Hoff opposes lawmakers as University of Vermont trustees
Gov. Philip Hoff backs legislation to end legislators serving as University of Vermont trustees citing conflict of interest. University President Lyman Rowell argues no conflict and notes lawmakers have aided the university. The issue surfaced as George Kingston resigned from the Vermont Board of Mental Health to comply with Hoff’s policy, while Kingston asked Hoff to consider trusteeship conflicts. The Legislature elects nine trustees. the governor appoints three. The second item: American Legion national commander John E. Davis will be in Vermont Feb 10-11 for the mid winter conference in Barre. he will address a joint Legislature session Feb 10. plans include the Newport convention July 13-15.
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Vermont Board of Mental Health
Hoff
General Assembly
Montpelier
American Legion
Vermont
Vermont Department
Barre
John E. Davis
North Dakota
Vermont American Legion Auxiliary
Post 10
Davis
Department
Newport
Vermont Supreme Court dismisses LaFreniere bid to unseat Lunnie
The Vermont Supreme Court ruled former Rep. Bertha LaFreniere had no legal remedy to overturn her defeat by Neal C. Lunnie after a recount raised questions over 31 double ballots. LaFreniere claimed the ballots should have been discarded for lack of party intent.
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Lunnie
Currier Wills Continue Philanthropic Activities
A 1966 grant of 117000 for a new Mr. Tabor Danby Union Elementary School was among gifts by Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Currier, who vanished in a plane. Their will provisions will sustain Taconic Foundation work through probate, with donations totaling over 750000 last year and undisclosed future support to programs in civil rights child welfare and mental health.
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Curriers
Taconic Foundation
The
Taconic
Victor Weingarten
Currier
Weingarten
Audrey
Allied Factures
Richard Currier
Europe
David K. E. Bruce
United States
London
Andrew W. Mellon
Harvard
Neighborhood Day Nursery
Harlem
Scenic Hudson Preservation Committee
Consolidated Edison
Cornwall
N.Y
Danby Scouts Plan First Court of Honor
Danby Boy Scout Troop 319 schedules its first court of honor for February 2 at 8 pm in Danby Mt. Tabor Elementary School. Scoutmasters Edgar Olsen and Arthur White will have Committee Chairman Miles L. Finch Jr. present badges of rank to advancing boys.
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Danby
Danby - Mt. Tabor
Edgar Olsen
Arthur White
Miles L. Finch Jr
Fire siren returns to original top of old Manches ter Center firehouse
Local authorities moved the town siren back to the top of the old Manches ter Center firehouse on Wednesday afternoon after complaints it was inaudible from the town shed. Cub Scouts plan a small car derby at St Pauls Church tonight at 7 30 with judges Don Powers and Henry Markey and starter Lynford W Bourn. Mrs Clifford B Harwood attends a National Federation of Republican Women meeting in New Orleans. she heads Vermont's federation unit. The school board gathers Friday to finish this year budget. Firefighters doused a car fire in the Grand Union parking lot at 10 15 a m Wednesday. The Bennington County Cooperative Creamery will hold its annual meeting at Mt Equinox Grange Hall Saturday with officers elected and Harold Clark of Vermont Agriculture Department as guest speaker.
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St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Don Powers
Henry Markey
Lynford W. Bourn
Clifford B. Harwood
New Orleans
National Federation of Republican Women
Harwood
Vermont
Grand Union
Bennington County Cooperative Creamery
Mt. Equinox Grange Hall
Harold Clark
Agriculture Department
Springfield man charged with first degree murder
Earl Miner, 24, of Springfield, faced a first degree murder charge in Windsor Municipal Court. He was to enter a plea that afternoon before Judge Palmer Ainsworth after State Pathologist Dr. Richard Woodruff said Bonnie Miner, 19, was shot four times with a rifle Tuesday.
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Woodstock
UPI
Earl Miner
Springfield
Windsor
Miner
Bonnie
Palmer Ainsworth
Richard Woodruff
Retirement Planned by General Aniline Chemist Hayden
John J. Hayden of 6 Fourth St Hoosick Falls retires Feb 1 after 25 years as a research and development chemist at General Aniline and Film Corp He holds several leadership roles within the firm including executive secretary of the Supervisors Association and president of the General Aniline Employees Federal Credit Union He plans a consulting engineering office in chemical and civil fields and will continue land surveying He is an RPI graduate and a licensed professional engineer and surveyor in NY VT and MA.
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Rensselaer
Vincent DeMase
General Aniline and Film Corp
John J. Hayden
Fourth St
Hoosick Falls
Hayden
U.S
General Aniline
Athletic Association
Supervisors Association
Employer Benevolent Association
General Aniline Employes Federal Credit Union
RPI
New York
Vermont
Massachusetts
Albany Medical College Receives Grants for Education and Medicine
Albany Medical College in Albany secured a 159000 dollar National Cancer Institute grant to boost cancer education among students residents and practicing physicians in the region over three years under the oncology division led by Dr. Kenneth B. Olson. A Kellogg Foundation grant of 250000 dollars over five years will bolster the Department of Medicine, part of a broader foundation effort to fund full-time faculty and improved teaching resources.
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Albany
Albany Medical College
National Cancer Institute
Medical Division
Kenneth B. Olson
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Medical College
Department of Medicine
Foundation
GE To Shut Down a Week
General Electric Co announced it will close its television manufacturing operations at Electronics Park in Syracuse for a week starting February 20. The shutdown will idle 4,400 hourly paid employees. Manager Gilbert E. Dwyer cited seasonal slack in the industry.
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Syracuse
General Electric Co
Electronics Park
Gilbert E. Dwyer
Pittsfield night club petition delayed by licensing board
Berkshire report shows Pittsfield licensing board postponing for two weeks action on a petition to permit a teen age night club on Commercial Street. The plan touted a teen age Hulabaloo Scene with original TV performers, drawing criticism from the chair and a board member who cited prior regrets over such venues. In Williamstown, a separate article seeks 35000 for Taconic Park area purchase for a town pool and picnic grounds, recommended by the Finance Committee with a condition of 50 percent state reimbursement.
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Pittsfield
Harry Burns
Francis Callahan
Williamstown
Taconic Park
Cranston man killed on Merrill Road construction job
Herbert V. Nicholas, 52, of Cranston Rhode Island, was killed Wednesday on a construction site on Merrill Road in Pittsfield. Police say a pin fell from a crane crossbar during disassembly, releasing tension and striking him in the head. Medical examiner Dr. Ernest Segnalla ruled the death a massive skull fracture.
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Pittsfield
Herbert V. Nicholas
Cranston
R.I
Merrill Road
Nicholas
Ernest Segnalla
Berkshire County
Need For Day Care Center Seen In Manchester
Manchester reports a advisory committee finds a day care center is needed for working mothers. No establishment recommendation is made and budget constraints keep new projects on hold. Federal funds could cover up to 80 percent of costs for a center with full time staff and about 12 hours daily. Dr. Mason O. Barney named nursing supervisor for Medicare qualification. Dr. Frank Harrigan resigns from Medical Advisory Committee.
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Manchester
Manchester Welfare and Nursing Association
Robert C. Brewster
Robert Palmer
Robert L. Clayton
Zion Episcopal Church
Brewster
Association
Mason O. Barney
Medicare Qualification. Dr. Barney
Frank E. Harrigan
Medical Advisory Committee
Harrigan
Tax Receipts Rise In Vermont Fiscal Year Start
Vermont tax receipts for seven months of fiscal 1967 exceed the prior year by 3.5 million, totaling 22.36 million since July 1, 1966. Personal income tax remains the largest source with 12.6 million collected, up 2.8 million, while cigarette tax and railroad tax show declines.
Hoosick Falls Youth Arraigned in Assault Case
Robert J. McGarvin II, 18, of Hoosick Falls, was arraigned in Town of Hoosick Court on a second degree assault charge stemming from a tavern argument that led to a fight in Hoosick about 3 a.m. Saturday. Rob ert R. Babson, 21, of Bennington, sustained a fractured right arm. The case was continued for a preliminary hearing Tuesday at 7 p.m. State Police BCI Brunswick investigated.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Robert J. McGarvin II
AD 2
Hoosick Court
Robert R. Babson
Bennington
Babson
McGarvin
Hoosick
BCI
Brunswick
House Votes on Modified Voter Qualification Bill in Vermont
The Vermont House concurred with the Senate on a voter qualification bill but added a minor amendment, shifting the measure’s effective date to passage. Debate focused on clerks’ ability to prepare check lists before town meetings, with concerns about adding up to 200 new residents to eligibility. The House also approved penalties for telephone harassment and repealed governor authority to sell Lyndon State College, while a Vietnam veteran bonus bill proposing $10 monthly payments for eligible veterans was introduced with a $1.3 million funding plan.
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Erma Puffer
Vernon
Vermont
House
John Hancock
Hardwick
Senate
Carroll Towne
Milton
Lyndon State College
Rules Committee
Legislative Council
Vietnam
Linnehan sworn in as co chairman of New England commission
John J Linnehan was sworn in as federal co chairman of the New England Regional Development Commission a 27 000 post. Sponsored by Sen Kennedy Linnehan will lead closely with Gov Volpe and top federal officials to steer regional federal appropriations promote tourism trade and transportation. The ceremony drew Postmaster General OBrien and SBA administrator Boutin among others as New England leaders hailed the historic day.
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UPI
New England
Baby
Volpe
Linnehan
Commerce
John T. Connor
Lawrence F. O’brien
Springfield
Mass
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