Vermont State Police Seek Young Men for Trooper Posts
Vermont public safety officials announce trooper recruitments for men aged 21 to 34 who are high school graduates and at least 5 feet 9 inches tall. Applications for the next training school must be received before Feb 15. Details and forms available from the Training Division in Montpelier. The same report notes 149,113.07 dollars was spent in the first half of fiscal year 1965-66 on community mental health services with local clinics contributing 51,658.51 dollars and the state 97,454.56 dollars.
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Public Safety
E.A. Alexander
Alexander
Department of Public Safety
Jonathan P.A. Leopold
State Eyes Pavilion Hotel for State Office Use
Montpelier plans to buy and revamp the Pavilion Hotel as state office facilities. Gov Hoff seeks about 1.2 million to purchase and refurnish for the Motor Vehicle and Public Safety Departments, with 138 thousand slated for immediate purchase and possible deferral of reconstruction to 1967. The state already holds a 10 thousand option on the property.
Vermont ETV Measure Clears Appropriations Panel
The $2.3 million educational television bill sponsored by the administration passes the House Appropriations Committee with a unanimous vote. Rep. Sanborn Partridge B R Proctor says it goes to the House next week. If approved, a Vermont ETV network will operate this October under the University of Vermont and Vermont Agriculture College.
Vermont wardens seek pay raises to cut workweek
Fish and Game Commissioner Edward F. Kehoe backs Vermont game wardens who are circulating petitions to present to the legislature for raises. He says he will go to the Supreme Court if needed. Wardens currently work a 55 to 60 hour week and request a 48 hour work week.
Weston woman gifts Green Mountain College a large donation
Miss Madeline Moses of Weston Mass presented Green Mountain College in Poultney with a 145 484 gift. She is daughter of the late Horace A Moses founder of Strathmore Paper Co. Her father graduated from the academy that preceded the college in 1882 and served as trustee for 45 years.
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UPI
Madeline Moses
Weston
Mass
Green Mountain College
Moses
Horace A. Moses
Strathmore Paper Co
Macy's New York store opens mid March staff over 1000
Macy's in New York expects a mid March opening for a new Colonie department store with cornerstone ceremonies held Thursday. The firm is hiring and developing a local staff of more than 1,000 from the area. Gov Rockefeller commuted five Sing Sing death row sentences, sparing a Troy man and granting clemency under the new capital punishment law.
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Macy’s Department
David L. Yunich
Macy’s
New York
Albany
Troy
Nelson Rockefeller
Sing Sing
Edward LaBelle
Rosemarie Sway
Cohoes
Rockefeller
Box Office Chief Named for Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Saratoga Springs selects Vern Armstrong to organize and direct the box office for next summer's new Performing Arts Center and Festival. Armstrong, a Jacksonville native and UF graduate, has served as assistant treasurer at New York City Center and treasurer at Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall. He aided S Hurok as treasurer of the first Hurok ballet subscription series in New York City and is an American Academy of Dramatic Arts alum.
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Saratoga Springs
Vern Armstrong
City Center
Lincoln Center
Saratoga
Jacksonville
University of Florida
Armstrong
New York City Center
Philharmonic Hall
S. Hurok
New York City
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Williamstown Teachers Donate to $1 Million Rights Fund
Williamstown elementary teachers in Berkshire report full participation in a million-dollar fund for teacher rights, organized by the Williamstown Teachers Association.
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Williamstown
Williamstown Teachers Association
Non-Catholic Minister Leads Prayers at Cemetery
The Rev. Prescott Beach of St. Helena's Chapel New Lenox officiated at committal services in St. Joseph's Cemetery Pittsfield becoming the first non Catholic clergy to offer graveside prayers under a new Springfield diocese policy allowing non Catholic ministers to give such prayers at Catholic burial grounds.
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Prescott Beach
St. Helena’s Chapel
New Lenox
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Springfield
Hopkins Hit With Daily Fine For Storing Unregistered Cars
Judge John J. Dwyer in Lee District Court Thursday levied a twenty dollar per day fine on Seth H. Hopkins for storing unregistered cars. The order takes effect immediately and remains in force until all vehicles are removed from the lot.
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John J. Dwyer
Lee District Court
Seth H. Hopkins
Dwyer
Movie Star Hedy Lamarr Faces Shoplifting Charge
Los Angeles police accuse actress Hedy Lamarr of stealing $86 worth of clothes and cosmetics from the May Co. department store after a shoplifting incident in the parking lot. Lamarr, 51, was booked on a petty theft charge and released on bail after about four hours in jail.
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May Co
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Miss McCarry
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Lewis W. Boles Jr
Boles
Arthur G. Lawrence
Con Con for Vermont Aired At Forum in Montpelier
In Montpelier the Citizens Assembly on the Vermont Constitution drew participants from the League of Women Voters and the Vermont Home Demonstration Clubs for an all day session. UVM political science professor Andrew Nuquist praised the constitution and urged broad amendments to minimize future changes while noting the 14th Amendment review. Superior Judge William Hill called for court reform, longer tenures for judges, and fewer probate districts as part of the day's discussion.
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UVM
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League of Women Voters
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U.S. District Court
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Hill
Supreme Court
Bernice Payeur
North Concord
Payeur
Democratic Party
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Charles Gibson
Connecticut League
Doris Steele
Vermont Extension Service
Ward Phelps
LWV
Bennington
Clarence Howard
Bradford Smith
L.W. Gillette
League
Marion Harris
James Bullard
Home Demonstration Club
Auto Manufacturers Asked To Sponsor Traffic Safety
Gov. George Romney urged Ford, General Motors, Chrysler and American Motors to co sponsor a private foundation backing Michigan traffic safety. Executives defended auto safety, urged broader education and advocacy, while lawmakers debated constitutional issues at a 200-attendee conference.
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Lansing
Mich
API
George Romney
Michigan
Romney
Ford Motor Co
Miller
Oy Abernethy
American Motors
Central Vermont Files Lower Electric Rates
Central Vermont Public Service Corp filed an annual rate cut of 8 percent totaling 400000 dollars with Vermont's Public Service Board. Residential customers about 53000 will see an estimated 392000 dollars in reductions, effective March 1, with a new general service space heating rate. The plan lowers all usage after 60 KWH to 2 cents per KWH, with tiered rates for the first 60 KWH and 60 KWH plus usage. St Albans area retains a lower rate, and CVPS expects the change to boost electricity use in homes and farms.
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Rutland
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
Public Service Board of Vermont
CVPS
Albert A. Cree
Cree
Vermont
St. Albans
Public Electric Light Company
Filibuster Stretches Longest In State Senate History
South Carolina Senator Roger W. Scott, a 67 year old rural Dillon County farmer, spoke for 17 hours in a televised filibuster against a 50 member reapportionment plan. His quotes and laid back style drew networks, while colleagues sought to limit cameras and end the session. The urban led House approved the plan amid the marathon session.
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March draft quota set at 32,900 men
The Army will draft 27,900 men and the Marine Corps 5,000 in March while the Navy and Air Force plan no draftees. Defense asked the Selective Service System for the quota, up from February’s 29,400. January’s call stood at 37,280.
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Marine Corps
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Air Force
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