Scientist predicts parched earth in 1.5 billion years
Dartmouth colloquium features Canadian geologist W S Fyfe proposing earth is drying, with ocean loss into the mantle possibly emptying the seas in 1.5 billion years. NASA scientists note Earth Mars water evolution as space research centers discuss planetary water cycles and future study priorities.
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Hanover
N.H
W.S. Fyfe
University of Western Ontario
Dartmouth College
Earth
Department of Earth Sciences
U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Fyfe
Space
Mars
Joel S. Levine
Environmental and Space Sciences
NASA Langley Research Center
Spaceship Earth
Planetology Office
American Geophysical Union
National Academy of Sciences
Duwayne M. Anderson
Office of Polar Programs
National Science Foundation
Charles L. Drake
Robert C. Reynolds
New Books at the Dorset Library Portray Cruelty and Heritage
The Dorset Village Public Library adds 67 new titles including Ken Wooden’s Weeping in the Playtime of Others about abuse in U S institutions, Alex Haley’s Roots tracing ancestry, and novels The Private Life of Mona Lisa Ghost Town and Magic. Other notable works discussed.
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Dorset
Kenneth Wooden
Dorset Village
Alex Haley
National Archives
Washington
British Museum
Gambia West Africa
Kunta
Haley
West Africa
Ireland
James Baldwin
Mona Lisa
Louvre
Pierre la Mure
Mr. la Mare
Florence
Charity Blackstock
West
The
San Francisco Examiner
Public Bennington County meeting invites community input
Arlington Bennington County Regional Commission meets Thursday at 7 30 p m in St Marys Parish Hall with public invited The Bennington County Regional Plan for 1976 will be distributed discussion on expanding beyond the A 95 review and speakers from other Vermont commissions Reports from Bennington Regional Transit Southwest Vermont Economic Development Council and State County Water Quality Committees plus a United Counseling Service representative on a Children services Continuation grant. Bromleys Alpine Slide hosts Good Day Show TV special crew films in Manchester and Bromley Channel 5 Boston airs Oct 19 with Frank Gifford commentary and plan to operate daily through Oct 23 and possibly beyond depending on weather.
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Arlington
Bennington County Regional Commission
St. Margaret Mary’s
Bennington County
BCRC
Vermont
Bennington Regional Transit
Southwest Vermont Economic Development Council
United Counseling Service
Children’s Services
Peru
Bromley
Channel 5
Boston
Manchester
Channel 8
Poland Springs
Maine
ABC Wide World of Sports
Frank Gifford
Pownal Center Fire Department elects new officers
Mike Lewis was re elected chief at the annual meeting Oct 11. Other officers elected include first assistant Steve Kauppi second assistant Bob Brown president Clint Hutchins vice president Eugene Daugherty Sr secretary Tom Rounds treasurer Dave Walsh. Trustees named first Al Taylor second John Rounds third Bert Lucier. Steve Kauppi named captain of the rescue squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Lewis
Pownal Center
Steve Kauppi
Bob Brown
Clint Hutchins
Eugene Daugherty Sr
Tom Rounds
Dave Walsh
al Taylor
John Rounds
Bert Lucier
Leahy backs Burgess in Vermont House bid
UPI reports Senator Patrick Leahy endorses John A. Burgess of Montpelier, saying he could win Vermont its first U.S. House chairmanship in 40 years if elected over Rep. James Jeffords.
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Montpelier
UPI
Patrick Leahy
D-Vt
John A. Burgess
Vermont
U.S. House
Leahy
Burgess
Congress
James Jeffords
R-Vt
Fire damages ConRail depot ties in Rensselaer New York
A fire at the Consolidated Rail Corp depot in Rensselaer destroyed about 100 stockpiled railroad ties meant for Amtrak upgrades. Police declined to comment on any suspected origin, marking a second blaze at the site in two months following $25,000 in previous damage. In nearby Troy, Rep Pattison led fundraising in September with $53,373 for 1976, surpassing rivals Martino and DeYoung who raised $27,690 and $21,551 respectively, with Pattison noting over 83 percent of his total came from small contributions under $100.
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Rensselaer
Consolidated Rail Corp
ConRail
Amtrak
Troy
Edward W. Pattison
Federal Elections Commission
FEC
Joseph Martino
James DeYoung
Pattison
Outbreak at Edgecomb Nursing Home In Berkshire
Berkshire Lenox Edgecomb Nursing and Convalescent Home holds no admissions as state Health officials investigate 33 gastroenteritis cases at the facility since October, with two deaths. Dr Joseph Reardon confirms stool and food handler tests to identify the outbreak cause.
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LENOX
Edgecomb Nursing and Convalescent
Division of
Boston
Joseph Reardon
State Department of Public Health
Reardon
Beavers Shot At Pittsfield Park To Prevent Flooding
Three beavers from a colony at Wildlife Acres recreation and wildlife park were shot last week to curb flooding near the city airport and limit tree and facility damage. The district wildlife office said November timing prevented relocation and the animals would likely die.
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Pittsfield
Wildlife Acres Recreation and Wildlife Park
City Conservation Committee
District Wildlife Office
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Ethan Allen Community College
Bill Unwin
Green Mountain Community School
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Tne
Bennington
E.T. Williams
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America
Allegro
William Goldman
Butch Cassidy
Corky
United Church of
East Rupert
Williams
Rte
Ada Romney
Dorset Nursing Association
Cindy Haynes
Valerie McClure
Muriel Dern
Leahy Endorses
Middlebury
Charles Perkins
Vergennes
Vermont District Court
Lawrence Browe
Browe
Lawrence Harris
Perkins
Crown Point
N.Y
South Burlington
Burlington
Radisson
Thomas Salmon
PSB
Vermont Public Interest Research Group
New England Coalition On Nuclear Pollution
Energy Coalition of Southern
Vermont Friends of the Earth
Citizens For Safe Energy
For Lands Lake
ESSEX
Essex Education Association
EEA
Essex Junction
Essex Town
Jennifer Melkonian
Lincoln Hall
University of Vermont Board of Trustees
UVM
Given
Lattie Coor
New York
Down In
Berkshire
Edgecomb
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