Three Vermont jail escapees pursued after breakout
Three prisoners escaped Addison County Jail Vergennes late last night or early today. James Lea 16 Richard Creek 20 both of Oxford Conn and Richard Sargeant16 of Hardwick Vt are at large. A black and white stolen car was used in the escape and authorities describe Lea as tall and the first jail break in over 20 years.
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Vergennes
UPI
Addison County
James Lea
Richard Creek
Oxford
Lea
Helen Drayper
Essex Junction 10 year old shot dies after spree
A Burlington grand jury convened in Chittenden County Court to hear testimony in the June 22 shooting death of Robert Gold a 10 year old of Essex Junction He was critically wounded and died five days later His father Robert Gold 34 is undergoing examination after pleading innocent by reason of insanity He allegedly shot his wife Margaret 33 and son Stephen 6 Both have been released from Mary Fletcher Hospital.
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Burlington
UPI
Chittenden
Robert Gold
Essex Junction
Waterbury State Hospital
Gold
Margaret
Stephen
Mary Fletcher Hospital
Spot bid sale set at Schenectady Army Depot
A Brooklyn defense surplus sale will be held August 4 at the Schenectady Army Depot. Registration opens at 9:00 a.m. and the sale begins at 10:30 a.m. Bidders must attend in person. no mailed bids. Items include gear oil, pipe and hose, heater parts, ranges, fittings, and hardware. Inspections run July 22 onward weekdays 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-3:30 p.m.
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Schenectady
Brooklyn Defense Surplus Sales Office
Schenectady Army Depot
Intellectual Institute Offered At Hudson Valley College
Hudson Valley Community College will host a two week program for older citizens from August 1 through 12 directed by William Lassiter retired senior curator of history and art for the New York State Department of Education. The event in cooperation with the Oliver Wendel Holmes Assoc includes art displays and a field trip to the Clark Museum in Williamstown Massachusetts. French ballet stars Claire Lambert and Michel Bruel will headline the Colonie Summer Theatre Victor Borge Show August 1 through 7 with additional performances by concert pianist Leonid Hambro.
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Troy
Hudson Valley Community College
William Lassiter
New York State Department of Education
Oliver Wendel Holmes
Colonie
Claire Lambert
Michel Bruel
Victor Borge
Colonie Summer Theatre
U.S
Gene Kelly
Miss Lambert
Europe
Roland Petit
Janine Charrat
Marquis de Cuevas
Jean Babilee
Serge Lifar
Ballet of the Opera of
Marseille
Canada
Far East
Leonid Hambro
Fatal Motorcycle Crash Kills Connecticut Teen in Berkshire
An 18 year old from West Hartford, Charles Paul Wolizynski, died after the motorcycle he rode as a passenger collided with a car on U S 7 in Great Barrington. The rider, James W Noel, 17, from Hartford, was slightly injured while both youths wore crash helmets.
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Great Barrington
Connecticut
Charles Paul Wolizynski
West Hartford
U.S
James W. Noel
Hartford
Chrystene S. Trott
Canaan
Conn
U.S. 7
Wolitynski
Fairview Hospital
Adams Town Considers Local Council on Aging
A special Adams town meeting tonight will decide on establishing a local Council on Aging and whether to allocate 200 to survey the town 65 and older about housing recreation and life needs. The survey would cover about 1600 residents and inform town decisions. Williams College to buy eight acres on South Street in Williamstown adjoining The Knolls site.
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Adams
Williamstown
Williams College
Julian K. Sprague
South Street
Right of Way feud ends in fatal shooting suicide
Coventry Rhode Island police report 52 year old Frank H Becker shot Irving A Sawyer then hanged himself in his jail cell early today after turning himself in for murder. Sawyer, former president of Industrial Products and Engineering, died en route to hospital. The feud over a path to Johnson's Pond spurred the crime, with Becker blocking land and Sawyer using a bulldozer to clear the way before the deadly exchange. Becker was to be arraigned today in Warwick District Court.
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Coventry
R.I
UPI
Victor R. Pajak
Frank H. Becker
Pajak
Becker
Irving
A. Sawyer
Industrial Products & Engineering Corp
Sawyer
Coventry Industrial Commission
Town Republican Committee
State Senate
Warwick District Court
Johnson’s Pond
Norman E. Gadoury
Gadoury
Northeastern University starts new College of Criminal Justice
Northeastern University announced the establishment of a college of criminal justice to meet the need for better trained police officials. The five year program leads to a bachelor of science in law enforcement and related fields and is funded in part by a $90 000 Ford Foundation grant. Beginning September 1967 with 50 students, it could grow to 350 in five years. Acting Dean Robert Sheehan will head the college. 60 New England police agencies will employ students for practical experience. The program emphasizes balancing civil liberties with citizen protection amid Supreme Court rulings affecting police work.
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Boston
UPI
Northeastern University
College of Criminal Justice
Northeastern
Robert Sheehan
New England
Mobile Arsenal Sought As Gang Arms Source
Boston police and prosecutors pursue a mobile arsenal theory after a Bedford payroll heist. Ballistic tests link three modern Thompson submachine guns to multiple robberies, suggesting rental of heavy weapons for a cut of the loot or for hired gangland killings. Detectives note life imprisonment risks for possession.
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Boston
APS
Brink
Bedford
Suffolk County District Attorney
Mitre Corp
Brink’s
Electronics Company
Manpower training grants go to 11 New England projects
UPI reports the Labor Department and HEW approved 1.26 million dollars in manpower training grants for 11 New England projects. Burlington Vermont claims funding for 82 trainees across multiple occupations, with 190,261 dollars allocated. Other sites include Portland Bridgeport Newport and Springfield among a total 628 trainees for 1.15 million dollars. The six projects are run jointly by Labor and HEW.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont-New Hampshire Red Cross
Mansfield Avenue
Edward Stearn
Boston
U.S. Labor Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
New England
Labor Department
Masonry Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee of
Providence
R.I
Newport
Rogers High School
Springfield
Berlin
N.H
Bridgeport
Conn
Bullard - Haven High School
Manpowgo
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School of Police Administration and Public Safety
Supreme Court
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Andrea Doria
Stockholm
Massachusetts
Dean F. Bumpus
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Falmouth
Frederic Dumas
Bumpus
Cartoon Comment
London
The
Evening Standard
Main Street
Bennington
Viola Stevens
Bangor, Maine
Paul Nadeau
Henniker, N. H
Maurice Orton
Springfield, Vt
Nancy Ann Libby
Portland, Maine
Joan Roberts
Burlington, Vermont
Mars
Roger Leperle
Rumford, Maine
Barbara Cheyne
Wolfboro, N. H
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