Hoff to Attend ICC Hearings Over Vermont Railroad Abandonment
Governor Philip H Hoff plans to travel to Washington DC on June 21 to oppose the petition to abandon the St Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad. Hearings in St Johnsbury were recessed and ICC Commissioner Wilhite extended the proceeding for three weeks. Hoff warned that closing the 97 mile line across northern Vermont would harm the region economically as stockholders report losses near 500000 dollars since 1960.
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Vermont Optometric Association set for 57th annual meeting
The Vermont Optometric Association meets at the Holiday Inn Burlington for a two day summer session starting Saturday at 5 p.m. with a banquet featuring Dr Mel Dunbar. Sunday includes a morning business session and an afternoon program headlined by Dr Rene DeSaulniers of Putnam Conn.
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Vermont Optometric Association
Holiday Inn
Mel Dunbar
American Optometric Association
Leland Chase
Springfield
State Board of Examiners
Terrence O’brien
St. Louis
Rene DeSaulniers
Putnam, Conn
Connecticut Board of Examiners
State fair funds awarded by Vermont agriculture department
The Vermont State Department of Agriculture announced about 100000 dollars in grants to 11 state fair associations for the year. Largest allocations go to Rutland County Fair 27100, Champlain Valley Exposition 24250, and Orleans County Fair 12800, with funds sourced from pari mutuel wagering at Green Mountain Park in Pownal.
Vermont calls for specific law to control LSD use
Burlington health official State Health Commissioner Robert Aiken urged Vermont to enact a specialized law governing LSD and other dangerous drugs. He said LSD is likely covered by general control, but a targeted statute would provide clearer oversight.
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UPI
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Newport youth is Vermont’s 32nd highway death of 1966
UPI reports 15 year old David B. Wilcox of Newport died when a farm tractor he was driving overturned on Town Road 4 late Thursday. State police confirmed the fatal accident as Vermont’s 32nd highway death of the year.
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UPI
Vermont
David B. Wilcox
Albany Medical College begins third-year Guyana exchange
Albany Medical College will send six senior medical students and two professors to Georgetown Guyana for the summer as part of a continuing exchange. Dr Frederick D McCandless leads the group with Dr Paul F Former and Dr Gerald L Austin serving as preceptors on medical and pediatrics wards at Georgetown Hospital. The program is funded by the U S Agency for International Development.
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British Guiana
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Gerald L. Austin
Georgetown Hospital
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U.S. State Department
Shushan Grange backs toll-free area telephone service
Shushan Grange 1233 adopted a resolution urging expanded area telephone service with a toll-free exchange to include Cambridge Greenwich and Salem. The measure, sent to New York Telephone Co Public Service Commission and local officials, notes residents do business across towns and some children attend schools outside their exchange district. Cambridge reply cites J Burch McMorran stating reconstruction of New York 313 in Salem and Jackson will receive serious consideration for 1967 68 program.
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Greenwich
Salem
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New York Telephone Co
Public Service Commission
Washington County
Pomona Grange
J. Burch McMorran
Miss Hall's School 68th Commencement Speaker in Pittsfield
Dr. Edward J. Bloustein president of Bennington College will address Miss Hall's School 68th commencement in Pittsfield on Wednesday at 11 a.m. Forty five graduates will participate in services at the First Church of Christ Congregational in Berkshire.
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Edward J. Bloustein
Bennington College
Currency paper contract award to Dalton-Crane & Co Inc
The U S Treasury Bureau of Engraving and Printing notified Dalton-Crane and Co Inc that it has won a contract to supply currency and bond paper for the year starting July 1. The deal covers 5 582 000 pounds at a government cost of 3 400 000 dollars.
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U.S. Treasury Department
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Jury Acquits 15 Year Old in Hunting Accident
An all male Superior Court jury acquitted Kevin Roosa, 15, of manslaughter after a hunting trip on December 11 at Beartown Mountain. The shooting killed 16 year old Edward Jaouen, son of Lee board of selectmen chairman Andre Jaouen, and Roosa had been indicted.
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Kevin Roosa
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Great Barrington
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Andre Jaouen
Lee Board of Selectmen
Surveyor Images Show Possible Moon Mountain Feature
Pasadena reports the Surveyor spacecraft sent 863 clear pictures including a possible mountain beyond the horizon. The 620-pound robot soft landed in the Sea of Storms, transmitting panoramic views and closeups as scientists assess terrain for safer Apollo landing by 1969.
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De Gaulle to Send Peace Envoy on Far East Tour
Paris sources report President de Gaulle will dispatch Jean Sainteny, former Hanoi envoy, to Hanoi and Peking in a bid to end the Viet Minh war. The mission may also cover Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Burma and India as a voyage of information. North Viet Nam's Mai Van Bo has recently met French foreign minister Maurice Couve de Murville in Paris.
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UPI
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Jean Sainteny
France
Viet Nam
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Peking
Mai van Bo
Maurice Couve de Murville
de Gaulle
Johnson lauds Surveyor 1 moon landing and space openness
President Johnson praised the Surveyor 1 moon landing as a source of U.S. pride in a peaceful space program. He observed the televised images, called the moment a new chapter, and welcomed the Soviet constructive stance on a proposed treaty barring sovereignty claims on the moon.
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UPI
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Surveyor
Tammy Grimes to Wed Jeremy Slate in Malibu Ceremony
Actress Tammy Grimes 32 and television actor Jeremy Slate 40 obtained a marriage license on Wednesday. They plan a four day honeymoon in San Francisco and will reside in Malibu California after the wedding at producer William Dozier's home.
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UPI
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Molly Brown
Jeremy Slate
William Dozier
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Slate
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Malibu
Calif
VFW Helps Wounded Viet Nam Vets Enjoy Night Out
A group of wounded Viet Nam veterans, recuperating at Great Lakes Naval Hospital, were treated to a night on the town in Chicago. They dined at Camellia House in the Drake Hotel and watched a floor show after initial rebuff by a Hilton manager. Conrad Hilton apologized on behalf of the hotel chain, and Andy Borg, national VFW commander, praised the gesture.
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UPI
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Andy Borg
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Conrad N. Hilton
Borg
Great Lakes Naval Hospital
Camellia House
Drake Hotel
Billy Graham Starts London Crusade With Big Turnout
Evangelist Billy Graham opened a month long London revival at Earl's Court drawing about 15,000 in attendance. More than 675 people stepped forward on Thursday night and 447 at the opening, as Graham urged youths to seek a Christ centered life amid concerns over moral decline and world events.
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UPI
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Christ
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North Carolina
U S Attorney Under Fire Inaction Charges
UPI reports Chicago U S Attorney Edward V Hanrahan faced accusations of inaction after allegedly telling a federal judge there was no evidence against three local Democratic politicians. Hanrahan previously secured fraud conviction of Jimmy Hoffa ally and jailed Sam Giancana using a rare federal statute.
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Four White Youths Held In Death Of Jerome Huey
Chicago story reports Jerome Huey, 17, a South Side boy with plans for Army service and engineering, was killed by four white youths in Cicero. At a coroner's inquest, clashes erupted over photographs of defendants. inmates allegedly assaulted the four suspects in Cook County Jail.
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