Miner prosecution reopened in wife death case in Vermont
In Windsor Vermont Earl Miner 25 faces renewed state murder charges for the January 24 death of his wife Bonnie Lee Miner 19. Judge Dale Brooks heard the state may call additional witnesses after defense sought a directed verdict of acquittal. The state completed its case earlier Monday. In Windsor the Vermont Jaycees charter will be issued to the 43rd chapter named Last Chance Jaycees composed of inmates at the Vermont State Prison and Prison Farm.
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Apt
Earl Miner
Superior
Dale Brooks
Brooks
Miner
Bonnie Lee
Peter Plante
Plante
Windsor
Vermont Jaycees
James R. Antell
Burlington
Vermont State Prison
Last Chance Jaycees
Vermont Corrections Department
Prison Administration
Windsor Area
Jaycees
Green Mountain
Jaycee
United States
Rutland official urges high school drug education program
Rutland County State's Atty. Robert E. West told the Rutland Lions Club that the Education Board should require high schools to offer instruction on drug usage, aligning with existing studies on alcohol and tobacco. He stressed it is the public’s duty to educate in all three areas and called drug use the more serious problem.
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Rutland
UPI
Rutland County
Robert E. West
State Education Board
West
Rutland Lion’s Club
Burlington Man Pleads Innocent In Coin Theft Case
James J. Willette Sr., 29, of Burlington, pleaded innocent to possession of stolen property linked to a 300 coin theft from Fleming Museum during Christmas holidays. Judge Edward Costello transferred the case to County Court and set bail at $2,000. Willette remains jailed for lack of bail.
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Burlington
UPI
James J. Willette Sr
Willette
Chittenden
Edward Costello
Costello
Atty
Patrick J. Leahy
Fleming Museum
Fire Rips through Farms Near Troy and Valley Falls
A Monday night barn fire near Troy destroyed a barn and damaged a farmhouse rear in Boyntonville with an automobile and hundreds of bales of hay lost. In Valley Falls arson is suspected as 25 cattle and 4000 bales of hay were burned at the William Langenbach farm amid reports of several past arsons. faulty wiring may have caused the blaze.
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Boyntonville
Troy
West Hoosick
Hoosick
Pittstown
Raymertown
John C. Hardwick
Valley Falls
Robert Herrington
Johnsonville
Hoosick Falls
William Langenbach
Herrington
Glow-in-the-dark bicycle paint bill proposed in New York
A New York Legislature bill introduced Monday would require luminous paint on all bicycles sold in the state to glow in the dark. The proposal from the Joint Legislative Committee on Motor Vehicles Traffic and Highway Safety aims to reduce nighttime accidents.
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Albany
New York
Joint Legislative Committee On Motor Vehicles, Traffic and Highway Safety
Berkshire County theatre project wins informal federal backing
In Pittsfield the Office of Education signaled informal approval for a program to bring a professional troupe to Berkshire County schools funded by roughly 125000 dollars in the first year and about 400000 dollars over three years. Also in Pittsfield Judge O Malley granted a private hearing on 10 preliminary motions in the Bonnie Pearson murder case of Bruce D McConnell with trial set for February 5.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire County
Office of Education
Washington, D.C
Mary Hoff
Thomas J. O’malley
Atty. J. Norman O’connor
Adams
Bonnie Pearson
Bruce D. McConnell
North Adams
Williams students relocated as Taconic House renovation begins
William Inn housed 25 Williams College students after Ft. Hoosac dormitory fire will move to Taconic House, now under renovation. In North Adams, the state DPW will acquire South Church Street land for a $500,000 skating rink project to be handed to the DN R upon completion.
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Williamstown
Williams College
William Inn
Ft. Hoosac
Taconic House
Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity
North Adams
State Department of Public Works
South Church Street
Department of Natural Resources
So What Else Is New Group Says Taxes Go Up
The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation warned that state spending is rising and taxes are likely to increase. In its January newsletter it said the upward spending spiral is gaining momentum and a revenue shortfall of about $60 million could occur by 1971. It cited a potential June budget surplus but a balanced 1969 fiscal year.
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Boston
Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation
Taxpayers Foundation
Foundation
General Fund
Frank J. Zee
Romney Campaign Gains Ground in Granite State Race
Governor Romney resumes campaign in New Hampshire with an ambitious schedule aimed at closing the gap with Nixon. He will open a neighborhood headquarters in Derry, work out in Nashua, and campaign through Manchester Portsmouth Somersworth Concord Hanover and Dixville Notch with stops to meet high school editors and newsmen.
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N.H
UPI
George Romney
Michigan
New Hampshire
Richard M. Nixon
Romney
Derry
Daniel Bogumil
Sheraton Wayfarer
Bedford
Nashua
Manchester
Portsmouth
Somersworth
Rochester
Hanover
Lebanon-Hanover
Connecticut River Valley
Littleton
Colebrook
Dixville Notch
New England
State drug abuse program aimed at schools
Boston based state division of Food and Drugs announced a three phase effort to educate children, parents, teachers, and clergy about drug abuse. The plan begins with a film for students, followed by a 30 to 40 student discussion and ends with a meeting for parents and educators.
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Boston
UPS
of Food and Drugs
George A. Michael
Michael
Robbery Fails as Masked Gunman Grabs Trash Bag
In Westbury New York an armed robber approached 18 year old Robert Bredin as he locked up a local store just before midnight. He demanded the paper bag he carried and fled after taking it. The bag contained trash Bredin was taking to the garbage can.
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Westbury
N.Y
UPD
Robert Bredin
Richardson to lead crackdown on oil spills in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Attorney General Elliott L. Richardson announced a conference with state and local officials to curb oil spills threatening beaches and shorelines. He urged strict liability for polluters and weighed measures such as prohibiting bilge pumping, bonding tankers at state ports, and requiring Coast Guard permission and discharge logging.
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Boston
UPS
Elliott L. Richardson
Richardson
Falmouth
Sprague Docks Co
Weymouth
Corps of Engineers
Coast Guard
Massachusetts Port Authority
Departments of Health and Public Resources
Two Killed In Putney Vermont Highway Fatalities
Vermont records its first highway deaths of 1968 after an elderly motorist Herbert Allen Jr. 78 of Rochester dies in a head on crash on Vermont 100 as a compact car collides with a pickup. Nelson Bennett 20 of Quebec is killed when his line streched car is struck by a tractor trailer on Interstate 91 in Putney as a slack section of line connects to his suspended cable car.
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Putney
UPI
Vermont
Nelson Bennett
Quebec
Interstate 91
Lucien LaCasse
Montreal
Bennett
Sherburne
Herbert Allen Jr
Rochester
Vermont 100
Prouty Announces $182,000 Hew Grant for Vermont Schools
Senator Winston L. Prouty of Vermont announces a Health, Education and Welfare Department grant of 182000 dollars to Vermont to develop leadership resources in local schools.
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Washington
UPI
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Vermont
Scientist Says H-Bomb Search In Greenland Should Be Easy
Dr. Earl Hays of Woods Hole says locating hydrogen bombs lost after a B52 crash near Thule Greenland could be easier than Palomares Spain. Depths of 800 to 900 feet pose a marginal but feasible challenge. Ice will require large holes and possibly midget subs if divers cannot be used.
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Greenland
Woods Hole
Mass
UPI
Spain
Earl Hays
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Baffin Bay
Thule
Hays
Palomares
Arctic
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