Vermont Carpenter Strike Talks Stall In Burlington
Federal mediator John OReilly met with striking carpenters and major contractors in Burlington as wage dispute talks stalled on July 5 start. The walkout idled nearly 20 million dollars of area construction and the union seeks 1.25 more per hour versus 90 cents offered over three years.
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Burlington
UPI
John O’reilly
O'Reilly
Vermont
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Bridport Tractor Tragedy Claims 15 Year Old Boy
A 15 year old Bridport farm boy Jay Smits died in a tractor accident while logging with his father and brother. The tractor overturned during log removal and crushed him. Authorities said the incident occurred about 100 feet from where the men worked. the family found Jay after they planned to leave the woods.
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Bridport
UPI
Jay Smits
Jay
Peter Smits
Two Massachusetts Women Injured in Route 2 Crash
Constance E. Crowell aged 23 of Lynn in critical condition at Mary Hitchcock Hospital Hanover with a fractured skull and neck after a late Monday Route 2 rollover. Irene Russo, 25 of North Andover, taken to Brightlock Hospital St Johnsbury with a fractured left wrist and multiple lacerations.
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CABOT
UPI
Massachusetts
Constance E. Crowell
Lynn
Mass
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Hanover
N.H
Irene Russo
North Andover
Brightlock Hospital
St. Johnsbury
Bulldozer Tragedy In Vermont Gravel Pit
Clayton LaPointe, 33, of Lyndonville died when a bulldozer overturned on a steep slope in a gravel pit off U S Route 5 near St Johnsbury. Police say the machine landed on him after tipping over while descending the slope.
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St, Johnsbury
UPI
Clayton LaPointe
Lym Donville
U.S. Route 5
LaPointe
Insurance fraud charges against Norman Briggs dismissed
Troy area figure Troy-Clay Hollister also known as Norman Briggs returned home after six years vanished while skin diving. Judge Casey ruled the insurance fraud indictments tainted and the child abandonment case lacked sufficient evidence. Briggs came back with his wife to visit his parents in Brunswick.
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Troy
Clay Hollister
Norman Briggs
Briggs
Wyoming
Pierce H. Russell
Rensselaer
John T. Casey
Brunswick
Albany Medical Center Opens New Intensive Care Unit
Albany Medical Center Hospital announces a new intensive care unit for the most seriously ill and injured. Dr. Thomas Hale says the unit is on the first floor of the B Pavilion, renovated at 125000 dollars. The former ICU in the basement near the emergency room has closed as the hospital expands emergency services and outpatient clinics.
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Albany
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Thomas Hale
Car thefts and license plate joy rides reported in Berkshire
North Adams resident Eugene Kemp said his locked car was stolen twice and returned to different spots, suggesting a duplicate key. In Pittsfield, demolition work on downtown urban renewal begins next week with rodent extermination in five vacant houses. Two Pittsfield teens were arrested for repainting old 1965 plates for current use and driving without licenses in joy rides.
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North Adams
Eugene Kemp
Williamstown
Kemp
Sprague Electric
St. Anthony’s
Pittsfield
Ralph W. Hutchinson
New West Street
Hutchinson
Terry Levern
Lester Rusher
Berkshire
ICC Defends B A M Passenger Service Decision
The ICC released a 38 page report defending its July decision allowing Boston and Maine Railroad to drop passenger service between Springfield Massachusetts and White River Junction Vermont a key link in routes from Montreal to New York and Washington Senators Aiken and Prouty challenged the ruling urging a probe stating the ICC must treat railroads equally The ICC argued the B M case differs economically from New Haven noting the service lacks economic potential and presenting its justification for the cancellation.
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Washington
ICC
B&m
Montreal
New York
Prouty and Aiken
New Haven
White River
Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
Hoff
State of
Montpelier
Hoff Denies State To Drop B&M Legal Action
Governor Hoff rejected claims Vermont would drop its lawsuit against Boston & Maine Railroad as the line agreed to run two night passenger trains through April 1 1967. The action remains unresolved and not discussed, with officials noting the injunction potential remains in play.
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Vermont
Molhern
B&m
Interstate Commerce Commission
Springfield
White River Junction
Hoff
Daniel A. Benson
Central Vermont Railway
Frederick W. Hutchinson
General Assembly
Benson
Chester Ketcham
Middlebury
Ketcham
Boston
Wall falls injure three construction workers at university
Three Maine workers escaped serious injury when a half inch concrete facing at the University of Vermont building collapsed while they worked on a 20 foot high staging. The 1000 pound wall sent them to the ground. one man, Roger Danella, 31, suffered a fractured right foot. Arthur Cyr, 28, and Edward King, both from Maine, were treated for cuts and abrasions. All were employed by Coastal Construction Co. of Portland.
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Burlington
UPI
Maine
University of Vermont
Roger Danella
South Portland
Mary Fletcher Hospital
Arthur Cyr
Old Town
Edward King
Bangor
Coastal Construction Co
Portland
University Medical
Racial Disturbances Jolt Troy Neighbors and Leaders
In Troy New York racial tensions flare with a youth surge tied to Federal Street. Arrests follow Molotov arson as Negro leaders admit communication gaps with youths. NAACP and poverty groups face scrutiny as police brutality allegations trigger protests.
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Troy
N.Y
Federal Street
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Antipoverty
Brownsville
Brooklyn
Margaret Machon
Commission On Economic Opportunity
Commission
David C. Venson
Federal St
Wilbur Carter Jr
Ninth St
Leonard Wade
10Th St
Central
Ninth Street
Troy Neighborhood Youth Corps
Nancy Bunch
NAACP
New Disease Hit Heavy Beer Drinkers
The Journal of the American Medical Association reports a new, possibly fatal disease linked to heavy beer consumption. First observed in Quebec last August with twenty deaths, it reappeared in Omaha and Minneapolis. About 37 deaths are linked to those who drank three to seven quarts daily, though officials caution there is no direct proof. Some speculate cobalt additives in beer may contribute.
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New York
UPI
Journal of the American Medical Association
Quebec
Omaha
Minneapolis
Canada
United States
Stowe Playhouse Opens Repertory Season Tomorrow
Stowe Playhouse starts its repertory season with four shows including Oh Dad Poor Dad Mama s Hung You in the Closet and I m Feeling So Sad Moon for the Misbegotten Billy Liar and Dracula. The resident company will perform nightly except Monday through the season with a later run of The Sound of Music from Aug 9 14 and Romanoff and Juliet joining Aug 25.
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Playhouse
Arthur Kopit
Eugene O’neill
Stowe
Leahy
Fred LaBelle
Peter Ustinov
Romanoff
Juliet
Violent Explosion Shakes Portsmouth Alley Near Church
A loud blast in an alley beside North Church in Portsmouth rocked downtown Monday night. Police say a homemade bomb exploded, shattering windows and damaging a church door and two cars. No injuries were reported as investigators search for suspects. The blast was heard for miles and rattled nearby police headquarters.
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Portsmouth
N.H
North Church
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