Horsetrading Ends Over Mt Anthony Bennington Equipment Deal
Mt Anthony Union School Board accepted a $47,000 purchase package for equipment at Bennington High School after Bennington directors pushed a higher figure. Negotiations began midweek with an initial Mt Anthony offer of $42,675 and included library books and elementary school items. Final terms include a $10,000 annual payment plan and adjustments valued at about $11,400, with books not individually valued in the agreed total. Wickenden called the process horsetrading, noting it yielded a fair compromise for both districts.
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Mt. Anthony Union
Bennington
Mt. Anthony Union School
Marian C. Taylor
Anthony
Mt. Anthony
Wickenden
Accidents Involving King of Shaftsbury Reported
Reports from New York and Vermont state police detail three auto accidents. Albert II, King of Shaftsbury, was injured in a one car crash near the state line east of N.Y. 67 and N.Y. 22 and transported to Putnam Memorial Hospital in good condition. An additional crash on Kirby Hill Road in Dorset left Oscar Capen uninjured but with a damaged 1940 Plymouth. A trailer incident on Vt 9 in Searsburg involved Arthur S. Doland with minor trailer damage.
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Shaftsbury
New York
Vermont
Albert II
King of
State Line
N.Y
Center Brunswick
King
Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Oscar Capen
Manchester
Town Receives September Federal Surplus Food
Arthur E. George of the Pow nal board of selectmen announced that the September allotment of federal surplus food has arrived. It will be distributed at the town office this afternoon from 1 to 3.
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Arthur E. George
Pownal
Vermont Gubernatorial Race Moves With Tax Talk
Candidates Snelling and Hayes campaign across Vermont focusing on tax plans and education funding. Snelling promotes a sales tax to supplement local property taxes, Roth around $15 million, while Hayes emphasizes tax relief for college families, governor term changes, and regional governance reforms. Campaigns include public events, radio spots, and fair appearances, with Snelling stressing pay for state workers and highway spending, and Hayes pushing a four year governor term and consented department heads. Ruth Cole and Doris Scott Smith vie for the district House seat on the GOP ballot. Cole unopposed on Democrat ballot.
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Harvard
Barbara
Hayes
Bellows Falls
Green Mountain
American Legion
Vermont
Senate
Sandgate
Sunderland
Arlington
Ruth Cole
Doris Scott Smith
House of Representatives
Saturns Rings And Vermont Campaign Notes
A fragmented note covers Saturns diameter and its rings with ice grains and possible ammonia methane crystals, Titan, and a methane atmosphere. It shifts to Vermont politics, noting Snellings stance on four lane highways in southwestern Vermont, labor issues, regional funding, and the sales tax controversy as Gov Hoff watches.
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Saturn
Solar System
Titan
Fireman Injuries Prove Serious After Bennington Blaze
Bennington Rural Fire Department reports William Dunican of North Branch Street Extension suffered a cracked leg bone when he tripped over a line while fighting a commercial building blaze on North Bennington Road. He underwent surgery Friday morning and faces an estimated two to three months of recovery. In Buenos Aires, Argentina, workers from the General Labor Confederation begin strikes to press for higher wages.
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Bennington
Norman Turgeon
William Dunican
North Branch Street
North Bennington Road
Buenos Aires
UPI
Argentina
General Labor Confederation
Bennington Court Handles Pumpkin Destruction and Driving Violations
Bennington Municipal Court met Friday morning under Acting Judge John P. Morrissey. Defendants include Raymond H. Oakes and James F. White charged with destruction of property involving pumpkins owned by Harold J. Weyers. Oakes pleaded not guilty and White, a minor, entered a pro forma not guilty plea. Both released on $25 bail. White to appear next week for a formal plea. Barbara H. Prouty pled guilty to careless and negligent driving after allegedly speeding on Vail Road on Sept. 1 with a child in the car, causing a mailbox and utility pole damage. fined $20 plus costs. Frank H. Bolster pleaded guilty to an amended careless and negligent driving charge after an Aug. 28 incident in Manchester Depot. usual fine applied.
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North Pownal
Bennington Municipal Court
John P. Morrissey
Harold J. Weyers
Raymond H. Oakes
North Adams
Mass
James F. White
New Ashford
Oakes
Barbara H. Prouty
McCall St
Vail Road
Morrissey
Frank H. Bolster
Manchester
Bolster
William Bennis Simmons longtime North Bennington boiler manufacturer dies
William Bennis Simmons 78, longtime manufacturer of Simmons boiler in North Bennington, died Friday evening at home. Survived by wife and brother Frederick M. Simmons. Family to attend Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home Sunday 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral arrangements pending, services expected Monday afternoon. full obituary in Monday's Banner.
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North Bennington
William Bennis Simmons
Simmons
Hanson
Bennington Lions Club Set Fall Meeting and Events
The Bennington Lions Club will hold its first fall meeting Wednesday at 6 30 p.m. at Mt Anthony Country Club replacing the usual Tuesday. The light bulb and broom sale is Oct 3 and 4 from 6 to 9 p.m. Ten four man teams have been chosen for a selling contest overseen by Edmund Lauzon and Gerald Finnegan. Also noted is the annual district 45 fall conference Sept 17 at Mt Ascutney Windsor. attendees should notify the secretary by Sept 10.
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Bennington Lions Club
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Cochairmen
Edmund Lauzon
Gerald Finnegan
Mt. Ascutney
Windsor
New Trooper Joins Shaftsbury State Police Barracks
Thomas J. Marcotte, 24, a Woodbury New Jersey native, joins Troop C at Shaftsbury state police barracks bringing the force to 10 under Sgt. John Pollacik. A Vermont academy graduate, he served as a special police officer for a military academy and began duty over Labor Day weekend. He stands 5 feet 9 inches and weighs 175 pounds.
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Shaftsbury
Thomas J. Marcotte
Sgt
John Pollacik
Woodbury, N.J
Marcotte
Vermont State Police Academy
Vermont
Dor Set
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