Bladen sues Gas Company of Vermont for 20000 damages
Robert L. Bladen of Claremont files a 20000 damage suit against Gas Company of Vermont over injuries from a Springfield manhole gas explosion last year. He says the incident left him laid up for about 10 weeks while he worked as a cable splicer for the Contoocook Telephone Co. of Hillsborough. C Herbert Ridgeley named new Mary Fletcher Hospital director replacing John T. Fey who becomes University of Wyoming president.
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Burlington
UPI
C. Herbert Ridgeley
University of Vermont
John T. Fey
Mary Fletcher Hospital
Ridgeley
General Electric Co. Missile and Armament Department
Fey
University of Wyoming
Vermont to receive deactivated base water system
Vermont officials announced that the public water system at the deactivated Ethan Allen Air Force Base in Colchester will be gifted by the federal government to the town of Essex. Essex will operate and maintain service for former base occupants, while recent transfers went to Vermont state authorities St Michael's College and the University of Vermont. The Gilman Paper Co strike enters its third week with 270 of 350 employees walking out amid wage, seniority and contract language disputes.
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Essex
APS
Vermont
Ethan Allen Air Force Base
Colchester
Gilman
UPI
Gilman Paper Co
Glen Ellen Ski Area Wins Permit For Tall Eastern Drop
Glen Ellen Ski Corp. secures a special permit enabling a Mt. Ellen lift to the summit. Walton S. Elliott says construction will raise the highest vertical drop among eastern resorts with completion by December for winter skiing. Vermont unemployment claims drop 6.8 percent led by Rutland Burlington Barre Montpelier and others.
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Faylton
UPI
Glen Ellen
Walton S. Elliott
Montpelier
Vermont
Department of Employment Security
Rutland
Burlington
Barre - Montpelier
Bennington
Springfield
St. Johnsbury
St. Albans
Brattleboro
Newport
Theft of Railroad Switch Sparks New York Incident
In Troy a railroad switch worth 800 dollars was stolen from in front of Trojan Scrap Iron Corp on Tuesday morning. The loss is recorded against the metal firm as a theft and theft-related investigation proceeds.
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Troy
Trojan Scrap Iron Corp
Ramage Named Head of Navy's First Fleet
Vice Admiral Lawson P Ramage a Berkshire native and World War II submarine commander who earned the Medal of Honor was appointed to command the Navy s First Fleet by President Johnson. He previously led fleet operation and readiness and served as chief of naval operations.
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Monroe Bridge
Navy
Lawson P. Ramage
Johnson
Ramage
Naval Operations
Williston Academy
Adams youth Krzanik drowns in Windsor Pond
Stanly J. Krzanik an 18 year old resident of Adams drowned Tuesday afternoon in Windsor Pond after he left a canoe to wade back to shore to remove the watch he wore Two companions in the boat saw his body later floating Krzanik was a 1963 Adams Memorial High School graduate and was to enter the armed forces next month.
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Adams
Stanley J. Krzanik
Windsor Pond
Krzanik
Adams Memorial High School
Armed Forces
Drought Measures Ban Car Washing and Lawn Watering
North Adams residents face car washing and lawn watering bans due to ongoing drought. Municipal Water Works announced the restriction Tuesday as the town’s water supply runs at about 10 percent of normal capacity. Both reservoirs have dropped roughly three feet.
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North Adams
Robert E. Galipeau
Municipal Water Works
Rights notice fault quashes dangerous driving charge
Robert E. Alcombright, 21, Adams man, faced a dangerous driving charge in North Adams which was dismissed after police allegedly failed to inform him of his rights. He had been detained June 7 after his car left the road, and a claimed police failure rendered his statement inadmissible. He was fined 75 dollars for driving with a suspended license after pleading guilty to that separate charge.
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North Adams
Adams
Robert E. Alcombright
Alcombright
North Adams Sees Rise in Local Family Income
The city reports average family income at 6299 dollars for last year, up from 6120 dollars. Net expendable income is listed at 39.6 million dollars annually, reflecting growth in earnings for the period.
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North Adams
Sales Management
Second Sweeps Drawing Set for Tonight at Rockingham Park
Miss New Hampshire Elizabeth Emerson will draw among 333 334 tickets for the second million dollar sweepstakes tonight at Rockingham Park Salem NH. Tickets sold exceed 3 million with prizes including 1000000 test allocations 50000 and 25000 plus pool shares amid controversy over publicity and legality.
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Salem
N.H
Rockingham
Ing. Martin Zayacher
South Glenns Falls
N.Y
Two Feared Dead In Cape Cod Plane Crash
Dense fog enshrouded Provincetown as a single engine plane carrying two people crashed two minutes after takeoff from Provincetown Airport. No survivors found. an air and sea search was planned pending better visibility. Authorities identified a pilot named Leon Parkinson and an unidentified female passenger. Coast Guard units assisted with the probe near a buoy.
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Cape Cod
Provincetown
Mass
North Atlantic
Leon Parkinson
Boston
Dorchester
Braintree
Parkinson
Coast Guard
The
Angelo Coppola
Hubert Hundt
George Felton
Vagrant Dead in Boston Fire at Abandoned Building
A vagrant died when a three story vacant building burned in Roxbury Boston. Firefighters searched 48 Winslow Street debris for additional victims. Officials attributed the blaze to careless smoking and said identification was not yet available.
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Boston
API
Roxebury
Winslow St
Hearings Set On Quoddy Project in Maine
Senate hearings begin August 12 on the Passamaquoddy tidal power proposal off the Maine coast. Subcommittee chair Pat McNamara presides as Sen. Edmund Muskie leads with Interior Secretary Udall or aides testifying. Co sponsors include Muskie and Sen. Margaret Chase Smith. House sponsors list Maine lawmakers.
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Washington
UPI
Passamaquoddy
Maine
Public Works Committee
Pat McNamara
Dmich
Sen
Edmund Ss. Muskie
D-Maine
Subcommittee On Rivers and Harbors
Muskie
Stewart L. Udall
Army
Stephen Ailes
Paul R. Ignatius
Margaret Chase Smith
Senate
House
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Winston Prouty
R - Vt
George Aiken
R-Vt
Claiborne Pell
D-R.i
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Thomas J. McIttyre
D-N.h
Mrs. Kennedy Buys Fifth Avenue Apartment
New York reports former First Lady Mrs John F Kennedy has bought a Fifth Avenue cooperative on 85th Street overlooking Central Park. She paid about 200000 with annual maintenance around 14000. She will move in September with children Caroline and John from Washington DC.
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New York
UPD
John F. Kennedy
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
Kennedy
Lowell Weicker
85Th Street
Father and Son Struck by Car Die After Flat Tire Incident
In Pembroke Massachusetts a father and his son 53 and 20 were killed when a car struck them while they were changing a flat on Route 6A. The victims were Matthew Faherty a Gillette Co. employee and his son Francis a Northeastern University student both of Manomet. The driver was 72 year old Maurice Grossman of Methuen. Medical Examiner Raymond Vinal cited skull fractures as the cause of death.
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Pembroke
Mass
Upi
Matthew F. Faherty
Gillette Co
Francis
Northeastern University
Manomet
Maurice F. Grossman
Methuen
Raymond Vinal
Bennington Banner Delivery and Rates Notice
Bennington Banner lists contact numbers for telephones and newsroom at 442-6300 and 442-2800. It announces home delivery options, subscription rates within Vermont and nationwide, with 3, 6, and 12 month plans and special servicemen rates.
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Bennington Banner Telephones
Main St
Bennington
Banner Publishing Cc
United Press International
UPI
Vermont
U.S
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My Goodyear
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Xerox Cp
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Zenith
Ing. Francis R. Sablone
Wethersfield
Edward J. Powers
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New Hampshire
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