Independents and Republicans for Hoff form Burlington committee
A new Hoff for Senate coalition titled Independents and Republicans for Hoff is organized to bolster former Gov Philip Hoff’s candidacy. County chairmen span Addison to Windham with Burlington as a central hub. Franklin, Lamoille, and Orleans counties join in regional leadership. Windsor and Rutland figures also voice support.
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Morrisville
Blaine (Marion) Hall
Derby Line
Lamoille
Orleans County
W. Scott Mahoney
Newbury
Walden Foundation
George Larson
Rutland
John Lawson
Barre
United Stote and Allied Products Workers of America
John
Olga) Wackerman
Montpelier
Kirtland J. Keve
Equity Services Inc
Windham County
Mitch’ McLaughlin
The
Economic Development Corp
Brattleboro
Henry Angell
Angell’s
Automotive Service Inc
Hoff
Palmer D. Ainsworth
Springfield
Henry S. Gale
Gale Associates
Windsor
Anthony B. Farrell
Farrell Farms
Norwich
Windsor County
Hunt named chair of Educators for O'Brien in Vermont
Leo O'Brien announces Lyman C. Hunt Jr. as chairman of Educators for O'Brien. Hunt, Reading Center director at the University of Vermont, is a Barre native and UVM graduate with advanced degrees from Syracuse. He vows to push higher priority for education and broader opportunities for Vermonters in the 1970s.
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Burlington
Lyman C. Hunt Jr
O’brien
Leo O’brien
Hunt
University of Vermont
Lyman C. Hunt Sr
Vermont
House
Barre
UVM
Syracuse University
Syracuse
Pennsylvania State University
University of Akron
Ohio
WCTU Vermont convention notes marijuana opposition
Addison Vermont The 96th annual Vermont State Woman’s Christian Temperance Union convention met Oct 19 at Addison Community Baptist Church. Officers re-elected include President Mrs Everett Chase and Vice President Mrs Gerald Rowe. Resolutions opposed marijuana legalization. Memorial service led by Mrs Wendell Achilles. Scholarships approved for narcotic education sessions. Sister Helena from Mount St Mary’s Burlington spoke on rehab work and Chicago recovery centers.
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Addison
Vermont State Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Addison Community Baptist Church
Addison County Wctu
Middlebury
Nettie Lane Union
Plainfield
Annette Wallace
North Ryegate
Forrestdale Union
Spaulding Union
Newport
Brattleboro
Everett Chase
Gerald Rowe
Emma _ Collins
Chase
Los Angeles
Home Guards
Vermont
WTCTU
Listen
Wendell Achilles
Groton
Emma Collins
WCTU
Chicago
Evanston
Helena
Vermont Wctu
Helping Hand Mission
Pacific Garden Mission
Salvation Army
Skid Row
Gateway House
Second Victorian Ball to be more exclusive this year
Attendance at the second annual Victorian Ball in the Gov. McCullough Mansion will be limited to 150, down from 200 last year. The event is set for Friday Nov 27 with dancing 9 to 1. Tickets cost 6 for members and guests, 5 for individual memberships, 15 for family memberships, and 7.50 for public sale if available by Nov 11. Proceeds support the McCullough-Park Foundation.
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Gov. McCullough
Committee On
Bennington
McCullough-Park Foundation
Edwin Emmet
McCullough Park Foundation
Prouty Accepts Independent Attendance Check
Vermont Senator Winston L. Prouty said he has no objection to an impartial delegation reviewing his Senate committee attendance, but his opponent former Gov. Philip Hoff would pay the bill. Hoff had accused Prouty of missing 83 percent of sessions and suggested a joint inspection by the Vermont League of Women Voters. Hoff also said he would discontinue ads on attendance. Vermont spent nearly 15 million dollars on colleges and universities in the last fiscal year, ranking 28th per capita nationwide.
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Woodstock
UPI
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
Washington
Senate
Prouty
Philip H. Hoff
Hoff
Liberty Party
William Meyer
Vermont League of Women Voters
Montpelier
Vermont
Thrift Shop Sees Donations and Schedule Change
Items donated include children's toys records lights chalk boards books and a television to benefit United Counseling Service. Volunteers like Patti Garand Marie Parker and others run the shop. Beginning Nov 6 Friday hours shift to 12 30 to 6 30 p m while Thursday and Saturday hours stay 2 to 8 p m watch for a Halloween dress up sale next weekend.
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Thrift Shop
United Counseling Service
Appalachian Trail Hiker Completes 2000 Mile Journey
Edward B. Garvey of Falls Church Virginia reports completing a 2000 mile hike from Springer Mountain Georgia to Mt. Katahdin Maine on October 7 after beginning April 4. He notes time off for visits and two two week breaks including his daughter's wedding.
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Banner
Edward B. Garvey
Falls
Garvey
Trailway News
Bennington
Robert Santway
Frost Road
Santway
Green Mountain Club
Vermont
Massachusetts Line
Sherburne Pass
Killington
Appalachian Trail Conference
Shippensburg
State's attorney memo on shoplifting tips released
A memo from State's Attorney Neil S. Moss to Chief William Fox and Sgt. Gordon Mooney outlines five steps to curb shoplifting. The letter, dated after a meeting with local merchants in Bennington, urges quick responses to complaints, clear communication when delays occur, and cautions against unnecessary referrals to the attorney general's office.
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Neil S. Moss
Greater Bennington
Senior Citizens Center Notes Oct schedule and court update
The Oct schedule details the senior center events including a Friday card party, a glaucoma clinic, crafts, puppet making, bowling, and a Friday film with Bradley Bean. The text also covers a Moss letter on juvenile cases and a District Court plea in a larceny case, noting a pre sentence investigation.
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Bennington
Bennington Area Jobless Rate 3.6 Percent in September
Unemployment in the Bennington area averaged 3.6 percent in September per Frank Mudgett of the Department of Employment Security. Statewide rate is 2.8 percent with 154 new claims, down from August but well above last year. Industries driving claims include primary metals, trade, scientific instruments, and construction. Weekly volume averages 281, benefit exhaustions total 14 for the year. Vermont law allows 26 weeks per claimant. local office serves Bennington County with weekly itinerant service in Arlington and Manchester.
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Bennington
Frank H. Mudgett
Department of Employment Security
Vermont
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George McQuade
I Greenberg
Tzains Luksus
Lynn Chapman
Hoosick Falls
Lucien M. Hanks
Breard Hanks
Ruth Dewey
Kendall Landis
Stephen Sandy
John Isselhardt
Traims Luksus
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Patti Garand
Marie Parker
Lavina Hayward
Lillian Kleine
Selma Jane Stuchel
Isma Sargent
Ellen McGuire
Anna Isselhardt
Elaine Nesto
Frances Shoemaker
Maud Edson
Lottie Tobler
Natalie Seale
Marion Beecher
Caroline Clark
Marjorie Hayes
Caroline Darlington
Edna Cone
Georgie LaRiviere
Josie McKeon
Dorothy Crane
Angela LoPiccolo
Dolly Kennedy
Margarilla Tomasi
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Rotary
State College
Memo
Senior Citizens Center
Moss
Mattison
Larry Robinson
Louis Bellemare
Chamber
Hiram Savage
Cynthia Garner
Valentine St
John P. Morrissey
Department of Probation
M.H. Fishman and Co
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Manchester
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