Williamstown government hinges on three key ingredients
The piece contrasts town meeting democracy with the town manager form in Williamstown. It recounts how voters, the selectmen, and manager J Maynard Austin shape a transparent budget process with open sessions, press access, and League of Women Voters involvement ensuring every dollar is debated before town meeting.
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Williamstown
Louis Rudnick
Williams
Louis
Richard Hunter
John Connors
Islephonic
Houston
Maine
J. Maynard Austin
Austin
Mahomet
Hunter
Connors
Rudnick
League of Women Voters
Board of Selectmen
Vermont House Least Represented by Population Says Study
Vermont's House of Representatives is described as the least representative in the nation as 11.6 percent of the population can elect a majority. The Com pendium on Legislative Apportionment highlights rural dominance, notes no redistricting since 1793, and compares the Vermont system with other states' apportionment disparities.
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Vermont
House of Representatives
William J. D. Boyd
National Municipal League
Supreme Court
Vermont Superior Court
Harold C. Sylvester
Senate
William Mikel
South Burlington
Sylvester
Municipal League
Vermont House
Vermont House of Representatives
House
Rhode Island
Maine
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Connecticut House of Representatives
Vermont Senate
Missouri
Oregon
Massachusetts
California
Nevada
New Jersey
Montana
New Mexico
Cape May
Essex County
Newark
Richard Richards
United States Senate
Los Angeles County
Fifth Graders Explain Fights Against False Alarms
Bennington Elementary School fifth graders led by Miss Lucie A. Rugg investigate the impact of false fire alarms. They interview authorities, review town reports, and publish essays urging peers to stop the prank calls. Essays spell out costs, risks to volunteers, and dangers to residents.
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Bennington
Lucie A. Rugg
Sheila Iskowitz
Susan Frost
Edward Luther
Colorado River Upstream Run Achieved After 91 Years
A nine man expedition completed the first upstream navigation of the Colorado River from Lake Mead to Lees Ferry in nine days using jet propulsion boats. The effort, led by Otis Marston, involved Jon Hamilton and a New Zealand design by William Hamilton. The journey faced 15 to 20 major rapids, frequent hull repairs, and one leg injury, with Grand Canyon rangers and expedition wives observing from above.
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Constance Elise Allen
David Allen
Sucker Woods Road
Ithaca, N.Y
John P. Griffin
Old Bennington
Sapsucker Woods
Cornell University
New Bird Sanctuary
Arthur A. Allen
Cornell
Connie
National Geographic Magazine
Allen
Joan Griffin
John Wesley Powell
Shiloh
Otis Marston
Jon Hamilton
Indiana
New Zealand
William Hamilton
Jon
Hamilton
South Island
Colorado
Arizona
Lake Mead
Lees Ferry
Grand Canyon
National Park Service
Toroweap
Potomac
James Rumsey
George Washington
Vermont Heart Fund Reaches 1961 Final Total
Vermont’s 1962 Heart Fund became the first in the nation to top its 1961 final total. Fred L. Nims of Londonderry credited 5,509 volunteers statewide for the achievement as collections reach $60,035 versus last year’s $58,751. The 1962 goal remains $65,000 to support research, service and education.
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Rutland
Vermont Heart Fund
Fred L. Nims
Londonderry
State Fund
Nims
Short Shots on Art Etiquette and Preferences
A witty note from Industrial News Review remarks a girl who visits a man’s place for his etchings may lack art knowledge yet clearly knows her tastes. The brief humor touches on manners and perception.
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Industrial News Review
New England Vignettes Mixes Gold Gifts and Family Milestones
The Rev. Joel Schevers of the Carmelite Chapel in Peabody Mass collects donated gold including teeth, rings, and a medal to melt into a chalice for special chapel occasions. March 19 marks Mundt Day in Massachusetts with multiple family birthdays. New Englanders show high elderly population with Massachusetts 11.1 percent and Rhode Island 10.4 percent.
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Joel Schevers
Father Schevers
Northshore
Peabody
Mass
Elks Lodge
Old Virginia City
Nev
New England
New
Opera Passion Drives Broadcast Producer Geraldine Louvaine
Miss Geraldine Louvaine, producer of Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts, urges listeners to simply enjoy opera and let the music speak for itself, saying she cares not for technical knowledge but for audience love.
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Geraldine Louvaine
Metropolitan Opera
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Berkshire
Bill
Baltimore
Peabody Art Theater
Laszlo Halasz
Vienna
Austria
Frankfurt
Germany
Opera House
Chittenden
Hay
Mikell
Orleans
Addison
N.J
Robert Bushee
Gary Hitchey
Bruce Lackey
Geoffrey Locklin
Joanne Jette
Mona Gates
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Washington
Heart
Boston
Charles Henry Mundt
Charles Henry Mundt III
St. Margaret's Hospital
Dorchester
Charles Henry Mundt Jr
Holbrook, Mass
H. C. Menzies
New York City
Australia
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