English Curriculum Workshop Series Opens in Fair Haven
A four part workshop series on a coordinated English curriculum for K 12 begins at Fair Haven Union High School on Saturday at 9 am led by Miss Mary I Lanigan head of English at Newton Schools Massachusetts and a Bread Loaf instructor The remaining sessions will be in Brattleboro Burlington and St Johnsbury March 8 9 and 11 sponsored by the Vermont Council of Teachers of English open to principals superintendents teachers department heads and interested lay people.
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Fair Haven
Fair Haven Union High School
Mary I. Lanigan
Newton Schools
Massachusetts
Middlebury College
Bread Loaf School of English
Brattleboro
Burlington
St. Johnsbury
Vermont Council of Teachers of English
All Girls College Cast Lands Male Actors In Vermont
Drama instructor William Tyson of Vermont College sought help from state officials to cast three male actors for Under Milk Wood in Alumni Hall. Assistant Attorney General Louis Peck agreed to act, Gov. Hoff’s aide Arthur Ristau joined, and AP bureau chief John McCatherin provided the third male role.
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Hoff
Arthur Ristau
Tyson
Statehouse Press Corps
John McCatherin
Associated Press
Vermont House to consider up to 12 percent state employee raises
The House is set to take up a bill granting unclassified state workers raises up to 12 percent for the next biennium. The measure passed the Government Operations Committee unanimously, but the top civil service salaries for 40 agency heads were cut into a separate bill. If enacted the raises would be retroactive and could cost the state as much as $8 million for the biennium.
Minute of Murder Indictment Sought for Springfield Man
Windsor County State's Attorney James Wright plans to convene a grand jury on March 20 to consider a first degree murder indictment against 24 year old Earl D. Miner for the January 24 shooting of his 19 year old wife Bonnie Miner Miner pleads innocent and insane to the charge and is under psychiatric examination at the Waterbury state hospital. The other item notes Vermont legislators abort a bill to require page gender parity after opposition from boy pages.
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Woodstock
UPI
Windsor County
James Wright
Springfield
Wright
Earl D. Miner
Bonnie
Miner
State Hospital
Waterbury
Troy Foreclosure Over Hendrick Hudson Hotel Nears Auction
Troy Savings Bank began foreclosure Tuesday against Alterations Unlimited Ltd owner of the Hendrick Hudson Hotel in Troy New York. Attorney John J Sweeney said the default on city taxes totaling 8000 to 10000 prompted the action. The 41 year old hotel will be auctioned after a three to six month process.
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Troy
Hendrick Hudson
Troy Savings Bank
John J. Sweeney
Alterations Unlimited, Ltd
New York City
Troy Callahan's Restaurant Closes After 1933 Run
The long-standing Troy Callahan's Restaurant, a favorite since 1933, closed Tuesday night. Patrons, largely friends of the Callahans, gathered in disbelief as the Union National Bank bought the premises and no decision on its fate has been announced.
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Troy — Callahan
Callahans
Union National Bank
Colonie District to vote on disposal of Latham Elementary
The North Colonie Central School District schedules a March 18 vote on whether to permit the Board of Education to dispose of Latham Elementary School on Maple Avenue. Rumors tie WHMT Channel 17 to the building, with overtures held in abeyance pending the outcome.
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Colonie
North Colonie Central
Board of Education
Latham
Maple Avenue
Whmt Channel 17
Berkshire Council approves flood plain rezoning for Hunter plant
In North Adams the City Council, with one dissent, rezoned flood plain land between South Church Street and the Hoosac River from residential to industrial. The change clears the path for Hunter Machine Co. to build a new plant, though Hunter did not request the rezoning and did not attend the public hearing.
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North Adams
Robert Patenaude
South Church Street
Hoosac River
Hunter Machine Co
Comany
Hunter
Hunter Company
South Vietnam Special Court Denies Bribery Charges
Saigon officials deny bribery in cases against nine American civilians jailed on currency violation charges. Maj. Nguyen Cao Quyen said no court members accepted bribes. one Vietnamese lawyer under investigation allegedly offered to influence prisoners. UPI reports include sworn statements naming the lawyer and hunger strikes by four Americans awaiting or serving sentences.
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South Vietnam
Special Court
Saigon
API
Special Military Court
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen Cao Quyen
Washington
State Department
Quyen
Vietnam Press News
United Press International
High Court
Chi Hoa
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Robert Kearns
D Bennington
James Shea
Winooski
Senate
New York
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Down In
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Burd
Great Barrington
John C. Burdis
Albany
Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce
Taconic State Parkway
Rte. 7
Polaris
Pittsfield
General Electric Co
Ordnance Department
Robert G. Herd
Honeywell, Inc
College Chapel
Williamstown
Williams College
Thompson Memorial Chapel
Merle V. Brown
Worthington
Ohio
Paul Leo Bennett
Apopka, Fla
Bernard Elman
Bennett
Brown
Elman
William K. Char Jr
Honolulu
Char
U.S
A&p
America
the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc
Chuck
California
Florida
Lindsley Mattison
Rhinebeck, N. Y
Mink
Helen Grossman
Hayden
Hooker
Saranac Lake
Brandon, Yt
Rorie
Little Middleberg, Ve
Marion Swartz
Francis Smith
John R. Taft
William Johnson
St. Johnsville
N. Y
Catskill
Mass
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Shank
New
A&p Cotton
Purina
Jane Parker
Chase & Sanborn
Coffee Maxwell House
Borden's
Nabisco
Barry's
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Caesa
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Phas
Nassar
Underwood
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