Grafton Motorcycle Scrambles Vote Sparks Referendum Hope
GRAFTON Vermont selectmen refused a permit for summer motorcycle races for a second year, sparking Perry Bell to seek a public referendum at next year’s town meeting. Bell said races drew about 10 000 fans yearly and noted past turmoil including a 1968 National Guard call out and 1969 licensing debates. He called the decision unfair and blamed outside pressures.
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Grafton
UPS
Perry Bell
Bell
Vermont
National Guard
Research Center Plagued By Vandals and Funding Shortfall
Cambridge based Bio-Research Institute Inc., founded in 1957, studies heart disease and cancer using inbred Syrian hamsters. Vandals destroyed 3,000 hamsters in October, forcing staff reductions and a funding squeeze after the federal cut. A $50,000 grant from the Fannie E. Rippel Foundation allowed limited continued work and plans for a commercial breeding program in Trenton, Maine. Dr Freddy Homburger leads 54 staff, down 22 since the cutback.
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U.S
Europe
Hamburger
Homburger
Boston Common
Julius A. Rippel
Rippel
Trenton
Maine
Switzerland
Yale
Harvard
Institute
Coal Shortage Threatens Blackouts in Burlington
Burlington faces possible winter blackouts as coal deliveries trail by about eight tons while the city works to stockpile thirty tons. William Stebbins warned shortages could halt generators during peak periods, a problem echoed by other utilities. Senator George Aiken urged a Senate probe into the shortage, criticizing railroads and coal companies and the White House preparedness office.
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UPI
Burlington Electric Light Department
William Stebbins
Stebbins
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George Aiken
R-Vt
Senate Commerce Committee
Aiken
White House
Warwick Marks Start of Revolution in 1772 Gaspee Sinking
Warwick Rhode Island opens a three day celebration claiming the Gaspee sinking in 1772 as the true start of the American Revolution challenging the Boston Tea Party as the first overt act. Local historians say the event set the pace for colonial resistance and influenced early revolutionary sentiment.
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Warwick, R.I
UPI
Warwick
Boston
Larger Pay Hikes Sought By Four State Employes
Four Tax Department Audit Division workers in Montpelier appeal their 1970 pay raises. Attorney Jonathan Brownell seeks an AG opinion on whether raises were calculated correctly, arguing reassignment pay from February was wiped out and the higher grade should apply from the April 9 Pay Act start. Only six Audit Division staff are affected. two already received higher pay.
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Louis Peck
Vermont racing commission to set date for June meeting
The Vermont Racing Commission, a three member panel overseeing pari mutuel tracks, has not set a date yet for its mandated semi annual meeting in June in Montpelier. By law the commission must hold open meetings in October and June and give 15 days notice. The chairman F Payson Davis of Newport has yet to set the date. earliest possible is the week of June 22, with the note the meeting contends with the British government observance nearby.
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UPI
Vermont Racing Commission
Vermont
Commission
F. Payson Davis
Newport
Vermont candidates weigh re‑runs and bids in state races
In Montpelier and surrounding towns, legislators outline plans for upcoming elections. Rep. Luther Hackett signals near certainty he will not run again while Rep. Donald Cook vows re‑election. Rep. Lyle Rice intends to run as a Gov. Davis ally and seek Appropriations Committee seat. Palmisano mulls a Senate bid against Sen. Doyle with Shea and Smith also in the mix. District 60 sees Frances Delair seek re‑election with potential challengers Eva Morse and Rosendo Cueto in Calais, Woodbury, and East Montpelier.
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Calais
Woodbury
Frances Delair
Eva Morse
Rosendo Cueto
Union School District 32
Burlington UpI Suit Over 1969 Horse Collision
Sharon DeDoming of Weyland Mass files a 50,000 lawsuit in U S District Court claiming a public highway collision with George Wragg's horse from Norwalk Conn caused her horse to rear and throw her, injuring her leg permanently.
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UPI
Sharon DeDoming
Weyland
Mass
U.S
DeDoming
George Wragg
Norwalk
Wragg
Flood of Vietnam bonus applications hits Veterans Affairs
Montpelier Virginia Tech? The office reports about 1,500 of an estimated 10,000 eligible veterans have applied for the 1970 Vietnam bonus. Director Keith Murray said roughly 100 applications arrive daily and the pace should rise. By Thursday 175 claims had been processed totaling about $21,000.
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VPI
Office of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Affairs
Keith Murray
Murray
Vermont candidate accuses governor of tax flip on sales tax
Democratic candidate Leo O'Brien accuses Gov. Davis of reviving a 1968 tax stance saying Davis promised no new taxes yet pursued a 4 percent sales tax after that year. O'Brien cited Davis’ earlier remark and contrasted it with current plans in Montpelier.
Demolition starts on Hawk Street Viaduct in Albany
Becker Wrecking and Salvage began tearing down the 81 year old Hawk Street Viaduct after a 16 month wait for funds and a city contract extension to Sept 4. Mayor Corning announced the Board of Contract and Supply approved the move and a 90 day extension as two workers started at 3 p.m. More workers expected today. In Troy, Rensselaer County GOP will choose a new chairman after Joseph F. Casey faces indictments for grand larceny and perjury and fraudulent audits.
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Becker Wrecking and Salvage Corp
Hawk Street
Albany Common Council
Erastus Corning
Board of Contract and Supply
Becker
Troy
Rensselaer County Republican Committee
Joseph F. Casey
Casey
Albany Police Launch Community Relations Bus
Albany police unveil a 1970 blue community relations bus to bring the department closer to residents. Captain Kaye Sorenson heads the new unit and says the bus will help promote better relations and encourage people to visit the police more readily.
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Albany
Kaye Sorenson
Sorenson
Berkshire towns plan high school shift and concert return
In North Adams Drury High School will lose tuition funds as Stamford Vermont pays to send students to Hoosac Valley High School in Cheshire, about 250 dollars more per pupil. Vermont allows parental choice of high schools. In Lenox Arlo Guthrie is set for a July 4 performance at the Berkshire Music Barn, reopening the venue and recalling Woody Guthrie’s link to the area.
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Drury High School
Stamford, Vt
Hoosac Valley
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Drury
Vermont
LENOX
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Alice’s Restaurant
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Priesthood Ordination for Local Native in St Francis Parish
NORTH ADAMS Rev. Mitchell Francis Nejame a city native who left a business career at 50 to study for the Roman Catholic priesthood will be ordained Saturday in his home parish St Francis Church. He formerly served as plant manager of Wall Streeter Shoe Co.
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Mitchell Francis Nejame
St. Francis Church
Wall Streeter Shoe Co
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