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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1977

Page

7

Mountain Valley Health Center appoints Dr. Page

Mountain Valley Health Council announces the appointment of Dr. Robert G. Page to the medical staff. He began practicing in January and now assists Dr. Roger Fox full time. Page has held posts at the University of Pennsylvania, Rangoon, Chicago, and the Medical College of Ohio, later serving as first dean of the Medical College of Ohio at Toledo. He and his wife Polly reside in Landgrove with three children, and his interests include skiing, sailing, gardening, wood carving, singing, and raconteurship.

University of Pennsylvania Medical School Page University of Rangoon Rangoon Burma University of Chicago Chicago Ill Medical College of Ohio Toledo Vermont Medical College Medical College of Ohio Associates Inc American Association For the Advancement of Science American College of Physicians American College of Cardiology Council of Clinical Cardiology American Heart Association Polly Landgrove Robert Jr Marine Corps Washington D.C Elizabeth Waltz Mary Virginia

Pownal Selectmen Meet. Lions Club Auction Set

The Board of Selectmen will meet Thursday at 5 p.m. at the Town Office. The Pownal Lions Club auction is planned for May 28 with pickup available by calling 823-5690 or 823-5105. Mass will be celebrated tonight at 7 at the North Pownal Firehouse as part of St. Francis de Sales renewal. Carolyn Martel leads the Easter Seal drive. Judy Eastman is this year’s poster child. tour Rutland facility funds aid a new playground and heated pool unveiled last October. Letters will be mailed soon.

Pownal Lions Club North Pownal Firehouse St. Francis de Sales Carolyn Martel Pownal Center

Arlington Blood Bank invites donors to March 23 drive

Arlington residents may donate at St. Margaret Mary's Church parish hall next Wednesday from 1 to 6 p.m. No appointment needed for ages 17 to 65, while those over 65 require doctor approval. The event, led by Betty Tynan and Ingrid Hirsch, includes staff roles and free snacks with ample parking. Last year the Bennington County chair was Mrs. Irwin Singer. $345 was raised in Pownal.

Arlington Jimmy Carter Red Cross St. Margaret Mary’s Church Carter Betty Tynan Ingrid Hirsch Martel Pownal Bennington County Irwin Singer Harbour Road Bennington

The People continues at Williams College

The People, an astronomy program about American Indian sky concepts, will run Fridays at 7:30 PM through the semester at Williams College Milham Planetarium. Developed by Hansen Planetarium Salt Lake City with a bicentennial grant, the show features myths from 14 nations, is free, and fully booked through April 15. Call 597-2188 to reserve seats or arrange private showings.

Williamstown Mass Milham Planetarium Old Hopkins Observatory Williams College Hansen Planetarium Salt Lake City National Endowment For the Humanities

Community notices and meetings in South Cambridge area

The advisory board will meet Monday March 21 at 8 pm. Sympathy extended for George Ziehm of Morris Road. Visits to Mrs. Gertrude Aiken by Walter Rockenstire III and Lois Virtue with her son Paul. Combined circuit churches service March 20 at 10 30 am at North Hoosick United Methodist Church with special One Great Hour of Sharing offering. Sunday school at 9 am. Pleasant Valley Grange card party March 22 at 8 pm with prior awards listed. Multiple Grange meetings and anniversaries in March and April including Salem Whitehall and Pleasant Valley with ham supper and finales. Tickets from members.

Walter Rockenstire III Watervliet Gertrude Aiken Lois A. Virtue and Son Paul Colis Aiken North Hoosick United Methodist Church Harry Burdess Pleasant Valley Grange Polly Henkle Ruth Perry Rodney Brownell Wells Eddy Donald Donisthorpe Ethel Madigan Ada Cronk Arthur Lynds Easton-Greenwich Salem Grange Washington County Grange Whitehall Whitehall Grange

Vermont Supreme Court Upholds Girouard Murder Conviction

The Vermont Supreme Court unanimously affirmed Roy Girouard of Burlington’s first degree murder conviction for the June 1975 shooting outside a King Street nightspot. It rejected challenges about premeditation elements and alleged illegal search. The court also declined to lower the charge to second degree based on intoxication, noting no constitutional provision allows it.

Supreme Court Girouard

Rutland man killed in head-on truck crash

Michael Alberico 22 of Rutland died in a head on collision with a tractor trailer on a rainy steep hill. He was pinned in his van for about an hour. Three passengers were hospitalized: Mary Ann Alberico 19 Tracey Lockland 22 of Pittsford and Crawford Drew 24 of Wallingford.

Rutland UPI Michael Alberico Alberico Mary Ann Tracey Lockland Pittsford Crawford Drew Wallingford

Vermont bill bans utilities from passing political ads

The House approved a measure to block utilities from charging customers for political advertising. The bill passed 82 to 39 after sponsors said it had been gutted and not returned to committee. Supporters say customers should not fund advocacy they oppose. opponents argue it limits free speech.

Montpelier UPI House Senate

Senator O'Brien Absent for Tests at Fanny Allen Hospital

UPI reports Senator John O'Brien of Chittenden County is in good condition at Fanny Allen Hospital after being admitted last Friday for observation. A hospital spokesman said he will miss Senate sessions while undergoing a series of tests. Senator Thomas Crowley noted the absence.

Winooski UPI John O’brien D-Chittenden County Fanny Allen Hospital Thomas Crowley O’brien Senate

Mehlman and Maynes Reappointed to Water Board

Montpelier Vermont Governor Richard Snelling announced the reappointment of Frederick Mehlman of Montpelier to a two year term as chairman of the Water Resources Board and Roderick Maynes of Rutland to a six year term on the same board.

Montpelier UPI Richard Snelling Frederick Mehlman State Water Resources Board Snelling Roderick Maynes Rutland

Mother testifies in Troy A murder case over wife’s death

In Rensselaer County Court Edward Bell’s mother Marion testified that her son shot and killed his wife Karen on July 6, 1976, after an argument about leaving him. The witness described Bell retrieving a rifle from the car trunk in a Troy street and firing at Karen when she refused to return home.

Troy Rensselaer Edward E. Bell Marion Karen Edward Bell

Berkshire County Court Funds Boost for Advocates

Berkshire County Commission voted 2-1 to partially fund Berkshire County Consumer Advocates for fiscal 1978 after rejecting a human services committee recommendation. More than $24,000 has been recovered for county residents in 13 months by the private service. The panel also preserved the courthouse lawn from roadbuilders. In Adams, Rev Richard S Sniczyk said Notre Dame Elementary School’s fate rests with parishioners and the diocese bishop who will visit April 1 to discuss the problem.

Pittsfield Adams Richard S. Sniczyk Berkshire County Notre Dame Springfield

Inmates to Transfer to Monroe Prison Camp Soon

The first inmates are due to arrive in about two weeks after a halt in January following escape attempts and community protests. Department spokesman Philip Brown said transfers will undergo stricter evaluation than before to ensure security.

Monroe Monroe Prison Camp Philip Brown Department of Corrections Boston

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Mountain Valley Health Center Robert G. Page The Pownals Board of Selectmen Arlington Blood Bank James P. O'Neil Dorothy Dusha Marge Brush Natalie Caler Muriel Linde Helen Torrisi People Williams South Cambridge George Ziehm Morris Road MMIC ELMST Gladstone's Burlington Newport Barre Plattsburgh Rutland ST. Albans Greenberg Slanara Llow H. Greenberg North Adams Sen. O’brien New York Hudson Falls Nicholas G. Resetar State Board of Regents Resetar Gerald Solomon Down In Berkshire County
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