Unions Oppose Rutland Railroad Abandonment Plan
Rutland Railway unions challenge a Coverdale and Colpitts report proposing other railroads take over Rutland segments. Francis J. Esposito says the plan is defeatist and would leave communities without service, with railroads facing their own troubles. They oppose abandonment and seek state authority for control to resume operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland Railway
Vermont
Francis J. Esposito
Rutland
Banner
York Consulting
Coverdale and Colpitts
Esposito
North Bennington
Delaware and Hudson
New York
Danby
Center Rutland
Masterton Pushes Vermont Transit Authority Plan
Rep. John Masterton of Goshen proposes a Vermont Transit Authority to take over the Rutland Railway. The five member board would issue bonds guaranteed by the state and control Rutland as directors and officers, aiming to extend state rail management. He envisions swift passage and a statewide shift toward public ownership of railways amid looming Central Vermont concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Masterton
Goshen
Vermont
Rutland
General Assembly
Bugaboo
UAW and Studebaker Reach Accord to End Walkout
In Washington, the United Auto Workers and Studebaker Packard Corp. reached a settlement to end a six week strike by about 6,200 workers at the South Bend plant. The deal will be voted on by members over the weekend with details withheld for direct presentation. Both sides said agreement covers all disputed issues.
Rutland Rail Unions Warned Over Labor Peace Talks
Goshen representative John Masterton warned railroad unions bound by a strike that concessions are needed for resumed operation. He cited unions slipping toward an unsafe brink as talks with leadership yielded only verbal assurances of five years without a strike. A written agreement hinges on union member approval, which Masterton says will be difficult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Masterton
F. Ray Keyser Jr
John Masterton
Goshen
Rutland Railway
Casey Jones
Brotherhoods
Rutland
Railroad Brotherhood
Kennedy signals resume of U S atmospheric nuclear tests
President Kennedy plans to order a go ahead by month end for resumed U S atmospheric tests over the central Pacific. An accord with Britain on using Christmas Island as a test site is expected, while he seeks safeguards against secret preparations for testing in any future treaty with the Soviet Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
U.S
Central Pacific
Thenitd
Britain
Christmas Island
Hawaii
Soviet Union
United States
Mansfield Duo Rescued After Bahamas Water Ski Trip
U S Coast Guard aircraft found actress Jayne Mansfield her husband Mickey Hargitay and friend Jack Drury on Rose Island Bahamas. They were last seen after a day of water skiing their boat capsized and search efforts continued with rescue units and boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Coast Guard
Jayne Mansfield
Rose Island
Nassau Development Board
Coast Guard
Blades
Nassau
Jayne
Mickey Hargitay
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Jack Drury
Miami
Bahamas
Flu Like Illness Reported in Three Northern Counties
A flu like illness identified as influenza B has been reported in Richford Franklin County Brighton Essex County and Orleans in northern Vermont. Dr Linus Leavens of the Health Department says the disease is building nationwide and more recurrences are expected in Vermont. The department has not yet typed the Vermont virus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington, Vt
Vermont
New England
Upper
New York
Linus Leavens
Health Department
Richford
Franklin County
Brighton
Essex County
Orleans
House Investigators Hear Testimony On Inflated Highway Land Prices
House Public Works subcommittee probes four appraisers over inflated valuations of South Attleboro property for Interstate Route 95. Chairman Blatnik says hearings reveal a pattern of improper land takings across Massachusetts highway projects. Beasley Jr. of a Washington firm testifies on valuation irregularities tied to Walter M. Webb lumberyard land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Washington
Attleboro
Mass
John A. Blatnik
Dminn
Public Works Subcommittee
Massachusetts
Blatnik
Oscar H. Beasley Jr
Federal Bureau of Roads
Walter M. Webb
Beasley
Webb
South Attleboro
House Public Works Subcommittee
Brattleboro Union School Faces High Costs for Broad Education
Harry N. Montague explains that while operating costs are high, the union school district provides educational opportunity for every child. The 1959 Brattleboro plan added a new wing funded by Guilford Vernon Putney Dover Newfane and Dummers ton, expanding facilities to 900 students and emphasizing vocational training and broader programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union School
Harry N. Montague
Brattleboro Union High School
Bennington Ptas
Bennington High School
Brattleboro
Montague
Guilford
Vernon
Putney
Dover
Newfane
Dummerston
North Bennington
Southwest
Brattleboro Union School
Party Caucuses Tonight Face Sparse Nomination Field
Republican and Democratic caucuses convene at 8 p.m. with only two declared candidates seeking re election. Thomas R. Haley runs for selectman on the GOP ticket and Michael J Hogan Jr for treasurer on the Democratic side. Republicans may debate road commissioner nominations as Clarence Becker, Joseph Bruso, and incumbent James Cross contend. Becker appeals Vermont Supreme Court over a district consolidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Thomas R. Haley
Michael J. Hogan Jr
Clarence Becker
Vermont Supreme Court
James B. Gibney
GOP
Becker
Joseph Bruso
James Cross
Barrows to Attend Pilot TV Instructional Library Conference
Dr. Max W. Barrows deputy commissioner of education and commission member will be in New York City today and tomorrow for a pilot conference to lay plans for a TV Instructional Library in Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Max W. Barrows
New York City
West Germany mine disaster leaves many dead and survivors
Rescue workers recovered 246 bodies in the Luisenthal coal mine in Saarland as 83 survivors linger in hospitals in critical condition. Authorities fear the toll will rise with about 100 workers still unaccounted for and several trapped underground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucsenthan
Saarbruecken
Germany
Ward
Saarbuecken
Luisenthal
Saarland
Saar
Voelklingen
West Germany
Mining Board
West Dover man J M Heller dies in Searsburg crash
A West Dover man, 55 year old J M Heller, was killed when his Rambler station wagon left Vermont 9 in Searsburg and rolled multiple times. The accident occurred about 8:45 p m and left Heller with fatal neck and chest injuries. He was an art dealer in New York City and survived by his wife and two young sons.
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West Dover
Searsburg
Vermont
Rockingham
John M. Heller
Vermont 9
Maurice G. Eastman
Moretown
U.S. 5
Eastman
Heller
Heartwellville
Donald F. Shea
Mahar
Bennington
Peter Barton
Wilmington
James Elrick
Howard Parizo
Gordon Mooney
Shaftsbury
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Rutland RR
Railway Labor Executive Association
Vt. Transit Authority
By Bob Hagerman
UAW
Studebaker Reach Accord
U. S
Husband
Nassau, Bahamas
Brdicket
Milton Pearce
Pearce
Durward Knowles
Ernest G. Warren
Barrows
George Kneip
Kneip
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J.M. Heller
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