Women and the Gold Rush Lecture at Bennington Museum
Tonight at 7:30 the Bennington Museum hosts a lecture on women and the Gold Rush. The talk focuses on the impact of male migration to California (1849 to 1853) on women left behind, using Ruth Nowakoski’s study of the White Family Papers to illuminate Bennington in the mid-19th century.
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Bennington Museum
California
United States
Bennington
Ruth Nowakoski
Columbia University
Ms. Nowakoski
Columbia University School of General Studies
Shaftsbury selects low bid for firehouse addition
Shaftsbury selectmen award Wooden Indian Inc. of Dorset a $156,400 bid for a 40 by 60 foot firehouse addition with two bays and upstairs expansion. The project, funded under a federal jobs program, totals about $183,000 and must be completed in 100 days after contract signing. Bonding and site tests are pending, with J. Watson Co. of Williamstown among seven bidders.
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Shaftsbury
Edwin A. Colvin
J. Watson Co
Williamstown
Mass
Bennington Police Log Reports Multiple Vehicle Accidents
Police report a 1969 Chevrolet pickup driven by Howard J. King demolished after leaving Monument Avenue and hitting a utility pole at 9 30 Monday night with no injuries. Several other collisions follow on Park Street Extension Main Street East Main and Union streets including two vehicles on Park Street Extension at 6 44 and two on Main Street at 8 15 resulting in moderate to extensive damage. In a separate matter selectmen back Route 7 construction, seek bonds for obstructing parties, appoint numerous town officials and board members, and address a Shaftsbury Hollow bridge suit seeking damages. A land use dispute and zoning questions are referred to appropriate boards, and an Eagle Square lease sets a winter recreation strip for children with a $1 annual rent. Conversations on a model tax agreement with farmers is tabled for next week.
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Bennington
Howard J. King
Monument Avenue
Park Street
Diane P. Thompson
Lynnes
Hitchey
Sheilah Miller
Roy Whitman
Civil Defense
Sanford Buxbaum
Alfred Wade
Charles Peacock
Hiel Reed
Arthur Faris
Herb Ware
Lew Levin
Ken Harrington
Peter Cross
Edwin Colvin
Kelton Miller
Bennington County
Shaftsbury Hollow
Eagle Square
Ken Corey
Youthful Offender Rules Tighter in Elderly Victim Case Push
The proposal tightens plea bargaining for elderly victim crimes and expands youthful offender rules. Youthful status would be denied for those 16 to 18 convicted of elderly victimization, and prior related charges would bar youth offender treatment. Juveniles under 16 would be labeled designated juvenile offenders and sent to detention for rehabilitation.
Bergland Defends Milk Price Rise Amid Dairy Parity Debate
Bergland said he chose a calculated risk by approving a modest milk price increase to avoid dairy farmers selling out. He opposed proposals tying 85 percent parity for flour to milk prices. The action ended a tie that had kept cheese supports higher than nonfat milk prices.
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Bergland
Bennington BSD explores Willowbrook tax support
BSD Board Chairman Richard Sleeman probes potential tax revenue from Willowbrook Housing Authority to help cover school costs tied to 100 plus children from the complex. Authority says no changes without town and federal consent, under a three-way agreement. last year the in lieu tax payment was 1533 dollars. Local officials discuss further at upcoming meetings with breakdowns of student numbers and housing origins.
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Bennington Housing Authority
Willowbrook
BSD Board
Richard Sleeman
Housing Authority
Authority
Joseph Hall
Mt. Anthony Union School
Ronald Higgins
Hall
George A. Sleeman
Vermont Housing Authority
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
Vermont Agency
Bennington taps grants as water bids tally
Water system bids for a three prong project to extend lines, build a pumping station, and add a storage tank are being compiled after opening Monday. Bennington holds about 800000 in state and federal grants to cover most costs.
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Vermont
Snowstorm Warnings Hit New England States
United Press International reports a National Weather Service warning for New England. Vermont could receive one to two feet of snow by evening, with Maine and New Hampshire adding six inches to a foot. The Berkshires and northwest Connecticut face four to six inches, Rhode Island and coastal areas one to two inches. Rain may mix in coastal Massachusetts and Connecticut as the system ends by Wednesday morning.
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National Weather Service
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Maine
New Hampshire
Berkshires
Massachusetts
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Rhode Island
Lally named negotiator for Bennington teachers
William Lally, Mt Anthony math teacher, is hired as chief spokesman for the Bennington School District faculty by the teachers negotiating committee. He has a history as chief negotiator for the Mt Anthony faculty, and contract talks have stalled since January.
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William Lally
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Bennington
Aldonna Guilmette
Lally
George A. Sleeman
Mt. Anthony
Mt. Anthony directors accept resignation of principal Smith
Mt. Anthony Union School directors accepted Principal Eugene P. Smith’s resignation effective April 30 after an executive session and delayed selecting a replacement for the current year. The board will weigh candidates after consulting with state education officials and will advertise the job in major papers.
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Eugene P. Smith
Alan Morrison
State Department of Education
Mt. Anthony
Thelma Coley
Jonathan B. Durand
Smith
Joseph Curran
Barth Vander Els
Robert J. Dimke
Dim
Reading program options face Mt Anthony union board
The curriculum committee will recommend a special reading program next year without raising the budget. Three options exist: a Vermont program with a consulting reading teacher. hiring a full time reading instructor within the English budget. or two English teachers acting as reading instructors two periods daily.
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Mt. Anthony Union School Board
Chri Langlois
Jonathan B. Durand
English Department
Carter hosts rural farmers lunch to discuss farm bill
President Carter, Agriculture Secretary Bergland, and Deputy Secretary White joined five farmer consultants from Iowa, Washington, Vermont, South Carolina, and Edcouch Tex, for a casual lunch in Washington to seek grass roots views on rural problems. The group urged price support provisions reflect current costs as Carter prepares a farm bill for Congress.
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Bill Carter
Congress
Homer Foster
Moville
Iowa
Tom Davis
Coulee City
Wash
Robert Howrigan
Fairfield
James Frazier
Bucksport
S.C
Jose C. Hingosa
Edcouch
Bergland
Walter Mandale
Senate
House
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
Thomas Foley
Sugar growers and farm concerns rise at Vermont luncheon
Vermont farmers voiced worry over export embargoes on grain and soybeans from past years, and the ongoing decline in farm numbers. Carter noted that boosting sugar prices faces risks of new domestic and international problems. The event was part of American Agriculture Day by the National Agri-Marketing Association to improve farmer consumer communication.
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National Agri-Marketing Association
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