Burlington Jury Drawn in 75000 Suit Over Teen Electrocution
The estate of 17-year-old Burlington High School student George Sacaria sues Green Mountain Power Corp Green Mountain Petroleum Corp and the city of Burlington for damages from his 1963 death after he touched a utility pole guy wire near the Rutland Railway roundhouse. Judge Ernest W. Gibson Jr disqualified Burlington residents from serving on the jury panel since the city is a defendant.
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Burlington
VPI
George Sacaria
Green Mountain Power Corp
Green Mountain Petroleum Corp
U.S
Ernest W. Gibson Jr
Rutland
Trailer fire kills Morrisville woman, husband away
A 53-year-old woman, Ambrose McMannis, died in a Monday trailer fire in Morrisville. Firemen found her body in a corridor outside a smoke-filled bedroom. Neighbor Ted Fisk said he discovered the blaze and attempted to enter the trailer but was driven back by flames and smoke.
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Morrisville
UPI
Ambrose McMannis
Ted Fisk
Vermont Liquor Sales Expanded at Town Meetings
The Vermont Liquor Control Board reports that 17 communities approved hard liquor by local option, totaling 178 within the state. Beer and wine became legal in seven towns, lifting the count to 231, though six reports remain unofficial. Meanwhile the Farmers Home Administration says farmers filed over 200 emergency loan requests due to last year’s drought, with processing ongoing and staff assistance from Montpelier Middlebury and Claremont New Hampshire.
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Montpelier
UPI
State Liquor Control Board
Mount Tabor
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Vermont
Addison
Bennington
Orange
Rutland
Windham
Windsor
Agriculture Department
Washington
George T. Fowler
Middlebury
Claremont
N.H
Connarn pleads innocent in Vermont theater intoxication case
Michael Connarn, 20, son of Vermont Attorney General John P. Connarn, appeared in Northfield municipal court before Judge Arthur McLeod and was released into his father’s custody after being charged with drinking in a theater. He also faces a Montpelier municipal court case for alleged careless driving tied to a prior accident.
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Montpelier
Miller Nominated to Vermont State Board of Education
Former West Rutland representative Mary Miller now living in Waterbury will be nominated to the Vermont State Board of Education to replace Lucia Ladd whose term expired. Miller, a Democrat and former aide to Gov Hoff in 1963 and 1964, will have nomination sent to the Senate. her husband L Samuel Miller previously served as executive secretary of the Vermont Democratic Party.
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Montpelier
UPI
West Rutland
Mary Miller
Waterbury
State Board of Education
Miller
Philip H. Hoff
Lucia Ladd
Worcester
Former Times reporter named NYS Police public relations director
Doug las Dales, 57, a New York Times political reporter since 1944, was named director of public relations for the New York State Police. The appointment is effective immediately with an annual salary of 14388 dollars.
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Albany
New York City
Douglas Dales
New York State Police
Dales
New York Times
Rochester man pleads innocent in C O case
John Henry Blocker a 22 year old Rochester man and member of the Black Muslim sect pleaded innocent to charges of failing to report for military examination or induction Judge Harold Burke adjourned the case for a jury trial expected in April or May The government contends conscientious objectors must report for the physical or induction Blocker was arrested in January for failure to report since July 1964 and argued his religious objections prevail whether he knowingly failed to report or not.
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Rochester
John Henry Blocker
U.S
Harold Burke
Blocker
U.S. Marshals
Berkshire County unit aids blind students in Williamstown hall
Berkshire branch Recording for the Blind operates at 63 Water St in Williamstown. Lions Club benefactors funded equipment. Preview for additional donors planned Sunday. Tapes shipped to New York for processing and distribution to blind students. Robert J. McCain urges federal protection for Alabama marchers. North Adams College may receive a $2,000 grant for a visual classroom unit as part of a $1.5 million 3M program.
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Williamstown
Berkshire County Unit of
Recording For the Blind Inc
Water St
Williamstown Lions Club
National
New York
Pittsfield
Robert J. McCain
Berkshire Ebony Club
Johnson
Alabama
Selma
North Adams
North Adams State College
Eugene L. Freel
3M Company
St. Paul
Minn
Freel
Stock Market Opens Narrowly Mixed In Moderate Trade
New York UPI reports a mixed opening as Bethlehem Steel advances 14 to 37, U S Steel up 3% to 53, Du Pont drops 114 to 24014, IBM up 134 to 456, and Texas Instruments at 1011% while several others move. The Bennington Banner and UPI wire provide the market snapshot and local publication details.
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New York
UPI
Lockheed
General Dynamics
North American Aviation Shed
IBM
RCA
Texas Instruments
Zenith
Parke Day
Crucible
Socony Mob
ACF Industries
Grace WR
Vq Air Products
Great A & P
Sothern Railway
Greyhound
Sperry Rand
Allegheny
Standard Oil
Allied Chemical
Hershey
Ind
Allis Chalmers
Hoffman Electric Standard Oil NJ
Vgle
Ohio
American Airl
Illinois Central
Stewart Warner
Ing Rand
American
American Cyanamid 781/ IBM 456 +134 Studebaker
Elec
Giant Harvester
Tennessee Gas
Met Cl
Int Nickel
Texaco
American Met Pd
Int
Tel & Tel Thompson RW
Tidewater Oil
American Motors
Island Creek Coal
Timken Roller
American Optical
Jones & Laughlin
American T & T
Joy Mfg
Trans WA
American Tobacco
Kennecott
United Aircraft
Anaconda
Koppers
United Air Lines
Armco Steel
Kroger
United Fruit
United Gas Imp
Armour
le Leh Ptc
Atchison
Lehigh Val Ind
Bendix
US Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Lf. Lorillard
Warner Bros Pic
Mack Trucks
WVA P&p
MGM Western Union
Boeing A
Westinghouse
I Bwd Co
Monsanto
Canada Dryad
Montgomery Ward
Wheeling Steel
Canadian Pacific
Motorola
Vy White Motors
Delanese
Lg National Aviation
Winn Dx
Ve Chesapeake & Ohio
le National Biscuit
Woolworth
Champ Paper
Nat Dairy
Youngstown
S&t
Chrysler
Nat Dist
Zenith Cinge
New Jersey
Cin Mill
Nat Gypsum
NY Central
Coca Cola
Norf & W
Colgate Ly
Collins
Burlington Jail Returns to Normal After Weekend Fire Spree
Normalcy returned to Chitten den County Jail as 16 inmates caused a weekend fire spree. A shakedown found hack saw blades and a railroad spike hidden inside. Prisoners tried to saw bars, and a bottle of liquor was hauled through the wall. A note demanded blades and money to aid an escape, with deputy sheriffs extinguishing fires all weekend. Judge Earle McLaughlin said liquor smuggling had lasted over a week and blamed idle prisoners with time to destroy property.
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Burlington
UPI
Chittenden County
Sheriff's
Earle McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Mallorys Open Up North Adams Drive-In
Mr and Mrs Richard Mallory of Bennington purchased the Dairy Queen Drive In at 465 Curran Highway North Adams Mass and opened it for the season from 11 am to 10 pm They will end association with the Bennington shop and move to North Adams
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North Adams
Mass
Richard Mallory
Dewey St
Bennington
Curran Highway
Mallorys
Bennington Flats
U.S. 7
North Adams Drive-In
Adam Bartusewitz
Hadley
Mallory
Hoff Creates Luncheon Picnics To Link With GOP Chiefs
In Montpelier Gov. Philip Hoff launches a series of informal picnics with Republican leaders to improve liaison and secure bipartisan support for his programs. Daily luncheons in the executive chambers are described as half work, half fun sessions. Hoff also meets with Democratic leaders to reduce communication gaps. In Riverside California mites from South America are being released to combat pests threatening local crops.
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Hoff
George Kingston
Northfield
House
Kingston
Senate
Riverside, Calif
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