Vermont Planning Council weighs housing report and regional plans
The Vermont Planning Council will consider six items including a 42 page state housing plan drafted by Lester Eisner Jr. from Saxtons River. The document notes a need for over 31,000 new or remodeled units by 1977 and warns federal aid is essential. Also on the agenda are updates on the New England Regional Commission and the New Hampshire Vermont Development District.
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New England Regional Commission
Paul Guare
New Hampshire-Vermont
University of Vermont
Milton Nadworny
Vermont Confirms Asian Flu Presence This Winter
State health department lab confirms A2 influenza in Vermont with two throat washes from South Burlington and Essex Junction and ten paired sera from Burlington Northfield Richmond and Charlotte. Dr Leavens says A2 was widely prevalent during December to January.
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Vermont
L.J. Leavens
State Health Department
Vermont Drug Control Bill Heads To Health Panel
MONTPELIER UPI The House Health Welfare Committee will review an amended drug control abuse bill this week. Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Brownell who drafted the measure updating narcotic laws and placing LSD and hallucinogenic drugs under state control says he has met with state police drug investigator Ross Kindestine and medical representatives to resolve differences. At a public hearing state pharmacists and doctors urged further study or federal regulation of barbiturates rather than the state measure.
Consumer Protection Bureau files criminal cases against two men
The Consumer Protection Bureau began criminal proceedings with trials set next month. Clyde Sanger, a Montpelier resident, will face Windsor District Court on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses in relation to furnace repairs. An unidentified Rhode Island firm representative will appear in Brattleboro District Court on charges of false and deceptive advertising, with Ski New England Inc. listed as the defendant and bail set at 500 dollars.
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Burlington
UPI
Consumer Protection Bureau
Bureau
Richard Blum
Clyde Sanger
Montpelier
Windsor
Furance
Sanger
Blum
Rhode Island
Brattleboro
Ski New England Inc
Five Thousand Gallons Fuel Oil Truck Destroyed In Latham Crash
A mechanicville truck driver collapsed at the wheel causing a fuel oil laden tractor trailer to plunge from Route 9 near Latham Corners. The 5900 gallon load breached a brick office, killing Kenneth C. Utter of Mechanicville. The vehicle was destroyed and the building damaged while the driver died at the scene. Also Gov Nelson Rockefeller announced start on a 4.5 million State Police Academy at the State Office Building Campus with bids opening March 27 and completion expected in 1970. In Scotia, 16 year old David Mooney was found dead of natural causes on the Mohawk River ice after missing since Saturday. autopsy planned.
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Colonie
Mechanicville
Latham
Latham Corners
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co
Kenneth C. Utter
Martindale Trailer Court
Albany
Nelson Rockefeller
State Police Academy
State Office
Scotia
David Mooney
Steinmetz
Mohawk
Schenectady County
Whispering Fountains May Find New Home in Mohawk Park
In Berkshire Miss Emma Blizzard says Mohawk Park owners Mr. and Mrs. Garth Umstot agreed to provide the famous Whispering Fountains a new home this spring. A tentative deal with attraction owner Albert Bachand is also reported.
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Williamstown
Emma Blizzard
Mohawk Trail Association
Garth Umstot
Mohawk Park
Charlemont
Umstots
Albert Bachand
Poll: Johnson Nixon Tie in Gallup Survey
Princeton, N J UPI A Gallup poll of more than 1500 voters across about 320 locations shows a dead heat between President Johnson and former VP Richard M Nixon if the election were held today Forty two percent favor each man and sixteen percent have no opinion Johnson falls nine points since last month while Nixon rises three points The Vietnam war and enemy offensives in Saigon and southern cities are cited as key factors shaping the shift.
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Princeton
N.J
UPI
Pesident Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
U.S
Nixon
Johnson
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Saigon
Vermont educators attend junior college convention
Fourteen administrators from Vermonts five junior colleges attend the 48th annual American Association of Junior Colleges convention in Boston. Representatives include leaders from St. Joseph College Champlain Green Mountains Vermont College Vermont Technical College and more. Major speakers will include John Macy and topics cover faculty development facilities planning federal aid curriculums and responses to social needs. The event runs through Thursday with a closing banquet.
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John Macy
U.S. Civil Service Commission
St. Joseph College
Julia Marie
Mary Scholastica
S.S.J
Champlain College
C. Bader Brouilette
Edward Poulin
Vern L. McDonald
Good Shooting Good Shooting Oakland Contest Wins $475
Dick McComb, longtime business manager of the Livermore Herald & News, returned to basketball for a halftime contest at the Oakland Dallas ABA game. He hit a half court shot to win a $475 jackpot that grew by $25 for each miss.
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Oakland
Calif
Dick McComb
McComb
Livermore Herald & News
Oakland Dallas
American Basketball Association
The
Oaks
States push near one billion tax hikes this winter
The Tax Foundation reports about 1 billion dollars in proposed tax increases across 24 states this winter, with major boosts planned in income, sales, use, gasoline, tobacco and liquor taxes. If enacted, these would lift state tax outlays by roughly 3.4 percent from 1967 levels. States eyeing personal and corporate income taxes include New York, Colorado, New Mexico, Vermont, and Rhode Island.
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New York
UPI
Tax Foundation, Inc
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Colorado
New Mexico
West Virginia
Vermont
California
Florida
Oklahoma
Texas
Nevada
New Jersey
Maryland
Hawaii
Kansas
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Peck’s Road
Katherine Buksa
Pittsfield General Hospital
Richard Harrison
North Adams
North Adams State College
WNAS
Union Street
LBJ
Louis Fraga
Elizabeth Durick
Green Mountains College
Ray A. Withey
Richard Gamble
Francis M. Bozen
Vermont College
William L. Irvine
Wendell O. Harding
Clyde Spear
Vermont Technical College
Pierre Kieffer
Oo Pape
Choice
Ruit
Wagner
Finast
Cherrystone
First National Stores
Haddock
Een
Snow
New England
Macaroni & Cheesee
Cnet
Maria
Tor Cans
Vermont Bank
TYM
the Bank
Rutland
Rutland Drive-In
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Chester
Manchester
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