Middlebury Graduate Named to Higher Education Post
Dr William G Craig a 1937 Middlebury College graduate and former assistant director of admissions was named deputy associate commissioner for higher education in the Us Office of Education in Washington He will aid programs providing student aid and college support Craig taught English at Middlebury High School before joining the college staff and later served as Peace Corps director of training He is a Navy veteran of World War II and holds a Harvard doctorate.
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Washington
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N.Y
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Harvard University
Webb seeks re election in Vermont Senate race
Sen Derrick Webb Republican from Shelburne announces bid for re election representing Chittenden Grand Isle. As chair of the Vermont GOP he says district residents benefit from a Republican approach to state government. Webb is the district’s sole Republican senator among six in the chamber.
Woodstock Rooming House Fire Fatal In Ulster County
In Woodstock Ulster County a year-old rooming house operator died from smoke inhalation after returning to the burning building to telephone firemen. The blaze severely damaged the two-story structure and no cause was given. Nearby Sand Lake in Rensselaer County saw a brush fire burn 178 acres near Taborton Mountain before being controlled. A peat bog fire near Albany Exit 24 of the Thruway was contained after four weeks with 250000 gallons of water, prompting smog warnings for motorists.
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New York State
Ulster County
Edna M. Shultis
Rensselaer County
Taborton Mountain
Sand Lake
Albany
New York State Thruway
Thruway
Grandmother and Guard Help Save 2 Year Old From Well
In Painted Post, 2 year old Ted Leeman fell into a 29 foot well hidden by a rotted plank. His grandmother Mrs. Harry Leeman jumped in and held him above water while a neighbor signaled a passing National Guard unit. The guardsmen pulled them from the well. both survived without injuries.
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National Guard
Ted
Harry Leeman
Leeman
Corning
New York Man Drowns At Onota Lake In Berkshire
A 21-year-old New York City resident, David Schwartz, drowned Sunday at Onota Lake near Thomas Island while playing water polo. He apparently stepped into deeper water, gulped water, and began to struggle as two motorboat operators helped pull him to shore. Dr. Herbert Glodt arrived and attempted mouth-to-mouth resuscitation but was unsuccessful.
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New York City
Onota Lake
Thomas Island
David Schwartz
Leonard Newman
Schwartz
Herbert Glodt
Fire Fells Adams Block Shops After Two-Hour Battle
North Adams firemen quelled a double alarm blaze in the Adams Block at 108 to 114 Main St early Sunday. The second and third floors and the roof burned out while three ground floor shops Lamb's Stationery Noah's Gift Shop and Hollywood Millinery suffered heavy water damage. Arnold Goldberg of Williamstown says the two upper floors were empty. The alarm came shortly after midnight with a second alarm 15 minutes later. Cause under investigation.
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Adams Block
Main St
Arnold Goldberg
Williamstown
Lamb’s Stationery
Noah’s Gift Shop
Hollywood Millinery
Goldberg
Cliburn and Marsh to join Boston Symphony at Tanglewood
Pianist Van Cliburn and soprano Jane Marsh, two Americans who won first prize at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Competition, will perform with the Boston Symphony Orchestra next weekend. Cliburn plays Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 3 on Saturday July 23. Marsh appears Sunday in her first U.S. concert since Moscow victory, with Veronica Tyler and Simon Estes also on the program. In Stockbridge, the sixth Berkshire Antique Fair supports the Berkshire Garden Center, at Williams High School Thursday through Sunday, 10 am to 7 pm then 5 pm, with lunches available. directed by Russell Carrell.
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Jane Marsh
Moscow
Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Rachmaninoff
Tanglewood
Miss Marsh
U.S
Veronica Tyler
Simon Estes
Stockbridge
Berkshire Garden Center
Williams High School
California
Russell Carrell
Fatal Shooting of 11-Year-Old Investigated in Buskirk
Ronald Plackis, 16, visiting in Buskirk, was arrested on a felony firearm charge after the Rosquist boy was shot in his bedroom. Police say the handgun belonged to the Rosquist family and that the shooting is being treated as possibly accidental while ballistic tests proceed.
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N.Y
BCI
Plackis
Rosquist
Elizabeth Rosquist
Lynette Smelby
Eddy Road
Here
Hoosick
Justice of the Peace
Francis McKnight
Brunswick
Asst
Don G. Cholakis
Rensselaer County’s Sheriff's Department
State Police Laboratory
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Washington County
Charles Cole
Long Island
Hooswick Falls Central School
Robert Schneeman
Brunswick Station
Rensselaer County
Charles Meely
James Kelley
Harry von Haggin Jr
Albert Gray
Gray
Sheriff’s Department
Paul J. Kelly
Carle Place
L.I
Cypress Hills Cemetery
Brooklyn
United Nations urged to act for Israel Arab peace
Premier Levi Eshkol called on the United Nations to replace armistice pacts with stronger peace treaties between Israel and Arab states. He urged Arabs to halt terrorism after a Thursday air strike against Syrians over the Jordan River diversion project. Syrian raids and Israeli retaliation are cited as ongoing tensions.
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API
Levi Eshkol
United Nations
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Eshkol
Jordan River
Eshkil
Middle East
Damascus
Tteach
Plane Strike Negotiations Lag In Nation's Biggest Airline Walkout
Washington reports slow talks between the International Association of Machinists and five major carriers as a nationwide strike keeps flights in chaos. In Dallas flights are canceled as schedules strain equipment, with many flights to New York and Chicago delayed. Mechanics are overwhelmed, pulling planes for prolonged repairs while IAM and airlines resume talks at 10:30 a.m. EDT under the threat of a walkout. The IAM accuses Northwest Airlines of soliciting paying passengers under military charter pretenses, drawing no comment from the airline. Travelers face long waits and crowded airports as reservations stretch four days to the rest of July. Northwest, United, Eastern, National and Trans World control about 60 percent of U.S. air traffic.
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National
Trans World
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