MacBride calls for more women in Vermont government
Halifax Rep. Roger MacBride told White River Junction Rotary Club that women should hold more roles in local and state government. He urged greater female representation in the Legislature and in state offices to curb public spending and reduce taxes. He pledged to seek qualified women to administer state affairs if elected governor.
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White River
Vermont
Halifax
Roger MacBride
White River Junction
MacBride
Vermont factory hiring improves to two-year high
Vermont State Employment Security Commissioner Stella B. Hackel said June factory hiring rose to 73 workers per 1000, up from 64 per 1000 in May, marking the best level in two years across manufacturing.
Vermont Officials Talk Planning and Campaign Moves
Burlington reports William L. Slayton praising Gov. Hoff and planning staff for leadership in state planning. Montpelier notes Hoff delaying a development commissioner appointment until Monday to resolve pay, following Roland Vautour’s resignation over salary. Middlebury covers Lt. Gov. Foote naming Byron Hathorn as campaign director and urging tougher juvenile delinquency controls and highway safety with driver license penalties for under 21 offenders.
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UPI
William L. Slayton
Philip H. Hoff
Hoff
Slayton
Middlebury
Ralph A. Foote
GOP
Byron Hathorn
Hartford
Hawthorn
Foote
Hathorn
Vermont
Greek women join three and a half week study tour
Ten young Greek women aged 19 to 25 stay in area homes for three and a half weeks as part of the Experiment in International Living. The group will travel from upper New York State to New York City and Washington D C after their stay.
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Bethlehem
New York City
Washington D.C
Upper New York State
New York Republicans vow full campaign for Goldwater
Albany reports state GOP leader Fred A. Young promises an uphill fight to elect the Goldwater Miller team and rejects a joint slate with the Conservatives. Young calls the Conservative push a political blackmail racket and says Conservatives plan to run a candidate against Sen. Kenneth B. Keating despite endorsing Goldwater.
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Albany
New York
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Fred A. Young
Goldwater-Miller
Young
Kenneth B. Keating
Goldwater
Teen narrowly escapes as yacht club roof torn off
Miss Carole Lowestein, 16, of Livingston, New Jersey, was showering at the Albany Yacht Club when a small twister struck, ripping the roof away and damaging docks and boats. She escaped without injury after scrambling to safety in the club downstairs.
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Albany
Miss Carole Lowestein
Livingston
Albany Yacht Club
Miss Lowestein
Berkshire County industrial growth despite GE layoffs reported
Philip C. Ahern of the Berkshire County Industrial Development Commission says 21 new industries since 1956 and 45 since 1932 have located in Berkshire, with BCIDC aiding 15 firms and a diversified economy keeping prospects positive despite manufacturing lay offs. North Adams council delays Windsor Lake bond vote over a $250000, 10 year recreation expansion amid taxpayer protests and possible tax rate rises with next consideration set for August 11.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire County
General Electric
Philip C. Ahern
Berkshire County Industrial Development Commission
BCIDC
North Adams
Windsor Lake
Storm disrupts power as lines blown down in Massachusetts
All Massa chusetts Electric Co. repairmen worked Wednesday afternoon to fix lines blown down by the year’s worst thunder storm. Power was off on three Williamstown roads and in Chesire after an inch of rain in under an hour.
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North Adams
Massachusetts Electric Co
Williamstown
Chesire
Northern Berkshire Development Corp to raise 7500 dollars
North Adams nonprofit seeks 7500 dollars from contributions and bond sales to bridge funding while reorganizing within three months. Directors hope to complete restructuring soon despite funding hole.
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North Adams
Northern Berkshire Development Corp
Mrs Irma K Tabor Appointed Elementary Principal
Irma K Tabor, a teacher, has been elected to the position of elementary school principal here. The appointment will be made later by School Superintendent Rolland G Duvall.
Summer theater listings highlight major performances in Vermont and New England
A dense roster of summer theater and music events spans Dorset to Massachusetts. Highlights include a large Lerner and Loewe show in Vermont, Weston Playhouse premieres with Harlan F. Grant and Marian Blake, Chekhov and Ustinov plays in Woodstock, and a variety of festivals and concerts from Marlboro to Lenox with conductors Steinberg Ormandy Leinsdorf and artists like Josh White and Rudolf Serkin.
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Dorset
Fair Mountains
Vermont
Weston Playhouse
Weston
Harlan F. Grant
Marian Blake
Peter Ustinov
New England
Woodstock Town Hall Theater
Williamstown
Chekov
Vanya
Miller
Colonie Theater
Latham
N.Y
Joel Grey
Peter Nero
University of Vermont
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Berkshire Festival
Tanglewood
Lenox
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Boston Symphony
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Strauss
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BSO
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Mahler
Erich Leinsdorf
Dvorak
Bartok
Marlboro
Blanche Honegger-Moyse
Rudolf Serkin
Southern Vermont Art Center
Manchester
Josh White
Jacob’s Pillow, Lee
Dartmouth Community Symphony Orchestra
Vincent Persichetti
Anthony di Bonaventura
Spaulding
Shaker Museum
Old Chatham
Hudson Valley
Great Barrington
St. James Episcopal Church
Marina Svetlova
Ballet
Stocks Hold Steady At Opening In Modest Trading
New York stocks opened steady in moderate trading with Douglas Aircraft rising to 295, International Paper slipping to 321, and Sears Roebuck advancing to 117 as early movers.
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UPI
Douglas Aircraft
International
Sears Roebuck
Bennington Banner Telephones: Business
The Bennington Banner notes its local news coverage is provided by United Press and United Press International dispatches. The paper lists telephone contact lines and emphasizes exclusive republication rights for local and UPI news.
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Bennington Banner
United Pross
UPI
Widow Wins Third Time in New Hampshire Sweepstakes
Mrs. Denton Leash, 70, of Paulsboro New Jersey, living alone with her dog, won in the New Hampshire Sweepstakes second drawing with ticket named Old Man Sunshine, a nickname of her late husband. Tonight’s drawing will select 166 more tickets.
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Salem
N.h.wpd
Denton Leash
Paulsboro
N.J
Mrs. Leash
Sunshine
Denton
Ex-Convict Shot Dead After Rhode Island Gas Station Run
Police in Woonsocket Rhode Island killed Zebby D Coleman 21 after he fled a broken into gas station and fired two warning shots. Det O Coyne ordered halt before the third shot struck Coleman who later died at Rhode Island Hospital Providence. Coleman had a long criminal record and had been released from state prison a month earlier.
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R.I
UPI
Zebby D. Coleman
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence
William O’coyne Jr
William Angell
O’coyne
Coleman
Rhode Island State Prison
Rights Struggle Seen In Most Critical Phase
CORE national director James Farmer told Brandeis audiences that integration or separation hurts the average Negro and urged renewed voter registration efforts in the north and south. He warned Goldwater’s election could undo civil rights gains, desegregation, and laws, noting Harlem’s tinderbox and severe youth unemployment.
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Mass
UPD
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Farmer
San Francisco
Barry) Goldwater
Arizona Republican
Harlem
New York City
Winners draw for Rockingham Park Classic tickets
Tickets matched 332 horse names for Rockingham Park September Classic. Top prize 100000 to winners, 60000 for second, 25000 for third. consolation pool 65000 to 80000. About 15 to 20 horses will run. Edward Bair won first, matched with March Blow.
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Elizabeth Emerson
New Hampshire
Rockingham Park
Edward Bair
Burlington
Mass
March Blow
Gary Stabler
Hawley
Laugh Aloud
Chester L. Kijek
Old Man Sunshine
Resents of
Massachusetts
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