New Hampshire Lottery charged with interstate mailings
The U S Justice Department charged the New Hampshire Sweepstakes Commission with illegal interstate mailings of lottery tickets and renewal applications into Maine. The suit seeks an injunction and quarterly compliance reports for five years, marking the first federal action against a state lottery.
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Washington
UPI
Justice Department
New Hampshire
State Lottery Commission
Maine
New Hampshire Sweepstakes Commission
Edward Powers
U.S. District Court
Portland
U.S
Connecticut
Delaware
Illinois
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Ralph Batch
Congress
Concord, N.H
Sweepstakes Commission
Boston
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Maine U.S
Jobless Benefit Increases Set For July In Vermont
Vermont's Department of Employment Security announced wage gains from 152 to 158.65 dollars, with maximum jobless benefits rising July 1 from 91 to 96 dollars and injured workers to 127 dollars weekly. Workmen's compensation will rise from 60 to 80 percent this July, reaching 100 percent by July 1977 up to the 1976 Vermont average weekly wage, following a legislative mandate.
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State Department of Employment Security
Vermont
Diamond Runs for Re election in Vermont Campaign
In Montpelier the attorney general candidate Diamond vows to strengthen consumer protection by seeking more funds for the division and urging broader involvement by deputy state attorneys. He avoids questions on bail for murder suspects, suggesting legislative change. A plush Ford Grenada with multiple antennas sits by the courthouse entrances.
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Montpelier
Diamond
Vermont
Supreme Court
Snelling urges talks as state workers demand higher pay
Snelling argues that state employees deserve substantial raises in exchange for concessions and calls for immediate negotiations. He notes his management of nonunionized businesses and supports energy experimentation in Vermont, urging action over further standoff.
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Snelling
Vermont
Vermont Legal Aid to appeal ruling on welfare rules
Vermont Legal Aid Attorney Stephen Kimball said he will appeal a Superior Court ruling upholding new state welfare regulations. Judge Stephen Martin upheld the constitutionality Thursday and paused implementation to allow a Supreme Court appeal. The Social Welfare Department seeks to withhold emergency housing payments until rent is at least 30 days overdue, but Legal Aid warns the rule would cause hardship and evictions.
Employment chances brighten for 76 grads
Boston reports the 1976 class of New England college graduates faces a improving job market. Wendell D. Macdonald of the Bureau of Labor Statistics notes more campus recruiting, more openings, and rising offers as firms resume interviews. Engineering demand remains solid though civil prospects lag. nursing and health openings grow.
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Boston
New England
Wendell D. Macdonald
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Department of Labor
Birthday Dinner for May Seniors at Downtown Dinner
The Hot Meals Program hosts a birthday dinner next Wednesday for seniors born in May. A birthday cake will be provided to those with upcoming birthdays and a group sing along will celebrate reaching ages like 80 or 90. Next week’s menu includes roast lamb on Wednesday May 5 with birthday cake and ice cream.
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Harvard
Bennington Club hosts snack service by Kevin Hogans
Bennington Club serves hot dogs and sauerkraut tonight with Kevin Hogans handling meals. Community notices list softball team interest meeting, aftercare group sessions, dinner at Brookside Apartments, and a free two session First Aid course for aging services personnel.
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Bennington Club
Kevin Hogans
Brookside
South Street
Bennington
Paddy
United Counseling Service
Bennington County
Dewey Street
Beth Cheadle
Office On
Hogs quarantined in southern New Hampshire
Southern New Hampshire is placed under quarantine for hog cholera after Glen Shaw’s Hillsborough County herd of about 700 hogs tested positive. Townsend says the Shaw Brothers Farm is the only positive herd among tested herds, with swift destruction planned under federal supervision and full value paid.
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New Ipswich
N.H
Animal Health Laboratory
Ames
Iowa
Massachusetts
Townsend
New Hampshire
Shaw
Bennington Banner Classified Rates and Contact Info
Bennington Banner details daily publication schedule and contact numbers. It lists home delivery charges 15 cents per issue or 4.40 per month, motor delivery by mail rates for 50 mile radius and Vermont, and national press service affiliations. Prices for other U.S. regions include 3 months at 9.75 and 6 months at 19.50 with 1 year at 39.00. Postal details and second class designation noted.
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Bennington Banner Telephone
Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times Service
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen, Inc
Vermont
U.S
New Hampshire couple face slaughter of 700 pigs
Glen and Ann Shaw, longtime NH swine farmers, learn their herd of 700 pigs must be killed and buried after hog cholera tests. USDA officials tested 120 hogs, eight positive, triggering state quarantine and a costly, day-by-day process to sanitize buildings and wait 30 days before restocking.
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Townsend
New Ipswich
N.H
UPI
Glen
Ann Shaw
New Hampshire
U.S. Agriculture Department
Woodland
Shaws
Animal Health Laboratory
Ames
Iowa
USDA
Welfare rule upheld by Vermont court ruling
Superior Judge Stephen Martin upheld the new state welfare regulation delaying implementation to June 1 for appeals. The rule would withhold emergency housing payments until rent or mortgage is 30 days past due, a measure Vermont Legal Aid said would burden the poor and risk evictions, though the judge found no constitutional violation.
Cleaning up our errors notice on next week drive
A Banner notice lists the corrected cleanup schedule for Route 9 and Route 7. Monday covers the south side of Route 9, Tuesday the north side Route 9 and east side Route 7, Wednesday the north side Route 9, and the west side Route 7.
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William B. Saxbe
North Adams
Brands
Elizabeth Arden Estee Lauder
Revlon
Nina Ricci
Chanel
Eryan Lanvin
Pantene
Wilbur Fiske
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Attorney General’s Office
Vermont Legal Aid
Bennington Briefs
George Sleeman
U.S.A
Stanley Tools
Green Mountain Gift Shows Association
Burton Potter
First Vermont Bank
Recovery, Inc
St. Joseph’s Old Grammar School
North Street
Pittsfield
Mass
Catamount National Bank
F.d.1.c
N. H
Rotary
Delicatessen
Vibrance
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