Expert on African wildlife to speak at Green Mountain College
Dr. S Keith Eltringham, renowned authority on African wildlife, will give a public lecture at Green Mountain College in the Green Room Library on Thursday April 14 at 7 30 p m. The talk covers his work in Uganda and East Africa. He is Cambridge educated with a 1957 Ph D and has held positions at Wildlife Trust Kings College and Queen Elizabeth National Park Uganda.
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Uganda National Parks
East Africa
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Cambridge University
Goodman to Speak on Politics and Culture at Williams
Mitchell Goodman, activist author and educator, will discuss Where Politics and Culture Meet Learning from the Experience of the 60s at Williams College Tuesday April 12. The free lecture at 8 p.m. in Griffin Hall 3 emphasizes antiwar and movement politics with a background on draft resistance and RESIST. The piece also notes his teaching career, writings, and ongoing projects. The Pownal United Methodist Church choir rehearses at 7:30 tonight and the Pownal Center Fire Department meets at the firehouse for a drill.
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Lab plan eyes HFCS rooms for circuits research site
Oak Materials Group’s Circuit Materials division may relocate Princeton labs to Hoosick Falls and lease three vacant HFCS rooms. School board explores legality and safety, while Hoosick Historical Society seeks space for cataloging and exhibits. Seven Princeton staff could move to HF Falls.
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Holloway
Hoosick Falls voters approve 16500 for vehicles
Hoosick Falls Central School District residents approved spending up to 16 500 for a 15 passenger bus and an eight passenger carry all at a 15 to 0 special meeting. State funds cover about 90 percent and Supt. Philip Leonard expects total cost near 15 000.
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Vermont House approves 800000 to upgrade U Vermont gym
The House Appropriations Committee endorsed an 800000 allocation in the two year 16.7 million capital construction budget for Patrick Gymnasium at the University of Vermont. The funds target a women's locker room and shower facilities after the Institutions Committee recommended no funding.
Vermont lottery bill advances in Senate Appropriations vote
In Montpelier UPI says a bill to create a Vermont state lottery won Senate Appropriations Com endorsement with a 3 to 2 vote after House passage. Supporters frame funds for capital building and debt relief while opponents oppose gambling revenue for the state. Vermont remains the only New England state without a lottery.
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Blue Cross seeks 6 percent rate rise for Vermont groups
Blue Cross Blue Shield proposes a revised formula for health insurance rates affecting 45 groups covering about 50 000 Vermonters with an overall 6 percent increase. Spokesman Robert Lockwood noted many groups would see higher premiums under the new method. The filing Tuesday targets groups whose rates vary by their use of health care services and must be approved by Banking and Insurance Commissioner Stewart Ledbetter.
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Vermont Senate Approves Furlough and DUI Penalty Bills
The Vermont Senate gave preliminary approval to a furlough bill requiring inmates to serve two thirds of their minimum sentence before eligibility for rehabilitative furlough. It also backed stiffened penalties for first to fourth drunken driving offenses and moved a ballot consolidation bill to the House for review.
Vermont House Judiciary backs broadened rape law bill
The House Judiciary Committee unanimously endorses a Senate-passed bill to revise rape laws by adding sexual assault for homosexuals and spouses and expanding the definition of rape to include sexual assault, with amendments approved Tuesday.
Verrazzano College swindle indictments issued in New York
A Saratoga County Grand Jury handed down sealed indictments charging two men and a woman with an $80,000 theft linked to Verrazzano College. Trustee Raymond Palazini, his daughter, and a Boston investment consultant allegedly swindled funds while negotiating with banks to keep the college open. Verrazzano, a small Mediterranean studies college, opened in fall 1975 and closed in spring of that year.
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Albany Price Chopper Fire Triggers Quick Relocation Plan
A three alarm blaze gutted the Price Chopper on Delaware Avenue Albany. Management announced plans to build a new store within three months and arranged free bus shuttles from the damaged Albany location to a Rensselaer County supermarket. Fire officials said the 11:30 p.m. fire likely started in refrigeration machinery but could not confirm the origin due to extensive damage.
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Berkshire Grand Jury Hears 20 in Missing Todd Case
A Berkshire County Grand Jury heard testimony from twenty people on the December disappearance of Carol Ann Todd from the Sheraton North Adams Inn. A Walpole State Prison inmate described as a material witness did not appear. Nimblett's attorney questioned testifying.
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Berkshire County
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Falmouth
Sheraton North Adams Inn
Walpole
Robert “Shorty
Nimblett
Monroe State
Miss Todd
Arson case against Lawson continued to May
Craig J. Lawson, 17, of Hopper Road, faced arson charges after setting multiple fires in a three story apartment building last Saturday night. The bonds caused about $10,000 in damage to the Barbara Lewis home, temporary residence of Col. and Mrs. E. Parmalee Prentice, relatives of John D. Rockefeller. Two Williams College students trapped on the roof as the fire escape failed. two firemen briefly trapped. A 16-year-old co-defendant entered no plea and was remanded to parental custody with case continued to April 20.
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Barbara Lewis
E. Parmalee Prentice
John D. Rockefeller
Williams College
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