Coalition mobilizes against Vermont death penalty revival
Vermont Coalition Against Legalized Murder visits towns to oppose Attorney General Diamond's plan to reinstate capital punishment for certain crimes. David Martin argues against deterrence claims and notes the 8 to 3 House Judiciary vote, as coalition members urge public discussion and possible legislative pressure. The group, formed after the 1972 ruling, lists partners and schedules a Windsor meeting at 7:30 p.m.
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Vermont
Coalition Against
Bennington
Coalition
David Martin
M. Jerome Diamond
Martin
Bennington Free Library
Canada
Diamond
House
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Supreme Court
Vermont Coalition Against
DeStalinization and the Reading of Poetry at Bennington
Martin Horwitz of the Bennington College Literature and Languages Division will give a public lecture on DeStalinization and the Reading of Poetry in Barn One at 7 30 this evening. He drew on interviews conducted in Israel with emigrants from Russia about how post Stalin liberalization from 1953 to the mid sixties was perceived by Soviet and émigré Russian Jews. The talks will inform a forthcoming book with analysis of 1950s and 1960s events and their impact on Jewish and Russian intellectuals. Horwitz has taught at Bennington since 1971 and studied at Columbia and Leningrad University.
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Martin Horwitz
Bennington College Literature and Languages Division
Horwitz
Israel
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Moscow
Soviet Union
Bennington College
Columbia University
Russian Institute
New Books Arrive at Bennington Free Library
A diverse list of new titles arrives including General Huffman on Vermont highway history, Hill on solving crosswords, Howes on upholstery, Kennedy on photography, Lana on travel industry work, and Mother Earth News guide to homemade power. Also featured are works on karate, American Revolution voices, bluegrass history, self sufficiency farming, shooting guides, living style improvement, Sweet Land Sweet Liberty, and works on women power, future women, crafts survival, and astronomy.
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Huffman
Vermont
Hill
Howes
James
Kennedy
Lana
Mother Earth News
Handbook of Homemade
Nicol
People’s Bicentennial Commission
Stoddard
Sweet Land
Sweet Liberty
America
Tolchin
Health Dept opens enrollment for new food program
Health Department launches a new Special Supplemental Food Program for pregnant residents with an enrollment session announced. The program aims to support maternal nutrition and health through targeted services and resources.
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Health Dept
Department of Health
Senior Citizens Card Party and Community Center Event
The Bennington Senior Citizens host a public card party this Friday at 8 PM at the Community Center on Ben Mont Avenue with hosts Alice Harrington and May Long. Prizes and refreshments follow. Last week’s winners were Genevieve Statin and Roy Sullivan. Social time and church events are listed, plus details on the state nutrition program for women and children, including eligibility and benefits under the Tooth Fairy Program and the Supplemental Food Program running through June 1975. For questions call 447-0177.
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Bennington
Ben Mont Avenue
Alice Harrington
May Long
Genevieve Statin
Roy Sullivan
New England Unemployment Rises to 10 Percent in January
Unadjusted New England jobless rate climbs from December to January reaching 10 percent. 549,000 unemployed in January, 94,000 more than December. Rhode Island highest at 13.8 percent. Maine 10.6, Massachusetts 10.4, Vermont 9.6, Connecticut 8.7, New Hampshire 6.5. Massachusetts up 35,600 to 275,000. Connecticut up 24,500 to 126,000. Rhode Island 60,400, up 21,500.
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Boston
UPI
New England
U.S. Department of Labor
Wendell D. Macdonald
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Rhode Island
Maine
Massachusetts
Vermont
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Vermont House backs earlier end for Defender West term
The House Appropriations Committee proposes ending Vermont Defender General Robert West’s term on December 31 instead of 1977. An appointment to replace him would need Judicial Review Board approval and Senate consent. Rep. Madeleine Kunin says a separate bill may accompany the omnibus appropriations measure to ensure his removal. West has faced legislative criticism over his office for a year, with calls for greater personal responsibility.
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West
House Appropriations Committee
Slides of Punjab India shown in Park-McCullough House series
Joanna Kirkpatrick presents slides of Punjab India at 8 p.m. on Monday March 24 as part of the Slides around the World series. Kirkpatrick toured India in 1965 66 for fieldwork. her talk covers village life, Delhi Simla and Amritsar with images of farmers Hindus Sikhs and local scenes. The program is free and open to the public.
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Park-McCullough House
Joanna Kirkpatrick
Punjab
India
Ms. Kirkpatrick
Bennington College
Delhi
Simla
Amritsar
Bradford Craig
East Africa
Women's commission honors Mrs. Aiken in Montpelier
The Governor's Commission on the Status of Women hosts a March 27 reception for Mrs. George D. Aiken at the Statehouse. Constance Kite announces the event. Mrs. Aiken, Montpelier native and former administrative assistant in Washington since 1940, reflects on her service and future plans while emphasizing women’s roles in politics.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Senate
Aiken
Washington
Senate Ladies Red Cross
Republican Congressional Wives
Thomas P. Salmon
Commission
Legislative
Woman's Medical Auxiliary Starts Weekly Career Tours
The Woman's Auxiliary to the Bennington County Medical Society shifts from annual Careers Day to a 10 week program. Each Wednesday at 9 a.m. 10 to 15 junior high students will visit the hospital for an hour of talks from hospital staff led by Mrs. W Philip Giddings with Dr Barth Vander Els as the opening speaker. The next meeting, May 6, will be a coffee hour at Mrs Fabricius home hosted by Mrs Abraham Moskovitz and Mrs John Mook to benefit the AMA Educational Research Foundation.
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Bennington County Medical Society
Shirkshire
Richard N. Fabricius
W. Philip Giddings
Barth Vander Els
Putnam
Fabricius
Abraham Moskovitz
John Mook
AMA Educational Research Foundation
Funeral services for Mrs Harriett I Haynes of Hoosick
Funeral services for Mrs Harriett I Haynes of Hoosick New York who died last Saturday at Putnam Memorial Hospital were conducted Tuesday at the Mahar and Son Funeral Home by Rev Clifford Gilson pastor of the Hoosick Baptist Church Entombment followed pending burial in Hoosick Rural Cemetery in the spring
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Harriett I. Haynes
Hoosick
N.Y
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mahar and Son Funeral Home
Clifford Gilson
Hoosick Baptist Church
Hoosick Rural Cemetery
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Henry “Red” Vautier
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