Adams predicts eight months for stay ruling in arson case
Vermont Attorney General Charles J. Adams said a U S District Court decision on a stay of judgment in the Frank Brown arson case may take up to eight months. The motion follows Federal Judge William Timbers overturning Brown’s life sentence for the arson slaying of 74 year old Lyman Streeter and Brown’s subsequent release after a Windham County jury deemed the trial unfair.
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Montpelier
Charles J. Adams
U.S. District Court
Frank Brown
Adams
William Timbers
Brattleboro
Lyman Streeter
Tumbers
Brown
Windham County
Tax rule lets lawmakers deduct travel on state tax returns
Governor Keyser ordered the Tax Department to notify members of the last three General Assemblies of a new IRS ruling. The ruling, received from Rep. Edward J. Conlin, applies to travel and transportation expenses for legislators who have no other occupation and covers the 1959 60 and 61 sessions.
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Montpelier
Keyser
Tax Department
Internal Revenue Service
Edward J. Conlin
Windsor
IRS
Citizens Utilities chief warns of $20 yearly bill rise by 1964
Albert Flory, manager of Citizens Utilities, urged Vermont Electric Power Co. to modify their contract or customers could face a $20 annual increase by 1964. He pressed VELCO to extend the same service it provides Green Mountain Power and Central Vermont Public Service and suggested leasing some Citizens transmission facilities to cut costs.
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Newport
Albert Flory
Citizens Utilities
Vermont Electric Power Co
Citizens
Flory
VELCO
Green Mountain Power Co
Central Vermont Public Service Cor
St. Lawrence
Niagara Power
Vermont
Green Mountain
Centenarian Emma Converse gains 100th birthday salute
Vermont report notes brucellosis setback for 1961 as Dr. A E Janowicz cites infected herds rising from 42 to 79 and two counties still not brucellosis free. He urges either universal negative testing for new cattle or county herd certification to curb spread.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Department of Agriculture
Agriview
A. E. Janowicz
Janowicz
Vermont Leads Four Northern States in Highway Maintenance Cost
Vermont per mile maintenance cost is the lowest among four northern New England states, according to a highway department official. Operations Engineer G. A. Pierce cited U S Bureau of Public Roads data showing Vermont averages about $2 267 per mile, $131 less than Maine and $4 767 less than Massachusetts.
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Montpelier
Vermont
New England
Highway Department
G. A. Pierce
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads Statistics
Maine
Massachusetts
State Board to discuss school readjustment in Essex and Orleans
The State Board of Education will consider readjustment of supervisory union schools in Essex and Orleans counties at its February meeting. Other items include a plan for adult education Civil Defense and a review of federal vocational education policies and legislation.
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Montpelier
State Board of Education
Essex
Orleans
New York Probes Vermont Plates on Milk Tank Trailers
Nine McBride Transport Inc. drivers from Goshen were ordered to appear in court on charges of operating unregistered milk truck trailers. New York State Police say the Vermont plates used behind New York registered tractors were invalid for NY operations. A.D.A. Henry Blumberg notes NY registration costs about 200 dollars annually, while Vermont charges 4 dollars for trailer registration plus 1 dollar for a multi state permit. Hearing set for February 20 after consolidated arrests on the New York Thruway.
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Herkimer
New York
Vermont
New York State
McBride Transport Inc
Goshen
Henry Blumberg
Herkimer County
New York Thruway
Berkshire committee aims for a new school building plan
North Adams announces the first meeting of the School Building Needs Committee organized by Mayor Francis Florini for February 9. A tentative April 4 meeting with the School Building Assistance Commission in Boston is planned. The group includes faculty, city council members, and interested citizens. Williams College Alumni Fund surpasses goal with 364,470 dollars.
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North Adams
Francis Florini
School Building Assistance Commission
Boston
Williamstown
Williams College
John P. English
Whiting N. Shepard
Montclair, N.J
Vermont Farmers Show Corn Potential Rivaling Iowa
County farmers argue corn yields near 130 bushels an acre rival Iowa’s corn belt. Leon Jacobs and Ed Eldred of West Bennington harvested about 4 000 bushels on 30 acres, far above national average. Limited hay and pasture land push many to buy midwestern grain while others in Bennington and West Shafts grow their own grain.
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Leon Jacobs
West Bennington
Jacobs
John C. Page
Eldred
Iowa
United States
Corn Belt
Floyd Rice
Albert Horst
Bennington
Jim Williamson
Roy Whitman
West Shafts
Confident Coaches See U S Regaining Figure Skating Crown
Boston AP reports two leading U S coaches Fritz Dietl and Karl Schaefer predict a return to world dominance in figure skating as U S talent outpaces rivals. They reference world champs crash losses near Brussels on Feb 15 and note officials expect up to 10 years to rebuild. Pursley and Hoyt named likely world champs with Allen, Short, Edwards, Woods also high in results.
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Boston
United States
Fritz Dietl
Scott Allen
Karl Schaefer
Brussels
Belgium
Figure Skating Association
Dietl
Europe
Austria
Barbara Ann Pursley
Hoyt
Allen
Young Allen
Tim Short
Pasadena
Calif
David Edwards
Haverford
Short
Edwards
Tim Woods
Blomfield Hills
Mich
Paul McGrath
Milton
Mass
Pam Schneider
Asbury Park
N.J
Dorothy Thompson
Colorado Springs
Pre Test Garments For Dry Clean Check
Urbana report explains a pre test for colorfastness to dry cleaning. Marjorie Mead says to rub a white cheesecloth soaked with water or solvent on fabric if the label is missing or unclear. Any color transfer signals likely pigment loss in dry cleaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana, Ill
Marjorie Mead
University of Illinois Extension Textiles and
Telephones Adverti sans 2800 The Sennte Banner Notice
The Sennte Banner lists daily publication at 425 Main St inington Vermont by Senner Publishing Corp with AP affiliation. Subscription rates include Vermont and nearby counties by mail and truck route delivery with terms and prices in advance.
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Sennte
Main St
Inington
Vermont
Senner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
Wee Age
Wee Carey
Rensselaer
Washington Counties
N.Y
Massachu
Seek to Build N H Rehabilitation Center
Plans announced for a statewide drive to raise 50 000 for a non profit alcoholic rehabilitation center in Warner New Hampshire. Samuel Green Manchester state senate president and fund drive chair said the 25 bed in patient facility will charge patients but aim to treat those who cannot pay. The center will be the only non profit facility for alcoholics in the state after the Concord unit closed.
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Concord
N.H
Warner
Samuel Green
Manchester
State Senate
Green
New Hampshire
Donors urged to outfit White House museum in Americana style
HAL BOYLE suggests Congress create a living American past museum annex at the White House funded by gifts from citizens. He cites Mrs Kennedy's reception of 100 gifts and urges readers to donate heirlooms, noting tax deductibility and the value of personal history.
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New York
John F. Kennedy
White House
Ben Franklin
Zachary Taylor
Congress
Famed Singer Jane Froman Returns to University of Missouri
Columbia Missouri AP Jane Froman the famed singer has re entered the University of Missouri and enrolled in three art courses. She left in the early 1930s to join Paul Whiteman’s band and has since sung across stages radio and TV. A 1943 Lisbon USO plane crash nearly ended her life and she later endured 30 operations before resuming her career. Now 51 she plans a different approach to her studies.
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Columbia
Jane Froman
University of Missouri
Paul Whiteman
Lisbon
Miss Froman
Atlas Booster Tests Resume on Saturday
Cape Canaveral Florida AP. John H Glenn Jr Atlas booster repair by Saturday signals resumption of tests aimed at launching him into Earth orbit on February 13. Trouble hit the Atlas fueling system Tuesday delaying launches. NASA expects repairs and retesting to be completed by Saturday.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
John H. Glenn Jr
Atlas
Project Mercury
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
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