Historical Society to revise The Story of Shaftsbury
Shaftsbury Historical Society calls a 7:30 p.m. meeting on Thursday Oct 9 at the elementary school to plan an up-to-date edition of The Story of Shaftsbury a 60 page booklet first issued in 1954 to mark Jacob Merritt Howard born here. A $400 grant from the Vermont Historical Society supports the project with potential $400 loan. editor search and a year to complete.
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Shaftsbury
Shaftsbury Historical Society
Vermont Historical Society
Weston A. Cate Jr
State Historical Society
Iown Republican Centennial Committee
Jacob Merritt Howard
National Republican Party
Howard
Michigan
Bradford Smith
Arlington Calendar Events and Activities Schedule
Arlington calendar lists Monday activities including field hockey at Burr and Burton, junior high soccer at Mill River, varsity cross country at home, and a hunter safety class at Methodist Church in East Arlington. Evening VFW Auxiliary meeting in Manchester completes Monday. Tuesday features well baby clinic at Community House with transit call, varsity soccer at Ludlow, AA meeting at St Margaret Marys Hall, and Arlington Chorale rehearsal at Bailey Hall. Wednesday shows field hockey Arlington versus Springfield away and junior high events.
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Burr & Burton
Mill River
Arlington
Methodist Church
East Arlington
VFW
VFW Rooms
Manchester
Well Baby
Community House
Proctor
Ludlow
St. Margaret Mary’s Hall
Arlington Chorale
Bailey Hall
Springfield
Jr. High
Arlington Vs. Londonderry
Arlington Rescue
Red Mt
OES
Masonic Temple
FOE
Eagle Rooms
Fisher School
Cadette
Arlington Lions Club
American Legion Rooms
West Rutland
Red Mt. Lodge
Cambridge
St. James Episcopal Church
Battenkill Grange
Grange Hall
West Arlington
New Book List At McCullough Library North Bennington
McCullough Library lists new adult and juvenile titles including A Fine and Private Place Identity Crisis Crucial Conversations The Witches of All Saints and The New Vigilantes among others. Local events include Arlington vs London derry soccer at home and a full schedule of club meetings and community activities through Friday and the weekend at Arlington and Manchester venues.
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Callaghan
Latham
Galton
Horan
Albert Schweitzer
Brabazon
Pownal Fire Departments Schedule Meetings Tonight
The North Pownal and East Pownal Volunteer Fire Departments announce meetings at their firehouses tonight at 7 and 7 30 respectively. The Solomon Wright Library hours and the Pownal Senior Citizens luncheon are also listed with contact details.
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North Pownal
Pownal
East Pownal
Ladies Sodality Meeting At St. John The Baptist
The October gathering of the Ladies Sodality at St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church in North Bennington is set for 7 30 p m on Wednesday Oct 8. After the business session a film Terra Nova the story of Newfoundland past and present will be shown. All parish women are invited.
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Ladies Sodality of
St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church
North Bennington
Terra Nova
Newfoundland
The
Sodality
Rensselaer County
Hoosick Falls
Two Bennington youths injured in Route 22 crash
Two youths from Bennington were hurt when their car left Route 22 near Geers Hollow Hoosick Falls at 2 am Saturday. Driver Albert LaCross aged unknown and passenger Walter Cross, 17, were taken to Mary McClellan Hospital in Cambridge and Putnam Memorial Hospital in Bennington respectively. LaCross received a speeding summons. The car was demolished and towed to Steve's Garage. Troopers G. K. Milne and J. J. Zagursky investigated with local Hoosick Falls police assisting.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Bennington
Geers Hollow
Albert LaCross
Walter Cross
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
LaCross
Cross
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Hoosick Falls Village
Steve
River Road
Center Brunswick
G. K. Milne
J.J. Zagursky
Oil Pits Store Venezuelan Refinery Output
In Caracas UPI reports oil is stored in open pits on the Amuay peninsula where Venezuela's largest refineries sit. The pits hold more than 20 million barrels of oil at a time, taking advantage of the arid conditions.
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Caracas
UPI
Amuay Peninsula
Venezuela
Bicycle route meeting and local notices in Hoosick Falls
Community notices describe a Hoosick Falls bike path meeting at Hoosick Falls Central School 7:30 p.m. with state speakers Robert Scholl and Albert Butkas outlining funding. Nearby items cover Home loans info nights, Kiwanis luncheon speaker Kenneth Darling on county changes, Kiwanis attendance contest, Elks Auxiliary bake sale, Joseph Berlant named as Troy Jewish Community Center activities director, and local posts on Harold Potter illness and Victor Sluzas appointment.
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Greater Hoosick Association
Hoosick Falls
Robert Scholl
New York State Capital
O— Kenneth Darling
Times Record
Hoosick Falls Elks’ Auxiliary
Joseph Manoogian
Joseph T. Berlant
David Berlant
Wilder Ave
Troy Jewish Community Center, Inc
Morris Massry
Berlant
Rensselaer County Manpower Office
Union College
Albany State University
Congreggation Berith Sholom
Troy
Troy Urban Renewal Agency
Vermont Colleges Labor Row Deepens With Salmon Acting
Gov. Thomas Salmon plans to resolve a deadlocked labor dispute at Vermont State Colleges after officials and the American Federation of Teachers accepted his offer to arbitrate. Salmon will issue a binding ruling within seven days. The union seeks a 10 percent pay rise, while colleges offer 5.4 percent. A strike vote was postponed at Lyndon Castleton Johnson Vermont Tech due to mediation.
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Lyndon, Castleton
Johnson State
Vermont Technical College
Randolph
State Colleges Chancellor warns of vetoed funding impact
Randolph Center UPI William Craig says legislature must replace funds Salmon impounded or cuts of 150000 will hit state colleges and economy. Revenue falls as fewer out of state applicants reduce tuition income. officials must cut costs while delivering services. Trustees form search panel for Castleton State College president and delay Vermont Technical College decision.
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Randolph Center
UPI
William Craig
Thomas Salmon
Craig
Castleton State College
Vermont Technical College
Vermont Atty General says rep may stay in office after moving
Vermont Assistant Attorney General Lewis Peck issues a formal opinion confirming that Rep. Richard Allard D St. Albans may keep his legislative seat despite moving out of his district before his term ends. The ruling notes exceptions for imprisonment or distant military assignment.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Lewis Peck
Peck
Richard Allard
St. Albans
Open land tax bill discussed by Windham region group
Rep Norris Hoyt of Norwich sponsors a measure in the Windham Regional Commission to let Vermont towns assess conservation farm forest and homestead land at 20 percent of fair market value. The bill aims to preserve open land and help farmers keep property without steep taxes.
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Brattleboro
UPI
Norris Hoyt
Norwich
Windham Regional Commission
Hoyt
Vermont
Car crash claims Brattleboro man in Dummerston
A sports car left the road and struck a tree in Dummerston early Saturday. Police report Thomas Rourke, 24, of Brattleboro died at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. A passenger sustained minor injuries.
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Dummerston
UPI
Thomas Rourke
Brattleboro
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
New York Council Debates Obscenity Standards
Councilman John J. Sweeney Jr. says hearings on community standards defining obscenity may begin in fall, though he concedes it may be impossible. The council approved his resolution 5 to 1, aiming to aid prosecutions against Adult World Bookstore.
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TROY
John J. Sweeney Jr
City Council
Supreme Court
Sweeney
Adult World
City moves to shut Adult World Bookstore on River Street
City manager John P. Buckley plans to invoke council approved legislation to close Adult World Bookstore at 516 River Street. A May attempt under an old anti obscenity ordinance failed in police court amid protests by 250 opponents who accuse the shop of corrupting youth and fueling crime. Manager David R. Holdridge warns of constitutional rights violations as a window sign proclaims Fight censorship and dictatorship.
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Troy
John P. Buckley
Adult World
River Street
David R. Holdridge
North Berkshire Fall Festival Largest Ever Parade
North Adams hosts the 20th Annual Fall Festival drawing an estimated 60,000 to 70,000 spectators. Seventy five parade units took three hours to pass the reviewing stand on Main Street. Dozens of state politicians attended including Gov. Michael Dukakis, Rep. Silvio Conte, and Sen. John Fitzpatrick. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy did not attend.
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North Adams
North Berkshire
Main Street
Michael Dukakis
Silvio O. Conte
John H. Fitzpatrick
Stockbridge
Edward M. Kennedy
Jobless rate climbs in Berkshire and Massachusetts
DES figures show unemployment above national levels with August rates worsening from July. North Adams hit an unofficial 15.1 percent jobless, while Pittsfield rose from 11.2 percent in July to 12.4 percent in August, signaling a bleak regional labor picture.
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Pittsfield
State Division of Employment Security
DES
Massachusetts
Berkshire County
North Adams
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John Millington
Theresa Wood
Roy
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Ben Hulet
Irving Fineman
Episophet Buck
Dorothy Douglass
Hammond Ewes
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Elizabeth Riley
Thurston Hulet
Walton
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Roy Whitman
Ruth Barrett Lacy
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Phoebe Cory
Cornel Vaughn
Shaftsbury Garden Club
Helene Thompson
McCullough Library
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Crosby
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Snow
McCarthy
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Bruce Caler
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Sunderland
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Pownal Baptist Church
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Pownal Center Firehouse
Aoc Coulles
Monument Plaza Shopping Center
IG Ladstone Shoes
Hays Advertising Agency
Burlington, VI
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Chas
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Don Decker
Howard Haynes
Kiwanis Club
Gev Patrick Vallee
Harold Potter
Victor A. Sluzas
Hoosick Post Office
Wilma Surdam
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Gladstones
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Rutland
Rutland Plaza
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Down In
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