Urban Renewal Agency pushes west Burlington limited access highway
Burlington officials and the Urban Renewal Agency plan to press Mayor Bing to convene a meeting with city leaders and Vermont Highway Department officials to discuss a revived limited access highway proposal. The route would connect Shelburne Road interchange, run north through Burlington, rejoin the Interstate, and funnel traffic into the renewal area. Some officials prefer a belt highway near Lake Champlain.
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Burlington
URA
Planning Commission
Robert K. Bing
Vermont Highway Department
Shelburne Road
Winooski
Lake Champlain
First U.S. Patent Granted to Samuel Hopkins of Vermont
Burlington reports that Samuel Hopkins of Pittsford earned the first U S patent for a potash making method used in soap production. Signed by George Washington Thomas Jefferson and Edmund Randolph the patent set a historic milestone as the patent office issued millions since.
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Burlington
United States Patent Office
Samuel Hopkins
Pittsford
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Edmund Randolph
Isaac Fleischmann
Green Mountain
John Deere
Village sewage plant set for completion by June
The 3k.LOWS FALLS project aims for completion April 10, with 95 percent done and operation by June 1. Total cost is $790,000, covering the entire village. Federal and state funds contribute about $389,000. the village covers $401,000, just under the $402,000 bond issue from last summer.
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Cecil A. Bissonnette
Bissonnette
New Testimony Set In Racing Hearings
A Massachusetts House committee member said two witnesses will testify within two weeks to shed light on the Hancock Raceway affair. Former state senator Joseph L. Murphy and Harris Osman of Orange Conn were named as forthcoming witnesses in the probe.
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Boston
House
Massachusetts
Hancock Raceway
Wallace B. Crawford
Pittsfield
Joseph L. Murphy
New York
Harris Osman
Orange
State House
Crawford
Dr. Furcolo
Foster Furcolo
Charles R. Carson
Springfield
Furcolo
Joseph Kirk
Salvatore A. Rizzo
Scarsdale
N.Y
Queen City Probate Judge Dead at 87
Clarence P. Cowles, 87, former Burlington Probate Judge, died of a heart attack during a Camel's Hump area hike with the Green Mountain Club. Survivors include a daughter and three sons. A memorial service will be held in Burlington.
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Burlington
Clarence P. Cowles
Camel’s Hump
Cowles
Green Mountain Club
Richard H. Cowles
Albany
Princeton University
New York Law School
Laura E. Golden
Vermont
College Street Congregational Church
Hoff Plans GOP Reply To Foote Legislative Plan
Gov Hoff schedules a news conference to respond to Lt Gov Ralph Foote's Republican legislative agenda. Hoff, returning from New York, says he needs time to study the plans and delayed action on several measures. Foote indicated major bills should pass this session and Hoff seeks further input from Foote on the year long study.
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Burlington
Hoff
Ralph A. Foote
New York
Foote
GOP
Third Bridge Eyed For Lake Champlain
Burlington AP reports Lake Champlain Bridge Commission discusses a proposed third bridge across the lake with state and federal officials. Partners include the state Highway Department the New York Bureau of Public Works and the Federal Bureau of Public Roads. The plan links North Hero Isle La Motte Chimney Point and Crown Point at an estimated cost around 28 million dollars.
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Burlington
Lake Champlain Bridge Commission
State Highway Department
New York Bureau of Public Works
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Albury
Rouses Point
N.Y
Lake Champlain
Chimney Point
Crown Point
North Hero
Isle la Motte
Point Au Roche
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Charles Levy
Disney Productions
Levy
Roland Watour
Vermont Development Commission
West Coast
Disney
Burbank Studios
Brandon DeWilde
Paul H. Gunther
Gunther
Paul
Barre
Robert W. Palmer
Palmer
Gunners Brook
Park Side
Bailey Street
Brattleboro
Brattleboro Union
American Legion
Masonic Temple
Vermonter
U.S
North Hyde Park
Bullard Lumber Co
Vernon
Haven Bullard
Ruth Page
United States
Javery
South Street
Bennington
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H. Page
KODAK
SUPER
Freeso Son
Grand Union
Empire Supermarket
Loy
Black & White
Kodak Verichrome
Sylvania
Lize
Grand Union Frozen
North Bennington Road
Queen City
Charles Furcolo
Murphy’s
Hancock
Pittfield
UPI
Telephones
Bennington Banner
Main St
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
Radius
Lions Club
Dale Carnegie
Louis Levine
Harold Kramer
Washington Ave
Thomas F. Burkespont
Pease Road
Longmeadow
Mass
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