Mobile Homes Aren't Very Mobile Study Says
SAN FRANCISCO UPI History shows Americans move frequently and many choose homes on wheels. A Bank of America study finds one in five families will move this year, with mobile homes costing 6 000 to 7 000 for large 12 by 60 foot units. Two buyers dominate: young couples and retired seniors. The piece notes mobility is largely illusory as most moves occur only from factory to dealer and then to an assigned pad, and taxes influence relocation pressures.
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San Francisco
UPI
Bank of America
Hilary Batchen
Okie
Computer helps Vermont buyers via New York data link
Vermont Governor Hoff showcased a statewide computer based real estate search system. The Vermont Real Estate Clearing House in Woodstock links to a Schenectady time sharing computer to match buyers with brokers, offering photos and up to date property listings with a small service fee. Buyers submit detailed desires. the system reduces them to computer language and surfaces matching properties for broker copies and direct contact.
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Montpelier
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
Schenectady
N.Y
Hoff
Statehouse
Vermont Real Estate Clearing House of
Woodstock
New Hampshire
Liberia
Vietnam
General Electric
Clearing House
Green Mountains
Ames
Yankee Thrift
Care Advised For Sewing Machines Burlington VT
University of Vermont extension specialist Kay Strassburg stresses sewing machine care. Clean with a soft cloth and lint brush after every eight hours of use. Remove lint to prevent tension imbalance and motor wear. Use small amounts of machine oil and test on scrap fabric after oiling.
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Burlington
Kay Strassburg
University of Vermont
Middlebury awards contract for dorm complex expansion
Middlebury College named Wright and Morrissey Inc of Burlington as apparent low bidders on a $2 million residential complex. The project adds 111 women in a five story dorm and 132 men in a six story unit with a shared study lounge, using Vermont limestone and 137 singles plus 53 doubles, aimed to raise enrollment from 1400 to 1800 by 1975. Architects are Shepley Bulfinch Richardson Abbott and Freeman French Freeman.
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Middlebury
Wright and Morrissey, Inc
Burlington
Middlebury College
James D. Ross
Pearsons Hall
Vermont
Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson & Abbott
Boston, Mass
Freeman French Freeman
Burlington, Vt
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