Vermont Guardsmen Plan Regional Clothing Drive
Vermont National Guardsmen will collect clothing and shoes next month to aid families in southern Appalachia. Capt. Randall M. Nye of Burlington leads the statewide effort, with items gathered at guard armories and sent to Kentucky Tennessee and West Virginia through the Save the Children Federation.
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Craftsbury teen named Vermont Maple Queen on Tuesday
Sixteen year old Jennie Kinsey of Craftsbury Academy was chosen as the 1966 Vermont Maple Queen at the Vermont Farm Show in Barre. Rep Robert Stafford announced a $359000 construction contract to National Construction Co of South Boston for Barre Post Office expansion. Gov Hoff leads Vermont Day in Montreal trip with 500 Vermonters to attend Canadiens vs Rangers game at the Forum.
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Burlington Fire Pact Standoff With South Burlington
Burlington Mayor Francis Cain says the city will continue fire protection for South Burlington after the contract expired. Burlington seeks a flat $50,000 yearly fee on a five year deal, while South Burlington officials oppose the price.
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Police education program approved by SUNY Board
Troy Hudson Valley Community College President James J. Fitzgibbons announced the college has approval to offer a police professional education curriculum. The program, to be phased into extension then day division, leads to an associate in applied sciences with first classes starting within a month. Core and specialized courses include economics psychology police law electronic communications investigation narcotics control and juvenile procedures.
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Berkshire town forms sign guideline review committee
Williamstown selectmen agreed to appoint a new committee to review town sign guidelines after a consensus of 20 people at a Monday meeting. New rules will ban neon and plastic signs. North Adams Futures plans to help relocate seven businesses uprooted for a shopping center. Demolition begins in spring as six Main Street buildings are razed. Pittsfield council approves creation of a redevelopment authority to possibly take over Jubilee and Columbus projects from urban renewal. Adams man Carl Pelaccio, 39, receives a three month suspended sentence and two years probation for harassing phone calls to a Cheshire woman, after pleading guilty to the charge and testifying about hundreds of calls since 1965.
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U S Air Force Suspends SAC Flights over Spain
Madrid reports the United States halted all Strategic Air Command nuclear bomber flights over Spain after a January 18 B52 crash with four nuclear devices aboard. Seven of eleven crew were killed, one weapon unaccounted for, triggering global concerns and naval search efforts near Palomares.
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Colleges Discover Cheating Across U.S. Exams
At the University of Miami officials questioned freshmen about stolen exams sold for up to 40 dollars each. Other schools Rhode Island University Monmouth College Maine and Colorado's Air Force Academy are investigating similar cheating incidents as officials note past scandals and potential test readministrations. University of Miami vice president Armin Gropp says widespread cheating could force retakes.
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Hancock Track Battles To Save Racing Season
In Boston UPI reports lawyers battled to protect 24 racing dates for Berkshire Downs in Hancock as the State Racing Commission weighs approval before a Feb. 8 town meeting. Attorney Paul Tamburello argues Massachusetts Attorney General Brooke misinterpreted the law, seeking a court ruling and injunction while Suffolk Downs seeks all 90 dates.
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Proposal to modernize horse and buggy highway laws
Massachusetts lawmakers will receive a package to modernize the state's horse and buggy highway laws. A 46 member commission, appointed by Attorney General Edward W Brooke, drafted the measure. It would raise penalties for violations, remove tie laws from the 1780s, and anticipate future travel revolutions.
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IRS Returns 239 Million In Overpayments
The IRS said it returned 239 million dollars last year to taxpayers who misfiled income tax returns. It noted these refunds were in addition to 6 billion claimed by taxpayers themselves and warned that audits added about 2.7 billion in additional taxes due to misinterpretations of the tax law.
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Editor Named Stanford Professor of Communication
Herbert Brucker, editor of the Hartford Courant and advocate for press freedom, was named professor of communication at Stanford University. He will oversee a new $1 million journalism fellowship program funded by the Ford Foundation to allow working reporters to study and specialize for varying periods.
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