Snelling trims Vermont payroll to cut state work force
Gov. Richard Snelling aims to cut 300 state jobs by attrition after the legislature boosted the work week from 37.5 to 40 hours. John Gray said reductions will come without layoffs, affecting agencies including Human Services, Environmental Conservation, Administration, and Development, while some staff warn of workload strain.
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Richard Snelling
John Gray
Gray
Snelling
Environmental Conservation
Administration
Development Agency
Judge settles dispute over laetrile case in Oklahoma hospital
A federal judge in Oklahoma paused ban enforcement amid claims FDA sanctions lacked proper procedure. Victor says agreement with the government hinges on hospital rules and an in-house investigation. The Katzes drop the hospital from the suit, while Children’s Hospital condemns laetrile as a quack remedy. Audrey Katz, strained in court, urged prayers for Steven as reporters followed. Health officials propose a wholesale HEW reorganization and a nine percent yearly rise in hospital charges.
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Oklahoma
Victor
Garrity
Katzes
Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Children’s Hospital
Audrey Katz
Steven
U.S. Post Office
Area Funerals Honor Longtime St Francis Member
Mrs. Julia Cone of 107 River St died May 12 at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Her funeral was May 24 at St. Francis de Sales Church with the Liturgy of Christian Death and Burial led by Rev. Thomas Mattison. Burial was in Park Lawn Cemetery. bearers and Altar Rosary Society members honored. Fr. Mattison offered committal prayers at the graveside. Mrs. Cone was widow of Police Chief Francis J. Cone. May 16 wake at Mahar & Son Funeral Home conducted by Rev. Msgr. Francis B. Flanagan.
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Julia Cone
River St
St. Francis de Sales Church
Thomas Mattison
Mahar & Son
Park Lawn Cemetery
Mattison
Albert Elwell
William Fox
Michal Fraher
Robert Long
Joseph Carroll
Arthur Butler
Kevin Ah
Douglas E. Sweet
Sacred Heart Church
White Birches
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Village Cemetery
Francis Grogan
C.S.C
John Randolph
Jack Cross
Raymond Crosier
Leon Jacobs Sr
Norbert Maroney
Junior
North Pownal water project stalled by funding and resistance
The tannery and town faced water quality concerns as a planned system funded by federal and state grants, plus local contributions, was never built. Engineers designed a well near Route 346, a storage tank, and piping, but funding and public reluctance halted the project, leaving residents with free but aging water and ongoing health worries.
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Charles Kokoras
Kokoras
Pownal
Webster-Martin
Burlington
Route 346
Farmer’s Home Administration
North Pownal
Davis
Nixon
State Department of Water Resources
Roger Dickinson
State Health Department
Bennington County
Prudential Committee
Dorset School Board to hold special meeting May 24
Bennington brief notes a special Dorset School Board meeting set for Tuesday May 24 at 7 30 p m at Dorset Elementary School.
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Dorset School Board
Dorset
Richard F Morse obituary from Bennington
Richard F Morse a Bennington native and 201 Beech Street resident died unexpectedly Friday morning at Putnam He was born December 16 1916 and was a World War II Army veteran A painter by trade he loved fishing hunting and bowling He is survived by five sons six daughters 33 grandchildren and many relatives Funeral is 10 am Monday at Mahar Son Funeral Home with visitation Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm Memorials may go to the Bennington Rescue Squad or Vermont Heart Fund
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Richard F. Morse
Bennington
Beech St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Park Lawn Cemetery
Bert
Catherine (Skehan) Morse
Helen Gates
Edward
Donald
Willard
Patrick
Sgt
Philip Morse
Germany
Margaret McIntyre
Kathleen Bennett
North Bennington
Rita Sargent
Bethel
Susan Reynolds
Ava Maxham
Geraldine Livingston
Vermont Heart Fund
Bennington Court Handles Week of Local Cases
Bennington District Court handled numerous cases this week led by Judge F Ray Keyser Sr. in Bennington. Lowell A Green 20 pleaded no contest to false license statement and was fined 10, Samuel G Colliano 24 pleaded no contest to careless driving causing an accident and fined 100. John F Walsh II Arlington pleaded guilty to false information on a car tax form and fined 100. Kenneth McIntire 16 released on 250 bail, 10 percent posted, on a charge of car without owner’s consent. entered no plea. Ronald W Muir 25 had marijuana possession dismissed. Alfred T Cross 17 released on 50 cash bail and entered no plea to petty larceny. Alan E Cross 19 Shaftsbury pleaded no contest to driving to endanger and fined 50. Donald J Cone 41 Bennington pleaded not guilty to leaving scene of accident and released on 100 recognizance bail. Fawn J Brown 28 pleaded guilty to public intoxication and disorderly conduct in range May 8 and fined total of Willard F Buell 16 pleaded guilty to petty larceny and fined 50. Joseph Golack 58 Haverhill Mass pleaded no contest to petty larceny and fined 50. In a follow up before Judge James J Cormier Jr Ralph E Bakker 27 Brooklyn pleaded guilty to possession of stolen property. Alan C Murray 24 Erie Pa pleaded not guilty to driving while license suspended May 11 in Manchester and released on 500 recognizance bail with four uniform traffic tickets pending. Louis C Gilbert 19 Woodford pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful trespass in Woodford May 11 and fined 75.
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F. Ray Keyser Sr
Bennington District
Lowell A. Green
Bennington
Samuel G. Colliano
John F. Walsh II
Arlington
Kenneth McIntire
Ronald W. Muir
Alfred T. Cross
Alan E. Cross
Shaftsbury
Donald J. Cone
Pow
Joseph Golack
Haverhill
Mass
James J. Cormier Jr
Ralph E. Bakker
Sic
Brooklyn
N.Y
Alan C. Murray
Erie
Manchester
Louis C. Gilbert
Woodford
School Lunch Menu Notes and Correction
Mt Anthony Union H S Benn Elementary Pownal Woodford MONDAY Juice ham burger with roll catsup and relish hot buttered vegetables fruit milk TUESDAY Spaghetti with heat sauce and cheese hot buttered vegetables steamed rolls buttered fruit milk WEDNESDAY Pizza with heat sauce and cheese tossed green salad fruit milk THURSDAY Hot beef on biscuit with gravy mashed potatoes hot buttered vegetables FRIDAY Juice fishstick on roll tartar sauce crisp cole slaw with raisins cake with icing milk Ora Joseph, elected auditor of the Victor Tango Club, is a woman, not a man, per The Banner correction.
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Ora Joseph
Victor Tango Club
College protest intensifies over pay raises at Berkshire
Pittsfield Massachusetts teachers from 15 community colleges plan to disrupt the Massachusetts Board of Regional Community Colleges meeting at Berkshire Community College by blocking bathroom doors and using bullhorns. They demand release of funds already approved as pay raises. some schools have withhold grades and threaten no participation in graduation unless paid.
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Pittsfield
Mass
UPI
Berkshire Community College
Massachusetts Board of Regional Community Colleges
Berkshire
BCC
Robert J. Merrill
New Hampshire Doubts Hydroelectric Power Future
Concord New Hampshire report from Governor's Commission on Hydroelectric Energy finds hydroelectric power unlikely due to high cost federal red tape and limited output. It urges more study and redevelopment of up to 36 sites only if economical, totaling about 51 000 kilowatts at best.
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Concord
N.H
UPI
New Hampshire
Commission On
Commission
John
Quebec Seperatism Sparks Brief Vermont Diplomacy
The Quebec separatism dispute crossed into Vermont prompting quick but short lived international diplomacy by local bank officials amid a border flare up.
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STOWE
UPS
Quebec
Vermont
Leahy backs tighter strip mining reclamation rules
Senator Patrick Leahy announced support for a Senate amendment to tighten reclamation requirements for strip mining on prime farmland. The bipartisan measure aims to ensure lands mined on agricultural property are restored to full agricultural potential, with permit applicants proving restoration capability to state regulators.
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Leahy
Washington
Boston Edison official blames feds for nuclear waste disposal controversy
Boston Edison Vice President J Edward Howard told a Washington congressional committee that a group of electric utilities formed the Utility Waste Management Group to counter public misconceptions about radioactive waste hazards. He blamed past federal failure to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework and timely permanent disposal facilities. He said public concern affects views on nuclear power. He spoke to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
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Boston
UPI
Boston Edison
J. Edward Howard
Washington
Howard
Committee On Interior and Insular Affairs
Bennington Banner classified delivery and rates notice
Bennington Banner details contact numbers and publication basics. It lists a telephone number for classifieds and a Home Delivery by Carrier rate, with motor delivery subscription options by mail and monthly rates. The paper is published daily except Sundays and holidays from 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. It is produced by The Banner Publishing Corp and is a subscriber to United Press International and The New York Times News Service. Local national advertising reps are Landon Associates Inc.
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Main St
Bennington Vt
The
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times
Landon Associates, Inc
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Old Bennington
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Williamsburg
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North Conway
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John Button
Friedel Dzubas
Pat Passlof
Cello Workshop
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Michael Finckel
Christopher Finckel
David Finckel
Lou Paer
Cedric Flower
Olga Felgemacher
Nick Coppola
Pady Blackwood Carroll
Larry Engler Howard Mandel
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Julius Baker
Lewis Deveau
Haynes Flutes
Harvey Sollberger
Painters’ Workshop
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Bennington College
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Sidney Tillim
Philip Wofford
Isaac Witkin
Henry Brant
Louis Calabro
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Otto Luening
Frank Baker
Writers’ Workshop
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Nicholas Delbanco
John Cheever
Stephen Becker
Hortense Calisher
Bernard Malamud
Frederick Busch
Curtis Harnack Man
Richard M. E. Christopher Lehmann-Haupt
James Landis
Wm. Morrow Co
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Ms. Magazine
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