Dartmouth honors three former students with dormitory names
Edward S. French a 1906 Dartmouth graduate and retired Jones and Lamson Machine Co president was honored along with John R. McLane of Manchester New Hampshire Class of 1907 and John H. Hinman of Pelham New York Class of 1908 at dedication ceremonies in Hanover New Hampshire. Three new dormitories French Hall McLane Hall and Hinman Hall were named for them and sit on a bluff behind the Thayer School of Engineering on the Dartmouth campus.
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Springfield
Edward S. French
Dartmouth College
Jones and Lamson Machine Co
Dartmouth
Hanover
N.H
John R. McLane
Manchester
John H. Hinman
Pelham
N.Y
French Hall
McLane
Hinman
Thayer School of Engineering
Ver mont Technical College enrolls double applicants
RANDOLPH CENTER Applications for admission to Vermont Technical College in September 1966 exceed last year's requests by more than two to one. President Pierre Kieffer predicts about 240 freshmen will enroll next fall, up from 182 this past September. He cites strong graduate job placement in Vermont and high promotion rates as reasons for seniors to consider VTC.
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Randolph Center
Vermont Technical College
Pierre Kieffer
Vermont
VTC
Otter Valley Radio Club puts walkie talkies on hold
At a Mendon executive meeting no action was taken on walkie talkies. Members prefer to wait until batteries wear out before replacing them, deeming children unlikely to buy new ones. Lyndon Center hosts a figure drawing exhibit at Lyndon State College.
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Mendon
Channel 11
Otter Valley Citizens Radio Club
Lyndon Center
Lyndon State College
Paul Dorsam
Nellie Gill Festival Presents One-Act Play Event
Montpelier hosts the Fourteenth Nellie Gill One-Act Play Festival at Union School Auditorium on Saturday February 19 hosted by the Montpelier Theatre Guild for the Vermont Recreation Department. The festival honors cultural service with citations for best actor actress director and best staging plus honorable mention for makeup scenery lighting and supporting roles.
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Montpelier
Nellie Gill
Union School
Montpelier Theatre Guild
Vermont Recreation Department
Vermont
St Michael's College Boosts Tuition for 1966 67
St Michael's College will raise tuition by 200 to 1350 for the 1966 67 fiscal year with the residence fee unchanged at 350. Library and health fees stay at 50 each, bringing total fees to 2300 from 2085. Brothers receive unchanged discounts with a second brother having 200 remitted and a third 400. Extension graduate and summer session per credit rises from 25 to 27 50. Ethan Allen campus room fee drops 50 to 300 for the year.
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Winooski Park
St. Michael’s College
St. Michael’s
Ethan Allen
Armed Forces Day observance at Watervliet Arsenal
Col. Fred Kornet Jr. announces Maj. John G. Watson Jr. as project officer for Armed Forces Day May 21 open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Arsenal shops and labs on regular schedules. visitors observe weapon design and assembly. Meanwhile Union College to host three summer institutes for teachers funded by NSF and Education Office. English and History institutes with SUNY Albany and sizable stipends.
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Watervliet
Fred Kornet Jr
Watervliet Arsenal
John G. Watson Jr
Arsenal
U.S. Army
Maj
Watson
Schenectady — Union College
Harold C. Martin
National Science Foundation
Office of Education
Union College
New York State
State University of New York At Albany
History Institute
NDEA
Albany Pastor Receives First Four Chaplains Brotherhood Award
The Rev. Carlyle Adams of First Presbyterian Church Rensselaer and Albany Presbytery stated clerk was chosen by Albany Post Jewish War Veterans to receive the inaugural award honoring four chaplains who died on the S S Dorchester in World War II. The honor will be presented at a community event at Congregation Ohav Sholom on Feb 20.
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Albany
Carlyle Adams
First Presbyterian Church
Rensselaer
Presbytery of
Albany Post
S.S. Dorchester
Adams
Ohav Sholom
Berkshire Doctor Injured When Wire Tangled in Car Wheel
Dr. Arthur E. Ellison of Williamstown was injured with a hip strain after he braked for a strange noise on Scott Hill Road. Police say a downed telephone wire caught in his wheel caused the incident. He planned to be on the slopes last weekend despite the injury.
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Williamstown
Arthur E. Ellison
Scott Hill Road
Ellison
Best-Dressed Bricklayer Honored for 50 Years
Arthur A. Nadeau of Church Street was honored by the Brick layers Masons and Plasterers Union for fifty years of continuous membership, celebrated Saturday.
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North Adams
Arthur A. Nadeau
Church Street
Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers Union
Pittsfield Mayor Retains Secretary Mrs Harrington
Mayor Remo Del Gallo announces the retention of Mrs George N Harrington as his secretary. Former Madalyn Shanahan of Bennington, daughter of Edward and Mrs Shanahan, she has lived in Pittsfield 22 years and is married to a plant foreman at E D Jones division. She arrived at City Hall two years ago as secretary to Mayor Robert B Dillon.
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Pittsfield
Remo del Gallo
George N. Harrington
Harrington
Madalyn Shanahan
Bennington
Edward Shanahan
E.D. Jones
del Gallo
City Hall
Robert B. Dillon
Senate Considers River Preservation
The 1966 Senate leadoff bill aims to protect five rivers immediately and study 11 more for federal preservation. Seabank Church leads 35 Democrats in support. Republicans offer a minority view that preservation must not harm local economies. The plan blocks dam licenses on wild rivers unless Congress approves, while permitting compatible logging grazing and mining.
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Washington
UPI
The
Senate
Seabank Church
D-Idaho
Idaho
Oregon
Rio Grande
New Mexico
Eleven Point
Missouri
Buffalo
Tennessee
West Virginia
Wyoming
Hudson
New York
Montana
Nebraska
Susquehanna
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Suwannee
Florida
Maryland
Federal Power Commission
Congress
No Senate Opposition Seen On Confirmation of Weaver
Senate Banking Committee unanimously approved Robert C. Weaver as secretary of housing and urban development. Weaver was named by President Johnson last week to become the first Negro Cabinet member, receiving unqualified praise from all five panel members, including three who opposed him five years ago.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Banking Committee
Robert C. Weaver
Weaver
Johnson
Housing and Urban Development
Hike to 50-Cent Minimum Wage Faces Setback
Washington reports congressional support for a 50 cent hourly rise to 1.75 was unlikely with floor action likely yielding no more than 25 cents this year. The 1966 plan would phase to 1.40 then 1.50 by 1967, as debate over inflation and urban renewal programs continues. Weaver and Wood nominations advance with Senate approval expected.
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Washington
UPI
Congressional
House
Johnson Peace Offensive Enters Critical Phase
President Johnsons push for Viet Nam peace moves into a pivotal stage with no clear signal from Hanoi. Officials expect the air strike pause through Tet while reciprocal restraint or peace talks linger. Humphrey Bundy and Porter flag limited responses as Kosygin meets with them in New Delhi.
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Washington
UPC
Johnson
Viet Nam
U. S
Hubert H. Humphrey
McGeorge Bundy
U.S
William Porter
South Viet Nam
Porter
Saigon
Humphrey
India
Alexei Kosygin
Hanoi
Bundy
Kosygin
New Delhi
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Birmingham Demonstrations Continue In Protest
The SCLC plans renewed demonstrations in Birmingham for a third week demanding night time neighborhood registration and federal registrars. The county board of registrars says the demands are unreasonable.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
County Board of Registrars
Johnson faces uncertain cost of Viet Nam in 1967 budget
Washington UPI reports President Johnson will seek a 1967 budget with a $1.8 billion deficit as war spending grows. The proposed $10.5 billion Viet Nam budget this fiscal year risks higher costs if the conflict worsens, while revenues are expected to rise with a stronger economy.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
State of the Union
Viet Nam
Elderly Amish Woman Killed In Buggy Accident
In Gordonville Pennsylvania an elderly Amish woman Mary K King age 77 was killed when her horse drawn buggy driven by her brother Samuel 69 skidded on a sharp curve and overturned in a corn field. The Amish oppose cars and modern transport. A rose is noted as an old cultivated flower.
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Gordonville
UPI
Mary K. King
Samuel
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