Boy drowned after motorboat strike near Hubbardton
Timothy Laupot a 12 year old Larchmont New York boy disappeared after a motorboat bumped him during a Camp Eck-O swimming event in Lake Echo Hubbardton police say two counselors and a rowboat crew tried to aid him while John Marrier 17 Burlington operated the boat involved Eck the camp owner says Marrier pulled away after Laupot closed the distance to the boat Officials resumed divers search today for Laupot believed to have drowned in thelake incident occurred during a waterskiing event with two swimmers nearby
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Hubbardton
UPI
Larchmont
N.Y
Lake Echo
Timothy Laupot
Richard Laupot
Camp Eck-O
William L. Eck
Great Neck
John Marrier
Burlington
Eck
Laupot
Markier
Mariner
Windsor legislator denies bid for district court judgeship
Legislative Council Executive Director Louis Springer Jr. says he will not oppose Windsor District Judge Palmer Ainsworth for the Springfield post. Springer, a Windsor native, had sparked speculation by announcing a February resignation and a wish for a Windsor bench, but heletter notified Ainsworth he could not and would not run against him.
Pinney Hired for Survey of Vermont Historic Sites
Former Bristol town manager William Pinney has been hired to conduct a two year survey of Vermont historic sites. The appointment was announced Thursday by Arthur Williams of Fayston, chairman of the Vermont Board of Historic Sites, at the Vermont Historical Society meeting. Pinney will be paid $10,000 annually.
Teens Break Out of Grand Isle Jail in Hacksaw Escape
State police hunt four youths who escaped Grand Isle County Jail using a hacksaw. Inmates Iail Sibley 18 and Eugene Smith 16 from Burlington squeezed through a neck hole and hacked through a bolt to free Robert Wilcox and Cavid Wells both 18 of Peru New York. They fled town in a stolen 1963 car while serving terms for breaking and entering.
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Grand Isle
UPI
Iail Sibley
Eugene Smith
Burlington
Robert Wilcox
Cavid Wells
Peru
N.Y
Two Die in Vermont Weekend Traffic Accidents
Two people died in Vermont traffic accidents over the weekend raising the 1967 death toll to 64. Fred Snelling, 76, of Windsor was struck by a car while crossing Main Street in Windsor Village Saturday night. Earlier, 12 year old Pierre Bordealeau of Salisbury was killed crossing U S Route 7 near his home in Middlebury.
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Windsor
UPI
Vermont
Fred Snelling
Main Street
Windsor Village
Pierre Bordealeau
Salisbury
U.S
Middlebury
Pike urges religion as dissent springboard at Rensselaerville
In Rensselaerville NY Episcopal Rt. Rev. James A. Pike urged religion to be a springboard for individual dissent. He said churches should move closer to people and away from institutional reliance at a Religion and Life seminar. Pike, a theologian in residence at Santa Barbara's Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, said belief should empower people to question majority views.
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Rensselaerville
Episcopal
James A. Pike
Pike
Rensselaerville Institute
The
Center For the Study of Democratic Institutions
Santa Barbara
Calif
North Adams Mayor Florini seeks fourth term in office
North Adams mayor Francis C. Florini announced Friday his bid for a fourth two year term. He defended his record citing school water sewer and street construction and promised continued full time leadership despite opposition over spending and tax increases. The state Department of Natural Resources will announce over 1 million dollars in Mt Greylock improvements including Thiel Farm renovations and summit road upgrades next week.
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North Adams
Francis C. Florini
City of
Florini
State Department of Natural Resources
Mt. Greylock Reservation
Thiel Farm
Parish Hall Project Bidtee Leads For St Anthony’s Church
Joseph Francese Inc of Pittsfield is the apparent low bidder at 524,240 for the parish hall and catechetical center at St. Anthony’s Church. Bishop Christopher J. Weldon presided over the public opening at Mountain View Restaurant.
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Clarksburg
Joseph Francese Inc
Pittsfield
St. Anthony’s Church
Christopher J. Weldon
Springfield Diocese
Mountain View
Berkshire Planning Commission hires first full time director
Pittsfield Berkshire County Planning Commission names Karl Hekler a 35 year old planning consultant from Washington DC firm Marcou OLeary Associates as its first full time director with a $16000 annual salary. He will begin work September 1.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire County Planning Commission
Commission
Edward W. Shaw
Karl Hekler
Marcou, O’leary & Associates
Washington, D.C
Heckler
Lund Home Names New Director
A Pennsylvanian with deep child welfare experience is named the first male director in the 77 year history of the Elizabeth Lund Home in Burlington Vermont. Adrian Turowski from New Castle will lead a five social worker and four clerical staff guiding foster care adoptions and counseling while a statewide capital drive seeks 250000 for a new building. He will start September 1 and is married with a year old son. FBI agents in Little Rock search for two men who attempted a bank robbery in Magazine Arkansas, one guarding the door and the other trying the back exit. no crime occurred.
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Burlington
Elizabeth Lund
Adrian Turowski
New Castle
Lawrence County Child Welfare
Gannon College
Erie
University of Pittsburgh
Turowski
Family and Children Service of
Pittsburgh
Child Guidance Clinic
Youngstown
Ohio
Warren County Child Welfare
Lund Home
Willett Foster
Derick Webb
Shelb
Eric
Ark
FBI
Little Rock
Conservationists Hear On Proposed Nuclear Plant
Brattleboro reports concern over a Vermont Yankee plan at Vernon that would discharge heated water into the Connecticut River. Massachusetts legislator Kostanski seeks a hearing voice on downstream ecological effects and cross-state jurisdiction. Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts attend, warning of potential impacts on fish and wildlife and costs for cooling towers.
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Brattleboro
UPI
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Vernon
Walter T. Kostanski
Montague
Kostanski
State Water Resources Board
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Vermont Yankee Power Co
Vermont Resources
Reinhold Thieme
Connecticut River
Vermont Yankee
Vermont
New Hampshire
William Albert
Water Resources Board
Jean Hennessey
Hennessey
Vermont Water Resources Board
Groveton Paper Co
Marianne Moore Wins Edward MacDowell Medal First Time
Marianne Moore of New York City received the Edward MacDowell medal for outstanding contributions to letters at the MacDowell Colony ceremony in Peterborough. Copland called her a very special person, and she recited Love in America, noting her hope to give real delight to the audience.
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Peterborough
Neme
UPI
Edward MacDowell
Marianne Moore
New York City
Miss Moore
Aaron Copland
Peeksill
N.Y
America
Robert Frost
Copland
Thornton Wilder
Alexander Calder
Edmund Wilson
Edgard Barese
Edward Hopper
UVM Festival Cancels Three Performances
Champlain Shakespeare Festival afternoon shows on August 23 30 and September 2 in Burlington are cancelled due to very light matinee attendance. Festival director Edward J Feidner says ticket holders can call the University of Vermont Arena Theatre box office at 864 4511 Ext 711 to change reservations or seek refunds. He notes late reservations may not be available next month as most September tickets target school groups.
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Burlington
Champlain
Vorster vows action against press misstatements
Durban South Africa Premier Balthasar Johannes Vorster told supporters on Wednesday night it would be difficult but he would push laws to curb the press from passing off lies as facts.
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Durban
South Africa
Balthasar Johannes Vorster
Cooley Moves To Enforce Outdoor Sign Law
Vermont Secretary of State Harry H. Cooley orders statewide enforcement of Section 7 of the Outdoor Advertising Law. Provisions cover obsolete signs unclean or poorly fixed, and signs on natural features. flashing signs are linked to traffic risk. Enforcement follows a 1967 agreement with the Highway Department and the Federal Bureau of Public Roads to protect highway funds and ensure shielding of lights.
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Montpelier
Harry H. Cooley
Vermont
Vermont State Highway Department
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
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