Rev and Mrs Geer honored at Bailey Hall
Arlington notes honor for Rev John Geer and wife at a farewell reception at Bailey Hall East Arlington. Large turnouts from Cambridge Shaftsbury Bennington and nearby towns with gifts and a purse reported. Geer sabbatical and new ministerial plans noted plus church tributes and choir details. Weather outlook for New England cited with mixed rain chances and mild temperatures.
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Geer
Bailey Hall
Virginia Andrews
Sandgate
East Arlington
Solomon warns of New York City control of state legislature
About 150 people at the Hoosick Falls pre election dinner heard Assemblyman Gerald E. Solomon warn that Democrat Hugh Carey could shift control of key state committees to New York City aligned figures if Carey wins. Solomon cited transportation, environment, crime, and social services as targets, urged Republican turnout, and noted NYC influence on policy priorities such as a subway fare. The event at the Elks clubhouse featured remarks from local officials and a turkey dinner.
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New York City
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
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Republican Club
Gerald E. Solomon
Hugh Carey
Malcolm Wilson
Brunswick
Vermont
Pittstown
Transportation Committee
Agriculture
Dan Farano
Carleton King
Senate
Douglas Holson
Washington
Gary Albowicz
William J. Murphy
Frank Wittman
Poestenkill
James Brahan
Thomas Restino
New York State
Gerald B. Solomon
John A. Murphy
William
Williams College student found dead with wounds in dorm
Leonard A. Wojieck a 20 year old Williams College junior from Adams Massachusetts was found dead in West College dormitory with stab wounds and a slashed throat. Medical examiner said wounds appear personal but autopsy planned. door locked from inside. he was single and left behind two brothers and a sister. Funeral planned at St Thomas Aquinas Church Adams with burial in Bellevue Cemetery.
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Mass
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Columbia St
Adams
Williams College
West College
Edward P. Larkin
Larkin
Boston
Stanley
Celia
Lord) Wojieck
Hoosac Valley High School
North Adams State College
Williams
Gregory
Ronald
Judith Maynard
Berlin
N.Y
St. Thomas Aquinas Church
Bellevue Cemetery
Vermont to receive up to 2.7 million for railway subsidies
Vermont Gov. Salmon said the state can obtain a maximum 2.7 million dollars in matching funds over two years to operate the St. Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad. Funds will be available after federal and state rail plans are completed by the Vermont Transportation Advisory Board under a Ford-approved resolution.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
St. Johnsbury
Lamoille County
Salmon
Vermont Transportation Advisory Board
Sen. Aiken
Ford
Theft of 1975 Montpelier alcohol plan prompts inquiry
Montpelier police and state investigators probe the apparent theft of Vermont's sole 1975 master plan for the alcohol and drug abuse program. The plan, due for presentation to obtain a $100,000 federal grant, was last seen last week after a search of the social services department failed. Detectives say a lead suggests theft rather than misplacement and the unit seeks more time to rewrite six months of work.
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Montpelier
UPS
State Department of Social and
Joseph Columbo
Columbo
Escaped Males Apprehended After I-89 High Speed Chase
Two inmates from St. Albans Community Correctional facility were tracked to Franklin County jail after a high speed chase along Interstate 89. Leonelle Bressette aged 25 from Barre and Paul Saladino aged 18 from Fairfield were caught after evading state police roadblocks. A third escapee, Jeffrey Danforth, 17 from Swanton, was arrested earlier Monday.
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ST. Albans
UPI
Franklin County
Leonelle Bressette
Barre
Paul Saladino
Fairfield
Jeffrey Danforth
Swanton
Highgate
Colchester Teachers back VEA and NEA over AFT
The Colchester Education Association voted 58 to 30 to remain with the Vermont Education Association and National Education Association. VEA executive secretary Charles J. Ochmanski said the vote shows VEA and NEA can better supply needed resources for Colchester teachers.
Water boil advisory urged for Huntington Center residents
Huntington Center health officer Dr. John Lantman announced a five minute boil water rule after state tests showed contamination in samples from the cooperative water system. Repairs are needed at three springs supplying water to roughly 30 families.
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Huntington Center
UPI
John Lantman
State Health Department
Russell plans tougher probe into crime and consumer fraud
In New York, ahead of the November 5 election, Rensselaer County District Attorney Pierce H. Russell announced steps to curb consumer fraud and organized crime. He aims to assign a full time assistant attorney general to consumer complaints and place a special investigator in training to target crime in the county, while opponent William Aram criticizes his timing. Albany reports say coal shortages loom if a miners strike hits on November 12, risking state institutions' power and thousands of jobs as about 12 percent of electricity relies on coal.
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Troy
Rensselaer
Pierce H. Russell
Russell
William Aram
Aram
Johnny Come
Albany
New York
Emergency Fuel Office
John Edwards
Edwards
United Mine Workers
Lead poisoning case suspected after Oct. 15 test in North Adams
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said a North Adams child showed elevated lead in the bloodstream in an Oct. 15 test, a finding in a string of nine local cases. a second sample will determine if this is a confirmed case. In Lenox, a 130‑foot white pine felled near the Stockbridge line measured about 11 feet six inches in girth and is expected to yield large planks for rustic tabletops.
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North Adams
State Department of Public Health
State
The
Health Department
Lenox
Stockbridge
Richard L. Borgnis
Berkshire County
Borgnis
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