Official defends cost of east west road study
Concord New Hampshire Chester Wiggin Jr says the abandoned East West highway study costing 285000 yielded valuable data. The project would have connected Vermont to Maine and faced environmental and cost objections. New Hampshire Vermont and Maine would each receive about 70000 for further studies.
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UPI
New England
Cochairman
New England Regional Commission
Chester Wiggin Jr
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maine
Wiggin
B52 raids rise as Vietnam war pace quickens
Saigon reports heavy B52 bombardment in South Vietnam the heaviest in four months. Six waves dropped at least 540 tons targeting base areas 609 near the tri-border region and Khe Sanh in the A Shau Valley. South Vietnamese forces said four tanks were destroyed and Skyraiders claimed three. Westmoreland warned of a coming offensive as Tet nears.
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China
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Ben Het
Dzu
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Saigon
UPI
Stewart Kellerman
Mekong
Cai Lay
Dmz
Khe Sanh
A Shau
Kehoe welcomes probe into Vermont fish and game dept
Vermont fish and game commissioner Edward Kehoe told a Burlington audience he would welcome legislative investigation into his department. He said a review of financial or managerial aspects or “the whole thing” could occur as “chips fall where they may.” Critics cited policies on antlerless seasons sparking a legislative ban, with a doe season extended to Jan 1973.
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Burlington
UPI
Edward Kehoe
Fish and Game
Kehoe
Superior Judge resumes hearing in Corenco land dispute
Superior Judge William C. Hill resumes today hearing evidence in the Corenco land taking case. The firm seeks 500000 more in compensation for 75 acres than the 280000 offered by Burlington for the municipal park. A Chittenden County jury trial was waived. Burlington already took possession of the land including lake shore property last spring. Burlington also notes Vermont gains direct dial for New England Telephone customers, ending operator handoffs.
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Burlington
UPI
William C. Hill
Corenco
Chittenden
Lake Shore
Snowmobile deaths tally in upstate New York incidents
A Glenville couple died after their snowmobile struck a chained private road on Ridge Road. At Ellis Hospital in Schenectady they were pronounced dead. Over the weekend three other snowmobile fatalities were logged in Ontario, Herkimer, and Cattaraugus counties involving riders aged 21 to 37. In Troy, a 13 year old boy was rescued from a 150 foot abandoned water tower on Mt Ida after a dramatic four firemen rescue. Michael Morrow climbed the tower and got trapped. firefighters were lowered to free him.
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Glenville
Schenectady
Ridge Road
Daniel
Marcella Demarest
Ellis Hospital
Upstate New York
George Mercer
Rochester
Honeoye Lake
Ontario County
Paul Ramos
Longville
Big Moose
Herkimer County
Stillwater Road
Richard Alderman
Allegheny
Olean
Cattaraugus County
Troy
Mt. Ida
William E. Phoenix
Michael Morrow
William Cook
GE predicts 300 job loss in Pittsfield first quarter 1972
GE management forecast a 300 decrease in local employment for the first quarter of 1972, reducing expected Pittsfield jobs from 9,500 at year end to about 9,200 by March 31. A GE News editorial cites transformer related business profitability as central to local troubles and promises cost controls and productivity improvements.
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General Electric Co
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