Local notices on voting, turkey permits, and lectures
Manchester town board meets Sept 30 to rule on poll tax exemptions and start voter checklist revisions for the November general election. Applications must reach the town clerk by Oct 9. Dorset reports fire department accreditation and hunting season notes. Williams College hosts Solow and Asimov Sept 30 and Oct 2, lectures open to the public.
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Board of Civil Authority
Williamstown
Mass
Robert Solow
Isaac Asimov
Williams College
Asimov
Russia
U.S
Columbia
State to remove hummock at park entrance area
The state purchased the land by the entrance from Thurston Hulet to expand park facilities. Removal of the hummock is expected to improve visibility at the park entrance.
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Thurston Hulet
Shaftsbury State Park
The
William E. Dailey Co
Wilmington Fall Foliage Festival At Our Lady Of Fatima
Wilmington hosts the Fall Foliage Festival this weekend October 2 3 by Our Lady of Fatima Church. Food vendors crafts flea market and raffles plus bingo rides games and live entertainment run daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. An auction is slated Sunday at 3 p.m. with donations collected at the rectory and prizes including savings bonds.
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Wilmington
Our Lady of Fatima Church
Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
U.S. 2
Middlesex
State Energy Office
The
Environmental and Transportation Agencies
Pownal town notices and team honors and history brief
The Pownal Baptist Church hosts a 6 30 rehearsal followed by a 7 30 prayer meeting tonight. Board of Selectmen meets Thursday at 6 pm at the Town Office. The Pownal Interstate Baseball team thanks sponsors and volunteers for a strong season finishing second in the Bennington league with an 18 and 6 record. North Pownal Volunteer Fire Department schedules a 10 am Sunday workbee at the firehouse to work on the new truck. A historical note recalls Dallas split over East Dallas after the 1872 Houston and Texas Central Railroad station dispute and the 1890 repeal of East Dallas charter.
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Pownal Baptist Church
North Pownal
Dallas
UPI
Houston and
Texas Central Railroad
Dallas County
Brazilian Debate Heats Over State Role in Industry
In Rio de Janeiro, a heated argument over government ownership and investment in industry intensifies as critics press the administration. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development sharply criticizes management at state-controlled Companhia Siderugica Nacional.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
UPI
International Bank For Reconstruction and Development
Iron and Steel Company
Companhia Siderugica Nacional
Kaufman calls Kissinger plan in Rhodesia a fraud
UPI report from Montpelier shows Senate candidate Nancy Kaufman on the Liberty Union ticket decrying Henry Kissinger's Rhodesia plan as a fraudulent shift toward a black majority rule. She urges removal and stronger sanctions, accusing Kissinger of favoring white Rhodesians and multinational interests while accusing true black leadership to take charge.
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Thomas Salmon
Robert Stafford
R-Vt
Kissinger
Ms. Kaufman
Vermont sheriffs face criticism over reduced county roles
A state study panel urged expanding state police and boosting regional forces, but several task force members cautioned sheriffs departments offer needed flexibility. Budget chief Crisman argued local departments tailor services, while the report notes rising crime and higher policing costs despite a low national rate.
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Montpelier
UPI
Ronald Crisman
Vermont
Caretaker Gov Considers Special Session On Welfare Deficit
Albany Gov Hugh Carey signals possible special legislative session to tackle a projected 100 to 175 million dollar welfare deficit for the current year. The move is praised by Ren sselaer County Executive William Murphy, who argues welfare reform inaction risks unaffordable costs for counties amid high unemployment. A second item notes sixty Brittenhill teachers protest discipline issues at central school urging firm guidelines after a student assault on a disciplinarian.
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Albany
Hugh Carey
New York
Carey
Rensselaer
William J. Murphy
Murphy
Brunswick
Brittenhill
Board of Education
Central School
Carmen Maciariello
Maciariello
Brooklyn decorator charged with stealing at Berkshire Downs
Hancock A Brooklyn interior decorator Gordon H. Chino was charged after stealing 620 dollars from a parimutuel window at Berkshire Downs. Two patrons pursued and captured him. State Police Detective Lt. Milo F. Brown Jr. arrested him. About 600 dollars in ten dollar bills were recovered from a trash basket.
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Hancock
Brooklyn
N.Y
Berkshire Downs
Gordon H. Chino
Milo F. Brown Jr
Brown
North Adams inmate escapes Monroe prison camp
Dennis A. Wisher, 22, of 86 West Main Street North Adams, serving six years and one day for burglary and auto theft, reportedly walked away from Monroe State Prison Camp around 10 am Monday. Police issued a lookout after his transfer from Concord state reformatory.
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Monroe
North Adams
Dennis A. Wisher
West Main St
Concord
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Manchester
Probate Court
Fleming Hardware
Masons
Fish and Game Dept
Roxbury
Dorset
East Dorset
Insurance Services Bureau
Woolie
Nestle’s
Iso
Greenwood
Swift Premium
Daisy Ham
Schonland
Morton
Golden Crown
Junius
Aika Ca Pt
Church Guild
Elaine Belba
Mr. Beattie
Jo Smith
Ida Cleaver
Main Street
Pownals
Board of Selectmen
Pownal
Pizzano Construction Company
C.E. Dodge
Pownal View Barn
Green Mountain Park
Dick Bisson
Bill Bull
Don Tripp
Gary Nelson
Kevin Tripp
Tom Pizzano
Bob Gibb
Gary Niles
Dick Johnson
Dave Johnson
Tom Otero
Robel
Pantyhose
Coats
Main ST
Bennington, VT
Sandy Bisson
Terri Niles
Patti Wilcox
Pam Pettit
Bennington
Dave Nelson
Ron Gagnon
John Burdick
Albert Dickinson
Mike Harris
Robin Tripp
Jeff Gallant
John Armstrong
Rene Gagnon
Don Gagnon
East Dallas
H. Greenberg
Kaufman
Fire Kissinger
Washington, D.C
James Jeffords
Jeffords
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Jeff
Newfane
Whitingham
Vermont Attorney General’s Office
Windham County
Down In
Berkshire
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