Vermont Candidates Trade Charges Over Third Party Plans
Vermont reports both Dennis Morrisseau and Bernard O Shea trading accusations in a Democratic primary context. Morrisseau claims he has firm data that O Shea is discussing forming a new third party while pledging not to reveal sources. He accuses O Shea of moving from antiwar stance to attract conservative voters. Daley proposes a televised debate with Leo OBrien and suggests OBrien pay for the time.
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O’shea
Morrisseau
Liberty Union Party
John J. Daley
Daley
O’brien
Vermont
Burlington
Francis Cain
Cain
Glen Miller Bus Theft Cancels Vermont Show
A Glenn Miller Orchestra tour bus was stolen from a garage and later found in Greenwich Village. Instruments valued around $50,000 were missing, and a Burlington concert was canceled. The driver alerted the band, with Buddy DeFranco unaware of the cancellation. The group planned further appearances in Newport and Burlington.
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Glen Miller
Vermont
New York
VPI
Glenn Miller
Greenwich Village
Burlington
Buddy DeFranco
Newport
R.I
Cushing recounts raising $1 million for Bay of Pigs prisoners
WALTHAM Mass. UPI Richard Cardinal Cushing says it took three hours to raise one million dollars for Bay of Pigs prisoners in Cuba. He borrowed the funds from Latin American friends and U.S. allies, promising repayment in three months, during a Feb 26 1966 tape for JFK Library. He described help from Joseph Kennedy Eleanor Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson as hopeless. The story notes Kennedy's involvement and a Christmas deadline.
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Federal Records Center
Boston
JFK
Cambridge
Fidel Castro
Joseph P. Kennedy
Eleanor Roosevelt
Adlai Stevenson
New York
James Donovan
Russia
Francis Gary Powers
Castro
Robert Kennedy
U.S
White House
United States
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Joan
Hearing Today On Pesticides
Vermont Agriculture Commissioner Edward Eurich oversees a public hearing on proposed pesticide regulations under a 1970 law. Critics argue the measures are too weak and should ban certain chemicals like DDT outright. The debate comes as state unemployment ticks from 3.1 to 2.9 percent while 3,648 claims were filed last week.
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Justin Brande
Vermont Natural Resources Council
Agriculture Department
Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Employment Security Department
St. Albans
White River Junction
Daley pushes living-wage plan in Vermont bid
Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Daley released a labor policy paper urging a minimum wage tied to living costs, criticizing Gov. Davis for not raising wages, and backing joint labor management manpower development. He avoided a fixed figure, saying pay must reflect goods and services purchasable and outpace relief checks.
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Daley
Mall construction seeks 4.1 million rise in Albany
In Albany the South Mall project requests a 4.1 million increase to finish the state legislative building, Platy-Fuhrman Construction citing suspensions and state changes. In Troy, Rensselaer County will hire Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co. for a 5,400 payroll methods probe as urged by a grand jury report condemning the Highway Department's payroll accounting as haphazard.
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Albany
South Mall
Platy-Fuhrman Construction Corp
New York City
Troy
Rensselaer County
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co
County Highway Dept
Rensselaer County Grand Jury
Ticonderoga restoration marks 150th Pell acquisition anniversary
Gov Rockefeller and state leaders joined society members and tourists to observe a 200 year history milestone at Fort Ticonderoga. Thousands gathered for the 150th anniversary celebration of the fort and grounds being acquired by the Pell family led by Mr and Mrs John H G Pell.
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Ticonderoga
Fort Ticonderoga
Gov. Rockefeller
John H. G. Pell
Pell
Pittsfield Power Outage Affects West Side Areas
A Tuesday night blackout hit Pittsfield from 5 45 PM affecting 1675 Western Massachusetts Electric Co subscribers and numerous telephone customers. Cause cited as a low voltage network cable failure at Fenn and Willis streets. Full power mostly restored by 7 30 PM. Winsted man dies in Route 2 7 crash. another injured. A rail safety bill passed before adjournment creating a state division to inspect and publish railroad safety records. Urban renewal group withdraws over possible conflict of interest involving two city councillors and a proposed 1.5 million apartment site opposite the Transcript building.
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Pittsfield
West Side
North Street
Western Massachusetts Electric Co
Electric Company
Fenn
Willis Streets
North Adams
Paul F. DiLego
D. Albert Breda
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Leo O’brien
Leo
Jack
Winston Prouty
Hoff
Nixon
Prouty
Sen. Prouty
Armstrong
Ty. Greenberg
Ort
Young Men’s
Action
Gingham
Monument Plaza
Bennington, VT
Perth
Wee
Cushing
Mexico City
Juan Ramos
Guillermo Martinez
Martinez
Ramos
Springfield
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union
Jones and Lamson Machine Works
New England
John O’reilly
Davis
Philip Hoff
U. S. Senate
Bethel
Rutland County
Windsor County
Frank Mahady
George Ellison
Royalton
Lebanon, Pa
Pennsylvania
South Burlington
Robert Earley
Earley
Lebanon
Ft. Ticonderoga
Berkshire
Connecticut
Williamstown
Winsted, Conn
Eugene V. Tomlinson
Field Park
William J. Wilkinson Jr
Winsted
North Adams Hospital
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