Heavy Snowfall Not a Burlington Record
Vermont reports over two feet of snow at the Weather Bureau station last month far above February 1961 but not a monthly record. A nine year old girl from Glover remains in critical condition after kerosene burns at home. A two year old dies after being run over by a manure spreader in St. Albans Bay.
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Burlington
U.S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Shirley Longmaid
Glover
Mary Fletcher Hospital
ST. Albans Bay
Helen Rheaume
Mary Fletcher
Burlington police probe to begin next month
Burlington Mayor Robert K. Bing says the investigation of the scandal scarred Burlington Police Department will start next month. He will serve as press spokesman for the IA Police Chiefs study set to cost 4000 dollars. Two former officers await sentencing after pleading guilty to burglaries. Another patrolman faces trial this month and two others were sentenced in January to 4 to 6 years.
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Queen City
Burlington
Robert K. Bing
Bing
International Association of Police Chiefs
Fire splits duplex. twelve children homeless in Averill Park blaze
In Averill Park three families and 12 children were left homeless when an exploding oil stove ignited a two story duplex. Eighteen people escaped as firefighters battled the fire in near freezing 10 degree cold, with neighbors quickly aiding victims. In Albany airport, Trans World Airlines ground operations will be absorbed by Mohawk Airlines next Sunday, while TWA maintains four daily Albany flights and two on Saturdays.
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Averill Park
Albany
Trans World Airlines
Mohawk Airlines
TWA
Greylock Tramway plans private bond sale in Berkshire
Adams reports the Greylock Tramway Authority will privately sell a 2.7 million dollar revenue bond issue for Mt. Greylock development, offering bonds in 100 dollar blocks to widen investment access for year round recreation. The Spruces, a Williamstown North Adams trailer park, seeks Massachusetts town status.
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Adams
Greylock
Boston
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
State
Williamstown
North Adams
Millville
Rhode Island
Blackstone
Trailer Park
Volunteers Extend Red Cross Impact With Word Volunteers
Red Cross volunteers yearly contribute over a half million dollars in time and services. More than two million volunteers aid flood and disaster relief, blood collection, first aid, water safety, and home nursing, expanding the reach of donations and outnumber staff 155 to 1.
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Red Cross
National Board of Governors
Interstate Bridges Were Reinforced in Vermont
Chief Engineer Arthur D. Bishop told a legislative commission the interstate culvert reinforcement in Vermont has cost 123315 dollars to date. The work covers seven projects with federal aid at 50 percent, and states covering two projects. Locations include Guilford Brattleboro Waterbury Waterbury Bolton Dover Chester and Worcester.
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Montpelier
Arthur D. Bishop
Highway Department
Vermont
Bishop
Guilford
Brattleboro
Waterbury
Waterbury-Bolton
Dover
Chester
Worcester
Big John Hank Saves Forty In Ky Flood
Salyersville Kentucky hails Big John Hank a 45 year old handyman for rescuing about 40 people stranded along the flooded Licking River Hank and Paul Marshall pulled a motorless boat through five foot waters for 11 hours carrying five to six people at a time County Judge Clyde Salyer praised Hank saying he is the only man who could have done it and that the town might have lost many more without him
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Salyersville
Big John Hank
Hank
Licking River
Combs
Paul Marshall
Clyde Salyer
Salyer
Kentucky
Miami Sees Driest Six Months Since 1939 Records
The past six months at Miami International Airport were the driest since record keeping began in 1939. Only 11.19 inches of rain fell through February 28, far below the normal 25.18 inches, with a prior low of 13.66 inches in 1951-1952.
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Miami, Fla
Auto Sales and Jobs Cheer Economy as Recovery Nears
The AP reports the economic recovery's first birthday with upbeat auto sales and rising employment. Durable goods orders backlogs grow while January downturns in retail, personal income, and production show temporary weather or fatigue. Car sales up 31 percent year over year, with expectations of stronger spring and summer activity.
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Federal Reserve Board
Illinois Doctor Knew Death Was Coming
Dr Sedat A Kayar a Highland Illinois physician aged 41 died after informing patients last January he faced pancreatic cancer He predicted six to eight months to live but illness worsened and he died four hours after saying he would not see Friday Survivors include widow Annalea and children Eileen 11 Susan 8 Sedat Jr 4 He hoped to visit Turkey but plans were cut short by illness and death.
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Highland, Ill
Sedat A. Kayar
Turkey
Verna Hornetiaux
Kayar
Wilder Plans Desert Sabbatical for Two Years
Frankurt AP report quotes Thornton Wilder, 64, saying he will retreat to the Arizona desert for two years to seek solitude and renew his springs. He aims to return with fresh ideas after retreat, planning to depart late in March and head to Arizona first.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Arizona
Thornton Wilder
States
Wilder
New York
the Alcestrad
United States
Hamden
Conn
Our Town
Powell to Meet in Historic Woodman House
Gov. Wesley Powell and the Executive Council will convene March 13 in the 228 year old Woodman home at 276 North Main Street, Concord, marking the 180th anniversary of the first governor and council meeting led by Gov. Meshec Weare. Weare hailed from South Hampton, as does Powell.
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Concord
N.H
Wesley Powell
Executive Council
New Hampshire
Edgard F. Woodman
North Main Street
Mesheck Weare
Weare
South Hampton
Gov. Powell
Death of Stephan Shan Shocks Family and Community
Stephan A Shan 48, a commuter and inventory controller for G R Kinney Corp, died in the Jamaica Bay jet crash. He lived at 448 Macatee Place Mineola NY with wife Ruth and children Emily 14 and Stephan Jr 7. Neighbors described him as a devoted helper who often aided elderly neighbors and assisted motorists. The crash claimed 95 lives as families mourned and shared memories at the Shan home.
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Mineola
N.Y
Stephan A. Shan
Ruth
Emily
Stephan Jr
West Coast
Shan
Jamaica Bay
Macatee Place
Long Island
G. R. Kiney Corp
New York City
Shaw
Peter J. Smith
Shans
Little Stephan Jr
Alfred R. Boyd
Steve
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