Bennington voters weigh school budget and director pay
The article notes continued school budget debate, director pay votes, and a North Bennington union school board contest between Robert McWaters and Betty Riley. It also covers Nixon’s NATO trip, security details, and SALT talks, with a push by senators against a partial nuclear test ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
NATO
Middle East
White House
Ronald Ziegler
Salzburg
Austria
Tkach
Melsbroek
Belgium
King Baudouin
Florida
Charles ‘‘Bebe” Rebozo
Brussels
U.S
Moscow
Selectmen adopt no name policy for Willow Park Fields
Bennington selectmen voted to name the Willow Park playing fields Willow Park Fields and rejected placing a plaque for the late coach Theodore Ted Ripley. They urged a no naming policy amid broader town issues including delayed payment to Jen-Har Construction for the Brooklyn sewer project and pollution concerns at Hewitt Brook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judson Brown
J. Duncan Campbell
Bennington
Willow Park
Theodore
Ted”’ Ripley
Post 13
Campbell
Norton Barber
Ralph Watson
Watson Excavating
Jen- Har Construction Co
Fonda
N.Y
Jen-Har
Brooklyn
Watson
Water Resources Board
Edward R. Lamb
Hewitt Brook
Willow Road
John Kittell
John Powell
Bell Trailer
Agency of Environmental Conservation
Trailer Park Compliance Deadlines and Penalties Urged
Bolton warns trailer park owners of July 1 compliance deadlines under new laws, detailing required written leases, itemized charges, and eviction grounds. He urged residents to report violations, while indicating police will investigate complaints promptly amidst broader state updates on public notices and local matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Bolton
Bolton
Hospital Notes Admissions Rise at Bennington Area
Admissions include Gervase Alma Ricker and John Pierce of Bennington Deborah Mears North Bennington Judy Dowley Shaftsbury William Whitman Pownal Owen Burke Dorset Hugh Laverty Cambridge N Y Augustine Collins Salem N Y Birth of daughter to H Thomas Smith of Pownal Discharges include David Sausville Bennington Lera Bettie North Bennington Wanda Webster and baby Shaftsbury Joseph Brandalik Eagle Bridge N Y
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Gervase
Alma Ricker
John Pierce
Bennington
Deborah Mears
North Bennington
Judy Dowley
Shaftsbury
William Whitman
Pownal
Owen Burke
Dorset
Hugh Laverty
Cambridge
N.Y
Augustine Collins
Salem
David Sausville
Lera Bettie
Wanda Webster
Bank bag held up at Adams Drug Store in Monument Plaza
Bennington police report an unknown amount stolen at about 9 p.m. Tuesday from two Adams Drug Store employees, Karl Popp and Sandra Burgess, who were night depositing a bank bag. A tall heavyset man with long red hair wore a green Air Force jacket and ski parka. A drawing was made, and the investigation continues. Adams Drug had a 1972 holdup. a separate $1 million false arrest suit was filed this March in Burlington against the county prosecutor and Agnes Mears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Adams Drug Store
Monument Plaza
Karl Popp
Sandra Burgess
First Vermont Bank and Trust Co
Air Force
Popp
Burgess
Adams
Federal District Court
Burlington
Bennington County
Neil S. Moss
Agnes Mears
North Bennington
Donald Mears Jr
Criminology student hired to promote regional police
MONTPELIER UPI David Anderson of Brandon a Northeastern University criminology student in Boston has been hired for six months by the Governor's Justice Commission to develop the regional police concept for Vermont. The Emergency Board noted prior work and interest from four areas though opposition exists from other regions and county sheriffs. A second item reported a collision at 1 30 p m Tuesday on South Street Bennington between a Helft car and a Burgess Brothers truck with minor damage to the car and no damage to the truck.
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Beaconsfield
Thomas Gainsbrough
Hoag
FBI
Montpelier
Patrick H. Mangan
Taftsville
Vermont
Selective Service Appeal Board
David C. Pinkham
Mangan
Nixon
Gov
Salmon
William E. Crosby
Danby
Pinkham
Crosby
UPI
David Anderson
Brandon
Northeastern University
Boston
Governor’s Justice Commission
Commission
Michael Krell
State Emergency Board
Tuesday Anderson
Krell
Robert Gray
Anne Helft
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Burgess Brothers
Robert Dow
Bennington
Ms. Helft
South Street
Obituaries for Louise Reber and Herman Hilse
Obituary notices report the death of Louise Reber of Manchester at Mary Hitchcock Hospital Hanover NH an artist and teacher born in Kiel Germany survived by husband Hans a daughter Suzanne and son John Eugene. Funeral Friday at First Baptist Church Manchester Center with burial in Dellwood Cemetery. Contributions to American Cancer Society requested. Also noted is the death of Herman J Hilse 80 of 206 Park St Bennington died in Ogden Utah with service set for June 27 at Mahar and Son Funeral Home officiated by Mormon elders. Cremation in Troy NY. He leaves a son Robert J and three granddaughters and a sister. Burial at Bellevue Cemetery Adams following calling hours.
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Richard A. Corcoran
Mechanic Street
North Bennington
Glens Falls
N.Y
St. John the Baptist
Michael A. Demasi
Mahar and Son
Joseph Rodrigue
Martin Percey
Richard Lasher
Gordon Kenyon
Sanford Buxbaum
Louise Reber
Hans Reber
Manchester
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Hanover
Willhelmshafen
Germany
Theodore
Eugenie Daevelius
Kiel
Academy of Art
Munich
New York City
Vermont
Suzanne Reber Griffin
John Eugene
Theodore Duevelius
Manchester Village
First Baptist Church
Manchester Center
Dellwood Cemetery
Brewster Funeral Service
American Cancer Society
Herman J. Hilse
Park St
Bennington
Ogden
Utah
Martha Sue (Marshall) Howell
Troy
Buffalo
John
Bertha (Kindler) Hilse
Adams
Mass
Bellevue Avenue
Martha Hoffman
Lewiston
Maine
Bath
Hilse
Pauline Marshall
Robert J
Helen Brooks
Bellevue Cemetery
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Allen
Winslow
BSD
Mt. Anthony
Anthony
Robert McWaters
Betty Riley
North Bennington School Board
Riley
McWaters
Union School Board
Union School District Board
Sal Santarcangelo
Stephen Gilman
Joanne Dunham
Phillip Viereck
Bobby Loomis
Edward Dubrowski
Kittell
Powell
Kittell and
Houghton Lane
Francis
Molly Coyle
Walloomsac Road
John P. Griffin
Gerhard A. Gesell
Mt. Vernon College
Washington
Senate Watergate Committee
House Judiciary Committee
Watergate Committee
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington Post
H.R. Haldeman
Maryland
Judiciary Committee
House
Ken Clawson
Bennington Briefs
Bennington School District
Central School
Main St
Preston Foster
Morgan Street
Roy and
Rose Rice
Grafton
Alfred Rice
National Geographic
Blue Cross
Blue Chield
Bennington Senior Citizens Center
BenMont Ave
Elizabeth J. Eagan
Paul L. Eagan
Norton St
Boston Bouve College
Miss Eagan
Bennington Catholic
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Scott Walter Danisch
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland
Bennington Board of Sisters
State Draft Board
H. Thomas Smith
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