25 named to state boards and commissions in Vermont
Gov. Thomas Salmon announced the appointments of 25 individuals to state boards and commissions. Recipients include former Rep. Randolph Major Jr. and J Walter Herlihy to the Employment Security Advisory Council, Ralph Williams to the Vermont Labor Council, and Leo O Brien among others to various panels for two to six year terms.
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General Electric
Employment Security Advisory Council
Vermont Labor Council
Ralph Williams
Rutland
Kenneth Jarvis
South Burlington
Richard Snelling
Snelling
John Stearns
Proctornville
Dusan Plounsteiner
Passenger
Jean Paul Bonneau
Troy
Maurice Pomainville
Salisbury
Vermont Diary Industrial Council
Salmon
Leo Laferriare
Waitsfield
Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Commission
James Morse
Richmond
State
E. Bradford Walker
Montpelier
William Jacobus
Essex
New England
Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission
Leo O'Brien
Thomas Candon
Michael de Bonis
Poultney
Paul Atherton
Arthur Ristau
State Natural Resources Conservation Council
Transit agency names manager for Chittenden County
Yonkers, N Y transportation executive Ralph Cramer was named general manager of the Chittenden County Transportation Authority at 20000 dollars a year. He is vice president and general manager of the Westchester Street and Transportation Co. The authority serves Burlington South Burlington Winooski and Essex replacing the Burlington Rapid Transit Authority.
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Burlington
UPI
Yonkers, N
Chittenden
Heifers Missing After Farm Cattle Rustling Suspected
Hoosick Falls New York five bred heifers valued 400 to 600 dollars each are missing from Calhoun Farm. John Calhoun says 40 purebred puernseys were turned out April 22 and May 2 counts show 36, then 35 remain after a Sunday check. Family offers reward for information leading to recovery or arrest of rustlers.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Calhoun
John Calhoun
John Sr
Raymond
Calhouns
Salmon voices empathy with Vermont school principals
Gov. Thomas P. Salmon told Montpelier elementary school principals he understands teachers bear heavy loads, juggling instruction with administrative tasks. He urged seeking guidance from education officials, praised facilities, and pressed for federal library funding while warning that libraries risk falling short without policy changes and sufficient personnel and books.
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Salmon
White House
Vermont
Nixon
Castleton Commencement Sees Record 209 Graduates
Castleton State College expects its largest class at commencement on May 21 in the gymnasium with 209 graduates. President Harold Abel will present degrees including 190 bachelor of science graduates and 63 bachelor of arts degrees. John H. Downs will be principal speaker. Downs is a longtime public figure and lawyer.
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Castleton
Castleton State College
Harold Abel
John H. Downs
Vermont State Colleges Board of Trustees
Dairy Poster winners announced by Vermont education division
Manchester Susanne Albertsson of Manchester Center and nine other children won three dollars each in the 1974 Dairy Poster contest. The Vermont June Is Dairy Month committee sponsored the event and the winners were announced Wednesday by the Division of Vocational-Technical Education in Montpelier.
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Susanne Albertsson
Manchester Center
Manchester
Vermont
Division of Vocational- Technical Education
Montpelier
Ballet program at NASC brightens North Adams arts scene
The Cultural Affairs Committee and Student Senate of North Adams State College present the Berkshire Civic Ballet on May 14 at 3 p.m. in Venable Hall. The program features guest choreographers including Jon Rodriguez of Dayton Ballet creating Concerto Piccolo with Vivaldi music, plus modern and jazz works by Mary-Margaret Gianonne Antony DeVecchi and Madeline Cantarella Culpa. Rodriguez will be in residence at the University of Detroit this summer.
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North Adams
Mass
North Adams State College
Berkshire Civic Ballet
Venable Hall
Civic Ballet
Jon Rodriguez
Dayton Ballet
Dayton
Ohio
Vivaldi
Rodriguez
Royal Ballet School
London
England
Olga Preobrajewska
Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo
Paris
France
la Quica
Madrid
Spain
Igor Schweroff
Ballet Theatre
New York City
University of Detroit
Detroit
Mich
Mary-Margaret Glanonne
Julliard School
New York
Henri Pousseur
Miss Gianonne
Antony DeVecchi
Richard Strauss
Deodato
DeVecchi
Drama Critics
Madeline Cantarella Culpa
Berkshire Civic Ballet Company
Ballet School
Rutland Judges Probe Reapportionment Challenge
Rutland County assistant judges Edmund Boyce and Earle Hubbard say they may sue in the Vermont Supreme Court over the 1973 Senate reapportionment act. They contend removing one Rutland seat shifts power to Chittenden and Grand Isle counties, undoing county representation.
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Rutland County
Chittenden
Grand Ele
Benson Cleared of Charge Acquittal in Vermont Grand Larceny Case
In White River Junction UPI reports former Springfield Town Manager Gardner Benson was acquitted of grand larceny over 231 dollars from a checking account tied to last year’s Green Up Day. Jurors decided Benson, a Green Up Day committee member, could legally access the funds. he previously resigned in February and moved to Provincetown. Another UPI item notes Sister Christina Maria Moriarty of Worcester was named to head Vermont’s parochial school system, replacing Rev. Jatin Lynch, with her start set for July 1.
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White River Junction
UPI
Springfield
Gardner Benson
Vermont
Benson
George Ellison
Provincetown
Mass
Burlington
Christina Maria Moriarty
Worcester
Ron
Charles Davignon
Moriarty
Jatin Lynch
Sacred Heart of Mary
Rutland
Tle
Aiken keeps silent on Senate bid plans
Senator George Aiken refused to disclose 1974 election plans, saying details would come only next April. The Burlington Free Press cited a Vermont Republican claiming Aiken planned another run if health holds. James Sanderson, state GOP executive director, said indications point to an eighth term for the 80 year old.
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Washington, D.C
UPI
George Aiken
Burlington Free Press
Aiken
Vermont
GOP
James Sanderson
Private Emma Willard School put up for sale prank
In Troy a Wall Street Journal ad from Emma Willard School seniors offered the English Tudor Manor on 55 acres upstate New York for sale. Headmaster Dennis A. Collins learned of the inquiries as the prank drew multiple calls. Albany officials flag welfare fraud in county with at least 250 cases and average cost of 2642 dollars.
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Troy
Emma Willard School For Girls
Dennis A. Collins
We School
Wall Street Journal
English
Tudor Manor
Upstate
New York
Phone Nisaber
Albany
Albany County
Joseph DeFranco
DeFranco
Arnold Proskin
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Buffalo
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Larry Clayton
Ed Bisson
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Paulin’s Garage Inc
Chrysler
Newport
Paulins Garage
Chrysler Borzes Corporation
Shaftsbury, Vt
Downs
Downs, Rachlin & Martin
Governor’s Commission On the Administration of Justice
Goddard College
Fairbanks Museum of Natural History
Fairbanks Foundation
St. Johnsbury
Yale College
Harvard Law School
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RTS
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Marshfield
UFI
Alton Kennedy
David Goodell
Marshfield Dam
Brattleeborg
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Williamstown
Eteler Sweet
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Williams College
William T. Fox
Elco
Greylock Adams
Mt. Greylock
Philip H. Grandchamp
Donovan & O'Connor
Adams
Elco Resort
Sprague North Adams
American Federation of Technical Engineers
Sprague Electric Co
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Silvio O. Conte
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