Middlebury College Commencement to Honor Alumni Leaders
Hundreds of guests gather for the 168th Middlebury College Commencement at Memorial Field House Monday morning. Alfred A Edwards delivers the address as 285 graduates, including 21 Vermonters, receive degrees and five honorary distinctions are announced along with 13 master's degrees. Gov Hoff to seek FPC probe of New England power sector after Ross dissent call.
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Grand jury hearing in St Albans stabbing delayed
Franklin County State's Atty. Ron Kilburn postponed indefinitely a county grand jury hearing into the stabbing death of Clifton Combs 56 of Richford. Charles R. Barrett 22 is jailed on 50 000 bail on a first degree murder charge after Combs body was found near the St Albans police station May 18. Autopsy shows multiple stab wounds to neck and chest.
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Oakes frames violence as symptom of inequality and injustice
UPI reports Republican candidate James L. Oakes telling Burlington lawyers that U S violence reflects social inequities and must be fought at all levels with individual involvement. In Vermont, a fatal crash near Vermont Route 108 claimed 32 year old Clement Lamoueux of Pont Viau Quebec.
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Vt. 108
Rockefeller Signs $35 Million Supplemental Budget
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller signed a $35 million supplemental budget to fund cash expenditures not in the $5.5 billion main budget. The package also includes $110,000 in legislative bulus and establishes experimental driver rehabilitation clinics for drivers facing license suspension or revocation. Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey spoke at RPI urging belief in the United States amid current events. A separate Albany incident reported a man leapt from a fourth floor window at the Eagle Street police station after arraignment, suffering serious injuries.
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Daniel F. Barr
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Eagle Street
Isaiah Cribbs
Albany Medical Center
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Michael V. Tepedino
Berkshire garages pursue action after abandoned cars law
In North Adams Berkshire, local garages report state law allowing removal of abandoned vehicles. Mechanics holding cars for repair bills may sell the vehicle after 111 days, with three consecutive weeks of newspaper ads, effective July 23.
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Hinsdale Condemns Main Street Railroad House
The Board of Health condemns the former Railroad House on Main Street as unfit for human habitation. The building owner Edward Beier of Washington and Corner Hardware owner Alton J. Nichols occupy the premises with an oral eviction notice issued to Nichols. Townspeople fear loss of the hardware shop. Mohawk Valley Aviation Co. gains airport permission to open a charter service office at Pittsfield Airport. George A. West says a plane and pilot will be available at all times.
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Pittsfield
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North Adams
George A. West
Mohawk
Storm Clouds Gather Over Victory Dam
Storm clouds gather over Victory Vermont as the Army Corps of Engineers advances a $5.3 million flood control recreation project. Local conservationists sportsmen and officials warn 2,800 acres of bog wildlife and deer would be submerged, threatening brown trout mink frog woodcock and snipe in a disputed plan backed by Senator Aiken and Governor Hoff. The debate spills into Vermont politics as candidates clash over preservation versus development and a possible Connecticut River Valley flood control compact withdrawal. A separate note reports a proposed Vermont environmental think tank with Governor Hoff support and Federal Power Commissioner Ross eyeing Hinesburg as home for the institute.
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Dispute over Rutland Police representation eases
In Rutland the dispute over who represents the Rutland Police Department has cooled as Vermont Labor Relations Board chair Donald O'Brien notes a misunderstanding of 1967 law. The Rutland Police Benevolent Association seeks certification as bargaining agent for 26 officers but must petition for an election and show 30 percent support before certification. Meanwhile Gov Hoff presents a National Safety Council Presidential Medal to Central Vermont Public Service lineman Eric Barrows for reviving a colleague after an electrocution in Windsor in 1967. A memorial service for Sen Robert F Kennedy is set for Sunday at 7 p.m. on the State House lawn, arranged at Hoff's initiative.
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Prouty Grants To UVM And Brandon School
Senator Winston L. Prouty announced four grants totaling 82152 dollars. Three go to the University of Vermont for research on leg overload protection in skiing and related health studies, and one to the Brandon Training School.
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Falls Dinner Highlights Hoosick Falls Athletes
Hoosick Falls Central School held its annual athletic awards dinner with over 100 athletes and senior parents invited. Robert Burlingame, NYU Albany baseball coach, spoke as awards were presented by coaches Richard Turi Leslie Johnson Edward Dewey Don Roy Dick Reeve and Mrs Reeve. Union activity noted with persistence of card signatures at Brandon Training School and UVM grant details mentioned.
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Dick Reeve
Gun Control Support Urged by Vermont Committee
PUTNEY Vt UPI The Vermont McCarthy for President Committee urged Vermonts three congressional members to back the pending gun control bill. Dr Eugene Winslow chairing the committee wired Sens George Aiken and Winston Prouty and Rep Robert Stafford all Republicans asking for support and for further legislation to establish reasonable control of firearms in the nation.
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Robert Stafford
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Hunt Explains Mortgage Agency To Vermont Bankers
Vermont Banking and Insurance Commissioner James Hunt held the final briefing for bankers in Woodstock after a similar session in Montpelier. He warned that some small banks might not participate under 1968 legislation while the agency readies to guarantee up to 25 percent of home loans up to $20,000 and considers loan purchases pending a Supreme Court ruling.
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