Classics Professor To Spend Spring in Greece On Sabbatical
University of Vermont professor Dr. John H. Kent will spend the spring semester in Greece on sabbatical to study and prepare for publication Corinthian inscriptions found since 1950. He translated inscriptions from Corinth excavations 1925 to 1950 at the request of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. Most inscriptions are from the Hellenistic period around 323 B.C. Kent aims to study temple kept economic inscriptions to illuminate ancient economic life.
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University of Vermont
Greece
John H. Kent
Kent
American School of Classical Studies
Athens
Corinth
Vermont educator named to Eastern Educational Network board
Dr. Raymond V. Phillips director of University of Vermont Summer Session and Evening Division programs was elected to serve as a member of the Eastern Educational Network Board. The network, formed in 1960, facilitates interchange of programs among eastern U S ETV stations.
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Burlington
Raymond V. Phillips
University of Vermont
Eastern Educational Network Board of Trustees
EEN Board
ETV
United States
Conference on Current Educational Issues Opens at Goddard College
PL AINFIELD The first of three education conferences begins this weekend at Goddard College with the theme Education and National Policy. Stanley L. Freeman Jr. of the University of Maine will chair. Other speakers include Gabriel Jacobs Green Acres School Harold Raynolds Vermont State Board of Education and Robert Spencer St Michael's College.
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Plainfield
Goddard College
Stanley L. Freeman Jr
University of Maine
Gabriel H. L. Jacobs
Green Acres School
Bethesda
Harold Raynolds
Vermont State Board of Education
Robert Spencer
St. Michael’s College
Winooski Park
Driver to face trial for involuntary manslaughter in Vermont
In Windsor County Superior Court Daniel Craig of Bradford will be tried in March on three counts of involuntary manslaughter for a Nov 30 Wilder crash that killed three men moving a dead cow from the highway. The cow had been struck by another car. In Montpelier Gov Hoff’s office said James E. Manahan of St Albans was in line to head the Health Board but suffered a heart attack.
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Woodstock
Windsor County
John Parker
Daniel Craig
Bradford
Craig
Wilder
Montpelier
Hoff
James E. Manahan
St. Albans
State Health Board
Manahan
Gunman in McAvoy killing triggers regional manhunt
Albany police Sgt. Thomas P. McAvoy was killed by an unidentified gunman Tuesday prompting a 13 state area alert. A fund was set up for his widow and two sons. Suspects resembling the killer were reported in Syracuse and Pittsfield as authorities chase leads. In Troy, an industrial airpark committee outlined plans to attract industry while noting 1963 flight costs rose from limited local services.
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Albany
Times-Union
Thomas P. McAvoy
Syracuse
Pittsfield
Mass
Troy
Mt. Greylock to Add Four Teachers Ahead of New Year
Assistant Superintendent Robert Osterman says Mt. Greylock Regional High School will hire four teachers next year to meet expected enrollment growth. Two English teachers, one math or science teacher, and one hybrid English guidance position are planned to support students and activities.
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Williamstown
Mt. Greylock
Robert Osterman
Alan Ladd Dies at 50 in California Studio Gate Dream
Hollywood star Alan Ladd dies at age 50 in Palm Springs, found in his bedroom after a nap. Police say natural causes, autopsy ordered. wife Sue Carol away in West Los Angeles. Ladd rose to fame as a gunman in This Gun for Hire and drew massive fan mail at Paramount.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Alan Ladd
Gus Kettmann
Ladd
Sue Carol
Los Angeles
Alan
Carol
Robert Preston
Music Man
Paramount
New England Sites Named National Landmark by Udall
Eight New England sites receive Registered National Landmark status in a U S Interior Department announcement. The list includes the James G. Blaine Home in Maine, U S Naval War College in Newport Rhode Island, New Haven’s first telephone exchange, Boston Light, Boston’s first subway, Lake Champlain’s Ticonderoga Burlington Vermont, Steven Tyng Mather Homestead in Darien Connecticut, and Saugus Iron Works in Saugus Massachusetts.
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New England
United States Department of the Interior
Stewart L. Udall
United States
James G. Blaine
Governor’s Mansion
Maine
U.S. Naval War College
Newport
R.I
New Haven
Conn
Boston Light
Boston Harbor
North America
Lake Champlain
Burlington, Vt
Steven Tyng Mather
Darien
Saugus
College Students Win Guessing Contest With Slide Rules
Three Staten Island college boys used slide rules and probability math to guess the BTU capacity of a 7 foot tank at the Staten Island Ferry terminal. Lewis Mandell Jeffrey Michaels and Arthur Sher placed second and third and shared prize money after submitting about 500 entries.
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New York
Staten Island
Lewis Mandell
City College
Jeffrey Michaels
Arthur Sher
Brooklyn College
Michaels
Vermont Urges Early Filing for Income Tax Refunds
Vermont Department of Taxes urges taxpayers and representatives to file returns early to speed refunds for 1963. All 1963 withholding statements must accompany filings. Joint Vermont returns may be advantageous for married couples with separate federal returns. Military members may defer tax payment for six months post discharge, not the filing. All questions on the return must be answered to avoid processing delays.
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Vermont
Department
Commissioner of Taxes
United States Military Service
Bennington Banner contact and subscription rates reveal regional info
The Bennington Banner lists telephone numbers for business Newsroom and Advertising. It notes daily circulation with mail subscription pricing for Vermont and U.S. delivery, including 8 month 4.25 6 month 8. 1 year 15 and special rates for servicemen.
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Bennington Banner
Main St. Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
AP News
Vermont
U.S
Ninth Person Dies After Drinking Sterno
In Houston Maine a ninth victim died from methyl alcohol poisoning after a drinking party in a shack by the town dump. Walter Leo Saulis died in a hospital and four women and five men remain ill, all linked to consuming canned heat at a victim’s home. Authorities say the fuel was an industrial strength version commonly used by destitute drinkers.
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Houston
Maine
Walter Leo Saulis
Boston Group Receives 700000 Federal Grant for Youth Programs
The President's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime awarded a 700000 grant to Action for Boston Community Development in Boston. Mayor John F. Collins received the grant from Anthony Celebrezze. The three year Youth Opportunities Project aims to expand education employment and social services in Roxbury the South End and Charlestown with programs for 1600 youths and related school based efforts.
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Action For Boston Community Development, Inc
John F. Collins
U. S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Federal Building
Collins
Action For Boston Community Development
President’s Committee
U. S. Department of Labor
Ford Foundation
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