Froines grateful for support as Vermont health chief
MONTPELIER UPI John Froines says he is grateful for the public response to his appointment as Vermont's director of occupational health and safety noting support from workers across the state. The six month probation ends Jan. 26 as a new governor nears taking office and the Republican front runner Walt Kennedy has pledged to fire him. Froines, once a Chicago seven figure, faces uncertain tenure amid political opposition and scrutiny of his hiring.
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Walter L. Kennedy
Obituary notes for George M. Biddle and other local deaths
George M. Biddle 61 of South Burlington died Saturday at White River Junction VA Hospital. Services set for 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hanson Walbridge Bennington with Rev. Sherlock officiating. burial Hinsdillville Cemetery. Born March 28 1913 he was a World War II veteran awarded the Purple Heart after losing a leg in the Battle of the Bulge. He worked at Vermont State Store in Bennington until nine years ago and belonged to Tucker lodge in North Bennington. He served with the first division in Europe. An Edmund Langlois 75 of Bennington was reported in good condition after flames from a trash barrel caused burns to him and others at the Little League field. Langlois, formerly manager of the South Burlington State Store, leaves a widow Doris Fellows and a daughter Carol Dean plus two brothers and two grandchildren. Calling hours today. Mason service at 7:30 p.m. Memorials to American Cancer Society. Raphael Paul Betit 49 of Whitingham died Sunday at home with services planned in Wilmington. He served in the European theatre and leaves several siblings. Wake at Covey & Allen Funeral Home, burial in Sadanga Cemetery. The report also notes remarks by Fraines about past rhetoric and contrasts in US foreign policy, and details his Yale PhD and Nobel-linked research.
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South Burlington
North Bennington
Veteran’s Administration
White River Junction
Hanson- Walbridge
Bennington
Richard Sherlock
Ernest
Lottie (Mosher) Biddle
Tucker Lodge of the
Free and Accepted Masons
England
Germany
Belgium
Edmund Langlois
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Little League
Langlois
Doris Fellows
Macon
Carol Dean
Williston
Roger
Damon
Middletown
Conn
Tucker Lodge
Funeral Home
American Cancer Society
Our Lady of Fatima
Wilmington
Raphael Paul Betit
Whitingham
Joseph P
Masie (Busby) Bett
John
Charles
Roy
Joseph
Arlington
Masie Dockum
Mae Clough
Stamford
Cora Cambpell
Barre
Covey & Allen
Sadanga Cemetery
Fraines
Yale
Royal Institute of Great Britain
George Porter
Vermont
Detroit
Froines
NEA-VEA leaders news conference and local probe debate
NEA and VEA leaders hold a 5 30 p m press conference at a Baptist church after a SWVEA closed meeting. The VEA urged a full NEA probe into local educational problems and the NEA response may be discussed. Attendees include Robert Chanin and Charles Ochmanski. A SWVEA dinner follows at 6 p m to discuss the report impact.
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VEA
Baptist Church
Southwest Vermont Education Association
NEA
Robert Chanin
Charles Ochmanski
Montpelier
SWVEA
Liberty Union Names Subdistrict 4-3 Candidate Gerrish
Laina Gerrish of Union Street was named the Liberty Union candidate for the Vermont House in Subdistrict 4-3 at a Bennington Free Library caucus. She will face Republican Thomas H. Foster and Democrats David B. Shaffe and Paul Eagan in November, and plans a vigorous door to door campaign. She criticized Gov. Salmon’s claim about tax levels, urged reform to remove the regressive sales tax, supported housing subsidies and job retraining, and favored rehabilitation for prisoners.
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Laina Gerrish
Union Street
Liberty Union
Vermont House
Bennington Free Library
Gerrish
Thomas H. Foster
David B. Shaffe
Paul Eagan
Thomas P
Salmon
Revitalization Committee Meets Here Tonight in Bennington
The Downtown Bennington Revitalization Committee holds its first meeting at 7:30 at First Vermont Bank and Trust Co. Funded by a $10,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant and $4,850 from the Bennington Rotary Club, plus staff help from BCRC. John Simson urges careful planning before hiring planners or launching an architectural competition. The agenda includes project background, hiring a technical advisor, data gathering subcommittees, and electing a chairman and vice-chairman.
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Bennington
First Vermont Bank and Trust Co
National Endowment For the Arts
Vermont district sees net student decline amid gains at Mt Anthony
Overall student enrollment in the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union drops to 5,532 from 5,557 last year. Elementary districts mostly fall, with North Bennington up to 202 from 201, and Woodford up to 36 from 33. Bennington district records the largest elementary decline. Junior high totals dip by 12 to 853 while Bennington High School rises by 54 to 1,466.
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North Bennington
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Bennington
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Pownal
Shaftsbury
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Mt. Anthony Senior High
Shaftsbury youths injured in back-up car mishap and deer crash
A 13-year-old Shaftsbury boy, John P. Driscoll, remained in good condition at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a Sunday accident on Hawkes Avenue when he fell from a backing car driven by 16-year-old Barry Becker. A second Sunday incident on Route 7 left Kenneth R. Marotti with minor injuries after he swerved to avoid a deer, drove into a pole and struck a wall. his car was demolished.
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Shaftsbury
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Hawkes Avenue
John P. Driscoll
Barry K. Becker
Driscoll
Bennington
Kenneth R. Marotti
Rutland
Two-vehicle crash on Safford Street results in DWI charge
Police say Curtis L Campbell 24 of Pownal rear ended Steven T Wassick 53 of Bennington on Safford Street Sunday evening causing moderate damage to both vehicles with no injuries. Campbell left the scene and faces a DWI charge. Also noting minor damage from other weekend crashes and student enrollment changes.
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Safford Street
Bennington
Curtis L. Campbell
Pownal
Steven T. Wassick
Wassick
Safford and
Campbell North
Campbell
Jeremiah Webster
Robert J. Foster
West Road
Plea for Historic Preservation in Bennington Rotary Talk
Tordis Isselhardt urged preservation of historic structures and trees in Bennington during a Rotary Club luncheon. She cited the Hotel Putnam and Walloomsac Inn as worthy of saving, and outlined 1976 1977 observances, the downtown revitalization plan, and the Park-McCullough House as a community asset. She called for inventorying saveable buildings and stressed avoiding demolition whenever possible.
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Bennington
Rotary
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Isselhardt
Bennington Briefs Adapts Local Meetings and Notices
The Greater Bennington Chamber sponsors a 10 a.m. Wednesday coffee break at 507 Main Street. Warren Hart enters Crescent Manor Nursing Home in room 6. Mt Anthony Booster Club meets 7 30 p.m. Wednesday in the high school cafeteria. VFW Post 1332 gathers 7 30 p.m. Tuesday at the post rooms. Dues for 75 are due to treasurer Carol Meehan. Signups remain for children’s bowling ages 5 through high school at Mid Town Bowl 442 3290 after 3 p.m.
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Warren Hart
Bradford Street
Bennington
Crescent Manor Nursing Home
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1332
Carol Meehan
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