Train Demolishes Truck At Cider Mill Crossing
Harold Bald win 45 of Cider Mill Road Shaftsbury was reported in fair condition at Putnam Memorial Hospital after his pick up truck was struck and demolished by a train while crossing the Cider Mill Road track. Rescue squad, state police and a gas station operator freed him from the cab and he was hospitalized. Two other vehicles were damaged in separate late night accidents on Death Valley off U.S. 7.
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Shaftsbury
Harold Baldwin
Cider Mill Road
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Baldwin
Bennington
Trevor Elwell
Death Valley
U.S. 7
Arthur R. Cook
Harwood Hill
Lloyd J. Pierce
Shaftsbury Hollow
Greenwich Avenue
Main Street
Hawks Avenue
Vermont 67
Buckler
Tax Study Full Story Sought By House Members
A Vermont House resolution charges that the complete tax equalization study results, used for the state education aid formula, have not been publicly released. It urges the Tax Department to publish town by town data early so citizens can evaluate potential aid changes. DALLAS judge to decide Friday on moving Ruebys murder trial from Dallas.
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Charles T. Shea
Shea
Meyer Expounds On Racing Influence
Former Vermont congressman William H. Meyer said at a public hearing that racing interests wield excessive influence on state government. He urged an adequate investigation and audit before any race track subsidy and sought broader public testimony beyond the last hearing.
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Rupert
Vermont
William H. Meyer
Meyer
Reid Lefevre
Manchester
Green Mountain Park
Hoff
Montpelier
House
Billings
Ways and Means Committee
Vermont Statewide School districts proposal debated
MONTPELIER AP John G. Kristensen of Guilford, principal author of the bill to set up 12 school districts in Vermont, urged Vermonters to view themselves as citizens of the state rather than of their towns during a public hearing.
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Kristensen
Richard A. Snelling
Shelburne
Snelling
Harold Raynolds
Springfield
State Education Board
Vermont
Principal Kirsch Named Assistant Superintendent
Bennington High School principal Paul Kirsch will become assistant superintendent of the Bennington Graded School District starting July 1. The board voted to place him in a dual role with half time on administration and half on Ford Foundation project work, while a new principal is sought. Kirsch’s salary will be prorated. a special March 4 meeting will set the exact figures. Heath expects Ford Foundation confirmation after meetings in Atlantic City, citing a $4,000 prior grant to support curriculum development in regional districts.
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Paul Kirsch
Bennington High School
Bennington Graded
Bendi
Kirsch
Allan J. Heath
Ford Foundation
Supt
Heath
Ronald R. Knapp
Mt. Anthony Union
Vermont
Vermont reapportionment supporter cites Connecticut ruling
Rep. Richard H. Schmidt of Burlington notes Connecticut Court orders for reapportionment, saying two of the same judges hear Vermont case. Circuit Judge Joseph Smith and District Judge Robert P. Anderson, both from Connecticut, join Vermont panel chair Sterry R. Waterman of St. Johnsbury. Decision expected later this year.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Connecticut House
Richard H. Schmidt
Burlington
Joseph Smith
Robert P. Anderson
Connecticut
Sterry R. Waterman
St. Johnsbury
Turkeys Beaten in Limassol Amid Cyprus Cease-fire Break
Heavy fighting shattered a cease-fire in Limassol as Greek Cypriots used improvised armor in a five hour battle against Turkish quarters. British troops intervened with a new truce while diplomats in Nicosia pressed for an international peace force. An AP reporter reported five Turkish dead with more likely. Greek Cypriots mourned one dead and several wounded.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Limassol
Associated Press
Britain
Peter Young
Polycarpos Yepegadjis
George Ball
Makarios
Ball
Ball Poste
Ian William
Ramadan Djemil
See Cyprus
Dorset Town Manager resigns amid budget deficit
Town Manager John W. Browne submitted his resignation two days after a budget meeting disclosed a 36034 deficit. Selectmen accepted it with no comment and advertised for a new town administrator. Browne, hired May 1 1960 as the first town manager, cited a vacation timing change and said bids have come from other communities.
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Dorset
John W. Browne
Browne
Bennington County
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Morse Hill
Inside Wide Choice of Candidates for Dorset Voters
Hoosick Falls teachers gain higher pay under a new salary schedule. A proposed state aid plan threatens Bennington Union school funding, with Mt. Anthony Board protesting.
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Dorset
Hoosick Falls
Bennington Union School
Mt. Anthony
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Cider Mill Crossing
John Battick
New Haven
Conn
State Highway Department
Oakley Taylor
Danby
Battick
Dallas
Joe B. Brown
Jack Rueby
American Association of School Administrators
Atlantic City
Senate
House Committee On Municipal Corporations
Weston Cate
Vermont Education Association
VEA
Walter D. Gallagher
Winooski
County National Bank
Hagerman
L.J. Perreault
Albany, N.Y
Perreault
Nichols Hill
Cavendish
Municipal Corporation Committee
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