Home heating forum offers practical tips for old problem
Several hundred gathered at St. Francis de Sales Church for a Bennington heating forum sponsored by the Bennington Garden Club. Experts discussed stove choices, oil burner maintenance, heat loss, curtain use, and safe installation. Cautions included avoiding heat reclaiming devices and mixing fuels in one chimney, with notes on safe materials and dampers.
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St. Francis de Sales
Walter O. Noyes
Larry Gay
Marlboro
Steven Brown
Manchester
David Aldrich
North Bennington
Lucien M. Hanks
Bennington
Gay
Aldrich
Noyes
Vermont Faces Legionnaires Disease Outbreak With 12 Dead
Vermont health officials report at least 12 deaths from Legionnaires disease and warn 100 or more non fatal cases may be identified as CDC investigators widen the probe. Autopsies confirm nine new deaths, with more likely, while Vermont Medical Center Hospital expands questionnaires to locate undiagnosed cases. Central Vermont Medical Center Berlin tightens visitor rules due to outbreak proximity.
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Burlington
VPI
Vermont
National Center For Disease Control
Vermont Medical Center
CDC
Thomas Sullivan
Sullivan
Central Vermont Medical Center Hospital
Berlin
Medical Center Hospital
Patricia Fowler
Central Vermont Medical Center
Burlington Hospital
Carter pursued talks with Dayan to push Geneva peace conference
President Carter and Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan held three hours of talks fueling optimism for a Geneva Peace Conference. A joint U S Israeli statement outlined removal of obstacles to reconvening, though Palestine representation at Geneva remained unresolved. Carter meetings included U N duties and urban aid tours in New York.
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New York
UPI
Carter
Moshe Dayan
Geneva
U.S
Cyrus Vance
U.N. Plaza
White House
United Nations
Dayan
Vance
September records fall in Vermont weather dire month
Vermont weather saw a string of September records with 6.33 inches of rain, the wettest since 1945 and the third wettest on record. Measurable rain occurred on 17 days, with over half an inch on five days. It was the cloudiest September since 1951, and only one official clear day, with sun shining 25 percent of the time versus the usual 55 percent.
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National Weather Service
the Weather Service
The
Weather Service
Ross reappointment to IJC confirmed by Carter
Charles Ross of Hinesburg will be reappointed to the U S Canadian International Joint Commission. Sen Patrick Leahy says President Carter notified him of the reappointment, supported by Sen Robert Stafford in a bipartisan push. The IJC handles cross border issues including the Richelieu River flood control dam proposal and related ecological concerns. Ross previously served on the Federal Power Commission and joined the IJC in 1962.
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Washington
Carter
United Nations
U.N
U.N. General Assembly
United States
U.S
Leahy
Ross
Vermont
New England
Canada
Richelieu River
Quebec
Lake Champlain
New York
Federal Power Commission
IJC
Lawmakers study region's special education needs hearing
Legislators in Manchester heard about early intervention and funding needs for Vermont special education. Educators and parents from Rutland and Bennington urged expanded programs, fewer forms, more aides, and use of private resources to aid public districts.
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Manchester
Miriam St. George
Fair Haven
Legislative Committee For Special Education
Madeleine M. Kunin
Burlington
Joint Fiscal Committee
Ms. Kunin
W. Michael Nawrath
Joan Curren
Southwest Supervisory Union
Bennington
Rutland
Thomas Chesley
Rutland City
Board of School Commissioners
Betty Allen
Addison-Rutland Supervisory Union
Allen
Doris Farenhoff
Vermont Achievement Center
VAC
D-Burlington
Manchester Elementary School
S. Jane Gardner
D-Arlington
John A. Hise
Bristol
Arthur Gibb
R-Addison
Inside National and Local News Highlights
The brief mentions Sirica trimming three Watergate sentences, UCS launching a fund drive, and yoga classes starting. It notes editorial ideas on running a state lottery, GOP canal treaty talks, county ski program planning, Arlington school renovations, and Pownal restoring 7th graders. Sports items include WHA regrouping, Proctor shutout of Eagles, and Phillies winning game one.
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UCS
GOP
Prospect
Arlington School Board
Pownal Board
WHA
Proctor
Eagles
Phillies
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