Vermont Senate orders probe of Highway Department D line dispute
The Vermont Senate approved a resolution for a Senate Highways and Bridges Committee inquiry into the Highway Department’s handling of the D line controversy over an interstate route near Barre. Senator Ruggles criticized “shenanigans and double talk” as the probe advances amid shifting federal route decisions.
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Senate
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Montpellier
Barre
Brookfield
Ruggles
Highway Department
Bridge widening and highway work eyed for spring
In New York the Propane gas tanker explosion site on Plank Road near old Route 22 will see a widening project this spring. County highway construction includes bridge widening from the village to the mountain foot.
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Berlin
Northern Berkshire approves bond sale for Acra-Mation plan
Directors of the Northern Berkshire Development Corp approve selling 250000 in five percent 15 year debenture bonds to finance part of the 3 million Acra-Mation operation in North Adams. Each director must enlist three others to help sell bonds. An Adams schools report notes a 1963 record year from Supt J Franklin Farrell.
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North Adams
Northern Berkshire Development Corp
NBDC
Acra- Mation, Inc
Acro-Mation, Inc
Adams
J. Franklin Farrell
Farrell
Rolland
Duval
Rockefeller Campaign Moves Into Final NH Phase
Governor Nelson Rockefeller enters the final phase of a New Hampshire campaign swing ahead of the March 10 primary. He draws large, cordial crowds in Claremont and Hopkinton and stresses grassroots outreach to win votes while defending his Republican credentials against Goldwater and Johnson criticisms.
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Claremont
Democratic National Administration
Hopkinton
Rockefeller
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Goldwater
New York
New York City
Dartmouth College
New Hampshire
Carl Swinnerton
Bradford
Shipley School
Bryn Mawr
Swinnerton
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Unions Back Quoddy Power Project and Bridge Study
AFL-CIO leaders in New England back a government feasibility study for a New England to New York bridge and the Passamaquoddy tidal power project. The meeting approved evaluating a bridge from Long Island to Stonington Connecticut or Watch Hill Rhode Island, estimated at 100000 dollars for studies.
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Boston
New England
New York
Passamaquoddy
AFL - Cio
Long Island
Stonington
Morgan Dubrow
Interior Department
Joseph F. Maloney
Mass Transportation Commission of
Massachusetts
Edward T. O’donnell
Labor Department Bureau of Labor Statistics
Vermont
Flow Bill Needs More Study in Vermont Hearing
At a public hearing in Montpelier Gov Hoff’s minimum flow bill drew objections from Ernest W. Gibson III and Albert A. Cree. They warned it could trigger rate cases and demand more study before any changes to minimum flow or pollution rules. The bill would require utilities to maintain stream flow 95 percent of the time, a figure critics say is only a starting point.
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Montpelier
Public Service Board
Vermont
Hoff
Ernest W. Gibson III
PSB
House
Senate
Gibson
Albert A. Cree
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Water Resources Board
Reinhold W. Thieme
Paul H. Guare
Thieme
Cigarette Tax Revenues Fall Across New England States
Boston reports show cigarette tax receipts dropping in Rhode Island Vermont and Maine after the surgeon general's health warning. Rhode Island sees an 81 000 month decline in revenue with about 1 345 000 fewer packs sold. Vermont notes a 379 000 pack drop while Maine reports a 5 percent decrease in receipts. New Hampshire and Massachusetts anticipate declines with static January sales in NH and delayed figures in MA. Hollywood: Hepburn marks ninth anniversary during filming of My Fair Lady with Mel Ferrer calling from Spain.
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Boston
New England
Rhode Island
Vermont
Tax Department
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Hollywood
UPI
Audrey Hepburn
Mel Ferrer
Spain
Bennington Banner Classifieds and Delivery Rates
The Bennington Banner lists telephone numbers for business and newsroom and advertising. It details home delivery options and mail subscription rates with 8 month, 6 month, and 1 year terms for Vermont and elsewhere in the U S, plus special rates for servicemen.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
Inner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
Inahierama
Vermont
U.S
Subsidy Proposal for B and M Railroad Seen Inadequate
A Massachusetts subsidy plan of 2.2 million dollars over five years drew opposition from Atty James A Milano who said continuing commuter service at current fares and schedules would fail financially. Milano testified before a special recess commission studying transportation as the bill surfaced in the Legislature.
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Boston
Boston and Maine Railroad
Atty
James A. Milano
Massachusetts
B& M
Milano
Tion
State Mass Transportation Commission
Herbert Bixler
MTC Conultant
Charles Goodwin
New Haven Railroad
New Haven
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Cambridge Lions Club
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Edward F. Whitney
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Harold P. Linn
Hudson
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McCann Regional School Committee
Bernard Lenhoff
Roland R. Watour
Vermont Development Department
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H. G. Bennett Company
N.H
U.S. Weather Bureau
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William Foden
Sayles Ree Ey Et Discount Department Store
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