Jobs Cut as Two Vermont Firms Move Out
Nearly 200 workers in the White River Valley lose jobs as Van Raalte Co announces closing its Randolph lingerie plant by July 1, risking 150 layoffs. Indian Head Plywood in Bethel ends veneer splicing at a Newport plant, laying off 33. Hancock’s Weyerhaeuser plywood mill lays off 50 temporarily while a new firm considers taking over the Randolph site. Meanwhile 270 at Middlebury College will graduate with Herve Alphand giving the commencement address.
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Randolph
White River Valley
van Raalte Co
van Raalte
Indian Head
Radcliffe President’s Daughter Joins Peace Corps
Burlington Massachusetts native Mary Bunting, daughter of Radcliffe College president Dr. Mary I. Bunting, will be among three University of Vermont seniors entering the Peace Corps after graduation. She will train for six weeks including Harlem field training in New York. Also joining are Dick Burgess of Needham, Massachusetts, and Georgene Walter of Rutherford, New Hampshire.
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Burlington
Mary Bunting
Cambridge
Mass
Radcliffe College
University of Vermont
Peace Corps
Miss Bunting
New York
Harlem
Mary I. Bunting
Radcliffe
Dick Burgess
Needham
Georgene Walter
Rutherford, N.H
Rockefeller Dinner Draws GOP Faithful at Waldorf
About 2,200 New York Republicans, many from the Capital region, attended a $100 dinner at the Waldorf Astoria to hear Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller and meet his new wife, revealing early reactions to the first lady. Atty. Arthur W. Selig offered to purge contempt by testifying on $39,000 in bribes linked to Martin Epstein, former SLA chairman, as he faced grand jury questions and possible contempt dismissal.
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New York
Republican Party
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Waldorf Astoria
Rockefeller
Arthur W. Selig
Martin C. Epstein
State Liquor Authority
Selig
State Supreme Court
Gerald P. Culkin
Manhattan
SLA
Culkin
Epstein
Florida
HELP loans aid Berkshire students since 1957
A total of 58 North Adams State College students have been aided by the Massachusetts HELP loan plan since March 1957. HELP has assisted 452 Berkshire County students with loans totaling $203,400 in seven years, financed by eight county banks and tax exempt contributions from local businesses and unions. Frank McMullen, 72, of Williamstown, was found near his home after a 75 person search. He was taken to North Adams Hospital in satisfactory condition with cuts and bruises.
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North Adams
North Adams State College
Massachusetts Higher Education Loan Plan
HELP
Berkshire County
Dudley Harmon
Williamstown
Frank McMullen
East Main Street
McMullen
North Adams Hospital
Hoosac River
Navy Ends Probe Of Thresher Loss
A Navy court of inquiry concluded its eight week investigation into the loss of the nuclear attack submarine Thresher. The panel heard 1,700 pages of testimony from 120 witnesses and was set to deliver findings to Admiral at Portsmouth New Hampshire.
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N.H
Navy
Thresher
Adm
Bernard L. Austin
H. —_. Smith
Norfolk
New London
J.g
James Watson
Skylark
Boy 8 Causes Fatal Hotel Fire in Boston
A Boston hotel fire that killed four and injured 26 began after an eight year old boy lit matches in a room. The court found insufficient evidence to prove he started the blaze and granted custody to his Brooklyn father. The mother faces a neglect charge.
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Boston
Frank Zach
Brooklyn
N.Y
Evelyn Kellerbach
Sound of Music
Police Capture Youth and Girl After Daring Escape Fails
A youth and a girl, both described as drug addicts, were captured after a 24 hour manhunt following a home invasion in Hudson. Joyce A. Manley 18 of Lynn and Gilmanton NH and Gordon L. Slocum 21 of Somerville fired on troopers during a high speed chase, hijacked a police cruiser, and fled in a stolen car before surrendering in the woods. Mrs. Martha Buxton 35 and her three children were held for about an hour during the incident.
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Marlboro
Mass
Joyce A. Manley
Lynn and
Gilmanton
N.H
Gordon L. Slocum
Somerville
Hudson
Martha Buxton
Miss Manley
Slocum
Worcester County
Buxton
Gouldsboro
Maine
Waterhouse
Ed Tonelli
M Armitage
Hoff Eyes Kelton for Post After Senate Nixes Handy
Gov. Philip Hoff says he is examining Carl E. Kelton’s position on the Vermont Highway Board after the Senate rejected Democrat Lawrence C. Handy for the post due to potential conflict of interest from trucking business ties. Hoff nominated James C. Marro to replace Handy. Two senators deny knowledge of an affidavit that might affect Handy’s claimed conflict.
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Burlington
Ralph A. Foote
GOP
Philip H. Hoff
Theodore Corsones
Rutland
Hoff
Foote
Robert S. Babcock
Franklin S. Billings Jr
Carl E. Kelton
James L. Oakes
Roger L. MacBride
Corsones
WJOY
Handy
James C. Marro
Highway Board Post
Marro
John J. O’bri - Chittenden
R - Windham
Bernard G. O’shea
D - Franklin
O’shea
Kelton
O’brien
Oakes
House Votes Talks On Champlain Bridge
The Vermont House adopted a resolution authorizing the Lake Champlain Bridge Commission to negotiate with New York authorities on a third bridge across the lake. The proposed bridge could cost up to 100 million dollars and would run from Grand Isle County to Cumberland Head near Plattsburgh New York.
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Champlain Bridge
Montpelier
Vermont House
Lake Champlain Bridge Commission
New York State
Grand Isle County
Cumberland Head
Plattsburgh
N.Y
Vermont Seeks New Formula for Highway Funds
Washington AP Vermont congressman Rep. Robert T. Stafford introduced a plan to reset federal interstate highway allocations. The proposal would add bonuses from 0.1 to 4.8 percent to 38 states, favoring states with lower income and smaller populations. Vermont would gain 4 percent more from the federal fund and save over $10 million in state highway use taxes.
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Washington
Veremont
Robert T. Stefford
Stafford
Vermont
Federal
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