Judge Hayes acquits Michael Martin in 1976 Cirelli murder
Superior Court Judge Thomas L. Hayes dismissed the first degree murder charge against Michael J. Martin, 23, of North Clarendon, acquitting him in the killing of Palace Hotel bar tender Harry Cirelli, 52, in Manchester on Oct. 5, 1976. The ruling cited the evidence as circumstantial and insufficient to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Maggie C. Bucholt
Middlebury
Thomas L. Hayes
Michael J. Martin
North Clarendon
Martin
Palace Hotel
Harry Cirelli
Manchester
Addison Superior Court
Richard Davis
Barre
Hayes
God
Bonnie
Bonnie Kinney
Rutland
Bolton
Harry Cifelli
Michael Martin
Hunter Moon Weather Update and Weekend Outlook
Rain and clouds move through today with a developing shower this afternoon ending tonight. Mild with highs in the 60s and overnight lows upper 40s to low 50s. Thursday brings partial sun and continued mild with highs in the 50s. Sunsets at 5:54 and sunrise at 7:21. Full Hunter's Moon tonight.
Bennington officials unite to map elderly care needs
A 36 member panel of federal state and local officials and health care workers met at Putnam Memorial Hospital to coordinate services for the elderly. They identified gaps in care, defined terms like congregate and supervised housing, and created committees to sustain the effort beyond the session, aiming to bypass slow federal and state actions and address nursing home bed shortages in Bennington.
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Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
David Vilner
Vilner
Wilner
David Wilner
Harrison
Brush named selectman on third ballot for unexpired Morrissey term
Bennington selectmen appointed M. Lloyd Brush of 11 Corey Lane to fill the unexpired term of former GOP Selectman Gerald Morrissey who resigned Oct. 11. Brush, a Republican, won on the third ballot after two ties with Walter Noyes of H. M. Tuttle Co. Zwynenburg was eliminated after one vote. Discussion noted Noyes would likely miss some meetings due to Mason club duties and may or may not seek re-election next March.
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M. Lloyd Brush
Corey Lane
Bennington Selectmen
GOP
Gerald P. Morrissey
Brush
Morrissey
H.M. Tuttle Co
Walter Noyes
Bennington
Jay Zwynenburg
Richard B. Leake III
Leake
Dudley Baker
Noyes
Zwynenburg
Baker
The
Masons
Carter signals support for South Africa sanctions debate
President Carter indicated the United States has reached a decision on U N Security Council sanctions against South Africa but would not reveal details. Officials quoted in The New York Times said he favored in principle an arms embargo, while opposing a total economic boycott. The move aims to balance punitive steps with Western negotiations on Namibia and Rhodesia.
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UPI
Carter
United States
U.N. Security Council
South Africa
New York Times Today
Pretoria
Security Council
U.S
America
Israel
France
Washington
U S agriculture chief tours Vermont town meeting
Senator Patrick Leahy and U S Secretary of Agriculture Robert Bergland visited Addison County Vermont to survey drought damage and answer questions at a Middlebury town meeting. Bergland cited higher farm price supports and studied milk price impact while stressing family farms over giant agri businesses. He discussed rising equipment costs and his Minnesota farm’s challenges, noting the real, agonizing problems farmers face.
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Patrick J. Leahy
U.S
Robert Bergland
Middlebury
Leahy
Bergland
Vermont
Harrison
Franklin
Addison
Carter
Washington
Minnesota
Senate Agricultural Committee
Morrissey Sr. resigns as Bennington Water Board chair
Gerald E. Morrissey resigns Tuesday from the Bennington Water Board chairmanship two weeks after his son left the board of selectmen. In a letter read by Selectman Lorraine Eastman Morrissey attacks Town Manager Louis C. Savelas as “sophomoric” and cites disenchanted governance. The letter references strategic disagreements and urges taxpayers to demand better government at the next town election.
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Sheridan
Lorraine Eastman
Leake
Louis C. Savelas
Brush
Noyes
Zwynenburg
Baker
Gerald E. Morrissey
Bennington Water Board
Gerald P. Morrissey
Board of Selectmen
Morrissey
Board
Richard B. Leake III
Water Department
Bennington
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Davis
Raymond G. Bolton
Bennington County
William Keefe
Richard Minckler
Cirelli
By Lee Harrison
Joseph Hall
AIST
N&eec
Powers New Selectman
John E. Malone
Selectmen
Selectman
Paul Sheridan
By A.M. Sorge
U.S. Agriculture
Morrissey Sr
Water Board
Seven Man Water Board
Town of
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