Ethics code study urged by Vermont committee in 1969 push
MONTPELIER UPI The Rules Budget and Procedure Committee of the Legislative Council set up a subcommittee to study the need for a state local government ethics code. The panel, chaired by Richard Mallary, would include three citizens at large and two legislators. The study aims to report by 1969. MONTPELIER UPI The Berlin store manager Norma Turgeon faced no plea in Washington District Court over alleged Sunday blue law violations. The defendant argues sweaters were a necessity and the law unclear. The judge deferred ruling until Aug 29. RUTLAND UPI A grand jury is urged to investigate a dynamite theft from West Rutland construction sites. About 100 pounds of dynamite and blasting caps were stolen July 24 from two storage sites. all explosives later recovered.
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Legislative Council
John Connarn
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Two contractors to face trial for mail fraud conspiracy
John J. Kane of Mound Minnesota and Hugh R. McAfee of Plymouth Massachusetts and Premier Contractors Inc of Malden Massachusetts await trial September 26 in U S District Court on 16 counts of conspiracy to use the mails to defraud. They allegedly submitted low bids to GSA for a U S Border Patrol project at Swanton Vermont involved 25 subcontractors with 12 subcontracts in Vermont. The government says funds were diverted to firms controlled by the defendants and subcontractors unpaid. Judge Bernard J. Leddy will hear the case.
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Burlington
UPI
U.S
John J. Kane
Mound
Vermont
Rutland
General Services Administration
Bernard J. Leddy
Windham College Elects Dr. Gerald P. Burns Trustee
Dr. Gerald P. Burns, president of Independent College Funds of America, elected trustee of Windham College. He will join the board this September. Burns is a graduate of Boston University Columbia and New York University. Announcement made by Windham President Dr. Eugene Winslow.
Troy Industrial Authority names Rourke chairman
Troy appoints retired banker Thomas W. Rourke as chairman of the Troy Industrial Authority. Eight other members were announced by City Manager Sidney Smith Tuesday night. The authority can rent or lease city property to business and industry, promote establishment or relocation of enterprises, and develop the city’s industrial park.
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Troy
Thomas W. Rourke
Troy Industrial Authority
Sidney Smith
Urban Renewal Agency OKs $2.8 Million in Projects
The Urban Renewal Agency approved six purchases and construction plans totaling 2.8 million dollars. Including the Holiday Inn project, the initiative aims to quadruple city urban renewal building. land bounded by Fifth Avenue Fulton Street Sixth Street and the W H Bumstead Co site will be filled for new construction.
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Troy
Holiday Inn
Fifth Avenue
Fulton Street
Sixth Street
W.H. Bumstead Co
Berkshire Tax Rate Sets at 48 Per Thousand
NORTH ADAMS Massachusetts tax rate for 1967 is 48 per thousand dollars of valuation. Board of Assessors chairman Norman Davision announced on Tuesday. The rate marks a 12 increase from the prior year. City funds needed to run the city this year total 375 000 dollars.
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North Adams
Norman Davision
Board of Assessors
Okay Water Line Extension at Williams College Property
Voters approved extending the town water line on Williams College property along Syndicate Road under the Betterment Assessment policy. Abutting landowners pay only the value increase. the college pays much less under Betterment than its own financing plan. Pittsfield would cost 600000 to 700000 annually to operate a regional health agency serving 16 communities, per Dr. Arnold J. Salisbury. commissioners weigh such service for towns unable to afford their own, at about 4 per capita.
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Williamstown
Williams College
Syndicate Road
Pittsfield
Arnold J. Salisbury
Massachusetts Committee On Children and Youth
Salisbury
Plucky Teen Leads Police to Suspected Killers in California
Susan Bartolomie a 17 year old Ukiah girl crawled to safety after being shot five times and led officers to two Washington youths, Thomas Braun and Leonard Maine, suspected of multiple killings including the slaying of her boyfriend David Luce near Ukiah. They were arrested in a Groveland hotel and face murder charges. Bartolomie remains in critical condition with head neck and chest wounds and a preliminary exam indicated rape.
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Sonora
Calif
UPID
Washington
Susan Bartolomie
Ukiah
David L. Luce
Bartolomei
Oregon
Thomas EE
Braun
Odessa
Wash
Leonard E. Maine
Ritzville
Here
Groveland
Russell Jubie
Snohomish County
Deanna Buse
Redmond
Samuel Ledgerwood
Portland
Ore
Maine
Luce
Turkish clerk alleges embassy official bit his fingers
Abdulla Cezayirli, a Turkish clerk at the Nationalist Chinese Embassy, says third secretary Chao Chuan-chung knocked him down and bit his fingers after a papers dispute. Cezagirli received a precautionary rabies shot and Chao Chuan-chung is being sent home.
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Istanbul
UPI
Abdulla Cezayirli
Chao Chuan-chung
Cezagirli
Chao
UAW Warns of Collision Course in Auto Talks
UAW leaders accuse management of steering talks toward a strike next month unless strategy shifts. Walter P. Reuther and Leonard Woodcock pledge further remarks in Flint as Ken Bannon cites no timely contract offers from GM Ford Chrysler. Contracts expire Sept. 6, with no apparent offer expected before the target selection.
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Detroit
UPS
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Leonard Woodcock
General Motors Department
Flint
Woodcock
Ken Bannon
Ford Department
Wood
Auto Industry
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Measure Sought to Bail Out New Haven Railroad
UPI reports Senator Abraham Ribicoff introduces two bills to extend ICC loan guarantees and allow DOT financial aid for the New Haven Railroad seen as near collapse. He cites regional commuter service and notes merger plans may delay a final resolution while cash resources dwindle within months.
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Washington
UPI
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
New Haven
Interstate Commerce Commission
Department of Transportation
Ribicoff
Senate
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
New York Central
U.S. Supreme Court
Lecture on Shaker Design at Hancock Village
E Ray Pearson of Illinois Institute of Technology presents an illustrated talk at Hancock Shaker Village on Thursday at 3 pm. The lecture examines Shaker craftsmanship and design within the era of peak activity in the early 19th century.
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Hancock
Mass
Chicago
Hancock Shaker Village
Museum Village
E. Ray Pearson
Illinois Institute of Technology
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White River Junction
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Springfield
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Highway 120
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Jacksonville
UPD
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NHRR
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Thal
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Peggy Maclay Beauty Shop
Main St
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
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Salem
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