Rutland Man Killed In Vermont Crash Near Shrewsbury
A 32 year old Rutland man Lucien Laferriere died when his pickup left Vermont 103 near Shrewsbury hit guardrails and two trees. The crash occurred about two miles east of the Shrewsbury Clarendon line. Laferriere suffered severe injuries. He was the 15th highway death in Vermont this year.
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Shrewsbury
Rutland
Lucien Laferriere
Vermont 103
Laferriere
Clarendon Line
Vermont
Last U S trainshed in St Albans To Be Razed This Summer
The 97 year old Central Vermont Railway trainshed in St. Albans will be razed this summer for safety and economy. General Manager Frederick W. Hutchinson says repair costs exceed demolition, noting the 351 foot long shed lacks interior columns and features curved Howe trusses by William Howe of Spencer Massachusetts, uncle of Elias Howe.
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ST. Albans
Central Vermont Railway
U.S
Frederick W. Hutchinson
William Howe
Spencer
Mass
Elias Howe
Sewing Machine Fame
Severe windstorm hits Speigletown utility lines
A fast moving storm lashed Troy area with up to 70 mph winds causing downed tree limbs scattered debris and grass fires. Four utility poles fell severing power to about 1 000 homes for roughly 45 minutes in Speigletown and surrounding areas.
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Troy
Speigletown
Rockefeller Mahoney open to special session on reapportionment
Gov Rockefeller and Senate GOP leader Walter Mahoney discussed a possible special legislative session to address reapportionment. The move would hinge on the timing of a Supreme Court ruling in the WMCA case challenging New York City's legislative seat apportionment.
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Albany
Rockefeller
Senate
Walter J. Mahoney
U.S. Supreme Court
WMCA
New York City
Renewal team surveys Berkshire Main Street site
A Housing and Home Financing Agency team arrived from New York to review the proposed 25 acre Main Street urban renewal site in North Adams. The HHFA will decide if the project proceeds, with the federal share at about three quarters of an estimated $5 million cost. The city would contribute about $500,000 and the state the remaining balance.
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North Adams
Federal Housing and Home Financing Agency
New York
Main Street
HHFA
Lack of Report Delays Mt Greylock Tramway Aid
Adams set reports on Mt Greylock winter sports potential delay federal assistance for the Mt Greylock Tramway Authority. Board members heard the report must be completed by Technical Planning Associates before ARDA applications can move forward. North Adams inmates repair jail facilities under Sheriff Courtney boosting morale. repairs expected in about three months. Paints and materials donated. North Adams resident saves $895 in coins at Crystal Lunch ahead of tax time.
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North Adams
Berkshire County
House of Correction
John D. Courtney Jr
Courtney
Stanley Mastalisz
Union Street
Classified Rates Mentioned for Subscriptions
The snippet shows pricing for different subscription terms: three months four dollars seventy five cents, six months nine dollars, and one year seventeen dollars fifty cents. It outlines tiered rates across durations.
Vermont House approves pay raise for teachers and officials
The Vermont House passed a bill raising minimum teacher salaries with a July 1964 start, and approved boosting the attorney general’s salary to 11 000. The roll call vote system will continue for efficiency. Others report on a car accident, senator hospital checkup, and a bill withdrawal expanding Public Service Board powers.
Draft Board Reclassifies Dads Status After JFK Order
Bennington Selective Service board reclassified 1-A fathers to 3-A under President Kennedy's March 14 executive order. The meeting also reviewed 14 standby reserve cases and multiple other classifications, noting 159 moved to 3-A and several cases favorable for deferment or removed from delinquent status.
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Bennington Selective Service Board
Kennedy
Hoff outlines Vermont highway financing and reform needs
Governor Philip Hoff warned that maintaining current funding policies will raise taxes and debt. He called for a grassroots review of the highway structure and recommended consolidating town road services, saying the state aid formula and heavy bond use bias road planning away from towns and overall state needs.
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Hoff
Vermont eighth graders dropout figures released
The State Education Department reports 253 of 7,342 Vermont students who finished eighth grade last year dropped out. Ages ranged 13 to 18. The largest dropout group was 14 years old, with 46 girls and 49 boys not continuing their education.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Education Department
Education Committee
Kenaline J. Collins
Readsboro
Paul B. Whitaker
Chester
State Education Department
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