Williamstown man dies after horse kick injuries
Dr. Thomas Dunleavy medical examiner said Roscoe Jewett, 32, of Williamstown apparently died from injuries suffered when kicked in the head by a horse. Jewett, a heavy equipment operator, was found dead at his home Saturday after being kicked Friday while shoeing the horse. He was treated at a hospital before release. A Hanover, New Hampshire native, he lived with his mother Myrtle Le Clair Jewett and two brothers.
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Montpelier Man Faces Trial for Fatal Driving Incident
Patrick Ambrose, 55, goes on trial in Washington County Court on careless and negligent driving with death resulting after his car struck Montpelier youth Shane Laufman, 12. Laufman died four days later from severe head injuries. Ambrose’s defense sought a venue change over alleged biased media statements, denied by Judge Harold Sylvester who left open reconsideration if an impartial jury cannot be drawn.
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Vermont reconsiders studded snow tires on state roads
Vermont Highway Department will review allowing metal studded tires after a New Jersey report urged banning them. Highway Commissioner Russell Holden says there is no appreciable road damage yet, while the tire safety debate centers on road wear versus potential life saving benefits.
Fayette trial opens on influence peddling charge
In Rutland a U.S. District Court trial for former State Sen. Frederick Fayette of South Burlington was set to start today after a one week delay caused by Judge Ernest Gibson who cited a cold. Fayette, accused of taking a $3,000 payoff from Fred Flint of St Johnsbury to influence the St Johnsbury post mastership in 1963 for Ned Handy, pleaded innocent along with Flint last summer. Flint has since died.
Funeral for Rutland editor George Kirker announced
Private funeral services will be held for George F. Kirker 88 former city editor of the Rutland Herald and longtime Vermont newspaperman who died Saturday at Rutland Hospital He began in 1899 with the Rutland Evening News later joining the Herald and leaving two daughters Mrs Walter V Hakin Rutland and Mrs Dorothy Simpson Brooklyn NY
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Teens fined for open alcohol in Hoosick Falls car
In Hoosick Falls two out of state teens were fined ten dollars each after a routine vehicle check by Deputy Sheriff Harry Von Haggin Jr. Nancy Russell 16 Woodford and Michael McCarthy 17 North Adams Phoenix Hotel were charged with carrying open bottles. They appeared before Justice Thomas G. Restino. Dr George F Reed dies in Troy at 66 a prominent surgeon on staff at Troy area hospitals and affiliated with Leonard and St Marys at time of death. Mohawk Airlines adds ten flights to Albany schedule to resume service to Rutland Worcester Keene Erie after a machinists strike.
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Woodford
Michael McCarthy
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Troy
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Mohawk Airlines
Rutland
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Erie
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Plane collision kills couples in Ashley Falls and North Canaan
Ashley Falls, Conn. A. Brooks Conklin 36 and his wife Dorothy die when their private single engine plane collides with another and crashes near North Canaan. The other pilot Stanley Segalla 42 lands at Canaan Airport. Investigators say the Conklins photographed the other plane. The couples ran a new airfield business nearby. Williamstown: Legislation backs access to a master grade record for a Williams College student daughter. Cheshire: Hoosac Valley Regional High School named after Adams Cheshire district. North Adams: Mayor seeks funds to buy Fitch property for future library expansion.
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Cheshire
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Vermont Board to rule on Middlesex degree granting
The Vermont Board of Education will decide on Thursday if Middlesex College can be authorized to grant degrees. The decision follows an evaluation by Dr. Richard Gibboney and a review by a team of educators. The case recalls earlier controversies linked to catalog disclosures and accreditation questions surrounding founder Georges de Nagy.
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Two Vermont youths held in Connecticut for robbery killing
Two 16 year old Vermont youths, Dennis Wilbert of Burlington and John Shequin of Colchester, were held in Manchester Circuit Court after being captured in Tolland Conn. They face charges of motor vehicle theft weapon in a car and vagrancy in a case tied to the shooting death of William Bishop 60 of Charlotte VT. Bishop was killed after giving them a ride on Route 22A in Orwell VT.
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Colchester
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Paper Plane Contest Announced by Scientific American
NEW YORK UPI The world s first paper airplane contest was announced by Scientific American in a large Times ad. Entries compete in duration aloft distance flown and aerobatics with winners receiving metal sculptures. Judges will test fly entries down the magazine hall.
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Meatcutter locals avert strike with First National offer
In Boston area, seven Amalgamated Meatcutters locals accepted a new contract from First National Stores of New England to avert a strike. About 8,000 workers were covered as the old contract expired November 21 and was extended with retroactive pay. The offer includes a $5 weekly raise for classified workers and a $4 weekly raise for clerks and wrappers.
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