Talkfest on bottles dominates Vermont legislature week
A Vermont house session spans Monday to Thursday focusing on the bottle bill. Debates cover returnable bottles, retailer and wholesaler charges, licensing, and an effective date of October 1 1971 if approved by Senate and governor. Numerous speakers weigh in. final roll calls shape the bill's fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. Carse
Hinesburg
John Hancock
Hardwick
House
Senate
Vermont
Ways and Means Committee
Robert F. Kearns
Bennington
Royal B. Cutts
Townshend
Roll Call
Funeral Notices and Public Bill Debates Chronicle Local Life
Funeral notices from Shaftsbury East Arlington and surrounding towns note services for William J. Wilkinson Albert Titcomb and Betsey Donnelly with attendance from Sunderland Rutland and Shaftsbury. A legislative update covers S-21 consolidation H-139 farmland tax and H-41 tax law revisions amid party debate and committee actions. The piece blends obituaries with a preview of state government decisions and public sentiment.
Poster contest deadline extended to May first
Mrs Laina Gerrish of 207 Union Street Bennington announces the poster contest on Effects of Radioactivity on Living Things is extended to May 1 from April 1 The new due date follows the April 20 pre hearing in Brattleboro First prize for under 13 is a week's vacation at Bondville camp and for 13 and over a tape recorder Entries may be left at Bennington Free Library or Gerrish home Posters may be submitted five per person Winners will be displayed statewide Gerrish chairs the poster committee of the New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution sponsor of the contest
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Laina Gerrish
Union St
Bennington
Brattleboro
Vermont Yankee
Conservations Society of
Southern Vermont
Environmental League of the
Connecticut Valley
New England Coalition On
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
Bondville
The
Conservation Society of Southern Vermont
Bennington Free
Joblessness in Bennington area climbs in 1970 over 1969
Vermont unemployment figures show Bennington area total or partial unemployment rising about 176 percent in 1970 from 1969. Total weeks of unemployment reached 23 153 versus 9 100 the previous year with an average insured rate of 5.4 percent. December peak was 10.1 percent, September low 3.6 percent. Benefit payments totaled 826 203, up 174.8 percent. Average weekly claims were 45.24 for 12 weeks, 3 490 new spells versus 1 566 in 1969.
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Vermont
Bennington
Frank H. Mudgett
Department of Employment Security
Guma Named Counselor for BROC Neighborhood Youth Corps
Greg Guma, 24, of Bennington, hired as counselor for BROC NYC program in Bennington County. A former Banner photographer, he began work Wednesday and aims to strengthen antipoverty efforts while linking NYC to the community. The BROC NYC serves low income youths 16 to 18 with work study, skill training, and personal development activities. Applications should contact Guma at the BROC office or write to Box 81 Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greg Guma
Bennington
Bennington-Rutland Opportunity Council
Nyc
Bennington County
Guma
The
Banner
BROC
Syracuse University School of Speech and Dramatic Arts
Syracuse
Prospect School
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Main St
Obituary: Ralph W. Howe Sr. 81 Wilmington druggist dies
Ralph W. Howe Sr. 81 retired Wilmington druggist died Friday in New Smyrna Beach Florida after wintering there ten years. Born August 28 1889 in East Dover he trained at Brattleboro High School and UMass. He owned Parmelee and Howe with son Ralph W. Howe Jr. and son in law Leonard Johnson. Survived by wife E Kathleen Parmelee two daughters Virginia Hay and Mary Johnson son Ralph brother Lucien Howe and sister Ruby Jones. Committal at Riverview Cemetery Wilmington. Memorial gifts to Wilmington Congregational Church. Ward reports of Mrs Peter J McGuire death in Bridgeport Conn. Funeral Mass held St Charles Church Bridgeport. Burial in Bennington.
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William J. Wilkinson
Main St
Mahar & Son Funeral
A. J. MacDonald
Shaftsbury
Sunderland
Rutland
Wilkinson
Troy
N.Y
Cheshire
Mass
Geer
Oakwood Cemetery
Titcomb
Putnam Memorial Hospital
East Arlington
Betsey (Sibley) Donnelly
George E. Donnelly
Edward B. Geyer Jr
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Hanson-Walbridge
Father Geyer
Park Lawn Chapel
Donnelly
Silver St
Crescent Manor Nursing Home
Ralph W. Howe Sr
Wilmington
New Smyrna Beach
Fla
East Dover
Wesley D. and
Rose (Wick) Howe
Brattleboro High School
University of Massachusetts
Entomology Department of
Louisiana
Charles H. Parmelee
Howe
Parmelee & Howe Drug Store
Ralph W. Howe Jr
Leonard Johnson
Claremont
N.H
Riverview Cemetery
Alfred S. Cole
Wilmington Congregational Church
Porter Farwell
Rose Durand
Alice McGlynn
Avoca
Julia Oslund
Lancaster
Calif
St. Charles Church
Bridgeport
Cyril F. Mullins
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Legislator’s Report
Albert Titcomb
Hanson- Walbridge Funeral Home
Arlington
John Geer
Federated Church
William Pratt
James Titcomb
Milton Baxter
Dudley Griffis
S-21
Francis R. Peisch
Burlington
Peter Giuliani
Appropriations Committee
Henry Carse
Carey H. Howlett
Bridport
Kenalene Collins
Readsboro
Tax Department
Judiciary Committee
Tax
George van Santvoord Representative III
Montpelier
Bennington Banner
Panner Publishing Corp
United Press Innational
New York Times
Prince National Advertising
Atthews
Shannon & Cullen Inc
U.S
Pinto
Uma
Brian Handridge
That
County
Davis
Planned Parenthood
Royce Pitkin
Goddard College
Fund Drive
David Wagner
Planned Parenthood of
George Welsh
Peter J. McGuire
Hammers
South Pacific
Arlington Memorial High School Music Theatre
Vermont Bank and Trust Company
American Express
Urrvcan Express Company
County National Bank
Bennington & Arlington
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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