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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1975

Page

7

Vermont and Arlington Meeting Notices in Montpelier and Arlington

Vermont superintendents confer May 14–15 in Montpelier with sessions on reading, policy, energy, vocational education and a luncheon speaker William T. Logan Jr. Also Arlington hosts a Bennington County briefing on the Vermont Rail Plan by Robert Merchant as part of regional rail funding and state plan requirements. Scout Leaders Roundtable set for May 14 in Arlington.

Montpelier Vermont Tavern Motor Inn Vermont Department of Education Joan Hoff Arlington St. Margaret Mary’s Parish Robert Merchant Vermont Public Service Board Bennington County Regional Commission Federal Railway Administration Merchant Bruce Haskell State Energy Office John Stevens Department of Education Arthur Ericson Department Division of Vocational- Technical Education Edward J. Fabian Division of Wallingford Taconic Green Mountain Council BSA Fisher School James Day of Manchester

Arlington Vermont Calendar and EMT Certification Update

The Arlington calendar lists weekly club meetings and sports events at Bailey Hall the high school and nearby venues from Monday to Sunday. Fourteen Arlington Rescue Squad members received EMT certificates at Putnam Memorial Hospital in Bennington after 90 hours of training, with more Red Cross instructors and 22 first aiders nearing graduation.

Arlington Snowmobile Club Bailey Hall Amhs Scholarship Fund Inc Arlington Rescue Squad Vermont Department of Health Putnam Memorial Hospital Bennington Red Cross Jerrold Clayton David Crofut Virginia Barry Louise Edwards Joseph Gawlik Beverly and Diane King Joseph Kreel Fredrika Leaning Kennedy Ludlam Nick Monte Leona Pickstone Molly Pratt Darlene Young

Arlington Memorial High names nine to NHS induction

Helene Thompson at AMHS presided over a National Honor Society induction last Tuesday. Nine students were honored with Brenda Dorr Eileen Whitley Holli Gunther in front row and Bruce Dorr Stacey Cummings Susan Woodard Joyce Smith in rows behind. Guest speaker Mrs Hope Lane Day spoke on leadership character scholarship and service, followed by summaries by Ayessa Roches Anne Towne Kathy Thompson and Steve Szabo. Denise Laskey Wendy Rochelle pinned the new members while Princess Crawford announced them.

Arlington Memorial High School Brenda Dorr Eileen Whitley Holli Gunther Bruce Dorr Stacey Cummings Susan Woodard Joyce Smith Daniel Blackmer James Poulin Edward Waite Hope Lane Day AMHS Ayessa Roches Anne Towne Kathy Thompson Steve Szabo Princess Crawford Denise Laskey Wendy Rochelle Calvin Andrews

Bennington Social Visits and Family News Roundup

Walloumsac Mrs Harold Powers recovers at friends home in Bennington. Mr and Mrs John O Hare of Bennington visited Alice Guiden and her brothers and Mrs Roscoe Austin. Terry Hoag and family visited Edward Rouse in Jackson. Mary Ellen Hoag and Linda Horan of SUNY Cobleskill visited Mary Ellen’s parents. Mrs Robert Baldwin returned from Putnam Memorial Hospital. Linda and David of Troy visited Gordon and Mrs Hoag. Charles Telford and Ralph Phillips visited Telford Farm. Granddaughter Gibeault of Rutland hosted by Leo and wife. Kenneth Buck and sons David and Jason of Schenectady overnight with their parents.

John O’hare Bennington Alice Guiden Roscoe Austin Terry Hoag Mike Mark Edward Rouse Jackson Mary Ellen Hoag Linda Horan Suny At Cobleskill Mary Ellen Mrs Jim Hoag Robert Baldwin Putnam Memorial Hospital Linda David Troy Gordon Hoag Charles Telford Ralph Phillips Rock City Falls Telford Farm Leo Bradley Miss Gibeault Rutland Kenneth Buck David and Jason Schenectady

Shaftsbury Visitors and Community Club News

Shaftsbury residents joined family and friends for visits on Sunday May 4. Berlin guests including Jane C Fitzgerald and the Bentley family visited their uncle Gordon Hoag. A kindergarten orientation is set for Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the school for children turning five by December 1975. birth certificates required. The North Shaftsbury Community Club elected Mrs Bliss Hulet chair of bicentennial projects.

Jane C. Fitzgerald Terry Bentley Mike and Michelle Ross Bentley Berlin Gordon Hoag The North

Dorset Historical Society opens museum event

The Dorset Historical Society will open its museum to the public Saturday May 17 from 3 to 5 pm and then Saturdays 3 to 5 during the summer and fall. Curator Eugene A. Bond notes nearly 400 artifacts have been rearranged and catalogued with new acquisitions. Admission is free.

Dorset Dorset Historical Society Eugene A. Bond

Hoosick senior center events and schedules

Hoosick area residents over 65 may obtain flash cards May 22 23 from 9 30 a m to 3 p m to ride half price on Capital District rural bus lines. May 13 16 Washington trip schedules available. May 28 awards for top three seniors. Flea market July 4 at Hoosick Recreational Center. Marian Stephenson chair. dealers and seniors with crafts urged to participate. Social Security rep May 14 28 10 a m to noon. Card party May 12. Blood pressure tests May 19. Everglades film shown May 21 1 30 p m.

Rensselaer County Capital District Transportation Authority Washington, D.C Mary Smith Madeline Schimek Kate Button Burton Barber Tony Salluzzo Everglades

Vermont Governor Skeptical On New Pulp Mill Plans

Gov. Thomas Salmon shows little pro industry stance as Parsons and Whittemore weighs a 200 million pulp mill along the Connecticut River in Vermont or New Hampshire. The project would hire about 500 workers and need 1,000 more for timber, amid environmental concerns and private groups' opposition. Vermont officials including Donald Webster plan a Canada trip to view a similar plant in New Brunswick, at Parsons and Whittemore’s expense.

Vermont Donald Webster Canada Parsons and Whittemore New Brunswick Salmon Webster

Vermont Eyes Wood Fuel Amid Energy Strains

Vermont Environmental Secretary Martin Johnson urged using forest wood as a short term energy source arguing Vermont has millions of acres of timber to tap. He warned any federal overreach by the Army Corps of Engineers could add bureaucracy and intrude on state matters, without detailing the proposed pact.

South Burlington UPI Vermont Martin Johnson WCAX Johnson U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Army Corps

Randolph man to be arraigned on aggravated assault charge

Barry Lashway Sr. of Randolph turned himself in after Carlton Osgood was shot in the leg during a Randolph party argument. Osgood remained in fair condition at a local hospital. Lashway was jailed overnight in Vermont District Court on $1,000 bail awaiting arraignment.

Chelsea UPI Barry Lashway Sr Randolph Lashway Carlton Osgood Osgood Vermont

Fire in West Barnet claims life of Edward Mackey

West Barnet report cites faulty wiring as tentative cause of a basement workshop blaze that killed 69 year old Edward Mackey. He was alone at home when the fire started as his wife attended church, authorities said. He is brother of Burlington physician Dr Albert Mackey.

West Barnet UPI Edward Mackey Mackey Burlington Albert Mackey

Tax plan for Rensselaer fieldhouse faces split views

Mayor Edward J. Connally backed a tax proposal that would put the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute fieldhouse on the tax rolls, despite opposition from area businessmen and union leaders. He opposed taxing Little League and church property while agreeing nonprofit vacant buildings should be taxed, with Buckley noting the fieldhouse and related properties will be listed June 1 unless new information arises.

Troy Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute Edward J. Connally Connally Little League John J. Grogan Grogan John P. Buckley

Troy Firefighters Begin Action After Contract Impasse

The Uniformed Firefighters Association representing 178 Troy city firemen is slowing training and housekeeping tasks in a bargaining stalemate after nearly five months without a written contract and almost a year of negotiations. Union president John J. Carpenter says fire response remains normal while a state fact finder prepares a report for next week. If no agreement results, the dispute goes to binding arbitration over pay and hours.

Troy Uniformed Firefighters Association John J. Carpenter

Economist Moscovitch resigns as Massachusetts budget chief

Edward H. Moscovitch, a former Williams College assistant professor of economics, resigns as state budget director in protest of the dismantling of his office by Governor Dukakis. He says both Dukakis and former Gov. Sargent misled voters about the state's deficit and fiscal mess. Dukakis argues the no new taxes pledge was based on an underestimate.

Williamstown Williams College Edward H. Moscovitch Dukakis Moscovitch Francis W. Sargent

Grace & Co strike enters 11th week over overtime clause

Adams reports no progress after two mediation talks as production workers stage a prolonged strike at Grace & Co. The dispute centers on a mandatory overtime clause. Plant manager Thomas O. Gavin says many workers volunteer for overtime, but key-position employees sometimes do not, making the clause a necessary contract provision.

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