Vermont man saves old cemeteries with a statewide push
Leon Dean, 83, founder of the Vermont Old Cemetery Association, has built a 700 member group devoted to rescuing decaying graveyards. His drive spurred similar efforts in Maine and Wisconsin, with projects to log every graveyard in Vermont, chart burials, and offer a 25 dollar incentive to fix sites. Dean cites vandalism and neglect as atrocities and recounts poignant tales from early Vermont, including a graveyard created after a flood and a grandfather’s stone unearthed during fox hunting.
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Bruce Talbot
Burlington, Vt
UPI
Vermont Old Cemetery Association
Leon Dean
Dean
Vermont
Plainfield
Solomon Lewis
Small plane owners cautioned on automotive fuel use
The FAA warns small airplane owners not to use cheaper automotive gasoline during fuel shortages. Ferris Howland says aircraft engines aren’t designed for automotive fuel and using it risks engine damage and possible accidents.
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Burlington, Mass
Ferris Howland
Brawny cop and knitwear ace Art Fontaine
New London New Hampshire profile of Art Fontaine 37 a National Guard artillery sergeant police auxiliary and renowned knitter He works as a lineman for Kearsarge Telephone Co and knits sweaters with intricate patterns He learned knitting at ten after envy led him to prove anybody could learn His unit fired over Saigon during Vietnam earning sharp accuracy fame He avoids violence preferring to deescalate and jokes about strangers astonishment at his dual roles.
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Brenda W. Rotzoll
New London
N.H
UPI
Art Fontaine
Franklin
National Guard
Kearsarge Telephone Co
Westcent
Fontaine
Kearsarge Company
197Th Artillery
Vietnam
Saigon
New York
New Hampshire
Dallas school trains would be Santas
In Dallas a Santa Claus training day gathered youth directors teachers and a psychologist from a medical center to prepare two dozen men for holiday roles. A 3rd grade teacher and a young girl discussed Christmas while prospects learned about the emotional needs of children. Ross Scott, hired as Santa but temporarily in street clothes, described the challenge of staying fresh and patient through long hours with children.
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Steven R. Reed
Dallas
UPI
Santa Claus
Noel
Department
St. Nicks
North Pole
Ross Scott
Scott
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