Hoosick Falls Elects Murphy in Close County Exec Race
William J. Murphy of Hoosick Falls won the first Rensselaer County county executive post by a slim majority as results from key districts remained to be counted. Edward Pattison trailed by about 500 votes with 20 districts yet to report, while local races for town supervisor and judges produced mixed outcomes and a defeated transportation bond.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
William J. Murphy
New York State Senate
Rensselaer County
Murphy
Edward Pattison
Pattison
Town of Hoosick
Edward V. Gorman
John Gildea
Town of
Hoosick
Thomas G. Restino
Edward Cottrell
Walloomsac
Frank Wittman
Berlin
Wittman
Cottrell
John J. Sweeney
Raymond Calhoun
Robert K. Shiland
Calhoun
New England Medical Center
Boston
John J. Mahar
Edward J. Lukuskas
William Fitzpatrick
Republicn
Justice Restino
Frank Demick
Lawrence Murphy
Rudolph Beck
George McEvoy
Sadat and Kissinger Conclude Fruitful Talks
Sadat and Kissinger posed for photos after their session and called the talks constructive. Both avoided direct answers on outcomes, with Sadat declining comment on a possible Israeli withdrawal. Government sources said Egypt pressed for troop withdrawal to the Oct. 22 ceasefire lines along the Suez west bank.
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Sadat
Kissinger
Egypt
Israel
West Bank
Suez Canal
Salmon Defends Tax Relief Plan Against Critics in Vermont
Gov. Thomas P. Salmon argued the phase two property tax relief bill aids farmers first and addresses their heavy tax burden while criticizing Republican critics for lacking specific alternatives. He emphasized the need to compensate farmers for social and economic contributions as fuel and energy costs rise and noted federal allocation issues affect LP gas, propane, and fuel delivery services.
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Vermont
Town Buys 29004 Computer For Growing Paperwork
Bennington selectmen on Tuesday night approved purchasing a Burroughs computer costing 29004 including setup and training, to manage payroll budgeting water and sewer accounting billing tax records grand list and voting checklist. The system will be financed from revenue sharing funds and amortized over five years with future plans for inventory control.
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Bennington Selectmen
Burroughs
Ronald Higgins
Edward R. Lamb
Higgins
House to weigh state aid changes in Vermont
Vermont House Education Committee plans a bill to revamp how state aid for local school construction is distributed. It requires supervisory unions and districts to file five year building plans with the Education Department and ties project approval to plan compatibility.
Vermont Facing East West Highway Pressures and Growth
Vermont officials warn that traffic from New York to the east and New Hampshire to the west could press an east west corridor. A Plan Office letter critiques a Rutland Route 4 bypass E W highway idea linking to I 93, while local bond plans for Bennington Brattleboro face debate.
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Vermont
New York
Bennington
New Hampshire
Vermont Highway Department
Deane C. Davis
New England Regional Commission
Arthur Ristau
State Planning Office
John T. Gray
Federal Highway Administration
Daniel B. Kelley
Ristau
Rutland
Vermont Department of Highways
VHD
St. Johnsbury
Brattleboro
Vermont bankers doubt state mortgage plan viability
Vermont bankers voice doubt over Gov. Salmon's plan for a state housing finance agency to ease the home mortgage crisis. Officials say activation could take nine months to a year and that the legislature must act, with calls to remove or raise the 7.5 percent usury ceiling.
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Burlington
UPI
Thomas Salmon
Vermont
Vermont Bankers Association
Hilton Wick
Chittenden Trust Co
Vermont Housing Finance Agency
Frederick Smith
Chittenden County
Burlington Savings Bank
David Gaylord
Vermont Federal Savings and Loan Association
Wick
Bankers
Sleeman Shopping Center Vote Ends in Tie and Status Quo
After a 3 to 3 tally the motion to change zoning failed, leaving the present zoning in effect. Sleeman backed by Higgins and Harrington argued for the center, while Jerome Campbell and others opposed housing or commercial development citing flood risk and proposing a riverside park. A large public turnout influenced the result, with discussions of eminent domain and calls for further study.
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Sleeman
Planning Commission
Joseph Higgins
Lawrence E
Moe”’ Harrington
Sheridan
Jerome
Campbell
Corcoran
Woodford
Kelly Fuel
Shields
Charles Tilgner III
Lucia Howard
Robert Morton
Paul Egan
Harrington
New England
America
Bennington selects bicentennial committee for 1976 events
Selectmen named a roughly 20 member town bicentennial panel to plan Bennington activities for the 1976 celebration and possible 1977 Battle of Bennington events. The group includes lawmakers, town officials, a college president, and chamber leaders and will coordinate with county and state groups.
County bicentennialists meet
The first open meeting of the Bennington County Bicentennial Committee will be held tonight at the Arlington Town Hall at 7 30 p m. Temporary co chairmen John H West and Ms Tardis I Isselhardt were named to organize local plans. James Hormel of the Vermont Bicentennial Commission is expected to attend to discuss state plans for 1976 celebrations. The public meeting invites ideas on Heritage Festival and Horizon themes for the nation’s 200th birthday.
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Bennington County Bicentennial Committee
Arlington Town Hall
John H. West
Manchester
Tardis I. Isselhardt
Ben
Nington
James Hormel
Vermont
BSD Board to Meet in Secret on Two Grievance Issues
The Bennington School District board will hold a closed 6 30 p m meeting at 604 Main St to discuss two grievance cases involving teachers Howard Fitzgerald and John Riddle. The topics include arbitration legality and whether to participate in AAA mediated arbitration. The Friday session hinges on unresolved arbitration participation and past refusals to appoint arbitrators.
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Bennington School District
BSD
Main St
Howard Fitzgerald
John Riddle
John Parker
Springfield
American Arbitration Association
Fitzgerald
Riddle
Parker
State Supreme Court
Arlington
David Potter
Bennington Planning Commission to hear three cases tonight
Three public hearings are set by the Bennington Planning Commission at its bi weekly meeting at 7 30 in the town office. Howard Davis seeks an outdoor sales area for trailers and used construction equipment on Route 7 in RC 40. Globe Union Corp plans an accessory building near its main factory in CI 40. Kennedy Corey proposes a six unit housing development on Eastview Drive in VR 20. Possible change in hearing procedure may move some applications to the ZBA first.
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Bennington Planning Commission
Howard Davis
Route 7
Old Houghton Lane
Globe Union Corp
Kennedy Corey
Eastview Drive
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Commission
Bennington Briefs Highlight Local Club Meetings
The Southern Vermont Snow Goers meet November 13 at 7 30 p m in the Stark Street Recreation Building Bennington with plans for holiday activities and a possible movie. Open volleyball moves to Bennington Elementary School at 7 p m Mondays. Hunters may visit the town clerk Friday 9 to 9 and Saturday 9 to noon for licenses. The Ladies Auxiliary of the Eagles meets November 8 at 7 30 p m. Two weaving films shown Friday at 10 15 a m at the Bennington Free Library titled String and Homespun. The Welcome Wagon Club meets November 8 at 8 p m in the Old Academy Library with a make or bake sale. Also notices admissions and discharges listed for local residents.
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Vermont
Stark Street
Bennington
Bennington Free
Bennington Welcome Wagon Club
Old Academy Library
Old Bennington
Obituaries: Burgess and Shanna, Bennington area
Mrs Pauline B Burgess 44 of Gore Road Bennington died at Putnam Memorial Hospital Tuesday evening widow of Alfred M Burgess born Arlington Jan 30 1929 daughter of Sidney M Brace and Elsie Andrews educated in Arlington public schools married in Bennington 1954 employed at Bell Laundry survived by sons Harold Brace James Kittel Albert Wayne Burgess a daughter Marjorie Burgess stepdaughter Harriet Harrington sister Nina Knowlton five grandchildren five step grandchildren funeral Friday 11 Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home Rev Richard Campbell with burial in Park Lawn Cemetery memorials to American Cancer Society. Mrs Elizabeth L Shanna 78 died Monday Crescent Manor Nursing Home born Boston Aug 22 1895 worked as practical nurse in Great Neck NY before moving here six years ago survived by daughters Ann Jensen Barbara Dumont Rhoda Cronin five grandchildren one great grandchild memorial service later. Memorials to Second Congregational Church Londonderry care of Brewster Funeral Home Manchester Center.
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Pauline B. Burgess
Gore Road
Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Alfred M. Burgess
Arlington
Sidney M
Elsie (Andrews) Brace
Mr. Burgess
Bell Laundry
Harold Brace
U.S. Marines
James Kittel
Albert
Wayne Burgess
Marjorie Burgess
Harriet Harrington
Nina Knowlton
Altamont
N.Y
Hanson- Walbridge
Richard Campbell
First United Methodist Church of
Ben
Elizabeth L. Shanna
Crescent Manor Nursing Home
Boston
Mass
Great Neck
Ann Jensen
Londonderry
Barbara Dumont
New York
Rhoda Cronin
Chevy Chase
Second Congregational Church of
Brewster Funeral Home
Manchester Center
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Edith Beaumont
Mideast
Salmon
Propane
Petrolane
Averill Park
Gary Button
Vermont Gas Corp
Vermont Gas
Button
Tom Salmon
State Education Board
Education Department
Timothy Corcoran
Katheryn Fraties Gibson
St. Albans
Robert Connelly
Mrs. Gibson
Edward Fraties
Highgate Center
Ronald Rich
Gary Rich
Isle la Motte
Richard Pye
Montreal
Gary Elkins
Sleeman Shopping Center
David Shaffe
Thomas H. Foster
Joseph Caracciola
Tordis
Battle of
Water Department
Skip Loomis Sr
Lamb
An &Inch
Hicks Avenue
Flats
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Santarcangelo
Planning Board
Bennington Briefs
North Adams
The
Eagles
Creative Weaving
Norma Stevens
Deborah Peebles
Carl Bump Jr
Alice Howard
Robert Thompson
Shaftsbury
Lawrence O'Dell Jr
Pownal
Mildred Houran
Donald Synder
Charles Vail
Donna Gardner
Mary Kramer
Eagle Bridge
Park Lawn Cemetery
American Cancer Society
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