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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1973

Page

7

Godspell musical to play at Keene State and Franklin Pierce

Keene State College and Franklin Pierce College will present the award winning Godspell from September 26 as part of their concert and lecture series. The Godspell National Company will perform in Spaulding Gym on the Keene campus with general admission at 5 dollars. Tickets available at the KSC student union desk and Franklin Pierce Manor House. The show, based on the Gospel of Saint Matthew, features a nine member cast with a minimalist set and clownlike costumes. The production was conceived and directed by John-Michael Tebelak with music by Stephen Schwartz, and its cast album won a Grammy.

Keene N.H Godspell Keene State Franklin Pierce Godspell National Company Spaulding Keene State College KSC Franklin Elliot Norton Boston Herald American John-Michael Tebelak Stephen Schwartz

Arlington 4-H Club heads to Eastern States Expo

Arlington Nimble Thimbles 4-H Club of East Arlington was chosen at State 4-H Day in Barre to represent Vermont at Eastern States Expo in Springfield Massachusetts. The group toured Friday and returns today with their Youth Arama exhibit Making Grandma's Lye Soap featuring members Dorothy O'Dea Robin Pero Donna Hawley Wanda Salter Lori Snow Sharon Park Sue Wilcox Holli Gunther Anita Wade and Princess Crawford. Club leader Mrs Winter Crawford joined them for the sixth consecutive year.

Nimble Thimbles East Arlington Barre Vermont Springfield Mass Arama Dorothy O’dea Robin Pero Donna Hawley Wanda Salter Lori Snow Sharon Park Sue Wilcox Holli Gunther Anita Wade Princess Crawford

Hoosick firemen press town on no mans land fire protection

Firemen from Hoosick and West Hoosick expressed anger at the lack of formal action on establishing legal fire protection for residents in no mans land. After a May meeting, chiefs warned they would not respond to non covered calls after November. About 30 chiefs and firemen, plus Councilman Murphy and three property owners, attended. A Sept 24 meeting was set to address forming a fire district and to list 115 property owners not in any district.

Hoosick Falls N.Y No-Man’s Land William Murphy No Man’s Land Hoosick West Hoosick Mahar

HVCC reports record enrollment growth in fall 1974

Hudson Valley Community College in Troy reports a record fall enrollment of 6,240 students in its twentieth anniversary year, up 2 percent from 1973 with 5,164 full time students, while divisions show notable gains in community services and engineering technologies and a dip in liberal arts and business. Separately in Hoosick, two youths were arrested on marijuana possession charges and held for hearings.

Troy N.Y Hudson Valley Community College HVCC James J. Fitzgibbons Rensselaer County Sponsored Fitzgibbons Rensselaer County Hudson Valley Health and Physical Sciences Hoosick New York Brunswick James R. Rogers High St Jeffery Gaucher Hill Road Brunswick Town Francis McKnight Rogers Gaucher Town of Hoosick Court John Mahar

Vermont House Speaker blocks land use plan until tax bill acts

Randolph Vermont UPI Walter Kennedy the House speaker vows to block the land use plan legislation until a land use tax bill passes the Vermont Legislature He calls the battle ban law a monstrosity and backs revisions He notes Ways and Means will draft land use tax legislation Kennedy also positions himself as a potential alternative to two Republican gubernatorial hopefuls Burgess and Jeffords.

House Ways and Means Peter Giuliani R-Montpelier Kennedy Burgess Jeffords

Three die on Vermont roads this weekend

Three persons died in weekend automobile crashes in Vermont. Steve Lewis 22 of Burlington Allan Dolomont 48 of Providence R I and John Jennison 36 of East Granville were killed. Dolomont lost control on Interstate 89 access road in South Barre. Lewis’s car left the road and hit trees at Bay and Harbor in Shelburne. Jennison’s sedan struck a house on Route 12A in Rosbury. The Smiths inside were uninjured.

Jennison Vermont Rosbury Leo Smith Smiths

Vermont dental leader elected president

WOODSTOCK UPI Dr. David S. Faigel of Burlington has been elected president of the Vermont State Dental Society, it was announced today. LT JOHNSBURY UPI A pre sentence investigation is ordered in the case of John Kane 30 of Cambridge Mass who pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Richard J Riuz 17 of Boston.

LT. Johnsbury UPI John Kane Cambridge Mass Richard J. Riuz Boston Woodstock David S. Faigel Burlington Vermont State Dental Society

Manupella proposes Dyken Pond site as environmental center

New York’s Troy Rensselaer County plans to develop Dyken Pond and nearby land as an environmental education center. County Legislator Joseph G. Manupella of Troy urged creation of this county Environmental Management Council project to safeguard Berlin Grafton and Poestenkill lands for residents and prevent encroaching development.

Troy Rensselaer County Joseph G. Manupella Manupella Berlin Grafton Poestenkill County Environmental Management Council

Lawsuit to block mill sale tossed by state Supreme Court

Mechanicville report says a $200 million suit by KMM Paper Co. to block the sale of the old Westvaco paper mill to Saratoga Board Mills Inc. of Michigan was dismissed by State Supreme Court Justice Louis G. Bruhn. The action followed failed negotiations and an unwritten understanding of a sale.

Mechanicville Westvaco Saratoga Board Mills Inc Michigan State Supreme Court Louis G. Bruhn KMM Paper Co KMM Saratoga Board Mills

Berkshire Protest Plans Spark Gasoline Station Closures

In Pittsfield Berkshire, officials say no local shutdown plans exist while statewide protests against Phase 4 price controls prompt fuel retailers to discuss rolling back prices to Jan 10 levels. Hundreds of station owners convened in Lexington and Springfield to vote on closures in protest.

Pittsfield Commonwealth Lexington Springfield

Crack-down on overcrowding in North Adams housing

City building inspector John B. Guttuso begun a drive to clear overcrowding in off campus student housing. A notice of violation was issued to William E. Eastler of Williamstown, owner of the Boardman Block on Montana Street, after 34 students were found living in four apartments.

North Adams John B. Guttuso Guttuso William E. Eastler Williamstown Boardman Montana Street

Pittsfield Gets $32000 Grant for Youth Resources Bureau

Pittsfield will receive a $32,000 grant to fund the United Way Youth Resources Bureau for the new fiscal year starting July 1. Bureau director Robert Matthews said funds will support the counseling program at the Boy's Club, partial payment for an alternative school at the Boy's Club, and the Harrambee Coffee House at the Christian Center.

Pittsfield United Way Robert Matthews Christian Center

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