Curtis Sees People Winning Oil Subzone Fight in Maine
Governor Kenneth M. Curtis expresses optimism that Mainers will prevail over major oil interests in Maine’s bid for a foreign trade subzone and an offshore Machiasport refinery. He cites broad local support in Washington County and criticizes the Natural Resources Council while noting talks in Washington with a Nixon adviser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
UPI
Kenneth M. Curtis
Machiasport
Curtis
Washington
Nixon
W.H. Barnes
Washington County
Natural Resources Council of Maine
Wiscasset
Maine Port Authority
Portland
Occidental Petroleum Corp
Los Angeles
Libya
Village trustees weigh TOPES project for Main Street relief
Village attorney says funds would cover easements and land for parking lots with no village cash beyond land costs. Trustees plan a letter of intent to the Highway Department as skepticism fades. If federal money is available they should pursue it to ease traffic on Main Street, avoid “ghost street” conditions, and protect the tax base. Balloting on two articles set for today at the Elementary School with polls open to 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pello
Highway Dept
Bennington
Main Street
TOPES
Highway Board
Wallace
Mallory
Avoid Hasty Labels at BFRC Annual Meeting Advised
Sister Janice Ryan of Trinity College in Burlington urged the Bennington Friends of Retarded Children BFRC to avoid labeling handicapped children at the annual meeting. The meeting at North Bennington Baptist Church featured her view as coordinator of Trinity’s special education division observed at Red Brick School Shaftsbury, a BFRC preschool hub. She noted parents often feel Romeo and Juliet and other film-themed temptations influence perceptions, while BFRC continues its inclusive approach amid local programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BFRC
W. Earle Forman
Bennington Friends of Retarded Children
Pat Hernandez
Janice Ryan
Trinity College
Burlington
North Bennington Baptist Church
Ryan
Trinity
Red Brick School
Shaftsbury
New Day Hospital Concept Outlined by UCS Director
United Counseling Serv executive director Joseph LoPiccolo outlined a day hospital plan for UCS in Bennington. A 2,700 square foot addition will create spaces for therapy, meetings, offices, and a kitchen, enabling treatment at home and reducing hospital readjustment. The project relies on NH funding, state grants, and fees, with 75 percent of staff costs covered first year and a patient-friendly fee policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Counseling Service
Joseph LoPiccolo
UCS
Bennington Unitarians
LoPiccolo
National Institute of Mental Health
Hospital Notes and Community Talk on Pre School Clinic
Hospital notes list admissions and births as four St Patrick Day babies arrive at the Cambridge N Y hospital. A BFRC meeting features Sister Ryan on the Pre School Diagnostic Clinic at Trinity and an extension plan to bring services closer to homes. Officers and board members are elected for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick’s Day
Neil Rea
Cambridge
N.Y
Milford Rice
Ben Mont. Ave
Raymond Lampron
East Main St
Keith Woodcock
Box
Berlin
Burlington Clinic
Red Brick
University of Vermont Extension Service
Vermont
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
Sister Ryan
BFRC
Patricia Hernandez
Chester Stockman
Marion Smith
Harold Shepard
Scott Webb
Raymond L’heureux
Betty Tynan
Marian Riemann
William Marie
Julius Manes
William Worthington
Joseph Hall
James Conroy
Bennington Briefs Roundup of church, clubs, and power outage
The Evening Guild of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church meets Wednesday at 7 45 p.m. in the Guild room to discuss Who’s Killing the Church. Food stamp office closed Thursday for Manchester town officers meeting. Sister Judith Levins speaks at Lenten service 12 15 to 12 45 p.m. First United Methodist Church. Card party at Senior Citizens Center Wednesday 7 30 p.m. and duplicate bridge class at YMCA moved to the center. Brodie ski area reports 126th day of operation aiming for 143 New England record. District 6 Practical Nurses Association meets Wednesday 8 p.m. Dr Dorothy Hager guest speaker. Senior Citizens Center hosts weekly card party Friday 8 p.m. Southwest area power outage on West Main Street expected to be resolved by noon. This week’s duplicate bridge for Senior Citizens Center at 7 30 p.m. Wednesday. Dr Donald W. Humphreys away March 21 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Judith Levins
S.S.J
Bennington Religious Education Foundation
First United Methodist Church
Main Street
Edward B. Geyer Jr
Senior Citizens Center
North Street
YMCA
Hugh Nash
Brodie
New England
Practical Nurses Association
Dorothy Hager
Lpns
Bennington
West Main Street
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Funeral rites for Mrs. Walfrid Wahlquist held in Bennington
The funeral for Mrs. Walfrid H. Wahlquist formerly Ruth Claytor who died in Ft. Lauderdale Fla was held at Mahar Sons Funeral Home with Rev Thomas D Steffen officiating. Burial will be in Park Lawn Chapel cemetery next spring with post office staff and Eastern Star members in attendance. Relatives from Ft Lauderdale including Carl Wahlquist attended. Also noted is the Manchester Depot funeral for Louis E Buell at Arlington Hanson Walbridge with entombment in Evergreen vault and spring burial planned in Factory Point Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walfrid H. Wahlquist
Ruth Claytor
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Thomas D. Steffen
Second Congregational Church
Post Office
Stanley Pekalski
Wahlquist
Mt. Anthony
Order
Eastern Star
Carl Wahlquist
Walfrid H. Wahlquist Jr
Manchester
Louis E. Buell
Manchester Depot
Arlington
Hanson-Walbridge
Daniel Ishkanian
Granville
N.Y
Martin Brown
Bennington
Leonard Brown
Pownal
Robert Sourcliffe
Willard Stewart
Shaftsbury
Ishkanian
Factory Point
Manchester Center
Buell
Townshend Furniture Co
Howard
Hinsdale
N.H
Danby
Points
Massachusetts
Mt Anthony wins district one act festival title
Mt Anthony Union High School won the district one act festival with a 30 minute production titled Where is Prometheus Bound. Competing schools Whitingham Wilmington and Arlington presented works, directed by Anthony Krulikowski and student directors Peter Harrington and Nancy Rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Anthony Krulikowski
Marian Mitchener
Colorado
Pat Roy
Katie Corcoran
Ed Turner
Liz Doane
Ricky Howe
Peter Harrington
Nancy Rounds
Arlington
William Inge
Wilmington
Mari Pike
James Taylor
Anthony
Kurlikowski
John Prometheus
Turner
Pandora
Corcoran
Prometheus
Roy
Whitingham
Woodstock
Vermont
Woodstock Union High School
New England
Mt. Anthony
Vermont Headmasters Association
Peter Schoffstall
Dorset
E. H. Henry
Manchester
Campbell
Obituary notes Benny O'Brien and others in Bennington
Vincent B O'Brien 65 known as Benny of 138 South Branch St died Monday night at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He married Elizabeth Skehan in 1946. Survived by sister Mary B O'Brien brother Raymond J O'Brien and several cousins. Funeral at Mahar Son Funeral Home Thursday 9:30 a.m. then St Francis de Sales Church Requiem High Mass. Interment later. Also obituary notices Carl Butterfield 62 died unexpectedly at Putnam Memorial Hospital. William J McHale 79 died at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Harry Kendricks World War I veteran died at Vermont Soldiers Home. Funeral arrangements given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent B. O’brien
Benny’’ O’brien
South Branch St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
James H. and
Julia (Shea) O’brien
Bennington
O’brien
Old Allen-A
H. E. Bradford Co
Elizabeth Skehan
St. Francis de Sales
Thomas J. Henry
Benny” O’brien
Boston Red Sox
St. Francis de Sales Church
Mary B. O’brien
Raymond J. O’brien
Mahar & Son Funeral
Park Lawn Chapel
Jacksonville
Carl Ossian Butterfield
Whitingham
Marcius A
Alice (Dalrymple) Butterfield
Brattleboro
Mary E. Peters
Butterfield Farm
Butterfield
Jacksonville Community Church
United Lodge F&am
Windham County Farm Bureau
Alice Stone
Covey Funeral
Wilmington
Beaux Restaurant and Lounge Promotes Private Parties
Beaux Restaurant and Lounge at 225 North Bennington Road invites private parties for up to 65 guests with luncheon daily 11:00 to 2:00 and dinner 4:00 to 10:00. Music plays a key role in creating a relaxed atmosphere for gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beau May
North
Bennington Road
Vermont unveils $5 million income maintenance plan
Vermont officials unveiled a $5 million income maintenance plan aimed at helping two thirds of the state’s poor not eligible for welfare. The plan would aid about 46,000 people in 14,000 families, with a sliding supplement that tops out as earnings rise, reducing benefits by half of earned income beyond a threshold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Davis
Carcagno
Davis
Deane C. Davis
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Bennington Banner
Gov Curtis
Corps of Engineers
Cadiz
Houle
National Guard
Gordon Mooney
State Police
Highwater
Vermont Civil Defense
Fish and Game Department
Helen Ekstrom
National Red Cross
Red Cross
Robert D. Stout
Putnam
WBTN
Scribner
David Scribner
Olivia Hussey
Franco Zefferelli
Harte Theatre
Christopher Jones
Williamstown
George Peppard
Jean Seberg
Richard Kiley
Peppard
New Day Hospital
Arthur Richard
John Just
Robert Chase
Rollin Taylor
Carrie Williams
Judith Armstrong and Son
Angela Allard
Fereida Bottum
William Elo
Curtis Flory
Marion McKee
Bennington Briefs
Food
Senior Citizens Club
Donald W. Humphreys
Walfrid H. Wahlqust
Vincent B. O'Brien
Carl O. Butterfield
William J. McHale
Marilyn St
Shelton
Conn
John J. and
Margaret (Hick
John J. McHale
Donat
Helen) Boileau
Bridgeport
Harry Kendricks
First Church of God
Mr. Kendricks
Gourmet Adventures
Don Ratelle
SALEM
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