Vermont to host first Conference on Industrial Water Pollution
Vermont officials announce the first Conference on Industrial Water Pollution Control to be held at Norwich University in Northfield on Feb 28. Registration opens at 8 30 a m with a 9 45 a m program. William Albert will deliver the keynote and Gov Hoff will speak at the luncheon. The event aims to guide industry and municipalities in meeting state pollution rules, with topics on Why Pollution Control and Causes Effects and Control of Water Pollution by Industries. By January 1 1969 it will be illegal to dispose of untreated wastes in Vermont waters.
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Department of Water Resources
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
New England Alumni Elected as UVM Trustees
Four New England alumni of the University of Vermont including George Little Jr. of Burlington were elected trustees. Other new six year appointees are Dr. Charles T. Schechtman, Dr. Bingham J. Humphrey, Dr. Woodhull S. Hall and Elmer L. Nicholson. George H. Cook Jr. was named to fill the remaining two years of the late Robert F. Patrick’s term.
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Burlington
New England
University of Vermont
George Little Jr
Little
Charles T. Schechtman
New Britain
George H. Cook Jr
Leominster
Mass
Robert F. Patrick
Cook
UVM
Vermont
Senate
University
Brattleboro Winter Carnival Opens With Parades and Ski Events
The 12th Brattleboro Winter Carnival starts Tuesday evening and runs all week featuring two major sports days. The Washington's Birthday cross country ski race begins at 11 a.m. in Marlboro and the Harris Hill ski jumping championships occur at 1 p.m. Sunday. The Miss Winter Carnival pageant, an official Miss America contest, will crown a winner from twelve contestants including Brattleboro High School Windham College and the Experiment in International Living. The victor advances to Miss Vermont in Burlington in May, then to Miss America in Atlantic City.
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Brattleboro
Marlboro
Harris Hill
Brattleboro High School
Windham College
The
Experiment In International Living
Windham County
Burlington
New York bill seeks rifle ownership under hunter safety rule
A compromise gun registration bill in the New York Legislature would let any person own or buy a rifle or shotgun with a hunting license or a hunter safety certificate. It would replace Governor Rockefeller's universal registration plan, which sportsmen and gun hobbyists oppose.
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Albany
New York
New York State
Conservation Department
Rockefeller
Tanker Flips Over On U S 9 20 Overpass
A tractor-trailer tanker carrying 7,000 gallons of fuel oil overturned on U S 9 20 overpass in Rensselaer causing hours of congestion. Owned by J W Gule Oil Co of Pittsfield Massachusetts the driver Frank Mangiard escaped injury. A portion of the oil leaked onto the roadway but was flushed away by firefighters and traffic reopened.
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Rensselaer
U.S. 9 and 20
J.W. Gule Oil Co
Pittsfield
Mass
Frank Mangiard
Winds blamed for partial collapse at Wynant Skill Elementary School
High winds caused scaffolding and walls to partially collapse at Wynant Skill Elementary School near Cameron and Whiteview Roads. A forklift and a tractor were buried under debris, causing substantial damage. Rosch Bros. of Albany, the general contractors, had not provided a damage estimate, nor clear impact on the project timeline.
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North Greenbush
Wynantskill
Cameron
Whiteview
Rosch Bros
Albany
Williamstown church pastor to leave church residency
In Berkshire Williamstown Second Congregational Church votes to end the Rev. William C. Walden III's services with 90 days' notice on residency at the parsonage. Private services continue. 6 attended the first Sunday service and 35 at the church. The move stems from a philosophical clash with most members. In Pittsfield, Health Commissioner Harold Stein proposes a regional health department to replace the Pittsfield Health Department and his $12,000 head job, arguing regionalization will reduce costs for communities.
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Williamstown
Second Congregational Church
William C. Walden III
Pittsfield
Harold Stein
Stein
Stolen Coin Collection Valued at 2000 In North Adams
A coin collection valued at 2000 was stolen from Mrs. Wilfred Rocray's home at 226 State Road North Adams on Saturday night. Police found footprints in snow leading from the house to Biltmore Street and freshly disturbed tire tracks. The footprints appeared to be from more than one person.
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North Adams
Wilfred Rocray
State Road
Biltmore Street
First woman engineer hired by Pittsfield GE Ordinance Dept
Pittsfield gains its first woman engineer in 26 years as Judy Baar, a Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn graduate, will join the General Electric Ordinance Department February 26 as an automatic test equipment engineer.
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Pittsfield
General Electric Ordinance Department
Judy Baar
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Campaign Launched To Save Last Railroad Covered Bridge
Local officials and residents in Lamoille County launch a nationwide supported drive to save Vermont’s last in-use covered railroad bridge near Walcott. The effort includes state and national preservation groups, seeks $5,000 more after $9,000 state aid, and offers donors memorabilia and photos as thanks.
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Montpelier
Lamoille County
Vermont
United States
Walcott
St. Johnsbury
Lamoille
Wolcott Village
National Society For the Preservation of Covered Bridges
NSPCB
The
Railway and Locomotive Historical Society
RLHB
National Trust For Historic Preservation
Vermont Board of Historic Sites
Lamoulle County Development Council
RLHS
Lamoille Development Group
Morrisville
Wolcott
UVM May Face Reserve Dip Over Budget Boost
The University of Vermont Board reluctantly backs Gov Hoff’s $885000 supplemental request. Finance Chairman Elmer Nicholson says approving the figure could require dipping into the $500000 reserve fund. The university sought to restore a $1.2 million cut from the 1968 69 biennium budget.
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University’ of Vermont Board of Trustees
Philip H. Hoff
Elmer Nicholson
Health Dept film on LSD dangers released for schools
Vermont Health Department buys and offers the 18 minute color film LSD Insight or Insanity at no charge to schools and youth groups. It features doctors from UCLA and Wadsworth VA Hospital and documents risks, bad trips, and lack of real creativity. Burlington High School and UVM sociology students have viewed it and completed related questionnaires.
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Health Dept
Hollywood
Sidney Cohen
Wadsworth Veterans’ Affairs Hospital
Los Angeles
W. Ross Adey
Space Biology Laboratory
Ucla Brain Research Institute
National Academy of Science
National Institutes of Health
National Aeronau
Burlington High School
UVM
Ronald A. Steffenhagen
BHS
Aiken urges action on Medicare changes in Congress
Sen. George Aiken urges Congress to add benefits to Medicare to aid payment for medicines drugs eye glasses and dental care. He notes wartime inflation hurts low and fixed incomes and says it is critically important additional Medicare changes be enacted. Aiken has 10 amendments pending before the Senate Finance Committee.
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Washington
UPI
George Aiken
R-Vt
Congress
Aiken
Senate Finance Committee
Russel B. Long
D-La
Long
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Vermont Attorney General’s
Internal Revenue Service
Reserve Fund
University of Vermont Audio-Visual Center
Tics and Space Administration
J. Thomas Ungerleider
Duke D. Fisher
Ucla School of Medicine Psychiatry
Manent
Dupont-Pc Paints
H. Greenes
Main Street
Bennington
Salvatore
Hotel Putnam Building
Bennington, VT
Burt Bros
Maine Guide
Main St. Bennington
Campbell
Chevrolet
Bill Hogan
Cadillac, Inc
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