New England Governors Convene in Stowe for 1961 Meet
The New England Governors conference gathers in Stowe Vermont January 28 1961 with host state Vermont. Attendees include Gov Keyser Gov Powell Gov Reed and Gov Volpe. Activities feature luncheon atop Mt Mansfield skiing skating and swimming and a January 29 business session with a briefing.
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N.E. Governors
Stowe Stowe
New England
Economic Council
Cleveland
Keyser
Wesley Powell
New Hampshire
John Reed
Maine
John Volpe
Massachusetts
Brattleboro group urges state sales tax for education
Brattleboro's Urban and Rural Taxpayers Association asked Vermont school boards to back a state sales tax earmarked for education. The letters say the tax would fund educational projects and ease the burden of property taxes.
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Brattleboro
Dentists Urged to Aid in Thermonuclear Disaster
Dr. Alfred Haynes of the University of Vermont told about 100 dentists and hygienists that in a thermonuclear disaster those with medical backgrounds would be required to assist. The meeting also endorsed a Vermont Coaches Association rule mandating protective mouthpieces for high school football players starting next fall.
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Burlington
Vermont
Alfred Haynes
University of Vermont
National Defense
Vermont Coaches Association
Vergennes Simmonds Wins 310000 Dollar Lockheed Contract
Vergennes Simmonds Precision Products Inc. to supply Lockheed Aircraft with precision parts for antisubmarine planes. The firm will manufacture fuel component systems for Lockheed's Burbank California plant under a $310,218 contract.
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Vergennes
Simmonds Precision Products Inc
Lockheed Aircraft
Simmonds
Lockheed
Burbank
Calif
Notarized honesty bids required on state road projects
The Vermont Highway Department says contractors must file notarized certificates with bid applications proving no collusion with other bidders. Acting assistant to the chief engineer E Beach Bly notes the anti collusion law takes effect Wednesday.
Burlington Condemns Sixth-Story Tenement After 24th Fire
Burlington firemen extinguished a blaze that began in a rubbish filled basement. The six apartment frame tenement was condemned under the city’s new minimum housing code after the fire, marking the 24th in 33 years.
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Burlington
Albany clash over ethics charge and New York racing dates
Assembly Speaker Joseph Carlino says Mark Lane backed down from accusing him of profiting from a fallout shelter firm. The ethics panel continues to probe the charge. In racing news, Finger Lakes gains May 23 to Sept 15 dates while Saratoga receives July 30 to Aug 25 dates, marking unexpected competition for the season.
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Albany — Assembly
Joseph F. Carlino
Mark Lane
Carlino
Long Island
Lane
Manhattan
Assembly
Bipartisan Committee On Ethics
Saratoga
New York State
Saratoga’s
State Racing Commission
Finger Lakes
Canandaigua
Saratoga Springs
New York Racing Association
Aqueduct
Belmont
Mt Greylock faculty approves merit pay plan
Mt Greylock Regional High School faculty association votes to adopt a merit raise pay plan. Superintendent Paul McDonald notes the current salary schedule starts at 4800 with a median of 5800, ranking 11th among Massachusetts regional plans, and calls it an opportune time to recruit and retain strong teachers. The new regional school serves grades 7 through 12 and opened in September.
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Williamstown
Mt. Greylock Regional High School
Paul McDonald
Massachusetts
McDonald
Only Enthusiasm Will Get New Road
Dr. Joseph Mahoney of the Massachusetts Transportation Commission urged Williamstown residents that only heroic enthusiasm can push a north-south Berkshire highway forward. He warned that lack of local interest will dampen public support and said Berkshire should seek planning aid from the state Department of Commerce, as the commission focuses on greater Boston area transport.
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Williamstown
Joseph Mahoney
Massachusetts Transportation Commission
Berkshire
Williamstown League of Women Voters
Mahoney
Greater
Boston
Berkshire County
State Department of Commerce
Frances Huling a Triumph Over Handicap in Trail Rides
Frances Huling of Sonoma is featured for overcoming polio related limp to win top awards in the 1961 North American Trail Ride Conference in California. She rode Duke through five major rides from High Sierra to Yosemite earning high point honors and a top trophy.
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Frances Huling
Edward B. Huling
South Street
Marshall
Sonoma
Calif
San Francisco Examiner
Claire Leeds
Miss Leeds
High Point
High Sierra
Yosemite
San Francisco Cow Palace
Huling
Leeds
California
Duke
Miss Huling
Louisiana
Green Mountain
Santa Rosa
Stockton
Concord
Airport Log Highlights Local Flight Activity and FAA Tests
Municipal Airport sees a surge of visitors as 14 people take FAA written exams for private and one for commercial certificates. Ground school continues, while runway work progresses with a spring finish planned including hardtop, grading, and seeding.
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Joel Whittemore
Gomer Games
Federal Aviation Agency
General District Safety Office
Albany
N.Y
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Barre
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