Vermont parole chief cites high dropout rates in state prisons
Rudolph H. Morse reports from Montpelier that 67 percent of inmates in Windsor prisons have less than a high school education, with about 20 percent completing high school but leaving by sophomore year. Six inmates attended college as Vermont faces a nearly 20 percent fouryear high school dropout rate. He cites reading disabilities and financial hardship as key causes.
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Rudolph H. Morse
Probation and Parole
Parent-Teacher Association
State
House of Correction
Windsor
Morse
State Education Department
Vermont
Burlington backs urban renewal bond in March vote
Murray Daitchman president of the Downtown Merchants Bureau endorses the 790000 bond issue for Burlington urban renewal on the March 5 ballot. He says the proposal reflects the view of area merchants and will guide downtown improvement in the long run despite earlier merchant opposition concerns.
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Burlington
Murray Daitchman
Downtown Merchants Bureau
Daitchman
Dautchman
Urban Renewal Agency
URA
Merchants
Vermont Farm Bureau Launches 1963 Membership Drive
Governor Hoff proclaims Farm Bureau Week opening a statewide drive with a goal of 6,350 members. County meetings of solicitors begin efforts, followed by mail and farm visits. Bennington County quota set at 255 under a new formula using county commercial farm counts.
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Montpelier
Philip H. Hoff
Farm Bureau Week
Vermont Farm Bureau
Bennington County
Adams seeks $990000 sewer grant with possible increase to 1.3 million
U S Rep Silvio Conte told Adams selectmen there is a fifty percent chance the town will receive its federal grant for a sewer treatment plant this year but a billion dollar application backlog could delay action. The request has been approved by the Community Facilities Administration and the Department of Commerce, though a $400 million appropriation from last year was exhausted. The board plans to raise the request to 1.3 million due to higher construction estimates.
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U.S
Silvio O. Conte
Adams Selectmen
Community Facilities Administration
Department of Commerce
Congress
Selectmen
Rockefeller tax plan draws Democratic assault in Albany
Democrats accuse Gov. Rockefeller of breaking a pledge to avoid taxes as he seeks to raise motor vehicle and liquor license charges by 105 million dollars a year. Seymour R. Thaler denounces the plan as a misleading tax program while Anthony J. Travis attacks the governor’s credibility and election pledges.
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Albany
New York
Rockefeller
New
Madison Avenue
Seymour R. Thaler
Anthony J. Travis
Allagash Forest Tests Antarctic Gear In Maine Safely
Twenty rugged men trek across Maine's Allagash in frigid winter testing cold weather gear. Experts say the remote forest offers ideal conditions for evaluating Antarctic kit and Polaris snow sledges. The expedition includes Robert Morrill leading the group with Dr. Francis Appleton and Earlan Campbell among participants.
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Chamberlain Lake
Antarctica
North Woods
Robert Faylor
Arctic Institute of North America
Washington, D.C
New
Millinocket
Allagash
Baxter State Forest
Mount Katahdin
Earlan B. Campbell
Robert Morrill
Yarmouth
Francis Appleton
Gorham
N. H
Appleton
Miles
Hoff Quits Ski Resort Group Post
Gov. Hoff resigns as director and clerk of Glen Ellen Corp ski project to avoid possible conflicts of interest. He will dispose of stock if questioned and will not participate in state road plans or deliberations. The Fayston Mount Ellen site near Sugarbush and Mad River Glen aims to open next December.
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Mount Ellen
Fayston
Warren
Sugarbush Valley
Mad River Glen
New Hampshire Restricts Sweepstakes by Mail Across States
Washington informs NH legislature that sweepstakes tickets cannot be mailed or moved across state borders. Rep. Wilfred J. Larry notes federal law blocks interstate distribution. A sweepstakes bill tied to revenue and licenses faces committee vote in a week or two. A separate measure would raise resident license fees by $2 and nonresident hunting fees from $25 to $35.
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Concord
N.H
Washington
New Hampshire
Wilfred J. Larry
R-Haverhill
House
Ways and Means Committee
Herbert J. Miller
Larry
Fed
Clyde G. Fairbanks
D-Boscawen
Miss Clift Released On 10-Year Probation
Suzanne Clift 21 was placed on ten years probation after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the death of her boyfriend Piero Brentani 27. Judge Lewis Goldberg ordered the defendant to undergo treatment at the Massachusetts Medical Health Center. Brentani, born in Dresden, lived in Trieste and Zurich, was found shot Oct. 1 in a Beacon Hill apartment shared with Clift.
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Suzanne Clift
Lewis Goldberg
Miss Cliff
Massachusetts Medical Health Center
Trieste
Zurich
Switzerland
Brentani
Beacon Hill
Miss Clift
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