AARP Bennington Chapter Holds May Meeting
The Bennington Bennington chapter of AARP welcomed over 60 members and guests for its May meeting. Officers installed by past state director Guy Harmon included John Powell as president and Maurice Cohen as a new board member, with reports on legislation for seniors, the Green Mountain Passport program, life licenses, and nursing home licensing.
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Bennington
American Association of Retired Persons
Guy Harmon
John Powell
Robert Marples
Adelaide Roy
Thomas MacDonald
Robert Gibbs
Elizabeth Groenewegen
Myra van Nostrand
Maurice Cohen
van Nostrand
Dorothy Jones
Green Mountain
Mediavilla fire linked to wiring at Bennington home
State Police Cpl. Robert Horton concluded the April 21 fire that razed Rudolpho Mediavilla's Old Bennington residence originated in the house cellar stairs due to faulty electrical wiring. The probe is complete. In Rutland, the June chapter meeting will be the last until September, featuring a covered-dish luncheon at Colgate Hall First Baptist Church Bennington. Hostesses Mrs. Marjorie Hayes and Mrs. Margaret Powell. Meeting at 12:30 p.m. Thursday June 13. board meets June 3 at 1:30 p.m. at Colgate Hall. Cookies and beverages served by Mrs. Kidd’s committee.
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Powell
Xerox Corp
NBC
Alex Oglivie
United Counseling Service
UCS
Oglivie
Bennington
Brattleboro
Rudolpho Mediavilla
Robert Horton
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Cpl
Horton
Rutland
Marjorie Hayes
Margaret Powell
Colgate Hall
First Baptist Church of
Colgate Hall of the Baptist Church
VPIRG aide outlines social gains in Vermont lobbying
Jay Breines of the Vermont Public Interest Research Group told Bennington County Human Resources Council that local citizen action can yield major public benefits. He cited VPIRG’s success on children’s dental clinics, the bottle deposit law, and other minor victories, noting Vermont’s rural self reliance makes gains hard yet possible with focused pressure on legislators.
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Vermont
Jay Breines
Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Bennington County
Breines
VPIRG
Montpelier
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Pat Otto
Alma Pleasanton
Kate Nash
Margaret Farmer
Dorothy Loemker
Lucia Howard
Joyce Barnes
Joan Costin
Erika Place
Frances Benjamin
Ann Campbell
Mary Boline
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John G. McCullough
Michael Powsner
AARP
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Levi
Levi's
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Bell Bottoms
Spring St
Williamstown
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Gate Lodge
Mobil Guide
Manchester Center
Ralph Nader
State Jaycees
Woodstock
Richard C. Breer
Barre
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Richard Burke
Hartland
Preston True
Shelburne
United States
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Pittsford
Coleman Coyne
St. Johnsbury
Ralph McCoy
White River Junction
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C.L. Whites Inc
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Efflex
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