Disaster drill staged at Putnam hotel dorm
A full scale disaster drill at the Putnam Hotel dormitory in Bennington involved rescue squads from five towns and the hospital, with 15 live victims and one simulated death. The exercise tested escape procedures and response times using the town 100 foot aerial ladder truck while college officials and staff observed and critiqued the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam Hotel
Putnam Four Corners
Bennington
Southern Vermont College
Pownal
Arlington
Wilmington
Manchester
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Andre Betit
Richard Gagnon
Dane Kane
Robert Covey
Deerfield
James G. Donahue
Jim Goodrich
Peru Store Fire Listed Suspected Arson
State police investigators labeled the Peru General Store fire as of suspicious origin. They noted two separate outdoor fires one in a storage shed and another by a woodpile, with kerosene odor detected by a sniffer. Other arson-linked blazes in Pownal and local sites are under active investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Glenn Hall
Pownal
Joseph Provost
Niles School Road
Cpt. Hall
Carpenter Hill Road
Mountain View
Vermont board eases mandatory school approval policy
Vermont Education Board votes to make a controversial public school approval policy optional for districts amid concerns about cost and paperwork. The board also adopts changes to define functional literacy and require districts to ensure students reach basic competencies, signaling a shift toward minimum standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
UPI
The
Vermont Education Board
Education Board
David Gibson
James Willson
Barbara Snelling
State Board of Education
Bennington
State Education Department
Sleeman
Commissioner of Education
Obituary notes for Rev Lt Col Abbott Abbott and Josie Houston
Obituaries note the death of Rev Lt Col Abbott Demetrius Abbott 58 of Longmeadow Mass. after attending a Giants Bills game in Buffalo with funeral at St Francis Church North Adams. Also funeral services for Josie Woodworth Houston 96 Montpelier were held in Montpelier with multiple survivors and burial in Missisquoi Cemetery Enosburg Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis Roman Catholic Church
North Adams
Mass
Abbott Demetrius Abbott
Maple Road
Longmeadow
Buffalo
N.Y
Buffalo Bills
Col
Abbott
Helen Eagar
Bennington
Demetrius and
Mary
Michael D
Hinsdale
N.H
Abbott Jr
Geneva
John
Des Plaines
Ill
Joseph
Albany
Julia Padula
New York City
Southview Cemetery
Montpelier
Josie Woodworth Houston
East State St
Central Vermont Hospital
Berlin
Houston
Gwenneth Sanborn
Shaftsbury
Enosburg Falls
Luther
Rebecca
Christian) Woodworth
Westfield
Royce M. Houston
Rebecca McLeod
Adeline Thompson
Newbury
Irene Dindo
Barre
Bradley R
Bernardston
Missisquoi Cemetery
CIA mail monitoring scandal and obituaries in Rutland area
The report outlines CIA internal concerns over illegal mail opening and cover stories as early as 1962, with figures showing up to 25 million letters routed to the Soviet Union between 1970 and 1972. Obituaries note services for Olive W. Noteman, 80, in Cambridge NY, and memorials for Morgan Powers, 76, of Petersburg NY. Also details Lorenzo W. Bump’s funeral in North Adams MA and district education reforms championed by Supt. George A. Sleeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Stewart
John Glennon
Thomas Abernathy
Inspector General’s Office
Glennon
CIA
New York City
New York
Soviet Union
Office of Security
United States
George A. Sleeman
Griffin's Tax Fight: Three-Judge Court Grants Injunction
A three judge federal panel granted a preliminary injunction for Griffin's of Arlington blocking New York state from collecting sales taxes on furniture sold to New York residents. The ruling bars New York courts and notes the tax dispute may stem from New York competitors' complaints. No trial date set. panel include Holden Coffrin and Oakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffin’s of
Arlington
New York State
New York
Vermont
Griffin’s
Williams, Witten, Carter and Wickes
Griffin
New York Com
Petitors
Tax Department
U.S
James S. Holden
Albert W. Coffrin
James L. Oakes
Probe delays in state attorney Tepper ethics case
MecClallen state’s attorney Tepper faces criticism over court conduct and charges distribution. Barney asks Professional Conduct Board to probe possible Code of Professional Responsibility breaches. Chairman Harvey Otterman Jr says investigation is weeks from completion but will not be released publicly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tepper
Barney
Professional Conduct Board
Harvey Otterman Jr
Bradford
Otterman
Diamond
Barnett
Selectmen Vote to Restore Zone to Residential on Route 7
Selectmen, by a four to two vote, revert a strip west of Fager's station from commercial back to residential amid debate over Corcoran's shifted stance. Hearings consumed just over 30 minutes with routine discussion. Other actions include bids on removing 15 town-right-of-way trees, compensatory time policy for overtime, and a delayed decision on a landfill consultant. Corcoran and Wright opposed the tree bid, while others supported delaying the consultant and forming a solid waste study committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fager
Corcoran
Planning Commission
Donavan
Wright
Environmental Associates of
Burlington
Dufresne-Henry Engineering Corp
North Springfield
Wright Engineering
Rutland
Harold R. Saunders
Environmental Associates
Morrissey
Saunders
Houghton Lane
Main Street
Village Cemetery
Morgan Street
Morrissey and
Sheridan
County Humane Society
Alden E. Harwood
Rural -Fire Department
Norton Barber
Heard Donavan
Williamstown
Mass
Bennington Court Dismisses Butler Charge. New Warrant Planned
In Bennington District Court Judge George M. Fienberg dismissed a nighttime breaking and entering charge against Cecil M. Butler Jr. of Sunderland, with a new warrant planned. Butler pleaded not guilty to the June 27 1972 Dorset home entry. Q and M Trucking Co. of New Bedford Mass pleaded guilty by waiver to no highway use permit in Manchester Oct 2 and was fined $100. In District Court Albert LaCross of Bennington pleaded no contest to driving to endanger on Dec 21 1974 with a $100 fine and suspended 30 day jail alternate, plus probation until the fine is paid. second charge of eluding police was dismissed. Michael L. Andrews of Pownal pleaded guilty by waiver to disorderly conduct in Bennington Oct 11 and fined $25. Herman Isaacs of New York Inc Bridgeport Conn pleaded guilty by waiver to no highway use permit in Arlington Oct 16 and fined $100. Richard H. Sweet of Hoosick Falls N Y pleaded guilty by waiver to failure to tag a deer in Rupert Oct 19 and fined $25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
George M. Fienberg
Cecil M. Butler Jr
Sunderland
Butler
Alex C. Hoffman
Dorset
Q&m Trucking Co
New Bedford
Mass
Manchester
Albert LaCross
Ben Mont Ave
Michael L. Andrews
Main Street
Pownal
Herman Isaacs
New York Inc
Bridgeport
Conn
Arlington
Richard H. Sweet
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Rupert
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Carey
Beame
Emergency Financial Control Board
Tower
Proxmire
Congressional Budget Office
Morgan
Garn
Biden
House
Josie W. Houston
Vermont Achievement Center
Vermont Association For the Crippled
Park St
Mrs
Olive W. Noteman
Cambridge
Mary McClellan
Robert Purrington
Cambridge United Presbyterian Church
Woodlands Cemetery
George S
Mary (Gage) Wright
Albany, N.Y
Cambridge Central School
Ondawa
CAR
Jerome W. Wright
Morgan Powers
Rensselaer County Highway Department
Petersburg
Powers
County
Ernest
Martha
Worm) Powers
Florence Zavadil
Ernest L
Leeds
Barber Funeral Home
Meadowlawn Cemtery
Lorenzo W. Bump
Lorenzo William Bump
Albany, N.Y. Medical Center
Simmons Funeral Home
Paul C. Klose
North Adams First Baptist Church
Floyd
Florence (Gilbar) Bump
Frederick St
Marjorie Boschoff
Craig
David
Bruce
Scott
Christopher
Earl of
Harold
Robert
Richard
Lillian Bump
Shirley Gardner
Florence Thomas
Deborah
Bennington Brief
South Street
MecClallen
Bennington District Court
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