Conscientious objector Penn follows pacifist path in draft
Charles Penn, 22, of Philadelphia now living in Bennington, secured 1-0 conscientious objector status and will complete two years of alternative service at Mt. Laurel School in Manchester. He works as a teacher's aide, paid $2 an hour, and plans to pursue glass blowing in California afterward. Penn cites Gandhi and Quaker peace ethics, and says he could not participate in any war or killing.
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Mass Sermons Echo as Two Microphones Are Stolen
NEWBURY PORT Mass parishioners strained to hear sermons after two microphones were stolen from the pulpit Friday night at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Police investigated the incident as a theft affecting services on Sunday.
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Vocational Training Director Appointed in Vermont
Richard W. Hill of Montpelier was named director of the division of vocational rehabilitation in the Vermont Department of Education. The appointment took effect January 19. Hill has led the division as acting director since 1969 and was assistant director since 1966. He joined the department in 1956 as a vocational rehabilitation counselor. He previously managed WWSR radio in St. Albans. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Hill studied at Bellows Free Academy and Middlebury College, with graduate work at Boston University. He oversees four district offices in Montpelier Burlington Rutland Springfield and three industrial programs at Brandon School Waterbury State Hospital and Windsor State Prison, plus Montpelier industrial homework and Williston workshop. He is married to Esther Bethel of Rock Island Quebec.
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