Selectmen pressed on bids over MAU truck purchase questions
Mt Anthony School District director Raymond C Murray pressed Bennington selectmen on bidding practices after querying a Recreation Commission truck purchase. The 1973 Ford pickup was bought with approved funds without bids, prompting debate on propriety and political implications involving Thomas Haley Sr. The board voted to require bids over 1000 and seek multiple quotes for 500 to 1000. Also, Depot Street zone hearing scheduled, and North Bennington's Thomas Otero named aquatics director pending clearance.
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Bennington
Pownal
Roger Goodnow
Commission
Murray
Thomas Haley Sr
BSD
Sleemans
Haley
Heisler
Louis C. Savelas
Selectmen
Depot Street
River
County
Depot Streets
Timothy Corcoran
Putnam Four Corners
Main Street
Thomas Otero
North Bennington
Recreation Center
David Maroney
Party nominees set as primaries wrap up across states
National roundup reports on renomination battles and key matchups. Utah Senator Frank Moss runs for another term with Orrin Hatch as opponent after Reagan endorsement. North Carolina sees David Flaherty win the GOP gubernatorial primary with James B. Hunt opposing in the general. Wyoming Sena Gale McGee is renominated with Malcolm Wallop challenging. Colorado veteran Frank Evans secures an easy win and meets Melvin Takaki, as Evans faces no other primary opposition.
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Stanley York
Utah
Frank Moss
Orrin Hatch
Ronald Reagan
Alan Howe
Dan Marriot
North Carolina
David Flaherty
James B. Hunt
James Holfhouser
Wyoming
Gale McGee
Malcolm Wallop
Colorado
Frank Evans
GOP
Melvin Takaki
Evans
Abzug-Moynihan Primary Views in New York Race
NY Times survey of 1000 voters shows light turnout in Democratic and Republican primaries. Women favored Abzug about four of ten, Moynihan three. men showed four for Moynihan and three for Abzug. Moynihan leads upstate. Abzug strong among Protestants and black voters. Abzug favored by many Puerto Ricans.
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Franklynn N.Y. Times News Service
Sen
Buckley
Abzug
Moynihan
N.Y. Times
Windham names four to Senate
In Windham County Republican primary winners are Sen. Robert Gannett and Guilford lawyer David Gibson for the two state senate seats. They will oppose Democrats Rep. Jordan Cole and Vietnam veteran Thomas Burns in November. George Butler of Halifax lost the Democratic primary as Cole led on both tickets.
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Brattleboro
UPI
Robert Gannett
Windham County
Guilford
David Gibson
Jordan Cole
D-Putney
Thomas Burns
Rockingham Village
George Butler
Halifax
Cole
Gannett
Gibson
Shaftsbury write-ins set county record for ballots
Shaftsbury delayed Bennington by hours as a long list of write-ins appeared on ballots. Orlando Cullinan drew 30 Democratic state Senate votes, with eight other candidates earning up to seven votes. Town Clerk Catherine Harwood read each write-in aloud, while others like Merritt Hewitt and Edwin Colvin also drew votes.
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Shaftsbury
Bennington
Catherine Harwood
Orlando Cullinan
Madeline Harwood
Senate
John Walleti
Robert E. Cummings Jr
Merritt S. Hewitt
Kelton B. Miller
Edwin A. Colvin
Lawrence F. Powers
Cullinan
State Senate
Harwood
Sen. Hewitt
Donald R. Brown
Bennington College
Brown
Final results for Secretary of State and other offices
Republicans Thomas unopposed with 26,699 votes. Democrats Guest 21,033 and Pearl 6,952. Attorney General races split: Curtis 12,248. Meaker 14,312. Curtis 10,742. Diamond 20,225. Liberty Union Diamondstone unopposed. Auditor Acebo 28,241. Randler 25,825.
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Atty
U.S
Senate
U.S. House
Treas
Cullinan Brien
Alden Hobler
Liana St. Peter Guest
Curtis Diamond
Salmon Skinner
Burgess Santway Schnebly Burns Hacker
Arlington
Bennington
Dorset
Landgrove
Manchester
Peru
Pownal
Readsboro
Rupert
Sandgate
Searsburg
Shaftsbury
Stamford
Sunderland
Winhall
Woodford
Richard Thomas
James Guest
Alexander Pearl
David Curtis
John Meaker
M. Jerome Diamond
Liberty Union
Peter Diamondstone
Auditor of Accounts
Alexander Acebo
Frederick Randler
Bennington and Pownal voters pick two in one-seat race
Sauer of Bennington finished second to E Theodore Boulter a Republican from Pownal in a one-seat district primary. Sauer totaled 71 votes with 26 in Bennington and 45 in Pownal while Boulter had 112 votes from 24 in Bennington and 88 in Pownal. Both faced no opposition and will compete November 2 with the top vote getter advancing to Montpelier next January.
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Sauer
Bennington
E. Theodore Boulter
Pownal
Boulter
Montpelier
Vermont Turnout Seen As Better Than Average In Primary
Secretary of State Richard Thomas calls Tuesday primaries better than average with about 76 000 of 270 000 registered voters casting ballots. He notes Democrats led Republicans in top posts for the first time in years and cites 35 135 GOP and 40 597 Dem in Senate race. governor race shows 33 546 GOP and 41 921 Dem. Woodford P T A hosts fall meeting Thursday night at 7 with refreshments at Woodford Hollow School. contact principal Nicholas Charest at 442 4071 for details.
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Thomas
Election Central
U.S. Senate
Woodford
Woodford Hollow
Nicholas Charest
Hackel Wins Vermont Gubernatorial Primary
Vermont returns show Mrs. Hackel ahead with 18 350 votes 44 percent as Burns and O'Brien follow. Salmon ill with viral pneumonia cancels unity meeting, predicts Dems can unite for November. Burns aides vow not to back Hackel. Moriarty to hold office hours. local planning zoning meetings set. bear season opens. notes on Berlin, Bennington events and thanks from James Sleeman.
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Bellows Falls
Hackel
Brian Burns
Robert O’brien
Orange County
Burns
O’brien
Deer Camp
Hospital Notes September 14 1976 Admissions and Discharges
Admissions list includes Catherine Roberts Catherine Chapman Joan Sheldon Erin Kinney Harold Parizo Kenneth Hughes Helen Matte Shirley Howard Virginia Crowley Duane Mason Tammi Snow and baby Jack Prentiss Evelyn Lin and baby Lawrence Lemieux Margaret Hoffman Hoosick Falls Bennington Shaftsbury East Dorset Arthur Bruso discharge notes for Virginia Crowley Duane Mason Jr Tammi Snow and baby boy Evelyn Lin baby boy and more detailed names omitted for privacy.
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Catherine Roberts
Catherine Chapman
Joan Sheldon
Erin Kinney
Harold Parizo
Bennington
Helen Matte
Shirley Howard
Hoosick Falls
Kenneth Hughes
Manchester
Virginia Crowley
Duane Mason Jr
Tammi Snow
Baby Boy
Lawrence Lemieux
Jack Prentiss
Margaret Hoffman
Evelyn Lin
Shaftsbury
James Johnson
East Dorset
Arthur Bruso
Obituary notices for Lusis Roberts Russell listed
Obituaries for Karlis Lusis of Bennington born 1905 in Latvia died at home. Funeral pending at Mahar & Son Funeral Home with obituary to appear in Thursday Banner. Harold L. Roberts of Bondville, ex Manchester police and longtime road commissioner, died at 69 at Springfield Hospital after a long illness. Funeral Friday 2 pm at White Funeral Home Townshend with burial in Bondville Cemetery. Roberts born August 24 1907 in Winhall, survived by two daughters, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren, three brothers, a sister, and memorials to Londonderry Rescue Squad. Earl M. Russell 76 of West Hoosick NY died Sunday in Troy after a long illness. Funeral today 2 pm at Mahar Funeral Home Hoosick Falls, burial West Hoosick Cemetery. Russell survived by five sons, four daughters, one brother, one sister, twenty-two grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Calling hours held Tuesday.
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Harold L. Roberts
Bondville
Manchester
Winhall Road
Springfield Hospital
White Funeral Home
Townshend
Jay Sprout
Londonderry
Bondville Cemetery
Mr. Roberts
Winhall
Louis
Lola
Cobb) Roberts
Evelyn Connally
Hope McKay
Loretta Stratton
Bennington
Judith Bourn
Poultney
Merrill
Waldo
Parker
Jamaica
Betty Lyman
South Londonderry
Earl M. Russell
West Hoosick
N.Y
van Rensselaer Manor
Troy
Mahar
Main St
Hoosick Falls
Mr. Russell
Fred
Althea Downing Russell
Hoosick
Johnsonville
Pittstown
Bessie Cate
John
Lawrence
Gansevoort
Charles
Buskirk
William
Robert
Walter Pratt
Cambridge
Walter Brundidge
Thomas Way
Hans Streton
Lakewood
Calif
Donald
Pownal
Betty Coulter
Schuylerville
Montpelier Lawyer Declines Recount In Dem Nomination Race
Montpelier lawyer Scott Skinner says he will not seek a recount after losing to Gov. Thomas Salmon in the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate race. Skinner, trailing Salmon by about 2,300 votes, will back Salmon in November against Sen. Robert Stafford.
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Bellows Falls
UPI
Thomas Salmon
Vermont
Salmon
Burlington
Montpelier
Scott Skinner
U.S. Senate
Brattleboro
U.S Senate
Robert Stafford
R-Vt
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Windham
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Rutland
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Call Chamber of Commerce
Beech Street
Fish & Game Department
Cleon R. Gardner
Veteran’s Administration Hospital
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V.A. Hospital
Holland Ave
Old First Church of
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World Missions
James J. Sleeman
Karlis Lusis
Depot St
Latvia
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
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