Free funeral offers urge safe driving on New Year’s Eve
Burlington Free Press offers free funeral arrangements for those who intend to drink and drive and die in a crash on New Year’s Eve. Forty volunteers have applied so far, with a Dec 31 deadline at 4 p.m. The quirky safety campaign aims to curb risky behavior on the holiday. In Montpelier, Arthur P. Hall, 28, died Dec 19 by a rifle wound ruled death by own action after a party in a rented room. five people were present but witnesses did not see the shooting. State’s Attorney John E. Bernasconi cites guest statements and blood counts in the decision.
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Salt shed under construction on Route 7 near Charlotte
The state Department of Highways started building a salt shed along Route 7 in Charlotte to store nearly 500 tons of salt. Authorities are hauling salt by truck to support road maintenance in the Charlotte area, with completion expected in a month.
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Proctor Woman Dies After Christmas Day Crash
Mrs Murial Martell 32 of Proctor dies in Springfield Hospital after a two car crash on Route 103 in Chester that killed her husband Robert J Martell 31 and Paul Stoetzner 11 of Tolland Connecticut. The death is Vermont's 150th this year and New England Christmas weekend toll reaches 36.
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Montreal machinist faces manslaughter sentencing in Vermont case
Jean LaMarche, 45, of Montreal, will be sentenced January 4 on a first degree manslaughter charge for the shooting death of Madeline Guindon in West Swanton. Judge Dale W. Brooks ordered a presentencing investigation after LaMarche pleaded guilty to a reduced charge on December 6. Guindon was killed June 24 at her summer home in Franklin County.
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Barre Lighting Rates Talk With Green Mountain Power
Green Mountain Power officials will meet Barre City Council to discuss rates on a proposed street lighting contract. Mayor C O Granai has questioned the offer and asked GMP officials to explain how rates are set at the council meeting.
Appointment at Watervliet Arsenal Names Deputy Chief
Colonel Fred Kornet Jr. announces Thomas A. Kucskar as deputy chief of the arsenal's manufacturing branch succeeding retiree Clifford W. Boink. Kucskar and branch chief Captain William H. Love will direct 1250 workers assembling all major and minor weapons components at Watervliet Arsenal in New York.
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Perry to Retire After 30 Years with Soil Conservation Service
Robert D. Perry, longtime assistant state conservationist for the U.S. Soil Conservation Service in Syracuse, retires this month after more than 30 years as a federal employee. Since 1959 he has led watershed protection and flood prevention work in New York, including PL-566 efforts in the Poesten Kill watershed near Troy, Rensselaer County.
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Shaughnessy wins state history commendation in Harrisburg
Jim Shaughnessy author of The Rutland Road receives a certificate of commendation from the American Association for State and Local History at the annual meeting in Harrisburg Pennsylvania for historical content completeness effective illustrations and strong style of the book.
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Auto Crash on N Y 22 Injures Two in Petersburg
State police report a two car accident on N Y 22 in Petersburg injuring two people. Driver Marjorie Rivard 24 was taken home with head nose and back bruises. Passenger Mary Ellen McGuire 9 from Sea Cliff New Jersey and her mother Ellen P McGuire 39 sustained minor injuries.
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Pittsfield considers third radio station in Berkshire
Herbert Levin of WICE Providence confirmed a third Berkshire radio outlet is under study for Pittsfield. No FCC filing yet. WBRK and WBEC are the existing stations. Otto Wittig, 47, of Adams, died after being hit by a northbound car on Columbia Street. driver Mary Jane Renakogaki, 19, stated she couldn't avoid the pedestrian. Wittig leaves four sisters and five brothers. Mayor Del Gallo and the Petricca family failed to reach a sacrifice price deal for the 40 acre Valentine's Road site for a new high school after a 3.5 hour negotiation.
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Kremlin Aims at Kashmir Peace Conference
Notes from foreign cables report Moscow backs a Kashmir peace venture at the Tashkent conference. Premier Kosygin may preside as more than a chairman while Ayub Khan and Lal Bahadur Shastri seek substantive progress amid cautious optimism. Pope Paul VI also eyes world peace through upcoming speeches on Vietnam and mediation.
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Cambodia Denies U S Charges Over Viet Cong In Cambodia
Prince Norodom Sihanouk angrily rejected US and Saigon accusations that North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces use Cambodia as a sanctuary and supply corridor. He said the United States sought to attack Cambodia with a “carte blanche” to its commanders in Saigon, denying the charges and denouncing US plans.
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Kremlin to close New Year parties for diplomats
For the second time since Khrushchev’s ouster, Kremlin palaces will be closed to foreign diplomats on New Year’s Eve. Soviet leaders will celebrate at home with their families, while average Russians will be left to ring in the holiday without the formal midnight frolics Khrushchev enjoyed.
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Reds Spending Heavily on Radio Propaganda
Washington based Voice of America director John Chancellor says USSR and Red China pour large sums into broadcasting propaganda to the United States. He notes the programs work in some regions but have little listener reach in North America despite heavy spending.
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Resistance to De Gaulle Fails to End European Market Crisis
French officials anticipate a Luxembourg meeting in January to settle the six months old crisis in the European Common Market. The end of a French boycott began on June 30, with partners hopeful yet wary of De Gaulle’s election term. No Viet Nam peace ahead, say officials after Chauvel talks in Peking and Hanoi. They see a Peking veto blocking North Viet Nam from peace talks, despite tensions with Red China and Hanoi.
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De Gaulle's New Look Illusion Aimed at Elections
Paris reports indicate De Gaulle's second term will stress a superficial domestic reform program ahead of parliamentary elections while foreign policy remains largely unchanged. Officials cite aims to revise NATO command by 1969 and seek European political unity on his terms, with a possible future role in Viet Nam peace efforts.
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Vermont Court System Revamp Bill Moves Toward Session
A bill to overhaul Vermont's court system is being printed for a special session next month. It proposes replacing part time municipal and justice courts with full time district courts staffed by eleven justices, including a chief district judge. County assignments distribute three justices to Chittenden Grand Isle Franklin Addison, two to Bennington Rutland, two to Washington Orange Lamoille, two to Windham Windsor, and one to Caledonia Essex Orleans. Justices would serve two year terms, appointed by the governor at 15000 dollars plus expenses.
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Tipplers Warned Coffee Can Be Dead Wrong
Boston says coffee cannot sober drinkers after alcohol enters the bloodstream. Philip C. Wallwork, safety director of the Automobile Legal Association, warned that many people believe coffee can rapidly sober them after New Year revelry but that belief is dead wrong.
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Glacier Coverage and Water in Global Facts
National Geographic notes glaciers cover about one tenth of land and hold nearly one percent of the world's fresh water, highlighting their vast scale and importance.
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Sanity Hearing Set For Crozzoli In Montpelier
A sanity hearing for Alfeo Crozzoli, an unsuccessful senatorial candidate, is set for Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. before Washington County Probate Judge Nora E. Olich. Crozzoli, 42, has been confined at Waterbury State Hospital since Dec. 2 after being jailed for allegedly threatening Barre Police Chief Floyd Chandler. He based his campaign on promising to investigate the Barre Police Department and was declared insane after a 10 minute examination. his Dec. 14 hearing was postponed at the request of his attorney Charles Adams.
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