Planners weigh land capability plan in Vermont counties
Bennington County Regional Planners debated a six item interim land capability plan focusing on avoiding urban sprawl and preserving town identities. Key figures cited include Robert Condon and John Page warning of water and sewage risks within 15 years, amid concerns over flood plain zoning and 2,500 foot elevation as a development guide.
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Bennington County
Robert Condon
North Bennington
John Page
State Environmental Board
Chittenden
Burlington
Colchester
Essex Junction
Underhill
Jericho
Page
Winooski
Lake Champlain
BCRPC
John Simpson
Bennington Selectman
J. C. Jerome
Bennington
Jerome
Vermont
Ranney Galusha
Shaftsbury
Edwin Colvin
Buik Proposes Local Welfare Reform and Free Education Plan
John Buik frames Vermont needs as practical, advocating welfare return to town control and a 40 hour work rule for able bodied recipients. He calls for two years of free education funded federally after an 18 year old service year, non military, with military option open. He runs a self described practical campaign across Vermont.
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Buik
Vermont
Washington
U.S
Vermont appeals Morrissey ruling in Alexander case
Vermont Assistant Attorney General argues district court overstepped by blocking witnesses in the Richard Alexander case. The Brattleboro couple and others face charges tied to an unlicensed fire detection equipment sale after a 1969 inquest. The appeal questions if a district court may suppress testimony and whether due process was affected by transcript handling and sheriff presence.
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State Supreme Court
Morss
Morrissey
Alexander
Windham County
William Graham
Ralph Chapman
Brattleboro
Alexanders
Vermont District Court
John Morrissey
Graham
Two-Car Crash on Maple Hill Road Injures No One
Police say Richard B. Paquette and Deborah J. Hoffman were involved in a gravel road collision on Maple Hill Road. Both drivers escaped injury as left front damage was heavy on Hoffman's vehicle and minor on Paquette's. Event: rummage and bake sale for the New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution begins at noon Monday Oct 25 on Bennington College Commons lawn with donation pickup offered.
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Manchester
Maple Hill Road
Richard B. Paquette
Manchester Depot
Deborah J. Hoffman
Manchester Center
Hoffman
Paquette
New England Coalition On
Bennington College
Bergsten to Speak on World Monetary Crisis at Williams
Williamstown Mass Fred Bergsten former White House staffer under Kissinger will discuss The World Monetary Crisis Origins and Resolutions at Williams College Monday at 8 p.m. in Griffin Hall. Visiting fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations Bergsten worked on international economic programs. Sponsored by the political economy program the event is open to the public without charge.
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Williamstown
Mass
Fred Bergsten
White House
Henry Kissinger
Williams College
Griffin Hall
Bergsten
Council On Foreign Relations
Williams
Halloween Parade for Kids on October 29
A Halloween parade and party for kindergarten through grade six will start at 6 30 PM from the junior high on Main Street and end at the Elementary School gym by 8 45 PM. Costume judging by the Recreation Commission precedes games and refreshments with youth groups assisting.
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Main Street
Recreation Commission
CYO
Second Congregational Church
Obituaries for Col. Albert F. Lucas and George F. Holmes Jr.
Col Albert F Lucas 56 , U S Marine Corps retire d Pittsfield native husband of Mabel Shanahan of Bennington died Wednesday at his Selma North Carolina home He was town manager of Selma since 1965 and former director of the 1st Marine Corps Reserve and Recruitment District Born in Pittsfield he attended Rensselaer and was commissioned in 1937 A chemical engineer he worked at GE Pittsfield before active Marine duty Feb 2 1940 He served in World War II Guadalcanal New Georgia Pelileu and Okinawa and held posts in Washington Camp Lejeune and with the 3rd Marine Division He is survived by his wife his mother three sisters and three grandchildren Committal services will be held at Arlington National Cemetery George Frederick Holmes Jr 57 Williamstown native and former Transcript office manager died Wednesday after a yearlong illness He was born Feb 7 1914 in Dover NJ graduate of Newton High School and Seton Hall He served in World War II and later worked for Remington Rand and General Cable Holmes leaves his father and wife Wilhemina Kent and one son Frederick Andrew Holmes Funeral services were held Friday at St John s Church Williamstown Memorials to the church memorial fund.
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Albert F. Lucas
U.S. Marine Corps
Pittsfield
Mass
Mabel Shanahan
Bennington
Griswold St
Selma
N.C
Marine Corps
1St Marine Corps Reserve and Recruitment District
Garden City
N.Y
Marines
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Lucas
General Electric Co
Col. Lucas
Guadalcanal
New Georgia
3Rd Amphibious Corps
Pelileu
Okinawa
Guam
North China
Marine Barracks
Washington
D.C
Marine Corps Headquarters
2Nd Combat Service Group
Camp Lejeune
Pacific Fleet
Korea
Industrial College of the Armed Forces
3Rd Marine Division
Albert F. Lucas Sr
Arthur J. Chamberlain
Frederick J. Meyer
Marguerite Lucas
Arlington
National Cemetery
George Frederick Holmes Jr
Williamstown
North Adams
Transcript
Warren Wire Division
Pownal
Dover
N.J
George F. Holmes
Newton
Dagma (Linquest) Holmes
Newton High School
St. John’s Church
Church Memorial Fund
New heart attack prevention program planned for county
A community health initiative targets men to lower heart risk with a new program in the county. It aims to provide education screenings and support, encouraging healthier lifestyles and early intervention through local clinics and partner organizations.
Officials sued over alleged jail beating in Vermont
A $480000 civil action has been filed against Washington County Sheriff Mark Brown and six other state, county, and Montpelier officials over alleged imprisonment and assault at the Washington County Jail last February. Trombley seeks 50000 punitive and 10000 compensatory damages from each defendant.
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Burlington
UPI
Washington County
Mark Brown
Montpelier
Alfred Trombley
Brown
Lawrence Bershad
Hugh J. Ryder
Gerald Fitzpatrick
Arthur McClellan
Vincent Langlois
Errin Brown
Trombley
Vermont
Middlebury
Barre
Thieves strike again in Manchester
Police report thieves broke into Johnson Fuel Oil Company on Richville Rd between 5 p.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. Thursday, taking an undetermined cash amount from an office safe. This marks the third local robbery in two weeks, with prior incidents at Whipple's Pharmacy and a Dorset home.
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Manchester
Johnson Fuel Oil Company
Dana Thompson
Oil Company
Richville Rd
Whipple
Main St
Dorset
Vermont seeks delay on new food stamp rules
Vermont asks the U S Department of Agriculture to delay implementation of new food stamp regulations until July 1 1972 in a letter from Human Services Secretary William S Cowles. The state warns the rules would force 31 additional hires at a cost of 131 000 and could hinge the program’s fate on the 1972 Legislature.
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Cowles
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Vermont Heart Association
State Health Department
Division of
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University of Vermont
Department of Community Medicine
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Roderick Humphreys
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington Banner Telephone
Bennington Banner
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United Press International
New York Times News Service
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