CVPS hires public information aide Walden
Daniel J. Walden joins Central Vermont Public Service Corp. as a public information assistant after serving as information officer at Fort Monmouth New Jersey. A Dartmouth College graduate class of 1965 he earned the Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal for Vietnam service. He is a Boston native and husband of Jo Ann North of Fairfield Connecticut.
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Rutland
Daniel J. Walden
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
L. Douglas Meredith
Walden
Central
Vermont
Army
U.S. Army Signal Center
Fort Monmouth
N.J
101St Airborne Division
Vietnam
Boston
Dartmouth College
Jo Ann North
Fairfield, Conn
Hickel proposes 83 sites for Revolutionary War bicentennial mark
Secretary Hickel released a report urging preservation and development of 83 Revolutionary War sites, with 20 under National Park Service. Proposals include adding three areas to the National Park System and completing restoration by 1976. Plans cover Boston National Historic Sites, Longfellow National Site, and the George Washington Country Parkway, plus exhibits on Adams, Henry, and Continental Congress figures.
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Washington
Walter J. Hickel
Hickel
Boston
Cambridge
Mass
John Vassar
George Washington
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
George Washington Country
Virginia
America
Patrick Henry
Adams
Adams National Historic Site
Quincy
Continental Congress
New edition of Coolidge inauguration book issued
The Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation issues a 96 page paperback titled Calvin Coolidge's Unique Vermont Inauguration by Wrest Orton priced at 2.50. It recounts the Plymouth August 3 1923 nighttime inauguration by kerosene lamp with Col John Coolidge swearing in his son.
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Coolidge
Plymouth
Calvin Coolidge
Vermont
Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation of
Woodstock
Wrest Orton
Weston
Col
John Coolidge
United States
Vermont Historic Sites Commission
Orton
Coolidges
Delaware St Lawrence Expressway study underway in New York
A UPI report from San Mateo California notes an economic and engineering study by URS Systems Corp to assess if the proposed Delaware St. Lawrence Expressway will spur growth along a 200 mile corridor from Route 17 near the Pennsylvania border to the St. Lawrence River Valley. The study treats highways as potential catalysts when development conditions exist.
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San Mateo, Calif
Vermont births deaths higher than U S but marriage rate lower
Vermont vital statistics show birth and death rates above the national average while marriage and divorce rates lag. Births rose from 7,584 in 1968 to 7,976 in 1969 and 4,121 in the first half of 1970, with infant deaths at 161. The state’s death rate remained above the national rate, aided by an older population. Vermont’s infant death rate stayed near the national figure.
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Vermont
U.S
Burlington
State Health Department
Walter L. Cooley
Cooley
Laundry honors Albert Thomas for 26 years of service
Albert Thomas of Harwood Hill was honored at a Bennington Bell Laundry and Cleaners party marking his 26th year with the company. Harold Solomon and son Stanley presented a watch as thanks for his quarter century of service. Thomas, a former U.S. Army lieutenant, trained at Cowles Chemical Co. and has a wife, a married daughter, and two grandchildren.
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Albert Thomas
Harwood Hill
Bennington Bell
Thomas
Harold Solomon
Stanley Solomon
U.S. Army
Cowles Chemical Co
Albert Thomas Receives Watch at Bennington Laundry
Albert Thomas, a 25-year employee at Bennington Bell Laundry and Cleaners, is shown receiving a watch from plant proprietor Harold Solomon. Stanley Solomon stands at left in the scene.
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Bennington Bell Laundry
Albert Thomas
Harold Solomon
Stanley Solomon
Banks tailor services to Joe Doakes era says banker
New York based executive vice president James D. Farley of First National City Bank argues banks should shift from grand marble banking houses to modern retail style. He notes deposit insurance and a consumer oriented design, urging banks to simplify entry and exit and help customers find desired loans quickly.
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New York
UPI
Joe Doakes
First National City Bank
Joe
James D. Farley
Farley
Uncle Sam
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John, J
Eagle Square Co
Shaftsbury
Paul J DeConinck
Margaret Livingston
Charles Myers
Winslow
J.H. Winslow
Wickes
Frigidaire
North Street
Bennington
Curtis Flory
American Cancer Society
Richard Mason
Flory
National Office For Research and Training
Hiram G. Savage
Greater Bennington
Larry Truchero
Gelco
Newington, Conn
Bradford House
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PLAZA
Pratt ST
Roofing & Sheet Metal CO
Walker
Gurveying
Gerald E. Morrissey
Beech St
Bennington, Vt
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