Forced retirement at 65 criticized by gerontology study
A UPI report summarizes a National Institute of Industrial Gerontology study for the Senate Aging Committee. It argues mandatory retirement harms individuals and society, noting drop in employed men after 60, rising dependency, and potential policy moves to keep older workers working past 65 with training, placement, benefits, and Social Security changes.
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Senate Committee On Aging
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Coast Guard to deploy weather buoy and ship for Atlantic forecast
In Washington the Coast Guard told Senator Edward Brooke it will deploy an experimental buoy in the Atlantic by month end and a weather ship by mid February to improve East Coast forecasting. The 311 foot Gresham will be stationed 180 miles south of Nantucket after reactivation in Norfolk Wa.
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New England
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Gresham
Norfolk
Edgar Town Chief Keeps Cool Under Inquest Scrutiny
Police Chief Dominick J. Arena of Edgar Town, Massachusetts, testified at the Kopechne inquest on the courthouse steps after a tense week. He described his careful, restrained approach, noting his lack of comment on testimony and his belief that islanders are glad to have him guiding the inquiry.
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Supreme Court
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Nixon Expected To Act Favorably on Pardons
President Nixon, resting at San Clemente, is expected to approve more than 100 Justice Department pardon and commutation recommendations. He will likely act on a backlog of over 1,000 petitions in the days ahead, following recent clemencies for Dr. Thomas W. Matthew and John Garnett.
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San Clemente
Calif
Sarnoff resigns RCA board chair after 50 years
Brig. Gen. David Sarnoff steps down as chairman of RCA Corp after five decades with the company he helped launch in 1919. His son Robert W. Sarnoff becomes chairman and president, with Sarnoff named first honorary chairman.
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130 Expected At Park Parley
More than 130 people from New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont are expected in North Conway to attend the 22nd northern New England recreational and park conference. The event runs Saturday through Sunday at the Eastern Slope Inn with Vermont hosting and a session on legal aspects of parks and recreation.
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House Panel Charges VA Cuts Services
Washington report says the House Veterans Affairs Committee will document its findings in hearings, fault Nixon for limiting VA medical care funding while noting VA hospitals face deferrals, cuts, and staffing reductions as Vietnam casualties rise from 44,000 to an expected 60,000 in the year ending July 1.
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Hawaii escapes freezing weather in United Press roundup
Freezing temperatures battered 30 states from the Lower Plains to New England and the Central Rockies. Hawaii was the sole state spared while Chicago logged 4 below at 2 am and Key West reached 57. Frosts hit Lebanon New Hampshire and Burlington Vermont as Florida swelter rumors faded into mink coats and smudge pots guarded crops.
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Reorganization Committee to Study Gov Davis Plan
A 22 member joint House Senate committee will review Gov. Davis reorganiza tion package to cut state departments from 149 to a seven member cabinet and tighten executive control. Hearings to be held on bills introduced for Senate first consideration. Vermont budget preview shows cuts: education 27.2m, Univ of Vermont 8.6m, social welfare 16.1m, corrections 4.5m. Rabies cases in 1969 set a new state record with 38 confirmed by the Health Laboratory.
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Franklin County
Addison County
Grand Isle County
R. B. Aiken
Proctor drug raid suspects plead innocent in court
Maureen Rita 22 and Sandra Lynch 19 of Proctor pleaded innocent to possession charges after a raid on the Sutherland Inn by state and city police. Bail set at 500 dollars each. The hearing before District Court Judge Edward Mec Clallen followed the raid Wednesday. MONTPELIER The Army Corps of Engineers schedules a White River Junction public hearing on Feb 11 to discuss the Connecticut River basin plan through 2090, with another hearing in Concord, New Hampshire on Feb 9.
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Edward MecClallen
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Montpelier
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N.H
Troy Gambling Scrutiny Continues Amid Raids and Denials
In Troy former Public Safety Commissioner Prezio said suspected gamblers and establishments have been under scrutiny since 1968 and some sites were closed after raids while new chief Fitzgerald denied large scale activity. He also noted memoranda on suspects were sent to Police Chief Dougherty as investigations proceed.
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Albert F. Prezio
Prezio
Edward A. Fitzgerald
James W. Dougherty
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Berkshire County Drug Workshop Planned in Lenox
Berkshire County and the Massachusetts Department of Education sponsor a three day education workshop for all communities. Sessions run 9 am to 4 pm on January 20 27 and February 3 at Shadowbrook Seminary Lenox. Parents and community members are urged to attend.
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