Knowles says AMA would have opposed Egeberg if chosen first
Boston based Dr John H Knowles director of Massachusetts General Hospital says he would have been defeated if Dr Roger O Egeberg had been appointed first for the nations top health post He says AMA opposition would have shifted but praises Egeberg as a magnificent man and predicts a smooth Congress path for his nomination Knowles notes AMA backed him in public but privately opposed him and urges doctors to boost political involvement with major medical groups supporting his stance
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UPI
John H. Knowles
Republican Party
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MGH
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HEW
Wgbh-Tv
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Finch
Egeberg
Congress
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Bob Wilson
Calif
Edward Annis
Tom Reardon
WEEI
American Nurses Association
American Public Health Association
American Hospital Association
Association of American Medical Colleges
Munroe County Medical Society
Upstate
New York
Aiken Sees ABM Compromise In Senate Push
Senator George Aiken predicts a Senate compromise on Nixon's Safeguard ABM system. He expects approval of research in radar and space missiles with little difficulty while opposing deployment by the Defense Department. Aiken forecasts the debate on July 7 or 15, and notes other lawmakers push for research without installation.
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George Aiken
R-Vt
Senate
Nixon
Aiken
Chamber
Defense Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Agriculture and Treasury Departments
Thomas MccIntyre
Senate Armed Services
Tee
McIntyre
Lyndon Johnson
Montana
South Dakota
Vermonters Can Collect For Over-Priced Drugs
Vermonters may claim up to funded shares in a $100 million price fixing settlement involving Pfizer, Wyeth, Bristol-Myers, Squibb, and Upjohn for purchases of aureomycin tetramycin and tetracycline products between 1954 and 1966. Vermont allocations total $91,400 with August 1 notice deadline. unclaimed funds revert to the state general fund or charity.
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Upjohn Co
Jeffords
Vermont
State General Fund
Pesticide Levels in Maine Lobsters Rise in Two Years
Boston based report notes an alarming rise in pesticide quantities in Maine lobsters over the last two years. Massachusetts scientists test lobsters for DDT and DDE, with Cape Cod cranberries linked pesticides found in Cape Cod waters. officials call for study funding and pesticides control actions.
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Boston
API
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Massachusett
Arte
Cape God
Salisbury
Leigh Bridges
Grafton
State Division of Marine Fisheries
William Co. Jerome Jr
Newbury
Arnold Carr
Falmouth
Sandwich
Cape Cod
Brownell
John A. S. McGlennah
Concord
Welfare Complaints Prompt Vermont Panel Meeting
In Montpelier the Governor's Committee on Social Welfare planned to meet amid criticism that welfare rules deter and humiliate applicants. Vermont Legal Aid cites 90 percent of its cases involve abused welfare clients, while local officials say enrollment is difficult. The panel probes potential abuses and eligibility removals. In Winooski, Upward Bound at St. Michael's College will host about 60 Vermont freshmen and 40 New York black youths, focusing on communications and skills, with courses in driver education and science. Burlington hosts the 1969 Summer Institute in Mathematics at the University of Vermont, a NSF funded program with 66 teachers from across the U.S. continuing through August 15.
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Newport
Winooski
Vermont
St. Michael’s College
New York
Grand Isle
Chittenden
Franklin
St. Michael’s
Burlington
University of Vermont
Texas
National Science Foundation
Vermont Atty challenges 2 dollar rate hike on 100 deductible plans
Rutland attorney Robert Bloomer argued before Banking and Insurance Commissioner Charles Black against a 2 dollar increase on 100 deductible auto policies, part of a 1967 rate dispute tied to Rutland area premiums that went into effect April 2. Gov Davis renews contract with Jonathan Brownell as interim executive director of the Crime Control and Prevention Commission.
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Montpelier
UPC
Robert Bloomer
Rutland
Charles Black
Bloomer
Vermont Supreme Court
James Hunt
Rating Bureau
Cohoes Must Pick Mayor In November General Election
Atty. Gen. Lefkowitz ruled Cohoes must elect a mayor in November to fill the vacancy from Dr. James McDonald’s death. The Common Council president acts as mayor until January after the election. Frank Colarontolo is currently serving as mayor. In North Colonie the school board kept the smoking ban and cut the tax rate about $1 per $1,000. A student survey favored restoring a smoking room 10-1, while faculty backed the current stance 3-1. Valley Falls mill James Thompson and Co. must stop polluting the Hoosick River, connect to the town waste system by December 31, 1971, or build own facilities by October 1, 1971, with a wastewater report due September 1.
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Albany
Atty
Louis J. Lefkowitz
Cohoes
James McDonald
Lefkowitz
Common Council
Frank Colarontolo
North Colonie
Valley Falls
James Thompson and Co., Inc
Hoosick
Hollis S. Ingraham
State Health Department
Rice Co merges with Gerki Textile as subsidiary
In Pittsfield the 90 year old A H Rice Co joins with New York based Gerki Textile Co to form a subsidiary structure under present management. Officers and family ties are noted among the Rice leadership while the firm has long supplied uni tary braid to the armed forces and dairy products.
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A.H. Rice Co
Gerki Textile Co
New York
John H. Rice
Peter van Santvoo Rice
Willia T. Rice
A. H. Rice
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