Alternate care pilot to cut Vermont nursing home costs
The Vermont Social Welfare Department will launch a three year pilot called alternate care funded by a $42 000 federal grant to reduce state nursing home admissions by providing alternatives. The plan targets a current monthly expense over 300 000 and uses about 1 200 of Vermont 2 000 nursing home beds. In Montpelier Deputy Welfare Commissioner Paul Philbrook emphasized the project aims to prove the residency issue is driven by lack of suitable alternatives. The initiative starts this month and focuses on lowering costs while freeing beds.
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Social Welfare Department
Paul Philbrook
Vermont
Philbrook
Simpson wins second Wood Award for Vermont history writings
Rep W Arthur Simpson of Lyndonville receives the Robert G Wood Award at the Vermont Historical Society annual meeting. The veteran lawmaker, who retired after five terms, is a former welfare commissioner and state senator, and has long written Vermont history and folklore columns for a Burlington newspaper.
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Montpelier
UPD
W. Arthur Simpson
Lyndonville
Robert G. Wood
Vermont
Vermont Historical Society
Simpson
Burlington
Vermont board of pharmacy to police drug records nationwide
The Vermont Board of Pharmacy and the U.S. Justice Department signed an agreement with the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs to inspect pharmacies for compliance with drug laws. The board will conduct routine checks and has authority to take action if records are not kept properly.
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UPI
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U.S. Justice Department
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
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State aid program grows as students urged to apply now
New York State Education Dept reports record aid for college students with 32 million dollars in Regents Scholarships and 36 million in Scholar Incentive funds disbursed last year. Any eligible resident planning full time study in New York should file applications promptly. contact Regents Examination and Scholarship Center, 800 North Pearl St., Albany. Latham MTI to sell Ford up to 25 000 shares and Ford to buy a multi million dollar MTI package. Troy approves 26.5 million downtown renewal plan with city costs around 1 million to begin.
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New York State
Meldon F. Kelsey
State Education Dept
New York State Education Dept
New York
Regents
North Pearl St
Latham — Mechanical Technology Inc
Ford Motor Co
Dearborn
Mich
MTI
Ford
Berkshire film crew row ends as union picket dissolves
Steve Kesten co producer of End of the Road announces agreement with United Scenic Arts AFL CIO after union members from Albany protest the lack of a three man crew for scenery and costume design. The picket line ends following the announcement. Pittsfield issued July construction permits totaling 2.8 million led by a 2 million Hillcrest Hospital addition with demolition permit expected soon for Berkshire Common Co.
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Steve Kesten
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Albany
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Kesten
Pittsfield
William A. Mandell
Hillcrest
Mandell
Berkshire Common Co
Pittsfield Man Pleads Not Guilty To Switchblade Charge
Harry Klein, 19, of Pittsfield, accused as an army deserter, pleads not guilty in Pittsfield District Court to possessing a switchblade. Dalton police pursued Klein through fields and woods Wednesday night, firing seven warning shots during the chase.
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Harry Klein
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Klein
Lady Candidate Explains Platform of Eagle Party
Lucy Mayberry of Sacramento claims and presents her Eagle party presidential platform amid a crowded platform committee room in Miami Beach. She recounts hearing a voice urging a run for president and describes encounters with the FBI regarding her remarks as she sought airtime and access to speak.
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O Street
Sacramento
California
San Diego
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Mayberry
Niagara Falls
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Vietnam
United Press’ International
Leavenworth
Sniper Wounds Two Policemen In Brooklyn Ambush
A gunman fired from ambush with a shotgun wounding two NYC patrolmen lured to a Brooklyn tenement by a false disorder report. A second shooter may have fired from a hedge. both officers in fair condition after surgery and emergency treatment.
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UPI
Brooklyn
King’s County Hospital
Three Vermont Post Offices Reprieved
Senator Winston L. Prouty says the post offices at West Newbury Adamant and Troy will not be closed in the department austerity program. East Dover remains open for now pending a survey to assess continued operation due to a vacancy in the East Dover postmaster position.
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UPI
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
West Newbury
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Troy
Vermont
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Prouty
Three U.S. pilots freed by Hanoi plan immediate departure
North Vietnam announced Maj. Frederick Low, Maj. Neale Thompson, and Capt. Joe V. Carpenter were released and would leave Hanoi almost immediately after promises they would not be detained by U.S. authorities. Spokesman Nguyen Than Le did not specify a departure time, though L Humanite said they would fly today to Vientiane aboard an ICC plane.
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UPI
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U.S
Hanoi
Frederick Low
Neale Thompson
Joe V. Carpenter
Nguyen Than le
L’humanite
Vientiane
International Control Commission
ICC
Vermont group urges bold new step for peace talks
Vermont Alternatives to War in Vietnam leaders Gerald S. Witherspoon Stephen Anderson and Randolph Major call for a seven point plan to keep Vietnam issues in focus during the presidential campaign. They demand halt bombing of North Vietnam include all belligerents in talks push toward coalition or free elections and troop withdrawals. They note McCarthy supporters and Humphrey’s free elections proposal as closer to their aims.
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U.S
Montpelier
UPS
United States
Paris
Gerald S. Witherspoon
Vietnam
Stephen Anderson
Randolph Major
Westminster
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Ameri
Southeast Asia
Stafford Hails New Guard Act
Rep. Robert Stafford says the National Guard technician act, approved by the House, grants federal employee status to about 42,000 full time National Guard civilians. It opens retirement and fringe benefits eligibility and will aid roughly 3,000 Vermont guardsmen.
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Washington
Don McNeill To Quit Radio
Chicago based radio host Don McNeill sixty will retire in January ending his 35 year run with the Don McNeill Breakfast Club. He said he has no definite plans after stepping away from the nation's oldest program and recently marked a long tenure with ABC.
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UPI
Don McNeill
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American Broadcasting Co
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