Burlington Housing Inspector Blocked After Supreme Court Ruling
A Burlington property owner refused entry to a housing inspector after a U S Supreme Court ruling allowed owners to bar entry without a warrant. Inspector Lloyd Prestney said he was rebuffed during an inspection tour, creating a limbo for Burlington codes enacted to require access. He met with Mayor Francis Cain to discuss future action.
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Vermont highway plan estimates 264 million needed
Montpelier Vermont officials released a 14 year highway program report calculating 264 million dollars required for new and existing roads. The plan projects 642 miles of new highway and 559 million in costs with 309 million in matching funds and extra beautification and bridge work.
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Russell Holden
Vermont
Holden
Highway Board
Unemployment claims dip in Vermont as rate falls
Vermont reports 2558 unemployment claims last week, down 113 from prior week but 754 above 1966. The insured rate drops to 2.4 percent. new claims total 344, with four industries driving 62 percent of claims. Rutland and St Albans areas lead declines. Reginald Arnold named acting highway commissioner effective June 18 as Holden prepares leave. Lenore McNeer appointed mental health consultant to Vermont Department of Mental Health.
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Lengthen NY legislative terms debated in Albany
A Albany committee studied proposed constitutional changes on term lengths for NY lawmakers. Sen Douglas Hudson urged four year Senate terms, aligning with 38 states, while the NY Chamber of Commerce supported four year Senate terms and two year Assembly terms. LOUDONVILLE- Richard Murphy 12, a St. Gregory's student, failed in the 40th National Spelling Bee after pronouncer and judge disagreement over the word fa with u pronunciation. Robert Murphy of Menands protested the pronunciation.
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Coffee house opens at Unitarian Church in Berkshire
The Room at the Bottom will host Friday and Saturday nights from 8 to 12 starting June 16 in a lower church hall. Sponsored by the church program committee, the venue targets 18 plus students and young adults for serious conversation in a relaxed setting and remains open through summer.
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Boston Police Under Fire For Actions in Roxbury Riots
In Roxbury amid rioting last weekend, four Black leaders rejected police blame, urging federal probe into alleged police malpractices. Fire officials report $150,000 in fire equipment damage and 30 injuries while tensions rise with officials defending police restraint.
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Quartet To Be Heard Friday At Missionary Alliance Church
Nyack Four a quartet from Nyack Missionary College Nyack NY will perform Friday at 7 30 p m in Missionary Alliance Church with pianist Chuck Carter from Holland Ohio The quartet members are Norm Mollhagen Grand Rapids Mich Tim Foster Willow Grove Penn John Cochrane Cuyahoga Falls Ohio and Don Neal Portsmouth Va The program features special quartet hymn arrangements and vocal combinations highlighting each member.
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Willow Grove
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Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
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Portsmouth, Va
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Haydn Pearson NEL Columnist Dies at 66 in New Hampshire
Haydn Pearson 66 of Greenfield died Wednesday night at Monadnock Community Hospital. He wrote Country Correspondence for the Sunday Herald and other New England papers and authored Country Cookbook and New England Flavor. He taught at several colleges before retiring in 1946 to write from Greenfield. He is survived by his widow and siblings. A memorial service is planned for Saturday at Greenfield Congregational Church with private committal.
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Condemned killer seeks lie detector tests in new bid
Russell J. Nelson Sr. says his son Russell Jr. remains determined to obtain lie detector tests after two hunger strikes to prove innocence. The condemned man, a former Providence longshoreman, was convicted in the 1959 slaying of Maurice Gagnon and faces execution on Nov. 1 in Concord NH as his father visits from Rockville CT. Attorney Sen Richard W. Leonard plans a motion for a new trial in coming weeks.
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Drashua
Brush Fires Close Route 128 in Beverly to Gloucester
Heavy smoke from brush fires east of Route 128 forced closure of the highway from Beverly to Gloucester early today. Fire officials say past failures to close the road during such outbreaks led to many accidents. Firemen from five communities battled the fires.
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UPI
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Ski Bobbing and Snowmobiling urged at Stratton convention
Stratton Mountain hosts National Ski Areas Association meeting where industry promoters push ski areas to add ski bobbing and snowmobiling. Discussed safe trail layouts on flatlands, lift-service roads for bobbing, and potential to draw mature guests while maintaining skier safety.
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Tex
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Colorado
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