Pownals Marine Private Tobin graduates at Parris Island
Private Henry O. Tobin Jr son of Mr and Mrs Henry O Tobin of North Pownal graduated from recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island South Carolina Physical conditioning discipline and teamwork are emphasized during Marine recruit training The article notes training in close order drill Marine Corps history first aid uniform regulations and military customs and courtesies The piece also mentions Marine Corporal Michael G Buck of North Pownal returning to Quantico after a Mediterranean deployment with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 aboard USS Guam and participating in exercises including Alien Gold with British and US Navy units and amphibious maneuvers with French Foreign Legion units at Toulon France It also references visits by Mrs Harvey Baker of Greenwich with her mother Mrs Roscoe Austin to Mary McClellan Hospital in Cambridge and mentions Mr and Mrs Stanley Scott of California visiting his mother Mrs Elsie Scott and Barbara Scott’s two week stay with her grandmother.
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Henry O. Tobin Jr
Henry O. Tobin
Dean Road
North Pownal
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island
S.C
Marine
Marine Corps
Michael G. Buck
Robert Buck
Deborah
Howard Eaton
Marine Corps Base
Quantico
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron
Guam
U.S
Community notices from Pownal area events and services
Mediterranean countries mention and several local activities scheduled Saturday include a workbee at Pownal Baptist Church at 8 am and Lions Club auction at North Pownal Firehouse starting 11 am. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Pownal Recreational Community Center Saturday 8 pm. Methodist Youth Fellowship Sunday 5 7 pm at Pownal United Methodist Church. Women’s Fellowship supper 6 pm at North Pownal Congregational Church. Babysitting at Pownal Preschool weekdays noon to 4 pm. For information call 823 7839.
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Lions Club
North Pownal Firehouse
Alcoholics Anonymous
Pownal
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Pownal United
Women’s Fellowship
North Pownal
Dorset Memorial Day events and local notices
Dorset Memorial Day services at Dorset Church at 1 15 p m with Colonel Francis McBride speaker. Veterans groups and the Wallingford High School band will march to the cemetery for a brief service and retreat at the Village Green. A Dorset Selectmen meeting is set for Tuesday at East Dorset Town Office 7 30 p m. Yankee Peddler time trials on Church Street Wednesday at 6 p m. A 25 cent rider fee funds a picnic. Claude Dern Sr. opens a one man show at McIntyre Gallery Dorset Library weekend hours 2 30 to 5 30 p m. East Dorset Ladies Auxiliary bake sale Saturday at Manchester Shopping Center. Harvey plays Dorset Playhouse tonight through Sunday May 25 with 8 15 p m curtain. Tickets 2 50 dollars student 1 reservations 867 5777.
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Dorset
Francis McBride
Post 44
American Legion
Green Mountain Boys
Scouts
Wallingford High School
Church Street
West Road
East Rupert
Gilberts Hardware
Dorset Playhouse
Dorset West Road
Claude Dern Sr
McIntryre
Playhouse
Gov Salmon to lead Arlington Fourth of July parade
Arlington plans an old fashioned Fourth of July celebration with Gov. Thomas Salmon attending and marching in the parade. The committee outlined musical floats, a colonial marching unit, bikes, and a larger morning parade with a revived school band. Activities include games, sack races, tug of war, a pet show, Miss Bicentennial contest, and food booths with hot dogs, ice cream, and salads. The next meeting is June 23.
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Gov. Salmon
Arlington
Gerald Raftery
Thomas Salmon
Larry Molloy
Virginia Andrews
Walter Crawford
Ann Marsh
Joe Godfrey
Arlington Community House
Diane Dusha
Homemakers of America
Tim Williams
Sandra Corey
Williams
Ms. Corey
Ann Corey
Molly Pratt
Erna Halbur
Molloy
Dick King
Masons
Mary Farrington
St. Margaret Mary’s Parish
Dale Bahan
Cyril Hoyt
Harold Grover
Betsy Finney
West Arlington Ladies Aid
Last-ditch search for Dartmouth student in Queechee Gorge
Vermont authorities plan a final Saturday search for Patrick Gokey 29 a Dartmouth graduate student who reportedly jumped or fell into the Queechee Gorge after his car was found nearby. High waters halted operations and may end efforts if no body is recovered. Meanwhile Vermont moves to create a civil rights division with a 19000 grant to investigate housing employment discrimination with a health requirement vetoed by the commission. The unit will coordinate with the underfunded state Human Rights Commission.
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Diamond
Commission
State
Human Rights Commission
Vermont board to waive standards for Proctor High School
The Vermont Education Board will ask at its June 17 meeting to waive state standards for Proctor High School over inadequate library and science lab facilities. If approval is withdrawn, state aid could be at risk, though officials expect a one to two year waiver. Board chair Gretchen Weidman said a bond proposal may appear in a few years to fund a new building or renovations, with new standards sought before major planning.
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Proctor
UPI
Vermont Education Board
Proctor High School
Education Department
Proctor School Board
Gretchen Weidman
Vermont Rail Grant Aids St Johnsbury Line Repair
The Economic Development Administration tentatively approves a $400000 grant to the Vermont owned St Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad to repair the railbed along the eastern end of the 98 mile line from St Johnsbury to Swanton. Rep James Jeffords aides say he will press to reverse a rejection of $730000 for a northwestern Vermont public service jobs program in Franklin and Grand Isle Counties.
Highway bill stalled by environmental lawsuits in Vermont
Congress rushed to recess leaving a highway bill stalled by lawsuits and court orders. The measure would let states handle environmental impact statements for highways including projects on U.S. Route 7 in southwestern Vermont, though differences between Senate and House versions await conference.
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Washington
Murphy vetoes county actions over labor, HSORA powers
Troy County Executive William J. Murphy vetoed two Democratic legislature approved items. He aims to hire Thealan Associates using original funds and blocks a legislative bid to control Health Services of Rensselaer County. Manupella plans talks to resolve disputes next week. In a separate Troy ruling, Appellate Division overrode a judge and lowered three youths’ bail from $10,000 to $1,000 after ruling their prior bail improper.
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Troy
William J. Murphy
Joseph P. Manupella
Murphy
Thealan Associates
Colonie
State Comptroller’s Office
Rensselaer County
Manupella
Hsora
State Supreme Court
William B. Murphy
High Court
Murray
Tanglewood advance sales surge ahead of last year
LENOX Berkshire Tanglewood ticket sales for the summer season reach 213,387 dollars as of May 15, well above last year’s 192,143 dollars. Boston Symphony officials report demand doubling for the first weekend and a sellout opening on July 4 with Leonard Bernstein conducting a Haydn symphony and solo Mozart piano concerto.
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LENOX
Boston Symphony
Leonard Bernstein
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East Dorset Ladies Auxiliary
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