Vermont House rejects Senate changes on $822000 budget bill
The Vermont House refused to concur with Senate amendments to a bill for $822000 in unbudgeted government expenses. It rejected $51,000 in deficiency cuts, called for a conference committee, and noted Senate cuts of $40,000 for a new program planning system and $11,000 for a Cleveland publicity office. The Senate suggested submitting the information program as a separate bill and urged funding from the department’s budget.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Vermont official warns against age bias in auto insurance
Banking and Insurance Commissioner James Hunt said Vermont will not condone discrimination against drivers 65 and older. He urged insurers not to cancel or refuse policies for age alone and said evidence shows elderly drivers are not inherently higher risk. Studies are underway to assess this issue.
Aims of a College Shaped by Student Fulfillment
Very Rev Gerald E Dupont president of St Michael s College argues education should mold character and guide self development rather than impose. In his new book The Aims of a College he discusses how Catholic liberal arts schools pursue harmonious growth of all human faculties.
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Winooski Park
UPI
Gerald E. Dupont
St. Michael’s College
Father Dupont
Four Vermont officials named to crime control conference
Gov Hoff assigns Public Safety Commissioner Erwin Alexander Deputy Safety Commissioner Maj Glenn Davis Institutions Commissioner John Woodhull and Burlington based Patrick Leahy Chittenden County State s Attorney to attend the National Conference on Crime Control in Washington next Tuesday and Wednesday.
Senate panel backs 4.3 million for regional Vocation schools
The Senate Education Committee endorsed a bill to direct 4.3 million dollars to five regional vocational education schools in St Albans St Johnsbury Barre Rutland and Burlington. The measure moves to the Senate Appropriations Committee for final action.
Two Ludlow Men Die In Vermont Car Crash
State police identify Alton F. Wells 21 of 196 Main St and James Proulx 24 of 84 Pleasant St as the victims in a Sunday night crash on Vermont 103 near Cavendish. Their convertible left the road and struck a tree, killing them at the scene as they were traveling south, about 30 miles southeast of Rutland.
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Cavendish
UPI
Ludlow
Alton F. Wells
Main St
James Proulx
Pleasant St
Rutland
Tax warrant unpaid and March tax deadline at Hoosick Falls
In Hoosick Falls Town Clerk George A. McEvoy said a tax warrant totals 357428.04 with 43592.02 unpaid. March 31 is the final date to pay town county and state taxes at the Municipal Building. A 2 percent March penalty applies. after April 1 a 5 percent penalty plus extra charges is added for unpaid taxes returned to the county treasurer. In Cambridge Clayton J Hayes, 23, of 14 Academy St was arraigned in Warren County Court after a Tuesday arrest for cattle rustling. Police raided a Granville house following a tip and linked Hayes to a night cattle incident at the Ralph Sheldon farm in Pawlet. Fresh meat, initially thought to be deer, was found. Hayes, a fugitive from justice, waived extradition and is held by Vermont state police in Rutland on grand larceny charges. more arrests are expected.
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Hoosick
Town of
Cambridge
Clayton J. Hayes
Academy St
Warren County
Granville
Hayes
Ralph Sheldon
Pawlet
Vermont
Rutland
Berkshire Mayors Health Post Vote Hurdle in Pittsfield
In Pittsfield Mayor Remo Del Gallo faces a setback as Council President Joseph Scelsi backs Dr Charles Fasce 68 in the bid to confirm a health commissioner. The mayor currently has five votes of six needed. Dr Coco of Utica NY weighs a state health post offer while preferring a Berkshire County return and a possible six month wait for the city post. Meanwhile Williamstown plans a 40 house Luce Road subdivision this spring with homes priced from 20000 and up on large lots with city water sewers storm drains and paving.
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Pittsfield
Joseph Coco
Utica
N.Y
Joseph Scelsi
Charles F. Fasce
Remo del Gallo
Coco
Berkshire County
Williamstown
Luce Road
Fred J. Marsh
Planning Board
Population Decline Reports in North Adams City Data
North Adams shows a population drop of 224 to 19 398 in the past year per City Clerk Viola B Desnoyers. The street list of residents aged 20 and over falls to 1 276, a decrease of 38, the report states.
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North Adams
Viola B.desnoyers
Pittsfield Man Files $36.80 Claim Over Pothole Damage
Wayne Barry of 21 Dundee Road sues the city for 36.80, alleging damage to his car muffler tailpipe and exhaust from a road pothole incident in Pittsfield.
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Pittsfield
Wayne Barry
Dundee Road
Prouty Reintroduces Education Tax Credit Bill in Senate
Senator Winston Prouty unveils a bill to grant a tax credit up to 280 dollars against federal income tax for college education costs. The plan targets low income families with student costs around 1500 dollars yearly and limits benefits to households earning up to 24000 dollars. He argues the credit would be refundable as an overpayment tax refund and aims to help hard pressed parents and students access higher education.
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Washington
Winston Prouty
Vermont
Senate
Prouty
Sen. Prouty
America
Pownal Churches Plan Easter Worship Services
Easter services are announced across Pownal with sunrise and 11 am services at Pownal Center Community Church, Our Lady of Lourdes and local Methodist and Baptist, plus North Pownal Congregational and First Baptist Church events. Notable participants include Howard Van Horn, Rev. David C. Hubbard, Mrs. Fletcher Hall, organists, choirs, and youth groups. services feature hymns, cantatas, and sermons on themes of Christ rising.
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Pownal
Pownal Center Community Church
Youth Fellowship
Women’s Fellowship
Christ
Fletcher Hall
Andrew McKeever
Jennifer Rounds
Gary Lampman
Christine Lampman
Jonathan Rounds
Jesus
Jeffrey Rounds
Howard van Horn
Holy City
Charles W.W. Rounds
Jesus Joy
Handel
Our Lady of Lourdes
Leo Bisson
Pownal Methodist Church
Otis Dorman
David C. Hubbard
Charles F. Mason
Mr. Hubbard
Green Hill
Kenneth Snyder
Charles Alexander
Hallelujah
Clifford W. George
Robert Thompson
First Baptist Church
North Pownal Congregational Church
John C. Hatch
The
Baptist Church
Snyder
Congregational Church
Lowry
Draft Boards Refuse Grades By Columbia
Columbia University weighs withholding class standings from draft boards to preserve deferment context. The University Council voted to recommend withholding. final trustees vote due next month. If approved, Columbia College, Engineering, General Studies, and Pharmacy would be affected.
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New York
UPI
Columbia University
Selective Service
Columbia
University Council
Morningside Heights
University Board of Trustees
Grayson Kirk
U.S
Columbia College
School of Engineering
School of General Studies
College of Pharmacy
New England Farmers Weigh Milk Boycott Expansion
In Gorham Maine an Iowa NFO agent outlines a nationwide milk boycott aimed at raising farm gate milk prices. About 350 Maine dairy farmers plan tonight’s meeting as Spenser Massachusetts groups echoed calls to organize for higher prices amid rising living costs and criticized the state Milk Commission’s role.
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Gorham
Maine
UPI
National Farmers Organization
NFO
New England
Gorham High School
Iowa
Midwest
Spencer
Mass
Dewayne Shaw
Shaw
State Milk Commission
Interest Rates Unkown To Many
In Montpelier, Vermont, Mrs. Faith Prior tells the House Commerce Committee that borrowers often pay an average 35 percent in interest without knowing the rate. She favors a truth-in lending proposal requiring visible rates on contracts, noting 90 percent realize they have been oversold within 12 hours. Bankers urge slower action for thorough study and request delay to the 1968 session.
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Pownal Township
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Fannie Collins
Pownal Center
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NGTON
Business Newsroom
Bennington Banner
Bennington
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
Roger Kayhart
Washington, N.J
Paul Gaucher
Kayhart
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Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation
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Main
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Vermont Ris
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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