Stafford to keynote Vermont GOP Women luncheon in Montpelier
Congressman Robert T. Stafford will speak at a Lincoln Day Valentine luncheon in the Tavern Motor Inn Montpelier hosted by the Vermont Federation of Republican Women. Theme is Republican the Party with a Heart. Mrs Ralph Stafford of South Wallingford chairs. Doris Barrup handles tickets. listed committee members include Mrs Donald Arnold and others. Tickets available at the Republican State Committee HQ through Saturday.
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Republican State Committee
Montpelier
Stafford
Barrup
Donald Arnold
Donald Smith
Mildred Hayden
Lawrence Jackman
Joseph Caracciola
Merlin Ward
Clifford Harwood
Eva Goss
Executive director chosen for Vermont league
Colchester James J. Lowe announced that the Vermont League of Cities and Towns executive committee selected an executive director to replace acting director Andrew E. Nuquist of the University of Vermont. Henry E. Warren, Woodstock municipal manager, will assume duties on April 15.
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Colchester
James J. Lowe
Vermont League of Cities and Towns
League
Andrew E. Nuquist
University of Vermont
Henry E. Warren
Woodstock
Inquest Opens Into Springfield High Fire Destruction
Springfield fire marshal inquest probes Sept 14 1967 blaze that nearly destroyed a new 3 million high school. The closed session, ordered secret by the safety commissioner, heard at least five witnesses on day one as investigators consider wire failure or electrical short and do not rule out arson.
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Springfield
UPI
Springfield High School
John Vergin
Vermont Public Safety
Erwin A. Alexander
Vergin
West Dover woman arraigned on marijuana possession charge
Miriam Haskell, 23, free on 500 bail after pleading innocent in Windham District Court to possession of marijuana. She was arrested after a state police raid on her apartment and arraigned before District Court Judge John Carnahan on a warrant issued by State's Attorney David Gibson.
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Brattleboro
UPI
West Dover
Windham
Miriam Haskell
John Carnahan
David Gibson
Deer Rescued From Glass Lake After Slippery Plunge
In New York GLASS LAKE a group of children and a game warden rescued a young deer that wandered onto the frozen surface yesterday afternoon. The deer slipped, provoking a coordinated effort to rope and tow it to shore for release. In TROY the Hendrick Hudson Hotel undergoes a $100,000 renovation under new management with air conditioning television in all rooms and refurbished meeting spaces.
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Glass Lake
Troy
Hendrick Hudson
Troy Club House Razed Under Renewal Plan
The old Troy Boys' Club building is demolished as part of urban renewal. After more than 50 years serving youths, the club left a legacy noted by area residents who recall its busy programs in their youth.
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Troy
Troy Boys’ Club
Pittsfield Mayor Seeks Health Commission Appointment
Mayor Donald Butler said City Solicitor Samuel Landa gave a verbal opinion that no legal bar exists to appoint Dr. Harold Stein to the Pittsfield Health Commission. The City Council favors approval, with the plan for Dr. Stein to be paid $12,000 and continue private practice in a full-time medical post.
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Pittsfield
Donald Butler
Samuel Landa
Harold Stein
Adams Planning Director backs Saddle Ball ski area plan
County planning chief Earl Hekler favors developing Saddle Ball on Mt Greylock as a ski area and seeks to act as agent between Adams town officials and the Department of Natural Resources after touring the site with planning board members.
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Adams
Earl Hekler
Saddle Ball
Department of Natural Resources
Mt. Greylock
Senator Kennedy to Visit Adams Memorial High School
Workers at Arnold Print Works will welcome Sen Edward M Kennedy and honor him at Adams Memorial High School on Wednesday night. The one day Berkshire tour includes talks in Great Barrington Pittsfield North Adams and Adams with brief stops planned in the four communities.
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ADAMS
Arnold Print Works
Edward M. Kennedy
Adams Memorial High School
Berkshires
Great Barrington
Pittsfield
North Adams
Pittsfield Ski Team Underwritten for NE Champs in Hanover
The Winter Sports Committee approved funding Wednesday night for Pittsfield High School to compete in the New England interscholastic championships at Hanover New Hampshire on February 23 and 24.
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Pittsfield
Pittsfield High School
New England
Hanover
N.H
Harley Phelps Not Moderating Ashford Town Meeting
For the first time in over 20 years Harley Phelps veteran selectman chairman will not moderate the annual town meeting Monday due to hospitalization leaving the session without its familiar moderator.
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New Ashford
Harley Phelps
Selectman
Phelps
Ripon Society Attacks Johnson Backers Over Vietnam War
The Ripon Society, a Republican-leaning group, charges that President Johnson’s longtime friends and allies profited greatly from the Vietnam buildup. In its monthly magazine released Thursday, the society says a powerful segment of national leadership, perhaps including the President himself, benefits from prolonging the war in Asia.
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UPI
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Congress Recesses For 10 Days
Washington reports Congress begins a 10 day recess with House and Senate pro forma sessions ahead. Johnson proposals on education crime and foreign aid prompt return debates on gold backing and civil rights while Texas defense spending and SMIC ties draw scrutiny from the Ripon Society.
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UPI
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Senate
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Aiken Reports Opposition To Victory Dam
Senator George D. Aiken reports he has 22 letters opposing the $5.3 million Victory Dam project planned for the Moose and Passumpsic rivers in Vermont. The dam would create a 30 square mile recreational and wildlife complex while Fish and Wildlife Service studies assess impacts on natural habitat.
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UPI
George D. Aiken
R - Vt
Victory
Vermont
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Passumpsic
Aiken
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Land Reverts to Local Tax Rolls in Vermont
In Montpelier UPI reports the House Ways and Means Committee backed a bill to return all tax exempt land in Vermont to local tax rolls as part of Governor Hoff’s plan for a $5.00 equalized rate. The state would owe about $300,000 in taxes on church and school lands under the proposal.
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UPI
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House
Ways and Means
Philip Hoff
Champlain Statue Site Debated for Isle La Motte
Vermont lawmakers weigh a 10 ton statue of Samuel De Champlain with claims of landing near Isle La Motte. Debate centers on placing the monument at Isle La Motte or Highgate Springs, backed by historians, a granite industry group, and local officials.
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Highgate Springs
Muller
Lawrence Doolin
Isle la Motte
Barre
Highgate
Northeast backs 50 percent air fare cuts for foreign tourists
Northeast Airlines says it supports industry efforts on a proposed half price air fares for foreign tourists planning multiple stop trips in the United States.
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Boston
API
Northeast Airlines
United States
Traffic fatalities rise in New England region in 1967
National Safety Council figures show 1,961 highway deaths in 1967 across New England, up 44 from 1966. Massachusetts led with 875 deaths, Rhode Island had 102, Connecticut 441, Maine 261, New Hampshire 160, and Vermont 132, with increases in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The report notes Massachusetts dropped, Rhode Island fell, while other states rose.
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Three Held On Charges Of Check Fraud
Three Maine residents pleaded innocent in District Court to check fraud charges and were held in Rutland County Jail on $4,000 bail. Philip Walker, 20, of East Portland, allegedly passed a $100 plus check at a Rutland store. Dusault, 29, of Saco, and Provencher, 27, of Portland, faced accessory charges. Police recovered more than 100 checks drawn on a Saco cookie company. the checks were said to be stolen from a company safe the prior Saturday.
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UPI
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Rutland County
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Edward G. MceClallen
Philip E. Walker
East Portland
Paul H. Dussault
Saco
Raymond M. Provencher
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