EPA Proclaims National Poison Prevention Week in 1976
The EPA declares March 21 to 27 as National Poison Prevention Week urging safer use and storage of hazardous home pesticides. It notes pesticides pose serious risks to children and adults and outlines the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act provisions for registration, restricted use, inspections, recalls, and penalties.
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Boston
Mass
United States
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Vermont Unemployment Benefits Slip in February
Vermont jobless workers received 2,342,052 in regular unemployment benefits in February, down from January and from February last year. EB and FSB payments rose year over year, SUAP and CETA funds also noted, with weekly claims dropping from 15,058 to 11,991.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Vermont Department of Employment Security
Police drop DWI charge after illegal roadblock in Vermont
District Judge Donald Ferland dismissed driving while intoxicated charges against Robert Barrows after ruling that a Project Crash roadblock on U S 7 on Nov 22 was illegal. He faulted troopers for stopping all drivers without probable cause and criticized prior similar dismissals as undermining public trust in law enforcement.
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Middlebury
UPI
Donald Ferland
Bristol
Vermont
Ferland
Robert Barrows
U.S. 7
Bar
Vermont Unemployment Edges Down Nationwide
Vermont insured unemployment rate fell to 7.5 percent from 7.9 percent for the week, while Bennington rose to 6.8 percent. Burlington led with the lowest rate and St. Johnsbury highest, as areas reported mixed changes and about 17,000 claimants sought about $960,000 in regular and extended benefits.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Employment Security Department
DES
Burlington
St. Johnsbury
Eagles mark 67th anniversary with first dinner dance
The Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie 1861, celebrated its 67th anniversary by hosting its first dinner dance in a remodeled North Street center. Vermont FOE President Bernard Reilly and officers from Hoosick Falls, North Adams, Brattleboro, Keene, and Bennington attended. Local officials Clifford and Raymond Burdick welcomed guests as members toured the updated quarters, purchased November 20, 1975, three years after fire destroyed the old hall. The event featured baked ham, St. Patrick’s Day favors, and music by Cottrell’s orchestra of Hoosick Falls.
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Order of Eagles
Aerie
Aerie’s
Noon
North Street
Bernard Reilly
Rutland
Vermont Foe
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
North Adams
Mass
Brattleboro
Keene
N.H
Bennington
Eagles
Clifford Burdick
Raymond Burdick
al Ross
Earl Tripp
Chester Harrington
Irving Tifft
Fred Pinsonneault
Cottrell
LWV outlines national positions on presidential power
The Bennington League released results of a nationwide League of Women Voters study on the presidency. It backs constitutional balance between branches, seeks reduced secrecy between President and Congress, and supports executive agreements with congressional reporting and periodic review.
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League of Women Voters
Bennington League
League
National League
Washington
Congress
Senate
U.S
Springfield power plan eyed with 29 percent saving claim
A Kansas firm and consulting group claim a municipal power system for Springfield could save residents about 29 percent on electric costs, with a $54 million hydro project planned. CVPS disputes the estimates while hearings begin in Montpelier on the town’s bid to take over distribution. Legal questions also surface over right to know law as Springfield plans proceed.
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Springfield
UPI
Kansas
Springfield Ee
W.E. Davis Co
R.W. Beck
Seattle
Wash
Burlington
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
CVPS
Robert Shill
Citizens Advisory
Shill
New York State
Canada
Montpelier
State Public Service Board
Windsor County Superior Court
Network TV Highlights and Night Scheduling
United Press International lists 8 p m as Welcome Back Kotter on ABC where a student is the father of an unborn child and parental discretion is advised. The Waltons air on CBS while The Mac Davis Show debuts on NBC with guests Dean Martin Tina Turner and Anson Williams. Moon For The Misbegotten on PBS. At 9 p m CBS features Hawaii Five-0 and PBS repeats The Way It Was. At 10 p m Barnaby Jones on CBS unravels an assassination plot as the title character plays a friend's long missing brother.
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Kotter
ABC
Waltons
CBS
John
NBC
Mac Davis
Dean Martin
Tina Turner
Anson Willaims
PBS
Nashua
Funeral for Bennington market owner George J. Beshara
George J. Beshara longtime owner of Beshara's Market in Bennington died Saturday at 119 Park St. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church with Rev. Joseph Quinn presiding. Interment is at Park Lawn Cemetery pending later burial. Wake Monday at Gibney Funeral Home featured Rosary led by Rev. Donald Whipple and Elks Lodge honoring the honored.
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George J. Beshara
Beshara’s Market
Bennington
Park St
Sacred Heart Church
Joseph Quinn
C.S.C
Charles
Henry
George Salem
Abraham
Joseph Madkour
Thomas Beshara
Park Lawn
Gibney
Donald Whipple
Bennington Lodge of Elks
Beshara
VT Air Guard bomber crash kills two pilots
Vermont Air National Guard Captains Charles W. Diggle III of Burlington and Bertrand R. White Jr. of Glens Falls were killed when a BS7 bomber crashed near Carabelle Florida during a training mission with F106 fighters. The aircraft departed Tyndall AFB and crash details prompted a board of investigators to determine the cause.
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Panama City
Fla
UPI
Vermont Air National Guard
Charles W. Diggle, III
Burlington
Bertrand R. White Jr
Glens Falls
N.Y
Air Force
Vermont Air Guard
Carabelle
Tyndall Air Force Base
Here
Tyndall
Florida
Bennington Church Group to Host Bicentennial Speaker
The Gradation Group of the First Baptist Church meets Friday at 1:30 PM in the lounge. Kathryn Young leads devotions. Roger Jewett, executive director of the Bennington Bicentennial Commission, will speak. Hostesses are Hildred Straub, Mary Coulter, Julia Harwood, and Maude Edson.
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First Baptist Church
Kathryn Young
Roger Jewett
Bennington Bicentennial
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