Superagency Wins Senate Vote In Vermont Reform Move
In Montpelier the Vermont Senate approved a measure 20 to 10 to form a superagency by consolidating Social Welfare Corrections Mental Health the Office of Economic Opportunity parts of the Health Department and Vocational Rehabilitation. A second bill creating an agency of development and community affairs passed 17 to 13.
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Senate
Deane C. Davis
House
Senate Government Operations Committee
Vermont Released Time Bill Clears Education Unit
The Vermont House Education Committee approved a released time bill by 5 to 3 to allow students to attend religious education classes during school time without funds involved. Originating in the Senate, sponsor Sen. Howard Foster, and in the House by Bennington reps George Van Santvoord and Leon Wagner, the measure mirrors Bennington church-supported classes and faced opposition from superintendent groups.
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Montpelier
Vermont House
Senate
House
Howard Foster
Addison County
Bennington
George van Santvoord
Leon Wagner
Bennington Religious Education Foundation
Vermont
Lyman Hunt
Essex
George Sloan
Rutland
Harry Montague
Brattleboro
Arlene
High School Plan Tries Open Construction and Mobile Labs
Vermont school officials debate funding for a new plan with 30 percent state aid repayment requirement. Idea favors small junior high schools with open construction using movable furniture and portable barriers to cut costs from $28 to about $17 per square foot. A science pilot proposes mobile lab units for 150 students next year while current facilities are inadequate. The plan awaits firm cost figures before the board acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Stephen H. Gilman
Gilman
Science Department
Henry Coley
Wich
Catherine Corcoran
Coley
Bennington Briefs: Local notices and incidents
Bennington reports a youth, Willard Morse, 18, in critical yet satisfactory condition after a car crash on South Stream Road, plus snow reports at Brodie Mountain and several local meetings. Pfc. Richard R. Greene promoted to Spec 4 in Vietnam. Hoosick Falls car crash destroys a 1970 Dodge Dart with two injured occupants.
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Willard H. Morse
LeBlanc Avenue
Albany, N.Y
South Stream Road
Beech Street
Pfc
Richard R. Greene
Vietnam
Car Hits Pole Damages 1965 Pontiac in Bennington Crash
State Police report Edwin W. Rice 21 of Hill Shadow Farm Bennington struck a power pole on Gypsy Lane near Route 9 at 8 45 a m. Snowy roads and failure to negotiate a curve cited. Driver uninjured. Police log two more Sunday night accidents with no injuries.
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Edwin W. Rice
Hill Shadow Farm
Bennington
Gypsy Lane
Route 9
Rice
North Street
Clyde W. Hoyt
Helen Ermacora
North St
Harriet E. Weeks
North Adams
Mass
South Street
Funeral service held for Harold W. Riemann in North Bennington
Harold W. Riemann of College Road North Bennington was honored at a Monday funeral in North Bennington Congregational Church United Church of Christ. Rev. William B. Abernethy officiated with J Duncan Campbell giving reflections and bearing duties shared by Campbell, Stephen Vince Milton Mackey David Robinson Joseph Nadeau and Joseph Hall. Organist Mrs John Kennedy led singing of Be Still My Soul and Christ the Lord is Risen Today as mourners including H T Cushman Mfg Co personnel paid respects and committal prayers were offered for entombment in Park Lawn Chapel Bennington with burial planned later in Grandview Cemetery.
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North Bennington
Harold W. Riemann
College Road
North Bennington Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
William B. Abernethy
Mr. Riemann
Christ
John Kennedy
J. Duncan Campbell
Riemann
Campbell
Stephen Vince
Milton Mackey
David Robinson
Joseph Nadeau
Joseph Hall
Fred Babson
Burton Bromley
H.T. Cushman Mfg. Co
Hanson-Walbridge
Abernethy
Park Lawn Chapel
Bennington
Grandview Cemetery
Track Files Suit on Rutland Herald
Green Mountain Park filed a 1,250,000 libel suit against the Rutland Herald in Bennington County Court alleging articles about Mafia connections with the raceway defamed the park and its officers. The action, filed on behalf of Taconic Racing and Breeding Association and three track officers, cites a March 12 front-page story and a claim by Rep. Sam Steiger.
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Green Mountain Park
Rutland Herald
Bennington
Rutland
Gene E. Noble
Herald Association Inc
Rutland County
J. Fred Carbine
James A. Stillman
Taconic Racing
U.S
Sam Steiger
R-Ariz
Pownal
Emprise Inc
Buffalo, N.Y
Steiger
Raymond
Patriarca
Providence
R.I
Congress
Bartimo
Track
The
Herald
Vermont
James M. Jeffords
Ralph A. Foote
Middlebury
Emprise
Sports Service Inc
Green Mountain
H.M. Stevens Inc
New York City
Charges Dropped Against Sidney Smith
State's Attorney Neil S. Moss confirmed this morning that charges of driving while in-
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Sidney Smith
Neil S. Moss
Woodstock
Sidney C. Smith
Obituaries and legal cases across multiple towns
Obituary notices for John J. Houlton of Troy and Leslie Henry Adams of Wilmington are reported alongside other local deaths. A Vermont libel suit involving Steiger and Emprise is detailed, with defendants Sawyers and Patriarca mentioned in context. A correction note clarifies a petition signer’s correct name as Alden E. Harwood.
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Alden Harbour
Mary Hodeck
Alden E. Harwood
Middle Pownal Road
Prudential Committee
Rural Fire Department
O'Brien Seeks Vermont Fuel Tax Exemption
Senator Leo O'Brien to exempt home heating fuel from Vermont sales tax by attaching the clause to a minor vehicle bill. He argues the tax is unfair while noting Vermont is the only New England state taxing heating fuel. The proposal awaits debate as he seeks a special order for study.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Senate
Leo O’brien
Chittenden-Grand Isle
O’brien
New England
House
Action Center Open House Planned at Ben Mont Ave
An open house is planned for Wednesday evening March 25 at the Community Action Center 238 Ben Mont Ave hosted by the Bennington Rutland Opportunity Council. The program begins at 8 with a film showing from last summer's Head Start for area children followed by a discussion on year round Head Start and parent involvement. All interested parents and friends are invited.
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Community Action Center
Ben Mont Ave
Bennington-Rutland
Yawning Tired Mrs Melton Finishes Thyroid Treatment
Claudia Melton in San Francisco says yawning dominates her day, dropping from 20 yawns to normal after hospital thyroid treatment. SheLike her work, she finds yawning exhausting but is hopeful the condition is under control.
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San Francisco
UPI
Claudia Melton
Fact-Finding Next Step in Mt. Anthony Teacher Talks
Mt. Anthony Union High School teachers and school directors move toward fact-finding after teachers rejected a board offer of 6,400 base pay. Negotiators say the board will not vary from its offer, citing policy and judicial nature of the dispute amid charges of inflation and regional salary comparisons.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Stephen H. Gilman
Lally
New England
Gilman
Hospital Notes and Labor Talks Mention Mediation
Admissions list includes Paul Haynes Hilda Pratt Aliai Mallory Matthew Yarosez Wilma Vose Sidney Brace Sean Casey Mary Green Blanche Fleming Lillian Elwell and others with origins in Hoosick Falls Bennington North Hoosick Cambridge Manchester Depot Arlington Discharges include Cynthia Haynes and daughter Dorset Melissa Perrott Births report Elton Stevens and wife of Berlin New York a son born March 23 The article notes progress in negotiations despite a snag and outlines potential mediation under the 1969 Labor Relations act with a fact finding committee if mediation fails.
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Paul Haynes
Hoosick Falls
Hilda Pratt
Aliai Mallory
Matthew Yarosez
Wilma Vose
Sidney Brace
Bennington
Sean Casey
North Hoosick
Mary Green
Cambridge
Blanche Fleming
Manchester Depot
Lillian Elwell
Arlington
3 Year Plates Save $100000 in Vermont
Gov. Deane C. Davis announced Vermont can save about 100000 by extending the use of current license plates for one more year. A two year plan begun in 1969 will be prolonged as inspections show plates remain serviceable. About 75 percent of the reflectorized quality remains. The move reflects belt tightening in the administration.
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Montpelier
Deane C. Davis
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Randolph
Albert Lemieux
Gage St
Charles Sawyer
Bill Clears Education Unit
Fairfield
Bennington Briefs
Brodie Mountain
Mt. Anthony
VFW
Auxiliary
Post Rooms
Bennington Lodge of Elks
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Bennington Council of Churches
Charles P. Scott
Middlebury College
Billy Hoar
Donald Welch
Treasury
Heritage House
N.Y
George Milne
Bob
John J. Houlton
Troy
Jacobs St
Hoosick
General Electric Co
Schenectady
Federal St
James V. Barrett
Rensselaer County
Anthony E. Matera
Houlton
Samaritan Hospital
White Creek
St. Mary’s Academy
Troy Record Co
Margaret Bickford
Frank Brady
Mahar Funeral Home
Main St
Church of the Immaculate Conception
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Leslie H. Adams
Wilmington
Leslie Henry Adams
Thompson House
Henry
Sarah (Smith) Adams
Albany Business College
North Carolina
Nora E. Haynes
Asheville
N. C
Mr. Adams
Idlewylde
Dover Road
Wilmington Baptist Church
Myra Borden
Intervale Cemetery
Wilmington Baptist Memorial Fund
Earlene Fitch
Ralph W. Agan
Hoolick
Potter Hill
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Hoosick Cooperative Fire Insurance Co
Hattie Clark
Cousins
Robson Home
Warren Cemetery
Boyntonville
Joel B. Miller
Holy Name Mission of the Episcopal Church
Mrs
Ira Smith
Dora Jane (Davis) Smith
Woodford
North Adams Hospital
Andrew and
Lena (Allen) Davis
Searsburg
Williamstown
Clarksburg
Cora B. Bushee
Henry M. Davis
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Woodford Cemetery
Moss
Vermont Supreme Court
Troy, N.Y
Smith
New York State
John P. Morrissey
Stillman
Action Center
Cynthia Haynes
Dorset
Melissa Perrott
Elton Stevens
Berlin
Robert Redford
Harte Theatre
American Arbitration Association
Haddock
Leake Farm
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