Sleeman named next school chief amid board split
George A. Sleeman will be the next superintendent for the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union covering Arlington Bennington North Bennington Pownal Shaftsbury Woodford and Mt Anthony districts. The SVSU board voted 20 delegates to name Sleeman without reopening the field and rejected a call for his brother Dr Richard Sleeman to resign from the Bennington School District Board.
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George A. Sleeman
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union
Arlington
Bennington
North Bennington
Pownal
Shaftsbury
Woodford
Mt. Anthony
Catherine Corcoran
SVSU
Sleeman
David Adler
Carolyn Peckham
George Sleeman
Adler
Richard Sleeman
BSC
Anthony
James S. Shea
Charles Salem
Lionel Nowak
Merritt Hewitt
Wilbur P. Fiske
Mary Moriarty
Mary Jane Rounds
BSD
Peckham
Vermont Education
Harvey B. Scribner
Superunion
BSSU
Bennington Southwest Supervisory Union
BSWSU
Leon E. Wagner
Gasoline price spike marks August consumer index rise
The Labor Department reports a 0.3 percent rise in the cost of living for August, led by a 3.7 percent jump in gasoline prices. Wages also rose, while food prices held steady. The report notes timing questions due to Nixon’s mid month wage-price freeze and signals the index may not fully reflect the freeze’s impact.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Labor Department
Department
House
Ways and Means
William Proxmire
D-Wis
White House
Lincoln Isham will leaves 40-beneficiary $1.5 million bequest
Manchester report states Dorset philanthropist Lincoln Isham who died September 1 named more than 40 beneficiaries to share bequests totaling over 1.5 million dollars. Executor named United States Trust Co. of New York City. Primary beneficiaries include Frances Mantley and Harriet Miles Bryant with several trust funds established for staff and relatives across Dorset, Manchester, Rupert, and beyond. The will also endows religious and charitable groups and creates perpetually funded trusts for American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, and the American Cancer Society to benefit Bennington County communities. Great-grandson of Abraham Lincoln figures in the filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Lincoln Isham
Dorset
Bennington County
United States Trust Co
New York City
Frances Mantley
Harriet Miles Bryant
Mantley
Miles
Isham
Mary Prehoda
Anna Prehoda
Frank G. Haldiman
Wilma Batease
LPN
Rupert
Raymond Croft
John Lombardy
Catherine G. Kellaher
Mary Ely Colonna Schmid
New York
N.Y
Dorothy Klomar
Manchester Depot
Lorraine Beraudo
Arlene Taft
James B. Campbell
Manchester Center
James J. Mennis
Mt. Vernon
Francis Harrigan Jr
M.D
Raymond Bushee
General Society of the Cincinnati
Washington, D.C
Dorset Nursing Association
Vermont Heart Association
Vermont Cancer Society
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
American Cancer Society
Inside Julian Bond rejects prejudice against Polish American president
Page 2 reports Julian Bond stating he has no prejudice toward a Polish American president. Page 4 features Tom Braden’s Jackson Mississippi report on a black man continuing to place faith in the ballot box. Page 4 letter suggests cooperation to save Dorset’s historic tree, while Bennington College announces new faculty on Page 6. Dorset school bond revote ends non tied, Vernon Scott reviews Fannie Flagg’s Martha Mitchell book on Page 10. Page 13 spotlights soccer and Page 15 discusses speed reading vs comprehension.
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Julian Bond
Tom Braden
Jackson
Miss
Dorset
Bennington College
Vernon Scott
Fannie Flagg
Martha Mitchell
Mao's Death Sparks Reports of Crisis in China
Diplomatic sources with contacts in Peking said today there appeared to be some type of crisis in Communist China. The report cites unspecific unrest and official silence arising after Mao’s death. Further details were unavailable.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Peking
China
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Paris
London
Washington
White House
Nixon
Gate of Heavenly Peace
Ne Win
Burma
Revolutionary Council
Bennington Adopts Fire Alarm Ordinance And Warnings
The Bennington Board of Selectmen passed a town false fire alarm ordinance with penalties up to 500 dollars and a year in jail or both. The measure, drafted by Town Counsel Norton Barber, takes effect in 60 days unless petitioned, and will be posted at the town office and published in The Banner. The board also approved phosphorescent warning stickers for fire alarm boxes to deter false alarms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Vermont
Edward R. Lamb
Lamb
Barre
Brattleboro
Bennington rejects McDonald’s golden arches sign plan
The Bennington Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustment refused a 40 square foot golden arches sign for a McDonald’s on Northside Drive. A variance was denied and the decision leaves restaurant plans pending at McDonald’s headquarters. Norris proposed a separate sign atop a 10 foot post while not shaping the building with arches.
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Bennington Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustment
McDonald’s
Golden Arch
Northside Drive
John B. Norris
McDonald’s Corp
Bennington
McDonald's
Charlestown
Church of God
Dedham
Mass
Norris
Sisters’ Office
MacDonald
Education Board struggles toward 40 percent funding goal
The Vermont Education Board has not decided how to reach the 40 percent state aid level required by Miller formula. With costs rising and aid at 38.1 percent, officials consider raising funds to 40 percent or cutting local costs. A ceiling on per pupil costs and removal of the aid floor are discussed, with a task force to study implications. The board plans October actions as budget hearings loom in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Leaning Montpelier
Vermont Education Board
Marian C. Taylor
Department of Education
Taylor
Joseph H. Oakey
State Board
Oakey
Education Department
Davis
Grand Isle
Controversial Shaker Mountain School Gains Conditional Approval
In Montpelier the Shaker Mountain School near Burlington won conditional certification for 1971 72 from the Vermont Board of Education after delayed financial records and documentation concerns. Headmaster Jerry Mintz presented progress reports with faculty, students, and attorney Richard Thompson outlining steps to provide audited finances and records while meeting environmental safety and fire prevention rules.
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Jerry Mintz
Shaker Mountain
Burlington
State Board of Education
Montpelier
Richard Thompson
Karlene V. Russell
Barbara Snelling
Shelburne
Vermont Board of Education
Mintz
Division of Environmental Safety
Division of Fire Prevention
Shaker MT
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Elizabeth Dwyer
Joanne Dunham
Harry Eddington
Louis Perrotta
Ann Harbur
Charles Canfield
Orrin Griffis
Lawrence E. Harrington
Jane Barbeau
Jesse Bugbee
John Mason
John Searey
Joseph E. Crossman
Stephen Gilman
England
Crossman
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Mills
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Mainland
Golden Arches
Education Board
State
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