Hoff scholar named from Burlington at St Michael's College
Gov Hoff announced Ralph M. Rooke Jr. of Burlington has been chosen as governor's scholar for the academic year. The $300 award supports his graduate studies in international relations, with Rooke planning to fund via scholarships and loans while supporting his wife and daughter. The Hoffs fund the award yearly in lieu of Christmas cards.
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Burlington
UPS
Philip H. Hoff
St. Michael’s College
Ralph M. Rooke Jr
Rooke
St. Michael’s
Hoff
Hoffs
Hoff Misses Briefing In White House Vietnam Talk
MONTPELIER UPI A Hoff spokesman said Gov Philip Hoff will not attend a White House Vietnam briefing Friday. Secretary Benjamin Collins said Hoff will not cut his two week vacation short after an invitation from President Johnson for governors to hear Gen. Westmoreland discuss the war.
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Montpelier
UPI
Philip H. Hoff
Vietnam
White House
Benjamin Collins
Hoff
Johnson
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Swanton Boy, 6, Drowns in Mississquoi River
Swanton searchers recovered the body of six year old Christopher Brian Allen who fell into the Mississquoi River while fishing with a friend. The body was pulled from a six to seven foot deep whirlpool as fire chief John Leavitt described the water as very fast.
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Swanton
UPS
Mississquoi River
Christopher Brian Allen
William Allen
John Leavitt
Horner Free of DWI Charge in Poultney Incident
Poultney Police Chief Smith Jack Horner, a former Bristol police chief and village manager, had a DWI charge dropped after UPI reported his Dec. 22 arrest while riding in the village patrol car. The state police had arrested Horner in the incident.
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Middlebury
UPI
Poultney
Smith
Jack’’ Horner
Horner
Bristol
Car Crash Near Tomhannock Reservoir Injures Driver
In New York near the Tomhannock Reservoir on Route 7, Viman of Raymertown was found injured after a wrecked auto rolled several times and ended upright. Karl Jurentkouff, 53, suffered multiple injuries and is listed in satisfactory condition at Samarit an Hospital in Troy. Police believe he was thrown from the car. a passing motorist found him in the road. Albany Governor Rockefeller signed into law a bill creating a nurse manpower center in the State Health Dept to address nurse shortages and retrain inactive nurses.
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Raymertown
West Barnet
Viman
N.Y
Tomhannock Reservoir
Karl Jurentkouff
Samaritan Hospital
Troy
Jurentkouff
Albany
Rockefeller
Mechanicville Plans 30 New Low Income Housing Units
Mechanicville will file this week for 30 additional low income housing units with federal officials. The plan, approved by the urban renewal agency, centers on locating and purchasing existing structures to rehabilitate into apartments for low income residents.
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Mechanicville
Urban Renewal Agency
Berkshire Ecumenical Action group announces CEA chairmen
Berkshire committee leaders Francis J. Tompkins and Richard S. Clement named as chairs. The group plans a lecture series on Christian heritage, Bible study groups, and a civic action discussion forum as part of its programs.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire Committee For Ecumenical Action
CEA
Christian Unity
Francis J. Tompkins
Richard S. Clement
City awards diaphonic air horn bid to Bliss-Gamewell Co
Bliss-Gamewell Co of Newton wins a $2944 bid to supply a diaphonic air horn for North Adams fire alarm upgrades. Police signals superintendent John R. Law says the horn will be mounted atop the sewage treatment plant on Massachusetts Avenue and can be heard about a mile and a half in clear weather.
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North Adams
Bliss-Gamewell Co
Newton
John R. Law
Massachusetts Avenue
Lodge housing canceled at Bascom Lodge Mt Greylock this year
Overnight accommodations at Bascom Lodge on Mt Greylock will not be available this year as the Department of Natural Resources defers housing pending a full survey expected to be completed this summer. The food concession will operate as in past years.
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Adams
Bascom Lodge
Mt. Greylock
Department of Natural Resources
Norman Thomas urges immediate withdrawal from Vietnam
Norman Thomas, 83, urged the immediate withdrawal of U S troops from Vietnam at a Boston University lecture. He criticized the Johnson Administration for using Gen Westmoreland as a political propagandist and outlined four steps to peace including halting bombing, ceasing fire, reconvening Geneva, and following U Thant’s peace plans. He urged pressure to end the war, while noting negotiations may be more likely than unconditional withdrawal.
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Nam. Thomas
Socialist Party
Johnson
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Thomas
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Westmoreland
The
Rejected Suitor Goes Berserk Kills Children
In Hartford a rejected suitor fatally stabbed two children of the woman who spurned him and critically injured a third before slashing his own throat and wrists, police said.
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Hartford, Conn
UPI
Retroactive Pay Increases Not for Quitters
Montpelier Vermont Assistant Attorney General Louis Peck states state employees who quit since January 1 are not eligible for retroactive 10 percent pay raises authorized by the 1967 legislature. Gov. Hoff signed the bill April 15. Peck notes a superficial reading might imply retroactive pay, but the legislature did not intend this.
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Peck
U S Expo Exhibit Ridiculed Next to Soviet Display
Montreal World Fair coverage quotes travel official Wallwork calling the U S exhibit pathetic next to the Soviet pavilion. He cites 200 wooden duck decoys versus Sputnik scale models and Elvis guitar versus a massive atomic icebreaker, praising the Soviet display’s interactive weightlessness room. Police report a deadly triple stabbing in Hartford.
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Montreal
UPI
U.S
Russia
St Michaels Plans Renovation of Army Barracks on Campus
The board at St. Michael's College approved a $500,000 renovation of two Army barracks on the Ethan Allen Campus. The project supports English for foreign students and graduate programs under Dr. Murphy and Dr. Giroux. The buildings, surplus Army property since 1954, will also host an honors committee for commencements and honorary degrees.
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Winooski Park
Ethan Allen
St. Michael’s College
Gerald E. Dupont
S.S.E
Father Dupont
Edward F. Murphy
Robert J. Giroux
College
Army
Richard Coffey
Scarsdale
N.Y
Time Magazine
Bernard L. Boutin
Falls Church
Small Business Administration
Jeremiah T. Purtill
Mystic
UNICEF Card Sales Rise in Vermont 1966
UNICEF reported 23 million greeting cards sold in the United States and 50 million worldwide in 1966, with U.S. sales up about 500000 and Vermont doubling sales to 1400 boxes. Seven Vermont outlets contributed, including Parkhurst General Store in Weston run by Ann Kemsley. Total UNICEF greeting card revenue reached 3250000 dollars, about 10 percent of UNICEF’s total income. partners expect a new yearly sales record.
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Weston
Unicef
United States
U.S.A
United Nations Children’s Fund
Vermont
Maine
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Parkhurst
Ann Kemsley
Olga Gedhas
Gechas
Vermont Police Launch Operation Life Saver Safety Drive
The Vermont State Police inaugurate Operation Life-Saver a weekend traffic safety project starting April 28. Six troopers will join one of five troop areas to patrol highways during evenings and early mornings to cut traffic fatalities and accidents through heightened enforcement.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Commissioner of Public Safety
E. A. Alexander
Alexander
Vermont State Police Project
A&P Discontinues Plaid Trading Stamps in Albany Area
Albany unit of A&P Food stores will end Plaid Trading Stamps distribution in 97 stores including Bennington effective May 1. The move follows weak stamp program reception. customers may redeem stamps or pay cash at 25 cents per 100 stamps through E F MacDonald Stamp Co to obtain premiums. details available in stores.
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Albany
N.Y
A&p Food
Plaid
Bennington
T. D. Hamilton
A&p
Hamilton
Cus
Tomers
E. F. MacDonald Stamp Company
Dayton
Ohio
E.F. MacDonald Stamp Company
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