Vermont Ski Industry Study Approved by State Panel
The Interagency Committee on Natural Resources approved a $6,000 six month study of Vermont’s ski industry. J Robert Hill of Burlington was chosen to assess recreational benefit to average Vermonters, economic data and employment impact while exploring access and development issues. The panel also eyed a potential one year option to buy 6,400 acres from Laird Properties at Camel’s Hump with $200,000 capital funds, and approved an $81,000 Barnet dam reconstruction project at Harvey’s Lake with 50 percent federal funding.
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J. Robert Hill
Burlington
Thomas L. Hayes
Forest and Parks
Robert Williams
Laird Properties Co
Camel’s Hump
Williams
Laird
Barnet
Harvey’s Lake
Harvard Square Riots Erupt in Cambridge During Antiwar March
Thousands of youths clashed with hundreds of police around Harvard Square in Cambridge. More than 150 injured, about 30 arrested, curfew imposed, National Guard on alert as tear gas and clubs were used to disperse demonstrators. Several fires set, property damage reported, Harvard medical center treated dozens of injured.
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Dennis Slide
Mt. Auburn
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Harvard
Mike Sloan
Commons Rally Is Peaceful But Bitter Mood Shifts
About 75,000 youths packed Boston Common for a peace rally demanding Vietnam action. The scene echoed a six month ago Moratorium turnout of about 100,000, but sentiment ranged from bored to bitter as speakers urged immediate peace and the crowd listened to a dozen voices in a quiet demonstration.
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Vietnam
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Wayland
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Rebuilding To Start Next Week in Swanton
Swanton to begin rebuilding its fire scarred business district by next week after contracts signed. 14 stores were destroyed January 28, leaving 41 homeless and over 100 jobless. Village officials criticized lack of federal funds while SBA loans were modestly expanding.
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UPI
Armand Croft
Croft
Small Business Administration
SBA
William Geary
Casals Delays 93rd Birthday Party at Lincoln Center
Pablo Casals, famed cellist and humanitarian, conducted 100 cellists from multiple countries at Philharmonic Hall in a delayed 93rd birthday celebration. The event, a benefit for the youth program, featured Rudolf Serkin performing Beethoven and Beverly Sills singing Italian bel canto arias.
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UPI
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Lincoln Center
American Symphony Orchestra
Casals
Leopold Stokowski
Philharmonic Hall
Juilliard School of Music
Angie Brooks
Liberia
U.N. General Assembly
Stokowski
Rudolf Serkin
Beverly Sills
Miss Sills
Vermont distributes 200000 guidebooks for tourists
Around Montpelier Vermont distribution of nearly 200000 78 page tourist guidebooks continues to aid visitors. Travel and information director Donald Lyons says the antibillboard mandated booklet is sent to chambers of commerce state information centers banks and service stations. Over 1000 lodging dining and service sites are listed with county map inserts linked to the state highway map and funded partly by a special appropriation.
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UPI
Vermont
Donald Lyons
Development Department
Chambers of Commerce
Lyons
Vermont seeks water resources chief after NYT and WSJ ads
Vermont state Personnel Department faces a flood of about 60 applications for the water resources commissioner post. Applications, mainly from New York Connecticut and New Jersey, include many with electrical or civil engineering degrees. The vacancy follows Reinhold W. Thieme leaving for the Interior Department.
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Reinhold W. Thieme
Department of the Interior
Albany State students riot over meal tickets in dorm dining hall
About 80 black Albany State University students protested a white server's denial of a meal card, overturning tables and scattering food in Colonial Quadrangle dining hall. University spokesman David Van Dyke confirmed the incident and noted the group resisted showing meal tickets before the line was shut down.
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Albany
Albany State University
Colonial Quadrangle
David van Dyke
Striking Sprague workers urged to show reason in talks
In Berkshire three unions guidance from Sprague official John D. Washburn urged reasonableness to settle the seven week old strike affecting more than 2,600 workers. Washburn promoted a three year contract as a stabilizing path while unions seek a resolution.
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Sprague Electric Co
John D. Washburn
Sprague
Washburn
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