Farmers invited to enroll in 1975 ACP program
Bennington County farmers may enroll in the 1975 Agricultural Conservation Program with Leon B. Edgerton stating the federal government will share about half the cost of approved practices. Enrollment runs through May 16 at the county office, with sign up on May 19 at Rupert Club Teams and May 20 at Manchester Grange Hall from 10 30 a m to 4 p m. Cost sharing ranges from 50 to 75 percent for woodland improvements, with a required soil test for lime or fertilizer assistance. Contact Robert Rudd Jr at the county office, Federal Building, South Street, Bennington, 447 7505.
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Leon B. Edgerton
Bennington County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Edgerton
Rupert Club
Manchester Grange Hall
Robert Rudd Jr
Federal Building
South Street
Bennington
Altar Rosary Society Card Party Held at Immaculate Conception
The Altar Rosary Society of the Church of the Immaculate Conception held a spring card party on April 28 with ten tables. A door prize of 5 pounds of sugar went to Mrs Annie Lippert and prizes were awarded for high at each table. Refreshments followed.
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Altar Rosary Society
The
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Annie Lippert
Hot Meals May Workshop Brings Peru Artisans to Seniors Luncheon
Manchester May events feature Peru Workshop artisans Rita Litz painting on china Janice Farley hand building pottery and Cynthia Pennucci silkscreening for Craft Shop. Tom Hayes crafts furniture, Rosa Leader weaves, and Betty Kamber hosts films and a Mother's Day sing along. Reservations limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Chace Manchester
Madeline
Peru
Rita Litz
China
Janice Farley
Cynthia Pennucci
Tom Hayes
Cynthia
Rosa Leader
Betty Kamber
Pownal Community Events Include Church Rummage Sale Tryouts
A busy Pownal weekend features a work bee at Pownal Baptist Church Saturday 8 am, a Wesleyan Class rummage sale at the Pownal United Methodist Church Saturday 10 am to 4 pm, and boys’ tryouts for the Pownal Interstate baseball team Saturday 2 30 pm at the Country Glen Motel. Parents may attend, gloves recommended. A well baby clinic is Friday May 9 1 3 pm at Second Congregational Church Hillside Bennington with screening and treatment. appointments via Betsy Yung 442 5491. The Vermont State Ladies Auxiliary meets Sunday noon at South Burlington High School cafeteria. Mike Humphries and the Anchors perform Gospel music Monday 7 30 pm at Pownal Baptist Church. A meeting for those interested in coaching or volunteering for Pownal Girls Softball is Tuesday May 7 7 pm in room 102-103 Pownal Elementary School. not for player signups. For details call 442 4563 or 442 4247. A covered dish luncheon follows the 11 15 am Communion Sunday at Pownal Baptist Church. Alcoholics Anonymous meets Saturday 8 pm at Pownal Recreational Community Church.
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Pownal
Country Glen
Second Congregational Church
Hillside Street
Bennington
Betsy Yung
Arlington 4-H Winners Shine at County Mini Day
Arlington 4-H members were named winners at the County Mini Day in Bennington, earning spots to compete at State Day in Barre on May 24. Exhibits included Housebuilding by the Woodchuckers and Batik by the Nimble Thimbles, with stage presentation Betsy Ross Sewing Circle.
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Arlington 4
Vermonter unemployment study profiles aging male jobseekers
A Vermont Employment Security Department follow up report on those who exhausted 39 weeks of benefits in 1974 finds 59 percent were men, 44 percent aged 45 or older, and 48 percent still jobless and seeking fulltime work. The study notes 61 percent were primary wage earners and 7 percent received welfare. Attorney General Diamond seeks a $242000 organized crime study funded by federal aid, while Gov. Salmon eyes a cautious review and reiterates opposition to restoring the death penalty.
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Salmon
Vermont
Diamond
Unions at UVM not promise higher pay says president
UVM President Edward Andrews testified at a National Labor Relations Board hearing that faculty unionization would not yield fatter paychecks. He told lawmakers that state funding would remain fixed and unions would not influence Montpelier to provide more money. Meanwhile Agriculture Commissioner Leo O'Brien considers a second Vermont governorship bid, noting earlier 1970 Democratic loss and possible run if Governor Salmon does not seek a third term.
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Burlington
UPI
University of Vermont
Edward Andrews
Andrews
National Labor Relations Board
UVM
Montpelier
Taxable turn for Troy properties eyed by committee
A Troy committee urges adding nearly 3 million dollars of tax exempt properties to the city tax rolls. The list includes RPI and Russell Sage buildings and church and hospital lands. The fieldhouse at RPI faces potential taxation and public events cuts if taxed. Council members welcomed the report amid concerns that vacant lands will burden the city. Assessor Grogan awaits state June 1 deadline before finalizing decisions.
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Troy
Rensselaer Polytechnics Institute
Russell Sage College
RPI
John J. Grogan
John P. Buckley
Francis J. Flynn
Ben Cartwright
Compromise urged on tax on RPI field house
The Greater Troy Chamber of Commerce urged compromise on plans to tax Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute field house. At a Thursday meeting president Charles B. Staro urged both parties to reach an equitable compromise before any threatened action by RPI. The chamber warned taxing the facility could prompt RPI to close it to public events. No specific compromise was proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Greater Troy Chamber of Commerce
Rensselaer Polytechnics Institute
Charles B. Staro
Chamber
Rensselaer
RPI
Indian Hill Gift to Brooklyn College Foundation in Berkshire
In a New York City press conference, Indian Hill estate in Stockbridge Berkshire, 13 acres with a main house, theatre, dance studio and 20 other buildings, was donated by Mr and Mrs Mordecai Bauman to the Brooklyn College Foundation for use by New York City College. Brooklyn College aims to use the campus for conferences, research and humanities courses, expanding its off campus assets. The gift marks the college’s first off campus property acquisition. Also in Berkshire, April was the coldest on record in decades with average temps 38.3 degrees and a string of lows keeping 70 degree days absent as the jet stream shifted south, delaying spring growth.
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College Foundation
Robert Erwin
Erwin
Pittsfield
Berkshire Gardens
George J. Bulgarelli
Bulgarelli
Berkshires
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Bertha Hoag
Ralph Phillips
Charles Telford Sr
Rock City Falls
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Harold Powers
Putnam Memorial Hospital
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Rachel
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Mike Hoag
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Schenectady
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Marie O’neil
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Pownal Baptist Church
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Mike Humphries
Alcoholics Anonymous
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