Vermont bobcats killed reach 262 in year
The Fish and Game Department reported 262 bobcats killed in Vermont last year, up from 260 in 1962. Orange County led with 36, followed by Rutland 30 Washington 27 and Windsor 26. All counties except Grand Isle had at least one kill. The Burlington area heard a loud unexplained noise with no official reports of trouble. Some linked it to lake Champlain ice cracking after a long January thaw. A public hearing on Simpson aid to education will be held Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the House chamber to discuss a new aid distribution formula.
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Fish & Game Department
Vermont
Orange County
Rutland County
Washington
Windsor
Grand Isle
Burlington
Lake Champlain
House
Senate
Hoff presses maple syrup tariff issue at Vermont show
Gov. Philip Hoff criticized lack of a tariff on Canadian maple syrup as Maple Sugar Makers banquet opened the 30th Vermont Farm Show. He noted Canada imposes duties on Vermont maple products and urged a U S tariff on Canadian syrup. Waterbury voters approve a 625000 bond for high school renovations including a new gym and combined auditorium cafeteria. Vermont faces four weeks with jobless rate above seven percent. 7416 initial claims for week ending Jan 25, about 16 percent higher than 1963.
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Waterbury
Montpelier
Vermont
Employment Security Department
Vermont Declares Olympic Day To Promote Skiing
Gov Philip H Hoff proclaimed Vermont Olympic Day as the 1964 Winter Games promote skiing, one of the state's biggest industries, inspiring local pride and tourism efforts.
Hearing planned on St Johnsbury yard abandonment
Gov Hoff said informal notice from the Interstate Commerce Commission shows a hearing will be held in St Johnsbury on the proposed abandonment of the St Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad yard. Union spokesmen fear this could signal broader service cutbacks in Vermont. The hearing details were not immediately available.
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Montpelier
Hoff
Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Johnsbury
Lamoille County
Vermont
Slayings and policy changes sweep New York towns
In Albany a gunman killed Sgt. Thomas P. McAvoy during a Manning Boulevard call as his family watched. Bethlehem voters banned student smoking at Bethlehem Central High, aligning with Surgeon General guidance. Cohoes heard a 1964 budget plan raising the tax rate to 53.29 with higher fire and police pay and more meters. Albany Medical Center Hospital weighs a seven day week, potentially offering all services daily including Sundays.
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Albany
Thomas P. McAvoy
Robert J. Huba
Manning Boulevard
Bethlehem
Board of Education
Bethlehem Central High School
Cohoes
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Two Berkshire women to receive Human Relations Award
In North Adams Mrs. Fred C. Perry and Mrs. Albert A. Maroni will be honored at the National Conference of Christians and Jews dinner on February 25 at Taconic Park Restaurant Williamstown for helping bring nearly 400 New York City children to Northern Berkshire for summer vacations over two decades. In Williamstown selectmen approved applying for a federal Green River watershed survey urged by Conservation Commission Chair James White to assess flood control recreation and water source potential with a 100 year forecast of fivefold water needs.
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North Adams
Fred C. Perry
Albert A. Maroni
Northern Berkshire
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Taconic Park
Williamstown
New York
Green River
Conservation Commission
James White
Stasiun Convicted on Bribe Charges in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Executive Councillor Ernest C. Stasiun 40 was convicted by a jury of soliciting and conspiring to solicit bribes and was released on 5000 bail pending appeal of a two year jail term. Co-defendants Manning and Rymszewicz also faced bribery charges with Manning receiving a one month house of correction.
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New Bedford
Mass
Massachusetts
Ernest C. Stasiun
Stasiun
Michael J. Manning
Boston
Richard M. Rymszewicz
Fairhaven
Merchants National Bank of New Bedford
Amedeo V. Sgarzi
Manning
House of Correction
Adlai on World Impact of U S Segregation at Brown University
United Nations Ambassador Adlai E Stevenson told a Brown University audience that the United States faces a paradox as segregation denies basic rights to its citizens while it preaches social justice abroad. He said delegates worldwide cannot understand this contradiction and emphasized the link between employment, equal opportunity, self esteem, and human rights. He discussed the challenge of explaining America’s liberty to others. Gas operated systems to cool most pavilions are planned for the 1964 65 New York World's Fair, with gas heating cooking and lighting also featured.
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Providence
R.I
United Nations
Adlai E. Stevenson
United States
Stevenson
Brown University
France
New York
UPI
Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association
Assassination Panic Shocks New York Exchange
G Keith Funston former exchange president said panic on the New York Stock Exchange at the Kennedy assassination was greater in the first minutes than in 1929. Specialists closed the market early saving customers money, amid rumors of further leadership plots. Stevenson addressed a regional conference on equal job opportunities for Negroes, urging UN positions on China and noting U S displeasure with France over recognizing Communist China. Conference sponsors included Brown and the Plans for Progress Advisory Council.
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Boston
New York Stock Exchange
Kennedy
G. Keith Funston
Exchange
Funston
Stock Exchange
Board of Governors
The
Association of Stock Exchange
Bock Exchange
Johnson
Stevenson
New England
Brown
Plans For Progress Advisory Council
President’s Committee On Equal Employment Opportunity
Bennington Banner Rates and Contact Details
The Bennington Banner reports its offices at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont with phone numbers for banner and advertising and lists subscription pricing by mail for Vermont within a 50 mile radius and nationwide rates including 38 months for 4.25 and 1 year for 15 with special rates for servicemen.
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Main St. Bennington Vt
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
AP News
Vermont
U.S
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Bennis
Tek
Fleetwood
W.H
Eddington Inc
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Wee
Thermo-Lite
North Street
Ian SY
Ramaav
Main Street
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Marlox
Chapstick
Moki GK
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Breck
Thermos
Clairol
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