Peace rally urged for Springfield Massachusetts April 19
Letter to The Banner urges opposition to the Vietnam War and invites readers to join a large peace rally in Court Square Springfield at 1 p.m. on Saturday April 19. Prominent speakers include Dave Dellinger, Russell Johnson, Roxanne Dunbar and Carl Davidson. transportation help offered from Williamstown.
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Russell Johnson
The
American Friends Committee
Roxanne Dunbar
Female Liberation Movement
Carl Davidson
the Guardian
Students For A Democratic Society
Williamstown
John L
Harvard Students Wait Administration Action
Harvard University faces a delayed response to eight student demands as a class boycott enters its final day. A faculty-student committee will study campus unrest while police clashes at University Hall trigger multiple arrests and injuries.
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Mass
UPI
Harvard University
University
Harvard Stadium
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ROTC
University Hall
Harvard
Nathan M. Pusey
Franklin L. Ford
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Massachusetts General Hospital
Ford
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
East Cambridge District Court
New Air Route To Area Plugged
Three New England governors lead 85 business leaders flying to Detroit and Chicago to promote a new air route. Northeast Airlines will start service April 28 linking Portland Bangor Maine and Manchester NH with Detroit and Chicago, expanding May 31 to Bangor Burlington Vermont Cleveland and Chicago. Governors Peterson Curtis and Davis head the trade mission hosting luncheons and receptions for business leaders.
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Boston
API
New England
Detroit
Chicago
Northeast Airlines
Portland
Bangor
Maine
Manchester
N.H
Great Lakes
Deane C. Davis
Vermont
Davis seeks diverse GOP views in Vermont state leadership
Governor Deane C. Davis says discord within Vermont GOP leaders does not worry him and he supports open differences. Lt. Gov. Hayes and others clash over budget shifts, while King condemns pay raise bids amid tight finances. Davis urges room for conflict to strengthen good government.
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Thomas Hayes
Davis
GOP
Robert King
Hayes
Safety Department
SDS Establishes Vermont Chapter at UVM
University of Vermont campus may host a new SDS chapter with leaflets on its organization and opposition to ROTC to be distributed Friday. Dean Richard Powers says no formal recognition has been received while Lt. Col. Richard Oehler notes no confirmation of planned anti ROTC activity though student sources anticipate a demonstration during Military Day on April 25.
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Richard Oehler
National Life Pledges $9 Million To Urban Housing Plan
National Life Insurance Co of Montpelier pledges an additional $9 million toward a $1 billion national urban housing program funded by the insurance industry. The pledge follows a White House meeting with President Nixon. Including prior commitments, the company’s total investment exceeds $17 million to improve substandard housing and businesses over a three year program started more than 18 months ago.
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UPD
National Life Insurance Co
William D. Taylor
White House
Richard Nixon
National Life
Governor Davis to review major state departments
Gov. Deane C. Davis said after adjournment he will launch comprehensive reviews of all major departments in Vermont to curb duplication and boost efficiency. Key targets include Public Safety and social welfare agencies with program reviews to slow rapid growth or accelerate lagging development. He did not elaborate further.
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UPD
Davis
Deane C. Davis
Public Safety Department
Social Welfare
House fails to concur on omnibus appropriation bill
The Vermont House did not concur with Senate amendments to the $96.6 million fiscal 1970 omnibus appropriation bill. A conference committee will be formed to resolve differences, with Speaker John S. Burgess naming Luther Hackett Henry Carse and Peter Joseph to represent the House.
Voters reject $500,000 Island Pond school bond
Islanders vote in a special election on Wednesday rejecting a 500000 bond for a new ten room elementary school serving about 300 students. The tally was 222 to 175 in Island Pond.
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Island Pond
UPI
Union District 35 Intact in Montpelier Vote
The Senate rejected 18 to 11 a bill allowing Cavendish and Duttonsville to withdraw from Union High School District 35 after earlier action to consider the measure despite an adverse Education Committee report. Senate leaders warned such withdrawals could threaten the entire union district system. Cavendish Duttonsville Chester and Andover had approved a $2.5 million bond for a new school, while a dissident group pressed to withdraw.
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UPI
Senate
Cavendish
Duttonsville
Edward Janeway
R-Windham County
Chester
Andover
Assembly Bans Gooley Dam on Adirondack Hudson
In Albany the Assembly unanimously approved a bill to prohibit the Gooley Dam project on the upper Hudson in Essex County. The measure, sponsored by Republican Assemblyman Clarence D. Lane and Senator Walter B. Langley, now goes to Gov. Rockefeller for signature. The ban covers reservoirs in the Adirondack Park from Luzerne to the Hudson source, including Boreas River, Indian River, and Cedar River reaches. Senator Bernard C. Smith warned the dam would be a near folly and destroy a priceless heritage.
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Hudson River
Essex County
Gov
Rockefeller
Clarence D. Lane
Windham
Walter B. Langley
Adirondack Park
Luzerne
Boreas River
Durgin Brook
Indian River
Abanakee
Cedar River
Senate
Bernard C. Smith
Albany SUNY Arts Center Dedicated With Convocation
Albany State University held a double dedication of its new performing arts center after accepting a 5.5 million gift. Dr. Evan Collins and campus department chairmen led a three day statewide convocation on the arts drawing about 650 delegates. The center houses five theatres including a main proscenium stage and an arena venue with seating from 150 to 500.
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Albany
State University of New York At Albany
University
Evan Collins
University At Albany
Paul Pettit
Charles F. Stokes
Troy bill to borrow 684000 to pay 1965 debts approved
The Troy city measure to borrow 684000 to cover debts dating back to 1965 won final legislative approval. Sponsor Neil W. Kelleher, a Troy Republican, said tax limits prevent fitting the sum into one year’s budget. The deficit was found last November while reviewing the 1969 budget proposals.
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Troy
Neil W. Kelleher
Trailer Park Hint Amid Trudeau Farm Sale Routes Forth
In North Adams, potential trailer park plans near Trudeau Farm high school site surface as sale details emerge. Emile J Trudeau sold part of the Trudeau property to Wheel Estates, a unit of A Shapiro Co. Wheel Estates already runs a trailer sales business and faces inquiries about land proposed for development. In Pittsfield, Rose Manor rents for the elderly are set at 58 dollars monthly with utilities and charges included. Income limits are 2500 for singles and 3000 for couples. The $1.5 million housing project was financed by the state from bond costs and ongoing management expenses. In North Adams, Northern Berkshire Development Corp officers created a new Economic Development Corp of Northern Berkshire to take over industrial development. NBDC directors will consider dissolving the old organization.
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Vermont
United States
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Trudeau Farm
Trudeau
Emile J. Trudeau
Wheel Estates
A. Shapiro Co
Pittsfield
Northern Berkshire Development Corp
Economic Development Corp
Northern Berkeshire
Boston
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