Waterfowl Improvement Association to hold fifth annual banquet
The Waterfowl Improvement Association Inc. of Salem hosts its fifth annual banquet at Wallie’s Restaurant Greenwich on Saturday March 20. Toastmaster Bill Roden. speakers include James L. Biggane and Edward Kehoe. VIPs expected. Auction features carved decoys, pictures, books. cocktail hour 6 to 7, dinner 8. Tickets $10. reservations close March 25.
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Salem
N.Y
Waterfowl Improvement Association Inc
Wallie’s
Greenwich
Bill Roden
Adirondack
James L. Biggane
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Edward Kehoe
Vermont Fish and Game Department
Joseph Myers
Academy St. Cambridge
Arlington ends national ties to Dollars for Scholars program
Arlington Dollars for Scholars votes to resign from Citizens Scholarship Foundation of America and form an Arlington Memorial High School Scholarship Fund. A letter will be sent to the national foundation, by laws reviewed by attorney Arthur O'Dea, and a spring drive begins with a gym show Friday at 7 p.m. Proceeds go to scholarships. applications appear in May. Community events this week include AMHS activities and local meetings.
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Arlington
Citizens Scholarship Foundation of America, Inc
Arlington Memorial High
National Foundation
Arthur O’dea
Reynolds- Gilchrest
Philip Leonard
Reynolds Foundation
Hoosick
Book sale to raise scholarship funds in Williamstown
The annual Smith College book sale at First Congregational Church Williamstown April 25 and 26 raises funds for Smith College scholarships. The sale features books, sheet music, 78 rpm records, magazines, pictures, and puzzles with music from the estates of Preston Robinson and the Newhalls. coordinators urge donations, with drop locations in Pittsfield and Williamstown and contact names for volunteers. Dr William L Peltz was named to Ethan Allen Community College Board of Trustees in Manchester, joining other trustees. the college opened in 1973 offering vocational liberal arts and enrichment courses.
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Williamstown
Mass
Berkshire County
Smith College
First Congregational Church
Preston Robinson
Richard and
Elizabeth Newhall
Esther Jones Barrow
Red Feather House
Wendell Avenue
Pittsfield
James Hunter
Manchester
William L. Peltz
Ethan Allen Community College
Peltz
Rutland
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Institute of Pennsylvania
Dorset planning commission to hear Dorset Nursing Association project
A Dorset public meeting of the planning commission is set for 8 p.m. on Tuesday April 9 at the town office to hear and act on a site plan and new use in the Dorset Village Commercial District by the Dorset Nursing Association. The Dorset Historical Society hosts an open meeting at 8 p.m. on Thursday March 28 at the United Church vestry. A Las Vegas Night to aid the community hall under construction will occur March 29 at 7 p.m. at the Manchester Eagles Club. an auction follows at 11 p.m. sponsored by the Dorset Sportsmen's Club. Ken Johnston seeks children and parents interested in the Green Mountain Conservation Camp run by Vermont Fish & Game. Lake Bomoseen camp for ages 12-15 runs one week with Dorset Sportsmen's Club sponsorship. Openings limited. Call Johnston at 362 3082.
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Planning Commission
Dorset Village
The
Dorset Nursing Association
Dorset
Las Vegas
Manchester Eagles
Ken Johnston
Green Mountain
Vermont Fish & Game Dept
Lake Bomoseen
Dorset Sportsmen’s Club
Johnston
Boards to discuss plans for municipal building
Hoosick Falls New York prepares for a joint Town and Village boards meeting on Tuesday March 26 at 8 pm after a 7 30 pm village board session. The exploratory talks will consider including senior citizen facilities and town financing in a future municipal building. The current village board holds its last regular meeting ahead of an April handover. An April 1 organizational meeting for the new board is planned.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Village Boards of Trustees
Sandy Pappas
Renee Pedrazelli
Glens Falls
Orlando
Florida
Miami
Pedrazolli
Ann Pappas
Sandy
Danforth Street
Hoosick Falls Post 40 Celebrates 55th Anniversary Dinner
Hoosick Falls J Bert J Goodwin Jr reports the Hoosick Post 40 55th anniversary dinner dance at the VFW Hall. Meritorious service awards to Auering LaPorte Martelle McInerney Mulready Murphy ONeill. speech by John Wright who also presented a lost post colors check. Other guests include Mrs Anne Brown and John Gildea.
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Bert J. Goodwin, Jr
Hoosick Post No. 40, Inc
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall
Joseph Auering
Francis LaPorte
Frank Martelle
Gerard McInerney
Harry Mulready
Francis Murphy
John O’neil
Donald E. Bogardus
John Wright
Wright
Anne Brown
John Gildea
VFW Hoosick Valley Post
Brown
Troy Post No
Troy
Rensselaer County American Legion
Donald Wittenberg
Albert Goodwin, Jr
Accident on Route 67 injures three in Hoosick
A stake truck driven by Donald Stone of Cambridge sideswiped a car driven by Cheryl Fox of Bennington on Route 67 near Caretaker Road in Walloomsac. Fox, Jerry Telfer of Hoosick Falls, and Larry Thompson of Bennington were hospitalized with head and leg injuries. Stone was arrested for driving while intoxicated and failure to keep right.
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Hoosick
N.Y
Caretaker Road
Walloomsac
Donald Stone
Cambridge
Cheryl Fox
Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Jerry Telfer
R.D
Hoosick Falls
Larry Thompson
Marine Sgt Harry Ward Re-Enlists in Boston Unit
Manchester Marine Sgt. Harry G. Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard F. Ward of Lye Brook Road, Manchester, re enrolled in the Marine Corps base in Boston Massachusetts. Ward, a 1970 Burr and Burton Seminary graduate, originally joined the Marines in August 1970.
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Harry G. Ward
Leonard F. Ward
Lye Brook Road
Manchester
Marine Corps
Boston
Mass
Ward
Burr and Burton Seminary
Marines
Stafford urges reform to restore faith in government
Vermont's Sen. Stafford told the Jaycees banquet that faith in government is waning and urged reform of committees and seniority, a new budget method, public disclosure of finances by officials and lobbyists, and public financing of campaigns. Gov. Salmon attended. honors went to Howard R. Search of Bradford for the distinguished service award.
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LT. Johnsbury
UPI
Stafford
Vermont
U.S
Jaycees
Gov. Salmon
Howard R. Search
Bradford
Vermont State Colleges cut resident tuition this fall
The Vermont State College Board of Trustees voted to reduce resident tuition from 360 to 310 per semester, or 100 per school year, to encourage Vermonters to attend college. Chancellor William Craig said the move targets high costs in low income areas, while out of state students will still pay higher charges. The state colleges are at Johnson Castleton Lyndon and Randolph, with affected community colleges as well.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont
State College Board of Trustees
William Craig
Johnson
Castleton
Lyndon
Randolph
Vermont Governor Sees No Gas Rationing Yet
Gov. Salmon announced Vermont faces no gas rationing as oil embargo ends and supplies rebound. He cautioned the crisis may not be over and called the shortage shock therapy, urging permanent changes like car pools, smaller autos, slower driving, and fewer trips while noting emergency powers remain a possibility for future crises.
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Montpelier
Salmon
Vermont
Detroit
Thetford Republicans Back Nixon After Town Meeting
A group of 34 Republicans from Thetford voiced support for President Nixon after residents urged impeachment at a town meeting. They sent endorsements to Nixon, Mrs. Nixon, Vice President Ford, Senate minority leader Scott, and the GOP National Committee. The meeting also sanctioned impeachment proceedings with charges to be answered in the Senate trial.
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Thetford
UPI
U.S. House
Nixon
Thetford Academy
Gerald Ford
Senate
Hugh Scott
GOP
U.S. Senate
Percy tests political waters in Vermont exploratory visit
Senator Charles Percy of Illinois met with Vermont GOP leaders in Burlington to discuss regional and national issues. The meeting was described as exploratory with no stance taken on a presidential bid, and questions about Watergate’s impact on November elections were raised.
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Burlington
UPI
Charles Percy
Illinois
Vermont
GOP
Percy
Deane C. Davis
Samuels Wins Rensselaer County Dem Backing for NY Gov
Howard Samuels drew strong support from Rensselaer County Democrats during a Sunday reception, winning endorsements and being called the strongest possible candidate by party chairman Edward F. McDonough. The race pits him against Republican Gov. Malcolm Wilson, with Rep. Hugh Carey and Rep. Ogden Reid backing Wilson. County Legislator Cornelius Ryan plans a bid for the state Senate district 41, which covers all of Rensselaer and parts of Saratoga and Columbia. Troy figures Bernard Fleishman and Daniel C. Ashley may oppose. Ryan, a business owner and former county supervisor, has twice sought the Senate nomination unsuccessfully.
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Troy
Howard Samuels
Rensselaer County
Samuels
Edward F. McDonough
McDonough
Malcolm Wilson
Hugh Carey
Brooklyn
Ogden Reid
New York
Cornelius Ryan
Rensselaer
Senate
Douglas Hudson
Ryan
Saratoga
Columbia
RPI
Bernard Fleishman
Daniel C. Ashley
Rowe keeps postal identity amid regional name dispute
In Berkshire the U S Postal Service grants Rowe the continued postal identity while declining to explain its earlier plan to rename the station Rw Br of Greenfield. In Pittsfield Stephen Kerr, 17, fined 200 dollars and given two years probation after a March 15 streaking arrest, plans an appeal.
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ROWE
U.S. Postal Service
Charlemont
Rowe) Br
Greenfield Post Office
Pittsfield
Stephen Kerr
Kerr
Park Square
Dunham Mall
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Hoosick Lions Club
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Skidmore College
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Skidmore
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Trinity College
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