Arts support in Bennington prompts dance class debate
A reader argues for funding modern dance at MAUHS as part of a broader arts economy, noting state and federal support for the arts, and contending $2,300 is prudent to foster school community ties. Another letter criticizes selecting an unaccredited instructor and argues physical education sustains competition and national spirit. A third item urges voting for David J. Allen in District 31 primaries for sportsmen representation.
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Mauhs
Bergquist
Col. Murray
Vermont Council On the Arts
Rogers
Vermont
Bennington
John G. McCullough
North
Mt. Anthony
Bennington College
Montpelier
David J. Allen
Vermont House of Representatives
Dress Code Debate and School Activities Highlight Vermont Letter
Community letters praise Mt Anthony Jr High for dress code discipline and student turnout while criticizing representation gaps at the Vermont Student Council Workshop. The Banner editors back modern dance curriculum and reference a controversial crime control bill, noting sportsmen opposition and David J. Allen’s political notices from the Hale Mountain Fish and Game Club in Bennington.
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Dick Worden
Mt. Anthony Jr. High School
Mr. Worden
Vermont Student Council
Mt. Anthony
Cross County
Rose Tetreault Bennington
McLucas Acquitted on Conspiracy After Trial in Rackley Case
In New Haven McLucas was acquitted on three counts of conspiracy to kidnap and murder, while convicted on conspiracy to murder. He faces up to 15 years at sentencing September 18 as jurors split verdicts in the Rackley case.
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New Haven, Conn
UPI
Lonnie McLucas
Alex Rackley
Yale University
America
Yale
Kingman Brewster Jr
Sey
McLucas
Bobby G. Seale
Brewster
United States
Koskoff
Middlesex County
Rackley
Middlefield
Here
Vincent Scamperino
Arnold Markle
Markle
Mulvey
New Haven
New York
George Sams Jr
Sams
Warren Kimbro
Seale
New Building Planned Atop Mt. Washington
Concord New Hampshire UPI reports the Executive Council approved a 30000 contract to Koehler and Isaak of Manchester to design a new summit building and refurbish the old Tip Top House on Mt. Washington the Northeast’s highest peak. Councilor Whalen sought AG opinion on public support for Portsmouth Odyssey House drug rehab fund drive.
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Concord
N.H
UPI
Executive Council
Mt. Washington
Manchester
Koehler and Isaak
Tip Top House
Republican
Portsmouth
Whelan
Clean Air Race winner will be known Wednesday
Six entrants remain in the 3600 mile Clean Air Car Race as they near the finish at Caltech in Pasadena California. Five electrically powered cars and one hybrid have faced mechanical failures from MIT to California and the winner will be announced Wednesday after emission tests by the state Air Resources Board. Mileage speed and pollutant output will determine the victor.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
California Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Mass
State Air Resources Board
Stair-climbing mules spotted at Iowa State Fair parade
Authorities investigate a reported incident in Des Moines as four mules and a wagon were driven up and down the steps of the Grimes State Office Building during downtown parade on August 20. The event left the steps badly chipped and was confirmed to have occurred.
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Des Moines, Iowa
UPI
Grimes State Office
Mass resignation rocks Burlington police force in pay dispute
Burlington faced a police exodus as more than half of the 51 officers resigned over a disputed pay plan. City leaders plan quick recruitments and will use county deputies as a temporary force. About 30 officers definitively quit. few plan to return, citing lack of incentives for veterans.
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Burlington
UPI
Donald Veronneau
Burlington Police Patrolman’s Association
Francis Cain
Chittenden County
Veronneau
Albert Trepanier
Trepanier
Gordon Paquette
State Aid Budget Sought by Vermont Education Dept
Vermont Education Department plans to request 30 to 32 million dollars in state aid for education as a preliminary figure. Deputy Commissioner Daniel O Connor said it is a holding estimate until mid November when 1970 enrollment and 1969 local school operating expenses and grand lists are reviewed under the 1969 Miller formula.
Fire destroys Wertime complex in Cohoes
Six fire companies battled a Monday afternoon blaze at the G F Wertime Inc building in Cohoes. Flames reached 75 feet across tracks as gusty winds hampered efforts, with damage unofficially estimated near 1 million dollars to the warehouse and hardware store complex on Courtland and Canvass streets. A Star Textile and Research Inc textile warehouse also suffered extensive damage and the one story structure collapsed within 15 minutes.
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Cohoes
G.F. Wertime, Inc
Courtland and
Canvass
Star Textile and Research Inc
Stabbings and Robbery Target Pittsfield Hotel
Detectives probe two Monday incidents at Allen Hotel in Berkshire County. John Lanzo, 45, stabbed in the abdomen while leaving the hotel, hospitalized in fair condition at Berkshire Medical Center. Deskman Virgil Andrews Sr., 77, was punched and robbed of $5. Norman Steele, 30, arrested. companion sought. Steele remanded to the House of Correction in $1,000 bail pending Wednesday hearing.
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Pittsfield
Allen Hotel
John Lanzo
Pittsfield Country Club
Lanzo
St. Luke’s
Berkshire Medical Center
Virgil Andrews Sr
Norman E. Steele
Steele
House of Correction
Pittsfield residents rally against housing project
About 800 fliers circulated on Williams Street urging donations to fund a legal challenge to a planned 100 unit low income housing complex. The Pittsfield Housing Authority approved a $2 million project south of Williams Street and will brief residents on September 9 at 7 30 p m in Williams School.
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Pittsifled
Williams Street
Nen
Robert M. Smith
Pittsfield Housing Authority
PHA
Williams School
Zoning Board Grants More Lots and Theater at Spruces
The Zoning Board of Appeals approved 80 additional lots at Spruces Mobilhome Park and a mini theater in Colonial Shopping Center. The theater will sit between the A and P Supermarket and Roger's Card Gallery.
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Williamstown
Spruces Mobilhome
Colonial
Zoning Board of Appeals
Roger’s Card Gallery
Radar Tests Hairpin Turn on Mohawk Trail
NORTH ADAMS A radar device truck mounted and revolving tests are being conducted in the Hairpin Turn area on the Mohawk Trail east of the city. Mitre Corp of Bedford performs radar tests of the terrain for data to aid the design of other radar systems.
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North Adams
Mohawk Trail
Mitre Corp
Bedford
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Congress
House
Senate
Nixon
Lawrence E. Harrington
Woodford
Sportsmen’s
Josef Wittman
David Allen
Hale Mountain Fish & Game Club
Depot
Frank H. Mudgett
Department of Employment Security
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vermont
Finast
First National Stores
John S. Burgess
Burgess
Stephen Moore
Treas
Lees
Haynes
Kane, Inc
Main St
Democratic
K. B. Miller
Shaftsbury, VI
House Natural Resources Committee
Hall of Police Force
News York
Schenectady
Schenectady County
Down In
Berkshire
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