Greek daredevil seeks 1859 Niagara tightrope feat
Christos Georgiadis of Greece seeks Canadian Niagara Parks Commission approval to cross the Niagara Gorge on a tightrope matching Blondin's 1859 feat. He plans highwire setup with safety gear if legally required, needing permits from Canadian and U.S. authorities and funding.
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Christos Georgiadis
Greece
Niagara Parks Commission
Blondin
Gus Skarlatakis
Toronto
Georgiadis
Canada
Korinthou
U.S
Skarlatakis
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Antiquarian thief nabbed in New York ransom of rare books
Kenneth M Pall alias John Galt held on $100000 bail after FBI sting linked him to a theft of 26 rare books and a Audubon lithograph volume from Union College valued at 100000. He faced charges of interstate transport of stolen property with an arrest at Kennedy Airport following a hotel sting with antique dealer John Jenkins in Austin.
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New York
UPI
Kenneth M. Pall
John Galt
John James Audubon
Union College
Schenectady
FBI
Pall
Galt
Burlington
Tion
U.S
Vincent Favorite
Philadelphia
Kennedy Airport
Austin
Texas
Schaffer Memorial Library
Audubon
S.R. Shapiro
New York City
Favorite
John Jenkins
Jenkins
Favorito
R.P. Hoffin
Ronald Ravich
Karl Hoffman
J.P. Hendricks
Jade East
Prouty Opposes Reducing Daylight Saving Time
Three New England senators oppose a move to shorten Daylight Saving Time from Memorial Day to Sept 30. The dissenting group led by Sen Magnuson cited farm and school safety concerns, calling the bill ill conceived and a challenge to uniform time nationwide.
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Washington
UPI
New England
Senate Commerce Committee
Arizona
Indiana
Hawaii
Michigan
Bay State woman to seek Supreme Court aid in war injunction
Cedalle H. Pearl of Allston will pursue a court injunction to stop U S fighting in Indochina all the way to the Supreme Court. She failed twice in Boston federal court to obtain an injunction, with Chief Justice Wyzanski denying both petitions for lack of jurisdiction. Pearl, acting pro se, says she has paid more than 10000 dollars in taxes since World War II and argues the United States violated the Constitution and UN Charter by acting against Laos Cambodia and North Vietnam. She named Defense Secretary Laird and Governor Sargent as codefendants.
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Boston
UPI
Cedalle H. Pearl
U. S
Indochina
Supreme Court
Miss Pearl
Allston
U. S. District Court
Wyzanski
United States
U.S
Laos
Cambodia
North Vietnam
Massachusetts
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Francis W. Sargent
Vermont Health Board declares Rutland water unfit to drink
The Vermont Health Board condemned parts of Rutland and Colchester water supplies as unfit for drinking. Residents were advised to obtain drinking water from other sources. The board suggested possible interconnections with Burlington and Rutland City systems and ordered boil-water restrictions previously.
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State Health Board
Rutland Water
Rutland
UPI
Vermont
Colchester
Gleason Road
Fire District 2
Burlington City
Gleason System
Rutland City
Health Department
Health Board
Human Services
William S. Cowles Jr
Riehle Seen as Possible Secretary of State Choice
In Montpelier the House Steering Committee appears to back state Planning head Theodore M. Riehle Jr. for secretary of state after GOP leaders, while not opposing, previously rejected him. Gov office awaits formal word before announcing the selection to succeed Richard C. Thomas who plans to resign Sept. 1 to join a U.S. Senate committee staff.
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Riehle
GOP
Montpelier
UPI
House
Theodore M. Riehle Jr
South Burlington
James Sanderson
John Grenier
Waterbury
Davis
Richard C. Thomas
Thomas
Washington
U.S. Senate
Vermont milk cooperatives bond fund under review
The Vermont House Agriculture Committee met to evaluate bonding options for milk cooperatives. A fund may be created or cooperatives could be required to bond like other buyers, as current law requires independent purchasers to bond up to 300000 dollars based on milk bought.
Vermont Education Dept to host August workshop on adulthood act
The Vermont Education Department will hold a one day workshop on August 19 for school officials to study the impact of the 1971 adulthood act. The statute, effective July 1, grants 18 to 20 year olds voting, drinking, and contract powers equal to those over 21. The Administrative Services Division organizes the event at the Pavilion Office Building auditorium in Montpelier.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont Education Department
Administrative Services Division
Department
Pavilion
Father and aunt face charges in child endangerment case
In Schenectady a Saratoga County boy awaiting brain surgery at Ellis Hospital was described as critically ill with a three week fractured arm burns and extreme malnutrition. The boy Albert Fish Jr. 2% is at Ellis Hospital with intercranial hemorrhage. Arrested were his father Albert Irwin Fish of Wilton and his aunt Florence Rebecca Fish.
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Schenectady
Saratoga County
Ellis Hospital
Albert Fish Jr
Malta
Albert Irwin Fish
Wilton
Florence Rebecca Fish
Douglas Legg Missing in Adirondack Forest Search Continues
Eight year old Douglas Legg remains unlocated after vanishing from a family lodge on the lake. Search teams have used infrared cameras and identified several hot spots but found no trace of the boy in the Adirondack forest since Saturday morning.
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Newcome
Douglas Legg
Adirondack
Defeat of Berkshire Caterpillar Said Near
Berkshire County reports indicate the Saddled Prominent Caterpillar infestation in Greylock Reservation and Taconic Mountains is waning. State insect control officer Albert Genest says female larvae failed to reproduce sufficiently, reducing expected impact to under 25 percent after years of near total foliage loss.
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Pittsfield
UPI
Berkshire
Albert Genest
Berkshires
Greylock Reservation
Taconic Mountains
New York
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Ont
Niagara River
Nyc
Coney Island
Staten Island
Coast Guard
U.S.N.S. Towle
Bayonne
N.J
New York Bay
Brooklyn
Rockaway Beach
Queens
William
William Jr
C.D. Graham
Michael Webb
Georgiadas
Niagara
Charles Garvelet
Prince of Wales
Edward VII
Prouty
Dee Deran Orchestra
House and Lodges
Manchester
Bay State
Charles E. Wyzanski Jr
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
Grand Rapids, Mich
Jon E. Vandenberg
MT. Equinox
St. A
ST. Albans
Mervin Kaye
Kaye
Franklin County
Paul Casavina
PRC Engineering Associates Ltd
Wirthmore
Casavina
Adirondacks
Down In
Jubilee
Berkshire Life Insurance Co
Pittsfield Housing Authority
Registry of Deeds Office
Berkshire Common
Berkshire Medical Center
North Adams
Transcript
Bank Street
YMCA
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