Vermont notes and local government updates
Turkish police chief Rifat Ercan visits Montpelier for a 10 day study of Vermont police methods under the International Association of Chiefs of Police. New city manager Emerson Higgins arrives early in Winooski after 60 years as Calais town manager. Addison County jail repairs push inmates to Chittenden County Jail for about eight weeks. State police seek Alfred Kelton in New York missing youth case. Ira couple Charles and Gertrude Fish celebrate 70th wedding anniversary. U S Rep Robert Stafford skis at Middlebury Snow Bowl and visits GE Burlington. cites trade and defense duties ahead of Congress.
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Montpelier
Rifat
S. Ercan
Vermont
Ercan
Turkey
Jandarma
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Washington, D.C
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S
Commissioner of Public Safety
William H. Baumann
Chiefs of Police Association
Winooski
Emerson H. Higgins
Calais
Maine
Robert A. LaFountain
Higgins
Veterans Administration
Red Cross
Burlington
Chittenden
Addison County
Middlebury
Chittenden County
Earle B. McLaughlin
Ira
George W. Fish
Fish
West Rutland Congregational Church
Gertrude Potter
Clayton E. Fish
Vermont State Grange
U. S
Robert T. Stafford
Rutland
Middlebury College
Stafford
General Electric
Congress’ Armed Services Committee
Washington
Congress
New York Telephone Plans 22 Million Expansion in Capital District
The New York Telephone Co announces about 22.25 million dollars for expansion and modernization of facilities in the capital district. New services include a panelphone volume controlled phones and a whisperphone enabling whispered speech to be heard clearly. Governor Rockefeller proposes adding dental and eyeglasses to tax funded medical aid for the aged as part of his annual message. This comes with federal cost sharing and state community participation. The plan is led by Sen. George Metcalf and Assemblyman Francis McCloskey.
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Rocky
Albany
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
George R. Metcalf
Auburn
Francis P. McCloskey
Nassau
Berkshire County Urges North-South Highway Plan
Berkshire County Industrial Development Corp asks Gov Volpe to back a north south limited access highway citing poor rail and air service and aims for 90 percent federal funding. Supt Robert N Taylor supports enlarging Greylock Elementary while pushing for a new high school as well.
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North Adams
Berkshire County Industrial Development Corporaton
John A. Volpe
BCIDC
Phillip C. Ahern
Committee On Transportation
Berkshire County
Electronic grade machines save Norwich tests time
Norwich University's new photoelectric Grade-O-Mat grader speeds exam scoring. 160 freshmen math papers were scored in 30 minutes, replacing seven hours of clerical work by professors. The system, suggested by Dr. Clarence Willey, uses IBM punch boards for self teaching items and enables rapid, repeated checks of reading assignments. Five departments now use the device including psychology English biology social sciences and mathematics.
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Northfield
Wht
Vermont
Norwich University
Clarence F. Willey
Norwich
Willey
IBM
Navy
Not Copyrightable J F K s Words Public Property
The White House said speeches and statements by the President are public property even when in a forthcoming copyright book. Andrew T. Hatcher noted the copyright applies only to introduction and annotations in To Turn the Tide from Harper & Brothers. Critics argue the copyright infringes constitutional guarantees of free speech and press.
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Washington
White House
Andrew T. Hatcher
Kennedy
Harper & Bro
Hatcher
Theodore C. Sorensen
Sorensen
M. B. Schnapper
Public Affairs Press
Washington Post
Schnapper
Carl Sandburg
John W. Gardner
Carnegie Foundations of New York
U.S. Viet Nam Plan Broad Bootstrap Program
The United States and South Viet Nam announce an 11 point program to raise living standards and rally popular support for President Ngo Dinh Diem. Measures include village official training rural health primary education roads credit pest control and housing projects to aid economic development and curb guerrilla subversion.
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Washington
United States
South Viet Nam
State Department
Saigon
Ngo Dinh Diem
U.S
Mekong River
Bennington Banner pricing and delivery details
The Bennington Banner lists subscription rates for Vermont Rensselaer and Washington Counties New York and northwestern Massachusetts with 3 months 4.25 6 months 8 and 1 year 15 plus servicemen rates 1 per month. Delivery and home carrier options are noted with advance payment required.
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Bennington Banner
Bennington
Vermont
Main St
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
AP News
Rensselaer
Washington
N.Y
Massachusetts
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Kelton
White River Junction
Charles Kelton
New York
Vermont Highway Board
Alfred
Manlius Military Academy
Manlius
Syracuse
Down In
Berkshire
Robert N. Taylor
Greylock
Taylor
Drury High
Military College
J.F.K
Public Property
Chieftain
FORD
Corvair
W.H
Eddington
Main Street
High Plateau
Frederick E. Nolting Jr
Dean Rusk
W. Averell Harriman
Viet Nam
House OF Diamonds
S. G. Shultz
Dial
E.T. Williams
Benn
Joe's Delicatessen
Fienberg
Legal Beverages
U.S. Highway 7
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