Pewter Exhibit Displays Vermonters 18th 19th Century Pieces
An 18th and 19th century pewter display opens in the Bennington Museum Parmelee Gallery through Oct 20. The exhibit features rare works by John Skinner Ebenezer Crossman and Thomas Melville II, with porrings plates spoons and tankards. A special case shows pewterers tools and molds. Richard Lee and Richard Lee Jr. are represented in separate cases. Buckle button spoon and basin molds illustrate over a century of pewter production. designed and researched by museum staff in the last three months. Hours are 9 to 6 daily through Oct 14 and 9:30 to 4:30 daily Oct 15 to Dec 1.
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Bennington Museum
Parmelee
John Skinner
Ebenezer Crossman
Thomas Melville II
Vermont
Richard Lee
Springfield
Richard Lee Jr
Montpelier Memo: Vt state workers push for rights in militancy
Vermont public employees grow militant as 5,000 state workers strike for higher wages and better benefits, challenging laws that prohibit strikes. Robert Babcock, VSEA director, links recession and budget cuts to rising unrest and calls for cost of living protections and removal of no strike clauses to improve bargaining.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Chicago
New York
San Francisco
Robert Babcock
Vermont State Employees Association
VSEA
Garnet Harvey
Babcock
Pownal season halted as track cancels dog racing
Lights stayed dark at Green Mountain race track as owners prepared to move their greyhounds after a dispute with track owners led to the cancellation of the season from September through December. Patrick Rooney announced the shutdown and ordered the 16 kennels to leave by 6:30 p.m. The FBI opened an inquiry into threats related to the dispute while New England Association head Rocky Soloveno stated kennels would relocate and be ready to race at other tracks if negotiations fail.
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New England Greyhound Owners and Breeders Association
Soloveno
Rooneys
Scloveno
Association
Williamstown
Mass
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Robert E. Kent
Albany
FBI
Rooney
William Grady
Revere
Grady
New England Association
Lee Pownal
No Bail Set for Patty Hearst in San Francisco Case
UPI reports federal Judge Oliver J. Carter held Patricia Hearst without bail on bank robbery and firearm charges. Hearst, 21, was captured after 592 days on the run with Symbionese Liberation Army members. A Tuesday bail hearing was scheduled to address defense and prosecution arguments.
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San Francisco
UPI
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
FBI
U.S
Oliver J. Carter
Carter
Randolph and
Catherine Hearst
Vermont Republicans seek delay of tax session
Vermont House Republican leaders moved to recess the September 29 special session called by Gov. Salmon to discuss a proposed minimum one percent sales tax increase. The plan would extend the session two to four weeks to let money committees study the fiscal situation, with the regular session not due to start until January.
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GOP
House Appropriations
House
Ways and Means
Salmon
Sstate
Senate
House Rules
Church committee to hear Nixon spying plan hearings
Sen. Frank Church said his Senate intelligence panel will start public hearings on Monday into Nixon administration plans to create a domestic spying agency inside the White House. He may summon former President Nixon if needed and will focus on the Houston plan. The hearings follow a week of talks on the CIA stockpiling issue and its 1970 destruction order.
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Washington
UPI
Frank Church
Senate Intelligence Committee
Nixon
White House
Idaho Democrat
Richard M. Nixon
Houston
Tom Houston
Weekend Weather Outlook With Spot Sun
The forecast calls for cloudy skies Saturday with possible sun in the afternoon. A chance of showers is forecast late Saturday and again Saturday night into Sunday. Nighttime lows are in the mid 50s to low 60s, while daytime highs reach the mid 60s to low 70s.
Bennington Manager Urges Citizen Involvement in Government
Harold R. Saunders, town manager, urged Bennington residents to grow up and engage in local government. He argued the manager is an adviser and policy is set by the selectmen, calling for more participation to overcome issues beyond personalities.
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Bennington
Harold R. Saunders
Saunders
Board of Selectmen
Mt. Anthony
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Diderot Pictorial Encyclopedia of
Richard Lee Sr. and Jr
Springfield, Vt
USEA
Pownal
By John Leaning
Pat Rooney
Patty Hearst
Terence Hallinan
James L. Browning Jr
Hallinan
Browning
Wendy Yoshimura
Mission District
Hearst
Church Committee
CIA
J. Edgar Hoover
Rotary
By Rob Woolmington
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Bennington Board
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