Vermont board approves 35 highway dept positions
The Emergency Board endorsed 35 new highway department jobs, including 16 in right of way, to meet new federal condemnation and right-of-way rules. Sen. John Boylan opposed, and an attempt to delay the action for 30 days was rejected. Governor Keyser supported the request amid a crash program.
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Russell A. Holden
John Boylan
Essex
Boylan
Highway Department
Keyser
Holden
Vermont Officials Granted 10 Percent Pay Rise
The Emergency Board approved a 10 percent salary increase for two top Department of Administration leaders. Purchasing Director Richard Raymond and Public Buildings Director Calston M Buxton now earn $10,000 annually each.
Suit Blames Green Mountain Power For Painter Death
The estate of Gordon B. Beswick sues Green Mountain Power Co. in U S District Court seeking 150000 dollars claiming negligence after Beswick was electrocuted in August 1960 when a metal ladder touched GMPC wires while he was painting a Wilmington home.
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Burlington (Ap
Green Mountain Power Co
Brattleboro
Gordon B. Beswick
Wilmington
GMPC
Nine Hurt In Fairfield Head-On Car Crash
Two vehicles collided on a road from Fairfield to Sheldon injuring nine. Five were listed in serious condition including 12 year old Robert Langevin of West Haven and Roger Sweet 21 of Sheldon. Gerald Donna and Clyde Bovat from Enosburg were also in serious condition alongside Buell Wanzer 25 of Enosburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet
Buell Wanzer
Enosburg
Fairfield
Sheldon
Woodmansee Begins Year Prison Term for Perjury in Burlington Case
Bernard J. Woodmansee, 26, of Burlington starts a one year state prison term for perjury dating from a Burlington County Court trial last April. He retracted an innocent plea and admitted the charge on June 11, after testifying falsely in the trial of Roger Ploof, charged with car theft, in Brattleboro U.S. District Court.
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Windsor
Bernard J. Woodmansee
Burlington
Woodmansee
U.S. District Court
Brattleboro
Roger Ploof
Vermont official to testify on New York drinking age
Public Safety Commissioner William H. Baumann will represent Vermont at a New York state legislative commission hearing on raising the minimum drinking age to 21. Governor Keyser voiced support for the New York measure and noted a National Governors Conference resolution backing nationwide uniform drinking laws. The hearing is scheduled for August 14.
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Montpelier
Public Safety
William H. Baumann
Vermont
New York State Legislative Commission
Keyser
Baumann
New York
Governor’s Conference
Tragic drowning during Vermont New York search
Paul Davignon 33 of Rotterdam drowned in about 160 feet of water in Lake Champlain while searching for Bruce Piper 18 of Chappaqua. Davignon, married with four children, assisted in the recovery effort between Ferrisburg Vermont and the New York border.
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Paul Davignon
Rotterdam
Lake Champlain
Bruce Piper
Chappaqua
Davignon
Ferrisburg
New York
Rockefeller pledges no tax increase if re-elected
Gov. Rockefeller renewed his pledge against state tax increases after meeting with the National Association of County Officials. He told reporters he saw no reason to raise taxes if he wins another term.
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Albany
Rockefeller
National Association of County Officials
Saratoga Arts Center Drive to Begin Fund Drive
In Albany representatives of local councils on the arts reported efforts to raise 2.4 million dollars for a proposed Saratoga Springs performing arts center. Dr Harold G Wilm estimated major donations could total around 1 million with the remainder from small statewide gifts.
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Saratoga
Saratoga Springs
Saratoga County
Councils On the Arts
Albany
Harold G. Wilm
Saratoga Springs Commission
Berkshire town advances sewage project despite hard subsoil
In Williamstown Berkshire the new sewage disposal plant on Simonds Street faces delays and higher costs because treacherous subsoil requires a protective shell during deeper excavation. The selectmen reported the shell method and chose the present system over a lagoon option.
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Williamstown
Simonds Street
Selectmen’s
School Committee Reports Tuition Bills Totaling Over Twenty Thousand
The School Committee said bills totaling 20730 have been mailed to adjoining communities and the state for tuition. Cheshire led with 23677 in charges and state wards account for 2072.
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Adams
Cheshire
Sewage Nuisance Case Dismissed on Technicality
A sewage nuisance complaint against William and Emily Morin of Stephentown New York was dismissed in district court by Judge Benjamin Apkin after a technicality. An agreement was reached between the property owners and the Board of Health.
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North Adams
William
Emily Morin
Stephentown
N.Y
Benjamin Apkin
Board of Health
Williams Town selects to ask county to close parts of Berlin Mountain and Treadwell Hollow roads
Selectman asked the County Commission to discontinue sections of Berlin Mountain and Treadwell Hollow roads. The move followed a plea from Miss Sarah Tenney who said Treadwell Hollow ends at her camp on 900 acres of land.
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Williamstown
Selectman
County Commission
Berlin Mountain
Treadwell Hollow
Sarah Tenney
Marlboro concert draws royalty and famed photographer
Sunday at the Marlboro School of Music featured Pablo Casals conducting as Queen Elizabeth of Belgium and her party attended. Edward Steichen, 83, attended and is noted for directing MoMA's photography department and for The Family of Man.
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Marlboro
Marlboro School of Music
Pablo Casals
Queen Elizabeth
Belgium
Edward Steichen
Casals
Steichen
Museum of Modern Art
New York
Staif
Hagerman
Northcutt Boy Again Travelled To Vermont
Johnny Northcutt an 11 year old from Queens New York arrived at Montpelier Junction seeking to reach Winooski his repeated trips in two months prompted police and welfare workers to plan sending him home. His father was contacted each time and arrangements to return him to New York were made.
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Monypelier
Johnny Northcutt
Vermont
Johnny
N. Y
Lnd
Montpelier Junction
Winooski
Newark
Montpelier
Hartford
John
Montreal
Queens City
Atty
John Bernasconi
Raisin in the Sun Summer Run Fueled by Prejudice
Kennebunkport theater owner says the Broadway Pulitzer play failed in summer stock due to racial prejudice. Only one white cast member. Claudia McNeil and seven Negro actors faced ticket refunds and lodging refusals. The production drew the smallest audience in the theater’s history.
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Kennebunkport, Maine
Claudia McNeil
Robert C. Currier
Kennebunkport Playhouse
Currier
Miss McNeil
1200 Calories Recommended In Heart Book
Vermont Heart Association releases a physician prescription only booklet on 1200 and 1800 calorie fat controlled meals. Dr. Porter H. Dale says the guide offers menus recipes lists of foods to use or avoid and is for overweight patients. It is a joint effort with the American Heart Association American Dietetic Association and the U S Public Health Service Nutrition Committee.
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Rutland
Vermont Heart Association
Porter H. Dale
Montpelier
Nutrition Committee
American Heart Association
American Dietetic Association
Heart Disease Control Program
U.S. Public Health Service
State Focuses On Languages In All Schools
Vermont boards discuss language teaching improvements in public schools. Education Commissioner A J Holden supports subsidies for teachers to attend summer language programs while opposing a mandatory proficiency test for teachers. Board reviews proposals for 1963 legislature and high school equivalency changes.
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Holden
Emergency Board Abolishes Vacant State Positions
Vermont's Emergency Board voted to abolish 33 vacant state classified positions across several departments. The move saves about $99,892 in gross annual costs, announced by Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs Barry M. Locke after the Department of Administration recommended the abolition following a quarterly classified system study.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Middle East Study Institute Opens at Williams College
Williams College hosts an intensive three week summer institute on Middle East studies with 18 faculty participants from 13 states and the District of Columbia. Dwight J. Simpson of Williams directs the program sponsored by the American Association for Middle Eastern Studies. Participants will reside at Cluett House as they receive training to teach related courses at their home institutions.
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Williamstown
Mass
States
District of Columbia
Ing
Williams College
American Association For Middle Eastern Studies
Dwight J. Simpson
Williams
Center For Development Economics
Cluett House
Simpson
Pianists Open Lane Concerts On Thursday
Burlington The Lane Summer Series at the University of Vermont opens its seventh season with duo-pianists Whittemore and Lone performing Thursday at 8 30 in the Ira Allen Chapel. They will play Schubert Ravel and Brahms then reveal the remainder after intermission. Next Lane show is the Boston Ballet on July 18.
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University of Vermont
Whittemore
Ira Allen
Lane
Burlington
Whittemore and
Lowe
Schubert
Ravel
Brahms
Next Lane
Boston Ballet
Crashes Halt W. Lebanon Stock Car Race
A crash filled night in West Lebanon New York sidelined favorites and allowed Tobey Goodemore to win after 24 of 25 laps. Late incidents involved Jim Hassan spinning in corner four causing a chain collision with Johnny Flach.
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Tobey Goodemore
Jim Hassan
Goodemore
Johnny Flach
Hassan
Unemployment Claims Rise 16 Percent in Vermont
Vermont sees a 16 percent jump in unemployment claims for the week ending, with 3 199 filings up 499 from the prior week. Six of eleven areas show rising joblessness, Rutland up 73.8 percent, Bennington 56.5 percent. Initial claims total 923, up 123.5 percent or 510 claims. DES says plant vacations cause the surge as workers unavailable for vacation pay file. Apparel industry workers account for nearly 400 new claimants.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Department of Employment Security
Rutland
Bennington
DES
Apparel Industries
Department
Holden Named Chairman of Educational Policies Commission
Dr A John Holden Jr of Vermont becomes chairman of the Educational Policies Commission in Denver Colorado. The 20 member autonomous body studies major education issues and issues reports after study and discussion. Notable past members include Eisenhower Bunche Compton Kilian Mort Norton Studebaker Willis and current Vermonters like James Connant Lerner Engleman Lindsey Corey and Brownell.
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Montpelier
John Holden Jr
Vermont
Educational Policies Commission
Denver
Colo
Holden
Washington
Commission
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ralph J. Bunche
Arthur H. Compton
James R. Killian Jr
Paul Mort
John K. Norton
John W. Studebaker
Benjamin C. Willis
James B. Conant
Max Lerner
Finis Engleman
Margaret Lindsey
Arthur Corey
Samuel Brownell
Caroline Woodruff
Castleton
Charles L Park Selected as New Director of Handicapped
Michael Marcinkowski announces Charles L Park Jr named executive director of Vermont Sheltered Workshops Inc. Park, a former Veterans Administration benefits chief in Vermont, WWII veteran, and educator, leads a nonprofit offering evaluation and training for handicapped individuals with dormitory housing and social, vocational rehab.
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Michael Marcinkowski
The
Vermont Sheltered Workshops, Inc
Charles L. Park Jr
Park
Veterans Administration
Vermont
Bennington Banner Publication Details and Rates
Local newspaper information lists address at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont and publishing details. It notes Associated Press rights for local news and AP dispatches and provides home delivery options and subscription rates by mail for Vermont New York counties and Massachusetts regions with pricing.
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Brainess
Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
Vermont
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
AP News
Rensselaer
Washington
N.Y
Massachusetts
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