Shelburne Pond search for drowning victim continues
State police probe Shelburne Pond for the body of Gilbert Bobbie 68 of Mineville New York, still missing after a fishing trip with Nora Shores 63 of Groveton New Hampshire. Shores was recovered earlier. Roy La Rock 60 of Mineville survived after drifting ashore and aiding search before collapsing from shock.
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Shelburne
VPS
Shelburne Pond
Gilbert Bobbie
Mineville
N.Y
Nora Shores
Groveton
N.H
Robbie
Roy la Rock
Euclide Lapierre Farm
Burlington
Sharon Vermont Playground Leaders Institute Set at Camp Interlaken
The twenty second annual Vermont Playground Leaders Institute will meet at Camp Interlaken in June 2020 for playground leaders supervisors and directors. Howard Jeffrey Vermont director of recreation leads the institute with Betty Miller Springfield Mo national recreation and park instructor on the faculty. Craft sessions led by Mrs Cletus Huffman Northfield and Al Monty Barre teach leading and include square and folk dances mixers and musical games for all ages. Frank Dearborn Brattleboro superintendent of recreation will head discussions on planning and conducting programs to make playgrounds successful.
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Sharon
Vermont Playground Leaders’ Institute
Camp Interlaken
Howard Jeffrey
Vermont
Betty Miller
Springfield
National Recreation and Park
Cletus Huffman
Northfield
al Monty
Barre
Frank Dearborn
Brattleboro
Vermont Jaycees Lead National Parade at Detroit Convention
Burlington reports the Vermont Jaycees will march number one in the National Jaycee Convention parade in Detroit from June 27 to July 1. Vermont Jaycees grew from 706 to 1200 members with 12 new chapters, placing the state in the top spot. Gov Hoff will ride in the June 29 parade with 100 Jaycees and wives, and a governor’s birthday breakfast will be held that day by the Vermont delegation.
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Burlington
Vermont
Rutland Union High School vote postponed indefinitely
In Rutland, the planned fall vote on forming the Rutland Union High School District is postponed indefinitely. Dr Rupert Spencer of the state Education Department urged the committee to consider a smaller union, proposing two high schools for about 3000 students. Patrick Mangan disagreed, saying 3000 is not too large and that enrollment was already considered.
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Rutland
Rutland Union
Rupert Spencer
State Education Department
Special Services
Union High School
Spencer
Patrick Mangan
Burnham Named to Eastern Milk Producers Board
Dwight Burnham has been named to the board of directors of the Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative Association. The selection occurred at a board meeting in Syracuse New York.
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New Haven
UPI
Dwight Burnham
Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative Association
Syracuse
N.Y
Berkshire car wash ends plan for gogo dancers
Adams Auto Co. had proposed using dancers for the formal opening but were blocked by chairman Fred Dabrowski who said no. Raymond Katz reported the idea was dropped. In North Adams, efforts begin to form a Northern Berkshire labor council to aid small unions by sharing speakers and mutual support in negotiations with management.
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Adams
Raymond Katz
Adams Auto Co
Fred Dabrowski
Katz
North Adams
Northern Berkshire Labor Council
Harry Johnson
Independent Aluminum Workers of
Johnson
GE strike ends as union accepts higher piece rates
PITTSFIELD The week old strike by about 20 women in GE's voltage regulator unit ends after IUE Local 255 officials accept a company proposal raising piece prices on two assembly jobs. The walkout spurred sympathy actions at other locations.
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Pittsfield
General Electric
IUE Local 255
Work Progressing On Camp Y Woods
Work is progressing at Camp Y Woods the Bennington YMCA day camp preparing for opening June 27. A play area is being cleared with trees felled and stump removal soon. Toilet facilities are built by Edward Frechette a Bennington High School junior. An archery range cleared by Samuel Joseph of the Air Force. Camp activities include tribal areas with eight to ten campers per tribe and counselors. Trails fireplaces and overnight areas to be created as time permits. Enrollment is filling up at $12 per week including transport program leadership milk and insurance. Call the YMCA for registration details.
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Camp Y Woods
Edward Frechette
Bennington
Bennington Ymca
Bennington High School
Samuel Joseph
Air Force
Edward Dewey
Steve McGaughey
Howard Therman
Philip Bushee
Gerald Percy
Dennis Gauthier
Bob Gerity
YMCA
Soldier Volunteers for Viet Nam Despite Terminal Cancer
Washington reports Sgt. Phillip A. Hesse chose to enlist for Viet Nam knowing cancer would shorten his life. Doctors warned five years at most, probably two, yet he volunteered, facing war with a personal reckoning beyond the danger of battlefield injury.
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Viet Nam
Johnson
Fayetteville
N.c
Pleiku
Hesse
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Philip W. Mallory
Walter Reed
U.S. Army
Marion Johnson
Lakewood, N.J
Army
101St Airborne
Special Forces
Maj. A. J. Cunningham
Tucson
Ariz
William Pickten
Oklahoma City
Rayburn F. Hesse
Middletown
N.Y
Times Herald-Record
May Be Built In Swanton Vermont Track Proposal Emerges
Vermont may get a pari mutuel horse track in Swanton as Swanton International Raceway Inc files Articles of Association. Incorporators Wheeler Young and Glover are from Springfield and Ludlow, land options exist in Swanton, and a Vermont Parimutuel Racing Commission permit will be sought. The plan anticipates two million shares at $1 and inclusion of auto bicycle and dog racing under statute. First Pownal track origins are noted.
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Montpelier
UPT
Vermont
Harry Cooley
Swanton International Raceway, Inc
Merrick E. Wheeler
Bernard §. Young
Springfield
F. J. Glover
Ludlow
Wheeler
Swanton
Vermont Parimutuel Racing Commission
Pownal
Massachusetts
New York Border
Court Orders Coed Editor To Reveal Sources of News
Annette Buchanan a 20 year old coed editor of the University of Oregon student newspaper was ordered by a circuit court to name five students she interviewed for a marijuana use story She said she would not comply with the ruling and faced potential penalties up to six months imprisonment and a 300 dollar fine If she disclosed the names to the Lane County grand jury Wednesday
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Eugene, Ore
UPI
Annette Buchanan
University of Oregon
Miss Buchanan
Oregon Daily Emerald
Lane County Grand Jury
Edward Leavy
Dist
Atty
William Frye
Oregon
Frye
Leavy
Klamath Falls Herald and News
Coed
Grand Jury
Aiken Promises Action on Vermont Poverty Funds
Washington report states Senator George D. Aiken said White House assurance will fast track Vermont War on Poverty projects needing federal funding. The pledge follows criticism by state officials over neglected priority projects and alleged diversion to prepackaged programs.
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Washington
API
Vermont
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
White House
Thomas Davis
Aiken
R. Sargent Shriver
Office of Economic Opportunity
Davis
Head Start
Neighborhood Youth Corps
Hayes taps campaign team for Vermont bid
Republican gubernatorial candidate Thomas Hayes of Fair Haven announced his state campaign director and assistants. He named Robert R. Carr of Burlington to the top post, a 33 year old former University of Vermont assistant professor. Carr says the campaign will rely on young volunteers with the greatest stake in Vermont's future.
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Milk Board
New York
Albany
New York City
Executive Mansion
John V. Lindsay
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Lindsay
Troy
Rensselaer County
Linda Musella
Hudson Valley Community College
Rensselaer County Board of Supervisors
State University of New York
Down In
Berkshire
N. Berkshire Labor Council
Laos
Germany
Ft. Bragg
Cheyenne, Who
Clifford Stanley
Cheyenne Boat Club
Hayes
Dward
N.F.D.A
D. Mahar
Dhone
Bennington, Vt
Walter Whitney
Main St. Bennington
Litte le Oe
Bet
PIC
N Pac
VNB
Vermont National Bank
Bellows Falls
Chester
Jamaica
Newfane
Proctorsville
Wilmington
Windsor
Woodstock
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Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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