Mt. Anthony senior dies in Shaftsbury crash
Kimberly Becker, 17, a Mt. Anthony Union High School senior from North Bennington, died after a one car crash in Shaftsbury Hollow on Murphy Hill Road near Gannon Road at 12 30 a m. The car, a 1966 Volkswagen driven by 20 year old John Kittell of Shaftsbury, rolled and left the road. Kittell was treated and released for a bruised leg. State police continue the investigation by Trooper Thomas Yates and Cpl. William Chenard. An obituary is noted on Page 3.
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Shaftsbury Hollow
Kimberly Becker
North Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
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Mar Lewis
John Kittell
Shaftsbury
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Thomas Yates
William Chenard
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Mt. Anthony
Marjorie E. Surdam
Wayne E. Crandall
Pownal
Crandall
Dark Woods
Sandra J. Morrissey
Silk Road
William Morrissey
Donna Morrissey
Chittenden Trust
Putnam
Vermont ballots revised amid election procedure questions
The article reports on changed ballots in a Vermont town election amid questions of legal procedure. Moderator Santarcangelo and officials approved new ballots prepared by Wood of Bennington, with color changes and thrice-count verification. Absentee ballots remained unaffected, and debates centered on moderator duties and election integrity.
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U.S. District Court
Vermont Union School
Williams
Santarcangelo
Vermont
Johnson
Pownal
Bennington
Woodford
Shaftsbury
North Bennington
Wood
Mechanicville gun fight wounds, two patrolmen killed
In Mechanicville shots from a third floor window mortally wound Patrolman Paul Luther as Patrolman John Gonnelly is wounded while confronting gunfire near Joyce's and Kennedy apartments. Chief Joseph Ryan and others exchange fire as a state trooper on a store roof joins the barrage, with many residents sheltering indoors.
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John Gonnelly
Joyce’s
Kennedy Apartments
Albany County Medical Center
Paul Luther
Mechanicville Force
Pruyn
Luther
Joseph Pickett
Joseph Ryan
Baker’s Electric Supply House
Pender’s Clothing
North Main Street
Missing girl linked to sightings and civic life noted
The report ties the missing girl to possessions and diaries suggesting she did not leave town willingly. Sightings were claimed in Lenox Lanesboro and Pittsfield, with the latest believed in Pittsfield. Miss Krizack was active in school theater and civic programs and a skilled tennis player.
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Lenox
Lanesboro
Pittsfield
Intent of voter rules in Vermont ballots in presidential contest
Vermont ballots face confusion as voter intent determines counting. Secretary of State Thomas says an X for presidential electors counts as a single vote for the party indicated, though three marks are needed for a full presidential vote. With no straight-party option this year, intent will guide results and possible three-way splits.
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Richard C. Thomas
M. Jerome Diamond
Ford
Carter
Vermont
Thomas
Diamond
Robert T. Stafford
MAU mock vote tallies Ford Snelling Salmon
At Mt. Anthony Union High School a mock election elected Gerald R. Ford president with 481 electoral votes to Carter 421 and McCarthy 24. Gov Salmon led Vermont race 205 to Stafford 99, with other minor results including Jeffords 181 to Burgess 119 and a Vermont lottery 268 to 57. About 325 of 1500 eligible voters cast ballots organized by Renate Wheelock's class.
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Gerald R. Ford
Richard A. Snelling
Vermont
Thomas P. Salmon
Washington
Renate Wheelock
Ford
Carter
Eugene McCarthy
Snelling
Stella B. Hackel
Liberty Union
Bernard Saunders
Bennington man pleads not guilty to high speed chase charges
Edward Walker 26 of Bennington pleads not guilty in Bennington District Court to driving to endanger and aggravated assault on a Hoosick Falls officer after a 1:08 a.m. pursuit crossing into Vermont. He is released on $650 recognizance bail. The incident began when Hoosick Falls police stopped him for speeding, then a multi jurisdiction chase ensued through Bennington and Vermont routes.
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New York
Vermont
Edward Walker
Edward G. McClallen Jr
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Walker
Johnson Hill
Ore Bed Road
Airport Road
Mt. Anthony Road
Rebel Aaron owners sue state racing chemist over positive test
John Crawford of Bennington files a $100,000 suit in Bennington County Superior Court against Harold Sawyer head of the state racing laboratory. The action cites inadequate testing after the Vermont Harness Derby and lack of disclosure of National Association of Racing Chemists standards. Rebel Aaron’s positive urine test followed the Derby. Crawford and son Kim were cleared by the Vermont Racing Commission, and nearly $7,000 purse money was redistributed. Sawyer denies the charges.
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Bennington
Rebel Aaron
Bennington County
Harold Sawyer
State Racing Laboratory
Crawford
Peter Langrock
Middlebury
Sawyer
National Association of Racing Chemists
Vermont
Kim
Vermont Racing Commission
Crawfords
United Press International
Forum for Mt Anthony High board candidates on Cable Channel 12
Bennington briefs note a special showing tonight at 7 on Cable Channel 12 featuring a forum by Mt Anthony Union High School board candidates. Also a Tuesday 7 program covers kids immunizations with local availability and shots.
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Community Video Project
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Hospital Notes Friday to Sunday 1976 Admissions and Discharges
Admissions list include Larry Miller Lori Bump Bennington Kurt Werg Petersburg Mildred Geuin West Halifax Birth to John Nyquist Shaftsburg Discharges include William Blodgett Bernice Morse Mary O'Dell Marjorie Grax Joan Harrison Katherne Mattison Jill Mulligan Leon Lete Bernice Norton Theodore Killburn Admisss Linda Stanhope Edith Mattison Harold Calhoun Kathy Pierce Dorothy Ryan Edith Tracy.
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Larry Miller
Lori Bump
Bennington
Kurt Werg
Petersburg
N.Y
Mildred Geuin
West Halifax
John Nyquist
Shaftsburg
William Blodgett
Bernice Morse
Mary O’dell
Pownal Center
Marjorie Grax
Arlington
Joan Harrison
Hoosick Falls
Katherne Mattison
Gwendolyn Mattison
Jill Mulligan
Leon Lete
Bernice Norton
Theodore Killburn
Manchester Center
Obituary notices for Damour Wilson and LaFlamme in Bennington area
Obituary items report the funeral and burial plans for Dorothy S. Damour 68 of 737 Main St and for Herbert S. Wilson 59 of Shushan N Y. Damour involves a Mass at St Francis de Sales Church with a prayer service at the family home and burial in Park Lawn Cemetery. Wilson's service was held in Cambridge and burial in Woodlands Cemetery. A third notice for Joseph F. LaFlamme of Chapel Road lists a funeral Mass at Sacred Heart Church with a Mahar and Son service and burial at White Chapel Cemetery.
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Bennington
Main St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
St. Francis de Sales Church
Park Lawn Cemetery
Joseph and
Lela (Waite) Shea
Bendi
St. Joseph Business College
Chamber of Commerce
D.E. Moore
Bennington Credit Bureau
Damour
Bennington Professional & Business Women
Constance Kuhn
Joseph
Robert
George Shea
Marion Keough
Richmond
Irene Cummings
West Harwich
Mass
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Annapolis
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Shushan
N.Y
William Douglas
Hoosick Falls
Cambridge
Robert Purrington
Cambridge United Presbyterian Church
Wilson
Albany
Veterans’ Administration
Chester and
Sarah (Sweet) Wilson
Cecla Grosbeck
Terry Anne Wilson
Earl Douglas
Carl Wilson
Buskirk
Woodlands Cemetery
Joseph F. LaFlamme
Chapel Road
Sacred Heart Church
Mahar & Son
White Chapel
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