UCS Annual Fund Drive Opens Under John Nikitas Chair
United Counseling Service launches its yearly fundraising campaign with John Nikitas as board chair and Manny Krause assisting. The drive lists individual division chiefs including Arlington Thomas Ryan, Bennington Sally Cahill, special gifts James Horrigan, merchants Douglas Krause, industry Edwin J. Emmet Jr., real estate Charles Harte, banks Fred Parker, doctors Dr. Robert Pezzulich, lawyers Eugene V. Clark, and noted leaders across Dorset Hoosick Falls and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Counseling Service
John Nikitas
Manny Krause
Arlington
Thomas Ryan
Bennington
Sally Cahill
James Horrigan
Ben
Nington
Douglas Krause
Edwin J. Emmet Jr
Charles Harte
Banks
Fred Parker
Robert Pezzulich
Eugene V. Clark
Dorset
Lucia Houlihan
Trudy McDonald
John Callaway
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Job Service nails 69 placements in October report
The Bennington Vermont Job Service office filled 69 openings in October per manager Marjorie I. Galvin. Among hires were 34 unemployment claimants, nine welfare recipients, and nine veterans including six Vietnam vets. Occupations in demand were service, clerical, and structural work. A mobile unit operates Mondays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Manchester Shopping Center for applicant and employer services. Funds were raised through UCS and local programs aiding Bennington County and Hoosick Falls with a goal of $20,000 for the year through a donor drive at 251 Dewey St. Bennington VT 05201.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Vermont Job Service
Marjorie I. Galvin
Manchester
Peg Reynolds
Ruth Burns
North Bennington
Isabel Hoag
Lilly Albertsson
Molly Lambert
Pawlet
Rupert
Libby Sturges
Peru
Thomas Dibble
Pownal
Phyllis Dodge
Martha Rudd
Shaftsbury
David Bidwell
Office On
Youth Service Bureau
UCS
Bennington County
Hoosick Falls
United Counseling Service
Dewey St
AAUW hears Prof Kimpel on the USSR at Bennington
The Bennington AAUW met November 15 at Pat Otto’s Elm Street home to hear Dr. Ben Kimpel of North Bennington discuss the Soviet Union. He examined challenges in evaluating USSR reporting, noted government handicaps on Soviets, and described achievements in education health housing electrification and industry while contrasting socialism’s present form with its ideal. He highlighted churches mosques and Tsar palaces reconstructed as museums and noted functioning churches among those converted to museums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
American Association of University Women
Pat Otto
Elm St
Ben Kimpel
North Bennington
Soviet Union
Kimpel
Ussr
Tension relievers from Penn State professor urges simple bustle relief
University Park Pa. In a stress guide Penn State assistant professor Virginia Fortney says closer contact with others increases stress and urges 15 minute breaks. She recommends enjoyable activities like jogging swimming or tennis to relieve tension rather than chasing drastic weight loss through running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Park, Pa
UPI
Virginia Fortney
Penn State
Two Acre Flag Resurrected Plan For 1977 Try
Leonard Silverfine of Warren says he will again fly his two acre American flag from the Verrazano Narrows Bridge on Flag Day 1977 after a June failure tore the nylon banner into tatters costing about 55000. A new, more durable flag with vents is planned and donors may be named on a tribute tape. Silverfine hopes the project becomes a Bicentennial symbol like the Statue of Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
UPI
Verrazano Narrows Bridge
New York
Leonard Silverfine
University of Vermont
Silverfine
Great
Montreal
New York Harbor
Captain Ahab
Multiple Vehicle Collisions Reported Across Bennington Area
Bennington police logged several crashes this week. At 9:58 Tuesday two cars collided at Main and Depot, a 1973 Pontiac driven by Zane Tobin and a 1972 Chevrolet driven by David Park sustained moderate and extensive damage respectively, with Tobin’s passenger later reportedly not seeking hospital care. Later, 3:40 p.m. at Route 7 and Northside Drive a 1970 Ford driven by Mary Cluett sustained extensive damage while a 1968 Chevrolet El Camino driven by Kert Reynolds was undamaged. At 3:15 p.m. Beech and Rollin Streets saw a 1970 Jeep driven by John Dumas and a 1960 Chevrolet driven by Arthur Gates Jr. suffer light and minor damage. On Pageant Street at 10 a.m. Wednesday a 1973 Capri driven by Arthur Hall and a 1971 Buick driven by Deborah Vajda each sustained moderate damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Main
Depot Streets
Zane D. Tobin
David W. Park
Orlando
Fla
Mary A. Cluett
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Kert Reynolds
Beech and
Rollin Streets
John F. Dumas
Arthur R. Gates Jr
Pageant Street
Arthur T. Hall
Deborah L. Vajda
Bennington Briefs Organization Meeting For Basketball League
An organizational meeting of the men's basketball league will be in Room A at the Community Recreation Center at 7 p.m. Monday Nov. 22 to set rules, elect a board, and set registration deadlines and entry fees. League play starts the second week of December. The widow of Dr. Clarence E. Irion is Miriam Wenner, not Marion as previously spelled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Recreation Center
Clarence E. Irion
Miriam
Marion
Wenner
Guinness Book highlights world’s odd animal feats
The second edition features Jackie the bravery decorated baboon who served as a regimental mascot, was promoted to corporal, and earned a medal after losing a leg in Flanders. It also recounts a worm that produces and drinks its own alcohol under stress and a sooty tern that stays aloft for three years. Recovery Inc meeting planned. Planned Parenthood nurse on duty starting Dec 1. VFW meatloaf supper with dancing. Lake Paran meeting. Bennington Club Dinner Dance details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Jackie
Farmer
Flanders
Cold thief from Detroit pleads not guilty in bus theft
David Washington, 21, of Detroit, is held in Wood County Jail on $10,000 bond after pleading not guilty to grand theft in Wood County Common Pleas Court. He admits taking a Greyhound bus Oct. 19 to flee cold weather, saying he wanted to go to Florida. He was arrested after the bus went missing from the Toledo terminal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowling Green
Ohio
UPI
David Washington
Detroit
Wood County
Greyhound
Washington
Wood County Common Pleas Court
Florida
Here
Toledo
4-H club discusses clipping of cattle
The Hi Hope Dairy and Beef 4-H Club met at leader William Mosher’s home to talk about cattle clipping and judging, and plans for a December 17 Christmas party. At the first meeting of the year officers were elected: Keith Mosher president, Lynn Coyne vice president, Ann Jareckie secretary, Ellen Strohmaier treasurer, Dale McLenahan news reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi Hope Dairy & Beef 4-H Club
William Mosher
Keith Mosher
Lynn Coyne
Ann Jareckie
Ellen Strohmaier
Dale McLenahan
Budgerigar Film Censored for Cairo Exhibition
Censors cut a mating scene from a ten year old students science film on two budgerigars. The short will be shown at an international science and technology exhibition in Cairo without the explicit sex scene and without the three budgies born from the mating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nottingham
England
UPI
Cairo
British Council
Halloween window painting winners announced by Recreation Department
Winners of the Halloween window painting contest are named across divisions. Elementary winners include Sue and a team from Bennington area with first prizes to Carrara Amy Krawczyk and Jeanne Ray, second to Mark Tomasi and Eric Turner, third to Kelly Paul and Allison Glass. Junior high and senior high winners are listed with prize figures and donors Harbor House of Color and McDonalds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recreation Department
Sue
Carrara
Amy Krawczyk
Jeanne Ray
Mark Tomasi
Eric Turner
Kelly Paul
Allison Glass
Cathy Chilelli
Karen Barriere
Cherie Rowe
Lisa Green
Elizabeth Myers
Eileen Krawczyk
Harbor House of Color
McDonalds
Arlington hires Barbara Taylor as RSVP coordinator
Barbara Taylor has been hired to coordinate volunteer activities for RSVP in Arlington and surrounding areas. She moved from South Orange New Jersey in 1974 with husband Lansing, a retired dentist, and now lives on Battenkill Drive. The program seeks retirees over 60 to help Arlington programs including schools, library, nursing association, meals sites, and transit, with transportation and insurance support provided. Volunteers are asked to stop by the Doyle building office or call 375 6056 weekdays 9 to 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Taylor
Arlington
Bennington County
Wheelock College
Orange Memorial Hospital
New Jersey
RSVP
Bennington County Regional Commission and Bicentennial Committee
Doyle Building
Route 7
Taylor
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AAUW
Prof
Frank H. Mudgett
Department of Employment Security
Bennington Briefs
Recovery Inc
St. Joseph’s Grammar School
Pittsfield
Mass
Planned Parenthood
VFW
Dan Colette
Lake Paran
McCullough Library
Bennington Club
Helen Hurley
Arthemise Plourde
Rita Amadon
ADV
Thrift Shop
Bennington Thrift Shop
Ste As
Atking & Gould
Jewelers
Frig
Rsvp News
Doris Gable
Arlington Nutrition Program
Arlington Nursing Association
Fisher Elementary School
Arlington High School
Sunderland School
Martha Canfield Library
Bennington Transit Corporation
Creations By Generations Craft Shop
Bennington County Regional Commission
Martha Guimond
Gladys Taylor
Leda Livingston
Leo Marcoux
Anna Shalala
Eva Gerity
Walter McSherry
United Counseling Service Fund
BenMont Ave
Main Street
Kennington
Vermont
Battenkill Arcade
Manchester Etr
Main ST
Bennington, VT
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