New England Students to March for Peace in Eight Mile Trek
About 150 students from five colleges will march eight miles from Putney Town Hall to a Brattleboro church to demonstrate personal opposition to the Vietnam War. A vigil will follow with speakers Prof. Michael Rice of Smith College and Sam Lloyd leader of the McCarthy for president campaign. Attending institutions include Dartmouth Amherst Goddard and Putney students.
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New England
March For Peace
Putney Town Hall
Brattleboro
Michael Rice
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Sam Lloyd
Western Vermont Democratic Committee
Dartmouth College
New Hampshire
Proctor Retires From Vermont Marble Board After Long Tenure
Mortimer R. Proctor, former president, retires from the Vermont Marble Company board at the annual meeting. He joined in 1913 with gaps for his 1945 46 Vermont governorship. Eight directors elected including J. Arthur McKaig to replace Robert W. Morey. Adams named secretary.
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Mortimer R. Proctor
Vermont Marble Company
Vermont
J. Arthur McKaig
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
Robert W. Morey
Wm. H. Adams
John E. Barbier
John A. Blum
Frank L. Dennis
Thomas A. Hood
Robert D. Proctor
Frank R. Stevenson
Adams
Quarry accident leaves Albert Dupont badly hurt
Albert Dupont 31 of Montpelier is in critical condition at City Hospital after a granite block snapped from a cable at Rock of Ages Pirie Quarry. A 15 pound chip broke away and struck his chest causing 14 broken ribs a fractured spine and a broken left shoulder.
Vermont communities adopt uniform accounting system plan
State Auditor Jay H. Gordon said 49 Vermont communities have adopted a uniform system of accounting under his office to standardize reporting. A survey of 238 communities showed 160 voted no to the program at their annual meetings last month, with development funded by state and federal matching grants.
Police Probe Store Robbery In St Albans
Police sought thieves who robbed Bray's IGA on Main Street of 6000 dollars earlier this week. State police stopped two suspects near Albury Tuesday night and questioned them, but officials had no comment on the interrogation.
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New York Legislature Approves Compromise Budget Plan
Albany negotiated budget agreement rejects governor Rockefeller critique calling it fiscally irresponsible. Tax measures raise 182 million in business taxes, 6 million pari mutuel, 4 million real property transfer, 3 million fuel use, 65 million loan repayments, 20 million SUNY, 10 million Mental Hygiene, and 149 million deferrals until next year. Rockefeller had urged an income tax surcharge of 20 percent, gasoline tax rise of one cent, and liquor tax hike of 10 cents. The approved plan imposes a heavy tax load next year to cover both current and upcoming expenditures.
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Rockefeller
State University of New York
Petitioners push abortion reform debate at Albany
Fifty thousand New York residents signed petitions delivered to the capitol as lawmakers consider a reform bill by Manhattan Assemblyman Albert H. Blumenthal. The measure follows Governor Rockefeller's committee findings that the current law is unenforceable amid medical advances. Colonie town wins first federal highway safety grant under the National Highway Safety Act. initial $500, town match, study areas needing improvement by the National Safety Council.
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Manhattan
Albert H. Blumenthal
Blumenthal
Rockefeller
Colonie
Highway Safety Committee
James P. Butler
Family seeks housing after Berkshire fire in Williamstown
A mother Mrs Clifford White and her five children who lost their home in a recent Berkshire fire seek a suitable house to keep the family together. They have slept in cars and with friends while Charles R Haun of Northern Berkshire Community Action, Inc. pledges to find low income housing.
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Williamstown
Clifford White
Becket mill shutdown leaves families with no water
Four families and about 20 children plus two pregnant wives face water shortages after Park Hill Tissue Mills shut March 10 for polluting the upper Westfield River. Ismael Perez told Becket Board of Health he raised the issue. In North Adams police probe a staged theft at Season's TV Shop ended with seven color sets found in a rear hallway after officers arrived. no suspects were located.
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Becket
Middlefield
Westfield
Ismael Perez
Park Hill Tissue Mills
Becket Board of Health
North Adams
Oakes urges constitutional convention in May session
Republican gubernatorial candidate James L. Oakes urged lawmakers to call a constitutional convention during the May special session. He argued topics should include judicial reforms, election methods, term limits, and updating the amendment process to reflect Supreme Court rulings. Oakes warned delay would delay needed reforms and worsen government inefficiencies. A 1968 referendum measure on a constitutional convention was tabled after opponents threatened extended debate.
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Supreme Court
General Assembly
Oakes
Aiken Bill Awaits LBJ Signature on Fair Play Act
Washington UPI A bill shield farmers from retaliation for joining operating and bargaining cooperatives sits on President Johnson's desk awaiting his signature. Introduced by Senator George D. Aiken the fair play bill has approval from Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman and major farm groups. It allows an aggrieved farmer to seek remedies through the courts.
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