Vermont Youths to Join United Nations Pilgrimage
Nine Vermont high school students will be selected in February to attend the 15th annual United Nations Pilgrimage for Youth. The trip to the U N will occur in June, with participants drawn from Vermont schools.
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Burlington
Vermont
United Nations
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
the Rebekahs
The
U.N
University of Vermont
John T. Fey
UVM
Crosby Milling Co. Fire Devastates Brattleboro Grain Stores
Firefighters battled a blaze at Crosby Milling Co. through Christmas morning destroying several hundred tons of grain. Seventeen firefighters including Chief Howard Mattison were treated for smoke inhalation. The fire's cause was spontaneous combustion with fears of major explosions as the four and five story buildings burned. Nearby communities aided Brattleboro’s fire crews.
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Brattleboro
Crosby Milling Co
Howard Mattison
Village Inn fire destroys Troy Pleasantdale building
A two story Village Inn in Pleasantdale, Troy, burned Christmas morning with flames preventing entry. Occupants had left early. owner Michael Carnavale values damage at 50000 dollars. Officials replaceed by incoming administration. Deitcher and Scott resigned. New York state reports six holiday traffic fatalities across Buffalo Hancock Niagara Falls Dundee and New York City.
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Troy
Pleasantdale
Michael Carnavale
Albany
New York
Buffalo
Hancock
Niagara Falls
Dundee
New York City
Shooting at Daury home injures Mary McGovern in Pittsfield
Pittsfield police investigate a shooting at the home of Lawrence P. Daury on Christmas afternoon. Mary McGovern, 25, of Lakeway Drive, received a shoulder wound from a .22 automatic rifle while placing a gun rack under the Christmas tree.
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Pittsfield
Mary McGovern
Lakeway Drive
Pittsfield General Hospital
Lawrence P. Daury
16 Holiday Deaths On New England Highways
The 48 hour Christmas period saw 10 highway deaths across New England with CT leading at four. Maine and Massachusetts reported two each, Vermont and Rhode Island one each, New Hampshire none. Victims included a Hartford crash claiming two lives and individuals across Connecticut Maine Massachusetts and Vermont.
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Maine
Massachusetts
Vermont
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Hartford
Stanislaw Dura
Windsor Locks
James Donovan
Gardiner
Patrick J. Smith
Warwick
Thomas Cook
Someerville
Mass
Randolph
Nelson Joseph Mackie
North Branford
Pittsfield Twins Born at General Hospital Christmas Day
A boy and a girl twins were born at Pittsfield General Hospital on Christmas Day to Mr. and Mrs. John J. Dagruel of Housatonic.
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Pittsfield
Pittsfield General Hospital
John J. Dagruel
Housatonic
Santa completes annual world tour despite obsolete craft
AP reports the North Pole figure Santa Claus finished his one day world tour with special permission to violate rules and air defense clearance. He declined to discuss the flight but hinted at trying again next year, amid a dramatic Christmas spectacle.
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North Pole
Santa Claus
Santa
North American Air Defense Command
North Carolina Aims to Break Cycle of Poverty
Gov. Terry Sanford leads a $14 million drive with the Ford Foundation to aid first grade education through the North Carolina Fund. Ten community projects and a statewide reading math program will target illiteracy and high dropout rates, starting with 20 schools in January and expanding to 400 in four years.
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Carolina
Terry Sanford
Tar Heel
Raleigh, N.C
North Carolina
Sanford
Ford Foundation
North Carolina Fund
George Esser
Radio Moscow Answers Massachusetts Student Queries
Lawrence Martoski a Massachusetts high school student asked Radio Moscow 10 questions about propaganda and disarmament. The Russian announcer urged general disarmament and criticized U S policies while noting Soviet plans to boost chemical production and questioning American road quality. The taped answer will be replayed in class after Christmas vacation.
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Lawerence
Johnson buys daughter Lynda Bird stylish Christmas dress
President Johnson bought his daughter Lynda Bird, 19, a red Marimekko dress from Finland for Christmas. The dress is a loose shift style with a high yoke and is popular on American campuses. The President noted he bought it on his visit to Scandinavian countries.
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Lynda Bird
University of Texas
Finland
Bennington Banner publishing details and rates
The Bennington Banner lists its contact numbers for telephones Newsroom and Advertising and states it is published daily except Sunday and holidays. It provides office address 425 Main St Bennington Vermont and AP membership terms. Subscriptions show 3 months 4.25 6 months 8 1 year 15 within 50 mile Vermont radius.
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Bennington Banner
Main St. Bennington Vt
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
AP News
Vermont
Cardinal Cushing Reflects On Kennedy at Christmas Mass
In Boston Cardinal Cushing mused that President Kennedy might still be alive if he had shown more caution. He spoke during Christmas services at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and later visited Boston City Hospital, where memorial Mass cards bearing JFK’s image were distributed at his widow’s request.
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Boston
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Kennedy
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Boston City Hospital
President Kennedy
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