Vermont fortune tellers thrive despite recession
Vermont licenses fortune tellers and two practitioners in Marshfield and East Burke report booming demand. Lufia Lafirita, 73, locates missing objects and people, says interest in clairvoyance grows, while Irene Hilliard, 72, reads palms and tea leaves. Both say public interest is up but skepticism remains low.
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Rod Clarke Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Luvia Lafirita
Marshfield
East Burke
Irene Hilliard
Mrs. Lafirira
Community events fill Pownal Saturday schedule
Several services and clubs advertise activities on Saturday in Pownal. A workbee at Pownal Baptist Church begins 8 am with setup for auxiliary events. The Solomon Wright Library opens 9 am to 2 pm. East Pownal Fire Auxiliary hosts a bazaar 10 am to 4 pm at Bennington Methodist Church.
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Pownal Baptist Church
Solomon Wright
East Pownal
Bennington Methodist Church
Delores Kimball
Pownal
Hoosick Harpsichords Attract National Notice
Hoosick Falls makers Walter and Berta Burr gain prominence for a near replica Stehlin harpsichord. One built by them was praised in a New York Times review after a Carnegie Concert. The Burrs rent on commission, loan pieces to Lincoln Center, and perform in major venues.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Walter
Berta Burr
Hoosick
Burrs
Carnegie Recital Hall
Lincoln Center For the Performing Arts
New York City
Carnegie
Allen Hughes
New York Times
Church Street
Paris
Lincoln Center
Gustav Leonhardt
Saratoga
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Edward Smith
Duphly
Stehlin
Marilyn Wright
Country Journal
HRB CEPA names new officers for Hoosic River group
The Walloomsac River chapter of HRB CEPA nominated officers to serve until January 1976 including Marsha Barber and Dr. Paul Scott as coordinating chairs, Bill Pullman as vice chair, Elizabeth Titus as secretary, Caroline Pullman as corresponding secretary, and Posy Gerlach as publicity. A January vote will elect permanent officers and a film from Eastman Kodak on stream pollution will be shown in schools. The next meeting is at Posy Gerlach’s home in South Shaftsbury on Tuesday November 11 at 7:30 p.m. Residents of Bennington area are invited.
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Walloomsac River
Hoosic River Basin
Eastman Kodak
Hrbcepa
Posy Gerlach
Shaftsbury
Bennington
North Bennington
VFW raises funds for Hoosick Rescue Squad
The Hoosick Valley Post VFW raised 1200 for the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad, 1150 from a Monte Carlo Night attended by 125 people. Another 500 was donated last week by Hoosick Falls National Commercial Bank and Trust Co. toward a new ambulance. World Community Day at First Baptist Church Hoosick Falls features a Vietnamese refugee family Lan Le-to-Lam and daughter and a local lineup. Also, Hoosick Area Senior Citizens elect William J. Stephenson as president, with officers named and a December installation planned. Additional notes include plans for a Christmas Dinner chair, a December shopping trip, a jewelry course starting Nov 25, and a card party on Nov 10. Gregory C. Restino, son of local official Thomas G. Restino, has enlisted in the U.S. Army and is at Fort Leonard Wood.
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Hoosick Valley Post
VFW
Hoosick Falls
National Commercial Bank and Trust Co
Church Women United
First Baptist Church
Lan Le-to-Lam
MacBride
Cambridge
Georgeine Winney
Harriet Noble
Marlene Eddy
Doris Chrisman
Dorris Luther
Peg Hubbard
Pat MacBride
William J. Stephenson
Hoosick Area
Mabel Costantino
Alma Arnold
Mary Jenkins
Francis Flynn
Mary Doyle
Ruth VanDerKar
Addie Dorzelah
Colonie Center
Pyramid Mall
Mary Woodard
Gregory C. Restino
Thomas G. Restino
BRSU and area school boards set meetings this week
The Manchester School Board meets Monday at 5 30 p m in Manchester Elementary School. Sunderland School Board has a noon special meeting Monday in the superintendent's offices in Manchester Center. Dorset directors meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the elementary school. Union District 23 meets Thursday at 7 30 p m in Currier Memorial School. Rupert School Board holds a regular meeting Monday at 7 30 p m in Rupert Village School.
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Manchester
Sunderland
Manchester Center
Dorset
Union District 23
Currier Memorial School
Rupert School Board
Rupert Village
Massachusetts stores tout Vermont price competition
Berkshire County package stores race to lure shoppers after ABCC eases ad rules. Stores trumpet Vermont prices in ads, citing Seagram's half gallon at 10.99 and Schlitz case at 5.99 while noting no clear sales spike yet and mixed early reactions. Some owners see value in highlighting savings, others doubt immediate impact.
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Kirk Scharfenberg
Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield
Mass
Berkshire County
Vermont
George’s Liquor
Elm St
Barber's
South St
Walter Barber
Barber’s
Barber
Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission
ABCC
Michael Abdalla
Abdalla
Martin Lee
Vermont Wellesley Club meets in Burlington funds scholarship drive
The Vermont Wellesley Club held its fall meeting in the UVM Waterman Building with president Jane Snow presiding. Members voted to send 500 to the College Development Fund and 500 to the Vermont Scholarship Fund, financed by branch events including the Five College Book Sale, a Shakespeare Theatre Benefit, and the fall Pecan Sale. Two Vermont freshmen and 14 underclassmen attend Wellesley, and speakers Jean Baldwin and Dena Monahan discussed government roles and insurance issues affecting seniors and women.
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Burlington
Vermont Wellesley Club
Waterman
UVM
Lucia Howard
Bennington
Jane Snow
Rutland
College Development Fund
Vermont Scholarship Fund
Hanover
N.H
Vermont
Wellesley
Jean Baldwin
Department of Banking and Insurance
Dena Monahan
James Guest
Vermont brucellosis outbreak tops Vermont Farm Bureau meeting
At Burlington the Vermont Farm Bureau opened its two day session with news of last summer s brucellosis outbreak among dairy cattle. More than 20 herds were quarantined and hundreds of cows destroyed as state and federal efforts controlled the disease. Some counties push mandatory calf vaccination while others seek tighter cattle sales oversight.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Burlington broker denied license for at least three years
MONTPELIER UPI The state Real Estate Commission refused to grant a broker's license to Dalton Hubert Athey III of Burlington for at least three years. The commission said he admitted that he engaged in conduct showing untrustworthiness lack of good character and incompetency. The commission did not elaborate.
Vermont Governor Critiques Federal Wastewater Plan
Vermont Governor Thomas Salmon praised the federal wastewater treatment program for clean water but warned its long term effects could harm land use planning. Speaking at a U S Environmental Protection Agency conference he said the program is inflexible and may spur development in discouraged areas. He noted a split between water quality engineers supporting widespread plant construction and planners advocating growth-aligned siting.
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Boston
UPI
Vermont
Thomas Salmon
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Salmon
Proposed Vermont heating aid rules face opposition
Six low income groups criticize the proposed winter heating grant rules at a Social Welfare Department hearing. They call the thresholds unrealistically high and say qualifying if a family of three or four spends 59 dollars on fuel monthly instead of 32. They warn funds from the General Assistance Fund won’t cover needed energy loans.
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Montpelier
UPI
Mary Carlson
Central Vermont Community Action Council
Social Welfare Department
Flora Mason
Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council
Rensselaer County confirms planning director pick
The Rensselaer County legislature held confirmation hearings for a new planning director on Thursday night. John Johnson, 26 of Lansingburgh, named acting director Oct. 6, is expected to win final approval next Tuesday and will earn 17500 dollars as county director. Meanwhile Sheriff Harkness fired three department employees three days after an election, with one employee calling the move rotten. Undersheriff Miller suggested the firings were not purely political and noted ongoing trouble with the men.
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Troy
Rensselaer County
John Johnson
Lansingburgh
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Johnson
William A.R. Harkness
Harkness
Earl A. Miller
Arlos eyeing Berkshire county register post amid council race
In Pittsfield Peter J. Arlos a re elected councilman and county commissioner hints at a campaign for Berkshire county register of deeds offering 15665 a year. Incumbent Harold F. Goggins undecided about a sixth term. Arlos may serve mayor without pay once elected. Lenox School Committee restores seventh grade Latin with 32 students after scheduling and staffing issues, studying alternatives and considering a part time American literature teacher to reclaim the Latin class.
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Pittsfield
Peter J. Arlos
County Register of Deeds
Harold F. Goggins
Arlos
Conte
Arles
LENOX
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Pownal Water Company
Doris Kycia
Pownal Elementary School
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Candie Mall
Arlington
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East Arlington
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