Day with a trooper program enters its second year
A pilot program for high school seniors to spend Mondays with a state trooper entered its second year. Three students per week visit District Court and ride along on patrol, with up to 150 students expected to participate. It aims to show daily police work and foster interest in law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
John P. Morrissey
Gary Murphy
Joe Roberto
Jeff Rounds
William Luczynski
Shaftsbury
Ervin Opens Hearings on Press Freedom Threats
Senator Sam Ervin outlined three weeks of Senate hearings to probe threats to press freedom. He cited court injunctions on publishing, grand jury subpoenas for reporters, fake press credentials, and fears over broadcast regulation. He stressed the First Amendment protects free expression, even when journalism is harsh or unfair. The hearings will feature journalists and academics, though Vice President Agnew did not testify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bancroft
Ervin
Senate
Constitutional Rights Subcommittee
Pentagon
Jefferson
Spiro T. Agnew
Herbert G. Klein
Nixon
New England Coalition names seven trustees in Brattleboro
Seven new trustees were elected to the New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution at the St. Michael's Church meeting in Brattleboro Vermont. New members include Peter Allen J Wilcox Brown Beatrice Donavan Anne Laslow Kenneth Payne Sigurd Rascher and David Van Vleck. The group noted fundraising progress and ongoing intervention in the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant license case. An electrical fire damaged a Brattleboro home but caused no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
New England Coalition On
St. Michael's Episcopal Church
Peter Allen
Wilmot Flats
N.H
New Hampshire
Beatrice Donavan
Brunswick
Maine
Anne Laslow
Exeter
Massachusetts
Kenneth Payne
Jamestown
R.I
Committee For Safe Power
Sigurd Rascher
Shushan
N.Y
David van Vleck
Middlebury College
Abbey Pond
Mass
Marjorie Williams
Belmont
David Harris
Niantic
Conn
Stan Mikelk
Gilbertville
Polly Plimpton
Leverett
Mike Gramlich
Bernardston
Poneck
Smith
Anna Holbrook
Gudren Gay
Marlboro
Coalition
Vermont Yankee Nuke
Vernon
Anthony Z. Roisman
Washington, D.C
Berlin
Board of Trustees
Atomic Energy Commission
Idaho
All Souls Unitarian Church
Hospital NotesAdmissions and discharges from Bennington area
On Monday September 27 1971 admissions include James V Brillon Sr Walter Janssen Irene Overlock Dean W Cipperly Exelia Harris and Pauline A Sweet Discharges include Mrs Bonnie M Klein and baby girl and Mrs Margaret Taber and baby boy in Bennington
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James V. Brillon Sr
North Bennington
Walter Janssen
Bennington
Irene Overlock
Bradenton
Fla
Dean W. Cipperly
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Exelia B. Harris
Pauline A. Sweet
Shaftsbury
Bonnie M. Klein
Margaret Taber
Granville Hicks to Speak on Small Town Changes at Williams
Author and critic Granville Hicks, aged 70, will speak at Williams College in Fitch-Prospect lounge about changes in the American small town, with focus on Grafton New York as described in his 1948 book Small Town. He will discuss regionalization of local institutions, Grafton Lakes State Park and his career as editor and teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville Hicks
Williamstown
Mass
Grafton
N.Y
Williams College
Rensselaer County
Hicks
Roxborough
Dorothy
Parents Teachers Association
Fire Department
4-H
Williams
New York State
Grafton Lakes State Park
Exeter
N.H
Harvard College
Harvard Theological School
Smith College
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Harvard
Macmillan Company
New York
Vermont 18 year olds may still be counted truants
In Montpelier Vermont principals were informed that 18 year old students are legally adults under a 1971 law but may still be truant if they miss high school classes. Former Education Department counsel John G Hutton released an opinion Monday confirming administrators may set school regulations and include regular attendance for voluntary students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
John G. Hutton
Education Department
Hutton
Eight Expectant-Parent Classes Begin at Putnam Hospital
A series of eight classes for expectant parents starts Monday Oct 4 at 7 30 p m in the nurses home classroom at Putnam Memorial Hospital A tour of maternity facilities and a labor and delivery movie are included The Vermont Department of Health sponsors the program in cooperation with local physicians and hospital staff For more information call Patricia Hernandez R N nursing director at Putnam
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nurses’ Home
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Vermont Department of Health
Patricia Hernandez
R.N
Putnam
NEACSS Report Praises Two Departments for Innovation
The evaluation highlights two departments for innovative teachers and strong staff cooperation. It commends practical science and junior high math courses, noting quality offerings and collaborative effort across the departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neacss
Computer age arrives in Mt. Anthony curriculum
Mt. Anthony Union High School will offer its first introductory computer course starting next January in a two phase program. Phase 1 uses Southern Vermont Computer Center resources at BenMont Avenue with per student costs of 58 dollars for up to 10 students and 49 dollars for more than 10. Phase 2 would run a full year at 540 dollars for up to 10 and 324 dollars for more than 10, contingent on sufficient student interest. The course targets juniors, taught by a high school teacher using center staff, and 25 percent of costs in both phases can be reimbursed by the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Johnson
Mt. Anthony
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Southern Vermont Computer Center
BenMont Avenue
William Walker
North Adams
Mass
Ronald Brookman
Bennington
Williamstown
Berkshire Medical Center
Pittsfield
Walker
John
Rufus M. Walker
Charles Walker
Nancy
Eleanor Walker
Elizabeth Brooks
Ruth Fortain
Mary Cramer
Louise Broson
Lisbon
N.H
Sherman Burbank
Eastlawn Cemetery
VSEA proposes labor act changes in Vermont
The Vermont State Employees Association asks the Legislature to amend the 1969 Vermont State Employees Labor Relations Act to allow a broad agency shop with a service fee from all state workers while not requiring union membership. Garnett Harvey cites broad support and compares the fee to a dairy dairy farmers charge. He criticizes payroll cuts for highway workers as bad faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
UPI
Vermont State Employees Association
VSEA
Vermont State Employees
Garnett Harvey
House
Government Operations Committee
Harvey
Ganization
William Orcutt
Ohester
Food stamp chief to visit Montpelier Friday
The head of the federal food stamp program, James Springfield of the U.S. Agriculture Department, is set to visit Montpelier on Friday to assess Vermont’s continued participation in the program. He will discuss eligibility rules, funding, and program administration with state officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Joseph Bett
Washington
Vermont
Pvt G A Smith completes eight week Army course
Pvt Gerald A Smith 18 son of Mr and Mrs Olin C Smith Bennington recently completed an eight week petroleum storage specialist course at the US Army Quartermaster School Fort Lee VA He entered the Army April this year and finished basic training at Fort Dix NJ A 1970 Mt Anthony Union High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Gerald A. Smith
Olin C. Smith
Bennington
U.S. Army Quartermaster School
Ft. Lee
Pvt
Smith
Ft. Dix
N.J
Mt. Anthony Union High School
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Freedom Square
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Msgr
Imre Kisberk
Daniel G. Cadiz
Merson Street
Jefferson Heights
Bennington Briefs
VFW
James Toolan
McCullough Mansion
McCullough Park Foundation
Bar-B-Que
Mabel Constantino
George Rogers
Jerry Morin
Dorothy Jones
Irene O'Grady
Rogers
Shaffe’s Men’s Shop
Bennington Minit
North Bennington Rd
Bennington Lanes
Joseph L. Laflamme
Joseph LaFlamme
Rose Sourcliffe
North Branch Street
Sacred Heart Church
Henry Bourgeois
C.S.C
Mahar and Son Funeral Home
Richard LaFlamme
Bourgeois
Robert Andrew
Joseph Sourcliffe
Carter Sourcliffe
Eugene Liker
White Chapel
the Saturday Review
Saturday Review
Yaddo Corporation
Saratoga Springs
Communist Party
Party
Art Department
Environmental Studies Center
Math Science
Frances P. Cramer
Laurence S. Cramer
Indian River Nursing Home
Granville
New Berlin
William Peck
Cambridge
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Crane Institute of Music
Potsdam
Siegfried
Virignna) Moysich
Chicago
Ill
Stanley
Phyllis) Rose
Huntington
Capt
Donald S. Cramer
USN
New York City
Harold R. Cramer
Ypsilanti
Mich
Charles W. Cramer
Robert Gardam
Woodlands Cemetery
Charles A. Ackley
Anna Abbott
Anna C. Abbott
East Dorset
East Dorset Congregational Church
Lester Tufts
Abbott
George and
Cora (Sexton) Copping
Burr & Burton Seminary
Manchester
Bliss Business College
G.A. Smith
USDA
Human Services
William S. Cowles Jr
Salem's
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Salem
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