Harvard Gutenberg Bible theft attempt ends with suspect injured
A Boston man, Victor Aras of Dorchester, tried to steal Harvard's Gutenberg Bible from Widener Library. He climbed to the roof by rope, lowered himself to a mezzanine room, and removed the two 15-pound volumes before falling into an interior courtyard. Police charged him with breaking and entering and burglary tools. he was hospitalized in fair condition.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Widener
Boston
Interior Court
Harvard
Victor. Aras
Dorchester District
Cambridge City Hospital
Aras
William H. Bond
Houghton Library
Harvard College
United States
Bond
Barry Elkins Widener
Philadelphia
London
Mainz
Earl of Ashburnham
Robert Hoe
Hoe Printing Press Family
New York
Hoe
Airlines File Petitions With CAB For Restructure
Mohawk and Northeast airlines filed seven petitions with the CAB seeking new regional air service patterns in northern and central New England with an implementation target of November 1. Northeast would keep long haul links while Mohawk gains mid haul routes. three commuter carriers would cover short hops.
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CAB
N.E
Washington
UPI
United States
Civil Aeronautics Board
Mohawk Airlines
Northeast Airline
New England
Northeast
Mohawk
New
England
Robert E. Peach
Burlington
Boston
Lebanon
Montpelier
Keene
New York
Manchester
Worcester
Rutland-Albany
Boston - Worcester - Keene Albany
Boston - Albany
Northern Airways
Rutland - Albany
Executive Airlines
Boston-Worcester- Keene-Albany
Executive
Boston-Montpelier
Boston-Lebanon
Northern
Newport, Vt
Cape & Islands Flight Service
Laconia
Berlin
Davis Sets Salary Hikes For Top State Officials
MONTPELIER Vermont top state officials will receive a 5 percent salary hike effective September 1 under merit pay for exempt positions. Gov Deane C Davis announced the decision citing inflation and the need to stay competitive with other states and private industry. Elbert G Moulton said the increase is the maximum allowed by the 1969 legislature. The report notes the resignation of Corrections Commissioner Charles Adams and details surrounding the decision.
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Montpelier
UPI
Deane C. Davis
Elbert G. Moulton
Davis
Moulton
Charles Adams
Lawrence Wright
Agriculture
Edward Eurich
William French
Theodore Riehle
Charles Black
Jonathan Leopold
Blue Cross Plans Expand On Trial Basis In Vermont
Vermont residents will gain extended benefits through two Blue Cross pilot projects starting Oct 1 for two years. One expands nursing home and home nursing care, the other extends coverage for diagnostic exams before hospitalization. If successful, the programs will extend to all subscribers.
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Blue Cross
Black
Prisoner Faces Arson Charge In Windsor Fire
Walter Bessette 20 of Burlington, inmate at Windsor Prison, entered an innocent plea to a first degree arson charge from a Monday night barn fire at the prison farm that destroyed 150 tons of hay. Bail set at 10,000. he remains jailed pending trial.
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White River Jct
UPI
Walter Bessette
Burlington
Windsor
Bessette
Windsor District Court
Vermont moves to block photo firm over solicitations
Vermont officials seek temporary and permanent injunctions against International Album Plan of Hollywood to stop unlicensed solicitation and contracts with residents and demand full restitution of payments.
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International Album
Arbor Hill Elementary opens as focal point for renewal plan
Albany outlines a $4.5 million Arbor Hill Elementary School to serve 1,200 pupils and act as a year round community center for 1,000 new housing units. The four acre building on 20.5 acres will host library, gym, auditorium, arts and more for neighborhood use, replacing several aging schools. In separate notes, Assembly Speaker Duryea names a four member panel to review charges against Rensselaer County GOP Chairman Joseph F. Casey amid a SIC inquiry, with Casey facing possible loss of his $12,000 per year sergeant at arms post. Albany officials object to Rockefeller plan to turn Lafayette Park into a temporary parking lot for legislators during South Mall construction, as the city weighs alternate sites.
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Albany
Arbor Hill
Albany—Assembly
Perry B. Duryea
Rensselaer County
GOP
Joseph F. Casey
Troy
Casey
Assembly
Sidney C. Smith
Rockefeller
Lafayette Park
Capitol
State Education Department
Eagle and
Beaver Streets
South Mall
Corning
Williamstown Town Manager Resigns to Take Rockford College Post
Town Manager LeRoy Picard announced his resignation effective in October to become director of purchasing and non academic personnel at Rockford College in Illinois. Picard, who came to Williamstown in 1964 from Old Town Maine, will help the selectmen choose a successor and depart with the board’s regret.
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Williamstown
LeRoy Picard
Rockford, Ill
Picard
Old Town
Maine
Board of Selectmen
Route 7 Bypass Plan Awaited in Williams Town
The state Department of Public Works expects a decision on Route 7 bypass proposals for Williams town in September or soon after, awaiting action from the federal Bureau of Roads and Highways. If the route changes significantly, another resident hearing will be held.
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Williamstown
State Department of Public Works
DPW
Federal Bureau of Roads and Highways
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John H. Fenton
New York Times News Service
Germany
Johann Gutenberg
Main ST
Bennington, VT
Ezekiel Cross Jr
Bennington Banner Main ST
Benningtoys
Anner
Reinhold Thieme
Super Market
Vermont
Education Department
Edward Fabian
Fabian
White River Junction
St. Albans
Huntington
Daniel McLeod
Waterbury
Huntington Gorge
St. Michael’s College
Tunbridge Boy
South Tunbridge
Guy Raymond Martin
Emanuel Martin
Renewal School
Solons
Down In
Berkshire
Route
Pittsfield
George A. Bulgarelli
County Commission
Matthew J. Collins
George A. Ruller
Berkshire Common
West
South Streets
Fuller
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