Vermont Elks announce 1966 scholarship winners
The Vermont Elks Association awarded 1966 Elks National Foundation scholarships to David Paul Rawson of Underhill and Lucy May Carty of Plainfield, each $600. Additional Vermont Elks awards went to Joseph E. LeClerc, Cecile J. Dufresne, Richard McNeer, and Geoffrey Hemenway. Winners will receive their prizes in July at Silver Towers Camp, Brookfield, during the association’s visit. A panel including Gray Coane, Bernard Dick, Henry Ryan, William Thornton, and chairman James O’Beirne judged fifty entries from twelve lodges.
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Burlington
Elks
Vermont Elks Association
Elks National Foundation
Vermont
David Paul Rawson
Kent Rawson
Underhill
Lucy May Carty
C. A. Carty
Plainfield
Joseph E. LeClerc
Cecile J. Dufresne
Richard McNeer
Geoffrey Hemenway
Silver Towers Camp
Brookfield
Elks Lodges
Gray Coane
Montpelier
Bernard Dick
Rutland
Henry Ryan
Bennington
William Thornton
St. Albans
James O’beirne
Burlington Air Force Fatal Crash Claims Airman and Boy
Barry Sheppard seven died of injuries from a one car crash in Peru New York that killed Staff Sgt Paul Dreher and left Joe Sheppard fifty 27 Luther Lawrence 30 in critical condition. The four were members of the 380th A A E Squadron at Plattsburgh Air Force Base and were flown to Burlington for treatment after being freed by Keeseville rescue.
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Burlington
UPI
Barry Sheppard
New York State
Joe Sheppard
Luther Lawrence
Mary Fletcher Hospital
Paul Dreher
Shamokin
Peru
N.Y
Plattsburgh
Sheppard
Lawrence
Keeseville
Dreher
380Th A & E
Plattsburgh Air Force Base
Vermont State Police Training School Opens With 29 Recruits
Colonel E A Alexander state police head welcomed 29 new recruit troopers in Montpelier at the opening of the Vermont State Police Training School. He urged hard work over eight weeks as the badge would depend on rigorous training and individual effort. The class totals 38 men, including nine experienced officers attending without formal training, bringing the force to 151.
Hoff to Seek Milk Price Cut From Federal Secretary
Gov. Philip H Hoff said he would seek a meeting with Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman to press for changes after a new federal order set milk prices at 5 71 per hundredweight for April through June. Vermont dairymen voiced dissatisfaction but have limited options to overturn the order. Meanwhile, Vermont’s State Emergency Board approved 213 new jobs bringing state employment to about 4,400 and authorized 6500 for a Montpelier property survey and other minor items.
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Montpelier
API
State Emergency Board
Burlington man among latest Vietnam casualty
Vermont reports Staff Sgt. Arthur C. Morris Jr., 36, formerly of Burlington, as the latest Vietnam casualty. The Defense Department said Morris, an instructor in the Special Forces, was killed in Southeast Asia on Sunday after serving there since January. His widow and a California stepdaughter survive.
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Burlington
UPD
Vermont
Defense Department
Arthur C. Morris Jr
Morris
Viet Nam
California
WAMC FM to Air Easter Programs and Live Boston Concert
WAMC FM Albany will broadcast three Easter programs including Good Friday and The Lincoln Passion from the BBC at noon and a 3 30 p m concert from Symphony Hall Boston with Erich Leinsdorf conducting Bach and Wagner pieces plus a new Passion dramatization For This Hour at 7 30 p m Also Albany Medical College’s WAMC will air these programs and the station plans to broadcast a live Boston Symphony Orchestra concert. Atty Gen Lefkowitz ruled Saratoga and Batavia Downs must pay 121000 into a harness racing breed fund with Saratoga paying 45222 and Batavia 75297. The maple syrup industry in New York predicts over 25 million in sugar coated business this year with an expected yield of 500000 gallons as tapping begins in February and warms into March.
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Albany
Wamc-Fm
British Broadcasting Corp
Erich Leinsdorf
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston
Symphony Hall
State Department of Agriculture
Burton Buell
Williams College triumphs on G E College Bowl over NIU
Williams College earned its second win on the G E College Bowl quiz show by defeating Northern Illinois University of DeKalb 290 to 120. The team advances to face St Joseph's College of Philadelphia next Sunday.
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Williamstown
Williams College
Northern Illinois University of DeKalb
Williams
St. Joseph’s College of Philadelphia
Adams-Jo Ann Roy in good condition after horse bite
Jo Ann Roy 11 daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Roy is listed in good condition at Plunkett Memorial Hospital under treatment for a horse bite a gash on the right forearm required several stitches hospital records show. Pittsfield Housing Authority voted to keep Jubilee urban renewal project under its control last week while Mayor Remo Del Gallo seeks ways to remove the $5.6 million project from the Authority’s grip.
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Pittsfield
Vermont Officials Oppose Passenger Service Abandonment
UPI reports Senator George D. Aiken leads Vermont opposition to Boston and Maine petition to abandon passenger trains in Vermont New Hampshire and Massachusetts urging ICC to wait for Congress on a Department of Transportation plan Vermont Governor Hoff Senator Prouty and Rep Stafford joined the hearing noting transit needs and public ownership concepts amid broader national transport policy debate
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UPI
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Congress
President Johnson
Department of Transportation
Aiken
Vermont
Boston & Maine Railroad
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Springfield
Mass
White River Junction
Canadian National Railway
Montreal
D.C
Philip H. Hoff
Winston L. Prouty
Robert T. Stafford
Edmund T. Fritz
B&m Railroad
Aiken Announces Hearings On Co-Op Protection Bill
Senator George D. Aiken said public hearings on a bill to shield farmers from coercion by food processors will be held June 14 through 16. The measure would amend the Capper Volstead Act with penalties including up to one year in jail or a $1000 fine, and allow federal court suits for coercion. Additional sponsors include Senators Lausche Young and McCarthy.
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Washington
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Agriculture Committee
Everett B. Jordan
D-N.c
Aiken
Lausche
Ohio
Milton R. Young
R-N.d
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Food for India Endorsed By House on Voice Vote
The House endorsed President Johnson's emergency food-for-India plan by voice vote after learning the shipment would be sold to famine relief recipients rather than given. India will pay in rupees kept in a U.S. account for loans, then resell wheat to consumers, with relief beneficiaries exempt.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
House
India
United States
Wage Figures Given For N E Workers
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston reports New England workers earned 99 percent of the national average in 1964 at 5430 dollars and notes a stronger wage rise over six years. Slower regional job growth kept unemployment lower and fueled upward pressure on earnings.
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Boston
UPID
Federal Reserve Bank of
New England
UVM Announces Staff Changes at Burlington Campus
The University of Vermont announced staff changes including two new assistant deans and 33 promotions. Dr. Marvin L. Durham became assistant dean of arts and sciences and assistant professor of political science. Dr. Jack Little was named assistant dean of summer session. Lyman C. Hunt was appointed professor of education and director of the reading center. Col. David L. Longacre was named professor of military science, succeeding Col. Leonard G. Robinson who will retire.
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College of Agriculture and Home Economics
Nelson Eddy Leads Latin Quarter Strike
Nelson Eddy and Gale Sherwood joined the Latin Quarter cast in a strike over working conditions outside the Broadway club in New York. Chorus girls staged a picket line as management allegedly refused to sign or honor a contract and treat principal performers as employees, prompting the closure of the venue and partial refunds for dinner patrons.
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UPI
Latin Quarter
Nelson Eddy
Gale Sherwood
Dick Jones
American Guild of Variety Artists
Jones
E. M. Lowe
Boston
Lowe
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