Vermont drought pumps extend to Rutland County
Emergency civil defense operations have pumped over 14 million gallons to Addison County drought areas and now plan further pumping in Rutland County to aid farmers in Benson and Pittsford. Five miles of pipe from Lake Champlain to Shoreham's Stephen Cook farm are part of the drought relief effort. Burlington seeks new revenue sources as Mayor Cain forms a committee to probe tax and revenue issues without raising property taxes.
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Addison County
Rutland County
Richard C. Holmes
Benson
Pittsford
Holmes
Lake Champlain
Stephen Cook
Shoreham
Vermont
Burlington
Francis Cain
Cain
Delaney seeks fourth term in Vermont state Senate
Colchester Democrat and Senate Minority Leader Charles Delaney announced his candidacy for a fourth term in the state Senate this fall. He has served as a spokesman for Governor Hoff during the 1965 session and sits on the Legislative Council. Delaney is the ninth Democrat running for the six seats in Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties. one Republican, Derick V. Webb, has also announced.
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UPI
Senate
Charles Delaney
Delaney
Philip H. Hoff
Legislative Council
Chittenden
Grand Isle
Derick V. Webb
Vermont starts delayed food stamp pilot in three counties
Vermont's pilot food stamp project faces administrative snags delaying the Oct 1 launch in Grand Isle, Franklin and Lamoille counties. Deputy Social Welfare Commissioner Paul Philbrook says the department will not start until issues are resolved to avoid leaving families without stamps or surplus commodities during setup.
First woman elected to Dairy Council of Vermont board
RANDOLPH CENTER UPI The Dairy Council of Vermont elected its first woman to a board of directors. Mrs Laurence Martin of Montpelier was chosen at the councils 12th annual meeting held at Vermont Technical College in Randolph Center. MONTPELIER UPI The state Motor Vehicles Department seeks a lease for an examination center for driver licenses. Commissioner James Malloy negotiates with J W Bailey Co of Montpelier to lease the former Montpelier and Wells River Railroad Station on Main Street to move the center from State Office Building due to parking and records space shortages.
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UPI
Dairy Council of Vermont
Laurence Martin
Montpelier
Vermont Technical College
State Motor Vehicles Department
James Malloy
J&. W. Bailey Co
Montpelier and Wells River
Main Street
Theapital City
Ialley
Eastern rail merger met with cautious Albany reactions
In Albany area coverage the proposed Norfolk and Western and Chesapeake and Ohio merger drew limited enthusiasm. Delaware and Hudson president William White voiced reservations about proposed conditions while Boston and Maine’s Daniel A Benson opposed the price offered for the New England line. No formal merger offer had been extended to either railroad. Ellenville reports: the Labor Dept authorized 250 British West Indian apple pickers to enter the US to relieve a Hudson Valley crop shortage, Rep. Joseph Y. Resnick said the action followed New York State certification of domestic labor shortages.
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Eastern Railway
Norfolk and Western
Chesapeake and Ohio
William White
Delaware and Huson
Daniel A. Benson
Boston and Maine
New England
Ellenville
U.S. Labor Dept
Hudson Valley
Joseph Y. Resnick
New York State
Williams College dogs graduate at Berkshire training event
In Williamstown, commencement exercises at Williams College base ball cage honored 11 dogs enrolled in the Northern Berkshire Dog Training Club. Among graduates were three toy poodles a German shepherd a collie and a St Bernard. Enrollment for the next class will be Sept 15 from 730 to 830 at the baseball cage.
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Williamstown
Williams College
Northern Berkshire
Frederick E. Brooks
New England Police Lock Down Highways For 78 Hour Labor Day
New England lawmen from six states mobilize for a Labor Day weekend effort to curb deaths and riots. National Guardsmen back up state police as helicopters monitor beaches and highways. Officials warn of crowded resorts, hours extend, and 550 riot trained troopers prepare in Massachusetts.
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New Hampshire
Maine
Francis B. McSwiney
Hampton Beach
McSwiney
Rhodes
Maj
Herbert Gray
National Guardsmen
20Th Armor
Saco
Old Orchard
York
Robert Marx
Murder Case Develops In Accidental Drowning
Lowell Massachusetts reports a 23 year old former truck driver to be arraigned on murder charges in the case of five year old Kenneth Mason. Police say Richard Bujnowski confessed to attacking the boy and placing him in the Merrimack River where he drowned.
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UPI
Richard Bujnowski
Kenneth Mason
Bujnowski
Merrimack
Kenneth
West Newbury
Hunts Falls Bridge
Linda Anderson
Billerica High School
Retarded Childs Mother Changes Murder Story
A suburban mother in Cleveland faced a murder charge after initially blaming her retarded son for a neighbor boy's shooting death. She now admits she held the pistol and says the gun went off accidentally while she dropped laundry. The shooting occurred in the kitchen. the body was later moved to a wooded area in Gates Mills.
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Cleveland, Ohio
UPI
Shaker Heights
Carl Longstreet
Mariann Colby
John Cremer Young Jr
Bennington Banner Rates and Contact Details
The Bennington Banner lists contact numbers for Newsroom Advertising and general inquiries. The paper publishes daily except Sundays and holidays from 425 Main St Bennington Vermont with subscription rates of 3 months 6.30, 6 months 11.70, and 1 year 22.50 within a 50 mile Vermont radius. Outside Vermont 3 months 7.00, 6 months 13.00, and 1 year 25.00.
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Main St
Bennington
The
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United Press International
UPI
Vermont
U.S
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