Campbell letter memorial highlights Vermont life and work
A former farmer and woodsman Harry Bennie Campbell of Bennington dies at 78 after ten weeks of illness. The letter writer Earl Bishop Sr. recalls Campbell's teamwork hauling wood, fieldwork, and strong will, alongside his decades with local farms and devotion to family.
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Harry Bennie Campbell
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Harry
Pownal
Henry Campbell
Dolly
Rood) Campbell
Burgess Bros
Harmon’s Hill
Burgess
Vermont
Debates Over Liberalizing Vermont Abortion Law
Vermont lawmakers heard arguments for and against revising the 123 year old abortion statute. Dr Mary Jane Gray urged keeping decisions with mother and physician while opponents warned of abortion on demand. Religious leaders and officials voiced moral concerns about protecting prenatal life and the right to life.
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Vermont
State House
Senate
House Health and Welfare
Mary Jane Gray
University of Vermont
MIT Prods Doubts On ABM System For Nixon Plan
MIT provost Jerome Wiesner warns the United States may not know how to build an effective ABM system as Nixon considers Sentinel deployment. Hearings in Boston draw politicians Donahue and Linsky, plus Abrahm Chayes, with about 100 attendees voicing concern over potential costs and military industrial impact.
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UPS
United States
Nixon
Jerome B. Wiesner
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Wiesner
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Sile
Massachusetts
Joint Public Safety Committee
Senate
Maurice A. Donahue
D-Holyoke
Martin A. Linsky
Brookline
Donahue
Abram Chayes
State Department
Linsky
New England Citizens Committee
ABM
Davis and Alexander discuss Irasburg affair in Montpelier
Gov Deane C Davis and Public Safety Commissioner Erwin A Alexander meet in Montpelier to review last summer’s Irasburg incident and possible disciplinary steps for three state police officers. If no action is possible, a month toward a resolution is planned. Meanwhile Elaine Carron won the Springfield Women’s Club music contest.
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David Johnson
Irasburg
Springfield
Elaine Carron
North Bennington
Thomas Geer
East Arlington
First Congregational Church
Burlington
Ethel Creser
Hoff Named to Urban Action Center Post in Washington
Former Vermont Governor Philip H Hoff is named chairman of the Advisory Committee of the States Urban Action Center in DC. The part time role pays 20000 dollars yearly and links governors to Urban America. Hoff, a Burlington lawyer, retired after six years as governor. Vermonters exceeded the state goal for the 1968 United Negro College Fund, giving over 13000 toward a national total of 65 million. Lyman Rowell of the University of Vermont chaired the state drive.
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UPI
Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
States’ Urban Action Center
Washington, D.C
Hoff
Urban America
Burlington
Bodies Missed as Fire Destroys Montgomery Home
Officials search ashes of a Montgomery home for Addie Stanhope 82 believed dead after last weekend fire. State police report no trace found and suspect she was cremated by heat. Her brother Carl 85 was found dead in an adjoining unburned woodshed. autopsy cites heart attack, police theorize he went for an axe to assist his sister.
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UPD
Addie Stanhope
Bruce Lahue
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Carl
Stanhope
Four members of Figoty Feet face Windsor court on marijuana charges
Four members of the Figoty Feet musical group, Steven King 21 Springfield, Richard A Knight 20 Springfield, David Dinges 20 Scituate Mass and Marvin C Ward 22 Lorton Va, entered innocent pleas in Windsor District Court on charges of possessing marijuana. They were arrested Tuesday night after a raid on a private Springfield home and held in Windsor County Jail in Woodstock in lieu of 1500 bail each set by Judge Palmer Ainsworth.
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UPI
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Richard A. Knight
Springfield
David Dinges
Scituate
Mass
Marvin C. Ward
Lorton
Windsor County
Woodstock
Palmer Ainsworth
Paul joins Vermont Parimutuel Racing Commission
Former Burlington Alderman R. Allen Paul is confirmed as the third member of the Vermont Parimutuel Racing Commission. The Senate in executive session approved five gubernatorial nominations including Richard Snelling as Aeronautics Board chairman, Dr. Roger Mann to the Health Board, and Dorothy Whitford and John H. Williams to the Social Welfare Board.
Legislators invited to diabetes and glaucoma screening clinic
A Montpelier State House event on Tuesday March 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. offers diabetes micro-blood testing and a glaucoma eye test as part of statewide screening by the Health Department. Early detection is urged for adults over 35 or with family history to prevent permanent damage.
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Montpelier
State House
State Health Department
New York lawmakers cushion Rockefeller cut with saved aid
Albany fiscal committees identified about 70 million dollars to soften Gov Rockefeller's proposed 5 percent spending reduction. An estimated 30 million more could come from revised state aid dates. Early implementation shifts to July 1 1969 would redirect savings to cover education and other categories.
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Albany
Rockefeller
UDC, RPI explore 1200 acres for new North Greenbush plan
Urban Development Corp and RPI are in preliminary talks to develop a large area south of Troy. UDC aims to purchase 1,200 acres of RPI land in North Greenbush as part of a broader renewal and housing initiative. Edward Logue confirmed ongoing discussions with no further details.
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Urban Development Corp
RPI
North Greenbush
Edward Logue
UDC
Brooks Denied School Hair Policy Backing by Council
North Adams Richard A Tavelli a student council member denies any official backing for Paul A Brooks in his stand on school hair rules. Tavelli says the council made no decision and Brooks signature on a 519 name petition to Abolish the rule was to legalize the document. Brooks remains at home after a five day suspension.
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North Adams
Paul A. Brooks
Drury High School
Richard A. Tavelli
Brooks
Mayflower to Lease 7000 Sq Ft at Berkshire Forum
Pittsfield based Mayflower Restaurant Enterprises Inc of New York signs to occupy 7000 square feet in the Berkshire Forum. The deal is announced by Jubilee urban renewal project prime developer J Alan Ornstein.
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Mayflower Restaurant Enterprises Inc
New York
Berkshire Forum
J. Alan Ornstein
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