Teachers defy courts as Lynn strike grows
Twenty two Lynn teachers were jailed on contempt charges amid an eight day strike that closed classrooms for 18,000 students in Lynn and 15,700 in New Bedford. Salem Superior Court issued injunctions as 37 union members faced citations, while Rhode Island unions also defied injunctions disrupting school openings.
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Lynn
Salem Superior Court
Joseph Gauzain
Lynn Teachers Union
New Bedford Educators Association
New Bedford
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Diane Wallace
Rhode Island
Superior Court
John P. Bourcier
Woonsocket
Pawtucket
Teachers Alliance
Bourcier
Attleboro
Mass
Middletown
Newport Superior Court
Arthur A. Carrellas
Cranston
North Providence
Smithfield
Tiverton
Rhode Island Junior College
RSVP volunteers display at Governor's Picnic in Vermont
The Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Bennington County, along with the Regional Office on Aging, will showcase volunteer projects at the Governor's Picnic for senior citizens in Killington on Friday September 19. The exhibit features quilts, mittens, puppets, bed jackets, walker bags, stoma supplies, and other items created by RSVP volunteers to aid patients, nursing home residents, and Headstart children.
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Bennington County
Killington
Vermont
RSVP
Putnam Hospital
Mary Smith
Isabelle Pope
Alex Ogilvie
Carolyn Clark
Jean Baudister
Ada Roach
Eilenne Ennis
Ethel Bowen
Evelyn Giroux
Alice Davis
Lillian Wagstaff
Ben Mont Ave
Molly Stark
Willard MacBride
Hiltz
Shaftsbury
Barth Vander Els
Beech Street
North Bennington
Phil Viereck
Dinner Downtown Seventeen September Birthdays Noted
September birthdays celebrated at U C S Dinner Downtown in the Senior Apartment House dining room 323 South St. A cake for each September celebrant. August saw six birthdays totaling nearly 450 years. Travel plans affect Bennington and nearby sites with Paddy’s Restaurant catering meals.
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U.C.S
South St
John Reynolds
Brooks
Pennsylvania
Mary Seidel
Bennington
South Street
Pownal
Baptist Church
Paddy
Arlington
Virginia Andrews
Bailey Hall
East Arlington
Vermonters Seek Tax on Gifts to Officials
Washington UPI report notes Senator James M. Jeffords proposes treating gifts valued at 100 or more to congressmen and public officials as taxable income. He would tax such gifts to discourage acceptance and enable IRS enforcement, with relatives and non-stakeholders exempt. Senator Robert Stafford backs a National Construction Industry Bargaining Committee to curb chaotic bargaining, granting veto-like power to national leaders and a 30 day cooling off period before strikes.
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Washington
UPI
James M. Jeffords
R-Vt
Jeffords
Internal Revenue Service
Robert Stafford
Stafford
Vermont
Construction Industry
Encephalitis Outbreaks Hit 16 States in 1960s Report
The National Center for Disease Control reported outbreaks of encephalitis in 16 states, led by Mississippi with 240 cases and 32 deaths, and Illinois with 210 cases and nine deaths. Texas and Tennessee also had notable activity. The St Louis strain spread by mosquitoes caused fever, tremors, and coma, with Mississippi outbreaks winding down while Illinois trends remained uncertain.
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Atlanta
UPI
National Center For Disease Control
Mississippi
Illinois
Texas
Tennessee
North Dakota
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Alabama
Louisiana
Arkansas
New Jersey
Georgia
Missouri
Maryland
Iowa
St. Louis
NCDC
John A. Bryan
Bureau of Epidemiology
Bryan
Mississippi River
Man
Evacuation drill plan for Vermont Yankee urged
Massachusetts environmental group backs firing helium balloons to simulate releases during a fall drill near Vermont Yankee. Critics say plans are inadequate and favor no advance warning, independent public evaluation, and public disclosure of results.
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Vernon
UPT
Massachusetts
Vermont Yankee
Vermont
New Hampshire
Alternate Energy Committee
Amherst
Mass
Connecticut River
Hinsdale
N.H
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Bennington Banner
United Press International
Ford
Page
National Baptist Convention
Secret Service
Salmon
James Jeffords
Capitol Hill
Margaret Stratton
Paddy’s
Bennington Briefs
The
Shaftesbury Historical Society
Baptist Meeting House
Center Shaftsbury
Southern Vermont Life Underwriters’ Association
Heritage House
Napolitano
Ben
House Judiciary Committee
Subcommittee On Administrative Law and Governmental Relations
Lockheed
Haughton
Saudi Arabia
Subcommittee
Church
Mideast
Adnan Khashoggi
California
Northrop Corporations
Pike
Lee
Executive Branch
Aia Aut
Main ST
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press, International
New York Times
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen, Inc
U.S
Pico Epes
Monument Plaza Shopping Center
Nichols
Dana Ellyn
TRI Tone Wine
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