St Joseph College Wins Approval for Bachelor Programs
The Vermont Education Board approved St Joseph College to offer bachelor's degrees in business administration liberal arts and English. President James G Donahue said the unanimous vote followed a positive review by the Vermont Council on Higher Education. The college plans a 120 credit program with four year or three year accelerated options plus summer sessions amid campus expansion including new classrooms a library and more dorm space.
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Vermont Education Board
St. Joseph College
James G. Donahue
Vermont Council On Higher Education
Monument Inn
Donahue
Salmon opposes second home ban policy in Vermont
Gov. Thomas P. Salmon blasted media coverage and rejected an Environmental Conservation Agency plan to block second home developments amid an energy crisis. He said the policy cannot be state policy under current laws and criticized press reporting as incomplete.
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Vermont
Environmental Agency
Martin Johnson
Agency of Environmental Conservation
Salmon
Kennedy collector builds Kennedy museum at home
A devoted Kennedy memorabilia enthusiast keeps thousands of items from the 1961 63 era in his Dallas home. He displays campaign artifacts front pages magazines and portraits while dreaming of turning his house into a Kennedy museum despite his wife’s reservations. He rejects the Warren Report belief in a single shooter and argues for a broader conspiracy view while continuing to expand his collection through gifts and finds from collectors nationwide. He hopes one day to meet a Kennedy family member in person.
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Dallas
Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Los Angeles
California
JFK
Bennington
George Fienberg
America
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Tax Collector Faces Ouster Over Delinquent Poll Tax List
Bennington Tax Collector John Malone is warned by two selectmen and Town Manager Edward R. Lamb to produce a long-overdue list of delinquent poll taxpayers or face removal. The dispute, ongoing since last summer, includes previous attempts by Town Accountant Ronald Higgins to purge nonliable names and repeated denials from Malone.
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Bennington
John Malone
Banner
Malone
Edward R. Lamb
Ronald Higgins
Higgins
Lamb
Griffis to join state panel probing own school unit
Arlington Supervisory Union Chairman Orrin Griffis confirmed he will be one of four panelists on a Vermont State School Directors Association fact finding probe into his own union. Griffis said a reporter’s question caused confusion about whether local officials would serve, and he had misinterpreted the term. The probe follows a Vermont Education Association pre investigation into teacher turnover, budgets, administration, and grievance procedures, with a final publicly released report planned.
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Supervisory Union Board
Orrin Griffis
Arlington Today
Vermont State School Directors’ Association
VSSDA
Griffis
Focal
Charles Nichols
Banner
Banner Today
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union Board
Selectman
J. Duncan Campbell
Barber
Selectmen
Corcoran
Perrotta
Sheridan
Campbell
Drysdale
Jerome
Vermont Education Association
VEA
SVSU
Bennington School District
BSD
Nichols
Bennington
Vermont child advocate lays out goals for development
Dr. Joan Babbott, Vermont’s leading child advocate, told Bennington County Human Resources Council that many children lack basics for growth. She linked rights from the Declaration of Independence to current neglect and outlined early childhood goals, focusing on avoiding ignorance and poverty among the young.
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Joan Babbott
Vermont
Bennington County Human Resources Council
Babbo
Office of Child Development
Salmon
Dr. Babbott
Babbott
Route 7 crash after car runs dry on gas near Peaceful Valley
State Police report three drivers escape injury on Route 7 near the Peaceful Valley Motel when they collided while avoiding a fourth disabled vehicle. William Randolph, 23, of Bennington, ran out of gas in a 1965 Rambler. Cheryl Henderson, 26, in a 1967 Chevrolet collided with Katherine Oaks, 40, in a 1964 Chevrolet. Carol L. Mattison, 17, in a 1968 Mustang hit Henderson. Damage ranged from none to moderate.
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Peaceful Valley
William Randolph
Bennington
Cheryl Henderson
Katherine Oaks
Oaks
Randolph
Carol L. Mattison
Pownal
Henderson
Woodburners and gas carriers urged to use caution
Vermont fire officials warn households using or installing wood burning stoves to take precautions to prevent fires amid the energy crisis. Labor Commissioner Louis Lavin cites yearly fire and property loss from improper use and gasoline storage. Rutland forest officials will issue six month firewood cutting permits at Woodford State Park on Tue Nov 27, with trees to cut and a $1 per cord fee, in part on honor. Fire officials urge inquiries to local fire departments for proper stove and chimney installation and safe gasoline storage.
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Rutland
The
Forests and Parks Department
Woodford State Park
David C. Barton
Roma Beaudin
Orange Center
Beaudin
Lavin
Vermont fuel crisis sparks protest over Johnson policy
United Press International reports Sen. T. Garry Buckley a Bennington Republican says Environmental Conservation Secretary Martin Johnson is using the fuel shortage to usurp executive and legislative powers. Buckley cites a statewide ban on second homes, arguing it would devastate building trades, retail, and related industries while Johnson defends limiting developments to preserve energy supplies.
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T. Garry Buckley
Bennington County
Judiciary Committee
Environmental Conservation
Martin Johnson
Agency of Environmental Conservation
Johnson
Dr. Johnson
Vermont
Buckley
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