Catamount Campers Aims at Custom Pick Up Campers
Edward H. Frechette of Burgess Road is turning avocation into business by designing and selling three custom pick up campers named Catamount Campers. Each unit fits an 8 by 4 foot bay, weighs about 1500 pounds, and costs 1000 to 2000 dollars. Built in eight weeks, models include insulated winter hunting versions with 12000 BTU heater, stove, icebox, bathroom, bed, table, cushions, curtains, four lights and Coleman lamp. Banks have approved loans for purchases.
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Edward H. Frechette
Burgess Road
Frechette
Catamount Campers
Cora B Whitney PTG Plans Monday Meeting at Bennington School
The Cora B Whitney Parent Teacher Group meets Monday at Bennington Elementary in the multi purpose room. Students from Rooms 1 2 3 and 4 will participate in a singing musical and pre Memorial Day program reported at 6:30 pm with the hour long program starting at 7 pm. The PTG nominating committee will present a slate for the coming year with a chance for floor nominations.
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Cora B. Whitney
Bennington
PTG
State Names Sanitary Engineer State Names Sanitary Engineer
Harold E. Sargent, 36, appointed chief of sanitary engineering for Vermont Health Department Bureau of Environmental Sanitation. Born in Thetford, educated at Norwich University, career includes state water resources roles, private planning work, and Army Reserve service. Married to Peggy Osgood with six children.
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Burlington
Harold E. Sargent
Vermont Health Department
Bureau of Environmental Sanitation
Sargent
John V. Richards
Thetford
Fairlee
Bradford
Norwich University
State Department of Water Resources
Montpelier
Hans Klunder
Realtors Honor Bennington Area Graduates at Institute
Tri-State Realtors Institute awarded certificates for Courses 1 and 2 to Bennington area members during the annual May meeting and sales seminar at the Tavern Motor Inn. Recipients include William Holsington who was named Vermont Realtor of the Year, Kathleen O'Donnell, Merritt Hewitt Jr., and Georgia Armstrong among others from Montpelier and Shaftsbury. Joseph Klock of Philadelphia spoke on The New Look in Professionalism. Upon completing all three courses, graduates earn a Graduate Realtors Institute Degree.
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Montpelier
Tri-State Realtors Institute
Bennington
Tavern Motor Inn
William Holsington
Vermont Realtor
Kathleen O’donnell
Merritt Hewitt Jr
Shaftsbury
Georgia
40 Cooks To Be Trained In On-the-Job Program
Vermont recruits unemployed and underemployed for a six week evening training course under the Manpower Development and Training Act. Twenty trainees in Burlington and twenty in Barre will begin June 2, then 20 weeks of on the job training with paid wages of 2.00 to 2.25 per hour. Trainees become restaurant employees during the job phase and may pursue apprenticeship afterward. Entry requires local hotel or restaurant approval and placement. Contact the nearest Vermont State Employment Service for details.
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Burlington
Barre
Stowe
Bennington
Connecticut River
State Employment Service
Central Vermont utility output up 18.99 percent year over year
Central Vermont Public Service Corp reports weekly electric output of 23 350 600 kWh for the week ending May 16 1969, up 3 725 900 kWh or 18.99 percent from the previous year. Year to date output totals 528 620 238 kWh, a 10.86 percent rise from last year.
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Rutland
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
St. Lawrence
State Police Warn of Fraudulent Home Repair Scams
State Police head E. A. Alexander cautions the public about fraudulent house to house repairmen and salesmen peddling top soil vacuum cleaner repairs and paint jobs. He urges checks of reputation and business address, no upfront payments, and to report suspicious offers before losses occur.
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Alexander
Williams College Receives $5,000 Grant from International Nickel
Williams College in Massachusetts has been awarded an unrestricted grant of 5000 by International Nickel Inc. This marks the fifth consecutive annual grant to Williams in a continuing program supporting liberal arts institutions. Since 1956 the company has given 785,500 to 48 liberal arts colleges nationwide as part of its educational support.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
International Nickel Company, Inc
Williams
International Nickel
United States
Utility Chiefs To Convene On a New England Power Pool
Hartford Connecticut–Northeast Utilities president will host June 19 meeting in Northfield Massachusetts inviting 124 electric officials and regulatory leaders to discuss a New England power pool. Objectives include aligning public and private utilities, addressing demand growth from 10 million kW to projected 17 million by 1975 and up to 86 million by century’s end, and balancing rates with environmental considerations.
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New England
Hartford, Conn
Northeast Utilities
Northfield
Mass
Lelan F. Sillin Jr
Panies
Connecticut Light and Power Co
Hartford Electric Light Co
Western Massachusetts Electric Co
Holyoke Water Power Co
Housing reform proposal urges central housing corporation
Dr. William K. Wittausch headlines Urban Land April issue proposing a Housing Corporation to centralize financing, land and building costs, taxes, and maintenance into a single monthly payment. The concept envisions $2 billion in housing, about 10,000 units, operating like a hotel chain focused on annual occupancy. Urban Land Institute, founded 1936, promotes land use standards and development nationwide.
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Washington, D.C
William K. Wittausch
ULI
The
Urban Land Institute
Wittausch
Housing Corporation
America
Institute
Robert E. Boley
Wittuasch
Chang
Ing Property Values
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Henry Harrington
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Aine
Haynes & Kane, Inc
Main St
Bennington, Vt
John M. Moore
Arlington
Hodgson
Vermont
Gerald E. Morrissey
General
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Fishman’s
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