North Adams State Offers Courses Here
North Adams State College plans to open an extension service at Mt. Anthony Union High School next semester, per Richard A. Sleeman, chairman of the Bennington School District. The article also notes various regional appointments and local notices including a Vermont Human Rights Commission chair change, a Scenery Preservation Council appointment, a paperback book exhibit for Grades 7-12 at 339 Main St, and a Route 100 accident near Stamford with injuries to Bruce Maynard and Daniel Crawford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard A. Sleeman
Bennington
BSD
North Adams State College
Mt. Anthony Union High School
North Adams
Anita Seymour
St. Albans
Scenery Preservation Council
Anthony Cersosimo
Brattleboro
Deane C. Davis
Cooperative Project For
Main St
Stamford
Bruce Maynard
Rockville
Conn
Maynard
Daniel Crawford
North Adams Hospital
Hospital Notes and College Extension Plans
Admissions include Joan Roepel from Hoosick Falls and Kim Gardner from Bennington. Discharges list multiple patients, with births noted as a daughter to Richard Corcoran and wife on October 1. State official Sleeman describes six initial extension courses at Mt. Anthony high school beginning January 19 with January 15 registration, ending doors for further degrees and future expansion.
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Joan Roepel
Hoosick Falls
Kim Gardner
Bennington
Sleeman
Mt. Anthony
YMCA Folk Singing Course Offered This Fall
The YMCA of Southwestern Vermont announces a 10 week folk singing course led by Henry Simpatico. It covers basic chords and strumming on six string guitar for beginners with no musical knowledge required. Classes are Thursdays at 7 30 pm starting Oct 9 with a possible extra Wednesday session if enrollment allows, and registration is open.
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YMCA
Vermont
Henry Simpatico
Simpatico
Lake Paran
Oil lobby clashes over road logos and sign law changes
A heated session debated oil industry opposition to freeway logos and a state sign law, with Cairns denying talks with the governor. Critics urged clearer local info, while a policy limited directional signs to directions or safety needs, barring purely advertising displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Cairns
Condon
McLaughlin
Newfane
Folsom
Montpelier
Richard C. Thomas
Vermont Design controversy tests BSD policy clash
Discussion on the Vermont Design for Education spurred conflict at the Bennington school board. A motion to support the design failed with four opposing votes and two in favor, prompting calls for a design committee and continued debate over state standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sleeman
Viereck
Cora B. Whitney
Winslow
Harry Eddington
Joanne Dunham
George A. Sleeman
Richard
Harvey Scribner
Matty Mouse
PTG
BSD
State Board of Education
Bennington
Vermont Design
Vermont
Scribner
Bennington group plans moratorium actions and vigils
A Bennington protest group will mail moratorium petitions to Gov. Deane C. Davis U S Sen George D Aiken and Rep Robert T Stafford by mid October and conduct door to door canvassing. A guerrilla theatre unit at the college plans anti war skits while contacting Mt Anthony Union High School for student participation to urge Nixon to disengage from Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deane C. Davis
U.S
George D. Aiken
Robert T. Stafford
Bennington
Ricks
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Nixon
Vietnam
Trustee Won't Quit for Anybody
Burlington scene at University of Vermont as Trustee John Beckley refuses resignation amid student faculty demand. He argues against forced removal, citing academic freedom and diverse views. Gov Davis avoids taking sides while ROTC controversy and faculty moves loom over the ROTC program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
UPD
University of Vermont
John Beckley
Clifton, N.J
Beckley
UVM
John Suttor
Deane C. Davis
ROTC
Davis
College of Arts and Sciences
Beer-Filled Baby Lamb Found In Suspected Prank
A lamb swollen with liquid believed to be beer was found in the back of a car near Paradise Restaurant at 11 p.m. The animal, owned by Paul Jepson of Shaftsbury, was undernourished and weak. Humane Society officials fear the spring lamb may not survive and call the act a rotten joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Humane Society
Paradise Restaurant
Jean Henry
Bennington County Humane Society
Paul Jepson
White Creek Road
Shaftsbury
Jepson
Miss Henry
Burr and Burton Seminary
Vandalism Hits Buses Parked at High School
Bennington bus drivers report vandalism as buses kept in the school lot are damaged. Wires pulled seats moved a directional signal torn air let out tires damaged. Driver Albert Elwell filled tires to maintain morning pickups. board to decide on keeping buses at homes for safety and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Albert F. Elwell
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Funeral honors for Sgt Maj Charles F Scott and Rudd widow
Full military honors were accorded Sgt Maj Charles F Scott formerly of Bennington at his Wednesday funeral in St Francis de Sales Church Stratford Conn. The service included a concelebrated Mass with Chaplain Maj Rev Robert F Griffin and Msgr Francis B Flanagan. Bearers were from Fort Devens and the 10th Special Forces. Burial followed at Park Lawn Cemetery. The funeral for Mrs Howard H Rudd, former Elizabeth LeMay, was held Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church with a Requiem Mass led by Rev Henry Bourgeois and committal prayers at Park Lawn Cemetery.
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Charles F. Scott
Bennington
Maj
Scott
Stratford
Conn
Bridgeport
Mahar & Son Funeral
St. Francis de Sales Church
Robert F. Griffin
Portsmouth
N.H
Holgers, Co
Francis B. Flanagan
U.S. Army
Fort Devens
HHC 10Th Special Forces
Thomas M. Bowe
Richard E. Giberson
Clyde C. Conkin
Larry Hibbard
Stu Garthe
Gary E. Dunaway
James D. McCloud
Gary E. King
Kenneth Davis
Richard Gill
Philip Ferneing
Richard Dressler
Richard Davidson
Grant Franklin
Lawrence Herzog
Yale University
Francis P. McLaughlin
George A. Birse
Lawson H. Stoddard
Maurice G. Reidy
Hartford
J.C. Everett Harwell
Howard H. Rudd
Elizabeth
LeMay
Main St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Sacred Heart Church
Henry Bourgeois
C.S.C
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Irving Daigneault
Dean Mertrude
Sylvester James
Michael Fraher
Edward Maynard
Donald Gerow
VFW
Eleanor Welch
Doris Kinney
Bessie Greene
Father Bourgeois
Park Lawn Cemetery
Football Fans Plan Tailgate Picnic Before Mt Anthony Game
Mt Anthony Patriots supporters announce a tail gate picnic before the Mt Anthony Mt St Joseph clash on Saturday October 4. Fans gather at the Route 7 rest area just north of Wallingford in Clarendon at noon bring lunch and enthusiasm to cheer the Patriots to victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony
Patriots
Mt. St. Joseph
Wallingford
Clarendon
Buckley proposes equitable state aid bill for education
Vermont State Senator T Garry Buckley urged Bennington School District officials to consider a bill he is drafting to retroactively aid districts affected by parochial school closures. He said the plan would reform annual assessments and funding sources to ensure fair, nationwide equity, potentially impacting Bennington if closings elsewhere increase or reduce state aid. He also addressed traffic and safety concerns near elementary schools, proposing street closures or marked 15 mph zones and a traffic-light repair plan for Gage Park intersections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Garry Buckley
Bennington County
Bennington
Buckley
Anthony Pello
Catholic High
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Pello
Catamount
Michael Russo
Gage
Park Street
Bernard J, Bellemare
Bernard G. Winslow
Bennington Briefs Include Library Closure and Local Events
Bennington Free Library will close all day Friday October 3 for staff attendance at a Cas tleton convention. Fraternal Order of Eagles 1861 hosts a dance Saturday from 9 pm to 1 am with George O'Brien and his orchestra and a free buffet lunch. Navy Lt Cmdr Joseph R Mulvey, Medical Service Corps, is serving in Vietnam with the Third Medical Battalion engaging in civic action. VFW 1332 offers Friday entertainment 9 pm to 12 am and a Saturday hot roast beef supper 6 pm to 8 pm with Moe Harrington’s band. Bridge winners at Senior Citizens Center are listed for North-South and East-West pairs. Next play is Wednesday at 7:30 pm. Other notes mention James C Provensal attending Franklin Pierce College and Thomas F Moore II also a student there. Several local freshmen enter Bryant & Stratton College in Boston with majors in computer programming and executive secretarial.
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Order of Eagles
Eagles
George O’brien
Navy
Joseph R. Mulvey
Medical Service Corps
Robert G. Mulvey
Jefferson Ave
Vietnam
VFW 1332
Ernie Caron
Moe’’ Harrington
James C. Provensal
Clifford Provensal
Bennington
Franklin Pierce College
Rindge
N.H
Thomas F. Moore II
Thomas F. Moore Jr
Lyons District
Thrift Shop Items and Customer Requests
On hand at the shop are winter coats and suits for men, shoes and white shirts, two small end tables, pocket books, records, sweaters, skirts, draperies, and a few chairs. Requests have come for odd yarns and embroidery thread, plus a china closet, radios, bedding, and children's clothes.
Obituary: Leon E. Beagle 70 longtime North Bennington resident
Leon E. Beagle known as Curly Beagle 70 of North Bennington died Wednesday after a long illness at Putnam Memorial Hospital Bennington He was born March 16 1899 in South Shaftsbury a son of Frank and Myrtie Beagle He worked at A N Shepard Store Powers Market H T Cushman Co and retired from Cushman in 1959 He was a former North Bennington Band member volunteer firefighter and hunter and fisher Survivors include his wife Jessie Cleveland two stepsons three sisters a brother and many relatives Funeral services will be held at Mahar Son Funeral Home Friday at 2 p m with burial in Grandview Cemetery North Bennington In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Bennnington Rescue Squad through the funeral home Edward J Luth 71 a retired cost accountant of Pownal Center formerly of North Bennington died at Putnam Memorial Hospital
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North Bennington
Leon E. Beagle
Curly
Beagle
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Mr. Beagle
South Shaftsbury
Frank and
Myrtie
Washington) Beagle
North Bennington Baptist Church
A.N. Shepard
H.C. White Company
H.T. Cushman Co
Old North Bennington
North Bennington Volunteer
Jessie Cleveland
Ernest Jay
Danbury
Grandview Cemetery
Funeral Home
Obituary: Longtime cost accountant born in Newport
Born April 9 1898 in Newport R I he was the son of Frederick and Jessie Luth educated in Providence schools He worked as a cost accountant for several manufacturers until retiring in 1963 and moving to North Bennington A 50 year member of Nestell Masonic Lodge Providence and former member of the National Cost Accountants Association He is survived by three brothers George F and Frank W Luth of Warwick R I and Frederick C Luth of Providence The family will visit Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home Bennington Friday 7 to 9 p m with a service at 8 p m at the funeral home Burial will be in Island Cemetery Newport RI
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Newport
R.I
Frederick
Jessie
Thomas) Luth
Providence
Luth
North Bennington
National Cost Accountants Association
Nestell Masonic Lodge
Hanson - Walbridge
Bennington
Alfred Scott
North Bennington Baptist Church
Island Cemetery
Justice Whittemore Dies Founder of Marlboro College
Massachusetts Associate Justice Arthur E. Whittemore of the Supreme Judicial Court died suddenly at his Hing ham home. A Harvard graduate and World War I veteran he helped found Marlboro College in Vermont and led liberal rulings including a dissent against the 1965 ban on Fanny Hill. He leaves a son, two daughters, a wife, and a memorial service will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hingham
Mass
Arthur E. Whittemore
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Marlboro College
Vermont
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Bay State
Fanny Hill
Harvard
Harvard Law School
Rainbow
France
Edward M. Kennedy
Edgartown
John M. Boyle
Whittemore
Marlboro
Suvia Judd
Arthur P. Whittemore
Elizabeth W. MacArthur
Princeton
N.J
Suvia
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Hackel
Sandy Dennis
Harte Theatre
W. C. Fields
Williamstown Cinema
Truffaut
Manchester
Pauline Crawford
Manchester Center
Michelle McDonald
Michael Corcoran
Robert Luskin
Edwin Webster
Nancy Jones
Berlin
N.Y
Rose Carlson
Richard Corcoran
Washington Ave
Veal
Safford and Gage Sts
Walter Eanes
Usagar
Ft. Wadsworth
Eanes
Austin
Texas
Washington, D.C
Atlanta
New Haven
Sen. Buckley
Park and
Gage Streets
Rebecca
Judy Hurley
Judy
Rutland Hospital
Richard Sleeman
Bennington Briefs
Castleton
Lynne Elizabeth Davis
Richard B. Davis
Gage St
Wheaton College
Liberal Arts College For Women
Senior Citizens Center
Nonie Healy
Marjorie Lincoln
Pat
Burt Rockwood
Marie
George Hadwen
Mary and
Joseph Hall
the Center
William Kevin Hogan
Michael J. Hogan
Donna Marie Hurley
William J. Hurley
Bryant & Stratton
College of Business
Boston
Thrift Shop
Edward J. Luth
Pownal Center
Frieda Nickel
George F. and
Frank W. Luth
Warwick, R.J
Frederick C. Luth
Justice A.E. Whittemore
George
Pacher
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