Hoff seeks defense work to halt Burlington plant layoffs
Gov. Hoff met with Isidore Pinan head of the Electrical Workers Union local at the General Electric Burlington plant to enlist union help in easing ongoing layoffs. In North Adams, plans for Fresh Air Fund guest children from New York City area to Berkshire for two weeks begin July 18 with 13 returning guests and seven new hosts. In Burlington, Col John A. Williams will head urban renewal starting Aug 1 at a $10,000 salary, bringing military and city planning experience from Camp Johnson to lead the effort.
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Montpelier
Hoff
General Electric
Burlington
Isidore Pinan
Electrical Workers Union
Pinan
North Adams
New York City
Era Berkshire
New York Herald Tribune
Fresh Air Fund
Fred L. Perry
East Main St
Albert Maroni
East Quincy St
John A. Williams
Essex Junction
Williams
Vermont
Camp Johnson
Colchester
Holdup at Albany camera store nets $152 in cash
A man with a gunless holdup escaped from the F E Colwell and Co camera store at 13 James Street with about 152 dollars. Clerks described him as 25 to 30 years old, five feet tall with blond hair and a gray sports jacket, delaying for 10 to 15 minutes for two customers to leave. Police seek a fair complexioned suspect with a partial beard. Meanwhile the Capital Area Council of Churches praised Albany newspapers for advancing community understanding in a resolution to The Times Union Knickerbocker News and local editors.
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Albany
F.E. Colwell & Co
James Street
Michael DeVall
Dove Street
DeVall
W. Heyer
Capital Area Council of Churches
Gene Robb
Times-Union
Knickerbocker News
Council of Churches
Berkshire May permits total rises. McCann reports 15 issued
Building inspector Joseph McCann notes Berkshire's May permits totaled 15 with an estimated value of 163 397. This exceeds April's nine permits worth 46 600 and May 1962's ten permits totaling 74 400. In North Adams, three seniors received diplomas at the first graduation of the McCann Regional Technical Vocational School, with 26 postgraduate certificates also awarded and four practical nursing capstones.
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Williamstown
Joseph McCann
North Adams
McCann Regional Technical-Vocational School
James F. Carsno Jr
Richard R. King
Roger A. Rondeau
Drury Trade School
James R. Westall
Bernard Lenhoff
Richard A. Sleeman
North Adams State College
North Berkshire
Drury High awards exceed thirty eight thousand dollars
North Adams Drury High School distributed more than 38000 dollars in prizes awards and scholarships at class night exercises for graduates heading to further study. Principal Stephen Drotter and Miss Katherine F Cody or local organization representatives presented the awards to Promise ro il students who achieved 85 percent or higher four years.
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North Adams
Drury High School
Stephen Drotter
Katherine F. Cody
Walter Alderman Jr
George Bailey
Bruce Batease
Bruce Boisvert
Boston Protest NAACP Plans to Have Pupils Quit School
Boston NAACP official Richard Banks endorses a one day school boycott next Tuesday to protest unequal facilities in public high and junior high schools. Louise Day Hicks condemns the plan urging parents to keep children in class as Negro groups cite substandard equipment and overcrowded schools in Roxbury and the South End.
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NAACP
Boston
National Association For Advance of Colored People
Richard Banks
Citizens For Human Rights
Louise Day Hicks
Roxbury
South End
Civil Defense Volunteers Face Stress in Shelter Tests
Washington AP reports Civil Defense officials caution volunteers in prolonged fallout shelter tests face psychological stress. Tests show mild depression mid program and rising urge to exit, though most participants endure up to two weeks. Participants range from ages 6 or 7 to 70 plus.
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Washington
Civil Defense
Office of Civil Defense
Navy
Kentucky Travel Spending Hit 205 Million From Out-of-State Visitors
Out-of-state travelers spent 205 million dollars in Kentucky during the past year, according to a University of Tennessee survey. The study highlights the impact of tourism on Kentucky’s economy and regional activity.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
University of Tennessee
Berkshire Fair retains six racing dates at Berkshire Downs
The Massachusetts Racing Commission upheld six racing dates for Berkshire Fair at Berkshire Downs amid a legislative probe into phantom fairs. Gov. Peabody had urged rescission after discovering Berkshire Fair directors also serve as Berkshire Downs directors. The dates run July 1 to July 6.
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Boston
Massachusetts Racing Commission
Berkshire Fair
Berkshire Downs
Massachusetts
Hancock Raceway, Inc
Hancock
Peabody
Courts Seen Doing Badly With Youths
At the New England Conference on Child Welfare in Newcastle New Hampshire two speakers say courts and lawyers badly influence youths from broken homes. Martin Gula of the Children's Bureau notes judges remove children without understanding families while Edwin Walker cites a general lack of familiarity with child welfare institutions. Six hundred social workers attend the six state meeting. Linwood Brown urges expanded facilities for disturbed children and therapy beyond psychiatry. Robert Mulford cites more children needing foster care as foster homes decline.
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Newcastle
N.H
Martin Gula
Children’s Bureau
Washington
Edwin Walker
Saco
Maine
Linwood Brown
Sweetser Children’s Home
New England
Robert Mulford
The
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Simpson School Aid Formula Debated in Senate
The Senate Education Committee plans to debate the school aid formula crafted by Rep. W. Arthur Simpson and the School Directors Association next week. Sen. Graham S. Newell notes the measure faces discussion while Rep. Samuel A. Parsons predicts the move could delay final adjournment.
UVM Alumni Funds Drive Includes Five Projects
The University of Vermont alumni magazine promotes a return to annual giving directing gifts to five programs: alumni library fund graduate research fellowship fund unrestricted President's Fund alumni scholarship fund and alumni faculty chair fund. Gov Hoff signed a state education formula bill amid political debate over its July 1 1964 start and local education funding adjustments.
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University of Vermont Alumni Magazine
Fey
Hoff
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J. J. Newbury Co
New York
Down In
Berkshire
McCann Tech
Drury
Goldfine
Aaron Krock
Bernard Goldfine
Chestnut Hill
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Thomson Manufacturing Co
Ben Mont Ave
Bennington
Ally
Main St
Banner
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Radius
UVM
Philip H. Hoff
Newell
Chuck
First National Stores
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Vesa Nat. Dev
No. Benn. Rd
Bennington, VA
A & W Root Beer
Johnson Oil Co
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Saratoga Raceway
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