Ribicoff Seeks $36 Million For Connecticut River Park
Senator Ribicoff proposes a 23 500 acre federal park along the Connecticut River from Old Saybrook to Haddam at 36 million dollars. The Connecticut Historic Riverway would form part of a four state 56 700 acre recreation area across Connecticut Massachusetts Vermont and New Hampshire. The bill includes land and water allocations and local zoning under interior secretary oversight. A tourway and a national scenic trail would promote travel and access from Hanover New Hampshire to the Connecticut lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Connecticut River
Old Saybrook
Haddam
Conn
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Massachusetts
Vermont and
Newy
Ribicoff
Senate
Connecticut
Sen. Ribicoff
Alan Bible
D-Nev
Mt. Holyoke
Coos Scenic River
Vermont
New Hampshire
Bible’s
Bible
Interior Secretary
Federal
Connecticut River Valley
Hanover
N.H
Connecticut Lake
Law Students To Advise Prisoners at Windsor
Boston University law students from the Center for Criminal Justice will hold office hours at Vermont State Prison Windsor Vermont Hillsborough County House of Corrections Deer Island Suffolk County House of Correction and the Massachusetts Correctional Institute in Concord. They will assist prisoners with parole, legal and financial family matters, and employment planning while surveying inmate problems and attitudes toward the law. The project is funded by a 98000 dollar federal grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BU Law School Center For Criminal Justice
Vermont State Prison
Windsor
Hillsborough, N.H
County House of Corrections
Suffolk County House of Correction
Deer Island
Mass
Massachusetts Correctional Institute
Concord
Federal Institute of Criminal Justice
Opponents rebut budget deficit charges in Vermont race
Burlington report details a heated dispute over a seven million dollar deficit claim. Gov. Deane C. Davis accuses Democrats Leo O'Brien and John Daley of contributing to fiscal shortfalls while opponents argue deficits were bipartisan. Davis criticizes tax and spending while Daley proposes tax tweaks and exemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Burlington
UPI
Deane C. Davis
Leo O’brien
Vermont
John Daley
Hoff
Oppo
Maine Bans Use of Some Pesticides
The Maine State Board of Pesticide Control banned DDT and seven other pesticides without special board permission. The chemicals DDT DDD Aldrin Dieldrin Endrin Heptachlor Toxaphene and benzene hexachloride require approval. State biologists warn the pesticides could threaten wild birds including the eagle pelican and heron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
UPI
State Board of Pesticide Control
State Biologists Association
Student Panel Urges Time Off for Politics
The reactivated Vermont Student Affairs Commission unanimously endorsed a plan to grant Vermont students time off this fall to engage in political campaigns. The panel, meeting at Middlebury College, includes two student reps from each college, three faculty, and three presidents. Dan Gillmor heads the panel and expects a social welfare board nomination soon after review and Davis approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlebury
UPI
Vermont
Middlebury College
Deane C. Davis
Kent State University
Dan Gillmor
Vermont College
Social Welfare Board
Philbrook Volunteers As Planner In State Project
Deputy Social Welfare Commissioner Paul Philbrook has been loaned from the department to the state planning group working on the family assistance plan. Social Welfare Commissioner Joseph Betit said Philbrook volunteered for a 12 month federally funded job and could return to his state post when the work ends. He will retain his deputy title and continue to be paid $16,700 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Philbrook
Stricter Standards Urged For Municipal Incinerators
Cambridge Massachusetts report by Arthur D. Little urges tougher emission standards for municipal incinerators to curb rising particulate pollution. The study notes New York City derives about 20 percent of its airborne particulates from incinerator stacks and warns emissions could multiply fivefold by 2000 if modernization and better control devices are not adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge, Mass
UPI
U.S
Arthur D. Little, Inc
New England Colleges Report Wide Freshman Vacancies
A July 9 poll by the New England Board of Higher Education shows Vermont with about 397 vacancies across nine schools including Vermont Technical College and Norwich University. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island report thousands of openings across multiple colleges and two-year and four-year institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellesley
Mass
New England
New England Board of Higher Education
Vermont
Vermont Technical College
Castleton State College
College of St. Joseph
Johnson State College
Lyndon State College
Marlboro
Three Level Garage Proposed Near Statehouse
Montpelier UPI reports a $1 million five level parking garage near the State House. Walker Associates and Wright and Morrisey Construction unveiled the plan to a legislative study committee, hoping to ease a growing parking crisis. The facility would serve about 500 cars, with no final action taken. Irving Bates, state Buildings Director, asked the Emergency Board for $11,000 to hire two parking lot police, warning the problem will worsen and sticker programs may be needed next session due to non‑state workers using state lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
UPI
State House
State Capitol
Walker Associates
Wright and Morrisey Construction Co
Winooski
State Buildings
Irving Bates
Emergency Board
Bates
Vermont GOP meeting canceled over poll dispute
Republican State Chairman Russell Merriman canceled a state Executive Committee meeting and called for a full committee session on August 3 to decide whether an $8,000 public opinion poll paid by the committee should be released to Lt. Gov. Hayes. Hayes challenges Gov. Davis in the GOP primary, and some members criticize secrecy around the poll. DeRonde urged showing the poll to all elected Republicans and full committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merriman
State Committee
DeRonde
Montpelier
Ottinger reports 1.84 million primary campaign outlay
U S Representative Richard Ottinger said he spent more than 1.84 million dollars in his Democratic primary bid for the U S Senate with his mother, Louise Ottinger, listed as providing 1.726 million in loans including 944 thousand for television ads. Opponents’ reported totals: Paul O Dwyer 103,695 McCarthy 34,441 Sorensen incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
U.S
Richard Ottinger
Ottinger
Louise Ottinger
Paul O’dwyer
Richard Max McCarthy
Theodore C. Sorensen
Teens Clash With Police At Berkshire Ledge Outpost
In North Adams officers traced a group of about 30 teens who occupied Witt's Ledge above Reservoir Road. One 16 year old was arrested as officers recovered many unopened beer cans and wine bottles from the area. In Pittsfield the School Committee refused to fire Taconic High School staff accused of racial slurs, issuing a reprimand instead and stating further incidents could trigger dismissal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams
Witt’s Ledge
Reservoir Road
Cambodia
Pittsfield
Taconic High School
GE Talks With State Officials Over Power Transformer Competition
Discussions with state officials and GE management about foreign competition in power transformers were called encouraging by GE power transformer head G Ronald MacArthur. While talks continued, about 365 salaried workers from TUE Local 254 walked off the job citing two exhausted grievances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
General Electric
G. Ronald MacArthur
Power Transformer
TUE
Also Mentioned on This Page
Connecticut River Park
Boston
Boston University
Mcguinness
Old Canada
Canada
McGuinness Distillers Ltd
Toronto
Ontario
Pinard’s
Drewsville
Arthur \. Piard
Fairchild
West Main ST
Wilmington, VT
Arthur L. Pinard
Fairchild’s
Viking
Bennington
Rxcorvd
Main Street
Bennington, Vermont
Nent
Thomas L. Hayes
Hayes
GOP
House Appropriations
Luther Hackett
Richard Mallory
House
Edward Janeway
Windham County
Republi
Can
Senate Appropriations Committee
Daley
Gillmor
Health, Education and Welfare Department
S. Gerald Greemore
Governor's Committee On Children and Youth
Greemore
N.E
Vy Price
Sippae Ee Mass
Spring Street
Statehouse
U.S. District Court
Montreal
Danny Pelansky
United States
Highgate Springs
Swanton
Pelansky
Office of Local Affairs Advisory Committee
University of Vermont
Landry Park
New York
Hudson Falls
Washington County
Hudson River
Lake Champlain
Kidney Disease Institute
Nelson Rockefeller
Down In
Berkshire
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!