Windham panel to discuss Connecticut River recreation area plan
Brattleboro officials will host a December 3 meeting at 8 p.m. in West Brattleboro Academy School to air the Connecticut River National Recreation Area proposal. Speakers include Jack Hauptman Forrest Orr and Mary Louise Hancock, with a citizen panel and open discussion to follow. emphasis on state, federal cooperation and private initiative to protect the river valley and meet rising regional recreation demands.
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Brattleboro
Connecticut River National Recreation Area
Connecticut River Valley
Troy approves 1969 budget with tax tweaks and saved funds
The Troy city council quickly passed a 1969 budget reducing the general fund by 79328.01 and adopting a 1 percent sales tax. The city set a real estate tax rate of 36.25 dollars, lowering the 1969 estimate by 6.80 and beating 1968 by 37 cents. Contingency funds absorbed public safety allocations as police and firemen wage talks failed after a 900 dollar fireman raise and 800 dollar police raise offer was rejected.
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Troy
Department of Public Safety
Public Safety Administration
Antlers Hotel at Lake George Destroyed by Fire
A Sunday night blaze tore through the Antlers Hotel at Diamond Point Lake George, gutting the three story wood building. No injuries reported and nearby outbuildings were undamaged. The fire’s cause is undetermined. The hotel had closed for winter. In 1947 it was linked to Reva Reznick death inquiry.
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Fair Haven
UPI
Vermont Milk and Cream Co
Alfred Boutin
Cumberland Farms
Boston
Edward Downey
Lake George
Antlers
Diamond Point
Reva Reznick
New York City
State workers union chief denounces settlement as sellout
Albany AP reports Dr. Theodore C. Wenzi president of the Civil Service Employer Association blasts last week's settlement of the mental hygiene workers strike as a sellout. He accuses Gov. Rockefeller of creating a hydraheaded monster in the state's labor picture and says the deal may deprive 124,000 state workers of substantial pay increases, a better pension plan and other economic benefits.
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Albany
Rockefeller
Theodore C. Wenzi
Civil Service Employer Association
Berkshire Ski Center Sold in Foreclosure Bid
In Pittsfield the Bousquet Ski Center changed hands for 275000 after a mortgage foreclosure sale ordered by Superior Court in favor of First Agricultural National Bank. Paul R. Bousquet heads the purchasing corporation, son of rope tow pioneer Clarence J. Bousquet who opened Yakim Seat slope in 1934.
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Pittsfield
Bousquet
Paul R. Bousquet
Superior Court
First Agricultural National Bank
Clarence J. Bousquet
Yakim Seat
Keough backs aid to parochial schools plan
Burlington Vermont school chief William Keough expressed support for categorical aid to parochial schools. He favored allowing parochial schools to join public systems for cooperative buying of learning materials, noting savings from bulk purchases. The idea followed State Education Board member Henry Fairbanks who proposed state aid, while Bishop Joyce warned of financial strain but no immediate shutdown plans.
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Burlington
UPS
William Keough
Vermont
Keough
State Education Board
Henry Fairbanks
Winooski
Burlington Diocesan School Board
Fairbanks
Robert F. Joyce
Bay State Moves To Legalize Charity Raffles
Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson plans to file a bill in the new Legislature to repeal last year’s statute criminalizing raffles and lotteries by charitable groups. The proposal would allow carefully regulated raffles by churches, veterans groups, fraternal and civic organizations, with funds directed to stated charitable purposes and conducted only by members.
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Boston
UPI
Elliot L. Richardson
Richardson
Oakes Mum On Further Irasburg Probe
Atty Gen James L Oakes would not confirm or deny plans for a special inquest into events in Irasburg last summer. The probe would focus on Orleans County officials and residents, with possible calls to Sheriff Charles Gallup and Howard Conley. The governor's board of inquiry continues work after five days of hearings and 180 exhibits, aiming to complete findings this month.
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Guilford
UPI
Atty
James L. Oakes
Irasburg
Governor's Board of Inquiry
Orleans County
Charles Gallup
Newport
Howard Conley
Glover
Larry Conley
David Johnson
Board of Inquiry
Philip H. Hoff
Johnson
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Williamstown
George H. Houle
West Point Military Academy
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