United Methodist Women to Meet April 3 at Harrington Home
Local notices report a United Methodist Women meeting set for Wednesday April 3 at Mrs William Harrington s home. Other items note a JMYF meeting March 24 at Jermain Church with Earl Perry presiding, a film Who is My Neighbor, and group discussion on service to church and community. Twin daughters born Monday at Putnam Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Douglas MacPartland.
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United Methodist Women
William Harrington
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Jermain Church
Earl Perry
Douglas MacPartland
Putnam Memorial Hopital
Free program on Nutrition for Children in Rutland
The Hospital Institution Educational Food Service Society offers a free session for teachers lunch staff and parents on Nutrition for Children April 8 from 7 30 to 9 30 p m in Rutland Hospital auditorium Speaker is Barbara D Howard RD assistant child nutrition consultant Vermont Department of Education She will cover classroom school lunch bag lunches and overall child nutrition A Q A will follow and attendees notify Mrs Mary Stoodley 146 Killington Ave Rutland 05701 for entry
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Rutland
Hospital Institution Educational Food Service Society
Hiefss
Rutland Hospital
Barbara D. Howard
Vermont Department of Education
University of Vermont Medical College
Medical Center Hospital of Vermont
Burlington Area
UVM
Mary Stoodley
Killington Ave
Manchester Town Clerk Sets Saturday Licenses and Food Stamp Issuance
The Manchester town clerk's office will open Saturday afternoon March 30 from 1 to 4 30 p m to license dogs and issue fish and game licenses and food stamps. All dogs four months or older in Manchester must be licensed by April 1 and licensing ends at 4 30 p m on Monday.
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Manchester
Fish and Game Dept
Montpelier
Red Cross: Billion Dollar Bargain Exposed in National Totals
Nationwide figures show American Red Cross operations exceed 1.2 billion in goods and services from 2000 plus affiliated volunteers. Donors are urged to see the gift of volunteer service, from blood donors to disaster relief, as a substantial community benefit. The message underscores the value of local volunteer solicitors and the broad reach of Red Cross programs.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
Photography course offered at N. Adams
North Adams State College will offer a non credit community service course entitled Taking Better Pictures. The class runs Mondays 7 to 9 30 p m from April 8 to May 20 taught by Lawrence May of Dalton a Sprague Electric product marketing manager and Berkshire Museum Camera Club past president. Location and fees available in the Graduate and Continuing Education Office. Limited to 15 students on a first come first served basis.
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Timothy J. Stevenson
Ethan Allen Community College
State Department of Libraries
Southwestern Regional Library
Rutland
Stevenson
North Adams
Mass
North Adams State College
Leonard
New England Press Association
Governor Salmon targets another threat in Vermont
Gov. Salmon disclosed a new threat after a letter from the Symbionese Liberation Army claiming Hearst's kidnapping was received weeks earlier. He said a threatening note appeared at his mailbox at 8 Sunset Lane, his rented home in Montpelier, and that the Green Mountain Power Co warned of a power shutoff if a bill was not paid. He assured reporters the matter had been handled.
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Montpelier
Salmon
Symbionese Liberation Army
Patricia Hearst
Sunset Lane
Green Mountain Power Co
Local Officials Respond To GE Plant Move Threat
Ludlow state officials push to keep General Electric’s large plant and cushion impact if operations shift to Rutland, with Donald Webster stating full efforts to aid economic adjustment for 460 workers. Brandon leaders and Police Chief Joseph Dennehey seal a compromise allowing retirement to avoid firing dispute over dereliction charges.
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Ludlow
General Electric
Rutland
Donald Webster
Agency of Development and Community Affairs
Brandon — Selectmen
Joseph Dennehey
Selectmen
Rutland to act as censors in book reading dispute
Rutland school commissioners will review a parent’s complaint about Henderson the Rain King by Saul Bellow to be read by a 16 year old. Mrs Charles Sears raised concerns with Superintendent Thomas Chesley over explicit sexual descriptions in the novel. Grand Isle ferry resumes service after February ice disruption due to Lake Champlain clearance.
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Rutland
Charles Sears
Thomas G. Chesley
Henderson the Rain King
Saul Bellow
Troy Zoning Board Keeps Deliberations Closed
Troy Zoning Board of Appeals chair Graham Williams defends secret sessions, saying public meetings deter valuable information. Critics claim closed meetings invite political pressure and silence variance opponents. Williams cites site visits and street conversations as shaping decisions. New York Congressman Hugh L Carey enters Democratic gubernatorial race, pledging to beat Gov. Wilson, citing Watergate and Nixon’s potential downfall. Carey reports net worth near 200000 and joins Howard Samuels Ogden Reid and Joseph Ettinger as nominees.
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Troy
Troy Zoning Board of Appeals
Graham Williams
Williams
New York
Hugh L. Carey
Brooklyn
Carey
Bay Ridge
Kings County
Wilson
Rockefeller
Nixon
OTB
Howard Samuels
Ogden Reid
Joseph Ettinger
Pittsfield Urges Human Needs Commission for City Budget
A Pittsfield Berkshires urban coalition report urges creation of a human needs commission and a citizens panel to set municipal spending priorities. It outlines tracking revenue sharing funds and ensuring at least 10 percent supports social services and programs across ten reviewed cities.
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Pittsfield
Commission On Human Needs
Crash probe ends as NTSB closes file over fatal 1973 crash
West Stockbridge Massachusetts area. After four months the National Transportation Safety Board closed its file on the November 17 1973 crash near West Stockbridge Mountain that killed four including George F. Raitt Jr of Madison New Jersey his two daughters Mary Lou and Deborah and his mother Virginia Raitt. The crash occurred at the foot of West Stockbridge Mountain south of the Massachusetts Turnpike. A separate brief notes a union vote to strike at Brown Paper Company on April 1 unless contract terms change from June 1 to September 14 1975 affecting wages and fringe benefits. Also ABC negotiating with Billboard Publications Inc to buy High Fidelity magazine based in Great Barrington while noting the High Fidelity Cable Television unit is not part of the deal due to FCC rules.
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West Stockbridge
National Transportation Safety Board
George F. Raitt Jr
Madison
N.J
Mary Lou
Deborah
Virginia Raitt
West Stockbridge Mountain
Massachusetts Turnpike
Holyoke
Brown Paper Company
Raymond R. Beaudry
Joan
ABC Dickers
Great Barrington
American Broadcasting Co
Billboard Publications Inc
High Fidelity Magazine
State Road
High Fidelity Cable Television
Billboard
Federal Communication Commission
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Greenwich
Frank Hulihan
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Edward Kyer
Jolly Jones 4H
Amy Andrew
Roxanne Dumas
Lory Andrew
Bennington
Mahar & Son ‘Funeral Home
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Dhone
NFDA
Lisa Austin
BPW
Worthy Inn
Sandra Waller
Germany
Switzerland
Alyce Schmidt
Nutrition
Swifts
Pillsbury Flour
Endust
Fosters
Raspberries
Clara May Hemenway
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
UPI
N. Adams
Shaftsbury
Lotti Tobler
Montreal
Barbara Elliott
Mutual Savings Bank
Burlington Savings Bank
P.O
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Grand Isle
Cumberland Head
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