State Considers Selling UVM Owned Land
A Vermont legislative committee seeks a attorney general ruling on whether the state may constitutionally sell about 33 700 acres of land owned by the University of Vermont and provides options for using any proceeds. UVM treasurer Clerkin notes 36 345 acres in use with buildings valued around 40 million dollars while state houses director Bates cites 30 million in state buildings and admits land area is unverified due to no survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican House
Ways and Means
Peter Giuliani
Giuliani
George Clerkin
UVM
Clerkin
Burlington
Essex Junction
Colchester
Fort Ethan Allen
John Moody
Vermont State Colleges
Johnson
Irving Bates
Bates
Ripton Camp Considered For Environmental Center
In Montpelier the New England Regional Commission may convert the abandoned Ripton Job Corps center into a regional conservation education institute. Elbert Moulton said a July 25 inspection by Richard Wright will include Vermont Natural Resources Council representatives. Davis seeks a $200,000 grant to back the center proposal. Wright will meet council legislative rep Richard Brett of Woodstock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Commission
Davis
Wright
Council
Richard Brett
Woodstock
Wrapped Up London Child Rescued After Tin Stuck Neck
London police and fire crews freed 19 month old Kevin Hagan after a baking tin became tangled around his neck during play. Firemen cut him free without injury. The Job Corps center remains vacant except for last summer’s Vermont New York Summer Youth Project, following the Office of Economic Opportunity closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kevin Hagan
Job Corps
Office of Economic Opportunity
Switch Sought For Location Of Murder Trial
Middlebury report says Judge Rudolph Daley weighs changing venue in 2nd degree murder case of Richard Mongeur 24 Granville. Assistant Attorney General William Keefe argues there is sympathy for the defendant and a lack of it for victim Richard Haggett 33 Granville. Trial set for July 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switch
Middlebury
UPI
Rudolph Daley
Richard Mongeur
Granville
Addison County Court
William T. Keefe
Mongeur
Richard Haggett
Maine conservationists oppose Machiasport trade zone plan
The Maine Natural Resources Council unanimously opposed the foreign trade sub zone and oil refining complex proposed for Machiasport. The resolution denounced the project as a threat to land uses and marine resources and urged funding be redirected to coast planning and research. Gov. Curtis and the state's congressional delegation back the project as applications await Nixon era quota studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Machiasport
Augusta
UPI
State Natural Resources Council
Council
Welfare survey signals modest AFDC related male in household impact
In Montpelier the Social Welfare Department released a cross section of AFNC cases showing unrelated males living with welfare families contribute about 84 dollars monthly. The study flags 6 percent of cases with such arrangements, and notes one third of AFNC families have children under 12. Nearly three years is the average program duration, with 12 percent of mothers employed full time and 10 percent part time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iir
AFNC
Woodstock Ventures Still Plans Walkill Festival Despite Rejection
Walkill zoning board rejected permits for a large August folk rock festival in Orange County, citing insufficient local facilities for an expected 100000 attendees. Woodstock Ventures Inc. president John Roberts said legal action will be pursued and more than 40000 tickets have already been sold for August 15 to 17 featuring Joan Baez Ravi Shankar Arlo Guthrie Jimi Hendrix Janis Joplin and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walkill
Michael Lang
Watkill
Labor law mixup delays Berkshire school bids in Adams
Acting Supt Stephen Drotter told the school committee that Berkshire bids violated state labor law by omitting wage rates in bid advertisements. Monument Roof and Sheet Metal Co of Bennington VT delayed signing a Drury High School gym contract due to the requirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams
Stephen Drotter
Drotter
Monument Roof and Sheet Metal Co
Bennington
Drury High School
Also Mentioned on This Page
Candle Mill Village
Candle Mill
Arlington
Vermont
Bennington, Vt
America
United States
Black Forest
New England Clock Company
Motre &> Sons
North Bennington Road
Ripton
Kenneth M. Curtis
Nixon Administration
Moulton
Lansing, Mich
American Central Company of Michigan
Tamworth, N. H
Joseph Blatz
Chocuma
American Central
Blatz
Elbert G. Moulton
Tamworth
International Paper Co
Stratton
Winhall
Michals
Lady Pepperell
Rose
Pereale
Wickes
North St
Morrisseau
Prouty
Washington
Dennis Morrisseau
Winston L. Prouty
Rvt
Nixon
ABM
Soviet Union
Aiken
Northfield
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Norwich University
Barksdale Hamlett
Norwich
Republican State Committee
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Montpelier
Union 32
Capital City
Calais
East Montpelier
Berlin
Middlesex
Worcester
New York
Transportation
Albany
Burch McMorran
Troy
Rockefeller
McMorran
St. Lawrence
Niagara
Cohoes
Down In
Berkshire
Pittsfield
George A. Purnell Jr
Donald Butler
Remo del Gallo
Pittsfield—D
Fortunato Co
Taconic High
Valentine Road
Fortunato
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!