Manchester muzzleloaders plan shoot and supper
The Seth Warner Muzzleloaders of Manchester announce their annual shoot and meeting plus potluck supper on Sunday Oct 3 with a rain date of Oct 10. The group has 40 members from Manchester Center and nearby Vermont towns. shooting starts 1:30 p.m. at the gravel pit range north of Manchester Center, followed by a meeting and dinner at the Manchester Rod and Gun Club.
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Manchester
Seth Warner Muzzleloaders of
Richard Muzzio
Manchester Center
Howard Green
Nancy Lueth
Dorset
Danby
Chester
Clarendon
Rutland
Vermont
Route 30
Gravel Pit
Saratoga
Ticonderoga
N.Y
Bristol
Seth Warner
Leroy Hayes
al Lindquist
Women’s Fellowship
Pownal Center
Sanfri Kauppi
Kenneth Gile
Helen Johnson
Fred Palmer
David Niles
Charles Rounds
Town Hall
Wilmington Bicentennial Medallions Offered for Order
Wilmington Vermont issues bicentennial medallions with Haystack Mountain view on obverse and three historic local buildings on reverse. Medallions cost 50 cents shipping. Orders accepted from Mrs. Evelyn Keefe or Mrs. Russell Fitch, Wilmington 05363. Marine Sgt David A. Thamas, son of Ruth A. Thamas, Pownal, serves in NATO exercise Team Work 76 as part of 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion within the 4th Marine Amphibious Brigade.
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Wilmington
Evelyn Keefe
Russell Fitch
Vermont
David A. Thamas
Ruth A. Thamas
Pownal
4Th Marine Amphibious Brigade
U.S
NATO to hold major amphibious drills in Norway and Denmark
A two week NATO exercise involves over 80 000 personnel 200 surface ships 30 submarines and 300 aircraft from nine nations. Admiral Isaac C Kidd Jr coordinates overall with Vice Admiral John J Shanahan as tactical naval commander testing combat readiness and rapid reinforcement plans for Western Europe. The event includes lessons in coordinated sea land and air operations and defense planning.
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Norway
Denmark
NATO
Isaac C. Kidd Jr
USN
Atlantic
John J. Shanahan
Europe
Mount Anthony Union High School
Camp Lejeune, N.C
Jeffords Accuses Burgess of Quitting Key Posts in Campaign
Representative James Jeffords charges Democratic opponent John Burgess quit major public roles to pursue lobbying. Burgess says he left the Public Service Board after six months, blaming board frustration. In Burlington, GOP county nominations were invalidated due to improper caucus notice, blocking five county posts.
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South Burlington
UPI
James Jeffords
Jeffords
John A. Burgess
Burgess
Bennington County
State Public Service Board
Public Service Board
Martin Miller
GOP
Burlington
Chittenden County
Burlington City
Frank Wagner
Vermont disaster relief offices to close soon
SBA official says Wilmington and Jamaica offices will close at week end. Rutland and Montpelier offices will stay open until Oct 14 to accept disaster applications for summer flash flood damage to homes and businesses.
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Montpelier
UPI
Small Business Administration
Wilmington
Jamaica
David Emery
Rutland
Emery
Rockefeller Camp Speech Tangles With Platform Debate
Vice President Nelson Rockefeller campaigning with Robert Dole in New York opposed the GOP platform by endorsing a Carter welfare proposal and signaling federal welfare control. Dole later clarified that Ford, Dole and the Republican platform oppose federal welfare federalization. Rockefeller dismissed the fuss, insisting the platform issue was overblown.
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Binghamton
Robert F. Dole
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Jimmy Carter
New York
Carter
Dole
Ford
Rockefeller
Firefighters charge insurers aid arson by lax probes
Albany based Professional Firefighters Association accuses New York insurers of aiding arsonists by failing to investigate suspicious fires before settling claims. The 25,000 member group cites more arsons since insurers dropped arson investigation units in 1970 and asks the state Insurance Department to require their reinstatement.
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Albany
State
Professional Firefighters Association
New York
N.Y
Moment of Silence Law Enacted in Berkshire Schools
Berkshire schools begin a new state law requirement this week with a one minute moment of silence at the start of each day. Attorney General Bellotti says the measure is presumptively valid, while Education Commissioner Anrig insists full implementation must proceed amid protests over constitutionality.
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Pittsfield
Commonwealth
Francis X. Bellotti
of Education
Gregory R. Anrig
Pittsfield Mayor Hope Dims As Dobelle Weighs Post
State official confirms Evan S. Dobelle is the sole offer for the environmental management post. Evelyn Murphy predicts he will accept as he contemplates talks with Governor Dukakis and his wife Kit, who is a Carter supporter. Dobelle says no decision yet.
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Pittsfield
Environmental Affairs
Evan S. Dobelle
Evelyn Murphy
Dobelle
Michael Dukakis
Kit
Jimmy Carter
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Shaftsbury
Linda Johnson
Shaftsbury Historical Society
Peter W. Cook
Bennington Museum
Memorial Hall
Wilmington Baptist Church
The
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North Pownal
East Pownal
Chittenden
Bennington
FDIC
Vermont Housing Finance Agency
Richard Myette
Berlin
Edward Bogin
Barre
Central Vermont Hospital
Williamstown
Bognn
Tunbridge
Chelsea
Loretta O’brien
Plymouth
N.H
Tunbridge Fair
Rocky
Firemen
Rap Insurance Firms
Down In
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