Vermont Pavilion Rated High at Expo 67
Vermont Pavilion at Expo 67 earned high marks from The New Yorker Cue and Advertising and Sales Promotion. The New Yorker called it a sleeper with exciting exhibits worth touring. Cue praised Vermont as a standout among the three U.S. states at the fair.
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Montpelier
Vermont
The
New Yorker
Cue
Vermont Pavilion
Cue Magazine
New York
Cue Travel
Robert S. Kane
U.S
Robert B. Konikow
Samuel de Champlain
Waterbury Center man feared drowned but reappears alive
Bruce E. Marshall, 23, was reported missing near Waterbury Reservoir after entering the water in heavy fog at 2:45 a.m. A 50-strong search by state police, divers, firemen and volunteers lasted six hours. State's Atty. Palmisano said charges may follow his investigation, noting the $2,000 cost and effort.
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Palmisano
Marshall
Waterbury Reservoir
Vermont trustees approve bond for Redstone dormitory
University of Vermont trustees authorize a $2.46 million bond issue to fund a three unit dormitory for 475 women on the Redstone campus. Bids for the bond sale will be advertised and opened on July 17 with no state funds involved in construction.
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Burlington
UPI
University of Vermont
Redstone
Tragic Boat Capsize Claims Wayne Man in St Albans
Samuel Reiter, 60, of Wayne New Jersey, drowned when a small boat capsized in rough waters in St Albans Bay near Burton Island. He fished with his brother in law Arnold Manchester, 70, of St Albans, who was rescued after clinging to the overturned craft. Reiter's body was recovered hours later.
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ST. Albans
UPI
Samuel Reiter
Wayne, N.J
St. Albans Bay
Burton Island
Reiter
Arnold Manchester
Manchester
City Manager Roan ousted in Schenectady council vote
Schenectady City Council fired City Manager Peter F. Roan for allegedly participating in partisan politics. Irwin Shapiro named to replace Roan at a $23,000 salary, despite Republican objections from Mayor Malcolm Ellis and two councilmen.
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Schenectady
Peter F. Roan
Roan
Democratic Council
Schenectady County
Irwin Shapiro
Malcolm Ellis
GOP
Charles J. Callahen
Local men held after theft findings in Berkshire
Norman E. Harvey and Robert Battis were jailed in Troy after troopers found liquor cash vending machine keys and copper wire in their car. Police reported more items including lock cutters pole climbers and a chain saw. Francis C. Wilson said a break in at Petersburg Pass Ski area Monday night stole liquor cash and involved wire cutting and line theft.
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North Adams
Norman E. Harvey
Brooklyn St
Robert Battis
Whitney Land Bed Rd
Rensselaer County
Troy
N.Y
New York
Francis C. Wilson
Petersburg Pass Ski Area
Petersburg
Local Biz Leaders Meet SBA on Bancroft Plant Loan
Local business leaders in Boston meet with Small Business Administration officials to explore a loan to refinance the Bancroft-Arnold Division of Indianhead Mills Inc The firm plans to halt operations later this summer A group led by J Haines Spencer of Pittsfield and Marvin Wineberg of this city seeks to acquire the plant assets and machinery to keep the business alive
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ADAMS
Boston
Small Business Administration
Bancroft-Arnold
Indianhead Mills, Inc
J. Haines Spencer
Pittsfield
Marvin Wineberg
FTC Tightens Rules on Painkiller Advertising
The Federal Trade Commission issued strict new rules on analgesic ads, requiring scientific proof of claimed superiority and full ingredient naming for combination products. Violators face prosecution after final adoption, with analgesics like aspirin deemed largely similar in effectiveness. Americans spent about 450 million dollars on analgesics in 1966 amid heavy ad spending.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
FTC tackles OTC analgesic claims in proposed rules
The commission argues that claims asserting equivalence in effectiveness or safety to other analgesics would render manufacturers liable for unfair or deceptive practices. The rules target ads that contradict or exceed ingredient labels approved by the FDA and would hold firms prosecutable for such misrepresentations.
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FTC
Food and Drug Administration
Land tax deferment urged to save open farmland
Rhode Island economist Dr. Charles P. Gratto proposes in the College of Agriculture magazine that farm or forest land be assessed at its highest agricultural use with taxes paid only on the intended use value. Taxes due would occur if land is sold or changed from farming, aiming to keep farms viable and preserve open space.
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Kingston
R.I
UPI
University of Rhode Island
Charles P. Gratto
Gratto
University
College of Agriculture
Two Massachusetts Boys On Way To Expo 67 by Pony Express
Two Massachusetts boys Jeff 9 and Tony Whittemore 11 travel with a Shetland pony named King toward Expo 67. They left Needham on Wednesday, reached Sudbury 18 miles from home, and planned to press north by doing small jobs for food and shelter. Their mother Mrs Theodore P Whittemore awaits a Pony Distress call.
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Sudbury
Mass
UPI
Montreal
Jeff
Tony Whittemore
Needham
King
Theodore P. Whit
Arson Ruled Cause of Fire In Which Eight Die
Eight people including four children died in a wooden four room shack fire near Oxford Maine. Arson was ruled the cause by state fire inspector arson division after investigation of the charred ruins on Coldwater Brook Road. Medical examiner Dr. Robert Wakefield said all eight died of smoke inhalation with some skull injuries from falling timbers. Victims included Beverly Gauthier 24 and her children Raymond 5 Patrick 3 Daniel 2 Roland 1, soldiers Gerald Gardiner Jr 18 Waterford and Clifford Duvell 19 Florida, and Brenda Willard 14 Berlin New Hampshire. Mrs Gauthier was estranged from her husband who lives in Colebrook New Hampshire.
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Oxford
Maine
UPI
State Attorney General’s
State Fire Inspector’s Office
Coldwater Brook Road
Robert Wakefield
Beverly Gauthier
Raymond
Patrick
Daniel
Roland
Gerald F. Gardiner Jr
Waterford
Clifford Duvell
Florida
Brenda Willard
Berlin
N.H
Gauthier
Colebrook
N. H
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Penny) Battiste
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Hotel Putnam
Bennington, Vt
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Jerry Silverman
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