Vermont Tragedies Highlight Weekend News
Vermont reports include a fatal pedestrian crash on Vermont 9 in Wilmington killing 49 year old Roland B Lavoy struck by a car driven by 17 year old Robert D Leslie of Worcester Massachusetts authorities say Lavoy died instantly from a fractured skull. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Covey Funeral Home.
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Wilmington
Vermont 9
Vermont
Roland B. Lavoy
Lavoy
Robert D. Leslie
Worcester
Mass
Milton Wolf
Cyrus Lavoy
Raymond
Covey Funeral Home
Two-Alarm Troy Fire Destroys Building Amid Suspected Serial Blazes
A two-story building in Troy was destroyed in an eightth fire of the year with four blazes inside the structure. Firefighters fought the flames for over five hours. residents fled a nearby brick building but no injuries were reported. Separately, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute received a $30,000 Gulf Oil grant to aid education and enrollments.
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Montpelier
William J. McBey
Gilman
Wheeler
Mark Cutler
Troy
Troy — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Gulf Oil Corp
Gulf Corp
Voters set to decide four contests at Park Street polls
Anticipated good weather drew a large Berkshire turnout as four races fill the State Armory polls from 7 to 7. The selectman seat, the School Committee three-year terms with Denault McConnell Sommer, the Board of Health contest between Banas and Dimitropolis, and Library Trustees with Corrigan Gallivan Waterman are on the ballot.
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William C. Denault
Harold D. McConnell
Donald R. Sommer
Board of Health
Joseph F. Banas
James Dimitropolis
Library Board of Trustees
Robert B. Corrigan
John J Gallivan
George R. Waterman
Northeast Braces for Warmer Than February Temperatures
The 30 day forecast from the weather bureau shows below normal temperatures for the Northeast and far Southwest while the West Coast, Northern and Central plains expect above normal warmth. Precipitation trends vary with more than usual rain in the South and along the Atlantic, and drier conditions from the Great Lakes to the Continental Divide and the far Southwest.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Central Plains
Atlantic Seaboard
Pacific Northwest
Great Lakes
Continental Divide
Vermont Jaycees Present Awards in Essex Junction
The annual Vermont State Distinguished Service Award will be presented to three young men at a banquet in Essex Junction High School. Guest speaker Robert B. Dillon, national vice president of the U S Junior Chamber, will address Jaycees from across the state. Last year's winners were Thomas M. Debevoise, Claude Dexter, and Richard A. Workman.
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Essex Junction
Vermont
Essex Junction High School
Hawley
Jaycees
DSA
Thomas M. Debevoise
Woodstock
Claude. Dexter
Bellows Falls
Richard A. Workman
Maple Time Theme Dominates Vermont Life Feature Issue
Vermont Life's new issue spotlights maple sugaring in a front-cover special with a 14 page Maple Time section photographed by Grant Heilman and written by Ronald Rood James Marvin and Ruth Page. It surveys old and new sugaring methods shows books in barns and includes a hiker tale of Enoch Squiers and two Ayrshire cows 1200 miles to St Louis.
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Montpelier
Vermont
New Vermont Life
Hanson Carroll
Gospel Hollow
Calais
Grant Heilman
Ronald Rood
James Marvin
Ruth Page
Fairfield
Wilmington
Barbara
John Smith
Grafton
Wells
Middlebury
Enoch Squiers
Ayrshire
Alice
Tomboy
Brandon
St. Louis
Ana Dello Chiesa
Burlington
Sonja
Angelo Lomeo
Joyce Wilson
Glenn Sanborn
Chessea
Norman Maciver
Fred Gale
Barre
Kim
Mill Brook
David Bachelder
John Harris
John Vendell
Troy
Jefersonville
Rawsonville
Charles Cleveland Johnson
Philip F. Allan
Marsh
Robert Candy
Louis Lamoureux
Hayden
Albany
Dale Curie
Louise Andrews Kent
Samuel Ogden
Typographical Error Triggers Reaction Over Tax Cut Plan
Rep. Roger L. MacBride of Halifax misread a report and sparked more response than expected by proposing to abolish the Board of Recreation rather than the Board of Education. He argues a 60 000 dollar annual saving and a 10 percent income tax cut through eliminating Recreation Board Vermont Life Magazine Weybridge Morgan Horse Firm and other services.
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Halifax
Roger L. MacBride
Vermont
MacBride
Board of Recreation
Recreation Board
Vermont Life Magazine
Morgan Horse Firm
Weybridge
Berkshire Fair Officer Objects to Solo Role
Berkshire County Fair official Augusta Whitman object it to committee not calling Great Barrington Fair officials to testify. She notes Hancock Raceway as a major Berkshire operation and urges testimony from Edward Carroll and former state Senator Joseph Murphy who influenced Hancock track plans. Committee chair says Great Barrington official will be called and matters may be handled in Boston.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Berkshire County Fair
Massachusetts House Committee
Great Barrington Fair
Augusta D. Whitman
Hancock
Hancock Raceway
Berkshire Fair
Berkshire County
Great Barrington
Boston
Whitman
Joseph L. Murphy
Murphy
Superior Court
Charles Furcolo
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U.N
England
France
West Germany
Canada
Africa
Rutland
John A. Gagnon
William F. McDonald
Rutland RR
George W. Neil
Pittsford
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Ways & Means
John Downs
St. Johnsbury
New York
RPI
Gulf
Down In
Berkshire
Adams
Javery
South Street
Bennington
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H. Page
Wis Market
R & W Beef
Main ST
Board of Education
Hancock Track
George H. O’farrell
Dmalden
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
U.S
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Marghoth
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Children's Bazaar
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