SVC to Hold 50th Graduation With Judge Sorrentino Speaker
Southern Vermont College celebrates its 50th graduation on Sunday at the old Everett estate lawn. Judge Joseph Sorrentino, Los Angeles Juvenile Court, will address 30 bachelors and 70 associate degree candidates. Valedictorians include Elizabeth D. Riley Penny Rich Smith and Dorothy N. Murrell. College officials highlight new law enforcement focus and NASLA aims. Trustee emeritus Philip Leonard honored. Sister Barbara McGarrigle to receive an honorary doctorate. student body president Richard A. Kunz to speak.
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Southern Vermont College
Joseph Sorrentino
Los Angeles
Calif
Everett
Thomas A. Gee
Sorrentino
Gee
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Berkshire County
John D. Courtney
Brooklyn
Marine Corps
Harvard Law School
Barbara McGarrigle
Philip Leonard
Richard A. Kunz
Pownal L and G get partial approval for Barber Pond plans
L and G Corp owned by Paul Garabedian and Herb Lewis win partial planning approval to subdivide Barber Pond lands in Pownal into 32 lots from 1 to 3.5 acres and to separate the trailer park. Plans include selling 12 cabins. further questions to be resolved at May 31 meeting.
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Pownal
L and G Corp
Paul Garabedian
Herb Lewis
Barber’s Pond
E. Kenneth Brown
Land G
John Anders
Brown
District Environmental Commission
Sarelas pushes need for aide to coordinate federal projects
Town Manager Louis C. Sarelas outlined plans for a federally funded coordinator to oversee existing and potential federal projects in Bennington and coordinate with the municipal government. Selectmen approved using 15000 to help cover assistant costs while HUD officials indicated sharing costs is acceptable provided proportional funding.
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Louis C. Sarelas
Bennington
Sarelas
James Linigan
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Savelas
Carter outlines steps toward drastic arms reductions
The text notes Carter referencing past progress at Vladivostok in 1974 and outlining a two to three year protocol for drastic reductions. It includes Soviet large missiles and proposed restraints on U S cruise missiles and Soviet Backfire bombers, aiming for a Salt 3 agreement.
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Vladivistok
Carter
U.S
Side judges power upheld in Vermont ruling
The Vermont Supreme Court appears to back the authority of assistant county court judges by overturning a custody decision in Chittenden County. The decision implies parity with Superior Court judges, though it does not directly rule on the assistants’ formal power. Also note a local Bennington soccer practice tonight at Willow Park field at 6 30.
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Superior Court
Bennington
Willow Park
Monument School
Joyce Horst
Title I
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union
Monument
Cora B. Whitney
Sleeman
Linn Wilson
John Malone
Malone
Maurice T. Keefe
Vermont
George A
Lanigan
HUD
Manchester
N.H
Town and Housing Authority
Bennington BSD budget set for 3.5 percent rise
The Bennington School District plans a 3.5 percent budget rise for 1977 78, totaling 4.753 million gross with 2.95 million to be raised by taxes. The plan adds funds for teacher pensions, union Mt Anthony Union costs, heat and electricity, and unemployment compensation, with a June 28 vote and June 21 hearing.
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Bennington
Thomas R. Haley Sr
Haley
Mt. Anthony
BSD
Richard A. Sleeman
Pownal Man Injured In Route 7 Motorcycle Crash
A Pownal man, Nelson F. Briggs, 47, is in serious condition at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a 11:12 p m crash on Route 7 near Jaeger Haus. His 1973 Honda slid 91 feet, breaking pelvis and injuring him seriously.
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Pownal
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Jaeger Haus
Nelson F. Briggs
Briggs
State Line
Eleanor G. LaPointe
Pittsfield
Mass
HUD funding maze unraveled at Bennington meeting
Bennington selectmen and the Bennington Housing Authority reviewed HUD funding for an elderly housing project on Leader Block. HUD officials outlined two construction paths, deadlines, tax implications, and the need to appoint a project supervisor while preserving the original housing objective.
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Bennington Selectmen
Bennington Housing Authority
Bennington County Regional Commission
Bennington
Housing For Urban Development
HUD
James Lanigan
Eugene Thomas
Bennington Center halts Schlitz returns over shells dispute
The Bennington Redemption Center says it will stop redeeming Schlitz bottles and cans due to a conflict with Schlitz distributor William E. Campbell of Bennington who has failed to provide empty-shell storage containers. The issue echoes a prior court case that ended with a negotiated agreement. Meanwhile HUD housing current projections and Bennington’s housing bids are discussed, along with obituaries for George Hill and Carlene Granger and funeral arrangements.
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Bennington Redemption Center
Schlitz
William E. Campbell
Bennington
Ralph G. Wright
Campbell
Redemption Center
Bennington Center
Wright
Zoning board faces vacancies after three resignations
Concerned by resignations of Kathleen Hoisington Lucy Johnson and Terry Whitere the Zoning Board of Adjustment warned it may halt hearings until full strength of nine is restored. With six members votes needed for approval five, a recent 4 2 decision on Jo seph Caracciola's Route 7 subdivision prompted dispute. Union Carbide front entrance change and variances for Joseph Carroll and Stephen Goodhue were approved or tabled as the panel met.
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Zoning Board of Adjustment
Terry Whitere
Kathleen Hoisington
Lucy Johnson
Joseph Caracciola
Route 7
Caracciola
The
Comon
Union Carbide
Gage and
Maple Streets
Joseph Carroll
Dewey Street
Funeral for 16 year old Roland O Dell on Friday at 10 am
The funeral for Roland O Dell, 16, of Gore Road, who died Tuesday at Putnam Memorial Hospital, will be held Friday at 10 a.m. The family will be in attendance at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
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George Hill
Albany, N.Y
Lewiston
Maine
Breese Hollow
Hoosick
N.Y
Rutland Railway
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Mahar
Hoosick Falls
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Cambridge
Carlene Ann Granger
Star Route
Salem
Bennington
Mary McClellan Hospital
Jackson
Miss Granger
Salem Central High School
Rhoda Morey
Carl Granger
Regina Brown
Eagle Bridge
April Cameron
Carl
Timothy
Michael
Edna Granger
Philip Garippa
Assembly of God
North Hoosick
Woodlands Cemetery
Roland O’dell
Gore Road
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Hanson- Walbridge
Births and admissions recorded in Bennington area
On Wednesday May 25 1977 notices list admissions for Alice Wright in Bennington and Della Chirasello Emma Smith in Hoosick Falls with others. Birth records show a son to Mr and Mrs David Field of Pownal. Discharges include Nany Nguyen Edward Watters Alfrieda Wright Mary Ward Carl Bartlett May Belle Briggs Bonnie Guetti and baby boy in Bennington Vivian Barry Amherst NH.
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Alice Wright
Bennington
Richard Mattison
Shaftsbury
Della Chirasello
Emma Smith
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
David Field
Pownal
Nany Nguyen
Edward Watters
Alfrieda Wright
Mary Ward
Carl Bartlett
May Belle Briggs
Bonnie Guetti
Baby Boy
Vivian Barry
Amherst
N.H
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SVC
Barber Pond
McDowell
Brattleboro
Bennington Brief
By Rob Woolmington
Supt. Sleeman
David Allen
Richard Sleeman
Robert Stafford
Patrick J. Leahy
Karyl A. Crandall
Molly Stark School
Jeanne M. Roy
Catamount School
Kocher
Timothy Proud
Joanne L. Babcock
Proud
Subaru
Edward A. Liggett
North Bennington
Michael Honan
Putnam Hospital
Housing Authority
By John Leaning
Louis C. Savelas
Rutland
Springfield
Joseph Hall
Thomas
Carlene A. Granger
Zoning Board
Stephen Goodhue
Browning Place
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