General Hershey accuses overreach over draft board
Gen. Lewis B. Hershey faces sharp defeatist critique from Judge Henry J. Gwiazda and Dr. Kenneth W. Clement who claim Hershey has usurped the Presidential Appeals Board's authority. They allege staffing meddling and attempts to subjugate the board to Hershey's directives, calling for civilian leadership and independent operation.
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Charles N. Collatos
Boston
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Aiken Outlines AID Program Benefits for Vermont
Senator George D. Aiken said Vermont entities continue in the Foreign Aid Program and cited $39178 in AID funds for July 1 to December 31, 1968. He noted FY1970 AID requests total about $2.6 billion for economic and military aid, with most for economic programs, and stressed AID funds stay in the United States through procurement of American goods and services. He warned reductions slow aid to other nations and local participants.
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Bay State Students Seek Traces of Ancient Culture
UMass archaeology field school students spent six weeks at a sand ridge near the Connecticut River, excavating two 40 by 40 foot areas to five to six feet. They found hammer stones talc or soapstone fragments and tool-making chips. The culture dated 2000 to 1500 B C was hunter gatherer and migratory with circular dugout dwellings and a central fire pit.
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Umass Archaeology Field School
Connecticut River
John Blank
Cleveland
Ohio
Blank
Connecticut Valley
UVM Tackles Environmental Problems Under Federal Program
The Office of Education says over 70 colleges in 28 states tackle environmental issues under a Higher Education Act funded program. In 1968, HEW granted 450000 and institutions added 500000 to address water and air pollution urban blight land misuse and waste with participant schools including the University of Maine University of New Hampshire St Anselm's College University of Vermont.
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UPI
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Burlington Power Plant OKayed by Vermont Public Service Board
The Public Service Board authorized Burlington Electric Light Co to build an 18 000 25 000 kilowatt gas turbine generator at a 520.5 million Lake Champlain site finding the project in the public interest under a 1969 law expanding the board’s power over generation plants. Attendance at a Burlington hearing was small but officials welcomed the ruling and will meet to review the order. The story also notes Vermont’s labor relations board formation and a school tax vote in St Albans, plus weather damage, a fatal car collision in Pittsford and a drowning in Starksboro.
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William Stebbins
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St, Albans
UPI
Deane C. Davis
St. Albans
Albany Woman Sentenced for $12 747 Bank Robbery in Menands
Pauline Collins 33 of Troy was sentenced in Federal Court to five years for last October's $12,747 robbery at the Menands State Bank of Albany. FBI arrested her at Los Angeles airport within 12 hours. Judge Foley expressed compassion but imposed the prison term.
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Pauline Collins
Troy
Vietnam
Menands
James T. Foley
FBI
Los Angeles International
Foley
Caterpillar outbreak defoliates Berkshire woods far more than last year
In Berkshire a large leaf eating caterpillar has defoliated about 100000 acres in the Taconic Mountain range and October Mountain State Forest doubling from 18000 acres a year ago. Insect control head Albert Genest says it is too late for control and a late month census will assess outbreak prospects. Meanwhile in Lee two $600000 flood damage suits were filed in Superior Court against dam builders and owners of Cromwell Wright Corp.
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Hamilton Wright
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