Buster Keaton Festival Highlights Classic Silent Films
Community Arts Association of Southwest Vermont hosts a three film Keaton festival at Mt Anthony High School auditorium Friday to Sunday. Films include Steamboat Bill Jr Go West Our Hospitality Seven Chances. Tickets $2 for all three. door single $1.25. Tickets at local bookstores in Bennington and Williamstown.
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Chaplin
Buster Keaton
Keaton
Community Arts Association of
Southwest
Vermont
CAASV
Mt. Anthony High School
Bennington
Johnny Appleseed
Diana Rigg Wonders at American Health Costs
British screen star Diana Rigg, featured in a local TV schedule, recalls her surprise at paying for medical care in the United States after arriving from Great Britain. The piece contrasts her experience with free medical care back home and mentions a Vermont connection in the lead-in.
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Arlington
Diana Rigg
Vermont
TV Guide
Great Britain
Pownal Community Notes Include Choir Cancelation and Blood Drive
Thanksgiving week brings choir rehearsal and Baptist Church service cancelations in Pownal. East Pownal Fire Auxiliary reports 12 members, elected officers, new meeting date, Dec 13 gathering, and plans for Christmas events. Vermont blood drive in Arlington urged, with over 100 donors and a long volunteer roster for staff, canteen, nurses, and logistics.
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Pownal Baptist Church
East Pownal
Jean Overstreet
Margaret Mattison
Jean Lillie
Jean Maillet
Doris Lillie
April Mattison
Thanksgiving receipts and aromatic memories at Old Sturbridge Village
In Sturbridge Massachusetts Thanksgiving will be observed as in early 1800s New England with kitchens filled by aromas from rye bread plum pudding and mince pies. The village opens 9 30 a m to 4 30 p m with a flintlock firing demonstration and a non sectarian service at 3 45 p m. A Marlborough pudding recipe from Miss Leslie’s 1837 book details apple preparation with lemon rose water and puff paste.
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Sturbridge
Mass
New
Old Sturbridge
New England
Leslie
Vermont Supreme Court to Hear Dec 14 on Capital Gains Tax
The Vermont Supreme Court will hear arguments December 14 on a challenge to the state capital gains tax on profits from speculative land sales. The tax, defended by Gov. Salmon and upheld by a Washington County court, faces repeal calls from House Speaker Kennedy as revenue projections shrink from over 5 million to about 1 million. Meanwhile, the Governor's Commission on the Administration of Justice proposes regional rural police, phasing out standalone one man departments in favor of state and regional forces, drawing opposition from sheriffs and local chiefs.
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Woodstock
UPI
Governor’s Commission On the Administration of Justice
Commission
Vermont
Vermont Supreme Court to hear power clause case Dec 18
Arguments over the legality of the purchased power and fuel adjustment clause will be heard by the Vermont Supreme Court on December 18. Court chief clerk Charles Martin said a decision would be issued by the February term. Legislator Francis Esposito has introduced a bill to repeal the clause, which allows automatic rate increases when power and fuel costs rise. The Washington County Court previously invalidated the clause and issued an injunction pending appeal.
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Vermont
Washington County
High Court
Vermont Deputy Banking Commissioner Resigns for State Post
Deputy Banking Commissioner Richard Campbell, a Democrat, resigns after 20 years in the Vermont Department of Banking and Insurance to take a new state government position approved by Governor Salmon. Campbell does not know the new role yet and notes he joined in 1966 with the option to return to classified service.
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Montpelier
UPI
Richard Campbell
Campbell
State Department of Banking and Insurance
Salmon
State plans office to oversee child services
Montpelier state officials consider creating a dedicated office for children to act as administrator and coordinator between the state and regional child services offices. A joint legislative panel is drafting a proposal for an interagency council to unify existing day care programs.
Rockefeller budget surge eyed despite transit bond loss
In Albany Governor Rockefeller's budget outlook shows a $52 million surplus potentially five times higher, aided by a surprise $260 million jump in personal income tax. Transit officials warn a $100 million immediate infusion is needed to prevent fare hikes up to 60 cents. In Troy, Rensselaer County considers a countywide junk car plan to standardize removal despite uneven local enforcement.
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Albany
Rockefeller
New York City
Troy
Rensselaer County Environmental Management Council
Berkshire educators push to loosen controls over fuel crisis
In Pittsfield last weekend western Massachusetts educators urged relaxing state educational controls to enable local handling of the fuel shortage in schools. Berkshire Hills Superintendent George P. Lane said the energy crisis could be a windfall for education, potentially spurring needed reform and revamping of entrenched practices.
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Pittsfield
Massachusetts
Berkshire Hills
George P. Lane
Snowmobile Races Granted on Pontoosuc Lake
Pittsfield City Council approved the Winter Sports Committee to hold snowmobile races on Pontoosuc Lake February 10 despite lake-front opposition. The 7-4 vote imposed restrictions and urged seeking an alternate 1975 site. A lakeside couple warned noise and vandalism, while others cited fuel shortages as a reason to limit racing.
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Pittsfield
Pontoosuc Lake
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