Barre to four wards under reapportionment plan
State Sen. Donald Smith said he will sponsor a bill to reduce Barre’s six wards to four in line with the statewide reapportionment. Vermont Milk Control Board raises minimum consumer price by a half cent per quart, effective Feb. 1, with a parallel wholesale discount for stores. Holiday tapes of Viet Nam messages prepared by Ludlow Jaycees sent to eight local service members with a return space. A North Adams man fined $105 in Brattleboro Municipal Court for DUI and driving after suspension. Public Service Board approves merger of six small Vermont telephone companies into Continental Telephone Corp. Seasonal rise in unemployment. 3,213 weekly claims, down from 4,740 a year ago. Springfield YAF to aid 100,000 South Vietnamese orphans with a $2.5 million drive in partnership with IRC.
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Barre
UPI
Donald Smith
Washington County
Smith
Ludlow
Vermont
Viet Nam
Brattleboro
North Adams
Mass
Richard Davis
Timothy J. O’connor Jr
Hartland Telephone Co
Hartland
Independent Telephone Co
Montgomery
The
Home Telephone Co
Albury
Springfield
UPS
Young Americans For Freedom
Johnson
YAF
International Rescue Committee
South Viet Nam
Vermont vacations see 100000 mail inquiries in 1959
Publicity Director Gordon W. Hall announced the Development Department surpassed 100,000 mail inquiries about Vermont vacations. The 100,000th piece arrived during Christmas week, marking a 26 percent rise from the previous high of 80,558 inquiries set in 1958.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Gordon W. Hall
Hall
Albany official Breslin charged over unpaid income taxes
Albany Breslin, former Albany County welfare commissioner, faces five federal counts for failing to file income tax returns totaling about 83 000 over five years. Charges filed in Utica come after IRS Intelligence Division investigation and DOJ action. Separately, state tax data show sales tax receipts lagging in the first quarter of 1965, with 105.1 million earned in three months and 40 million in the first month, short of the 300 million annual projection. Troy area residents eye RPI Spring term, with 450+ students to study in evening programs across four schools, 52 courses offered, applications open, and courses starting in February.
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Marsh Breslin
Albany County
Intelligence Division
Internal Revenue Service
Breslin
United States District Court
Utica
U.S. Dept. of Justice
State Tax Department
Troy
Troy-Albany-Schenectady
Bennington
Pittsfield
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Allen K. Booth
Break-in reported at Kimbell Building offices in North Adams
In Berkshire, 300 to 400 dollars in cash and property were stolen from a dozen offices in the Kimbell Building at 85 Main Street Monday night. Doors were pried and rooms ransacked as police investigate. Also in North Adams, a cafe incident left Mrs. Shirley I. Height free on bail after a knife threat in a latest spate of trouble at the Corner Cafe. In Lenox, a MA bill awaiting Gov Volpe would reimburse 4484.87 to the town for veterans’ benefits expenses.
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North Adams
Kimbell
Main St
Shirley I. Height
Donald Benoit
Lenox
Massachusetts
Volpe
Saltonstall Quits Reelection Bid Shaping Mass GOP Field
UPI reports Sen. Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts announces he will not seek another six year term. The 73 year old Republican opens the race for successors including Edward Brooke, John Volpe, and Elliot Richardson. Saltonstall cites fatigue and a wish to serve with full zeal and conscience. He notes 45 years of public service and thanks supporters. He resides in Dover, Massachusetts.
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Boston
UPI
Leverett Saltonstall
R - Mass
Senate
Massachusetts
Edward W. Brooke
John A. Volpe
Elliot L. Richardson
Saltonstall
U S Embargoes Oil Shipments to Rhodesia
The United States moves to halt oil flows to Rhodesia and restrict shotgun sales as part of a broader effort to undermine Ian Smith's government. Commerce announces a formal embargo with licensed exports. cooperation by U S oil firms is sought to curb indirect shipments.
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Washington
UPS
United States
Britain
Rhodesia
Commerce Department
U.S
Ian Smith
U.S. Oi
Zambia
Department of Commerce
What to Expect From Five to Seven Year Olds
The piece outlines typical needs and behaviors for kindergarten to second grade children. It notes sleep needs, growth, active play, fears of imaginary creatures, and social pressures. It emphasizes individual differences, loving guidance, and relaxed parenting to foster a positive parent child relationship.
New Hampshire Farmers Oppose Abolition of Price Controls
In Concord the milk price controls hearing entered a second day at the State House. Testimony largely opposed scrapping price controls with critics warning that public health would be jeopardized if price fixing ended. Representatives of large dairies argued against abolishing controls, citing figures and data to show continued necessity for profitability.
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Concord
API
State House
Representatives Hall
State Milk Control Board
New Hampshire to Produce State Promotional Films
The Division of Economic Development has approved a $30,000 contract with Hamilton Wright Associates to produce two color and sound NH films. One 10 minute 35mm theatre film highlights unusual state features, the other a 28.5 minute 16mm distribution piece for TV stations clubs schools. Both set for completion next year.
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Concord
N.H
UPI
New Hampshire
Division of Economic Development
DED
John W. King
Executive Council
Hamilton Wright Associates
New York City
Granite State
Please Dont Die letter to townsfolk in Mortsel Belgium
Municipal authorities in Mortsel Belgium issued a circular urging residents to avoid straining local services as the town runs out of cemetery space. The letter pleads please to the citizens to minimize burdens until a new burial ground is ready.
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Mortsel
Belgium
UPI
Vice President Humphrey Arrives in Manila for Peace Mission
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey lands in Manila on a five day Asian tour. He urges Japan to boost medical aid in Vietnam and prepares to attend the inauguration of Ferdinand Marcos as Philippines president. Discussions with Marcos focus on American Vietnam policy and possible Philippine troop involvement.
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UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
Far East
Humphrey
Tokyo
Eijsaku Sato
Japan
Viet Nam
Sato
U.S
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Philippines
Marcos
Malacanang Presidential Palace
Amercan
Diosdado Macapagal
Philippine Senate
Southeast Asia
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