Lake Champlain shore land acquired with $390k grant
The federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation approved a 390,608 grant to Vermont to acquire a 129 acre Kingsland Bay site on Lake Champlain in Ferrisburg for day use recreation. The state will match the funds, bringing total investment to 781,216 and expanding access near the Burlington area.
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Montpelier
Secretary of the Interior
Thomas S. Kleppe
Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Vermontment of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Lake Champlain
Kingsland Bay
Ferrisburg
John Crutcher
Interior Department
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Vermont
Burlington
Land and Water Conservation Fund
Arlington Leo Club to Host Open House for Youth
The Arlington Leo Club sponsors an open house for ages 14 to 21 at Arlington Community House on Thursday Oct 9 at 7 p.m. The event promotes leadership and community service with refreshments provided.
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Arlington Leo Club
Arlington Community House
Leo
George M Low to be Installed as RPI President
George M Low will be formally installed as president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in an Oct. 8 3 p.m. ceremony at the RPI Field House. The RPI alumnus and former NASA deputy administrator becomes the 14th president, with remarks by notable officials and a Woodford PTG meeting announced for Oct. 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
Woodford Ptg
Woodford School
Vermont Declares Oct 3 9 as School Bus Safety Week
Gov Thomas Salmon proclaims a week recognizing Vermont school bus drivers for high competence as 1100 buses carry over 73000 students daily and log 11 million miles yearly. No fatal accidents or serious injuries occurred in 1974 75. The state placed second in safety awards for 1974 75 with a plaque. Shaftsbury Garden Club meets Wednesday at 2 at Posey Gerlach home.
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Montpelier
Motor Vehicle Department
Thomas Salmon
Vermont
Association of State and Provincial Safety Officials
Shaftsbury Garden Club
Posey Gerlach
Shaftsbury
Three arrested for drunken driving in Hoosick Falls
Village police arrested Timothy J. Dwyer 28 Helen L. Groesbeck 42 and Bertram H. Lane 21 all on drunken driving charges. Dwyer and Groesbeck were taken on High Street and Lane on Main Street. All face village court Wednesday night. Additional arrest Joanne B. Johnson 31 faced unregistered vehicle charge on High Street. A stolen hubcap was reported from a 1966 car and a Chevrolet Oldsmobile window was found open but not forced.
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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 starting at 7 30 p m. Alan Taylor of Taylor s Auto Body Shop seeks a permit to add a 9 by 8 foot office annex set 130 feet from the highway, with a conditional use permit. Robert T Arnold of the 1788 Yard seeks a 40 by 20 foot retail addition set 58 feet from the highway, with a conditional use permit. The North Pownal Volunteer Fire Department meets at 7 p m at their firehouse.
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Pownal
Hoosick Falls Eagles Host Auction and Meeting
Hoosick Falls Hoosick Falls Eagles Aerie plans a Chinese auction on Wednesday Oct 6 at 7 PM in the Eagles rooms and a business meeting Oct 13 at 8 PM to nominate a vice president and initiate candidates. U S Air Force Master Sergeant Rockie O Rice of Hoosick Falls has received the Meritorious Service Medal at Laughlin AFB Texas for outstanding duty. he is a 1964 Hoosick Falls Central High School graduate.
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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
Bloodmobile to visit Manchester on October 13
Vermonters urged to donate as Bloodmobile returns to Manchester Center for a single day stop at the Zion Episcopal Parish House from noon to 5 30 p m on Wednesday October 13. Local Red Cross chairwoman Mrs William Nawrath emphasizes ongoing need for regular blood donations to replenish supplies.
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Manchester
William Nawrath
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Manchester-Dorset
Nawrath
Zion Episcopal Parish House
Manchester Center
Vermont City Eyes New Police Chief In Closed Meeting
Newport officials consider four candidates to fill the police chief post left by Leon Vinton who was demoted after 20 years in the department. The 12-officer force, three dispatchers and a $78,000 annual budget frame the selection as 80 applications were narrowed to four. In Winooski, authorities review charges over a weekend shooting when a rifle discharged, narrowly missing four people including two children. Frank Bell, 24, faces investigation by the Chittenden County state's attorney.
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Newport
UPI
Vermont
Leon Vinton
Vinton
Winooski
Chittenden County
Frank Bell
Teen cyclist dies in Montpelier crash
A motorcycle rider Harvey Apgar 16 of New Haven died after colliding with a car driven by David Muzzy 31 of Essex Junction at a town road intersection. The fatality raised the year's highway toll to 80, below 1975’s 94 deaths.
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Monkton
UPI
Harvey Apgar
New Haven
David Muzzy
Essex Junction
Body Identified Tentatively as John Harty Missing 1961
Westminster officials say they have tentatively identified a body found this weekend as John Harty of Bellows Falls. Harty, then 18, disappeared in April 1961. the body was found Saturday night in a wooded area and will be examined by state Medical Examiner Lawrence Harris to confirm the identification.
Seniors Council Passes Protest Over Medicare Hike in Rutland
Vermont State Council of Senior Citizens adopted a protest against a 19 percent rise in Medicare costs at its Rutland annual meeting attended by 300 members from 25 clubs. The group also backed a price labeling bill and urged tax-exempt status for elderly housing projects.
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Rutland
UPI
Vermont State Council of Senior Citizens
Accident injures man in Vermont home shooting
Gaylord Dudley 51 was listed in good condition after a shotgun blast, described as an apparent accident. Spokesmen for the Lamoille County Sheriff's Department said his wife Marion 47 was holding a 12 gauge shotgun in the living room when the gun discharged, sending birdshot through a bedroom door and striking him.
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North Hyde Park
UPI
Gaylord Dudley
Lamoille County
Conte Urges Butz to Be Dismissed Over Racist Comments
Congressman Silvio O Conte called for Secretary Earl Butz to resign after obscene and racist remarks attributed to him. Conte labeled Butz a symbol of gross insensitivity and said his years harmed small family dairy farmers in New England while noting some cooperation against wasteful foreign subsidy programs.
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Pittsfield
Ford
Earl Butz
Silvio O. Conte
Conte
Butz
New England
North Adams Increases Tax Rate to 80 Per Thousand
North Adams hiked its property tax rate Friday to 80 per 1000 valuation, the county’s highest. Mayor Bianco cited state reimbursement failures for Chapter 7 expenses and Hoosic Water Quality District assessments as major drivers, marking a 23 increase from the prior rate and the largest percentage rise in Berkshire County this year.
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North Adams
Berkshire County
Pittsfield
Joseph R. Bianco
Hoosic
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H. Greenberg
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Rensselaer County
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Murphy
Anne Tarbox
Brunswick
Jan Willson
North Greenbush
David Tarbox
Ewald B. Nyquist
University of the State of New York
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