Town signs pact for reappraisal
Bennington selectmen chose Cole-Layer-Trumble Co of Dayton Ohio for a 58500 reappraisal contract over rival James R. Laird & Associates of Appleton Wisconsin. The board cited faster completion by April 1 1973 and a commitment to outside professional staff with no local ties.
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Bennington
Gale-Layer-Trumble Co
Dayton
Ohio
James R. Laird & Associates
Appleton
Wis
Selectmen
Cole-Layer-Trumble
Chuck Kline
Maters
C-L-T
Alexander B.R. Drysdale
Paul Sheridan
Max Perrotta
J. Dimean Campbell
J.C. Jerome
Fred Philips
Perrotta
Cole- Layer-Stumble Co
Kline
Latham, N.Y
Laird
Richard A. Sleeman
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Cal
Harvard Scholar Sentenced in Pentagon Papers Case
Harvard professor Samuel L. Popkin begins a one month contempt sentence after refusing to answer grand jury questions about the Pentagon papers and Daniel Ellsberg, citing scholastic privilege. Judge Garrity urged compliance, and Popkin was taken to Dedham jail after the hearing despite Harvard President Derek Bok’s plea.
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Boston
UPI
Harvard University
Samuel L. Popkin
U.S District Court
W. Arthur Garrity Jr
Popkin
Grand Jury
Daniel Elisberg
Daniel Klubeck
Pentagon
Blisberg
Klubeck
Sta
Convictions Reversed in Chicago Seven Case
The 7th Circuit reversed five convictions from the 1968 Chicago Seven trial and allowed retrial. It criticized Judge Julius Hoffman and directed access to government wiretaps to probe taint. U S Attorney James R. Thompson said he would consult with Attorney General Kleindienst before deciding on retrial. Two defendants, Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin, had been acquitted on some charges, others remained convicted.
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Chicago
UPS
U.S
Jawnes
Thompson
Kileindienst
Chicago Seven defendant calls trial a mistake
Plainfield based report says John Fraines a Goddard College instructor welcomed Tuesday’s ruling by the 4th U.S. Appeals Court in Chicago erasing the convictions of five defendants for crossing state lines to incite a riot during the 1988 Democratic National Convention. Fraines, who was acquitted, states the trial should never have occurred.
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Plainfield
UPI
Chicago
John Fraines
Goddard College
U.S. Appeals Court
Fraines
Bennington Home Health Agency explains town role in health care
The Bennington Home Health Agency, created and subsidized by the town, explains its services to the Bennington Bounty Human Resources Council. The nonprofit offers visiting nurses, homemaker aides, therapy, and diabetes and heart problem help to residents, with well baby clinics and Medicare Medicaid access.
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Bennington
Bennington Home Health Agency
Bennington Bounty Human Resources Council
Second Congregational Church
West Main St
Edward R. Lamb
Lamb
Jane McGuire
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Virginia H. Barrett
Sarah H. Davenport
Claire
Shuamee
Sara Davenport
Virginia Barrett
Miss McGuire
Home Health Agency
Bennington Human Resources Council
Inside pages preview Mt Anthony board and features
On the Inside issue previews Mt Anthony Board activities with notes on Johnny We Hardly Knew Ye by Kenneth ODonnell marking a sad anniversary. Cora Cheney recalls Thanksgiving dinners of the past. Margaret Truman offers her view on why MacArthur was fired. Derby Day in Shaftebury is mentioned. Highway tax exemption stirs Hoosick residents. Jom Hubbard praises Bennington as home of champions.
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Johnny
Kenneth O'Donnell
Cora Cheney
Margaret Truman
MacArthur
Shaftebury
Hoosick
Jom Hubbard
Bennington
Thanksgiving Turkey at Pedersen Farm
A Cambridge New York turkey farm photographed yesterday shows a colorful cock with puffed feathers feared by many, yet youths on Route 372 still manage the birds as night falls. Most are herded into the barn to shield them from cold before Thanksgiving, though some old birds sense their fate.
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Route 372
Cambridge
N.Y
Vermont towns share extra state aid funds
One hundred thirteen Vermont towns will share next month in an extra 742000 dollars of state aid funds under a program announced by state officials. The assistance aims to help municipalities manage rising costs and invest in local services. Officials said distribution reflects town population and fiscal need across the state.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Vermont set to publish lands open to snowmobiles plan
Vermont Environmental Conservation Agency will publish next week a list of state lands open to snowmobiling, excluding only restricted natural and wildlife areas and hazardous terrains after hearings where 30 people testified with no major objections. Separately the Vermont Education Department released fiscal 1973 state aid allocations totaling 25.7 million with 752 thousand in supplemental funding for 247 districts, noting 113 communities would receive less than desired due to underfunded provisions and delays in reallocation.
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Vermont Education Department
Vermont
Victory
Mt. Tabor
Maidstone
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Abbie Hoffman
Jerry Rubin
Thomas Hayden
Lee Weiner
Barrett
America
Mt. Anthony Board
Eide
Robert Williams
Butland
Burlington
Jennington
Rutland
Arlington
Dorset
Landgrove
Manchester
North Bennington
Peru
Pownal
Rupert
Sandgate
Searsburg
Stamford Shaftsbury
Sunterland
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