Vermont Governor General Nomination Blocked by CORE Leader
In Rutland Ralph Ennis CORE president blocked the appointment of Peter A. Bove as governor general of the Virgin Islands. Ennis, Virgin Islands native, argued a black governor should lead, despite Bove’s liberal Vermont background and GOP criticism. In Montpelier Castleton State College president Dr. Richard J. Dundas announces resignation after 12 years, noting growth from 250 to 1,000 students and major campus buildings. Dundas, from Keene New Hampshire, holds a doctorate from UCONN.
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The
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Congress of Racial Equality
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Bove
U.S. Territory
Nixon
Ennis
James Farmer
Housing and Urban Development Agency
Islands
Vermont
Ernest W. Gibson
George D. Aiken
GOP
Dundas
Keene, N.H
Keene Teachers College
Harvard
University of Connecticut
Emergency Aid Fund Sought Over Miller Formula
Montpelier Vermont Rutland County senator plans an amendment to the Miller state aid formula creating an emergency fund of about 100000 dollars. The fund would aid districts proving hardship under the new plan as the Education Board distributes aid. Senator Stovan Christone seeks a 10 percent floor on state aid before Senate accepts the formula.
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Rutland County
Ellery Purdy
State Education Board
Stovan Christone
Windham County
Senate
Youth Hurt in Sled Mishap Near Burlington
Jeffrey Thompson four of Washington is in critical condition at Vermont Medical Center with severe chest injuries after a sliding accident. He reportedly collided with a car driven by Rev. Joseph Lager near his home. Voters in Townshend hold a special election on a 1.1 million bond for a new junior high and high school serving West River Valley students from Leland and Gray Seminary.
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UPI
Jeffrey Thompson
Washington
Vermont Medical Center
Joseph Lager
St. Cecilia’s
Townshend
West River Valley
Leland and Gray Seminary
Brookline boy in critical condition after accidental shooting
Wayne Thomas, 13, of Brookline Massachusetts, was in critical condition at the Medical Center Hospital with a bullet wound to the head. Police said he was accidentally shot Monday by his 15 year old brother Richard when removing a .22 rifle from the back of a car.
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UPI
Wayne Thomas
Perry St
Brookline
Mass
Medical Center Hospital
Richard
Albany plans traffic lights on Riverfront Arterial extension
Albany Common Council unanimously approves measures to install and maintain traffic signals and related services on the Riverfront Arterial extension from Malden Lane to the Patroon Island Bridge. An upcoming March 3 ordinance allocates 23 000 to replace 406 stadium windows and 40 000 for city traffic markings. The Board of Regents issues an interim master plan estimating 3 300 000 000 cost in four years to educate all state college students, up from today, with 538 500 projected enrollment in 1972, 116 000 more than present. A public hearing is set for March 3.
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Malden Lane
Patroon Island Bridge
Albany Common Council
Bleecker Stadium
Board of Regents
Springs founder Mrs Grosso dies at 80 in New Ashford
Henrietta Betti Grosso, founder of the Springs Restaurant, died Saturday at North Adams Hospital after a long illness. She was 80, widow of Charles Grosso. Survived by one son, two daughters, two grandchildren, two brothers, three sisters. The restaurant was incorporated in 1950 and she supervised operations until her illness.
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New Ashford
Charles Grosso
Henrietta Betti
North Adams Hospital
Oil Costs in New England Look Higher but Oil Still Cheapest Fuel
New England homeowners pay about 17 dollars more monthly than the national average to heat with oil and prices are six percent above the national average, but a PIRINC study says heating oil remains the least expensive fuel in the six states. The report notes higher retail margins and distribution costs in New England, with heating oil totaling 35 million dollars in the region and oil accounting for 76 percent of energy use. electric heating is costlier, natural gas more than oil, and regional prices must be weighed against local living costs.
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UPI
New England
Petroleum Industry
The
Petroleum Industry Research Foundation Inc
Pirinc
John H. Lichtblau
Foundation
East Coast
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Vermonters Weigh Bill To Raise Minimum Wage To Two
Rep. Frank Esposito argues a $2 minimum wage would lift about 90,000 Vermonters from poverty and taxpaying drivers to fuel the economy while eliminating student exemptions. Four opponents from small business and hospitality express concerns about adequacy and impact. Ralph Williams supports the measure but questions sufficiency, calling it a step in the right direction.
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Ralph Williams
Vermont Labor Council
Williams
AEC Hearing Probes Vermont Yankee Financing Plan
Regulators of the Atomic Energy Commission were to hear testimony on the financial structure of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Corp at Vernon Vermont. The three person Atomic Safety and Licensing Board weighs whether Yankee's financing and power purchase plans are legal while Massachusetts municipals contest involvement. Vermont Yankee has seen $35 million from ten investor owned utilities toward a project estimated at 139 million dollars upon completion. Vermont Yankee president Albert A. Cree of Rutland may testify.
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UPI
The
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
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Vernon
Three-Man Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Yankee
Municipal Electric Association of Massachusetts
Department of Justice
Thomas F. Engelhardt
Vermont Yankee
New England
Massachusetts
Albert A. Cree
Rutland
Wisconsin Protests Pause Amid Guard Alert Across Campuses
UPI reports Wisconsin protesters call a one day recess pending a faculty meeting led by freshman spokesman John Felder as National Guard troops stay ready. Illinois reports campus vandals destroyed thousands of library cards, drawing campus outcry from Young Democrats.
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University of Wisconsin
National Guard
Wisconsin
John Felder
New York
University of Illinois
Illinois
Young Democrats
Library Mall
Paul Soglin
Madison
Hayakawas
S. I. Hayakawa
San Francisco State College
Hayakawa
John Bunzel
Mao
Pennsylvania State University
17 Year Old Girl Wins Annual Pancake Race in Olney
Silvia Winstanley, 17, a shoe factory worker, won Olney England's Shrove Tuesday Pancake Race with Liberal, Kane, in one minute four and one fifth seconds despite snow. She fainted briefly at the finish, revived to receive two kisses from Sexton Knight, and narrowly missed the Olney record by 1 1/5 seconds. The event drew about 3,000 onlookers and featured a 415 yard course with three pancake flips per racer.
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England
Silvia Winstanley
Liberal
Kane
Simon Knight
Sexton
Silvia
Janet Bunker
Mary Dix
Gladys Dillingham
Sexton Knight
U.S. Air Force
Rouislip
London
Ronald Collins
Winstanley
Prouty Drives Tax Credit Bill for Job Training
Sen. Winston Prouty introduces a bill allowing firms to deduct up to 10 percent of their spending on job training from their taxes. Credits would apply to training for new hires and existing workers seeking advancement, excluding managerial, professional, and advanced scientific jobs. Nixon praised the idea during his campaign and it mirrored 1968 GOP platform proposals.
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UPD
Nixon
Winston Prouty
R-Vi
Prouty
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