Manchester hearing set on 5 man selectmen board
Manchester voters will decide in a special Town Meeting on expanding the board of selectmen from three to five. The move follows petitions signed by 137 residents calling for two additional one year posts, while debate over legality of simultaneous election and meeting prompted advice from officials. Nomination papers are due by March 29, with balloting set for May 8, and related items include tax exempt status for Eagles Lodge Mt Equinox Grange and a school district curtain wall project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bonenti
Manchester
Boards of Selectmen
Selectmen
Clyde Bryant Jr
Bryant
Vermont
John T. Carmody
Fivesman Board
Carmody
Oakley K. Porter
Porter
Eagles Lodge
Mt. Equinox Grange
Vermont Governor names new Fish and Game Board members
Gov. Salmon sent three names for approval to the Vermont Senate to fill spots on the Fish and Game Board and Housing Authority. Christopher Swezey Jr. and Paul Atherton were named to the Fish and Game Board, while Rosalyn Oakes was reappointed to the Housing Authority. Sw ezey, Manchester fire chief, and Atherton, former Vermont Federation of Sportsmen Clubs leader, replace outgoing members amid a noted mixup in appointments. Oakes begins another five-year term, having previously chaired the authority.
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Berry
Sudng
Spea
Pbedant
Wildutkey
Tolle
Edward P. Kehoe
Vermont
Shaftsbury residents seek Mt. Anthony board seat
Two Shaftsbury residents, Mrs. JU Levin and Dr. Barth Vander Ers, expressed interest in replacing Mrs. Elizabeth King on the Mt. Anthony Union High School board. Vander Ers confirmed via Putnam Memorial Hospital lab, says interest stems from parental concern, not special qualifications. Board may fill the vacancy at the March 26 meeting. appointee serves until the next February election.
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Shuttebury
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Elizabeth King
JU Levin
Barth Vander Ers
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Vander Els
David Adler
King
Marion Staith
Staith
Vander Eis
Shaftsbury
Levin
Adler
George Sleeman
Mt. Anthony
Bennington School Board Reviews 1973 74 Budget Plan
Board members will review the 1973 74 budget during tonight's regular meeting at the CPCD Center on Park Street. They plan a 7 pm tour of the Cooperative Project for Curriculum Development building followed by the Tegwiar meeting at 7 30.
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Bennington
CPCD
Park Street
Tegwiar
Bennington to Build Subsidized Housing At Willow Road
Bennington moved ahead with 75 low income units on Willow Road to be built by Legere Co of Keene New Hampshire as part of a turnkey HUD program. The elderly housing proposal stalled in Washington until a January 1972 push to finish 50 units by July under a contractor bidding method.
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Bennington
Legere Co
Keene, N.el
Willow Road
Shields
Juma
Washington
HUD
South Street
Word still awaited on day care funds
Federal guidelines on day care funding remain unsettled as HEW official Philip Rutledge resigns in protest over proposed spending cuts. Vermont officials note one third of 1250 children may lose eligibility. final impact hinges on federal rule revision and publication in the Federal Register. Congress may try to block rules, but a Nixon veto is likely.
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SRS
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Casper Weinberger
White House
YF Rutledge
Montpelier
Rutledge
Rein Heymering
State Agency of Human Services
Banner
Thomas Davis
Vermont
Heymering
Federal Register
Congress
Nixon
Town volunteers to clean streams for 204 Depot support
Bennington selectmen approved a townwide cleanup set for May 12 to aid the 204 Depot Street program. Youth and volunteers will clear streams using town trucks and seek donations per truck load, with town workers offset by the cleanup effort and an alternative program for youths in trouble.
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Bennington Selectmen
Selectmann
Edward R. Lamb
Davis outlines aims for Vermont human services agency
Secretary of Human Services Thomas C. Davis spoke at the Bennington County Human Resources Council outlining goals to public acquaint programs, rationalize the health planning system, and blunt the Nixon budget impact. He urged regionalized state services, warned Day Care cuts, and favored local community corrections with a regionalized approach. He criticized the welfare system as unmanageable and pledged limited CAP support while stressing prevention in school dental care discussions.
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Thomas C. Davis
Bennington County Human Resources Council
Davis
Deane C. Davis
Thomas P. Salmon
Irdar
Nixon
CAP
Beattie warns GOP on four year term amendment backlash
Rep. Orrin Beattie warned Vermont House Republicans that backing or blocking the four year term amendment for state constitutional officers could draw blame. He noted prior support for the measure and urged action this session as Senate amendments hover, while other building, safety, and sewer issues also surface in committee discussions.
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Senate
House
Beattie
State House
Hospital Notes Tuesday March 20 1973 Admissions
Admissions list includes Master James Powers Jr Hoosleck Falls Mra de Watson Mra Charlotte Howe Mrs Linda Mears Bennington Mra June Kittel North Bennington Master Douglas Bump Shaftsbury Discharges include Master Chad Marios North Bennington Lanean Campbell Meenington Lannie Keyes Manchester Cornel Vaughn Arlington
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James Powers Jr
Hoosleck Falls
de Watson
Charlotte Howe
Linda Mears
Bennington
June Kittel
North Bennington
Douglas Bump
Shaftabury
Chad Marios
Lan Ean Cambellara
Meenington
Lannie Keyes
Manchester
Cornel Vaughn
Arlington
Obituary: John Edward Barschdorf World War I veteran
John Edward Barschdorf 47 longtime Hammond Indiana resident and former Bennington resident died unexpectedly in Hammond from a heart attack. He served in World War I Air Force and worked for Inland Steel. Survived by wife Maryann Bates and three sisters and three brothers. Funeral arrangements at Mahar & Son Funeral Home with burial to follow. Memorials may be sent to Karn Hattin Homes. A service was held in Hammond today.
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John Edward Barschdorf
Bennington
Hammond
Ind
Jacke” Barschdorf
Fred
Violet Sorrell Barschdorf
Barschdorf
Inland Steel
Easter Ind
Tomer Maryann Bates
Wilford
Ethel) Pratt
Frank
Jane) Marino
Alfred
Irene) Joly
Gary
Arthur
James Barschdorf
Duluth
Minn
William
Dalton
Mass
Mahar & Son Fenersl
Park Lawn Chapel
Karn Hattin
Funeral Home
Hemmond
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F &G
Swezey’s
F & G Board
United Press International
Atherton
Siegfried “Frisz" Tolle
Bennington Briefs
Mt.Anthony Union High School
Burr & Burton of
Wallingford High School
MAUHS
Land
Putnam Mermorial Hospital
Red Cross
Ways and Means
Peter Gillard
T Montpelier
Natural Resources Committee
Agriculture Committee
Giuliani
Budget and Management Department
Rockingham
Kenalene Collins
Ry Treadsboro
Maine
Fred Westphal
Lamoille County
John O’brien
Dchittenden
O'Brien
Westphal
High Court
Supreme Court
Powell
Marshall
By John Leaning
Social and Rehabilitation Service
Washington, D.C
Philip J. Rutledge
Tom Davis
Secretary of Human Services
Thomes C- Davis
Salmon
Vermont-New Hampshire
Second Congregational Church
East Arlington
Warm Brook
Dorothy A. Grout
Howard H. Jennings
Wesday
Searsburg
Liverpool
N.Y
Anne Marie
Danial S. Wi
Silk Road
Henry Wert Jr
Fiat Sedan
Rep. Beattie
GOP
Shielés
Imonths
John E. Barschdore
Miss Florence
Nevils
Florence Irene Nevils
18Th St
Edward
Anna) Nevils
Park SE
Mr. Nevils
CIA
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Arena
Orence
Mahar Son Funeral Home
Hiri
Immellingle
Edward P. Mahar
Main St
Bannington, VI
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