Vermont plans land data bank to aid property appraisals
Vermont Tax Commissioner Gerald Witherspoon said the land data bank project remains in preliminary stages. The system would catalog roughly 300,000 parcels from 246 towns, feeding listings into data processing machines to instantly determine property values across the state. Local listers would submit town property data while federal help could lower the initial $25,000 cost.
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Tax Department
Newport
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Vermont to Pick Youth Facility Site After Sept One
Vermont officials led by Holger Petersen say a site for the youth offenders facility likely won’t be chosen until after September first. The board plans a Baltimore trip for a four day corrections conference with no decision expected this week. St Albans remains a possibility amid rejected sites in Addison and Pittsford. Waterbury and Windsor push to host the center.
Body of Maryland drowning victim buried in St Johnsbury
The unclaimed body of July drowning victim Rick R. Cockrum of Laurel Maryland was buried in St Johnsbury after being held in a tomb since July 17. State Police sent fingerprints to the FBI for identification as inquiries about next of kin went unanswered.
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UPI
Rick R. Cockrum
Laurel
Passumpsic
Cockrum
FBI
Unemployed South End men seek city work in Albany
Nine unemployed South End residents, led by John Rollin, meet Mayor Erastus Corning to request city cleanup jobs. The mayor says the city will hire unskilled laborers, with expectations of reliable, steady work. They were accompanied by six supporters and urged by local community action officials.
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Albany
South End
Erastus Corning
John Rollin
Berkshire towns split on state bypass funds
In Williamstown Pittsfield leaders debate accepting or relinquishing bypass funds. Norris Phelps notes North Berkshire towns backed the bypass last fall. Pittsfield must back the project or give up claims. Adams to appoint acting principal. applications due Sept 15. Hadley Overpass repair to finish by Sept 25 parade.
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Pittsfield
State Highway Department
Selectmen
Selectman
Norris Phelps
North Berkshire
Adams
North Adams
Hadley
Department of Public Works
Burlington Finds It's Cheap To Host the Chief Executive
Burlington Mayor Francis Cain says hosting a presidential visit cost the city little. He noted only park repainting and minor scruping were required while about 65 police, 50 state troopers, and county officers assisted. High costs came from communications outfits for 200 reporters and 24 operators, with details kept confidential. In Montpelier, a Vermont pari mutuel subcommittee will hear Green Mountain Park and the Vermont Racing Commission testify on tax relief and pool division rules.
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UPI
Francis Cain
Johnson
New England
Battery Park
Cain
Volun
Chittenden County
Morrissey Appointed New Director of Vermont Historical Society
Charles T. Morrissey, 32, is named director of the Vermont Historical Society in Montpelier, succeeding Dr. Richard G. Wood. A Dartmouth graduate and ex-National Archives chief of the John F. Kennedy Library Oral History Project, Morrissey led some 200 interviews financed by the Carnegie Corp. He will head museum and library operations at the state administration building.
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Charles T. Morrissey
Vermont Historical Society
Graham S. Newell
St. Johnsbury
Morrissey
Richard G. Wood
Wood
Dartmouth College
National Archives & Records Service
Washington, D.C
Washington
John F. Kennedy Library
John F. Kennedy
Carnegie Corp
New York
Office of Presidential Libraries
The
National Archives
Institute For Archival Administration
American University
Vermont
Brenda Collins
Oakland
Calif
Expo Trains Rumor Denied By Boston & Maine
B&M Railroad disputes reports it will operate two night trains New York to Montreal for Expo 67 next year. Vermont official says no proof, ICC had allowed abandonment of some routes. Also notes Vermont University summer enrollment rise to 2319, with local and out of state student breakdown.
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UPI
Boston & Maine
B&m
New York
Montreal
Harry Blake
Ernest Gibson
Vermont Public Service Board
Montpelier
White River Junction
Springfield
Washington
Central Vermont Railway
New Haven
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commerce Commission
Vermont
U.S. Supreme Court
John M. Harlan
Burlington
University of Vermont
Green Mountain State
Raymond V. Phillips
UVM
Canada
Richelieu River
Lake Champlain
Hudson River
Yukon
Northwest Territories
United Nations
Centennial Commission
St. Lawrence
Sorel
St. Jean
Plattsburgh
Crown Point
Fort Ticonderoga
Troy
Albany
Kingston
West Point
Master Cabinet Makers Gift Desk to Mrs Kennedy
Somerville artisans Charles Najarian and his son Carver crafted a six foot tall three section desk from rare curly maple for President Kennedy. The desk bears JFK initials and presidential seals, was given to Mrs Kennedy and John Jr at her New York apartment, and she thanked the makers in a note praising their kindness.
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John F. Kennedy
John Jr
Charles Najarian
Somerville
Carver
JFK
Najarians
Kennedy
Police Seek Suspect In Rape Case In Burlington Area
Burlington police search for a young man in his early 20s, about 5 feet 10 inches, 150 pounds, linked to an attempted rape of a 13-year-old Winooski girl on East Center Street. The girl fled to Winooski Police HQ Sunday night and reported the attack after the suspect boarded a Burlington bus and then exited before arrest.
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Burlington
UPI
Greater Burlington
Winooski
East Center Street
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