Oakes urges Vermont wiretap liberalization to curb crime
Vermont Attorney General James Oakes told a Wallingford Rotary Club meeting that state wiretap laws should be loosened to aid police in fighting drug traffic and organized crime. He warned Vermont is an entry route for drugs from Montreal and cited LSD discoveries by state police, citing Maine as a cautionary example.
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Wallingford
UPC
James Oakes
Oakes
Vermont
Maine
New England
Montreal
Vermont House weighs modest oath amend measure
The Vermont House faces a preliminary vote on a bill to amend the teachers oath. The Judiciary Committee backed Attorney General James L. Oakes’s push to drop a clause barring subversive activity and considered an amendment targeting foreign teachers linked to the Communist party. The action aims to enable a test case in Chittenden County Court. Burlington seeks approval of a 1.8 million dollar bond to buy stock in Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp and to secure more electricity from the Vernon plant, with a March 5 ballot date possible if approved. Lt. Gov. Daley to speak March 14 at the Democratic Legislative Day luncheon in Montpelier. Seventeen National Guard pilot positions open in Vermont.
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Chittenden County Court
Burlington
UPD
Electric Light Department
Board of Aldermen
William A. Stebbins
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp
Stebbins
Vernon
Montpelier
UPI
John J. Daley
Vermont Federation of Democratic Women’s Clubs
Slaying of 16 year old shocks Saratoga Springs
A 16 year old Rensselaer boy Albert Sitterly died from a fractured skull after a blunt force blow. Police say homicide likely. body found in a snowbank near the Schuylerville Stillwater line. Coroner Dr. William Werner noted the body was frozen, timing of death undetermined. The boy had been missing since Jan 18 amid a 13 state alarm.
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Saratoga Springs
Rensselaer
Schuylerville
Stillwater
William Werner
Saratoga County
Werner
Albert Sitterly
Harrison Ave
Knights of Columbus Dedication ceremony held in Mechanicville
A ribbon cutting Saturday marked the completion of the Knights of Columbus home with Mayor John H Connors presiding. The official dedication at North Central Avenue will be scheduled in a few weeks.
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Mechanicville
Knights of Columbus
John H.connors
North Central Avenue
Berkshire Patrolman arraigned in stolen car ring case
Patrolman Anthony Crea, 45, with six years on the force, pleaded innocent to counts of conspiracy to commit larceny and receiving stolen goods in Berkshire District Court. The case was continued to March 3 with bail set at 1000 dollars. Police Chief Killeen’s powers limited to a five day suspension pending hearings.
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Pittsfield
Donald Butler
Samuel Sands
Anthony Crea
Berkshire
John J. Killeen
Crea
Uncollected Garbage Presents Health Hazard in NYC
Rats roamed mounds of garbage in slums and refuse lined sidewalks as the garbage collectors strike entered its fifth day. City health officials debated declaring a state of emergency amid worsening conditions.
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New York City
New York
UPD
John V. Lindsay
National Guard
Lindsay
Sanitationmen’s Association of the Teamsters Union
McCarthy Resumes Campaign in New Hampshire
Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy blamed the Vietnam War for widespread uneasiness in America, inflation, and a burden on the less able, warning youth unrest and disillusionment with national ideals. He urged opposition to the war as he began NH campaigning amid cold, crowded stops and a Newark-like crowd at the airport.
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Claremont
N.H
UPI
Eugene J. McCarthy
Dminn
America
McCarthy
Vietnam
Claremont Rotary Club
New Hampshire
Joy Manufacturing Co
Newport
Concord
Minnesota
Oakes Refuses Premature Announcement On Gubernatorial Bid
Montpelier Vermont Atty General James L Oakes says he will not be pressured into announcing whether he will seek the Republican gubernatorial nomination He plans to delay any decision until March or when the legislature adjourns after most of his proposed legislation has been considered by the body He told reporters he will follow his original timetable and make a statement only at the appropriate time.
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Oakes
Senate
Robert H. Gibson
Gibson
GOP
Deane C. Davis
Oakes-Davis
Bankers Meet in Montpelier Midwinter Dinner
Irv Vermont of Boston will address the Vermont Bankers Association midwinter meeting in Montpelier at the Montpelier Tavern Motor Inn with a talk titled You're Worth More Than You Think. The day includes an Executive Council session, an agricultural luncheon led by Gordon E. Butler, and remarks by Gordon Conklin. Governor Hoff expected to greet attendees.
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Montpelier
Irv Vermont
Boston, Mass
Vermont Bankers Association, Inc
Montpelier Tavern Motor Inn
Gordon E. Butler
The
Peoples National Bank of
Barre
Butler
Bankers Association
Gordon Conklin
American Agriculturist
New Yorker
Ithaca, N.Y
Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
State of Vermont
Gerald R. FitzPatrick
Unitarian Church of
Mortar Fire Wounds Two at Gesher Kibbutz Near Jordan River
Israeli military sources said Jordanians fired five mortar rounds into Gesher Kibbutz on Monday wounding two members. The collective farm lies about a mile from the Jordan River and six miles south of the Sea of Galilee.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Gesher Kibbutz
Jordan River
Sea of Galilee
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