Douglas urges states to lead in wilderness protection
UPI reports Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas speaking at the University of Vermont in Burlington argues that conservation relies on states and local groups while federal agencies like the Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Public Roads fail to meet conservation standards. He calls these agencies public enemies to conservation and warns that federal recreation areas do not safeguard wilderness as they target mass recreation.
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Burlington
UPI
U.S. Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Douglas
University of Vermont
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Bureau of Public Roads
America
Oakes Urges Party Activity For Vermont Campaign
Vermont GOP hopeful James Oakes says the party must shed its exclusive image and welcome broader involvement. He plans to recruit young people, form student groups at colleges, and give new voices a say in decisions. David Stefaniak resigned as college delegate to join the Oakes campaign.
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Stowe
Young Republican State Executive Board
Oakes
Vermont
Island Pond family hears from captive sailor Crowe
Parents of Bradley Crowe of Island Pond report their son is well. Miss Sharon Lyons of Portland read a letter Crowe sent, with a snapshot, asking to be remembered by friends and to contact a congressman to aid in freeing the 82 captured crewmen. Local authorities were contacted for a mailing address as Crowe is held by North Korea after the ship seizure last January.
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Island Pond
UPD
Pueblo
Bradley Crowe
Sharon Lyons
Portland
Maine
Crowes
Miss Lyons
Crowe
North Korea
Montpelier seeks $80,000 Model Cities grant
Montpelier submitted an $80,000 federal planning grant application under the Model Cities Program. The City Council approved the request Tuesday by 4 to 1 and pledged $20,000 in city funds. Alderman Charles Nichols voted against, saying the proposal used outdated statistics and was poorly prepared.
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Montpelier
UPS
Housing and Urban Development Department
Capital City
Charles Nichols
Fire at Orin Thomas dairy barn kills cows and causes $90,000 damage
State fire officials today opened an investigation into the Tuesday blaze at the Orin Thomas dairy farm. The fire, of undetermined origin, tore through one of the main barns, killing two cows of an estimated 85 cows in the barn and causing about $90,000 in damage as farmer William Thomas, one of five brothers, assessed the loss.
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Rutland
UPD
Orin Thomas
William Thomas
Troy Housing Authority honor MLK for new Corina project
The Troy Housing Authority named the planned 117 unit Corina public housing project on Eddy's Lane to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The authority also discussed expanding recreation and geriatric medical support at Kennedy Towers, though funding remains a major obstacle.
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Troy
Troy Housing Authority
Corina
Eddy’s Lane
Martin Luther King Jr
Kennedy Towers
Irving D. Goldsberry
Moseley sons to share estate after West Hoosick couple dies
Clarence S. Moseley and Gertrude M. Moseley of West Hoosick left wills giving equal shares of their residue to four sons. The couple, fatally injured in an April 3 Hodges South Carolina auto crash, named Charles H. Moseley DeRuyter Roger N. Moseley Buskirk Dr Donald J. Moseley Silver Spring Md and Allan R. Moseley Clinton as heirs. Clarence Moseley held a Buskirk farm and feed store business with an estate estimated at 20 000 to 50 000. His wife’s estate was estimated above 50 000 but not over 100 000.
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Troy
Clarence S
Gertrude M. Moseley
West Hoosick
Moseleys
Hodges
S.C
Charles H. Moseley
DeRuyter
Roger N. Moseley
Buskirk
Donald J. Moseley
Silver Spring
Allan R. Moseley
Clinton
Moseley
Albany to Tear Down Hawk Street Viaduct for New Trestle
Albany Mayor Erastus Corning announced the Hawk Street Viaduct will be torn down after 79 years as a consulting firm found it corroded and past usefulness. Designed by Nathan Sweet, the bridge has been a key Albany transportation link and the site of several fatal plunges.
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Albany
Hawk Street
Erastus Corning
Nathan Sweet
Boy of the Year award honors Berkshire youth at Williams dinner
In Williamstown Robert Seney son of Fayne and Mrs Seney received the annual Boy of the Year trophy at the Boys' Club awards dinner. Coach Theodore Sylvester presented the trophy and Larry Catuzzi Williams College hired as new head football coach gave the address. About 195 boys attended. In Pittsfield two Springfield men faced prison terms after pleading guilty to breaking into Bill and Joe's Sporting Goods on West Housatonic Street January 30 and stealing six pistols. Clinton E House and Charles A Howard III were sentenced to 2 1 4 to 5 years in Walpole State Prison.
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Williamstown
Robert Seney
Fayne G. Seney
Theodore Sylvester
Sylvester
Larry Catuzzi
Williams College
Pittsfield
Springfield
Bill and
Joe
West Housatonic Street
Walpole
Clinton E. House
Charles A. Howard III
Miss Hawaii crowned from Framingham educator
North Adams State College graduate from Framingham and Honolulu teacher Carol A. Seymour has been chosen Miss Hawaii. She will represent Hawaii at the Miss U.S.A. Pageant in Miami. Seymour earned her degree in 1965 and was queen of the Winter Carnival in her senior year.
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North Adams
North Adams State College
Framingham
Honolulu
Hawaii
U.S.A
Miami
Fla
Carol A. Seymour
NAACP Endorses Great Barrington Du Bois Memorial
In Great Barrington the proposal to honor W E B Du Bois with a memorial has won backing from the national headquarters of the NAACP, signaling strong support for the project.
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Great Barrington
W.E.B. du Bois
NAACP
CED Head Sees Vietnam End Challenge for New England Industry
Boston report quotes Frazar B. Wilde, chairman of the Committee for Economic Development, warning that the postwar national economy could pose a considerable challenge to New England industry. He notes a reduction in military spending as a key factor impacting regional firms.
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Boston
UPI
Frazar B. Wilde
Committee For Economic Development
CED
New England
Wilde
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Juror Disagrees With Judge's Directed Verdict
A juror in a Boston civil suit disputed the judge's directed verdict. Judge Reuben L. Lurie called a mistrial after the juror shouted no when the verdict formula was read. The case involved John Kraus suing Bethel L. Webber for injuries from a stairway collapse on Sept. 24, 1964.
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Boston
UPI
Reuben L. Lurie
Claude Solana
Lime Street
Beacon Hill
Lurie
John Kraus
Minot Street
Dorchester
Bethel L. Webber
North Main Street
Sharon
Committee To Inventory Overlapping Programs
Gov Hoff formed an ad hoc panel led by John Gray to catalog all state programs. Each member will submit a department program list by May 1, detailing objectives, targets, funding sources, activities, and cooperating agencies. A survey of state aided local programs will be distributed, with a second meeting set for May 7 and a July 1 assessment deadline.
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Montpelier
CPI
Philip H. Hoff
John Gray
James Finneran
Gray
Vermont
Hoff
Aiken Declares Rockefeller Best Qualified Candidate
Senator George Aiken of Vermont says the Rockefeller for president organization must work to place the right people in key posts as the candidate seeks broad backing and coordinated support for nomination.
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Aiken
Rocky
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
White House
Richard Nixon
Judge Denies Convict's Bid For Freedom
Superior Judge Robert Larrow rejected Everett Morse Sr. bid to overturn a 2 to 4 year term for armed robbery and grand larceny at Windsor State Prison. Findings from the March Washington County hearing upheld the guilty plea, legality of the roadblock arrest, and Morse’s rights warning. Morse was sentenced in October 1965.
Man Released After 25 Years In Waterbury
Leo L. Brown 66 released after 25 years at Waterbury State Hospital by Superior Judge Robert W. Larrow following a 1943 insanity verdict connected to a Winooski stabbing of Raymond Sherer. Brown sought release since 1953. case centered on commitment after a grand jury hearing rather than a jury trial.
Overpass Collapse Falls Killer Toll In Worcester
An unfinished 135 foot overpass on Interstate 290 near Worcester collapsed, killing three and injuring eight. Frederick Barletta Sr., 56, died during the rescue effort along with Leo Snyder, while Carmine Festa was also killed. Festa’s wife Georgianna was hospitalized. The cause is under investigation. Traffic rerouting could last up to ten days.
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Worcester
Mass
UPI
Frederick J. Barletta Sr
Weston
Barletta Construction Co
Leo Snyder
Boston
Barletta
Carmin Festa
Auburn
Festa
Georgianna
Snyder
Robert Generelli
Spencer Leek
Lexington
Frank Hayes
North Grafton
Georgianna Festa
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Miss Hawaii
N.E
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Rockefeller
Rockefeller Organization
Nixon
Vermont Gas
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Main ST
Gary Button
Mer
Federal Bureau of Roads
State Department of Public Works
Southbridge Street
Francis W. Sargent
John A. Volpe
Worcester Expressway
Evans
Bennington
Gossard Artemis
Antron
Star Blue
Jonafil
Willowette
Drysdale’s
Main Street
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