Vermont colleges board trustees elect leaders amid plan to boost quality
Rep H Ward Bedford was reappointed chairman of the Vermont State Colleges board with George Van Santvoord as vice chairman. New members include Rep Richard Mallary as treasurer and Benjamin Collins as secretary. The board plans an inventory of facilities and to reassess objectives for Johnson Lyndon Castleton and Vermont Technical Institute. Swanton voters approve 10 room elementary school bond of 272000 for a 380000 project after 563 425 tally. earlier vote approved 429 417. A federal judge indicates reapportionment suit hearings may be delayed to September or October due to attorney illness. Montpelier deputy fire marshal named John L Vergin. Chester Kirby becomes executive officer for State Police.
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Bedford
Johnson, Lyndon and Castleton
Vermont Technical Institute
Randolph Center
Swanton
ST. Johnsbury
U.S. District Court
Burlington
Sterry R. Waterman
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
A. Luke Crispe
Brattleboro
Waterman
Montpelier
William H. Baumann
John L. Vergin
Kamsack
Saskatchewan
U.S
Chester M. Kirby
Vermont House to back Kennedy civil rights program
A proposed Vermont House resolution urges the state congressional delegation to support President Kennedy's civil rights legislation as an urgent national issue. It calls the Negroes' struggle a national crisis, while Rep. Emory Hebard opposes the measure over alleged states' rights concerns.
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Montpelier
Vermont House
Kennedy
Congress
Emory Hebard
R-Glover
Barre attorney resigns as Pub service Board counsel
John A. Calhoun of Barre resigns as general counsel to the state Pub service Board. He served mainly on the Rutland Railway car project and will remain available for railroad consultation while considering another job offer. In Stowe, the Northern New England Soil Conservation Society plans its June 28 29 annual meeting with about 100 conservationists from Maine New Hampshire and Vermont attending to discuss recreation as a land use.
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Montpelier
John A
Barre
State Pubervice Board
Calhoun
Rutland Railway
Stowe
New England
The
Soil Conservation Society of America
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Albany Medical Center closes premature nursery amid diarrhea outbreak
In Albany the Albany Medical Center Hospital shuts its premature nursery to admit no new patients after seven infants contract a diarrheal illness. Salmonella Typhimurium was identified June 10 as the culprit. One infant is gravely ill but has a glandular condition unrelated to the diarrhea. A separate unit was opened for future admissions. No new cases have occurred recently. In Hoosick Bryant 19 was arrested on third degree disorderly conduct and assault charges after allegedly grabbing a woman on Church Street. He posted $50 bail and awaits a Monday hearing after pleading innocent.
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Albany
Albany Medical Center
Hoosick
Daniel Bryant
Peggy Bourn
Bryant
Church Street
Hoosick Falls
Robert K. Shil
Prayer Bid Sparks Adams High Commencement Protest
Adams Memorial High School faced a religious controversy as Supt J Franklin Farrell stood beside a Baptist minister to begin and end graduation with prayers despite a state ban on religious participation. Farrell vowed the ban would not alter the local program and claimed broad support among students and staff. Nearby Pittsfield police reported a homemade bomb found at 172 Elm Street during building teardown, described as a glass jug with pink fluid smelling of gasoline, later disassembled for analysis.
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ADAMS
Supreme Court
Adams Memorial High School
J. Franklin Farrell
State Department of Education
Farrell
Pittsfield
Elm St
Orlando Lucido
Lucido
Vermont House Debates Bill To Hike Rooms And Meals Tax
The Vermont House opens debate on a rooms and meals tax hike aimed at raising about 1.7 million dollars annually to fund spending measures. Key figures include Chairman John H. Downs and Gov. Hoff, with talks on relief for Green Mountain Park track and a potential gas tax distribution freeze for roads.
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Green Mountain Park
Pownal
Lou Smith
Martin Dematteo
Hoff
Racing Commission
Rutland Railway
Senate
Appropriations and Banking & Corporations
House
Boston School Boycott Shifts Focus From Local to National Fight
Boston members of the Negro rights movement staged a one day school boycott to protest de facto segregation. Officials reported 8,260 pupils absent, while organizers called the action a tremendous success. Leaders warned the protest could broaden into more demonstrations.
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Boston
John
Samuel Adams
Paul Revere
John Hancock
William Lloyd Garrison
Gillis
Freedom Movement
Louise Day Hicks
United States
Bosnes
Medgar Evers
NAACP
Jackson, Miss
Boston Common
Cushing Favors Bible Amendment
Cardinal Cushing urged an amendment to permit Bible reading in public schools. He called the Supreme Court decision a great tragedy and said the Bible is the greatest book and a constant best seller.
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Boston
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston Globe
Rome
Supreme Court
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Dorhar
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Earth
Ways & Means Committee
Down
Lawrence E. Franklin
Guilford
Robert E. Graf
Rupert
Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
Banner Publishing Corporation
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Chevrolet
Parkwood Station
Corvair
W.H. Eddington
Dial
Bennington, Vt
Shoftsbury, Vt
Fran Stacy
Voice of
Anson Phelps Stokes Jr
Episcopal
Massachusetts
Cushing
Livingston
N. J
Fx-Lab Co
N.J
H. Greenberg & Son
Norelco
Remington
Schick
Atkins. Jewelers
Main St. Bennington
SWIFT
Franks
Maxwell House
Reg
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