Four Boston men face trial in Vermont burglary case
Four Boston men aged 21 to 34 are charged with burglary and kidnapping after an attempted hold up of Merle Wood's Country Store in Winooski on May 22. Police say they forced their way into Wood's home, abducted his housekeeper Ruth I. Clark at gunpoint, then drove to the store where Wood waited with a rifle. An early morning chase through Winooski and Burlington led to their capture.
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Robert Barr
Albert Little
William Toomey
Joseph Cabrera
Merle Wood
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Ruth I. Clark
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Fugitive charged in Rutland case identified as Peppe
A Massachusetts man awaiting trial in Rutland County Jail on robbery charges was charged as a fugitive in Boston under a different name. He was identified as Anthony Peppe, also known as Thomas Grillo, after fingerprint comparison by Boston police. Peppe faces assault with intent to kill charges in Boston.
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UPI
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Rutland County
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Thomas Grillo
Anthony Peppe
Robert E. West
Peppe
Vermont Fair Bureau to address water problems at field day
Vermont Fair Bureau directors plan a public meeting at Vermont Technical College in Randolph on August 12 to discuss the state's water problems and needs with a speaker from the American Farm Bureau National Resources Committee.
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UPI
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Fair Bureau
Green Mountain
Vermont Technical College
Randolph
Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau National Resources Committee
National Guard engineers revamp roads at Underhill range
Burlington reports 58th Engineer Battalion with 331 personnel including 31 reservists from New England states conducting a two week summer field training program. Seven major road projects are planned to improve the road network at the firing range encampment.
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Burlington
UPI
National Guard
New England
LeClair floats another bid for state Senate seat
Burlington Alderman Clarence G. LeClair a Democrat says he plans to run again for the state Senate. He previously sought the Chittenden County seat in 1964 but did not prevail in the primary.
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API
Clarence G. LeClair
State Senate
Chittenden County
Lyndonville Chief Fontecha Shot Dead in Lyndonville
Lyndonville residents and state troopers at the St Johnsbury Barracks raise funds for the widow and two children of slain Police Chief Alexander Fontecha. Fontecha was shot to death on July 9. Ellis Metevier, a 72 year old retired barber, is held in connection with the shooting.
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CPI
St. Johnsbury
Alexander Fontecha
Fontecha
Ellis Metevier
Job Corps center construction halted in Ripton
Construction of a UPI reported Job Corps conservation center in Ripton is stopped after a misunderstanding between the contractor and the U.S. Agriculture Department. The center forms part of the economic opportunity program to train youths in basic work skills.
Troy youths sought for assault and robbery in Troy
William Carey of Troy identified two suspects Daniel O'Sullivan 17 and Joseph Hope 18 who allegedly knocked on his door while he slept tied a knife to his stomach and stole about 80 dollars from his wallet before one suspect punched him in the face. Carey was treated at St Marys Hospital for a swollen cheek.
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William Carey
Carey
Daniel O’sullivan
Joseph Hope
Hope
St. Mary’s Hospital
Berkshire Area Men Expected To See Action In Nam
North Adams and Adams area soldiers in the Massachusetts National Guard face possible induction for service in Vietnam. The 26th Division, including Company A Adams and Companies B and C North Adams, is tied to McNamara’s buildup plan. Draft calls have risen in North Adams with six drafted in July and eight called in August, while Adams shows no increase yet.
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Berkshire
Massachusetts National Guard
Adams
Robert McNamara
McConnell Youth Wounded in Viet Nam News Release
Donald J. McConnell, 19, a 1963 Drury High School graduate from North Adams, was wounded in Viet Nam by fragment injuries to chest neck and legs. Parents were notified by the Defense Department that he was taken to Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines on Thursday. condition not announced.
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Donald J. McConnell
Viet Nam
McConnell
Drury High School
Defense Department
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Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
Pittsfield Democrat Leader Seeks Expanded Poverty Board
Peter G. Arles, chair of the City Democratic Club, filed a formal complaint with Sergant Shriver of the Office of Economic Opportunity. He alleges the local anti-poverty committee denies the poor a say in selecting top staff, lacking representation on the screening panel, and urges restricting further anti-poverty actions until more low earners join the board.
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City Democratic Club
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Sergant Shriver
Office of Economic Opportunity
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Break in New England Drought Sparks Hopeful Rain
Drought weary New England expects rain to ease a lengthy dry spell. Up to two inches fell in parts of Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut with others in Maine New Hampshire and Vermont reporting an inch. Officials warn sustained above normal rainfall is needed. Blueberry growers in Maine fear a potential 30 million pound harvest loss. Governors of four northeastern states invited to Albany for a Hudson Champlain Metropolitan area pollution study.
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Rhode Island
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U.S. Weather Bureau
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Warren
Washington County
A.L. Steward
Albany
N.Y
New York State
Hudson-Champlain- Metropolitan Area
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
John N. Dempsey
John Rockefeller
United States Public Health Service
Stock prices open mixed in moderate trading
New York stocks opened mixed with Monsanto down to 86.34, Dow Chemical near 70, IBM up to 474.54, RCA at 34. National Cash Register at 79.34, Dome Mines 36, Standard Oil N J up to 78.14, Shamrock Oil 36.34, United Aircraft 75.54, Boeing 73, Pan American 1.77. In Jacksonville, Douglas D. Roberts Jr. was born to a mother with 10 girls, likely glad he is a boy.
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UPI
Monsanto
Dow Chemical
U.S
IBM
RCA
National Cash Register
Jacksonville
Fla
Douglas D. Roberts Jr
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McNeill Mach
Socony Mob
Sperry Rand
Calis
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Veterans groups urge naming hospital after Maj. Gen. Maas
Washington officials report that two veterans organizations joined the President's Committee for Employment of the Handicapped to press Congress to name the new veterans hospital after the late Marine Maj. Gen. Melvin J. Maas. Maas, blinded in service, chaired the committee for a decade and served in three wars with the Marines, earning many decorations. Spokesmen from the Disabled American Veterans and Amvets praised his long devoted service.
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UPI
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Melvin J. Maas
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Disabled American Veterans
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