Vermont Officer Leads Military Police Battalion in Saigon
Lt. Col. Paul R. Atherton of Windsor Vermont commands the 716th Military Police Battalion in Saigon serving as provost marshal of the American command after flying in with troops to guard against bomb-throwing terrorists. Burke voters set April 3 special town meeting to restore $65 per pupil funding for Lyndon Institute after March 2 vote denied it.
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Burlington Plans 27 Acre Champlain Street Renewal Pact
The Burlington Planning Commission signed an urban renewal agreement with Horizon Inc for a 27 acre Champlain Street project featuring a hotel retail space and offices plus recreation and cultural facilities. The $8.8 million plan awaits approval by the Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency office in New York before ratification by the Burlington Board of Aldermen.
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Horizon, Inc
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Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
New York
Burlington Board of Aldermen
CVPS Reports Earnings Up 15 Cents Per Share
Central Vermont Public Service Corp reports higher 1964 earnings with net income of 2.176 million and earnings per share at 1.62, up from 2.029 million and 1.17 in 1963.
Amidon Named U.S. Commissioner for Montpelier Area
Former Vermont state treasurer George H. Amidon was appointed by Federal Judge Ernest W. Gibson as a U S commissioner for the Montpelier region. Amidon will handle arraignments and bail in federal cases and appoint counsel for indigent defendants until cases reach Judge Gibson. He continues as investment adviser to State Treasurer Peter Hincks and serves as investment counselor for Montpelier National Bank with an exchange on the State House switchboard.
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George H. Amidon
U.S
Ernest W. Gibson
Brattleboro
Gibson
Amidon
Peter J. Hincks
Montpelier National Bank
State House
Vermont
Silent sympathy march for Alabama voting rights in Saratoga Springs
More than 500 people braved the cold Sunday to march in support of Negro voting rights in Alabama. About 65 percent were Skidmore College students or young people, with religious and civic leaders also prominent in the demonstration.
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Saratoga Springs
Alabama
Skidmore College
Wagner urges rent strike legality in New York clash
Mayor Robert F. Wagner asked Governor Rockefeller and the Assembly to back a state law allowing rent strikes. He argued tenants need stronger remedies against landlords who fail to provide services. Current law lets tenants withhold rent only when facing eviction proceedings.
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Robert F. Wagner
Rockefeller
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Wagner
Noted Education Editor to Speak at Russell Sage Cap and Gown
Miss Terry Ferrer education editor of the New York Herald Tribune will address Russell Sage College seniors at the April 1 Cap and Gown convocation in Troy. The event marks gowning before commencement at Music Hall at 11 20 a.m. Ferrer rose from Newsweek office girl in 1942 to education editor in 1957. Her Herald Tribune series Crisis in the Catholic Schools appeared May 8 14 1961 with over 60 000 reprints. The Rocketing Expenses of College Education June 13 1961 sold 50 000 pamphlets, and The Classroom Revolution May 23 28 1963 yielded 228 000 copies.
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Terry Ferrer
New York Herald Tribune
Russell Sage College
Lewis A. Froman
Music Hall
Ferrer
Newsweek Magazine
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Volpe Speaks at Berkshire Event Honoring Helena Fossa
Gov John Volpe headlined a Sunday Pittsfield gathering honoring Helena Fossa longtime Republican, touching on the limited sales tax and its impact on the poor. He cited Holyoke St Patrick’s Day parade and Spruces trailer park visit, arguing high real estate taxes have cost Massachusetts about 40 000 jobs.
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John Volpe
Helena Fossa
Calvin Coolidge
Volpe
Holyoke
Spruces
Tramway Contract Signed for Mt Greylock Ski Project
Adams Mt Greylock Tramway Authority signed a 3.16 million contract with Willamette Construction Co of Portland Oregon for tramways ski development on the state's highest peak. The deal precedes Boston legislative hearings aimed at stopping the project. A spokesman said passage may be hindered because termination would require damages to the contractor.
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Mt. Greylock
Painter of JFK Portrait Dies in Mishap
In Boston a 50-year-old Revere artist and former prize fighter Raymond Mondello died when his car skidded on the McLellan Highway and hit an abutment. He had painted a JFK portrait for the Kennedy Memorial Library and his 20 by 24 inch oil of the president was found in the car. His daughter Joan said the painting had been accepted for exhibition.
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Kennedy Memorial Library
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Raymond F. Mondello
East Boston
Mondello
New England
Joan
Leslie F. Casandi
Brattleboro
East Montpelier
Prouty Jobless Bills Backed by Joint Economic Committee
The Republican members of the Congressional Joint Economic Committee unanimously support Sen. Winston L. Prouty’s unemployment bills. The package includes a 7 percent employer tax credit for training costs, extending unemployment assistance for private vocational students, tax deductions for income losses due to unemployment, and funds to help laid off workers honor installment debts. Signatories include Javits, Miller, Jordan, Curtis, Widnall, and Ellsworth.
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Winston L. Prouty
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
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Jacob Javits
New York
Jack Miller
Iowa
Len B. Jordan
Idaho
Thomas B. Curtis
Missouri
William B. Widnall
New Jersey
Robert F. Ellsworth
Kansas
Weekend Accidents Kill Four in Vermont Toll Reaches 32
Four men died in separate Vermont highway crashes over the weekend, lifting the state's road death toll to 32, eight more than at this time last year. Victims included Leslie F. Casandi of Brattleboro on Interstate 91, James Lupien of Montpelier, Anthony Cassarino of Rutland, and John S. Cross of Colebrook New Hampshire, in Castleton, Canaan, and Rutland areas.
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Green Mountain
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Montpelier
Forrest Goshey
Rutland Hospital
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Rutland
Castleton
Canaan
John S. Cross
Colebrook
N.H
Cross
Boston Student Injured In Selma Incident
A 23 year old Boston College graduate student Leo Haley Somerville said the Selma attack echoes daily oppression faced by Negro residents. He described two men slashing his face with a razor after challenging his presence in Alabama. Haley received first aid at a church and care at a hospital before a welcoming Logan Airport reception where classmates and nuns sang We Shall Overcome.
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Ala
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Somerville
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Selma Public Safety
Wilson Baker
Alabama
First Baptist Church
Good Samaritan Hospital
Logan International Airport
Customs Bureau In St. Albans To Be Closed
President Johnson moved to abolish patronage customs collector posts in 45 cities including Boston Portland Providence St Albans and Bridgeport and shift to Civil Service. Within 60 days those positions would end unless Congress blocks the reorganization plan. Officials say holders will be considered for any qualified civil service role.
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Bennington Banner Publication Details
The Bennington Banner lists telephone contacts for business newsroom and advertising at 442 6300 442 2800 and 442 2684. The paper is published daily except Sunday and legal holidays from 425 Main St Bennington Vermont by the Banner Publishing Corporation and is a member of United Press International with exclusive rights to local news and UPI dispatches.
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