Vermont lawmaker defends fuel tax exemption stance
Rep Kelton B. Miller explains the failed H 473 fuel oil exemption in Vermont. He recalls past votes, the House ruling, and argues many eligible Vermonters do not claim rebates under the current system. He notes low rebate uptake numbers, criticizes the watered down bill, and cites political timing. Different speakers and dates are mentioned as context.
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Montpelier
John Hancock
Rep. Hancock
John S. Burgess
House
Tax Department
Vermont
Burgess
Ex Benningtonian To Lead State Recreation Workshops
Dr Janet R Mac Lean a Indiana University professor will direct a series of Recreation Leader's Workshops across Vermont starting March 30 Co sponsored by the Vermont Board of Recreation and the Vermont Federation of Women's Clubs The events train youth leaders hospital workers senior club leaders church workers camp counselors and teachers with sessions on games dramatics songs and other activities Registration is $1 and includes a manual Further information from the Vermont Board of Recreation Montpelier 05602.
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Benningtonian
Newport Municipal Building
Barre Municipal Auditorium
Sarah Holbrook Center
Burlington
Bennington
First Baptist Church
Vermont Board of Recreation
Montpelier
Greater
Area Jobless Rate 4.8 Percent in Bennington District
Bennington area registered an insured unemployment rate of 4.8 percent for February, per Frank H. Mudgett, area unemployment chief. State rate stood at 4.2 percent. There were 274 new initial unemployment insurance claims, down from January but well above February last year. Key claimants were in printing, publishing, electrical machinery, and construction. Weekly volume averaged 457. Benefit exhaustions totaled 3 year to date. Vermont law offers 26 weeks of benefits per claim year. Local Bennington County office serves the area with weekly itinerant services in Arlington and Manchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Frank H. Mudgett
Department of Employment Security
Vermont
Bennington County
Arlington
Manchester
New President For Johnson State College Named
Dr William G Craig named president of Johnson State College by Vermont State Colleges provost Dr Robert Babcock. Craig, currently Montana State University vice president for academic affairs, will assume office this summer succeeding the late Dr Arthur Dibden. He is a 1937 Middlebury College graduate with prior posts at Middlebury College and Middlebury High School.
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Johnson
UPD
University of Montana
Johnson State College
Robert Babcock
Vermont State Colleges
William G. Craig
Craig
Montana School
Arthur Dibden
The
Montanan
Middlebury College
Middlebury High School
Vermont Scouts Plan 4600 Mile Philmont Adventure
Ethan Allen Council announces a 23 day high adventure expedition for 20 southern Vermont scouts, 10 northern Vermont scouts, and 10 from Cambridge, Mass. The trip starts Aug 3 from Camp Plymouth Tyson, led by Donald Scribner, Dr. Howard Woodin, and Kenneth Simmons. They will trek in the Sangre de Cristo range, pan for gold, search for relics, and visit Kit Carson's home with stops across the United States including Dayton, Columbus, La Junta, Pike Peak, and Niagara Falls.
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Rutland
Ethan Allen Council
Boy Scouts of America
Philmont
Dayton
Ohio
Columbia
la Junta
Colo
Pikes Peak
Garden of the Gods
Air Force Academy
Boys Town
Omaha
Neb
Football Hall of Fame
Sandusky
Niagara Falls
Bennington students named to North Adams dean’s list
North Adams State College announces first semester dean’s list honors for Bennington area students. Recipients include Sharon Crittenden, Janet Snow, Stephen Cleveland, Carolyn Sargent, Frances Armstrong, and Christine Smith. High honors require 3.75 to 4.0 GPA, straight A=4. high honors 3.40 to 3.74, honors 3.00 to 3.49.
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North Adams
Mass
Bennington Area
North Adams State College
John J. Komorek
Sharon C .Crittenden
Washington Ave
Bennington
Janet D. M. Snow
Church Street
Pownal
Stephen G. Cleveland
Stanley Cleveland
Grove St
Carolyn A. Sargent
Harold Sargent
Dewey Street Extension
Frances A. Armstrong
Pownal Center
Agricultural Industry topic for Bennington managers club
The Bennington Area Industrial Management Club will host a March meeting titled The Agricultural Industry Past Present Future Speakers include Leonard J. Black Richard B Leake III and Hiram G Savage The dinner at Mt Anthony Country Club begins at 7 with details of rural business and leadership shared by local industry figures.
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Bennington Area
Hewitt and Leonard
Shaftsbury
Dick Leake
YMCA
Hercules Powder Co
Bigelow Sanford Carpet Co
Peddie School
Princeton
Rutgers
Columbia
Springfield College
Hartford Seminary
Leake
Kent School
Obituary notices for Cantwell and Rose across New York
Walter A. Cantwell 54 longtime Dairylea Cooperative executive vice president died March 11 at Sloan Kettering Memorial Hospital New York City a native of Troy NY. Miss Gladys Rose 56 Albany native died Saturday in Albany NY survived by siblings. funeral Tuesday Albany. The notices include service details burial plans and family connections.
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New York, N.Y
Walter A. Cantwell
Dairylea Cooperative Inc
Sloan-Kettering Memorial
Association
Auburn
Troy
Utica
Syracuse
Cooperative
Highland Ave
Pelham Manor
N.Y
Albany
Gladys Rose
Claude E
Eldora (Johnson) Rose
Bennington
Miss Rose
Elizabeth Corbett
Flora Huba
Colonie
Mae Horbeck
Normansville
Hazel Glock
Bennington College Spring Events Calendar
Bennington College reopens for spring term with a week of public events. On Tuesday March 17 the Committee for Environmental Action meets at 7 30 p m in Barn 1 followed by an experimental film program from young San Francisco filmmakers with a discussion by Lee Myers Gallery. Wednesday features a faculty composer concert in the Carriage Barn at 8 15 p m with guest artists including Jan De Gaetani. Thursday brings Michael Dennis Browne reading at 8 30 p m in the Carriage Barn. Friday offers a Japanese music evening at 8 15 p m arranged by the Special Events Committee. Saturday presents The Baliff film at 9 p m in Commons Theatre. Sunday showcases Peter Weiss Marat Sade performed by Cortland College Hilltop Masquers Guild at 8 15 p m in Commons Theatre. Monday March 23 Robert Marks of Princeton University lectures on Gothic and Contemporary Architecture at 7 30 p m in Barn 1.
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Committee For Environmental Action
San Francisco
Lee Myers
Myers
Billabong
Lionel Nowak
Vivian Fine
Louis Calabro
Henry Brant
Peter Weiss
Cortland College Hilltop Masquers’ Guild
Commons
Agriculture Dept to drop sterile bollworms over California cotton
The U S Agriculture Department will release 800000 sterilized bollworms from aircraft across the San Joaquin and Coachella Valleys. Officials say the plan aims to disrupt the pests' mating and reduce larval damage, describing it as the only noninsecticide control for pink bollworm.
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Los Angeles
API
U.S. Agriculture Department
San Joaquin
Coachella Valleys
Liquor Sales Rise 8 Percent in Vermont First Half
In Montpelier, liquor beer and wine sales climbed to nearly 18 million for the first six months of the 1970 fiscal year. Liquor Control Board Commissioner Roger Sheridan announced a 1.3 million increase from 16.6 million a year earlier, an 8 percent jump.
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Montpelier
Liquor Control Board
Roger Sheridan
Civil Defense Seminar on Emergency Preparedness
In Woodstock on March 24 Vermont Civil Defense Division and the University of Vermont present the fourth annual seminar for business and industry leaders. The program at the Woodstock Inn features talks by utilities officials and films on defense preparedness and mutual aid, with remarks by Maj. Glenn E. Davis and Richard Draine. Vermont Secretary of State Richard C. Thomas will speak at lunch. Registration forms available from the Evening Division Civil Defense Program in Burlington.
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Woodstock
Vermont Civil Defense Division
University of Vermont
New Woodstock Inn
Fense
Marshall Space Flight Center
U.S
Maj
Glenn E. Davis
Vermont
Sign warns to take only what you need at Iowa City High
Police seized about 400 dollars worth of marijuana found at the Iowa City High School front steps after a report of illicit green grass. The incident prompted authorities to confiscate the material and investigate potential sources.
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Iowa City, Iowa
UPI
Iowa City High School
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Wilder Congregational Church
White River Junction
Janet R. Maclean
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New Mexico
Christine C. Smith
Putnam St
College
Bennington College
Michael Dennis Browne
Japan
Robert Marks
Architec
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Princeton University
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Menands Market
Menands Regional Market
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Albany, N.Y
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