Three Teens Feared Drowned Near Vermont Campground
UPI reports three Waterford boys aged 15 to 17 missing after an overturned boat was found in Moore's Reservoir on the Connecticut River near their camping area. Life jackets floated nearby as skia divers and boats searched the area. Names are Carl Powers 16 Roger Young 15 and Bruce Young 17 all of Waterford. Police have not located the campsite.
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Lower Waterford
UPI
Moore’s Reservoir
Connecticut River
Skia
Carl Powers
Roger Young
Bruce
Waterford
Moore Dam
Littleton
N.H
Ground breaking set for Fairbanks Morse plant
Ground breaking ceremonies for a new 5 million dollar Fairbanks Morse Co plant are planned in St Johnsbury on June 27 with Gov. Philip H Hoff and other state officials expected to attend. The Warren Flats site is chosen and more than 440000 has been raised by the Fairbanks Foundation, formed in 1964 to attract continued manufacturing in the area.
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St, Johnsbury
UPI
Fairbanks Morse Co
Philip H. Hoff
Warren Flats
Special Fairbanks Foundation
Fairbanks - Morse
Vermonters to Attend First Education Commission Meeting
Gov. Philip Hoff announced seven Vermonters will represent Vermont at the Education Commission of the States annual meeting in Chicago. Delegation includes Benjamin Collins special assistant Msgr. John Lynch Rutland Education Commissioner Richard Gibboney UVM President Shannon McCune John Donoghue Allen Foley and Sen. Stoyan Christowe.
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Montpelier
UPI
Philip H. Hoff
Blood drives in Vermont and New Hampshire reach low weekly total
The Red Cross reports last week’s donations in the two states totaled 546 pints across eight drawings, the lowest in nearly five months. Shipments to 62 hospitals totaled 619 pints, with 106 more sent out of state. officials warn center reserves are dangerously low.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
New Hampshire
Red Cross
Troy native Dr George VanSantvoord delivers Emma Willard diploma
Dr George VanSantvoord, a Troy native and Bensington legislator, gave the commencement address at Emma Willard School’s 152nd graduation. At exercises closing, 93 seniors presented him with a diploma making him a member of the class of 1966 and he was named honorary life trustee as he retires this June after 26 years on the board.
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Troy
George VanSantvoord
Bensington
Hotchkiss School
Emma Willard School
van Santvoord
William Dietel
The Critters in Warren County Jail Over BB Gun Incident
The Critters five member band from New Jersey were jailed in Warren County after peppering two Mount Royal Motel rooms with a BB gun. They checked out Sunday morning and were arrested about noon. Police estimate damages at 250 dollars. The group’s Younger Girl is climbing the national top ten charts.
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Glens Falls
New Jersey
Warren County
Mount Royal
Albany Protest March Over Mississippi Shooting
About 100 to 200 people marched from a city area to the state capitol Sunday to protest the civil rights shooting of James Meredith in Mississippi the previous Monday. The group included adults and children and was led by five prominent clergymen, notably Edward Maginn and Allen W. Brown.
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Albany
State Capitol
James Meredith
Mississippi
Edward Maginn
D.C
Allen W. Brown
Albany Episcopal Diocese
Berkshire drive for vacant shell building far short of targets
Philip G. Ahearn head of the Berkshire County Industrial Development Commission says the nationwide campaign to find a tenant for the $250,000 Berkshire shell building drew almost no responses. He notes earlier campaigns at least produced inquiries and calls the result surprising and concerning.
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North Adams
Philip G. Ahearn
Berkshire County Industrial Development Commission
Governor Hoff to Speak at Turners Falls High School
Vermont Governor Philip H. Hoff will return to Turners Falls Massachusetts to deliver the commencement address at his alma mater Turners Falls High School He graduated there in 1942 Hoff known as a former football star at the school and son of Olaf Hoff Jr active in Republican politics His father once served as a state representative Hoff is noted as the first Democrat elected governor of Vermont since the party founded the state era.
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Turners Falls
Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
Massachusetts
Brattleboro
Turners Falls High School
Hoff
Turners Falls High
Olaf Hoff Jr
High Street
Seven injured girl after car collision near Housatonic
Four year old Nadine Forfa of Housatonic was struck Sunday afternoon while playing near a bank by a car driven by Ammand Carlsen 64 of Housatonic. She suffered severe head injuries and multiple cuts and was in critical condition at Great Barrington Hospital, responding to treatment.
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Housatonic
Great Barrington
Nadine Forfa
Anthony Forfa
Ammand Carlsen
Williams College Grants Honours to Hoff and Pearson
Vermont Governor Philip Hoff received an honorary Doctor of Laws from Williams College, joining seven others including Canada's Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson who also earned an honorary Doctor of Laws. The ceremonies highlighted ties between science and humanities in education and public life, with Pearson stressing balance between technological progress and ethical leadership.
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Williamstown
Mass
Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
Canada
Lester B. Pearson
Williams College
Pearson
United Nations
Liberal Party
Rail unions plan merger to form second largest operates
Three railroad operating unions proposed a merger led by H E Gilbert George H Harris and Neil P Speirs. The new body would total about 116000 members, ranking second to the 160000 member Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and aiming to improve representation and economies for crafts in the industry.
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Cleveland
UPI
Om Train Brotherhood
H. E. Gilbert
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
BLEE
George H. Harris
The
Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen
ORCB
Neil P. Speirs
Switchmen’s Union of North America
SUNA
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