Monitoring Report on New England Telephone Practices Due
Public Service Board to hand Gov Hoff a monitoring report on NE Tel and Telegraph Co. by July 1, with chairman Ernest Gibson III noting the investigation should close by June 30. Hoff had requested the report after disclosure of monitoring, which the company says ceased listening to calls since June 1. Discussions will occur among New England Utilities commissioners during a four day Stowe meeting beginning Sunday.
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New England Utilities Commissioners
Stowe
Northern New England Soil Conservation Group Meets in Burlington
The northern New England Chapter of the Soil Conservation Society of America holds a two day meeting in Burlington. A panel on area planning features Bruce Craig of the Vermont Extension Service Sidney Pilgrim of New Hampshire soil conservation service Harold Benson of the Vermont Realtors Association Roland Loveless of the Vermont Industrial Department and Richard Rubino from the state planning office.
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Burlington
UPT
New England
Soil Conservation Society of America
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Bruce Craig
Vermont Extension Service
Sidney Pilgrim
N.H. Soil Conservation Service
Harold Benson
Vermont Realtors Assn
Roland Loveless
Vermont Industrial Department
Richard Rubino
State Planning Office
Vermont libraries to receive 3000 classical records gratis
The Vermont Free Public Library Service and Columbia Records arrange 100 sets of 30 classical records each for free distribution to selected Vermont libraries. The project expands existing collections and introduces a news service to patrons, signaling libraries as cultural centers.
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Montpelier
Vermont Free Public Library Service
Columbia Records
Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc
Vermont
Aiken says REA funds unlock Vermont loan approvals
Senator George D. Aiken in Washington said the Budget Bureau's release of impounded Rural Electric Administration funds will enable a $500,000 loan to a Vermont cooperative. He cited a halted $570,000 Washington Electric Cooperative loan and noted Halifax Electric Corp. in Brattleboro could be reviewed after July 1 with the June 30 deadline looming.
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Aiken
Vermont invites bids for Expo 67 pavilion
Vermont Development Department issued invitations to Canadian and Vermont contractors for a two story pavilion at Expo 67. The $400000 structure bids will be opened July 7, said pavilion manager Charles Wiley.
New York Opens Tokyo Trade Office to Boost Asian Sales
Albany reports the state opens an office in Tokyo run by the Department of Commerce to expand sales for New York manufacturers suppliers and farmers in Japan and other Far East markets. Governor Nelson A Rockefeller says Japan is America's largest overseas customer and the move aims to deepen trade relations in the region.
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Albany
New York
Tokyo
Nelson A. Rockefeller
State Department of Commerce
Japan
America
Far East
Asia
Arson suspected after vestry blaze at Calvary Church
Burned Vestry room of Calvary Episcopal Church in Burnt Hills suffered heavy damage on Wednesday night with smoke and water damage to the alter and pews. A suspect was being sought by police for questioning late Thursday night. In Glens Falls a Thursday afternoon underground explosion by Alexander's Jewelry Store caused flames to rise from a sidewalk grate six to eight feet high with no injuries reported. Fire crews and Niagara Mohawk responders attended to smoldering cables and possible danger to nearby shops.
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Burnt Hills
Calvary Episcopal Church
Saratoga County
Glens Falls
Alexander’s
Warren
Glen Streets
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Berkshire private schools face approval rift in district
The Southern Berkshire Regional School Committee rejected two private schools Avalon in Monterey and Kingsley Hall in North Egremont as not equal to the public system, risking truancy for district residents. Berkshire School in Sheffield gained unconditional approval while Winchester and Marlboro in Sheffield and New Marlboro received conditional approval, with each applicant considered individually.
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Pittsield
Southern Berkshire
Avalon School
Monterey
Kingsley Hall
North Egremont
Berkshire School
Sheffield
Winchester
Marlboro
New Marlboro
North Adams Woman Struck by Scooter Injured Near Greenhouses
Virginia E. Stevens, 61, proprietor of Stevens Greenhouses, was hit by an 18 year old scooter rider Gilbert McNichol near her business on State Road at 8:15 p.m. She was taken to North Adams Hospital in good condition after treatment for a fractured left shoulder and head and leg bruises.
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North Adams
North Adams Hospital
Virginia E. Stevens
Stevens Greenhouses
State Road
Gilbert McNichol
Williamstown
Negro Minister Faces Jail For School Graduation Outburst
In Boston Rev. Virgil Wood a noted SCLC leader disrupted a public graduation by denouncing Louise Day Hicks. He faced arraignment on disturbing a public assembly charge and vowed jail over a fine. Police Sgt. Kowalski to prosecute in Dorchester District Court.
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Boston
UPI
Louise Day Hicks
Virgil Wood
Wood
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Michael Kowalski
Dorchester District Court
Bill Russell
Boston Celtics
Celtics
Helms Wins Approval As CIA Director Name
Rich ard M Helms won quick committee approval for his nomination as CIA director He told the Senate Armed Services Committee the CIA would not set policy and pledged to provide Congress with information about CIA operations under presidential directive The hearing moves to the full Senate for confirmation if no further hearings are requested Also notes on mining safety water pollution funding and health worker training initiatives.
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Washington
UPI
Richard M. Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Johnson
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
Committee
Richardb. Russell
D-Ga
Helms
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Federal Bureau of Mines
Senate Public Works Committee
House
Vatican commission seen approving oral contraceptives
Vatican sources report Pope Paul VI's birth control commission favors limited use of the pill to postpone conception in select cases. The inner cabinet and a 60 member commission largely agree on this approach, though views on other methods vary and a majority and minority report may be sent to the Pope.
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Vatican Commission
Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Birth Control Commission
Vatican
Pius XII
Pope Pius
Concensus
Man Believed Dead Returns Alive Shocks Small Town
In Lowell Massachusetts a man named Roger J. Galibois was identified by relatives as the drowned body recovered from a canal June 11. He later appeared alive, though police maintained the deceased identity until Capt. Richard Cullen confirmed the misidentification.
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Galibois
Richard Cullen
Cullen
Man plans sentimental journey on DC3 planes
C L Gerdes, 25, of Quincy Illinois, boards Lake Central Flight 422 at Baltimore Friendship Airport to begin a six day trip via 33 stops and four airlines. The milestone voyage traces the DC3 aircraft’s 30th anniversary in commercial service, ending in Seattle. He may be the last person to cross the nation entirely by DC3.
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Washington
UPI
C. L. Gerdes
Lake Central Airlines
Baltimore
Friendship
Seattle
Gerdes
Quincy
Ill
American Air
Chicago
West Coast
Lake Central
Cincinnati
Ozark
Sioux City
Iowa
North Central
Bismarck
Frontier
Great Falls
Spokane
Los Angeles
San Francisco
California
United States
Trans-Texas
Southern
Central and
Hershey Aims to Lower Draft Standards and Draft More Men
General Hershey urged loosening draft qualifications to widen induction eligibility while stating no change to the law. He faced sharp opposition from Rep. O Konski, who cited perceived inequities. The hearing touched on fairness in the draft and criticized deferments for the wealthy or famous.
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Washington
UPS
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
House
Armed Services Committee
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Congressional
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