Peace Corps recruiter to visit Bennington next Wednesday
Vermont topped the nation last year in Peace Corps volunteers, recruiter Robert Sullivan says as he plans a Bennington Free Library visit from noon to 8 p.m. to share experiences in the Philippines and discuss overseas assignments. He notes VISTA roles, Carter administration goals, and openings in math, science, education, health, forestry, and more across 68 host countries.
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Vermont
Robert Sullivan
Bennington
Bennington Free Library
Philippines
Peace Corps
Sullivan
VISTA
Niger
Tonga
Honduras
McCaffrey
Ecuador
Governors appeal grain rate decision in New England
New England governors agreed by mail ballot to allocate 12500 in New England Regional Commission funds to underwrite a UPI report. The appeal in the U S Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington challenges an Interstate Commerce Commission ruling from February that rejected New England coalitions’ bid to force railroads to lower grain shipping rates. Deputy Agriculture Commissioner Ronald Allbee of Vermont said rates here are far higher than those in the Southeast. NERCOM has paid 75000 of the 210000 cost of ICC proceedings.
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New England Regional Commission
Nercom
ICC
Quarantined herds rise amid brucellosis concerns
State Agriculture Department reports dairy herd quarantines increasing from five to twelve over three months. Dr. Alfred Janowicz says the rise reflects aggressive outbreak crackdowns, not rampant disease. Dairy cattle abortion linked to brucellosis discussed alongside Northeast rail rate debates led by Dean Webster and David Stein.
Murder suspect freed on bail in Vermont case
Gary Stevens, 23, of Irasburg, freed on $50,000 bail after arraignment in Orleans County Superior Court on a first degree murder charge. Stevens pleaded innocent to the beating death of Roger Carter, 23, of Newport, who died in a Burlington hospital from head injuries after being struck with a beer mug following an incident Friday night at a Barton nightspot. Carter had suffered a broken skull since the attack and was hospitalized prior to his death.
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Newport
UPI
Gary Stevens
Irasburg
Orleans County
Stevens
Roger Carter
Carter
Burlington
Barton
Protest Over Electrocution of Stray Dogs in Springfield
Animal advocates decry Springfield Mass restraint program that electrocutes unclaimed stray dogs after 10 days at Hidden Hollow Kennel in Agawam. Dr Alexander Evans of Rowley Memorial Hospital calls the method painful and urges humane euthanasia with anesthetic. Police report only 13 dogs unclaimed so far.
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Springfield
Mass
UPI
Massachusetts
Alexander Evans
Rowley Memorial Hospital
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Evans
Rowley
Corporal Promotion at Ft. Knox for Joseph J. Bump
Joseph J. Bump, son of James and Mary Bump, promoted to corporal on May 5 at Ft. Knox Kentucky where he is stationed with his wife Debbie Squires and daughter Bobbi Lee Ann living on the base. The 74 dogs captured since the new program started have been reclaimed and petitions oppose electrocution by the Dog Coalition and Springfield Friends of Animals chapter. Joy Szarlan of Friends of Animals cites dogs dying after seven electrocutions.
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Joseph J. Bump
James and
Mary Bump
Morgan Street
Ft. Knox
Cpl. Bump
Debbie Squires
Bobbi Lee Ann
The
Dog Coalition
Springfield
Friends of Animals
CETA Trainees Take Key Roles In Community Gardens
Bennington Opportunity Council has named three women as site coordinators for its community gardens project. Stephan Tifft, Valerie Shotton, and Nancy Hagelberg will oversee plots at Burgess Road Bennington College Pownal and Manchester sites, with seed and plant programs, tilling services, and technical guidance from Harlan Lewellyn. Donations fund seed varieties and plant kits, with specific offerings for low income and seniors.
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Bennington Opportunity Council
Community Gardens
CETA
Champlain Valley Work & Training Programs Inc
Stephan Tifft
Bennington
Burgess Road
Bennington College Gardens
BOC
Valerie Shotton
Pownal
Southern Vermont College
Morgan Street Gardens
Nancy Hagelberg
Arlington
Manchester
Art Institute
Pittsburg
Ethan Allen Community College
Manchester Community Garden
Cvw&tp
Morgan Street
Harlan Lewellyn
Arlington Community Garden
Lewellyn
Main St
Ex Dartmouth dean to advise Southern Vermont College
Dr. Arthur Jensen, former Dartmouth dean, will advise Southern Vermont College for the 1977 78 academic year as a consultant on the institutional self study for NEASC accreditation. The effort precedes the April 1978 NEASC visit and moves SVC toward full accreditation from candidate status. Jensen welcomes the assignment and will assist in preparing the self study.
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Arthur Jensen
Dartmouth
Southern Vermont College
Thomas A. Gee
Jensen
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Gee
New England Jobs Recover as Factory Output Rises
New England's jobless rate fell in March while factory production rose, signaling an ongoing regional economic recovery. Residential building contracts climbed 13 percent from a year earlier, with February data at a 132 percent surge, per the Federal Reserve Bank's May New England Economic Indicators. Factory output was nearly 5 percent above March 1976 and higher than February levels.
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Boston
UPI
New England
Federal Reserve Bank
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Paul McCaffrey
Malaysia
Tunisia
Richard Snelling
Thomas H. Foster
Stanley Marshall
Vermont National Resources Council
Donald Moore
Shrewsbury
Foster
Sam Lloyd
Weston
Moore
Lloyd
David Stein
NERC
Dean Webster
Lawrence, Mass
Rates, Inc
New England Grain & Feed Council
Webster
Joy Szarlan
Bank Americard
Sundance
Sherwin-Williams
N.E
Catamount National Bank
North Bennington
Bennington Plaza
Putnam Square
Brattleboro
Manchester Center
West Dover
FDIC
Plymouth Volaré Premier
Cordoba
PRA
CIDAA
Chrysler
Chrysler Corporation
Volare Wagon
America
Paulin’s Garage Inc
Shaftsbury, Vt
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