Vermont Yankee resumes output after four-day shutdown
The Vermont Yankee nuclear plant in Vernon resumed operations at 2:45 am after a nearly four day shutdown caused by a minor steam leak in the high pressure turbine. Officials expect to run at about 68 to 75 percent capacity while reactor physics calculations determine the safe top level under AEC specs. The restart follows a prior seven week shutdown for off gas filtration system installation and replacement of defective fuel rods and flow channels. The new filtration system cost about 10 million dollars and is expected to cut airborne radioactive emissions by about 50 times.
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William Poole
Brattleboro
Vernon
Vermont Yankee
Larry Keyes
Keyes
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
AEC Keyes
New England Coalition
Arlington donors set a new record at blood drive
Arlington saw an all time blood donation high of 142 pints at St. Margaret Mary’s Parish Hall. The event drew record volunteer turnout with 35 donors from The Hale Company and 27 new donors, the largest locally. Despite a 17 year old donor exclusion due to Vermont law, organizers hailed high spirit and teamwork from Red Cross staff volunteers and Girl Scout aides.
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Arlington
St. Margaret Mary’s
Hale Company
Mack Molding
Vermont
American Red Cross
Iva Jane Towery
George Hess
Archie Hess
Eleanor Bloom
Harry Pickering II
Lawrence Molloy
Ruth Wilcox
Edward Robertson
Louise Coulman
Blood Bank
Betty Tynan
RNI
Agnes Belcher
Eleanor Brown
Kay Haugsrud
Lois Elmore
Peggy Hoffman
Charlotte Towne
Lynn Williams
Lpns
Lillian Henderson
Shirley Matteson
Karen Putnam
Jane Rice
Virginia Andrews
Charlotte Dunlap
Nellie Hayden
Christine MacKenzie
Dorothy Squiers
Kay Weeks
Dot Wilcox
Wanda Caler
Pamela Hayes
Denise King
Margaret Weakley
Claudia Hanson
Marguerite Houghton
Lorraine Moody
Rachel Moore
Martha Oakland
Loretta Putnam
Brenda Reed
Energy crisis threatens New Hampshire ambulances and rescue work
Concord reports say 101 ambulances across the state face gas shortages due to night and weekend station closures. Volunteers fear delays could cost lives as ambulances cover vast rural areas from Colebrook to Hanover, with incidents like premature baby transfers and ski-area injuries highlighted.
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Concord
N.H
UPI
New Hampshire
New England
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Hanover
Vermont
Peterborough
Keene
Gasoline pinch hits Hoosick Falls dealers
Hoosick Falls faces a gasoline shortage with only two stations selling limited hours. Exxon and Sunoco outlets restrict to two dollars per sale. cuts of 10 and 15 percent complicate allotments based on prior year volumes. Dealers note bars to supply, while reallocation leaves some closures and uncertainty about future sales and rationing. Local schools and town services rely on scarce fuel as requests to Mobil HQ go unanswered. Public notices list Dorset School Directors meeting December 6 at 7:30 p.m.
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Edith Beaumont
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Haynes Bros. Ford
Exxon
Dee’s
River Road
Howard Shaw
Sunoco
Shaw
Sol’s
Mobil
River Street
Saul Levine
Levine
Paul LaPorte Jr
Millington and
LaPorte
North Hoosick Road
Mobil Gas
Albany
Troy
Thomas Restino
Rensselaer County
Hess
Bennington
Gary Harbour
West Arlington Sandgate Civil Defense First Aid Course Complete
Civil Defense chairman William Henry announced that 21 area residents completed a six week first aid course supervised by Civil Defense officer David Campbell of Sandgate and Kennedy Ludlam of West Arlington. The class met at Sandgate Town Hall with list of graduates from West Arlington Jrs 4-H Club and local residents. The 4-H Club in West Arlington met November 26 at Grange Hall electing Theresa Sullivan president and Glen Crofut recreation leader. The group, 16 members, focuses on sewing cooking gardening dairy embroidery woodworking arts crafts and pet care. The club plans monthly meetings at 7 p.m. with adviser Mrs Shirley Matteson. The next meeting December 10 features a gift exchange and Christmas party with parents invited and wrapped gifts for a community basket. Anyone ages 9 to 21 may join.
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Sandgate
John Vining
Ann
Christopher
Lothar Wauerslin
Theresa Sullivan
Susan Crofut
Sandra Matteson
Sherry Monte
Glen Crofut
Grange Hall
Shirley Matteson
Hoosick Falls to appoint new police chief Kenneth Fleming
unofficial village board talks reveal Kenneth Fleming of Valley Falls will become chief of police starting Jan 1. Fleming, a Rensselaer County deputy sheriff, was among three Civil Service approved applicants. Patrolman Harry Von Haggin Jr. will join as patrolman, and William Chapones shifts to sewage plant duty. Royal Howard becomes patrolman, keeping the force at three.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Richard A. Severson
Kenneth Fleming
Valley Falls
Fleming
Civil Service Commission
Rensselaer County
Harry von Haggin Jr
Cohoes
William Chapones
Royal Howard
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Yankee Plant
Rensselaer County Grand Jury
Charles Landry
Raymond Guber Jr
Falls Hardware Company
le Jardin
Williamstown
Mass
Walker
Eda le Philco
Philco-Ford
Mars
Main St
Upper Connecticut Valley
Colebrook
Maine
Sherbrooke, Que
Pittsburg
Stratford
Gary Jackson
Benoit
Mary Hitchcock
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Boston
Royal Wallace
Newport
Dorset
William Gilbert
Dorset Board of School Directors
West Arlington
Jrs
4-H Club
Jewelers
American Gem Society
Main Street
Higgin’s House
Woodford
of Savings & Loan Association
Griffins Arlington
Mat Vice Discount Department Stores
Mar
Berkshire Plaza
North Adams
Bennington VT
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