Vermont Lands Lake Champlain Shoreline Preserve
The federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation approves a 390 608 grant to Vermont to acquire a 129 acre Kingsland Bay site on Lake Champlain for day use recreation. The state match enlarges total investment to 781 216 with regional access benefits emphasized for the Burlington area.
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Montpelier
Secretary of the Interior
Thomas
Kleppe
Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
John Crutcher
Interior Department
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Vermont
Burlington
Land and Water Conservation Fund
Arlington Leo Club to Host Open House for Teens
The Arlington Leo Club invites youths aged 14 to 21 to an open house at the Arlington Community House on Thursday Oct 9 at 7 p.m. to learn about leadership, service and opportunity with refreshments provided.
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Arlington Leo Club
Arlington Community House
Leo
George M. Low to be formally installed as RPI president
George M. Low will be installed as president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in an inaugural ceremony at the RPI Field House on Friday October 8 at 3 p.m. The public is invited. Low, an RPI alumnus and former NASA deputy administrator, became chief operating officer in June, succeeding Dr. Richard Grosh. The 14th RPI president will deliver the inaugural address with officials including Troy Mayor William O Neil and university leaders in attendance. A Woodford PTG meeting is scheduled for October 5 at 7 p.m.
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Troy
N.Y
George M. Low
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
RPI
Low
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Richard J. Grosh. Low
William A. O’neil
Edgar M. Cortright
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Robert A. Plane
Clarkson College of Technology
Commission On Independent Colleges and Universities of
New York State
Vermont Proclaims School Bus Safety Week
Gov. Salmon proclaims Oct 3–9 as School Bus Safety Week to honor Vermont bus drivers of 1100 buses serving over 73 000 students daily and more than 11 million miles yearly. No fatal accidents or serious injuries occurred in 1974 75. state won second place in ASPSO safety awards for 1974–75. Shaftsbury Garden Club meets Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Posey Gerlach’s home.
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Montpelier
Motor Vehicle Department
Thomas Salmon
Vermont
Association of State and Provincial Safety Officials
Three Arrests For Drunken Driving In Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls village police arrested three drivers for driving while intoxicated on weekend nights on High Street and Main Street. Timothy J. Dwyer 28 of 7 Burchard Ave led the DWI charges, with Helen L. Groesbeck 42 of Salem and Bertram H. Lane 21 of Escondido California sharing the charge. All will appear in village court Wednesday night. A fourth arrest, Joanne B. Johnson 31 of Hankato Minnesota, faced an unregistered vehicle charge on High Street. A hubcap theft report from Dr. William Arnett dated Sept. 25 was filed, and an open window notification at Patie Chevrolet-Oldsmobile Inc found nothing amiss.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Timothy J. Dwyer
Burchard Ave
High Street
Helen L. Groesbeck
Salem
Bertram H. Lane
Escondido
Calif
Main Street
Village Court
Joanne B. Johnson
Hankato
Minn
William Arnett
Patiie Chevrolet-Oldsmobile, Inc
Pownal Zoning Board to hold two hearings on Oct 19
The Pownal Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold two public hearings on Tuesday Oct 19 at 7:30 p.m. Alan Taylor seeks a permit to add a 9 by 8 foot office to Taylor's Auto Body Shop with a 130 foot highway setback, requiring a conditional use permit. Robert T Arnold seeks to extend the 1788 Yard building for retail sales, a 40 by 20 foot addition with an 58 foot highway setback.
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Pownal
Hoosick Falls and surrounding notices briefed
Hoosick Falls Eagles Aerie hosts a Chinese auction on Wednesday Oct 6 at 7 pm in the Eagles rooms and a business meeting Oct 13 at 8 pm for nominations and initiation. Local fire departments, library, and school board meet in Pownal. Red Cross Bloodmobile set for Manchester Oct 13 from noon to 5 30 pm at Zion Parish House. Master Sergeant Rockie O Rice earns Meritorious Service Medal at Laughlin AFB Texas. He is a Hoosick Falls Central High School 1964 graduate. His wife Dorothy is daughter of Del Rio Texas residents.
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Arlington School Board
VFW
Manchester
Community House
Enterprise Society
Bailey Hall
Arlington Fire Co
Fire House
East Arlington
Arlington Area
St. Margaret Mary Hall
Arlington Chorale
Music Box
Friends of Fisher
Fisher School
Battenkill Grange
Grange Hall
FOE
Eagle Rooms
Arlington Nurses Association
Manchester Health Service
American Legion Post 69
Legion Rooms
Red Mt. Lodge
Masonic Temple
St. James Episcopal Church
Arlington Farm Museum
Battenhill Grange
Hoosick Falls Eagles Aerie
Eagles Rooms
The
Aerie
U.S. Air Force
Rockie O. Rice
Milford E. Rice
Hoosick Falls
Laughlin Afb
Texas
Rice
Consolidated Base Personnel Office
Air Training Command
Hoosick Falls Central High School
Dorothy
A.L. Osgood
Third St
del Rio, Texas
William Nawrath
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Manchester-Dorset
Nawrath
Zion Episcopal Parish House
Manchester Center
Vermont City Considers Policy Chief Candidate Night
Newport reports the city council plans a closed session to pick final candidates for police chief after Leon Vinton, 20 years with the department and seven as chief, was demoted to sergeant last June. The department fields 12 officers, three dispatchers, a 78 000 dollar budget, and received 80 applications, four finalists remain. In Winooski, the county state's attorney weighs charges after a weekend shooting left no injuries when a rifle discharged at an apartment door near a recreation field where children played.
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Newport
UPI
Vermont
Leon Vinton
Vinton
Winooski
Chittenden County
Frank Bell
Teen motorcyclist killed in Monkton crash
A motorcycle driven by Harvey Apgar aged 16 of New Haven collided with a car driven by David Muzzy 31 of Essex Junction at a town road intersection. State police report the death raises Vermont’s highway toll to 80 for the year, below the 94 fatalities recorded by this time in 1975.
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Monkton
UPI
Harvey Apgar
New Haven
David Muzzy
Essex Junction
Body identified as Bellows Falls man missing since 1961
Westminster officials say they have tentatively identified a corpse found this weekend as John Harty of Bellows Falls who vanished over 15 years ago. The body was found Saturday night in a wooded area and will be examined by state Medical Examiner Lawrence Harris to confirm identity. Harty was 18 when last seen in April 1961.
Vermont seniors protest Medicare raise and retail price labeling
The Vermont State Council of Senior Citizens unanimously passed a resolution criticizing the 19 percent increase seniors must pay for Medicare costs. The Rutland meeting with over 300 attendees also backed legislation for clearly marked retail prices and recommended tax-exempt status for elderly housing projects.
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Rutland
UPI
Vermont State Council of Senior Citizens
Shotgun Accident Injures Man in Vermont Home
Gaylord Dudley is in good condition after a shotgun discharge at his Lamoille County residence. Officials say his wife Marion, 47, was holding a 12 gauge shotgun when it discharged through a bedroom door, striking him in what authorities call an apparent accident.
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North Hyde Park
UPI
Gaylord Dudley
Lamoille County
Moped licensing study eyed for Albany area
New York State Department of Motor Vehicles selects Albany Schenectady for a pilot licensing low speed vehicles to operate like cars subject to local approval from Jan 1. Area will be monitored to assess hazards and traffic impact as mopeds gain traction for energy savings and European acceptance.
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Albany
New York
Europe
Conte calls for Butz dismissal over racial remarks
In Berkshire, Congressman Silvio Conte urged President Ford to dismiss Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz. Conte criticized Butz as insensitive to small family farmers, while noting cooperation to curb wasteful foreign subsidy programs. North Adams raises its tax rate to $80 per $1,000, the county’s highest, largely due to Chapter 7 reimbursements and Hoosic Water quality district assessments.
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Pittsfield
Ford
Earl Butz
Silvio O. Conte
Conte
Butz
New England
North Adams
Berkshire County
Joseph R. Bianco
Hoosic
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Agency of Environmental Conservation
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Bennington, VT
Arlington
Helene Thompson
Ray
Carol
Arlington Firehouse
H. Greenberg
Mai Street
Bennington
Finast
Rensselaer County
William J. Murphy
Murphy
Anne Tarbox
Brunswick
Jan Willson
North Greenbush
David Tarbox
Ewald B. Nyquist
University of the State of New York
State Education Department
Woodford
Woodford Ptg
Woodford School
Shaftsbury
Shaftsbury Garden Club
Posey Gerlach
Pownals
North Pownal
East Pownal
Solomon Wright
American Legion Post 90
T. Dial
Ken
Walker
Medicare
Troy Holiday Inn
Arthur Marshais
Marshais
Margaret Graber
Watervliet
St. Mary’s Hospital
Down In
Berkshire
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