Vermont VA Center Wins Administrator's Decade Safety Award
The White River Junction VA Center received the Administrator's Decade Safety Award for 10 straight years of accident prevention. Homer Ford presented the honor in a ceremony, joining Pittsburgh and Wilkes-Barre among the only other VA hospitals honored nationally. William B. Sheppard praised the local Safety Committee for its contributions.
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Governor Hoff backs loyalty parades for Vietnam aid
Vermont Governor Philip Hoff joined 26 other governors in endorsing a plan by the National Committee for Responsible Patriotism to hold loyalty parades and ceremonies on October 21 and 22 to support U S troops in Vietnam. Hoff cautioned against any escalation and declined to sign a 1967 Vietnam resolution, criticizing its timing and a dissent clause.
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Muniper Linn to Bring Independent Review of City Dept
Administration Commissioner William Kearns announced plans to hire an independent consulting firm on Sept 1 to review all divisions of the department except personnel. The objective study aims to assess procurement and financial procedures for streamlining. The department, formed on the Little Hoover Commission's recommendation, has seven divisions.
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Juvenile Court reform talk set in Vergennes
Atty General James L. Oakes announces a one day conference in Vergennes to brief Vermont legal officials on changes following the Gault v Arizona decision. The event targets district judges state attorneys social welfare probation and correctional officials as law on juvenile rights evolves.
Unicycling trio from Bronx seek harmony at Albany rally
A Bronx ghetto troupe of 15 to 20 year old King Charles Unicyclists rode to Albany to perform a basketball on wheels in front of the state capitol and seek moral support from Gov. Nelson Rockefeller. Led by Charles King they aim to cool riot tensions and prove Negroes equal to whites. Joseph Kilgallen welcomed them as the crowd grew past 100.
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Burns proposes core plan to end Vietnam war in Berkshire
Williams College professor James Mac G Burns repeats a core theory at Berkshire Community College arguing for scrapping the North South boundary and withdrawing U S forces to a South Vietnam core. He warns full withdrawal could harm the United States allies and South Vietnam while bombing has failed to stop enemy flow. He backs Rep Silvio Conte's mile wide barrier idea and notes domestic backlash. Panelists included William R Shirer and Edwin E Moise. Ward 9 council seat to stay vacant unless city ordinances allow filling a vacancy within six months of term end. current vacancy due to James D Little’s move leaves no provision to fill before local elections.
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Officials Probe Cause of City Water Discoloration
North Adams officials and state agencies join a probe into murky water. University of Massachusetts chemists conduct exhaustive analysis of water samples to identify the discoloration source.
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Vermont Farms Included In Congressional Tour
Washington D C UPI reports the House Agriculture Committee will conduct a four day bus tour of Northeast farm regions from Maryland to Maine this week end. Chairman W R Poage says the trip is the first in a series to study farmers work and income and the problems they face.
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Pennsylvania Couple Honored At Vt Pavilion Expo 67 Ski Bonanza Gift
Richard Metzter of Allentown and his wife were named the two millionth visitors to Vermont’s Pavilion at Expo 67 in Montreal. They received the Ski Bonanza package from the Vermont Development Department, including a Big Bromley season pass and an all expenses paid Vermont ski weekend. The article also covers a farming economic note by Poage and a tour itinerary of a regional farm outreach committee through several Northeastern states.
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Vermont Man Meets Death in Viet Bunker
In a night time assault near Pho An Vietnam a U S Marine named Fitzgerald died defending a bunker as Viet Cong fighters overran the camp. Teammates Guinn and Pearman escaped via a river jun k while Williams was wounded and evacuated. Units radioed for aid as shells lit the sky and gunships attacked the retreating foe.
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