First Cars Leave Boston In Second Clean Car Race
The second Transcontinental Clean Air Car Race began with over 40 vehicles leaving MIT in Cambridge for Toronto in 3 minute intervals. Electric cars had two hour head start due to slower speed and must recharge roughly every 60 miles. The event promotes pollution reduction and requires engines meeting 1975 federal emission standards. Arrival tests in Pasadena will determine category winners and an overall winner. leases of $5000 for two months will follow for winning cars.
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UPI
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Oklahoma City
Odessa
Tex
Tucson
Ariz
Pasadena
National Air Pollution Control Administration
Massachusetts No-Fault Law Amendment Under Review
Gov. Francis W. Sargent weighs a major amendment to the states no fault auto insurance law as Senate and House push toward final adjournment. The measure would restore automatic renewal for many drivers and cut auto insurance by 15 percent in 1971, despite industry disappointment.
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Boston
UPI
Francis W. Sargent
Massachusetts
Sargent
Robert G. Yasi
Senate
House
U.S
Marlboro Season Ends With Beethoven Finale
Marlboro Music Festival closes its 20th season as Rudolf Serkin and Leon Kirchner lead a mix of famed and rediscovered works. A small, devoted audience faced limited seating and rising costs, prompting questions about expanding seats versus preserving the festival’s intimate character.
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Tyler Resch
Marlboro
Rudolf Serkin
Leon Kirchner
Merlboro
Cardinal Cushing Celebrates 75th Birthday Today
In Boston UPI report Cardinal Richard J. Cushing marks his 75th birthday quietly at the archdiocesan residence in Brighton with plans for a later $100 plate dinner. He remains archbishop of Boston, noting retirement is not on his horizon despite eligibility.
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Cardinal Cushing
Boston
UPI
Richard J. Cardinal Cushing
Archdiocesan
Brighton
Archdiocese of
Champlain Valley group wins federal grant for training 50 unemployed
The Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity gets a 220000 federal grant via the Labor Department to train 50 low income residents of Chittenden County as aides to professionals under the new careers program. The project costs 245000 and includes vocational training counseling and work experience.
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Washington, D.C
UPI
Champlain Valley
Office of Economic Opportunity
Labor Department
Washington
George Aiken
R-Vt
Aiken
Chittenden County
Troy Contract Talks Split by Positive and Negative Charges
In Troy negotiations with the Civil Service Employes Association progress is reported, with talks continuing tomorrow. The Troy Police Benevolent Society talks stalled, impasse reached, and the Public Employer Relations Board may hear the case for fact finding. In Lake George seven arrests cut off a major mescaline supply, with two NYC and Glens Falls suppliers named. In Troy a 19 year old was arrested for desecrating an American flag outside a tavern after ripping it from a pole.
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Troy
City of
Troy Police Dept
Civil Service
Lake George
Mescaline
New York City
Glens Falls
John T. Thayer
Berkshire teachers face scaled raises under school board plan
A fact-finder recommends the Pittsfield school committee grant the city 770 teachers raises from 550 to 850 dollars annually starting Sept. 1. An associate professor from UMass suggests raising the salary minimum by 8.5 percent to 6,950, with higher boosts for elementary principals. Unofficial calculations show first year costs exceeding 500,000 and potential tax rate impact around two dollars per thousand.
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Pittsfield
Tim Bornstein
Umass School of Business Administration
Adams Parade Honors Susan B. Anthony in Wet Victory Celebration
About 8000 to 10000 Adams residents joined a mile and a half parade honoring Susan B. Anthony. The event opens a week-long program marking 50 years since women won the vote, with Virginia Anthony among banners carriers in the crowd.
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ADAMS
Susan B. Anthony
Virginia Anthony
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