Big E Opening Draws Crowd Despite Flooded Connecticut Booth
Springfield crowd reaches 22,436 at the Eastern States Exposition opening despite a six inch flood from a burst scuba tank in the Connecticut building. The event featured De Yip Loo, Oriental Magician, Ralph the Amazing Robot, Barbi Benton, Johnny Zeppe Monkeys, and a Pointalistic Portraits by Computers booth along with a packed schedule of demos, bands, and shows.
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Springfield
Mass
Connecticut
de Yip Loo
Ralph
Barbi Benton
Ronald McDonald
McDonaldland
John Zeppe
Salisbury
Jersey
Guernsey
Mallory Arena
Marlboro
Springfield Ave
Billy Thunderkloud
The
Chieftones
Fanne Foxe
Newstand Blc
Johnny Zeppe
Monkeys
Dreikorn’s
Children’s Theatre
Mitchell
Mummers
Hampshire Sheep
Cow Palace
Dreikorn’s Children’s Theatre
Dan Fleener
Royal International Circus
Storrowton
Storrowton Village
Charolais
Shropshire
Sheep Arena
Williams convocation features the book theme
Williams College opens its 1975-76 year with a convocation in Chapin Hall announcing the Sawyer Library, a $48 million structure named for former president John E. Sawyer. Honorary degrees will be awarded to five individuals including Richard B. Sewall and Donald S. Klopfer.
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Williamstown
Mass
Sawyer Library
Williams College
Chapin Hall
Williams
John E. Sawyer
Sawyer
John W. Chandler
Richard B. Sewall
Donald S. Klopfer
William S. Budington
Leonard B. Schlosser
Yale
Emily Dickinson
Harvard
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
New York
Random House, Inc
Publishers
Klopfer
American Institute of Graphic Arts
Book Publishers Council
John Crerar
Chicago
Columbia University
Budington
Lindenmeyr Paper Corporation
Long Island City
N.Y
Schlosser
National Paper Trade Association
The
Paper Merchants Association
Frederick Rudolph
Jesup Hall
Lawrence E. Wikander
Mt Snow sale still possible inital agreement reached
Bruce Berger of Brookline and New York says an agreement in principle exists with at least one Mt Snow party to take over the ski area. Final deal hinges on three others including Mt Snow Development Corp and NAMI securing operating funds and mortgage terms. Berger’s lawyer and NAMI officials expect loan decisions this week as negotiations continue.
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Ken Hall
Brattleboro
West Dover
Bruce Berger
Brookline
New York
Mt. Snow Resort
Mt. Snow
Berger
Mt. Snow Development Corp
Okuraya Davos International, Inc
North American Mortgage Investors, Inc
NAMI
New York City
Alan Fleischman
Fleischrman
Morton Hamburg
Hamburg
Vermont
Haystack
Long Island
Florida
Dutch Hill Ski Area Sold to Connecticut Owners
The Dutch Hill Ski area in Heartwellville has been sold to two Connecticut businessmen. New owner Felix Callari of Stamford said improvements include a larger building to handle more visitors, with Stanley Eames staying as general manager. Gus Kronberg and Callari own nearby land. expansion aims to benefit the area. Price not released. The sale, postponed for a title check, was finalized at Adams Cooperative Bank with former owners cited as Cersosimo Lumber Co.
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Heartwellville
Dutch Hill
Connecticut
North Adams Transcript
Adams Cooperative Bank
Felix Callari
Stamford, Conn
Callari
Stanley Eames
Gus Kronberg
Alenwar Id Development
Allan F. Lenois
Cersosimo Lumber Co
Brattleboro
Williamstown Promenadors open 23rd season with dinner and dance
The Williamstown Promenadors square dance club launches its 23rd season with a 6 30 p m dinner and dance at Mt Greylock Regional High School. Officers installed include presidents John and Dorothy Johnson and other officers, with BASARDA and club reps named.
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Williamstown
Mass
Basarda
Louis and
Frances Shuey
Shaftsbury Historical Society to hold annual meeting Sunday
The Shaftsbury Historical Society will hold its eighth annual meeting on Sunday September 21 at 2 30 p m at the headquarters Baptist Meeting House Route 7 Center Shaftsbury. Members and friends are invited to bring a picnic lunch and blanket to eat on the lawn from 12 30 to 2 p.m. Table seating for those over 70. William Harding will speak on gravestone carver art with slides of markers in Center Shaftsbury Arlington Dorset and Bennington cemeteries. The program will be chaired by Robert Matteson. There will be a flag pole dedication and a Bennington Battle Flag presentation, plus a flowering crabapple tree gift from the Shaftsbury Garden Club. Six trustees and officers will be elected from the nominating slate. Refreshments will follow. All are welcome.
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Shaftsbury
Arlington
Dorset
Bennington
Ding
University of Vermont
Williams College
Williamstown
Mass
Harding
Old Bennington
Zerrubabel Collins
Collins
Thurston Hulet
Lila
Roy Whitman
India Faces Wildlife Crisis Amid Population Boom
The September October International Wildlife reports India's endangered species like the Bengal tiger and Asiatic lion risk extinction from habitat loss due to population growth. It highlights seven national parks and 140 sanctuaries covering 0.4 percent of land, Project Tiger efforts, tourism potential in Gir Forest, and ongoing relocations to protect habitats.
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India
International Wildlife
National Wildlife Federation
Hal H. Harrison
George
Harrison
Gir
Pownal Lions Carnival Planned at North Pownal Field
The Pownal Lions Club hosts a carnival tonight Friday and Saturday from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Little League Field in North Pownal with rides booths cotton candy and refreshments to fund community projects. Also listed are a worknight at Pownal Center Fire Department tonight 7:30 p.m. a choir rehearsal at Pownal United Methodist Church tonight 7:30 p.m. and a Wesleyan Class gathering Friday 8 p.m. at the Maxmillian home with devotions and refreshments. A painting bee is set for Saturday 9 a.m. at the North Pownal firehouse weather permitting.
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Pownal
Pownal United Methodist Church
North Pownal
Bicentennial Conference At Sugarbush To Feature Salmon And McColgan
The Let's Take Bicentennial conference will be held September 19 and 20 at Sugarbush Inn Saxton's River. Gov. Thomas P. Salmon and Edward McColgan of the Massachusetts Bicentennial Commission are among the participants. Local chairpersons from across Vermont will attend. The schedule includes a Vermont Bicentennial Commission meeting, public questions, film showings, and entertainment by Burt Porter. Salmon will deliver a keynote, McColgan will speak at lunch, and James Hormel and Georgia Ireland will address the group. The event aims to foster exchange among local, state, and federal bicentennial planners and invites all interested to attend any sessions.
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Saxtons River
Armone
Sugarbush Innn
Thomas P. Salmon
Edward McColgan
Massachusetts
Vermont Bicentennial Cormarmission
Vermont Bicentennial Bank Gqwagon
Burt Porter
Glover
Commission
John S. Burgess
James Hormel
Georgia Ireland
Salmon
McColgan
Vermont
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Snowshed Lodge
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Patricia Dean
Earl E. Turner Jr
Business and Professional Women’s Club of
Robert Cummings
Orrin Beattie
Avalanche Motor Inn
Madeline Harwood
Hunter Safety
Sandgate
Sunderland
Arnold Wilcox
Wilcox
Shaftsbury Historical Society
Karan Singh
Pownals
Pamela Blakeman
Pownal Center
North Street Mall
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Ing
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Thiere
Dourli
Barbeque
Panasonic
Wyest Bend & Sunbeam
Fimmoir
Xrir Retai
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