Vermont Leader Fey Elected to National Life Board
Dr. John T. Fey president of the University of Vermont was chosen for a four year term as director of the National Life Insurance Co. Fey 45 formerly served as a clerk for the U S Supreme Court. A separate notice reports the Halifax Electrical Cooperative of Brattleboro Vermont received a 108000 federal loan to build 10 miles of power lines and extend service to 60 new rural outlets in Windham and Bennington counties.
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Fey
National Life Board
Montpelier
John T. Fey
University of Vermont
Friday
Natonal Lfe Insurance Co
U. S. Supreme Court
Washington
Halifax Electrical Cooperative
Brattleboro
Vermont
Windham
Bennington
Rutland Music Director Sues Over Prickly Spinach Burr
The Rutland public schools music director sues Saga Food Service alleging a burr in spinach injures his vocal passages and singing ability. Defendants Saga Food Service of Glens Falls New York and Lebanon Pennsylvania are named in the complaint.
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Rutland
Burr
Saga Food Service
Glens Falls
N.Y
Lebanon
Vermont milk price cut and highway access policy set
The Milk Control Board says most Vermont milk prices will drop one cent per quart starting May 1 with low butterfat milk at 20 cents for home delivery and 19 cents for store sale while high butterfat milk rises by one cent. The Highway Board adopts a policy shifting access route costs away from towns for Interstate 89 connections, with funding typically 50 50 federal and state, to aid communities with limited funds.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Milk Control Board
Highway Board
Barre
Callous disregard alleged over Vermont senate reapportionment
State Senator John J. O'Brien accuses Gov. Keyser of timidity on a special session to redraw the senate. O'Brien says Keyser risks neglecting nearly one third of Vermonters in Chittenden and Rutland counties. A Chancery Court order bars printing senatorial ballots until reapportionment.
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Burlington
John J. O’brien
Dchittenden
Keyser
Senate
Montpelier
O’brien
Chitten
Rutland
Chancery
Vermont racing commission vows self funded operation
Members of the Motor Vehicle Racing Commission say they will operate out of their own pockets after the Emergency Board denied a $1,000 appropriation. The three member body, created in 1961 to oversee racing rules, planned to enforce regulations with Department of Public Safety cooperation. Rep. Stuart Dumas notes the panel has already incurred costs.
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Montpelier
Motor Vehicle Racing Commission
Emergency Board
General Assembly
Stuart Dumas
R-Danby
Commsson
Department of Public Safety
J and L Production Workers Strike Over Layoffs
One hundred workers at Jones and Lamson Machine Tool Co in Springfield Vermont stopped work to protest alleged discriminatory layoffs. The company then ordered the shutdown and faced a tense standstill as workers stood by their machines.
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Springfield, Vt
Jones and Lamson Machine Tool Co
Heatwave and layoffs ripple through city and plant
A 91 degree Boston day tied an April heat record as Samuel Mooskian died of a likely heat induced heart attack in Shrewsbury. Highways filled with weekend travelers while cooler northern New England expected later. In a separate dispute, 550 workers at a plant face layoffs amid a union backed slowdown. Union leaders threaten a strike if layoffs are not reversed.
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Samuel Mooskian
Shrewsbury
Mass
Boston
Weather Bureau
Hartford
Connecticut
Burlington
Rutland
Worcester
Portland
Maine
New England
Cape Cod
Vermont
New Hampshire
Rotary Deer Park To Open Monday At Vermont Soldiers Home
Ver mont Soldiers Home will open Rotary Deer Park on Monday morning per Home Commandant Col. Edward Giles. The park has been cleaned and pond refilled this weekend, with cleanup led by Home members and the Bennington Rotary Club. church, school and youth groups are urged to register in advance to avoid facility conflicts. If cold weather returns before May 30, the park may close temporarily.
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Rotary Deer Park
Vermont Soldiers Home
Edward Giles
Giles
Bennington
Arlington Ann Marsh Tel. DR 5-2355 Red Mountain Chapter
Eastern Star will install officers on Monday April 30. The date was moved from the original schedule.
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Ann Marsh
Red Mountain
Order Eastern Star
Fire Destroys Sawmill Cabin in West Arlington
A fire caused by a defective refrigerator motor engulfed a one story cabin owned by Kenneth Wilcox and occupied by Edward Wilkinson in West Arlington. The blaze destroyed tools and left ashes. Wilkinson planned to move into a nearby trailer. Chief C. Lee Marsh warned residents of a state burn ban in effect until May 7. Nearby grass fires near Miller's Swamp and in North Shaftsbury are believed arson or cigarette-caused with no witnesses.
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West Arlington
Kenneth Wilcox
Wilcox
Edward Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Arlington
C. Lee Marsh
Miller’s Swamp
North
Shaftsbury
Harold Wyman
Raymond Green
Obituary of Jane A. English 84 Cambridge teacher
Miss Jane A. English 84 retired school teacher died Thursday at Mary McClellan Hospital Cambridge after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Alexander English and belonged to Ondawa Court CDA and Cambridge Book Club. Surviving are one half sister Carlotta English and one half brother Larmon English of Schenectady. Funeral services will be conducted this afternoon at 2 30 from K Spurr Funeral Home Cambridge with Rev K Glenn Fleming officiating. Interment Woodlands Cemetery Cambridge.
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Cambridge
N. Y
Jane A. English
Mary McClellan Hospital
Alexander English
Ondawa Court Cda
Cambridge Book Club
Carlotta English
Larmon English
Schenectady
Village Planners Move Toward Plumbing Code Approval
The Village Planning Commission began drafting a plumbing code covering plumber licensing and water sewer standards. They considered including sewage disposal provisions to augment the town sewer ordinance and will continue at the May 24 meeting. Trustees will review before voter final acceptance.
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Reuben Levin
Planning Commission
John R. Stone
School St
Harold Griffin
Fillmore St
Oscar C. Fienberg
Elm St
Robert Hagerman
Main St
Trio Arrested for Vermont Hotel Robbery
Three Trenton men Wilfred Nolan Jr Sandor Sztoke and Tony Sztoke were arrested at a border roadblock and charged with a 15149 armed robbery of the Hotel Norton in Norton Vermont between 10 and 11 PM. They allegedly masked faces used a shotgun and fled after striking the proprietor W Hanford Carpenter. Local and state police pursued and detained them at Guildhall Vermont. Nolan’s father listed Barton Virginia.
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Norton
Trenton
N.J
U.S
W. Hanford Carpenter
Carpenter
Vermont
Wilfred Nolan Jr
Sandor Sztoke
Tony Sztoke
Nolan
Barton
Russell Holmes
Essex County
Guildhall
Calvin Stebbins
Island Pond
Robert Mumley
Morgan
Marshall Trow
Robert Slack
Earl Cauler
Morgan Beach
Plan Fence To Halt Litter At Landfill
The Sanitary Landfill Committee moved to erect a high mesh fence along the east side of the site to stop litter blowing onto Park Street extension area. Chair William H. Fox said the 200 foot long, 16 to 20 foot high barrier will curb papers in shrubbery and roadside fences as the paneling is bid by local firms. The panel discussion includes cleanup plans and cost estimates with a Monday meeting to finalize specs and operations.
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Park Street Extension
William H. Fox
Gage St
Fox
Pollution control upgrades urged for streams
Thieme outlined a plan to raise certain streams from Class C or D to Class B for power, navigation and industrial use, while preserving higher classifications where applicable. Two male staff investigators will conduct checks over two months, with more personnel in summer to intensify the program. He urged municipalities to pass and enforce their own pollution abatement ordinances to enable more effective work with limited staff.
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Thieme
Commission
Wakefield waiter rises to lead Ship's Haven acquisition
John R. Zappala of Wakefield, once a waiter at Ship's Haven Restaurant in Lynnfield, now heads a corporation that bought the same restaurant for more than $250,000. Zappala is recognized as an expert in restaurant operation.
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Lynnfield, Mass
John R. Zappala
Wakefield
Planning for Bennington Growth Emphasized by Expert
A consultant urged Bennington officials to pursue comprehensive planning on a regional or town basis with town, village representation. He stressed keeping three villages distinct or forming a cohesive unit, and highlighted the U.S. 7 ByPass as a key factor. He urged focusing on preserving good areas, fixing deficiencies, and expanding the industrial base.
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Bennington
Alfred P. van Huyck
West Trenton
N.J
Village Planning Commission
Town Planning Board
Greater
van Huyck
U.S. 7
Square Dance Festival Under Way Today
One hundred five square dance groups from Vermont schools join six mass demonstrations at the Vermont Country Dance Festival at Norwich University Armory in Northfield. The grand march leads at 1 p.m. with the color guard and Charles Baldwin directing. Evening program starts 8:15 p.m. featuring adult dancing. Sponsored by the State Board of Recreation.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Norwich University
Northfield
Charles Baldwin
State Board of Recreation
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