Quaker lobbyist urges cutting military budget at Rotary
George Bliss of the Friends Committee on National Legislation addressed Beaitgon Rotary Club urging a peacetime economy and reduced weapons spending. He warned 66 cents of every tax dollar goes to the military, contrasted with 15 cents for domestic poverty programs, and cited a 1971 budget cap and Pentagon share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends Committee On National Legislation
Washington, D.C
U.S
Bealigton Rotary Club
George Bliss
United States
Barbara Schmidt
Vermont
Bliss
Congress
Pentagon
Berlin
Vietnam
United Nations
Nixon
Bureau
Bureau of the Budget
Friends Committee On
Quakers
National Association of Manufacturers
American Medical Association
Barre Man 28 Pleads Innocent in Shooting
Dale Fritz Findsen 28, Barre father of two, pleads innocent to sexual assault and assault with intent to kill in the case involving a Goddard College coed. Arraigned in Vermont District Court, bail set at 40,000 with 10,000 cash. proceeding to regional center for examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Findsen
Jennifer Weinstein
Queens
N.Y
North Montpelier
Weinstein
Burlington
Barre
Plainfield
Cannon
William Woodruff
Kennel Club Offers Course In Good Dog Show Behavior
The Bennington County Kennel Club announces a 10 week course on dog show behavior starting next Wednesday evening November 26 at 7 30 in the Heald Plastics wing of the old big mill on Benmont Avenue. Guest experts from the Professional Handlers Association will lead demonstrations and practice sessions. The $10 fee covers all ten sessions and most attendees are expected from local dog clubs. A Bennington dog show for AKC registered dogs is planned for Sunday April 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heald Plastics
Big Mill
Benmont Avenue
Bennington County Kennel Club
Professional Handlers Association
PHA
Edwin and
Betty Cummings
Stone Ridge
N.Y
Frank Ashley
Ballston Spa
Martha Covington Thorne
Benson
Bennington Dog-Training Club
American Kennel Club
Food prices dip while overall costs rise in October
Americans paid lower prices for food in October while prices for almost everything else increased. The Labor Department reported a 0.4 percent rise in the consumer price index for the month, driven by a 0.6 percent drop in food costs at supermarkets, leaving the year over year cost of living up 5.6 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Nixon
Josef Popkin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Brownie Troop 13 Registration at St Peter's Church
Bennington Briefs note registration for Brownie Troop 13 Monday at 3 30 p m at St Peter's Episcopal Church Any girl age 7 or 8 may join by paying one dollar or contacting Mrs Donald Jolivette at 2 9421 or Mrs Leon Jacobs at 2 2852
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Donald Jolivette
Leon Jacobs
YMCA Schedule and Price Report Mix of Events
The YMCA calendar for NOV 23 to 29 lists events across Spinelli Field and local venues including pee wee football, banquet, day care finance meeting, bowling, chess, gym activities, volleyball, yoga, and rifle club. An accompanying October price index notes inflation with a 0.4 percent rise, higher costs for new and used cars, food, and homes, and a 129.8 CPI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spinelli Field
Board of Directors
Ford says impeachment action on Douglas possible
Washington UPI House Republican leader Gerald Ford says his study of possible impeachment action against Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas continues but he will not disclose the result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brimfield
England
UPI
Malcolm Eckley
Eckley
Nellie Dean
Ford
Douglas
Washington
House
Gerald R. Ford
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Haynsworth
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Spiro T. Agnew
Senate
Michigan
Clement F. Haynsworth
State Extends Meat Act Standards Deadline For Vermont
Vermont seeks a one year extension to meet the Wholesale Meat Act of 1967. A Livestock official said 25 to 30 small slaughter and processing outfits must upgrade to comply, while 24 fulltime slaughterhouses and six combined plants are already certified. Extension granted to several New England states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Janowicz
Livestock Division
Meat Inspection Service
State Agriculture Department
Vermont
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Janowicz
WOTM Notes from December meeting and events
At the regular WOTM meeting Wednesday night Rose Rothstein of Glens Falls N Y spoke as Weight Watchers co director The tenor of the program shifted due to an earlier commitment Ginny Lorom received a surprise gift Alice Gunnason missed the attendant gift Isabelle LaBarge received a Thanksgiving basket The Moose Lodge chicken barbecue on Nov 29 will need help from Edna Stanley Ginny Lorom Viola Baker Doris Sprague Eleanor Rice Next regular meeting is Dec 2 at 730 pm with initiation Matilda Quackenbush chairs December chapter night program and social service month check presented to Community Needy project
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Rothstein
Glens Falls
N.Y
Weight Watchers of America
Rothstein
Ginny Lorom
Alice Gunnason
Isabelle LaBarge
Edna Stanley
Viola Baker
Doris Sprague
Eleanor Rice
Matilda Quackenbush
Obituary for Fair Haven Probate Judge Calvi and Wife
Andrew C. Calvi 62 and Hazel Evans Calvi died in a passenger plane crash on Spruce Mountain above Lake George NY. Judge Calvi, a 21 year probate judge and Rutland County lawyer, was WWII veteran active in local bars and civic groups. Mrs Calvi, 54, born Poultney, previously worked for Standard Oil. They married 1944 February 12. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Margaret Dougherty
Manchester
Andrew C. Calvi
Fair Haven
Hazel Evans
Spruce Mountain
Lake George
N.Y
Bennington County
Calvis
Judge Calvi
California
Ned Calvi
Denver
Rutland County
Rutland County Bar Association
Locana
Turin
Italy
Antonio
Marianna Calvi
Fair Haven High School
Cushing Academy
Georgetown University
Albany Law School
Boston University Law School
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David Scribner
Nichols
Margolin
Kennel Club
Harte Theatre
Oimiae
Tae
Willam Volt
Cue Magazine
Grove Press
Lena Nyman
Bennington Briefs
YMCA
Armory
Gray
Catamount National Bank
Bennington Plaza Shopping Center
Mammoth Mart
FDIC
Paul Crane
Sennington
Brattleboro
WOTM
Knights of Columbus Council
Knights of Columbus
American Legion
County Bar Association
Vermont Bar Association
American Bar Association
Danby
Philco
Ralph Carvage
South Windham, Vermont
Teflon
Fienberg
Main ST
Bennington, VT
New
Ashford, Mass
Rte
Pittsfield
Williamstown
Candle Mill Village
East
Arlington
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