Brattleboro Nuke Report Sparks Debate Urge
Brattleboro health officer Dr. James Lovell released a 10 page study on Vermont Yankee safety. The report weighs evidence toward safety but takes no stand, urging a public debate with a six scientist panel and noting federal reviews of radiation guidelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro Nuke Report
Brattleboro
James H. Lovell
Vermont Yankee
Vernon
Atomic Energy Commission
U.S. Public Health Service
PHS
Bureau of Radiological Health
Lovell
Washington
Dresden
Lill
Vermont towns study urges consolidation to curb taxes
A Montpelier briefing outlines overlapping jurisdictions in Bennington area with water and sewer roles split among Bennington Village and town, separate zoning and school districts, and a 1966 master plan hamstrung by need for consensus. Officials warn of rising costs and traffic issues unless regional reform or consolidation occurs. Governor Davis says consider expense cuts alongside tax hikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Village
North Bennington
Bennington
Women's Lib Aims and Misconceptions Clarified by Mrs Smith
Mrs Smith defended the Women’s Lib movement against distortions, arguing it seeks choice not exploitation and condemns gender prejudice. She cited support for the Equal Rights Amendment and civil rights, child care, contraception access, education parity, and media stereotypes as core goals.
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Senate
House
Evaluating credits for DUO projects at Mt Anthony
Lynch defended crediting students before project completion to highlight positives based on evaluations by the student and two advisers. The plan aims to avoid branding unproductive efforts as failures, while addressing problems like lack of attendance and discipline with remedies and better leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynch
DUO Review Board
DUO Coodinator
Charles G. Salem
Mt. Anthony
A Vote for O'Brien Means
Burlington reports confusion over multiple O'Brien figures in Vermont politics. State Senator Leo O'Brien leads as governor candidate, while siblings and relatives share name with John J. O'Brien, J. William O'Brien, Daniel J. O'Brien, and Daniel R. O'Brien. The O'Brien families insist they are not all related.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Leo O’brien
O’brien
Vermont
Chittenden-Grand Isle
John J
Jack’’ O’brien
John E. O’brien
House of Representatives
Winooski
J. William O’brien
Chittenden
Daniel J. O’brien
Daniel O
Students From 5 Other Schools To Use MAUHS Vocational Unit
Thirteen additional students from five area high schools will study at Mt. Anthony Union High School’s vocational facilities next fall. Principal Charles W. Keir told the Mt. Anthony board that students will come from Arlington High School previously and from Bennington Wilmington Whitingham Burr and Burton Seminary in Manchester and Mt. Laurel in Manchester. Tuition and transportation costs are shared by the sending districts and the state. The report came at the last meeting of the old Mt. Anthony board. a new 11 member board will meet in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Union High School
MAUHS
Charles W. Keir
Mt. Anthony
Keir
Arlington High School
Bennington
Wilmington
Whitingham, Burr and Burton Seminary
Manchester
Mt. Laurel
Chittenden Group Plans Poor People's Assembly Rally
A Burlington rally planned for July 9 aims to spotlight poverty issues with several hundred anticipated attendees. The Poor People's Assembly, formed after an organizational meeting, plans county first, then statewide expansion with invitations sent to political figures and candidates.
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Chittenden Group
Poor People’s Assembly
Milton
UPI
Chittenden County
Burlington
Assembly
David Knox
Hinesburg
Vermont Poor Peoples Congress
University of Vermont
Bennington Hospital Notes and Local Meeting Updates
The notice lists admissions at various regional hospitals including Miss Francine Thomayer and Mrs. Lee Hammond with locations in Bennington North Pownal Manchester Center and Arlington. Discharges include Mrs. Katherine Krawczyk and Miss Barbara Behan, with births recorded for the Anous and Robinson families. A June 15 funding delay for the Bennington Program is noted, along with progress on staff hiring and a 19-member advisory committee.
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Francine Thomayer
George Hohman
Lee Hammond
Bennington
Jeffrey J. Chenaille
North Pownal
Scott Tinney
North Bennington
Carol Hoard
Manchester Center
Alice Boesse
North Petersburg
N.Y
Charlotte Derosia
Arlington
Katherine Krawczyk
Barbara Behan
Patricia Lindenberger
East Arlington
Lewis W. Skidmore
Dorset
Patricia Livingston
Deborah Ann Christie
Edward Anous
Gage St
Adirondack visits and local school board actions in Bennington
Bennington brief notes a family holiday in the Adirondack region including visits to Blue Mountain Lake and Racquette Lake, updates on local meetings for VFW and Eagles auxiliaries, a nurses association fundraiser, golf club results, hospital stay for Emma Harwood, a Pittsburgh paint sale, and multiple Bennington school board items. The board discussed staff openings, high school physician examinations policy, use of the baseball field by YMCA and Legion, hiring of an extra night watchman, a treasurer’s report, mobile science classrooms, vocational project costs, and a retirement tribute to board chair Castle.
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New England Association of Secondary Schools
YMCA
State Legion
Catherine Corcoran
George A. Sleeman
Sleeman
Vocational Education Department
Castle
Bennington Area Funeral Notices and Hempstead Crash Deaths
Several Bennington area funerals are noted including Jerome D Statia 937 Gage St killed in a motorcycle crash and Royal E White 223 Dewey St with services at Hanson Walbridge. Witnesses from local clubs and the Bennington Fire Department attended. In Hempstead Samuel Saltzman 76 died from injuries in a Pittsfield two car crash. autopsy cited ruptured aorta and investigation continues. Enid Fienberg of Bennington and Celia Saltzman are among survivors.
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St. Francis de Sales
Jerome D. Statia
Gage St
John W. Hamilton
Bennington
VFW
Royal E. White
Dewey St
Hanson-Walbridge
Melvin R. McGaughey
First United Methodist Church
Maynard Hedding
Charles Young
Carl Jesperson
Francis Carriere
WSCS
Methodist Church
McGaughey
Grandview Cemetery
Hempstead
N.Y
Samuel Saltzman
School St
Pittsfield General Unit
Berkshire Medical Center
Pittsfield
Mass
I.j.morris Funeral Home
Celia
Oscar
Enid) Fienberg
Lawrence
Long Island
Marvin Saltzman
New Britain
Stowe Candidate Praises Nixon Cambodia Policy
Adelaide Knowles of Stowe issues her first position paper backing President Nixon’s Cambodia actions. She pledges support for the war policy, cites allied gains, and criticizes congressional critics including incumbent Robert Stafford.
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STOWE
UPI
Adelaide Knowles
Nixon
Indochina
Miss Knowles
Robert Stafford
Cambodia
Stafford
Charges Sought Against Suspended State Trooper
The Vermont attorney general asked Windham County to prosecute Cpl. Richard E. Alexander of Brattleboro after he sold and installed unapproved fire protection systems. Alexander was removed from duty after a fire at Jelly Mill Restaurant and Gift Shop in Dummerston linked to a nonlicensed system from his wife’s business. The AG did not specify charges but said prosecution is expected as the county prosecutor withdraws due to prior association with the case.
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Montpelier
Robert J. M. Matteson
Matteson
Deane C. Davis
Davis
UPI
Vermont
James Jeffords
Windham County
Jerome Diamond
Cpl
Richard E. Alexander
Brattleboro
Roger K. Patrick
Alexander
Jelly Mill
Dummerston
Jeffords
Windham District Court
Diamond
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John W. Gorman
Arthur Tamplin
Federal Radiation Council
National Academy of Sciences
Ladies Home Journal
DUO Review
Dr. Salem
Duo
Thomas Racicot
Stewart St
Killeen
Texas
Racicot
Ida Walker
Simeon Walker
Philip Racicot
U.S. Army
David Robinson
BenMont Ave
Lying-In Hospital
Boston
Lawrence J. Mills
Mills
Janet Clayton
Lawrence O. Clayton
Col
Raymond J. Murray
Norman Stratton
William F. D. Smith
Mary Lou Cross
Shaftsbury
Lawrence E. Harrington
Woodford
Franklin Frantz
Ralph Wright
William A. Castle
Wright
Gregory T. Scotten
David Jareckie
Anthony D. Krulikowski
Bennington Briefs
Richard Caswell
Ricky
Chris
Jefferson Heights
Adirondack Area
New York State
Adirondack Museum
Blue Mountain Lake
Racquette Lake
Fish Creek Pond
Hazel Guetti
Brandon Training School
Peter Dale Guetti
North Street
Order of Eagles
Aerie 1861
Eagles
The
Practical Nurses Association
Central Vermont Public Service Store
Main Street
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Rhoda Comi
Jean Labanowski
Bea Pierce
Vi Cross
Nesh Fienberg
Rosemarie Bernheimer
Emma Harwood
Middle Pownal Road
Massachusetts General Hospital
Baker Memorial
Pittsburgh
Yard
T. A. Carpenter and Sons
Area Funerals
Earl F. Wood
South Stream Road
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Earl Stevens
Silas Kimball
A. Daniel Mason Jr
Gordon Gates
Layton James
Robert Brannigan
Park Lawn Cemetery
Mr. McGaughey
Petersburg
Germany
Pownal
Miriam Rebekah Lodge
Wood
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Salem's Super
Hamburg
INI
Peas F
Salem’s
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