Pine Cobble School Burns in Massachusetts Fire
Pine Cobble School in Williamstown, an 82 year old three story wood frame building housing 12 classrooms and the library was gutted by a fire that required five hose companies to control. The fire, reported around 9 am, left the building a total loss while officials planned a state fire marshal investigation. Classes for 136 students were canceled, with temporary quarters offered by local churches, Williams College and other schools.
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Williamstown
Mass
Field Park
Williams College
Pine Cobble School
Pine Cobble
Ft. Hoosac
Swayze
Bennington
Constitutional Problems Seen as House Panel Balks at Crime Bill
Washington lawmakers debate Nixon anticrime proposals as House Judiciary Committee signals constitutional concerns. Chairman Emanuel Celler and Rep. McCulloch warn Senate version merits careful scrutiny and oppose measures infringing rights such as federal detention without trial and automatic sentence enhancements for habitual offenders. The group reviews Safe Streets Act funding mechanics with hearings set for Feb. 18.
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House
Judiciary
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
Senate
Nixon
Celler
McCulloch
Appeals
Aiken Urges Youth to Guard Traditions and Think
Washington Senator George D. Aiken challenged about 100 Hearst Youth Program participants to act as guardians of traditions while urging youth to seek reason over charisma. He warned that dramatic emotion in politics risks moral error exemplified by U.S. Vietnam policy and emphasized replacing outdated traditions with better norms.
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Celler
Washington
UPI
George D. Aiken
America
Vermont Republican
William Randolph Hearst
Aiken
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Tan Son Nhut
South Vietnam
U.S
Legislature to Consider CATV Regulation and Abortion
MONTPELIER API Vermont lawmakers will tackle two major measures. A bill to regulate the cable television industry faces formal consideration while a proposal to reform the state’s 124 year old abortion statute also advances. The pair reflects broad legislative activity during the session.
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Senate
Public Service Board
Senate Finance Committee
Thomas Hayes
Hayes
Deane C. Davis
New York
House
House Judiciary Committee
State College Board Laments Budget Cuts
Vermont colleges face a $500,000 state funding cut for the next fiscal year. Trustees authorize Provost Babcock to seek restoration. critics warn that Gov. Davis may seek to shrink or close campuses. The board weighs an 8 percent faculty raise while faculty push for a 20 percent pay hike, and tuition hikes are debated to fund salaries.
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Burlington
Vermont
Robert S. Babcock
Deane C. Davis
Ruth Page
Castleton State
Johnson State
Lyndon State
Vermont Technical College
Randolph
University of Vermont
Page
F. Ray Keyser
Lyndon
Davis
House
Senate
Carpenter
State Colleges Board
Johnson
Stamford Development Sparks Hearing On 3400 Acre Project
Stamford officials adopt a wait and see stance after 3400 acre development plans surface. Selectman Leon Beverly notes an open hearing on zoning set for Feb 11 and outlines possible routes through interim and permanent zoning with Town Meeting. Opie plans also touch Readsboro with 250 acres, facing local resistance and potential court challenges over five acre minimum zoning.
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Stamford
Leon Beverly
Beverly
District
Harvey Carter
Frank T. Opie
Ayer
Mass
Indian Head Plywood Co
Stamford Pond
Stameford
Carter
Opie
Readsboro
Martin’s Flat
Town Planning Commission
Henry F. Harris
Dover
Harris
Col. i
Kirk's Plea To Delay Desegregation Denied
The Supreme Court rejected Florida Governor Claude R. Kirk Jr.’s bid to delay the February 1 desegregation deadline for 14 southern school districts including Bay and Alachua counties. Kirk had argued financial and logistical hardship but the court denied his petition to participate further and did not explain the ruling.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Florida
Claude R. Kirk Jr
South
Bay
Alachua Counties
Fla
Kirk
Alachua
New Troy Names Ralph A. De Santis City Manager
Ralph A. De Santis, 40, of Inkster Michigan, selected from 30 applicants to be Troy New York city manager at 27000 annually. Mayor Nathan Werlin announced the appointment saying Troy has turned the corner in the manager council relations. De Santis will assume duties on or before March 1 and was previously inkster city manager since August 1966.
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Keyser
Frances Carpenter
Fair Haven
Davis
Carpenter
Troy
N.Y
Ralph A. DeSantis
Inkster, Mich
Nathan Werlin
Werlin
Citizens’ Screening Committee
DeSantis
New Jersey
Niagara Falls
Inkster
Adrian Gonyea
International City Manager’s Association
City Manager’s Association of
New York State
Inside view on fireplaces with central heating stance
On the Inside Gerald Raftery suggests that fireplaces are best when accompanied by central heating. Tom Wicker analyzes the road ahead for the state of the union. Shaftsbury Selectmen complain about a state spot check of real estate listings. New owners prepare to take over Whitingham Farms.
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Gerald Raftery
Tom Wicker
State of the Union
Shaftsbury
Whitingham Farms
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Edward H. McGowan
Robert J. Jones
Harley T, Proctor
Proctor & Gamble Soap Manufacturers
Kappa Alpha
Vietnam
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State College Board
State Department
Walter Blucher
Arlington
Readsboro Development Told
John Randolph
Justice Department
Louisiana
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
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