Vermont wins Silver Award for crusade effort in 1966
The Vermont Division of the American Cancer Society received a Silver Award at the 1967 National Volunteers Meeting in Chicago. Raymond J. Delaney accepted for Vermont, which raised 115,807 in 1966, 109.7 percent of 1965, ranking third in per capita giving behind Hawaii and Washington, D.C. Nevada trailed at 66,178. Montana is named as the 1967 competitor. Also, Rutland details Social Security checks mailed by zip code, with potential 2–3 day delays if a ZIP error occurs.
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Montpelier
Vermont
American Cancer Society
Chicago
Raymond J. Delaney
State Crusade
Nevada
Hawaii
Washington, D.C
Montana
Rutland
Raymond E. Bender
Social Security Administration
Bender
Vermont library panel to meet on Friday in Montpelier
Gov. Hoff's committee on Vermont library service will convene Friday in the Senate Chamber to finalize a draft library bill. The draft aims to improve inter library loan systems for about 1.5 million volumes and proposes state aid for libraries meeting minimum service standards.
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Vermont
North Hero Camp Abnaki Receives National Camping Award
Camp Abnaki of the Vermont State YMCA earning national recognition for excellence in camping based on the 1966 season. The certificate certifies 1967 status from the New England Area Council of YMCAs, with 387 boys in camp last summer and planning a banner 67th year.
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North Hero
Abnaki
Vermont
YMCA
Paul Bristol
New England
Horsebowl proposed to run New York lottery plan
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller and lawmakers meet to settle differences on statewide lottery administration. The compromise dubbed Horsebowl would blend a fishbowl drawing with a horse race system, holding horse races statewide then drawing the lottery race afterward to reduce race fixing concerns.
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Albany
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Browne Seeks History Curriculum Changes in New York
Albany Democrat from Queens urges approval of a measure requiring schools to cover the contributions of all races in U S history courses. He argues current books focus on slavery from 1619 to 1863 and omit minority contributions, aiming to provide a broader touchstone of history for minority and majority children.
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Albany
Kenneth N. Browne
Queens
Assembly
United States
Browne
Albany Diocese backs abortion law liberalization effort
The Albany Episcopal Diocese supported liberalizing the state 87 year old abortion laws. Bishop Allen W. Brown said the issue is not simply right versus wrong but a difficult moral choice between two rights and perhaps two wrongs.
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Albany
Albany Episcopal
Allen W. Brown
Berkshire land sale ties James Hunter plant to North Adams
A land sale agreement announced by James H. Hunter and Ernest L. Ward links the James Hunter Machine Co to a proposed North Adams plant. Sprague Electric will provide a 20 acre site on South Church Street and resell it after acquiring 403 acres from Martin-Marietta Co. Rezoning to industrial is needed. without land in the city, the plant would move.
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North Adams
James Hunter Machine Co
James H. Hunter
The
Machine Company
Ernest L. Ward
Sprague Electric Co
Sprague Company
Hunter
South Church Street
Southview Cemetery
Sprague
Martin-Marietta Co
Williams College student found dead in dorm basement
Danny P. Johnson II, 18, a Williams College sophomore from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was found dead Sunday night in the basement of West College residence hall. Berkshire medical examiner Dr. George T. Mullen said death was caused by strangulation by hanging. Police Chief Joseph Zoito Jr. ruled out foul play.
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Williamstown
Danny P., Johnson II
Williams College
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
West College
George T. Mullen
Northern
Berkshire
Joseph Zoito Jr
Mohawk Airlines Strike Settled After IAM Vote
Utica New York UPI Mechanics of the International Association of Machinists voted 350 to 86 to accept the pension offer and 344 to 98 to accept the back to work agreement ending a 54 day strike against Mohawk Airlines. About 75 mechanics may be cut as jets replace piston planes. 125 jobs could be eliminated but 500 strikers will be returned to payroll prior to layoffs. Mohawk serves 32 eastern cities from Bradley Field Windsor Locks Connecticut.
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Utica
N.Y
UPI
Mohawk Airlines
International Association of Machinists
IAM
Mohawk
Frank Cremona
John Peter Paul
District 147
Yankee Network Ends Broadcasts After 40 Years on Air
Yankee Network to cease operations February 26 after four decades of New England coverage. WNAC Boston manager Perry Ury cited technical reasons and said no other entity has stepped in to take over. Notices sent to about 30 stations spanning Connecticut to Maine.
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Yankee Network
Boston
UPI
Perry Ury
WNAC
New England
Connecticut
Maine
WBRK
Pittsfield
WHMP
Northampton
WHAI
Greenfield
Ware
WMAS
Springfield
WAAB
Worcester
WSAR
Fall River
WOCB
West Yarmouth
Mass
WTOR
Torrington
WNLC
New London
WCCC
Hartford
WEAN
Providence
WERI
Westerly
Rhode Island
WSYB
Rutland
WDEB
Waterbury
WKVT
Brattleboro
Vermont
WTSL
Hanover
WTSV
Claremont
WKNE
Keene
WKXL
Concord
WGIR
Manchester
WHEB
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
WAGM
Presque Isle
Wabi Bangor
WFAU
Augusta
WCOU
Lewiston
WPOR
Portland
WIDE
Biddeford
Hoff Testifies on Lack of Coordinated Federal Aid Information
Vermont Governor Philip Hoff told the Inter governmental Relations Subcommittee there is no single source for federal aid details or agency responsibility. He cited bureaucracy and duplicated operations as harming state needs and urged better coordination and state administrative reform before tax sharing.
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Gov
Washington
UPI
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Hoff
Attorney General seeks law creating State Law Enforcement Training Council
In Montpelier Atty Gen James L Oakes said the 1967 Legislature will be asked to create a Law Enforcement Training Council to conduct training for state county and municipal officers. After July 1 1968 all officers must be certified as trained personnel. A $15000 federal planning grant is requested under the law enforcement assistance act. A $25000 appropriation to be matched by a federal grant is proposed. A 10 member board would include an FBI representative to keep agencies updated on crime detection techniques. The council was a key campaign pledge advocating improved police training and possibly a Vermont university academy.
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Montpelier
UPT
James L. Oakes
Oakes
Council
Donald Smith
Washington
Oakes’ Office
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Vermont
Ing Council
University of Vermont
Burlington
Capitol Issues New Record By Middlebury Vocal Group
Middlebury College's Dissipated Eight choir announces their fourth album Selections By The Eight to be released by Capitol Records. The 20-song set features rock and roll show tunes old standards and comedy reflecting the group's long recording history since 1951 with prior albums in 1958 1961 and 1964.
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Middlebury
Dissipated Eight
Middlebury College
Capitol Records
New York City
Mem’ries
Oakes To Rule On Mail Order Prescriptions
Vermont Atty Gen James Oakes to rule Wednesday on legality of central Vermont residents applying for low cost mail order prescription drugs. Central Vermont Community Action Council organized the program three weeks ago with the Direct Drug Service of Washington DC. The Vermont Board of Pharmacy opposes it, saying state law vests regulatory power in the board.
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Montpelier
UPI
James Oakes
Central
Vermont
Central Vermont Community Action Council
Direct Drug Service
Washington, D.C
Vermont Board of Pharmacy
John McShane
Poultney
Grand Jury Hears Death Evidence
In Burlington a county grand jury will hear evidence today in the shooting death of William Bishop a 60 year old dairyman from Charlotte. Bishop was found dead December 11 in a field near the Brandon Training School with indications he was killed in Chittenden County. Two 16 year olds Dennis Wilbert and John Shequin are charged with taking Bishop's car on December 10 in Shelburne and are held on bail. They pleaded innocent and insanity to the charge and were arrested in Tolland Connecticut the same day the body was found. Attorneys general plan to present state evidence in the death.
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Burlington
UPI
William Bishop
Charlotte
Bishop
Brandon
Chittenden
Patrick Leahy
Rutland County
Dennis Wilbert
John Shequin
Shelburne
Wilbert
Shequin
Tolland
Conn
James Oakes
Leahy
Milne Escape Case Recessed for Inspecting Solitary Cells
Windsor UPI Municipal Court Judge Palmer Ainsworth recessed the prison escape case against former Rep. Donald Milne of Washington until February 10. The judge will personally inspect solitary confinement cells at the state prison after Milne, sentenced last year to four to six years for fraud forgery and embezzlement, was held for 10 days in isolation following his voluntary return to Vermont after an Aug. 28 escape.
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Windsor
UPI
Palmer Ainsworth
Donald Milne
Washington
Ainsworth
Milne
Vermont
Robert Smith
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New York
Down In
Frank W. Cimini
Bradlees Department Store
Keene, N.H
R.I
Hartford-Springfield
Bradley Field
Windsor Locks
Economic Development Administration
EDA
John Linnehan
Capitol Issues
Middlebury Vocal Group
Largs
Scotland
UPS
James Wham
John Liccardi
Emerson
N.J
Barry Kasprow
Sheldon Baker
Pittsburgh
East
Bennington, VT
Bennington
Edward DP. Mahar
Main St
Dhone
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Nationwide Insurance
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co
Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Nationwide Life Insurance Co
Columbus
Ohio
RFD
North Street
Arlington, VT
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