Frost Delay Bides in Bennington County Weather Tale
Bennington County reports frost has not yet hit seriously with temperatures dipping to 31 on Oct 6. Extension Agent John C. Page notes frost is late, crops benefit from warm days, and farmers expect a cooler spell ahead with forecasts predicting 20s to 40s. Apple crops may drop lightly, while alfalfa needs cooling to harden for winter.
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Jack Frost
Bennington County
Bennington
John C. Page
Page
United Press International New England
Vermont
UCS marks decade of growth and demand in Bennington
United Counseling Service, now serving about 670 clients, seeks $20,000 from Bennington County residents to meet a 1970 71 budget of 252 000 as state aid declines and costs rise. The private nonsectarian center emphasizes day treatment to avoid hospitalization, with group and individual therapy, crafts, kitchen, and volunteer programs to build social functioning.
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UCS
United Counseling
Bennington County
LoPiccolo
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Dewey Street
Bennington
Brattleboro
James P. Henry Jr
Henry
Bennington College
Piccolo
Fashion aide to address homemakers at Pownal church
Miss Helen Gray of Simplicity Pattern Co. will present a sewing and fashion program at 1:15 p.m. Thursday Oct 22 at Pownal United Methodist Church. Homemakers Extension club members will model. Gray outlines pattern selection fabric use and care plus couture techniques and budget tips.
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Pownal United Methodist Church
Helen Gray
Simplicity Pattern Co
Homemeakers Extension Clubs
Miss Gray
Champlain Lake Study Chief Dr Potash to Speak at Bennington
Dr Milton Potash of UVM will lecture at Bennington College on Our Deteriorating Lakes a Look at Eutrophication as part of the Noyes Lecture Series on Environmental Studies. He discusses Lake Champlain’s varying water quality, regional deterioration, and algae blooms linked to a warm dry season.
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Milton Potash
UVM
Bennington College
Noyes
Science Department
Jesse Smith Noyes Foundation
John P. Milton
The
Conservation Foundation
Shaun Bennett
Vermont Environmental Center
Edward Bormandy
F.H. Bormann
Yale Forestry School
William A. Niering
Connecticut College
Lake
Champlain
Potash
Tishman Hall
FISH program explained to Baptist women's group
The Women’s Society of the First Baptist Church met Oct 6 for a covered dish supper. Hostesses decorated tables with fall colors. Mrs. Jareckie spoke on FISH, detailing emergency services in Bennington and planned future offerings, noting a need for volunteers to assist sight-impaired individuals and shut-ins.
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Women’s Society of the First Baptist Church
Etta Percey
Harry Percey
DeWitt Lewis
Mary Whiteway
Ernest Shepard
David Jareckie
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Bennington scouts and rescue squad coin card drive announced
A Bennington Rescue Squad and Scouts from Troop 353 will conduct a coin card drive this Sunday in the Bennington Rural section starting at 1 p.m. A collection in the village is planned next Tuesday. The AAUW meets Monday at Mrs Warren C Jensen s home on Con vent Avenue. David Jareckie and John Duval history teachers at Mt Anthony Union are noted.
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Bennington
American Association of University Women
AAUW
Warren C. Jensen
Convent Avenue
David Jareckie
John Duval
Mt. Anthony
St. Peter’s
Anthony Krulikowski
Krulikowski
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Mexico
Moose Lodge
Horse jumps car in Pownal injures none
A brown racehorse escaped its corral Friday night in Pownal and bounded across Route 7 near Rock Maple Gift Shop, landing on the hood of a car driven by Hazel B. Eastman. Eastman, 64, of 112 Frank Street, escaped injury though the 1963 Chevrolet convertible sustained minor damage. The horse, owned by Ted Brewer, suffered a small cut on its left front hoof. State Police Trooper DuGuay investigated the incident.
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Pownal
Rock Maple
Bennington
Hazel B. Eastman
Frank St
Ted Brewer
Vermont Psychiatric Association Fall Meeting at UVM
The Vermont Psychiatric Association holds a fall meeting Monday October 19 at the University of Vermont Medical College Given Building. Dr. Alexander Nies speaks at 4 p.m. on The Biochemistry Research of Affective Disorders with Dr. Frank Kiesler discussing consultation services at 5 30 p.m. Dinner at 6 45 in the Given Cafeteria costs six dollars Reservations through Dr. Hans Huessen 8644511 Ext 115.
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Burlington
Vermont Psychiatric Association
University of Vermont Medical College
Alexander Nies
University of Vermont Department of Psychiatry
Frank Kiesler
North Land Health Center
Grand Rapids
Minn
Hans Huessen
UVM Department of Psychiatry
AMA Chief Doctors Call for Steady Nerve Against Press
AMA head urges doctors not to be daunted by criticism and to focus on patient care. He criticizes FDA as a political gimmick used by Estes Kefauver and notes only five drugs approved last year versus a need for 30 to 35 annually. He foresees a return of the general practitioner and cites Vermont history and state facts to illustrate his points.
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Hall
Federal Drug Administration
FDA
Sen. Estes Kefauver
America
Vermont teachers adopt new format for 119th convention
Burlington 5000 members of the Vermont Education Association attend the 119th annual convention October 21 to 23. The sole general session moves to Thursday evening at 8 in UWM Patrick Gymnasium. Keynote speaker is Elizabeth Duncan Koontz, director of the Women’s Bureau at the U.S. Department of Labor and former president of the National Education Association. Convention exhibits feature books and more.
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Burlington
Vermont
Vermont Education Association
UWM Patrick Gymnasium
Elizabeth Duncan Koontz
Women’s Bureau of the
Department of Labor
National Education Association
Memorial Auditorium
WEA
Burlington-Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce
UVM
Medical group to play bridge and aid hospital
The Woman's Auxiliary to the Bennington County Medical Society plans a luncheon bridge on Tuesday Oct 20 at Mt Anthony Country Club starting 12 30 pm to raise funds for Putnam Memorial Hospital. Mrs Abraham Moskovitz chairs assisted by Mrs John M Mook.
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Bennington County Medical Society
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Abraham Moskovitz
Putnam Memorial Hospital
John M. Mook
Health Board to hold radioactivity hearings in Vermont
Vermont Health Board will hold a three day hearing in the Brattleboro area to tighten controls on radioactive emissions from the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant at Vernon. The plan would set Vermont limits at 10 percent of Atomic Energy Commission levels and may be extended if needed. hearings may be held with other boards. The board also moves to seek legal action to stop open burning at dumps in Brandon Woodbury Newfane and Williamstown.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont Health Board
Brattleboro
Vermont Yankee
Vernon
Vermont
Atomic Energy Commission
Health Department
AEC
Water Resources and Public Service Boards
Brandon
Woodbury
Newfane
Williamstown
Senior Center Weathering Grant Expiry with Local Support
Town Manager Edward R. Lamb announces the Senior Citizens Center remains open after the three year federal grant expired. Selectmen unanimously approve funding through 1971 for rental and operations, with director pro tem Genevieve Statin guiding the center. A modest fee schedule applies for outside groups using the North Street hall, starting at seven dollars for small groups without kitchen access and fifteen dollars for larger groups with kitchen access.
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Edward R. Lamb
Senior Citizens Center
Lamb
Genevieve Statin
North Street
Bennington Listers Review 10 Percent Property Boost
Bennington listers weigh a 10 percent across the board rise for listings unchanged in 10 years. A public meeting is set for Nov. 12 at the County Court House to announce the decision. Chairman Frank J. Hogan noted supporters and concerns about outside appraisal and potential tax impact. A report on exempt properties is progressing.
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Bennington Listers
Frank J. Hogan
County Court House
Bennington
Hogan
Listers
Board of Civil Authority
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