Grafton Whitingham set for special primary election
Brattleboro reports ballots delivered and clerks say readiness for Tuesday special election in Grafton and Whitingham. Campaigning centers on Windsor County Republican primary with Rep. Chester Scott and John Howland. Democratic nominations see little activity. residents previously faced a Sept 10 misalignment due to 1973 reapportionment placing Grafton in Windsor district and Whitingham in Bennington district.
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Brattleboro
Whitingham
Grafton
Chester Scott
Springfield
John Howland
Windsor
Windsor County
Ray Dodge
Dodge
Bennington County
Windham County
West Arlington Foliage Bazaar At West Arlington Church
The Ladies Aide Society of West Arlington Methodist Church hosts its annual foliage bazaar on Saturday Oct 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at West Arlington Church near the covered bridge on Route 313 Bennington County. The sale features handmade items a food sale a white elephant table local talent and an art show.
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Ladies Aide Society of
West Arlington Methodist Church
West Arlington Church
Route 313
Williams College author frames Vietnam reporting gaps
Frances Fitzgerald journalist and author of Fire in the Lake spoke at Williams College last Wednesday. She forecast President Ford facing a pivotal Vietnam decision and a forthcoming Vietcong attack on Saigon. She shared personal Vietnam experiences to reveal truths she believes were hidden from the American public.
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Williamstown
Mass
Vietnam
Frances Fitzgerald
Williams College
Fitzgerald
Gerald Ford
United States
Saigon
Ford
Pownal Community Calendar And Remarks At Berkshire Center
Community events include church youth planning a Pittsfield roller rally tonight at 6 p.m. and several meetings at firehouses and town halls. A well baby clinic is Friday at 1 p.m. at Second Congregational Church Bennington with 442-5502 for appointments. A rummage sale benefits the Pownal Center Church at town hall Saturday from 10 to 4. The Enterprise Society hosts a talk by Frederick Buechner at Bailey Hall Tuesday 7:30 p.m. A Berkshire Medical Center appointment marks a staffing update for Mrs. Mooney.
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Pownal Baptist
Pittsfield
Second Congregational Church
Hillside St
Bennington
Women’s Fellowship of the
Pownal Center Community Church
Town Hall
June Kauppi
Enterprise Society
Bailey Hall
Frederick Buechner
Pawlet
Community House
Arlington Chorale
East Arlington
St. Margaret Mary’s Hall
Hoosick Falls Real Estate Broker Passes NY Test
Edith Beaumont Mrs Philomene Pratt of 120 Church Street notified she passed the New York State real estate broker license exam taken in August after coursework at Adirondack Community College Glens Falls. Pratt now manages Hoosick Falls office for Jerome E Wright Real Estate Agency. seven years in real estate total. Adult classes begin at Hoosick Falls Central School this week with wood working ceramics rug hooking and driver education among offerings. QO Registration ends Oct 4 for Punt Pass and Kick program by Haynes Bros Kiwanis Ford Dealers NFL open to Eight through 13. event Oct 5 at Hoosick Athletic Field.
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Philomene Pratt
Church Street
New York
Hoosick Falls Central School
Bertram Stritch
Haynes Bros. Inc
Hoosick Falls
Vermont governor calls for massive public conservation to curb inflation
Vermont Governor Salmon returning from the Washington summit urged massive public conservation to fight inflation. He pressed the Ford administration to confront oil-rich Arab nations aggressively and backed tax relief for the poor while restraining multinational firms. He urged balancing environmental needs with energy policy and opposed wage price controls.
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Boston
UPI
Vermont
Salmon
Washington, D.C
WEEI
Bay State
Ford Administration
Arab Oil Cartel
Vermont Governor Fights Federal Gas Tax Hike
Gov. Salmon warns any federal gasoline tax increase would harm rural America and hit tourism states hard. In a telegram to President Ford he called a 10 to 20 cent rise the worst tax, noting petroleum prices are already high and travelers rely on motor transport.
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Ford
Clark could upset Javits in New York Senate race
A New York newspaper poll puts former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark at 41 percent to Jacob Javits 31 with 28 percent undecided, signaling a potential upset after Clark’s Democratic primary win. The poll also shows Hugh Carey leading Gov. Malcolm Wilson 52 to 27 with 21 percent undecided.
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Albany
U.S
Ramsey Clark
Jacob Javits
Rep
Hugh Carey
Malcolm Wilson
Javits
Clark
Senate
Carey
Wilson
Port of Rensselaer wharfs blamed in race flare
Democratic candidate Edward McDonough charged Republican Assemblyman Neil Kelleher with neglect of the Port of Rensselaer waterfront. He warned that deteriorating wharfs threaten waterfront jobs and the area’s economy and environment. Kelleher contested the district boundary and cited his role in the nearby Industrial Development Agency which could help renovate the port.
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Rensselaer
Edward McDonough
Neil Kelleher
Port of
McDonough
Kelleher
106Th
Rensselaar Industrial Development Agency
Lenox man charged with attempted murder of wife in Berkshire home
Robert C. Page, 28, of Berkshire Trailer Park Lenox, was arraigned in Pittsfield District Court on charges of assault with intent to murder his wife Loretta, 27, and assault with a deadly weapon hammer. Page, found with chest wounds, was released without bail after his attorney cited inpatient psychiatric care. The judge set the case for Oct. 15 and entered a not guilty plea for Page.
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Pittsfield
Lenox
Robert C. Page
Berkshire
Frank W. Cimini
Loretta
Page
Cimini
Robbery at Smith's High Grade Package Store
A clerk at Smith's High Grade Package Store was robbed of about $100 last Friday night by a gunman dressed mostly in white with an accomplice. Olin Sturgis, the clerk, said the pair entered about 9 15 p.m. and forced him to lie on the floor behind the counter while they looted the cash register. The pistol man was described as black, about six feet ten, with short hair, wearing a white golf cap white mask a white leather coat and gray slacks. The second robber remained by the door and could not be described.
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Pittsfield
Smith
Olin Sturgis
Sturgis
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