Springfield Firm Finds Jobs for Vermont's Handicapped
William H. Colson, an Army veteran in a wheelchair from polio, heads Industrial Services Corp., a Vermont firm providing machine work and electronics to handicapped workers on a competitive basis. The company now employs 12 full time and 2 part time workers with 180 on a waiting list, pays from $1.25 to $2.35 hourly, and trains staff quickly due to motivation. Colson aims to expand to 180 more workers, and later to New Hampshire and other states, while addressing Social Security trial work rules for disabled employees.
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Springfield
William H. Colson
Colson
Industrial Services Corp
Social Security Administration
Rutland
Vermont Development Corp
New Hampshire
Dems To Hear Gov. Dempsey At Fundraising Dinner
Connecticut Governor John N. Dempsey will speak at a Democratic fundraising dinner on Thursday October 15 at Mt Anthony Country Club. Proceeds from the $100 plate event aid party committees in Bennington Rutland Windsor and Windham Counties. Co chairs are Mrs George M Fienberg and Paul Hackel. Tickets from local organizers.
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John N. Dempsey
Connecticut
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Bennington
Rutland
Windsor
Windham
George M. Fienberg
Paul Hackel
Fashion Show Supports CF Hero Campaign at Mt Anthony Club
A local report outlines the first annual fall fashion show benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis chapter. Funds raised aid the national campaign while raising public awareness. The event at Mt Anthony Country Club Wednesday night includes fashion displays, a dessert, and ticket sales through the GBA office or by calling local numbers.
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Mt. Anthony Country Club
GBA
Bennington
Pownal
Local Youths Assigned at Fort Dix
Three Bennington youths are assigned to Fort Dix New Jersey for eight weeks basic training. Gary J. Forrest and Gary J. Boutin, both 18, of North Branch Street Extension and Division Street respectively, join O Co Fourth Infantry Training Regiment. Donald J. Waite, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Waite, joins M Co Second Training Regiment under the reserve enlistment program. Boutin and Forrest, June graduates of Bennington Catholic High School, Waite a Bend i and University of Vermont graduate.
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Fort DIX
N.J
Bennington
Gary J. Forrest
Edward Forrest
North Branch Street
Gary J. Boutin
Theresa Boutin
205 Division St
O Co
4Th Infantry Training Regiment
Donald J. Waite
Joseph Waite
Branch St
M Co
Boutin
Forrest
Bennington Catholic High School
Waite
Bendi
University of Vermont
Municipal Court sentences and pleas in Vermont cases
In Windsor and surrounding towns, several defendants faced the Municipal Court. Francis J. Brown pleaded guilty to failure to support his wife and received a suspended sentence and weekly support payments. Edward E. Gardner Jr. pleaded not guilty to a breach of peace and was freed on bail. William E. Krogulski and Edmond LaMarche admitted guilt to traffic and careless driving respectively, with fines imposed. Antonio Razzino and Frank F. Holden pleaded guilty by waiver to road law violations and parking offenses. Marcus Morton noted as Massachusetts governor elected in 1839 by one vote.
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Francis J. Brown
Estella
George M. Fienberg
House of Correction
Windsor
John B. Harte
Edward E. Gardner Jr
Elm St
Harte
Gardner
William E. Krogulski
Winhall
Vermont
Peru
Edmond LaMarche
Mon
Treal
LaMarche
Monument Avenue
Antonio Razzino
Bridgesport
Conn
U.S. 7
Shaftsbury
Frank F. Holden
Sparta
N.J
Green Mountain Park
Pownal
Holden
Marcus Morton
Massachusetts
Hospital Workers Get Pay Increases at Putnam Memorial
Hospital administrator Robert D. Stout announces a wage raise for about 190 hourly workers at Putnam Memorial Hospital, effective Monday, boosting minimum pay to 1.25 per hour while starting RN wages rise to 1.90 day and 2.10 for evening and night. The board will not raise hospital rates, citing endowment funds and higher operating costs.
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Putnam Memorial Hospital
Robert D. Stout
Stout
Bennington
Putnam
Putnam Hospital
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Islip
N.Y
Abilities Inc
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Manufacturers Association
Lemieuxes
Aime Lemieux
Beech Street Extension
Sacred Heart Church
Mrs
Kenneth
Rosalie) Bahan
Peter and
Joyce
Glens Falls
Burlington
Clarence N. Ellis Jr
Gerald C. Allen
Dems
Dempsey
Fienberg
Robert E. Cummings Sr
Robert E. Cummings Jr
Earl J. Babcock
North Bennington
Lawrence F. Powers
Bernard McCarthy
William E. Dailey
Anna Thompson
Manchester
Janet Wall
Walter Clemons
Triple Elle
Grand Union
Main St
Drysdale's
Armory
CF Hero
Adams Clothes Shop
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Brattleboro - Rutland - Bennington
Bellows Falls
Chester
F.D.J.C
Haynes & Kane, Inc
Dial
Elk
Sharp
Chevrolet
Bel- Air
Eddington
Main Invengton
Flannelette
W. T. Grant CO
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vermont
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