offering BankAmericard amid plans for other Vermont banks to participate.
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Brattleboro
Vermont Bank Americard
Jack Hunter
Vermont National Bank
Vermont
United States
BankAmericard
U.S
Vermont BankAmericard
Parakeet Chippy Returns Home After Cold Absence
A lost parakeet named Chippy Cresswell, residing at 254 Shipton Road, YORK, England, spoke his way back to warmth after two days away. A couple found him and returned him to his home, ending the wandering perch saga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
England
Chippy
Chippy Cresswell
Shipton Road
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al Spinner
New England Telephone Co
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Dorothy Sweet
Harry Torre
Burt Richmond
Roy Bergquist
George Ackerman
Brian Scribner
Middlebury’s
Heart Association
Roger Mann
IS SA
Roy H. Bergquist
Patricia Hernandez
R.N
Roderick J. Humphreys
OME Furniture
Main ST
Pullman
Ataates
Bennington, VT
Pratt ST
Roofing & Sheet Metal CO
Vermont Yankee
Vernon
Gerald E. Morrissey
Vermont Bank
Wickes
North St
John M. Moore
Hodgson
Hawley Manufacturing
Dinette
Contemporary
Mediterranean
SUN
East
SHELL
Johnson Oil Co
Bennington Rd
Bennington, Vermont
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