Vermont Republicans tally 239 town caucus delegates
In Montpelier GOP leaders began collecting caucus results to select delegates for the May 18 state convention. Seven other towns, including six in Addison County, held initial steps toward presidential nominating events in Miami. Montpelier’s caucus denied two state politicians as delegates, naming them alternates.
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Montpelier
UPI
Addison County
Vermont
Miami
Montelier Republicans
Daniel Ruggles
Washington
Rep
Mildred O'Neil
Davis Undergoes Surgery in Hanover Hospital
Deane C. Davis, GOP gubernatorial candidate, underwent corrective surgery for a minor hernia Monday at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital in Hanover. He was up and walking within hours and will resume full campaign activities next week.
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Montpelier
Deane C. Davis
GOP
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Hanover
Barton Volunteer Fireman Killed at House Blaze
Barton resident Charles F. Nelson, 53, a volunteer firefighter, died Tuesday while battling a house fire on Elm Street when a chimney collapsed on him as he worked to contain the blaze, state police reported.
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Barton
VPI
Charles F. Nelson
Elm Street
Fire destroys two Albany homes. 14 homeless
Fourteen people including ten children were left homeless after a Tuesday fire swept two McCarthy Avenue houses in Albany. Three firefighters suffered minor injuries while battling the blaze which began on the first floor of a two story frame home around 9 a.m. The fire spread to a common attic and investigators cited careless smoking as a possible cause.
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West Bolton
UPI
Richmond
Underhill
Williston
Essex Junction
State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Cpl
Lloyd Tucker
Albany
McCarthy Avenue
Russell Sage dedicates Schacht Arts Center with plaque
A new 1,250,000 fine arts center at Russell Sage College was unveiled Tuesday with a plaque for Elmer C. Schacht. The center includes a 1,400 seat auditorium. Schacht, a former college trustee and Behr-Manning Co. president, retired last year from the college board.
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Elmer C. Schacht
Russell Sage College
Schacht
Behr-Manning Co
Fire at abandoned sawmill near Petersburgh Grafton line
Firefighters were summoned Tuesday night to tackle a blaze at an abandoned sawmill deep in the woods near the Petersburgh Grafton town line south of New York 2. Mutual aid from Berlin and Grafton responded. A watch continued as piles of sawdust smoldered.
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Petersburgh-Grafton
N.Y
Berlin
Grafton
Berkshire Town Chooses Meeting With Engineer on Bee Hill Dam
Williamstown selectmen will seek a meeting with County Engineer William A. Heaphy to discuss the leaking Bee Hill Dam. Heaphy said the northeast section is in poor condition and urged repairs or breach if fixes aren’t done. Town Manager Leroy Picard has downplayed any emergency, insisting a failure would drain into a gorge toward Route 7 and not threaten homes.
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William A. Heaphy
Bee Hill
Heaphy
Leroy Picard
Selectmen
Montpelier
State health rules threaten Pittsfield ambulance service
Berkshire spokesmen say new Department of Public Health and Hospital Facilities rules would put almost every state ambulance out of service including Pittsfield’s sole operator Clement A. Lacy. He notes required equipment cannot fit on an ambulance and would need a trailer, risking closure if rules aren’t amended.
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Pittsfield
State Department of Public Health
Berkshire
Clement A. Lacy
Williamstown bus to join New York antiwar parade
John L. Fisher chartered a Peace bus for area residents to travel to a major antiwar parade in New York on Saturday. He expects many Williams College students and faculty and several Mt Greylock Regional High School members will ride. The idea followed seven weeks of Pittsfield marches.
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Williamstown
John L. Fisher
New York
Williams College
Mt. Greylock
Pittsfield
250 Trees To Be Planted In Pittsfield Streets
The Shade Tree Commission began a tree planting program on Tuesday to place about 250 trees on Pittsfield streets. Chairman Kingsley R. Fall said slightly fewer trees may be planted due to price increases across the operation.
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Pittsfield
Kingsley R. Fall
Commission
May 20 Federal Trial Date Set For Dr Spock and Co-Defendants
Famed baby doctor Benjamin Spock and four co defendants face a May 20 federal trial on alleged anti draft conspiracy in U S District Court Judge Francis J W Ford Jr calendars the date and orders production of all indictment related material for defense review Coffin Goodman Ferber Raskin named in indictment and motions for separate trials or transfer denied. bill of particulars denied as the case proceeds.
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Boston
UPI
Benjamin Spock
U.S. District Court
Francis J. W. Ford Jr
Ford
Spock
Yale University
William Sloane Coffin Jr
Mitchell
Coffin
Raskin
Washington
Goodman
Stop Kennedy Movement Blocked by Curtis Hoff
Gov Kenneth M Curtis and Gov Philip Hoff publicly supported Robert F Kennedy while at a St Louis governors conference. They traveled to prevent a Stop Kennedy movement and interrupted vacations to ensure no such drive formed. The article notes Curtis as the nation’s youngest governor and details judicial actions over Vietnam War related indictment.
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
Kenneth M. Curtis
St. Louis
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
New England
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N
St. Petersburg
Fla
Curtis
Kennedy
Johnson
Hoff to Submit Six Bills for May 6 Special Session
Gov. Hoff's administration releases six bills for a May 6 special session despite moves to limit the session to two days and two bills. Measures include a constitutional convention proposal, Vietnam veterans bonus, public works minimum wage, elderly tax relief, and two capital complex construction bills.
Last Ditch Effort Made To Save Pavilion Hotel
An abstract title for the Pavilion Hotel has been sent to the U S National Park Service in Washington to save the four story, 92 year old building from demolition A Park Service certificate would designate the hotel as historic James Massey chief of the historic American Buildings Division confirmed the mailing The state purchased the hotel for 148000 in 1966 to renovate or demolish for more office space Public debate over the hotel has intensified as a feasibility study urged preservation through renovation over destruction
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Montpelier
U.S. National Park Service
Washington
Thomas Conlon
Park Service
James Massey
Service
Conlon
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