Marlboro College Couple Freed on Bail in Marijuana Case
An 18 year old Marlboro College student Aaron Muravchik and his 17 year old wife Judith Anne Maravchik appeared in Windham District Court after police seized marijuana at their Western Avenue home. Each pled innocent and requested counsel. Bail was set at 400 and 100 dollars respectively as the case remains open. This marks the fourth marijuana possession case brought to court in five months in the area.
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Guilford
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Barre granite firms install settling basins crackdown looming
Water Resources Commissioner Thieme reports 35 of 70 Barre area granite firms have installed adequate waste basins. Twenty eight more have taken steps but await state evaluation after spring thaw. Seven firms have not complied with orders to install the required equipment, with potential fines and court action planned.
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Barre Area
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Vermont snowmobile owners urge fee as acceptable
Montpelier reports a St Johnsbury snowmobile enthusiast says responsible riders won't mind a $3 registration. Gilman Long told a House Highways Committee hearing snowmobiles should not be banned from plowed back roads if local sanction exists, calling them a godsend. He noted 7,000 snowmobiles in Vermont and owners spend about $1 million yearly on gear and upkeep.
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Sheriff Potter Heads Council in Vermont Training Panel
Washington County Sheriff Harold S. Potter was named acting executive director of Vermont Law Enforcement Training Council. Formed by the 1967 legislature, the council opened an office at 126 State St. Potter will serve until a permanent director is chosen or until December 31. The group will prepare a two year training course for all officers hired next year.
Vermont Republicans select delegates for state convention
Montpelier announces town committees will caucus April 23 to elect 787 delegates to the state party convention on May 18 at City Hall. Vermont will send 12 delegates and 12 alternates to the national Republican convention in Miami this summer.
Humphrey urges New York Democrats to back Johnson at luncheon
Mrs. Hubert H. Humphrey addressed New York Democratic women at the Thruway Motor Inn urging support for President Johnson’s peace efforts and domestic achievements. She cited Kennedy on bearing global burdens and warned against “sunshine patriots” while demonstrators protested the Vietnam War outside the event.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
New York
Johnson
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America
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Washington
Albany Tower Fire Strikes South Mall Project Again
A blaze damaged the northwest corner of the 44 story South Mall tower in Albany after 2:45 PM cutting power to hundreds of workers. No injuries were reported though tarpaulin and scaffolding were damaged. This is the third fire at the site following July 7, 1967 and December 1 incidents.
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Albany
South Mall
Rockefeller signs NY congressional reapportionment bill
Gov Nelson Rockefeller signed the state reapportionment into law following legislative approval. The plan puts all of Rensselaer County in the 30th District represented by Carleton J. King while Albany and Schenectady Counties stay in the 29th District as required by the federal court ruling.
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Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Rensselaer County
Carleton J. King
Schenectady
Wallace backer seeks Conservative nomination for assembly
Frank J. Valentino a car inspector for the Delaware and Hudson Railroad said he will seek the Conservative nomination for the 106th District assemblyman. He hopes former Alabama governor George Wallace will gain the party’s presidential nomination.
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George Wallace
Frank J. Valentino
Delaware & Hudson Railroad
Alabama
New York State
Conservative Party
Berkshire hearing postponed as NLRB seeks injunction
A hearing on unfair labor practice charges against Hunter Outdoor Products in North Adams was postponed to March 17. The NLRB has filed for a court injunction to halt alleged violations while the case advances. Hunter plans to consolidate two North Adams plants at the New York home plant.
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New York
Oakes Questions Land Use Tax Bill Prospect
Vermont Attorney General James L. Oakes questions the constitutionality of a land use tax bill backed by the House Ways and Means Committee. He says the measure favors real estate promoters and developers, shifting local tax burdens onto individual citizens and businesses. He cites land speculation and interstate purchases in Vermont as supporting concerns, and notes an alternative proposal would limit relief to bona fide Vermont farmers.
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Debated Rieble Sign Bill Faces House Vote
Montpelier Vermont lawmakers enter the ninth week as money issues top the agenda. The House appropriations and ways and means committees must decide fiscal 1969 spending and possible tax raises for governor proposed 3 million programs. A statewide roadside sign ban seeks replacement with state owned sign plazas, facing uncertain votes led by Rep Theodore Riehle.
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Rockefeller May Join Romney Campaign in New Hampshire
In Concord New Hampshire UPI reports New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller may come to boost Governor George Romney's presidential bid. Deardorff says no request or decision yet Rockefeller has indicated willingness to be drafted at the Republican convention. Rockefeller previously campaigned for Romney and Chafee was interrupted by audience calls asking when Rockefeller would run. Nixon continues to lead Romney in polls by about three to one.
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McCarthy Pushes Vietnam Policy Shift in Cambridge Visit
Sen Eugene J McCarthy campaigned in Cambridge Massachusetts home to Harvard and MIT as part of his antiwar bid in Massachusetts he asserted his strongest support there and framed the need to change U.S policy in Vietnam.
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Ex-Cellmate Claims DeSalvo Not the Boston Strangler
UPI reports quote George W. Harrison, an ex inmate who escaped Bridgewater with Albert DeSalvo, saying DeSalvo was tutored for the role by another man. Harrison says DeSalvo admitted intending to swindle the state for the reward money.
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Albert DeSalvo
Concord
Inmate DeSalvo linked to Boston stranglings case and McCarthy tour
The report ties fugitive DeSalvo to thirteen Boston area stranglings, notes his capture after a bridgewater escape, and mentions renewed state probe. It also covers Senator McCarthy’s New Hampshire campaign events, his stance on Vietnam, and comments on urban aid programs.
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McIndoes Seeks Reclassification in Barnet
The McIndoes Academy faces a state Education Board hearing Wednesday over whether it remains approved. A temporary waiver was granted after Dartmouth aided the school. tensions rose as the headmaster was fired, a trustee resigned, and Dartmouth withdrew support. An unapproved label could bar tuition students and force closure.
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Norwich
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Eight face charges over German antiwar protest at U.S. consulate
In Frankfurt eight individuals will be charged after more than 1,000 demonstrators tried to storm the U.S. consulate general. Police reported chants including Yankee Out of Vietnam and Weapons for the Viet Cong during the Monday disturbance.
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Germany
UPI
Vietnam
U.S
Concord Rejects Anti War Resolution in Town Vote
Concord Massachusetts voters rejected by a 3-2 margin a resolution opposing U.S. participation in the Vietnam War. Complete returns show 1401 for the resolution, 2188 against, 136 blanks, with 7035 registered voters turning out. Engineer Thomas Cherbas, sponsor of Concord Area for Peace, said the result was encouraging despite the loss.
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Mass
U.S
Thomas Cherbas
Concord Area For Peace
Cherbas
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