Ronald Rood to address garden club on Tuesday at Bennington
Ronald Rood of Lincoln the naturalist and writer will present a program Nov 1 at 2 PM at the Bennington Baptist Church sponsored by the Plain Dirt Gardeners. The public is invited to an afternoon of wit and wisdom as Rood talks about My Seventy Foot Doorbell and his two decades of natural history writing.
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Ronald Rood
Garden Club
Lincoln
Bennington Baptist Church
Plain Dirt Gardeners
Reod
Goodrich
Land control urged to shift from ownership to ousteeship
Vermont state Rep. Marshall Witten told Bennington Rotarians that land must be preserved for the future and ownership replaced with a public trust concept. He urged a strong state plan with zoning teeth, amortization of nonconforming uses, ecological limits, and tax tools to curb temperate development on the North Bennington Road Flats.
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Vermont
Thony Country Club
Witten
Appropriations Committee
North
Bennington Road
North Bennington Road Flats
Wilton
New Jersey
Minor crashes in Bennington cause no injuries
Two minor auto accidents occurred in Bennington with no injuries. Alfred Hazelton 59 and Lucille Cook 41 of North Bennington collided at Monument Plaza causing light damage. Kathleen Emmet 36 of Grandview Street hit a parked car owned by Alma Champine 72 on Grandview Street with light damage. Clarice Thomas 19 of Washington Avenue Kennington skidded at Bilk Head bridge causing moderate car damage. Arthur Green 36 of Bennington went off Brock Road after passing an oncoming car. he was uninjured and the car was moderately damaged.
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Bennington
Monument Plaza
Alfred Hazelton
Lucille Cook
North Bennington
Atq
Grandview Street
Kathleen Emmet
Alma Champine
Star Route
Clarice Thomas
Washington Avenue
Kennington
Bilk Head Bridge
Add Brock Road
Pawnal
Arthur Green
Yankee Nuclear plant fire causes 75000 in damages
Vernon Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp officials estimate fire and smoke damage at the plant in Vernon at 75000. An oil fire in an auxiliary transformer blackened one side of the 190 million facility. The plant was shut down and a return to operation is uncertain. The plant was running at 70 percent of its 540000 kilowatt capacity. Vermont Yankee holds a temporary license pending Atomic Energy Commission approval for a permanent license.
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Vermont Yankee
Atomic Energy Commission
Mrs Johnson Fights To Keep Top GOP Post In Barre
Acting chairwoman Connie Johnson of Barre fights to solidify control of the Vermont GOP post as state committee reconvenes for reorganizing elections after Russell Merriman resigned to lead the New England Regional Commission. Johnson anticipates strong factional opposition and notes a split that began last year when Deane Davis supporters shifted to Richard Mallory.
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Barre
UPI
Republican Party
Connie Johnson
Russell Merriman
New England
Vermont GOP Fight Shapes State Committee Revival Effort
A Vermont party rift surfaces as Mrs. Johnson to lead, aiming to heal wounds from a divisive battle between Davis and Salmon factions. Hackett loses primary to Thomas, signaling a contested bid for party unity and open committee meetings instead of closed sessions.
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Richard Thomas
Windsor County
John Alden
Woodstock
Davis
Luther F. Hackett
Statehouse
James Jeffords
Hackett
Jeffords
Thomas P. Salmon
Salmon
State Committee
GOP
Vermont
Vermont college presidents report on ETV November 14
Burlington University of Vermont President Edward C Andrews Jr hosts a one hour Vermont ETV show Tuesday November 14 featuring presidents of six Vermont institutions and the provost of Vermont State Colleges. Vermont Colleges ’72 A Report from the Presidents.
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Burlington — University of Vermont
Edward C. Andrews Jr
Vermont Etv
Vermont
Vermont State Colleges
Nine children injured in dual bus crashes in Vermont
Nine children hurt in two school bus accidents in Glover and Enosburg Falls with one eight year old in Glover concussed, another seven year old and a sixteen year old also injured. Weather blamed for both crashes on snow and ice rural roads. Minor injuries reported for six Enosburg students and bus driver.
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Glover
UPI
Ennsburg
Tan Dunbar
Arthur Young
Georgia Young
Young Dunbar
Newport
Enosburg
John Shi
Teachers Tour Eagle Square Plant in Shaftsbury
Industrial arts teachers from Mt. Anthony Union High School toured the Eagle Square plant in Shaftsbury on Nov. 1. Plant engineer Edward Sibley led the group through the new facilities and answered questions. The Southwestern Vermont Industrial Arts Association coordinates tours with local industry to help teachers discuss local career options with students.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Eagle Square
Shaftsbury
Edward Sibley
Southwestern Vermont Industrial Arts Association
Education trends at Pine Cobble PTA meeting
WILLIAMSTOWN MA Pine Cobble Parents and faculty heard a double lecture on education trends aimed at schooling beyond the ninth grade. Dr. Charles R. Keller of Williams and Dr. Robert C. Hawley of Amherst outlined humanized, student-centered approaches and shifts in curriculum, assessment, and teaching roles.
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Williamstown
Mass
Library of the New School
Charles R. Keller
Robert C. Hawley
Amberat
Keller
Tevye
Kenneth Clark
Hawley
Loomis School
Williams
John Hay
College Boards
National Humanities Faculty
Yale
National Association For Humanities Education
Humanities
Education Research Associates
Amherst
Bowdoin College
Wesleyan University
University of Massachusetts
Alph Omega Players to perform at St Joseph College
Bennington notes St Joseph College in Old Bennington will host the Alph Omega Players from Dallas on Tuesday November 14 at 8 p.m. They will present Aria Da Capo and The Last Word. Tickets are 1.75 dollars. call 427 for details.
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St. Joseph College
Old Bennington
Alphamega
Dallas
Texas
At & P.m
Alpha-Omega
Accidents and a Bennington Rummage Sale Note
A Sisterhood of Temple Beth El event at the synagogue runs Tuesday Nov 4 from 10 am to 4 pm with bargains and cleaning out items. In Bennington two separate accidents cause no injuries. Richard J. Post 23 of 233 Maple St was in a crash on West Main Street at 11 19 am, total vehicle loss after striking a telephone pole as he allegedly fell asleep. Jane M. Thompson 32 of 1004 Main St totalled her sedan on Gage to Safford Street after veering left to avoid an oncoming car.
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Sisterhood of Temple Beth el
Napolitano
Pizzaria
Sage Heenington
Bennington
Richard J. Post
Maple St
West Main Street
Convent Avenue
Post
Jane M. Thompson
Main St
Gage Street
Safford Street
Thompson
Obituary for Mrs Gladys Wood Dies in Home Fire
Mrs Gladys Wood, 58, died in a house fire early Friday morning. Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home with Rev Richard D Campbell of the United Methodist Church officiating. Calling hours are 7 to 9 tonight and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday.
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Gladys Wood
Hanson-Walbridge
Richard D. Campbell
United Methodist Church
Tod
Man Guilty Of Public Intoxication In Manchester
District Court in Manchester Friday morning heard William A. Crandall 62 plead guilty to public intoxication. A one day jail sentence set by Judge John P. Morrissey was considered served and Crandall was released. Judge Morrissey postponed two other cases until Monday. Ray Cowen 45 faced simple assault charges in Bennington. he did not plead and bail was set at 500 dollars with release after posting. Paul H. Valcour did not plead to breaking and entering in a Manchester business. bail set at 500 dollars and he was sent to Rutland for lack of bail.
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William A. Crandall
Manchester Depot
Manchester
John P. Morrissey
Crandall
Morrissey
Ray Cowen
Bennington
Anne
Cowen
Paul H. Valcour
Andre Sardelli
Valcour
Rutland
Vermont National Guard officers promoted in Montpelier
Col. Frederick G. Mehrman announced promotions in the Vermont Army National Guard Active Reserve. Harlan Farnsworth of Montpelier rises from major to lieutenant colonel, and Romero Aja of Worcester from first lieutenant to captain. Farnsworth, a Montpelier High mathematics teacher, holds a 1951 UVM degree and 40 math credit hours beyond a master's earned in 1963. Aja, a former basketball star and social studies teacher at Montpelier High, Spaulding, and Norwich, graduated Norwich in 1966 and has completed multiple Vermont state tours.
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Frederick G. Mehrman
Vermont Army National Guard
Vermont Ang
Harlan HK. Farnsworth
Romero Aja
Worcester
Col. Farnsworth
Selective Service National Headquarters
Vermont
University of Vermont
Capt
Aja
Spaulding High School
Brewster Academy
Wolfboro
N.H
Norwich University
Montpelier High School
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