Arlington Scout Troops 267 and 26 Start New Season
Arlington Junior Girl Scout Troops 267 and 26 begin season this Thursday from 3 15 to 4 30 p m Troop 267 meets in East Arlington firehouse while Troop 26 convenes at St Margaret Marys Hall led by Mrs Nathalie Caler and assistant Mrs Barbara Weakley Arlington Rescue Squad thanks donors to recent drive noting higher per person gifts but fewer contributors and higher ambulance calls raise costs High School soccer team travels to Fair Haven Friday for a 4 p m game.
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East Arlington
St. Margaret Mary’s Hall
Nathalie Caler
Barbara Weakley
Ecient
Arlington
Fair Haven
Arlington students to join NAEP program in district
Fisher Elementary School in Arlington will participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Superintendent George Sleeman announced at a School Board meeting that about 1,000 districts nationwide have been chosen. The project uses random sampling of students aged 9, 13 and 17 in writing and career development to measure performance and guide improvements.
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Helene Thompson
Arlington
Fisher
Supt
George Sleeman
Arlington School Board
NAEP
National Center For Educational Statistics
U.S. Office of Education
Education Commission of the States
ECS
Sleeman
Ira Manross
North Bennington School Board Updates and Local Notices
The NorShaft Little League banquet is set for Saturday Oct 6 at North Bennington Elementary gym. Call Joyce Scarey at 442-6747 if not contacted. OSHA requires bus mileage records every 1000 miles with a provided form. A new Children’s Comprehensive Dental Health Program offers reduced-cost care as of Jan 1 1974 for families with adjusted gross income under 8750. William Towne names Tim Guetti as Area Youth Development Project coordinator. eight Arlington High School trainees and six out of school Bennington trainees. A $211 booster heater with thermostat will be installed in the art room. Class honors recognition is deferred for further study. The Route 313 house will be back on the market for 60 days at 27500. Contact a real estate agent or the Arlington School Board. Chairman Arnold Wilcox urges attendance Thursday 7:30 p.m. at town hall for a state tax equalization discussion. Next meeting is Nov 5 at 7 p.m.
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NorShaft
North Bennington
Joyce Scarey
Sleeman
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
William Towne
Tim Guetti
Area
Arlington High School
Bennington
Towne
John Thompson
Arlington School Board
Arnold Wilcox
Scout Troop 64 to Meet. Harvest Drive Planned
Hoosick Falls Edith Beaumont reports Troop 64 regular meeting Sunday at 7 PM in the parish hall Church of the Immaculate Conception. At 8 PM, parents meet to outline troop program and merit badge plans for October. Fall Harvest Drive begins Oct 7 with a $25,000 goal to support St. Mary's Academy, three-month campaign through December. Rev. William H. McGraw is general chairman with assistants Ann, Anita and Bernice Brazell.
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Boy Scout
Church of the Immaculate Conception
St. Mary’s Academy
William H. McGraw
Ann
Anita
Bernice Brazell
Weeks School at Vergennes under fire over isolation use
VERGENNES UPI Weeks School Supt Hugh Wallace confirmed two girls attempted death by drinking ammonia in July as House Health and Welfare Committee visited the facility amid controversy. Wallace said isolation is still used on a limited basis despite a special investigating committee's recommendation. Committee Chairman George Sloan endorsed ongoing changes and urged stronger oversight by Human Services Agency secretary. Sloan met with fired school psychologist David Egner, who alleged massive abuse and rights deprivation at the school. Egner, who was fired last month after accusing staff, said he is not categorically opposed to isolation in all cases.
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Vergennes
UPI
Hugh Wallace
Wallace
House Health and Welfare Committee
Health and Welfare Committee
George Sloan
Rutland
the Human Services Agency
Sloan
David Egner
Egner
O'Brien Urges Land Use Restraint At Co operative Meeting
Vermont Agriculture Commissioner Leo O'Brien urged Johnson based Washington Electric Co operative members to back land use planning and energy conservation. Speaking at the 34th annual meeting Tuesday he warned restraint in land use and electrical use is needed to avoid overtaxing energy sources and triggering stricter government regulation, with future impact on Vermont over the next quarter century.
Ethan Allen to Build $1 Million Plant in Enosburg
Ethan Allen Vice President William Morrissey confirms plans to construct a $1 million plant in Enosburg to manufacture wooden chairs. The site would employ about 140 people and received favorable reaction from town officials led by Selectman J William Maynard who said no one opposed the move.
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Enosburg
UPI
Ethan Allen Furniture Co
Ethan Allen
William Morrissey
J. William Maynard
Vermont Senators neutral on state bottle ban
Vermont Sen Aiken and Sen Stafford told the Vermont Retail Grocers Association they will not take sides in the state's controversial battle ban. Association secretary Ronald Goldberg said both Republicans oppose a proposed national bottle ban under Senate subcommittee review. Goldberg quoted Aiken calling Vermont's bottle ban Gov Salmon's concern.
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Washington, D.C
UPI
Vermont
Aiken
Stafford
Vermont Retail Grocers Association
Association
Ronald Goldberg
Senate
Goldberg
Salmon
Delayed Motions in Troy Obscene Film Case
In Troy, motions against a movie owner for displaying Forced Entry were postponed by Rensselaer County Court Judge Timothy J. Fogarty to November 13. Assistant District Attorney Charles Wilcox said a similar State Court of Appeals case may decide the constitutionality of the state obscenity statute, potentially overturning the county’s case if struck down.
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Troy
Rensselaer
Timothy J. Fogarty
Charles Wilcox
State Court of Appeals
Wilcox
Devlin silent at SIC probe in Albany hearing
Inspector Herbert Devlin refused to answer more than twenty questions at public hearings about accepting gifts from city vendors. His attorney claimed due process denial while SIC officials cited private testimony showing he admitted taking cash and liquor.
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Albany
State Investigation Commission
Herbert Devlin
Devlin
Paul Cheeseman
SIC
Joseph Fisch
Margaret French Cresson dies at 84 in Stockbridge Chesterwood
Mrs. Margaret French Cresson, 84, daughter of Daniel Chester French, died Monday night at her Stockbridge home Chesterwood. A prize-winning sculptor, she lived there year round or seasonally and helped have Chesterwood named a National Historic Landmarker in 1966. Her works include The Seated Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial and The Minute Man on the Concord green.
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Stockbridge
Margaret French Cresson
Daniel Chester French
Chesterwood
French
Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial
Washington, D.C
Minute Man
Concord Green
Inn hires Bennington chef for new Berkshires restaurant
NORTH ADAMS The Sheraton North Adams Inn welcomes Dirk Stark of Old Bennington's Four Chimneys Restaurant as chef de cuisine. General manager Anthony Carbone calls Stark's recipes based on Old World secrets and expects the new restaurant to become the finest dining spot in the Berkshires.
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North Adams
Sheraton
North Adams Inn
Dirk Stark
Four Chimneys
Old Bennington
Anthony Carbone
Inn
Stark
Carbone
Berkshires
Conte urges mandatory fuel controls amid winter supply fears
Congressman Silvio O. Conte said he favors mandatory controls on oil and propane distribution and doubts New England will have enough fuel oil or gasoline this winter. He criticized the Nixon administration for lack of initiative and said it was furious that five months of delay followed earlier warnings.
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Pittsfield
Silvio O. Conte
New England
Nixon
Conte
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