Vote voids Grand Isle bond and secession plan
Atty Gen James L Oakes ruled the October 1966 Grand Isle County union school district bond vote invalid after a North Hero voting checklist showed more illegal votes than the margin of approval for the 890000 bond. Towns may secede from the union before bond approval. In Montpelier Rep Emory A Hebard backs Sen Daniel Ruggles for lieutenant governor after ruling out a bid. Hebard moves to run for state senator Orleans Essex counties. Ruggles faces Thomas L Hayes who sought the GOP gubernatorial nomination in 1966.
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North Hero
UPI
Atty
James L. Oakes
Grand Isle County
Kimberley Cheney
Oakes
Cheney
Grand Isle
Ruggles
Thomas L. Hayes
Middlebury
Winston L. Prouty
Rvt
Hayes
GOP
Vermont Farm Family Aid Program Cut by Senate Panel
The Vermont Senate appropriations committee voted unanimously to delete a $28,000 funding line for the Farm Family Assistance Program through fiscal 1969. The pilot project, begun three years ago to aid marginal and poor farmers, had drawn support from Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman during his Vermont tour. Freeman had urged continuation after voicing approval of the program in February to Gov. Philip Hoff.
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Montpelier
API
Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Vermont
State Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Freeman
Philip Hoff
Post Office Keeps West Newbury VT Independent
Gov. Hoff announced the UPI report that the U S Post Office Department will retain the independent West Newbury Vermont post office. Hoff had urged Postmaster General O Brien to keep it open citing growing recreation tourism and anticipated commercial activity with the new interstate highway. The Senate Appropriations Committee endorsed a larger supplemental budget adding about 260000 for 1968 and 1.7 million for 1969, pushing the bill past 3 million before a conference with the House.
James E Manahan Former Mayor and State Representative
Funeral services set for James E Manahan 70 former mayor of St Albans and long time state legislator who served in the General Assembly from 1937 to 1941 and held the mayoral office in 1945 following a period of illness. obituary notes his public service and long career in politics.
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St, Albans
UPI
James E. Manahan
Manahan
General Assembly
New York Assembly backs six year old first graders plan
A bill endorsed by the Assembly would set mandatory first grade at age six if Senate approval follows, moving the start from age seven. The Senate also approved adding smallpox and measles immunizations to school entry requirements, joining existing polio rules. Elsa Poston, head of the State Civil Service Commission, urged minority groups to seek the 14,000 jobs to be filled, detailing programs to train typists and keypunch workers and a Career Development initiative that has placed 2,500 in the New York area since August 1966.
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Albany
Assembly
New York
Senate
Elsa Poston
State Civil Service Commission
Clinton Square
First Methodist Church
Poston
Capital District
New York City
Power Control Center plan advances in Guilderland
The Guilderland Planning Board approved a $3 million Power Control Center proposal by seven area power companies to manage blackouts for the northeastern United States and parts of Canada. The project still must secure zoning approval.
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Guilderland
United States
Canada
Guilderland Planning Board
Photographer Eugene F. Mitchell Dies in Berkshire Drowning
Eugene F. Mitchell 56 long time Berkshire Eagle photographer drowned on assignment. His body was found wedged under the ice on the Housatonic River near a Route 8 bridge north of the Dalton Hin dsdale line. Death ruled accidental after a fall by medical examiner Dr. Irvin I Rubin. Mitchell resided in the area 40 years, operated a portrait studio before joining The Eagle 15 years ago and on staff eight years. He leaves a wife, one son, a brother, two sisters and a grandchild.
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Pittsfield
Eugene F. Mitchell
Berkshire Eagle
Mitchell
Housatonic River
Dalton-Hinsdale
Irvin I. Rubin
Dalton
Robert Powell
the Eagle
Sprague Says Silicon Nitride Transistors Hit Production
Sprague Electric announces the first silicon nitride passivated transistors reaching commercial production at the IEEE convention opening in New York. The process developed at Sprague R and D center in North Adams and moved to Concord New Hampshire plant during the winter.
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North Adams
Sprague Electric Co
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
New York Coliseum
Concord
N.H
Berkshire County to get new Penn Central station
A permit was issued for a likely final Berkshire County railroad station for years. Penn Central will build a 70 by 32 foot wooden office and ticket sales facility on East Street at a cost of $25,000 to replace the crumbling Central Station on West Street.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire County
Penn Central Railroad
East Street
West Street
Vermont Senate Approves Sunday Racing Plan Bill
The Vermont Senate approved an amended Sunday racing bill at Green Mountain Park in Pownal by a 15 to 13 vote. The measure returns to the House for possible conference committee action as amendments limit 1968 effect and set a graduated pari mutuel handle split, with Vermont harness racing receiving 4 to 8 percent depending on handle size.
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Vermont
Bove
Senate
Pownal
James Jeffords
Rutland
Sen
House
Senate Finance Committee
Margaret B. Hammond
Windsor
Lounsbury Denies George Accusations Over Sunday Racing Bill
Vermont lawmaker Rep. James Lounsbury faced criticism from Pownal Selectman Arthur George over the Sunday horse racing bill for Green Mountain Park. The bill, backed by House Ways and Means and projected to raise about 1.2 million to 1.5 million annually, sparks local option debates and tax changes. George claims Lounsbury ignored local sentiment. Lounsbury denies the charge, noting meetings began Feb 8 and ongoing talks with George and the selectmen, while the Senate negotiates amendments and revenue provisions.
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House
Ways and Means
Lounsbury
George
Pownal
Selectman
Wcax-Tv
Selectmen
Ways and Means Committee
County Appeal Board
Sign Bill Passes Another Test Goes Back to Senate for Action
Vermont lawmakers advance the antibillboard measure after the Senate Appropriations Committee backs it 4 to 2. The bill imposes a 1969 end date for off premise signs, with a $100000 bond and a $22500 appropriation, and now returns to the Senate for action amid partisan debate and opposition from some senators.
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Senate
R-Windham
George C. Morse
Caledonia
Allan B. Angney
Bennington
Olin D. Gay
Windham
O’brien
Highway and Bridges Committee
Orzel
Rutland Republican
Highway Department
Cale
Hoff Lashes GOP for Scenic Corridors Defeat
Gov Philip H Hoff denounces Republican moves after the House tabled 88 to 54, killing a bill to create a scenic corridor along Vermont 100 and the McCullough Turnpike. Hoff labels the defeat a hypocritical insult to conservation efforts.
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Hoff
Gop
Montpelier
UPI
Philip H. Hoff
House
Vermont 100
McCullough Turnpike
Luther Hackett
Burlington
General Assembly
Homemade Bomb Explodes At Police Headquarters
An explosion attributed to a homemade bomb occurred at the rear of Norwalk police headquarters on West Avenue early today no injuries were reported. Windows were shattered but interior remained untouched and a statement from Chief Francis Virgulak was promised as the investigation continues. In Fairfield two teens were arrested for a separate bombing of a police cruiser.
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Norwalk
Fairfield
Gary Anthony
Thomas Golino
Bridgeport
Rains Lash Southern New England Weather Update
The Weather Bureau at Logan International Airport reports heavy rains lasting over 30 hours across Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut while northern New England saw normal spring rain. Roads flooded limited damage occurred though some washouts and property damage were minimal. Ski centers in the north report more snow while Nashua River near Nashua New Hampshire raises concern.
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Boston
UPI
Logan International Airport
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New England
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Nashua River
Nashua
N.H
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Dar
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Wilder
Outdoor Advertising Association of Vermont
Ralph A. Foote
The
Vermont Guides Inc
Janeway
Stafford
Washington
UPD
U.S. Education Office
Robert T. Stafford
University of Vermont
Windham County
Windsor County
South Burlington
House Committee
Henry Carse
Hinesburg
Edward Eurich
Waitsfield
Lyle Archambault
Winooski
Eurich
Trenton
N.J
New Jersey Senate
Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Triple
Grand Union Empire
Ials Peters Joe
Gett
Main St
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Ennington
N.F.D.A
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Dhone
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