Department merger debate splits Vermont officials
Vermont officials report mixed views on merging the Motor Vehicles Department with Public Safety. Malloy urges quiet on the legislative move while Alexander publicly opposes it. A subcommittee backed the merger 5-3, proposing a single commissioner and two division directors. Also, Goddard College hosts a summer labor institute August 13 20 with experts from UC and AFL CIO groups. Louise Shover, 9, drowns at Waterbury pool. first fatality in 28 years at the facility.
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Public Safety
Erwin Alexander
Plainfield
UPI
Goddard College
Canada
Ben Seligman
University of Massachusetts
Victor Gotbaum
American Federation of State
Norman Hill
Industrial Union
Afl-Cio
Steve Max
Industrial Democracy
Trade Union Movement
First loan for water pollution planning to Poultney
Water Resources Commissioner Rein hold Thieme announced the first loan aid under the 1967 act. Poultney receives 31400 dollars to cover engineering planning costs for municipal water pollution control facilities. Any municipality may apply for an interest free planning loan when directed by the Water Resources Board.
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Montpelier
UPI
Reinhold Thieme
Thieme
Poultney
Water Resources Board
Eight Devils Disciples held on marijuana charges in Cohoes
Six men and two women from the Devils Disciples motor cycle gang were arraigned in Cohoes on marijuana possession charges. One man faced a weapon charge. All pled innocent and were remanded to Albany County Jail without bail for a Friday hearing. Names include Farraher, Garrison, Williams, Clampa, Olsson, Rivera, DeVencenci, and Assilin, with weapons found in the hearse. A card read you have just been scarffed and stomped by a Bay State Devil's Disciple. Albany.
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Billerica
Mass
Jack Rivera
Boston
Edith L. DeVencenci
Lucille Assilin
Newton
Cohoes
John Kielb
Bay State
City to share in $6 million rat control program
Gov. Rockefeller declared a war on rats after Congress rejected the rat control bill. The plan allocates state aid to Troy and other cities including Albany, Schenectady, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, and New York City for immediate attack on rodents roving congested areas. City Manager Sidney C. Smith scheduled details as part of the statewide effort.
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Troy
Sidney C. Smith
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Congress
Albany
Schenectady
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
New York City
Bowes outlines tax appeal steps to Berkshire taxpayers
More than 200 members of the North Adams Taxpayers Assn. heard James A. Bowes, former mayor and county commissioner, explain appealing real estate assessments. He advised obtaining a tax abatement petition, using an attorney and appraiser, and pursuing appeals to county commissioners, the state Tax Appellate Board, and possibly the Supreme Court. In Williamstown, police investigate two weekend burglaries with cash and coins taken from Hamel Avenue and related thefts, including a handbag and checks from nearby homes.
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North Adams
State Tax Appellate Board
Supreme Court
Williamstown
Hamel Avenue
Joseph Zolito Jr
Earl F. King
Donald B. Copeland
Harry A. Nichols
Harrison Ave
Private Plane Owners Protest Statements about Midair Crash
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association protests to federal officials over premature and inaccurate statements about a Hendersonville North Carolina midair collision. It notes both aircraft were under instrument flight rules and in air traffic control contact, urging factual releases before official findings. The association plans testimony at upcoming hearings.
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Washington
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Hendersonville
N.C
Federal Aviation Administration
David D. Thomas
Joseph J. O’connell Jr
National Transportation Safety Board
ACPA
Transportation Safety Board
J.B. Hartranft Jr
AOPA
General Aviation
Asheville
Three Arrested in Boston For Plymouth Mail Robbery
In Boston police arrested John J. Kelley 51 Watertown Thomas R Richards 41 Weymouth and Patricia Diaferio 32 Roslindale on the Plymouth mail robbery charge. Bail set at 25 000 for Kelley and Richards 5 000 for Diaferio arraignment planned next week. The case followed a high profile search of Richards home two months after the Aug 14 1962 robbery.
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Boston
Plymouth
UPD
John J. Kelley
Watertown
Thomas R. Richards
Weymouth
Patricia Diaferio
Roslindale
Kelley and Richards
Lee Bailey
U.S
Francis H. Farell
Diaferro
Richards
Kelley
Cape Cod
Concord Mayor Faces Removal from Office
Concord New Hampshire. Mayor J Herbert Quinn must appear before the Board of Aldermen on a misconduct charge and faces possible removal. A Merrimack County judge denied his injunction to stop the hearing set for Wednesday.
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Concord
N.H
UPI
J. Herbert Quinn
Board of Aldermen
Superior Court
Hugh H. Bownes
Laconia
Quinn
Malcolm McLane
Concord Monitor
James Langley
Bownes
Alfred Catalfo
Dover
Logan Seeks Clarification On State Post
Maine Education Commissioner William T. Logan says he will not apply for the vacant Vermont education post. He would visit Vermont only if invited and seeks clarity on to whom Vermont's commissioner reports. Logan notes Vermont’s education system has been erratic and he wants a clear line of accountability before considering any candidacy.
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
William T. Logan
Pine Tree
Vermont
Burlington
State Education Board
Logan
July Weather in Boston Described as Icky and Wet
Boston weather writers explain a July like April, with fog, rain, and cloudiness. Officials note crops suffer as tomatoes cucumbers and strawberries rot or lag, and weed growth roils fields.
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Boston
UPI
Julius Caesar
Brutus
New England
Dominic Marini
Barnstable
Norfolk
Plymouth
Bristol
Marini
Orchestra Matinees Announced by Saratoga Center
Saratoga Springs NY the Saratoga Performing Arts Center will again present three Wednesday matinees by the Philadelphia Orchestra co sponsored by the New York State Council on the Arts and the State Education Department on Aug 2 9 and 16. Concerts start 230 pm with unreserved first come seats. Box office opens at noon day of performance. Tickets and information available by mail or call (518) 584 8450.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Philadelphia Orchestra
New York State Council On the Arts
State Education Department
Performing Arts Center
Bach
Berlioz
Brahms
Ravel
Shaftsbury Playground Week Highlights Pets and Hikes
Shaftsbury playground last week featured arts and crafts including crayon etchings and paper hats, a jelly bean guessing contest won by Terry King, and a rain shower pet show with many awards. Saturday morning 35 children hiked a mile then enjoyed a farm horse ride, picnics, pink lemonade, and a whole watermelon before cheering for another visit.
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Shaftsbury
Terry King
Maria Levin
Greg
Chris Faris
Fury
Susan McDonald
Cindy
Billy Overlock
Fluffy
Mark Hamilton
Jake
Sandy
Michael Roman
Stanley Jones
Soupy
Doris Cross
Tippy
Michael Green
Candy
Tommy Faris
Winston
Kathy Hamilton
Steve Hamilton
Lisa King
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Henry Kite
Josephine B. Baird
Kite
Vermont Children’s Aid Society
Springfield
Project Head Start
Massachusetts Division of the Blind
Simmons College School of Social Work
Harvard University
Waterbury
Louise Shover
Richford
Gilbert Shovers
New York
Francis Bergen
Down In
Berkshire
Bowes
Hoosick Falls
Wood Memorial Park
Bennington Battlefield Park
Walloomsac
Beaumont
Allan R. Wiren
State Post
U.S. Weather Bureau
Logan International Airport
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Augustus Caesar
Julius
Augustus
Orchestra Matinees
Shaftsbury Playground
Thana 451
Main St
Nichols
Morgan Jones
Coats
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HolLywood
ELM Street
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