Vermont awards 50000 tire contract to Barre firm
Richard C. Raymond announced Carle & Weaver Inc. of Barre won a 50 thousand dollar year contract to supply all of Vermont's tires and tubes. The Goodyear distributor offered the lowest prices. Raymond noted Goodyear's Windsor plant employs over 700 workers. Frank P. Free reported 32 state employees completed the first semester of the 1962 63 educational program, with 60 total having finished courses in public administration problems of state government and accounting across 12 departments, co sponsored by the Department of Administration and the University of Vermont.
Robert L. Jeffrey seeks re election as Montpelier city clerk
Robert L. Jeffrey announced Monday his bid for re election to Montpelier city clerk and treasurer. He has eight years in the state auditor role and former work with the Office of Price Stabilization and Vermont Hosiery Co. in Northfield.
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Montpelier
Robert L. Jeffrey
Jeffrey
State Auditor’s Office
Office of
Vermont Hosiery Co
Northfield
Vermont Senate votes to ratify poll tax abolition amendment
The Vermont Senate adopted a resolution to ratify a federal amendment eliminating the poll tax in all federal elections. The measure, previously passed by Congress, must gain three-fourths state approval to become law. Lt. Gov. Foote urged Vermont to lead, while Sen. Oakes noted five states still impose the tax. The bill moves to the House.
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Congress
Ralph A. Foote
Senate
Vermont
James L. Oakes
R-Windham
Alabama
Arkansas
Virginia
Mississippi
Texas
House
IJC to Hear Champlain Waterway Plan in Burlington
Senator George D. Aiken says the International Joint Commission will hold hearings in Burlington and the Richelieu Montreal area on a Champlain waterway linking Canadian and U S cities. No date set. hearings may follow a June site inspection.
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Washington
International Joint Commission
Burlington
United States
George D. Aiken
R-Nt
Lake Champlain
New York
Aiken
Richelieu-Montreal
Vermont
Rockefeller Plan Seeks Commission to End New York City Newspaper Strike
Governor Nelson Rockefeller proposes a 12 member State Commission of Public Concern to investigate labor disputes and push for a fair settlement of the New York City newspaper strike. Legislature must approve. commission would report findings and recommendations. In Troy, snow emergency rules were invoked as snow hit at two inches per hour, yet streets remained passable by 7 p.m.
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Albany
Nelson Rockefeller
Commission of Public Concern
New York City
Rockefeller
Troy
John J.sanvidge
Adams Selectmen Refer Lawrence Bieniek Mobile Home Question
Adams selectmen voted to refer the issue to the Board of Appeals after hearing town counsel and neighbors. Lawrence Bieniek seeks building permits for three 20 foot wide units hauled in two sections and bolted, money concerns cited by residents who fear property value drops.
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Adams
Lawrence Bieniek
Board of Appeals
Bieniek
Laurie J. King
Bieniek Ave
Pittsfield City Council rejects state police survey
The Pittsfield City Council voted 9 to 2 against a state Department of Public Safety survey of the Police Department urged by the grand jury and Mayor Raymond L. Haughey. Councilman-at-large Donald Butler questioned the basis and argued for a local survey with top department leaders.
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Pittsfield
State Department of Public Safety
Grand Jury
Raymond L. Haughey
Donald Butler
Butler
Vermont House Debates Litter Penalty and Scholarship Fund
Rep. Whitaker proposes driver liability for trash tossed by passengers with fines from 10 to 50 dollars. Rep. Vance pushes a state scholarship loan fund offering up to 1000 dollars a year for students 16 and older, funded by 250000 dollars, to be run by Vermont state college trustees.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Paul B. Whitaker
Chester
Judiciary Committee
Laine Vance
Danville
Trustees of
Vermont State Colleges
Cornelius Granai
R-Barre
House
Vance
Saltonstall Urges Peace Corps Vets Become Teachers
Dr. William Saltonstall headmaster of Phillips Exeter Academy appeals to Peace Corps veterans to consider teaching at Exeter. He sent a letter to Bernard Shriver noting the end of the volunteers first two year hitch and arguing their service would benefit the teaching field.
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Exeter
N.H
William Saltonstall
Phillips Exeter Academy
Saltonstall
Peace Corps
Vermont Honors Heroic Chaplains
The Vermont Legislature adopted a resolution honoring the four chaplains who died when the Dorchester was torpedoed in World War II. It asks Gov. Hoff to proclaim Feb. 3 as USS Dorchester Sunday, the 20th anniversary of the sinking. The chaplains were Dr. George L. Fox of Gilman Vermont, Dr. Alexander D. Goode of Washington DC, The Rev. John P. Washington of Newark New Jersey, and the Rev. Clark V. Poling of Schenectady New York.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
Greenland
George L. Fox
Gilman
Alexander D. Goode
Washington
John P. Washington
Newark
J.J
Clark V. Poling
Schenectady
N.Y
Bennington Banner Advertising Rates and Delivery Terms
The Bennington Banner publishes daily except Sundays and holidays at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont. It lists home delivery by carrier and subscription rates for Vermont within 50 mile radius and elsewhere in the U S with three six and twelve month options. Special rates for servicemen are noted.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
Vermont
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
U.S
New England Governors Propose 2.7 Million Fair Exhibit
The six New England governors agreed on a 2.7 million dollar exhibit for the New York World's Fair with costs shared by states. Massachusetts 1,134,000 Maine 459,000 Connecticut 459,000 New Hampshire 324,000 Vermont 189,000 Rhode Island 135,000. A next meeting was set for February 25 in Boston.
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Boston
New England
Endicott Peabody
Massachusetts
Phillip Hoff
Vermont
John King
New Hampshire
John H. Chafee
Rhode Island
Maine
Connecticut
New Mountain Reporting Service Aids Private Pilots
In New Hampshire the White Mountains aviation safety plan Operation Stoneface starts March 1. Pilots must report every 10 minutes to flight service stations and monitors will locate contact loss within miles. The region has seen crashes including Dartmouth’s Dr Ralph Miller and Dr Robert Quinn whose bodies were found two months after their plane disappeared.
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Lebanon
N.H
White Mountains
New Hampshire
Ralph W. Miller
Dartmouth College
Miller
Robert F. Quinn
Belgium’s Flemings and Walloons Diverge Within Borders
Brussels reports Belgium houses two distinct ethnic civilizations the Dutch speaking Flemings in the north and the French speaking Walloons in the south. Intermittent friction arises from these cultural divisions within the same country.
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Brussels
UPI
Belgium
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