League of Women Voters studies public issues locally
The Bennington LWV hosts two local meetings on environmental quality this week and outlines plans for member coffees later in the month. Officers include Mrs Geer as president and several vice presidents and secretaries. The group stresses nonpartisanship and openness to women citizens, with chapters in Barre, Bennington, Brandon, Burlington, Essex, Middlebury, Montpelier, Norwich, Rutland, and South Burlington.
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Bennington League of Women Voters
Paul Benjamin
LWV
Danforth Geer
Ruth Levin
Bradford Smith
Robert Agard
Richard Fradenburgh
Geer
Local Item
Leslie Robinson
State Item
Vermont
Barre
Bennington
Brandon
Burlington
Essex
Middlebury
Montpelier
Norwich
Rutland
South Burlington
Air pollution topics dominate Bennington LWV meetings
In Shaftsbury and surrounding towns the Bennington County League of Women Voters held two unit meetings led by Miss Gladys Lodge. They focused on air pollution caused by fossil fuels and nuclear waste, power plant efficiency, and potential public policy changes including stricter radiation exposure standards and methods to reduce electricity demand.
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Shaftsbury
Bennington County League of Women Voters
Gladys Lodge
Dorset
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Dean E. Abrahamson
Institute For Public Information
Vermont Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association of
Burlington
Abrahamson
League
Public Service Board
Montpelier
The
Conservation Society of
Southern Vermont
Atomic Energy Commission
John W. Gorman
Society
AEC
Miss Lodge
Misleading Medicare ads noted by Rutland Social Security official
Social Security district manager Robert Normandie warns area beneficiaries about private firms sending misleading mailers that imply government ties or access to Social Security records. He notes these ads are designed to sell private Medicare supplements and urges readers to consult Social Security or state Insurance officials for guidance. A representative visits Bennington each Thursday 11 am to 1 pm.
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Rutland
Medicare
Robert E. Normandie
Social Security
Normandie
Social Security Administration
State Insurance Commission
Bennington Federal Building
South Street
Highway engineer named for Brattleboro area
Montpelier Johns T. Gray appoints John D. Clifford of Montpelier as engineer in charge of Highway District No. 2 with offices in Brattleboro. Clifford, a Norwich University 1951 graduate and former maintenance engineer in charge of bridges, will bring technical skill and diplomacy to Vermont’s Brattleboro post. Clifford, his wife and five children reside in Montpelier. he is a Bethany Church member.
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Montpelier
John T. Gray
John D. Clifford
Vermont Truck and Bus Association Holds Vergennes Meeting
The 41st annual Vermont Truck and Bus Association meeting convenes at Basin Harbor Club Vergennes today. Reginald Goddard Fair Haven presides over the 10 a.m. business session followed by lunch and a golf tournament at 1 p.m. A hospitality hour at 6 p.m. leads to a 7:30 p.m. banquet where new officers are introduced and prizes awarded with Robert Ray Burlington serving as toastmaster.
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Vergennes
Vermont Truck and Bus Association
Basin Harbor Club
Reginald Goddard
Fair Haven
Robert Ray
Burlington
Johnson State names environmental committee and appointees
Johnson State College president Dr William G Craig announced a formal environmental committee with faculty and student members from mathematics art education political science chemistry biology and three students from local organizations The group will pursue an interdisciplinary approach to environmental issues as the college builds on recent teach ins Green Up Day and a pollution conference Clifford a reserve major attached to Flight C 2273d SSS Montpelier becomes committee head succeeding Robert O Munn as assistant chief engineer with the Montpelier department.
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Johnson
William G. Craig
Johnson State College
Craig
Johnson State
Vermont
John Smith
Evans names sales agent Boulet for Bennington area
Evans News & Office Equipment Inc appoints Gary Boulet as outside sales representative for Bennington Manchester and Hoosick Falls. Boulet, a three year Army veteran with Vietnam duty, is a former store clerk recently discharged and living on Silver Street with wife Margaret Sourcliffe. He is a Bennington Catholic High School graduate who attended St Joseph College Old Bennington and Arkansas College.
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Gary Boulet
Evans News & Office Equipment, Inc
Bennington
Manchester
Hoosick Falls
Boulet
Vietnam
Margaret Sourcliffe
Silver Street
Bennington Catholic High School
St. Joseph College
Old Bennington
Arkansas College
Doris Boulet
Stark Street
Central Vermont power output falls slightly from last year
CVPS reports Rutland area and St. Lawrence deliveries for the week ending September 11 totaling 23,050,600 kilowatt hours. This is 277,300 kWh or 1.19 percent below the corresponding week a year ago.
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Rutland
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
St. Lawrence
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L. W. Gillette
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James Conroy
Curtis Flory
Springfield, Stowe and
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General Assembly
U.S
District of Columbia
Congress
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North St
Winslow
J.H. Winslow
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Gerald E. Morrissey
Beech St
Bennington, Vt
Brattleboro Area
Truckers
Johnson State Names Group On Environment
Evans
Rosemary P. Brown
P.J. Kennedy
Union Carbide
Robert L. Mihuta
C.R. Hoffman
T.N. Telzrow
Pratt ST
Roofing & Sheet Metal CO
I. Greenberg
Dar the
Newsboy
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