Knights of Columbus to consider admitting women
The 87th Supreme Council meeting in New Haven opens with support for Pope Paul VI. A proposal to admit women to the Catholic fraternal group is discussed, with Supreme Knight McDevitt proposing study of the idea amid a history dating to 1882. The organization counts about 15,000 youth members and operates in the United States and several countries.
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Manchester
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Portland
Maine
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Malden
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Officials Probe Suspicious Fire At Windsor Prison Farm
Windsor officials investigate a suspicious fire at Windsor Prison Farm that destroyed 150 tons of hay and a 100 foot barn. Three towns battled the blaze as prison and inmate crews fought to save a second barn. Estimated loss 50,000 to 60,000 dollars. The hay was stored for 100 animals.
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UPD
Storm Winds Wreck Homes Across Three Counties
A late Monday storm damaged LaMoille Franklin and Grand Isle counties with golf ball hail in Johnson. Crops were wiped out on several farms and Main Street windows shattered. Franklin and Grand Isle faced power failures as crews repaired transformers and downed lines. St Albans in Franklin County reported wind damage and traffic closures as plants let out workers.
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Grand Isle
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Newport
St. Albans
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Minister Preaches Calmly at Nudist Church Service
Rev Peter Parkinson delivered his first sermon at the East Midland Sunfolk Nudists Club in Newton on Trent England. About 50 mostly naked worshippers attended in the front pews while Parkinson, wearing a black cassock and clerical collar, found the display quite natural.
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Newton - ON - Trent
England
UPI
Peter Parkinson
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East Midland Sunfolk Nudists Club
Mango Mesmerizes Palate at Beau-May Restaurant and Lounge
A tropical fruit feature praises ripe mangoes with smooth red or yellow skin and bright yellow-orange flesh ideal for desserts sauces preserves or pickling. Beau-May Restaurant and Lounge advertises unique menu items and private party facilities, with businessmen luncheons from $1.10 and roast beef salting tips included.
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Stafford Declares House Tax Reform Victory for Taxpayers
Rep. Robert Stafford says the House approval of a 37 item tax reform bill marks a long awaited victory for the average American. He notes the plan is the most comprehensive in 56 years though some parts he dislikes and calls for Senate changes to tax the interest on state and municipal bonds.
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UPI
Robert Stafford
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House
Stafford
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Senate
Railroad stalls I-91 work over utility deal dispute
In Montpelier UPI reports the Boston and Maine Railroad delays signing a highway utility agreement stalling I 91 work in the Fairlee Thetford area. The Public Service Board will assess whether the railroad must cooperate as pending drainage culvert relocations hinge on state payments of 45 000 dollars for an unrelated Springfield project and 65 000 dollars on another.
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Springfield
Schwartz
Secretary of State reports 1969 profit for office
Secretary of State Richard Thomas announced the office earned a $18,600 profit in fiscal 1969, with $175,500 receipts and $156,600 expenditures. An additional $1,800 unexpended appropriation reverted to the general fund, boosting the surplus to over $20,000. He noted stronger activity in early 1969 with 347 new corporations filing since January, up from 266 in 1968.
Chelsea man named head of Vermont attorney general unit
H Russell Morss Jr. of Chelsea has been chosen to lead the litigation section of the Vermont attorney general's office replacing Ronald Bean who resigned earlier this month to enter private practice. Morss previously practiced in Woodstock and served as chief prosecutor for Union County New Jersey.
Vermont seeks new personnel director for $15000 job
Administration Commissioner William French said he hopes to name a new personnel director by week’s end to replace Miss Lesley Bell. He is reviewing six Vermont applicants for the $15,000 plus per year position and will confer with Gov. Deane C. Davis before commenting on backgrounds.
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Vappi Construction Co
Cambridge
Mass
Amidon
Vappi
Welfare data drive shifts to computerize public aid
Albany hosts a two day national conference as welfare and Medicaid officials from 24 states gather to implement data processing for the 10 million dependents in a $10 billion program. New York selected as one of four model states to pioneer modernization for all 50 states. Also in Albany more than 150 Republican youths attend Siena College for the fifth Teenage Republican School of Politics with Charles T. Lanigan opening the session and outlining GOP responsibilities.
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State Social Services Department
New York State
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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Republican State Committee
Young Republican Clubs
Charles T. Lanigan
GOP
Palmer paroled for embezzlement at Pittsfield bank
Richard C. Palmer 27 of West Stockbridge was released on parole from Danbury Federal Penitentiary after pleading guilty to embezzling $63,000 from Pittsfield National Bank in 1968. He surrendered $40,000 in cash in San Antonio last year and was approved for parole by the Federal Parole Board.
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Richard C. Palmer
West Stockbridge
Federal Correctional Institution
Danbury
Conn
Pittsfield National Bank
Federal Parole Board
Washington, D.C
Palmer
San Antonio
Texas
Record concert weekend draws 19668 at Tanglewood
LENOX a weekend of music at Tanglewood drew a record 19668 in attendance across three concerts and a morning rehearsal with Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra in two Beethoven symphonies on Friday. PITTSFIELD agents return to John Hancock Life office after 46 day strike. new three year contract adds 19 dollars weekly, 10 dollar wage rise and 9 dollar fringe benefits.
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Erich Leinsdorff
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Pittsfield
John Hancock Life Insurance Co
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