Two Vermont youths to face auto theft arraignment
Two 16 year old Vermont youths from Burlington and Colchester were returned to Vermont and held in Chittenden County Jail after arrests in Stafford Springs Connecticut on vagrancy possession of a stolen car firearms and fugitive from justice charges. Auto theft charges were filed by Chittenden County State Attorney Patrick Leahy. The defendants were seated in a car reportedly stolen from William Bishop of Charlotte who was found dead Sunday in Brandon from an apparent asphyxiation by inhaling his own blood with a single bullet wound at the base of the neck.
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Burlington
VPI
Vermont
Chittenden District Court
Colchester
Chittenden County
Stafford Springs
Conn
Patrick Leahy
William Bishop
Charlotte
Bishop
Brandon
Richard Woodruff
Woodruff
Hoff appoints Cunningham assistant judge in Washington County
Gov. Hoff named John H. Cunningham of Montpelier as assistant judge of the Washington County Court effective Monday. He fills the vacancy from Elbert B. Colburn's death and serves until Feb. 1, 1967 when Judge-elect Hugh Ryder, also of Montpelier, takes office. Both Democrats, marking the first time two party-aligned judges serve together in the county.
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Montpelier
API
Philip H. Hoff
John H. Cunningham
Washington
Cunningham
Elbert B. Colburn
Eldred
Preston
Northfield
Hoff
Hugh Ryder
Ryder
Propane Tractor-Trailer Flips Off Route 30 Near Castleton
A tractor-trailer loaded with propane gas overturned off Route 30 near Castleton on Monday. Driver Harold Grumne, 33, of Glenmont, New York, escaped injury as Vermont State Police oversaw transferring the liquid gas to a second truck after the crash.
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Castleton
UPI
Vermont
Route
Harold Grumne
Glen Mount
N.Y
Ing
Grumne
Vermont extends liquor sale hours for New Year
The Vermont Liquor Control Board extended hours of sale for clubs with first and third class licenses so alcohol may be consumed until 1 a.m. January 1. Earlier officials had signaled no extension beyond legal midnight. In Rutland, Virginia youth Jerry C. Weisner faces trial in U.S. District Court Monday for breaking into the Wells Post Office. bail reduced from 1000 to 500 and he remains jailed.
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Rutland
UPI
Virginia
U.S. District Court
Wells
Jerry C. Weisner
Vienna
Ernest Gibson
Weisner
Extradition waives in Vermont man charged with forgery
Troy area notes report Troy Orlo H Sheldon Jr 25 of Brattleboro Vermont released from Windsor prison on a warrant after waiving extradition. He is set to appear in Rensselaer County Court on Monday on second degree forgery charges from an indictment dated March 31 while serving a Vermont sentence. The alleged incident involved a 104 dollar check at a Hoosick Falls gas station and grocery. Albert Scott 69 of Albany Street Niskayuna perished in a blaze that destroyed his home and damaged the store he ran. Dr Hollis S Ingraham state health commissioner urged vaccination compliance for polio as a new law requires immunization for school and child care entrants with a Jan 1 deadline.
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Troy
Orlo H. Sheldon Jr
Brattleboro
Vermont
Windsor
Sheldon
Rensselaer County
John McGrath
Hoosick Falls
Niskayuna
Albert Scott
Albany St
Scott
Stanford Heights
Albany
Hollis S. Ingraham
New York State
Raymonds Named in Berkshire Larceny Warrants
Warrants issued in District Court for William A. and Dorothea J. Raymond charging them with larceny of property over $100. Items include a phonograph, drapery, bed linens, blankets and towels. They are also sought on a North Adams complaint for larceny of a motor vehicle after leaving Adams on November 29. The couple formerly managed the restaurant at Dale Long's Lounge.
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ADAMS
William A
Dorothea J. Raymond
Raymonds
North Adams
Dale Long
Dam Break Spills 16 Million Gallons in Mill Brook Dam
A section of the Mill Brook Dam in Washington broke Monday releasing about 16 million gallons into Peter Stream. The flood overflow damaged three bridges but did not injure or damage homes in Washington or nearby Lenox. Preliminary cause points to patchwork failure. Reservoir primarily serves Pittsfield but is not a major source. Sheffield reports Paul J. MacDonald, administrator and former Mt. Greylock principal, injured in a Monday car crash. He remains in Fairview Hospital in good condition with abdominal injuries.
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Mill Brook
Peter Stream
Lenox
Pittsfield
Sheffield
Paul J. MacDonald
Southern Berkshire
Mt. Greylock
Fairview Hospital
Great Barrington
MacDonald
First Witnesses Give Testimony In Influence Peddling Case
UPI reports in Rutland that U S Attorney Radigan will call government witnesses on day two of the influence peddling trial of former Sen Frederick J Fayette D Vt. Fayette is charged with taking $3000 from ex Sheriff Fred Flint to push for Ned Handy’s St Johnsbury postmaster job in 1963. The jury of 12 includes eight women and four men. The first witness was William A Sietz chief of the postal examination division of the Civil Service Administration who described an advertising campaign for the $6870 a year post. He said 12 applicants filed and two were eliminated leaving 10 finalists including Handy and McGraw.
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Radigan
William A. Sietz
Falls Church
Postal Examination Division
Civil Service Administration
Sietz
Montpelier
UPI
Harold Sylvester
Patrick Ambrose
Washington County
Caledonia County Court
St. Johnsbury
Sylvester
Ambrose
Shane Laufman
Norman Peduzzi
Kiam Fite
McGraw
Handy
Treasury
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Justice Department
Brattleboro
Fayette
Flint
Carson Browning
U.S. Post Office Department
John Spencer
Cuttingsville
Joseph McNamara
U.S
Ernest W. Gibson
Browning
Spencer
Washington
Flint ‘Son
Economic Study Starts In Franklin County Region
Vermont official Roland Loveless arrives in St. Albans to begin an extensive study of Franklin County economic conditions. He plans to survey about 10 acres owned by Central Vermont Railway and meet with local industries and the chamber of commerce to assess redevelopment potential.
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ST. Albans
UPD
Roland A. Loveless
Vermont Development Department
Franklin County
Loveless
Montpelier
Philip H. Hoff
Fred Newhall
Pierre Donet
C.V
Chamber of Commerce
Canadian National Railway
Elbert G. Moulton
G. Moulton
Hoff presses legal aid for the poor in Vermont
Governor Philip Hoff urges action to start a state legal aid to the poor program amid delays. He says he will push forward with or without bar association cooperation, after discussing the issue with Thomas Davis and communicating to Louis Whitcomb. The Office of Economic Opportunity reportedly rejected the plan over trustee representation concerns while Whitcomb notes no formal plan or trustees exist yet.
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Davis
Office of Economic Opportunity
Board of Trustees
Whitcomb
Bar Association
Aiken outlines nine point plan to liberalize Medicare
Senator George D. Aiken proposes a nine point program to loosen Medicare benefits. He cites excessive fine print and inequities and says costs for elderly on fixed incomes must be faced. Proposals include drug coverage for all seniors, removal of deductibles and copays, no waiting periods, and lowering women's eligibility age to 62.
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Aiken
Washington
UPI
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Congress
Medicare
Senate House
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