Four arraigned in Barre gun theft case in Vermont
Four men pleaded innocent in Vermont District Court to charges tied to a Barre gun theft last summer. Police said arrests followed discovery of two handguns and several rifles in an East Montpelier woodlot and other weapons buried in Orange. Bail decisions varied for Welch Cooley Melvin and Provencher with trial date to be set.
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Gary Cooley
Barre
St. Johnsbury
Cooley
Welch
Edward Melvin
Berlin
Terry Provencher
Melvin
Provencher
Anonymous gift boosts Vermont State Symphony efforts
A benefactor pledges 1000 dollars per month for four months March through June to aid the Vermont State Symphony Orchestra. Co chairs Jessie Joseph and Mary DeBrun say funds arrive at a strong pace, with a $6000 match possible if 10000 is raised by July 1, aiming for a 20000 total. The drive follows a successful Arlington concert, with northern towns contributing strongly and seventeen concerts planned this year, all sold out so far.
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Vermont State Symphony Orchestra
Jessie Joseph
Bennington
Mary DeBrun
Arlington
Bennington County
State Symphony
Joseph
DeBrun
Manchester
Dorset
VSO
Ephram Guigui
Leahy invites Vermont youths to apply for service academies
Senator Patrick Leahy invites Vermont residents aged 17 to 22 by July 1 1977 who are single and in good physical condition to apply for nominations to the Military Naval Air Force and Merchant Marine Academies. Interested individuals should contact his Burlington Vermont office for details.
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Washington
Patrick J. Leahy
D-Vt
U.S. Service Academy
Vermont
U.S. Military Academy
U.S. Naval Academy
U.S. Air Force Academy
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Jailed father and son reunite after 19 years in jail
In Mays Landing New Jersey a jail meeting led to a reunion as Joseph A Todd Sr age 50 learned from a jailer that a second Joseph Todd in the same cellblock was his son Joseph A Todd III age 20. After a half hour of comparing notes the elder man confirmed he was the father. The younger man will finish his sentence and then live with his father and meet his half siblings.
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Mays Landing
N.J
UPI
Joseph A. Todd Jr
Atlantic City
Atlantic County
Joseph A. Todd ,II
Egg Harbor Township
Todd
Todd III
Todd Jr
Funeral for Albert W Knights Jr in Bennington
The funeral for Albert W Knights Jr of 122 South Branch St Bennington was held May 19 at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home with Rev Richard Campbell officiating. Bearers were local firemen Patrick Bull Robert Kenyon Erwin Mattison Walter Gavin and Francis Buck. Attending were representatives of Ben Mont Corp where he worked and members of the Bennington Lodge of Ellis. In district court Judge George M Fienberg presided as Richard W McNamara of Rutland changed his plea to no contest on a careless driving charge from April 30 in Manchester Depot and was fined 200. Virginia Scudder of Manchester faced a pro forma not guilty plea to a bad check charge and was jailed for lack of 1000 bail with restitution due by Wednesday 7 pm for possible dismissal.
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Albert W. Knights Jr
South Branch St
Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Hanson-Walbridge
Richard Campbell
First United Methodist Church
Patrick Bull
Robert
Kenyon
Erwin Mattison
Walter Gavin
Francis Buck
Ben Mont Corp
Mr. Knights
Bennington Ludge
Ellis
Bennington District Court
George M. Fienberg
Richard W. McNamara
Rutland
Manchester Depot
Virginia Scudder
Manchester
Virginia
Bennington Briefs Napolitano's Pizzeria Ad
Local brief promotes Napolitano's Pizzeria at 165 Ben Mont with phone 442-3949 and Friday May 21 Elks event featuring The Universal's music. Dance 9 to 12, roast beef sandwiches served from 6 pm at $1.25 for members and guests. Also advertises The Shea Agency Insurance Center with one-agent-one-responsibility tagline in Bennington.
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the Elks
The
Universal’s
U.V.S.X
Shea
Insurance Center
Bennington
Retiring teacher Evelyn Power to be honored in June
A reception for Evelyn H. Power celebrates more than 40 years of service to youths. Power, Vermont Teacher of the Year in 1972, taught in Sherburne for 20 years and worked with Woodstock Pittsfield and Bennington schools. Reservations by May 27 via mail or phone to the reception committee in Killington, Vermont.
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Evelyn H. Power
Killington
Sherburne
Power
Vermont
Woodstock
Pittsfield
Bennington
Engagement of Patricia Gager to Gerald Ryan Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Gager of 49 Cyr Court Bennington announce the engagement of their daughter Patricia to Gerald Ryan son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ryan of Stillwater New York. Patricia is a Niskayuna High School and Spencer Business Institute graduate employed by Lawrence Van Voast Inc Schenectady. Gerald is a Stillwater High School and Sylvania Technical School graduate employed by Al s TV Malta. A July 31 wedding is planned.
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Warren Gager
Cyr Court
Bennington
Patricia
Gerald Ryan
Richard Ryan
Stillwater
N.Y
Niskayuna High School
Spencer Business Institute
Schenectady
Lawrence van Voast Inc
Stillwater High School
Sylvania Technical School
Al’s TV
Malta
Aiken Senate Diary reviewed in Rutland Herald
On Jan 1 1972 U S Senator George D Aiken began a weekly diary on Putney Mountain and kept it through his final three years in the Senate The turbulent period covering Vietnam Watergate and Nixon’s resignation formed the backdrop for the diary now published as Aiken Senate Diary Jan 1972 Jan 1975 Kendall Wild Rutland Herald editor will review the book in an upcoming Sunday edition
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Putney Mountain
U. S
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
U. S. Senate
Vietnam
Nixon
Sen. Aiken
Aiken
Senate
Kendall Wild
Rutland Herald
Vermont Politics
Times Argus
Vermont's Experiment for International Living at Putney School
Windsor County bureau chief Barney Crosier talks with Dr. Donald Watt founder of Vermont's Experiment for International Living at Putney School about the program promoting international goodwill.
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Barney Crosier
Windsor County
Donald Watt
Putney
Vermont
Putney School
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Jeri B. Chappell
Bennington Briefs
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Wation
Thomas M.A. Pinsonneault
Sharon
Castleton State College
Henry A. Pinsonneault Sr
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Addison-Rutland Education Association
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F&am
Main Street
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Aiken Diary
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