New England Guard Units Return Home from Vietnam
Three National Guard units from New Hampshire Vermont and Rhode Island activated for duty in Vietnam last year will be released this fall. The 131st Engineering Co. of Burlington VT is due for release between September 8 and October 3. The 107th Signal Support Co. of Rhode Island is due back between October 7 and November 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. H
131St Engineering Co
Burlington, Vt
Rhode Island
107Th Signal Support Co
Vietnam
Move to reform veterans preference killed in Massachusetts House
Massachusetts House shot down Gov. Sargent’s plan to abolish absolute veterans’ preference on Civil Service exams. The 164 to 62 vote kept the system in place, with Republicans largely backing the governor while Democrats split. The measure tied to a seven part civil service reform package aimed at ending absolute preference except for Vietnam veterans or those with service eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
UPI
Massachusetts
Francis W. Sargent
House
David M. Bartley
D-Holyoke
William F. Hogan
D-Everett
American Legion
Sargent
Hogan
John R. Buckley
D-Abington
Joint Public Service Committee
Commissioners of Public Health and Mental Health
Gerald P. Lombard
Duitchburg
New Welfare Stance We Will Wait and See
MONTPELIER UPI Social Welfare Commissioner John Wackerman announced the department will not implement a 440800 cutback in medical assistance on July 1 after a meeting with Gov. Deane Davis. He said the plan will be reviewed in 30 days to assess welfare caseloads and the impact of higher Social Security benefits while considering possible federal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Wackerman
State Department
Davis
Paul Philbrook
Philbrook
Fami
Vermont Democrat plans Boston hearing on delegate selection
Vermont Democratic State Chairman Frank Esposito said he will attend a July 10 Boston hearing on party structure and delegate selection. Sen Edward Kennedy is set as a key witness as Sen George McGovern leads the panel to probe national delegate processes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
UPD
Vermont
Frank Esposito
Boston
Edward Kennedy
Dmass
George McGovern
D-S.d
New England
McGovern
Esposito
National Committee
Daniel O’brien
South Burlington
Willy Ley Dies Space Writer at 62
New York UPI reports rocket scientist Willy Ley died Tuesday of an apparent heart attack at age 62. He predicted lunar travel decades ago and had awaited the July 20 moon landing with wife Olga, who was with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Willy Ley
Ley
Olga
Vermont dam plan shifts to East Burke alternative option
UPI reports the Army Corps of Engineers proposed a 12 million flood control and recreation project at East Burke as an alternative to a 5.5 million dam at Victory. Joseph Ignazio unveiled the plan in St Johnsbury, noting higher cost but reduced aquatic impact. Senator Kitchel backed the proposal for flood control across Lyndon St Johnsbury and East Burke amid opposition to flooding Victory Bog. The Vermont Fish and Game Board then bought 4,500 acres from New England Power Co. to block the original dam plan. Separately, Senator Aiken said the Rural Electrification Administration approved a 1.59 million loan to Vermont Electric Cooperative for six projects including 22 miles of new distribution lines for 375 new customers, 13 miles of 34.5 kV transmission lines, system improvements, line conversions, two substations, and new headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Johnsbury
UPI
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
East Burke
Victory
Joseph Ignazio
Waltham
Mass
Corps
Ignazio
Douglas Kitchel
Caledonia County
Kitchel
Lyndon
Victory Bog
Vermont Fish and Game Board
New England Power Co
Washington, D.C
George D. Aiken
Rvt
Rural Electrification Administration
Vermont Electric Cooperative
Vermont Legal Aid gets 243942 grant to aid low income
UPI reports the U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity awards Vermont Legal Aid Inc a 243942 grant for the statewide program next year. All but 2700 of the federal funds are new. Vermont contributes 36760 to the program aiding low income residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
UPI
U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity
Vermont Legal Aid, Inc
Vermont
Vermont lawmakers tour Camp Drum training under rain
Gov. Deane C. Davis leads 35 Vermont lawmakers and guests on a 25 hour review of National Guard exercises at Camp Drum New York. The party saw about 2,000 Vermont guardsmen perform tactical maneuvers despite rain. In Stowe the Green Mountain Dog Club plans its 18th show on Sunday July 13 with 90 breeds from the U S Canada and the Caribbean viewed from 8 am to 7 pm on Mt Mansfield Co grounds Route 108.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Drum
N.Y
UPI
Deane C. Davis
Vermont
Stowe
Green Mountain Dog Club, Inc
United States
Canada
Caribbean
Mt. Mansfield Co., Inc
Route 108
New York druggists protest Medicaid fee cuts and raises talks
Albany reports druggists stage partial boycott over Medicaid prescription fee reductions. The reduced welfare budget cut two thirds markup by 20 percent, squeezing profits. Assembly speaker Perry Duryea rejected immediate legislative pay raises while saying a temporary commission recommendations would be reviewed after the 1970 session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
New York
Assembly
Perry B. Duryea
Duryea
Skidmore Joins Nature Conservancy to Protect Greenfield Swamp
Skidmore College becomes a member of the Nature Conservancy, securing the purchase of 20 acres of Greenfield nature area. Dr. H. H. Howard led the effort, noting the Greenfield swamp hosts numerous rare plants and that the Conservancy started in 1917 for nonprofit educational and scientific aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs
Skidmore College
National Conservation Organization
Nature Conservancy
Greenfield
H. H. Howard
Skidmore
Berkshire Readies Interim Leader as Gallagher Stays Pending Case
In North Adams Stephen J. Drotter of Drury High School was named interim supervisor by the School Committee, acting as agent not superintendent due to legal limits. The committee, amid protests from over 100 people, again refused to rescind Gallagher’s resignation as superintendent. In Williamstown Williams College seeks zoning changes for Hopkins Forest to rural residential, planning board divided and to meet college before action. In Pittsfield Cumberland Farms Dairy Co officers to face District Court over complaints by the Health Dept after milk was barred from local outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams
Stephen J. Drotter
Drury High School
Wilfred M. Gallagher
Supt
Gallagher
Williamstown
Williams College
Hopkins State Forest
Pittsfield
Cumberland Farms Dairy Co
Harold Stein
Louis Bolduc
Stein
Pittsfield OKs Greyhound Bus Route on South Church Street
The state Public Utilities Commission signaled approval for Greyhound Bus Lines to operate vehicles in a section of South Church Street in Pittsfield clearing the last hurdle for a new city bus terminal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
State Public Utilities Commission
Greyhound Bus Lines
South Church Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
N.E
Bay State House
Rosasco
Bennington
Berkshire Plaza
By Charles Kershner
Waree
Peter SY
Cott Corporation
National Industries Inc
Dems
Willy Ley Dies
Smart Mammoth Mart
Dam Alternative
Electric Company
OEO
Down In
Berkshire
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!