Missing private jet search yields no trace in Adirondacks
A Plattsburgh Air Force Base search team failed to locate the missing Aerojet Commander with five Georgia men aboard after a Civil Air Patrol pilot reported a shiny object near Mitchell Mountain Slush Mountain in the Adirondacks. The jet disappeared the night of Jan. 27 en route from Burlington to Atlanta, owned by Cousins Properties of Atlanta.
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Ausable
Burlington
Atlanta
George C. Nikita
Donald E. Myers
Randy
Williams
Kirby Windsor
Frank Wilder
Jacksonville
Fla
Nikita
Myers
Cousins Properties
Marshall Seelye
Glens Falls
al Jones
Mitchell
High Peak Range
Adirondacks
New regulations curb sale of explosives nationwide
In Washington the sale and use of explosives faces strict new controls to curb terrorist bombings. Rex R. Davis of the IRS ATF Division notes prior access allowed purchase with money, and the law now tightens requirements for all buyers, including farmers.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Rex R. Davis
Internal Revenue Service
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearm Division
Russian apartment mix up leads to dark comedy brawl
In Rokishkis, Lithuania, Jonas Pabyarzhis battered a man he believed his wife slept with after mis-entering the wrong apartment. A neighbor alerted police, and Pabyarzhis was fined 33 dollars. The report notes humor amid confusion and criticizes door distinguishability in dark housing.
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Moscow
UPI
Jonas Pabyarzhis
Pabyarzhis
Taikos St
California quake traced by Middlebury seismograph
The Middlebury College seismograph in Vermont began recording at 9 07 40 a m EST as a California quake struck Tuesday morning. The 22 minute quake duration surpassed usual readings at the station and marks the fourth major quake logged there in the last two months with earlier events in Peru New Guinea Italy.
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Middlebury
Middlebury College
Vermont
New England
California
Middlebury Station
David Folger
Vermont housing needs surveyed by new agency
Officials of the Vermont Home Mortgage Credit Agency are drafting regulations and surveying the state's housing needs as they prepare to move the agency into high gear by late spring. Banking Commissioner Charles Black said bankers statewide will be surveyed to gauge how much money is needed to boost housing. The agency, created by the 1968 legislature, can issue up to 20 million dollars in bonds to buy mortgages and free funds for banks to finance housing area growth.
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Black
House to advise on constitutional amendment changes
Vermont's House will play an informal but significant role in drafting constitutional amendment proposals. Senate Judiciary Chair Buckley urged House Government Operations members to go beyond rubber stamps, proposing they request recalls and offer changes before House concurrence. The plan targets two initial amendments on sale of top state officer terms.
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Senate
House
Buckley
Senator Prouty Pushes Vermont National Cemetery Bill
U S Senator Winston Prouty introduced a bill in the Senate to create a national cemetery in Vermont due to limited veteran burial space. He noted 46 of 98 national cemeteries are full and urged site approval by state and local officials, proposing a transfer of oversight to the Veterans Affairs Committee for review.
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Washington
Winston Prouty
U.S. Senate
Vermont
Prouty
New England
Long Island
Secretary of the Army
Senate Interior Committee
Veterans Affairs Committee
Vermont lawmakers urged to restore funds for environmental program
MONTPELIER Vermont League of Women Voters says Gov. Davis budget jeopardizes last year’s environmental law. Spokeswoman Mrs. William N White of Shelburne told the House Appropriations Committee to restore funds for air pollution enforcement, more Environmental Control Board officers, and support to keep the program running smoothly.
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Environmental Control Board
Environmental Protection Division
Canadian pleads guilty in Derby bank robbery case
Camile Pruneau, 26, of Beebe Quebec, pleaded guilty in U S District Court in Burlington to one count in the November Derby bank holdup. A conspiracy count was dismissed. he remains held pending sentencing. Co defendants Daniel Pruneau Norbert Houle and Raymond Belleville, all of Beebe, await separate trials beginning Feb 22. The Nov 10 raid targeted the Derby National Bank branch with about $15000 taken.
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Burlington
UPI
Camile Pruneau
Beebe
Que
U.S. District Court
Preuneau
U.S
Bernard Leddy
Pruneau
Daniel
Norbert Houle
Raymond Belleville
Derby
National Bank of Derby
Vermont House considers welfare advisory committee bill
Rep. Emory Hebard of Glover introduced a bill to create a county welfare advisory committee to review complaints of welfare abuse waste misrepresentation and fraud. The seven member panel would include two welfare recipients and be named by the state social welfare commissioner.
Albany aldermen arraigned over snow removal contract
Five persons including two Albany aldermen were arraigned in Albany County Court on charges linked to a six month grand jury probe of a 2.1 million snow removal bill. Marvin J. Tanksley and Joseph M. Lynn Jr. faced misdemeanor General Municipal Law charges for allegedly having a direct interest in city contracts while serving on the Common Council.
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Albany
Marvin J. Tanksley
Grand St
Third Ward
Joseph M. Lynn Jr
Catharine St
Fourth Ward
Five Berkshire firms cited for air pollution violations
The North Adams Board of Health charged Hunter Outdoor Products Briggs Bug Cleaning General Cleaners Phelps Dodge and Sprague Electric Beaver Street plant with smoke and soot emissions. They have until July 1 to correct violations and will be reported to the state air inspector.
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North Adams
North Adams Board of Health
John Derosia
George Heisler
State Department of Public Health
Hunter Outdoor Products
Briggs Bug Cleaning Co
General Cleaners
Phelps Dodge Inc
Beaver Street
Sprague Electric Co
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Finast
Lelia
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Komsomolskaya Pravda
Rokishkis
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Davis
IRS
Peru
New Guinea
Italy
U.S. Department of Commerce, Coast and Geodetic Survey
Middlebury Science Center
New Agency
Hiroshima
Union Carbide
the Discovery Company
Park Ave
New York
N.Y
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S.ock
We Bee Or
IE Co
America
Bennington Hunt ST
Eagle Street
Vermont National Cemetery
League
Troy Hotel
Troy
Fifth Avenue
Fulton Street
Down In
Berkshire
Mayfield
Martin Coloney
Rensselaer
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Hendrix
Clifford Strikland
Ruth Walker
Strickland
Ninth St
Krapp
Williamstown
Guy L. Krapp
Wolfeboro
N.H
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