Winhall Leads Region in Vacation Home Counts
Winhall tops Bennington County with 277 vacation homes in a Vermont Development Department study on vacation home economics. The statewide tally shows 21,743 vacation homes valued at over 81 million dollars, generating about 4.23 million dollars in taxes. Residents own 344 of these homes, non residents 1,094, with per unit taxes averaging 162 and 240 dollars respectively.
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Montpelier
Winhall
Bennington County
Vermont Development Department
Big Stratton
Big Bromley
Bennington
Development Department
Arlington
Dorset
Glastonbury
Landgrove
Manchester
Peru
Pownal
Rupert
Sandgate
Shaftsbury
Stamford
Sunderland
Woodford
Readsboro
Windham Region
Windham Regional
Vermont
Chittenden
Rutland
Addison
Central Vermont
South Windsor
Two Rivers
Ottauquechee
Lamoille
Northeast Kingdom
Vt.n.h
Grand Isle
County
Windham
Mad River Valley
Vermont-New Hampshire
Interagency Committee
Savings Drop As Taxes Rise
Fortune magazine reports U S consumers cut savings from 7.5 percent last spring to 6.5 percent now, reducing savings by over 5 billion dollars. Taxes plus savings total 28 percent of disposable income, about a quarter above the historical norm, with taxes rising as savings fell over a dozen years ending 1965.
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New York
U.S
Fortune Magazine
Fortune
Savings Bond Division Merges in Vermont New Hampshire
Washington The Savings Bonds state offices in Vermont and New Hampshire have merged into one territory. Joseph F. Scott will direct the combined operation from Burlington Vermont starting March 1. He succeeds Vermont director Thomas W. Eddy who will take over Maine duties March 1. Scott, a Manchester native, has led New Hampshire since May 21 1962 and is active in Red Cross fund drives and Catholic Charities. He and his wife Simone have four daughters.
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Washington, D.C
Vermont
New Hampshire
Joseph F. Scott
Glen R. Johnson
U.S. Savings Bonds Division
Department of the Treasury
Scott
Burlington
Thomas W. Eddy
Maine
Harvey M. Fickett
Montpelier Life Insurance Co
Manchester
N.H
Georgetown University
Washington
D.C
St. Anselm’s College
American Red Cross
Community Chest
Catholic Charities
Holy Name Society
Serra Club
Columbus
Chain of Commerce
The
Jolliet Club
Simone
Mary Suzanne
R.S.M
Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary
Nashua
Caryl Thibodeau
Sheila Swanson
Betty-Jo
University of New Hampshire
Data Processing Firms Need More Workers in Vermont
A survey of 45 Vermont data processing firms by the Department of Employment Security finds a 37 percent need for more workers by end of 1970. Current employment is 377, rising to 515 in 1970, with 42 more data processing operators needed. Key roles include senior systems analyst programmer and junior computer operator. shortages exist for data processing manager and senior programmer. The report covers pay levels, growth, and future manpower needs.
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Vermont
Department of Employment Security
Green Mountain Drive
Montpelier
Prison Arts and Crafts Exhibit at Capitol in Montpelier
The Vermont State Prison under Warden Robert G. Smith announces a two day exhibit titled Art in 69 in the Capitol Building card room March 6 and 7. Ed Boggis directs the program featuring inmates art and crafts from meat cutting to woodworking and painting as part of ongoing rehabilitation efforts.
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Windsor
Vermont State
Robert G. Smith
Capitol Building
Montpelier
Ed Boggis
Capitol
New Vermont Drug Law Frustrates Patients
Vermont patients face refill frustrations as pharmacists and physicians follow the new drug abuse law. Getty Page of the Vermont Medical Society notes that physician assistants can no longer renew prescriptions. Patients are urged to plan refills in advance and contact their physician before running out.
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Rutland
Vermont
Getty Page
Vermont Medical Society
Page
Bennington Transfer Records Reported for Feb 21 27
Bennington Town Clerk Mary Hodeck lists transfers in her office from February 21 to 27. Transactions include David E and Blanche M Harwood to Ronald H and Florence M Loomis for property along the north side of the main Bennington to North Bennington highway. George E and Norma L Corey to Harriet N Evers for land on the west side of Soule Street. Merritt M Phelps to Harvey D and Susan J Carter Sr for the west line of Monument Avenue in Old Bennington. Levi and Francis I Thompson of Pownal to Harry T and Ruth C Scinto of Bridgeport Connecticut for Lot 69 in Fairlawn Park on Woodford Road. Kenneth O Hall to James O and Nancy C Hall for property on the north side of Burgess Road.
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Mary Hodeck
David E
Blanche M. Harwood
Ronald H
Florence M. Loomis
Bennington
North Bennington
George E
Norma L. Corey
Harriet N. Evers
Soule Street
Merritt M
Phelps
Harvey D
Susan J.carter Sr
Monument Avenue
Old Bennington
Levi
Francis I. Thompson
Pownal
Harry T
Ruth C. Scinto
Bridgeport
Conn
Fairlawn Park
Woodford Road
Kenneth O. Hall
James O
Nancy C. Hall
Burgess Road
House Committee Chief Charged With Public Be Damned Attitude
Waterbury former housing director James Finneran accuses Vermont House Commerce Committee chairman of a public be damned approach by steering House Bill 196 to raise the bank interest rate from 6.5 to 8 percent. He argues bankers secured past gains without backing housing acts, leaving homeowners and taxpayers to bear the cost.
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House Committee
Vermont Home Mortgage Credit Agency
Finneran
High Oil Prices in New England Blamed on Profits
IPAA president Harold M. McClure asserts that higher New England fuel costs stem from dealer margins rather than lack of local refineries. He notes regional wholesale prices and dealer spreads, claims officials misled by Occidental Petroleum’s Maine project, and argues oil price support should rise from 2.98 to 3.34 per barrel, lifting gasoline by about a penny per gallon.
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Washington
UPI
New England
Harold M. McClure
Independent Petroleum Association of America
IPAA
Hel
Edmund S. Muskie
D-Maine
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Thomas J. McIntyre
D-N.h
Occidental Petroleum Corp
Los Angeles
Occidental
Libya
Machiasport
Maine
United States
McClure
mid-Atlantic
South Atlantic
Huether Named New Manager at Ward Store in North Adams
Raymond E. Huether of Bennington is the new manager of the Montgomery Ward catalog store on State Street in North Adams Massachusetts. A native of Fostoria Ohio he joined Montgomery Ward in 1968 and was assigned here after training in Keene New Hampshire. He previously served as credit manager for the Goodyear Service Store and briefly worked at Dex Moore's Firestone. He attended Rutgers University and served three years in the Navy. His wife Barbara Hickok and the couple have three children.
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North Adams
Mass
Raymond E. Huether
Bennington
Montgomery Ward
State Street
Huether
Fostoria
Ohio
Keene, N.H
Goodyear
Dex Moore
Firestone
Rutgers University
Navy
Barbara Hickok
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Robert M. Wilson
Carl
Winslow
J.H. Winslow
First National Stores
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vermont
Pratt ST
Roofing & Sheet Metal CO
Dusthome. Furniture Incorporated
ELM Street
Capital
VFW
Bessie Greene
Catherine Sawyer
Marilyn Morris
Morris
Marion Charest
Edna Bruso
Margaret Knights
N.E
Greenberg
Main Street
R.E. Huether
Ward
New England Telephone Co
North Street
Pleasant St
Pleasant
North Streets
Saul
Triple
Grand Union Empire
Enterprise
Culligan Water Conditioning, Inc
Lenox, Mass
Herb E. Post
Prop
Middle Pownal Rd
A. J. Dewey & Sons Lumber and Building Supplies
Mckinley Street
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